Takeda Ventures

Takeda Ventures, Inc. is the venture investment arm connected to the pharmaceutical company Takeda. It puts money into early-stage life science businesses whose work fits alongside Takeda's own pipeline and products, and it sits within the company's Center for External Innovation.

What Takeda Ventures does

• Seed investment: first-round funding for therapeutic and platform-based opportunities.
• Syndicated venture investing: joins other investors in funding rounds.
• Access to pharma resources: portfolio companies can draw on the capabilities of a multinational drug developer.
• Collaboration: works closely with academic innovators, entrepreneurs and other investors.

Clients

Life science startups and academic teams in the areas Takeda's research concentrates on: oncology, gastroenterology, neuroscience and rare disease.

Key facts

• Parent: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
• Part of: Center for External Innovation, a global team supporting Takeda R&D
• Focus areas: oncology, gastroenterology, neuroscience, rare disease