About Novo Holdings
Novo Holdings is a private equity firm founded in 1999.听It is primarily based in Hellerup, Denmark.听As of Jun 2025, Novo Holdings is an active investor with a portfolio of 341 companies, comprising 329 funding rounds and 15 acquisitions.听In the last 12 months, it has participated in 36 funding rounds and has made 2 acquisitions.听The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and Denmark.听Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Life Sciences to High Tech.听Its latest investment was a $130M Series B round in GlycoEra on May 27, 2025 which also saw participation from , LifeArc Ventures and other investors.听
A lot of funds co-invest with Novo Holdings, with names like Vivo Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.听
Novo Holdings has a team of 188 people, including 70 partners.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1999
Location
Hellerup, Denmark
Portfolio Sectors
Life Sciences, High Tech听&补尘辫;听
Portfolio Locations
United States, Denmark听&补尘辫;听
Acquisition Deals
Benchmark Genetics, Stingray听&补尘辫;听
Novo Holdings' Portfolio
Novo Holdings has a portfolio of 341 companies. They have invested in a total of 329 companies. Their most recent investment was in GlycoEra (Series B round) on May 27, 2025. They have acquired 15 companies. Their latest acquisition was of Benchmark Genetics on Nov 25, 2024.Team profile of Novo Holdings
Novo Holdings has a team of 188 members听颈苍肠濒耻诲颈苍驳 70 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 44 Principals聽located in Denmark, United States and . Novo Holdings' team sits on the board of 8 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Novo Holdings:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | Singapore | - | - | |
Partner | Denmark | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | London | |||
Partner | Cambridge | - | - | |
Partner | Copenhagen | - | , | |
Partner | Boston | - | - | |
Partner | Copenhagen | IO Biotech and Minervax | , |
Co-investors of Novo Holdings
Over the past 26 years, 476 investors have co-invested in Novo Holdings's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Novo Holdings:听476 investors entered a company along with Novo Holdings. These include investors like Vivo Capital (13 companies).
Novo Holdings News
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PR Newswire鈥�May 15, 2025鈥�Novo Holdings
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Pharmaceutical Technology鈥�Apr 16, 2025鈥�Glycomine, CTI Life Sciences Fund, Advent Life Sciences, Novo Holdings and 7 others
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BioSpace鈥�Apr 16, 2025鈥�Glycomine, CTI Life Sciences Fund, Advent Life Sciences, Novo Holdings and 7 others
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GlobeNewswire鈥�Apr 15, 2025鈥�Wellington Partners Venture Capital, Vesalius Biocapital, Novo Holdings, Boehringer Ingelheim and 4 others
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LIFTT鈥�Apr 11, 2025鈥�LIFTT, SparrowQuantum, PensionDanmark, Danmarks Eksport og Investeringsfond and 2 others
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intelligence360鈥�Apr 07, 2025鈥�Droia Ventures, Frazier Life Sciences, Novo Holdings, LifeArc Ventures and 1 other
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PR Newswire鈥�Apr 02, 2025鈥�Novo Holdings
