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100Portfolio Exits
22Funds
1Partners & Customers
2About Merck Global Health Innovation Fund
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (Merck GHI) is evolving corporate healthcare venture capital globally by utilizing their healthcare ecosystem strategy. This investment strategy connects innovative companies with complementary technologies to develop integrated healthcare solutions. Merck Global Health Innovation Fund is part of Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK).

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Aug 30, 2023
AeroSafe Global , a NYC-based cold chain solution provider, raised $43M in funding. The round was led by NewSpring, via NewSpring Health Capital, its dedicated healthcare fund, with participation from existing investors including Peloton Equity, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Hamilton Lane, Flexstone Capital, Wave Equity Partners, and Escalate Capital. As part of the transaction, Pete Buzy and Kapila Ratnam, Ph.D., are joining the AeroSafe Board of Directors. Buzy is the former Chairman of Gene Therapy at Catalent, Inc., and currently serves as an Advisory Partner for NewSpring’s dedicated healthcare funds. Ratnam is a Partner of NewSpring and the Firm’s dedicated healthcare funds with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. The company intends to use the funds to support continued customer growth with product development and increased operational capacities. Led by CEO Jay McHarg, AeroSafe Global specializes in biopharmaceutical cold chain solutions, providing ‘Cold Chain as a Service’ (CCaaS) to ensure the safe, sustainable delivery and effective use of pharmaceuticals. Its service offering includes reusable thermal packaging, outsourced supply chain services, and a temperature monitoring control tower, all part of a pay-per-turn hassle-free program. More than 45 biopharma companies use AeroSafe to deliver millions of shipments to hundreds of thousands of patients, providers, pharmacies, and hospital systems in 85 countries.
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund Investments
100 Investments
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund has made 100 investments. Their latest investment was in AeroSafe Global as part of their Series F on August 8, 2023.

Merck Global Health Innovation Fund Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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8/29/2023 | Series F | AeroSafe Global | $43M | No | 2 | |
7/28/2023 | Unattributed VC | Unnatural Products | $17.37M | Yes | 1 | |
7/26/2023 | Series B - III | Octave Bioscience | $30M | No | 1 | |
6/2/2023 | Unattributed VC - II | |||||
5/30/2023 | Series C - II |
Date | 8/29/2023 | 7/28/2023 | 7/26/2023 | 6/2/2023 | 5/30/2023 |
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Round | Series F | Unattributed VC | Series B - III | Unattributed VC - II | Series C - II |
Company | AeroSafe Global | Unnatural Products | Octave Bioscience | ||
Amount | $43M | $17.37M | $30M | ||
New? | No | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund Portfolio Exits
22 Portfolio Exits
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund has 22 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Zapata AI on September 06, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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9/6/2023 | Acq - Pending | 2 | |||
9/30/2022 | Acquired | 4 | |||
7/22/2021 | IPO | Public | 6 | ||
Date | 9/6/2023 | 9/30/2022 | 7/22/2021 | ||
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Exit | Acq - Pending | Acquired | IPO | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund Acquisitions
2 Acquisitions
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund acquired 2 companies. Their latest acquisition was Saama Technologies on October 20, 2021.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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10/20/2021 | Debt | $79.25M | Acq - Fin | 14 | ||
8/7/2013 | Other Venture Capital |
Date | 10/20/2021 | 8/7/2013 |
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Investment Stage | Debt | Other Venture Capital |
Companies | ||
Valuation | ||
Total Funding | $79.25M | |
Note | Acq - Fin | |
Sources | 14 |
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund Fund History
1 Fund History
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund has 1 fund, including Global Health Innovation Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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9/15/2011 | Global Health Innovation Fund | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $250M | 1 |
Closing Date | 9/15/2011 |
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Fund | Global Health Innovation Fund |
Fund Type | Multi-Stage Venture Capital |
Status | Closed |
Amount | $250M |
Sources | 1 |
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund Partners & Customers
2 Partners and customers
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund has 2 strategic partners and customers. Merck Global Health Innovation Fund recently partnered with Perceiv AI on January 1, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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1/17/2023 | Vendor | Canada | Merck Selects Perceiv AI for Inaugural Digital Sciences Studio Cohort BOSTON , Jan. 17 , 2023 / PRNewswire / - Perceiv AI announced that the company has been selected by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund for the inaugural Merck Digital Sciences Studio cohort , along with eight other early-stage biomedical startups from a pool of 152 applicants . | 4 | |
10/27/2015 | Partner |
Date | 1/17/2023 | 10/27/2015 |
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Type | Vendor | Partner |
Business Partner | ||
Country | Canada | |
News Snippet | Merck Selects Perceiv AI for Inaugural Digital Sciences Studio Cohort BOSTON , Jan. 17 , 2023 / PRNewswire / - Perceiv AI announced that the company has been selected by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund for the inaugural Merck Digital Sciences Studio cohort , along with eight other early-stage biomedical startups from a pool of 152 applicants . | |
Sources | 4 |
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund Team
8 Team Members
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund has 8 team members, including current President, Founding Partner, General Partner, William Taranto.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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William Taranto | President, Founding Partner, General Partner | Current | |
Name | William Taranto | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | President, Founding Partner, General Partner | ||||
Status | Current |