# AB Ility

> AB Ility is a VC fund backing Health Care, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

AB Ility is an invesment company.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Umecrine Cognition | Umecrine Cognition develops drugs against central nervous system neurological disorders, CNS caused by endogenous CNS active steroids (GABA steroids).Umecrine Cognition is a lean organization in a competent network. Together with Karolinska Development, the company was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary to Umecrine AB, in order to focus thedevelopment activities on finding treatments for neurological disorders in the central nervous system that are caused by endogenous CNS-active steroids (GABA-steroids).The GABA-system is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter system within the central nervous system and an excessive GABAergic tone has been described in several important clinical conditions such as Hepatic Encephalopathy, Alzheimer’s disease, and Down syndrome. Certain endogenous GABA-steroids act as strong agonists at the GABAA receptor and alterations in the production and metabolism of these GABA-steroids has been described in Hepatic Encephalopathy, Alzheimer’s disease, and Down syndrome.The company is focusing its efforts on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat Hepatic Encephalopathy in patients with liver disease. | $2.6M | Convertible Note | Jul 14, 2025 |  |
| Umecrine Cognition | Umecrine Cognition develops drugs against central nervous system neurological disorders, CNS caused by endogenous CNS active steroids (GABA steroids).Umecrine Cognition is a lean organization in a competent network. Together with Karolinska Development, the company was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary to Umecrine AB, in order to focus thedevelopment activities on finding treatments for neurological disorders in the central nervous system that are caused by endogenous CNS-active steroids (GABA-steroids).The GABA-system is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter system within the central nervous system and an excessive GABAergic tone has been described in several important clinical conditions such as Hepatic Encephalopathy, Alzheimer’s disease, and Down syndrome. Certain endogenous GABA-steroids act as strong agonists at the GABAA receptor and alterations in the production and metabolism of these GABA-steroids has been described in Hepatic Encephalopathy, Alzheimer’s disease, and Down syndrome.The company is focusing its efforts on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat Hepatic Encephalopathy in patients with liver disease. | $2.2M | Convertible Note | Dec 19, 2024 |  |
| Umecrine Cognition | Umecrine Cognition develops drugs against central nervous system neurological disorders, CNS caused by endogenous CNS active steroids (GABA steroids).Umecrine Cognition is a lean organization in a competent network. Together with Karolinska Development, the company was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary to Umecrine AB, in order to focus thedevelopment activities on finding treatments for neurological disorders in the central nervous system that are caused by endogenous CNS-active steroids (GABA-steroids).The GABA-system is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter system within the central nervous system and an excessive GABAergic tone has been described in several important clinical conditions such as Hepatic Encephalopathy, Alzheimer’s disease, and Down syndrome. Certain endogenous GABA-steroids act as strong agonists at the GABAA receptor and alterations in the production and metabolism of these GABA-steroids has been described in Hepatic Encephalopathy, Alzheimer’s disease, and Down syndrome.The company is focusing its efforts on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat Hepatic Encephalopathy in patients with liver disease. | $2.9M | Convertible Note | Nov 17, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Karolinska](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karolinska) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- Ribbskottet — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does AB Ility invest in?

AB Ility invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical startups, most often at Convertible Note stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did AB Ility last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for AB Ility closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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