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Novo Holdings

Copenhagen-based life science investor that holds the Novo Group and manages the Novo Nordisk Foundation's assets

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TrustList summary

Novo Holdings is the holding company of the Novo Group and manages the wealth of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. It invests mainly in life science companies and aims to generate long-term returns that support the foundation's work in health, science and society.

Services

Life science investing: backs companies at every stage of development, from Nordic start-ups to large established businesses.
Venture investing: runs private and public venture activity for high-growth life science firms.
Diversified portfolio: holds equities, fixed income securities and real assets such as property and infrastructure.
Ownership of the Novo Group: acts as a supportive owner of the group's companies.

Customers and markets

Life science companies at all stages, plus the Novo Nordisk Foundation, for whose benefit it invests.

Key facts

Based in: Copenhagen, Denmark
Other offices: San Francisco, Boston and Singapore
Investment approach: Responsible investing with a long-term outlook

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Rankings

Novo Holdings is ranked on 3 TrustList rankings: #8 on 1, #23 on 1 and #33 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Novo Holdings has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Venture capital firm · 3 rankings

#8of 14
Copenhagen
It is the only one of the 14 here listing legal and reporting.
Of the 14 here, 2 also cover series a and 2 also cover property; 7 also work in London and 6 also work in Paris.
Behind Monterro, ahead of Peter Pan Ventures.
#23of 33
Mumbai
It is the only one of the 33 here listing science and one of 2 here listing biotech.
Of the 33 here, 4 also cover artificial intelligence and 4 also cover deep tech; 10 also work in San Francisco and 10 also work in Delhi NCR.
Behind Nirvana Venture Advisors, ahead of OrbiMed Israel Partners.
#33of 45
Shanghai
It is the only one of the 45 here listing reporting and one of 2 here listing science.
Of the 45 here, 6 also cover healthtech and 5 also cover banking; 25 also work in Hong Kong and 14 also work in New York City.
Behind Morgan Creek Capital Management, ahead of OCBC Bank of Singapore.