Edwin Graaf
Managing Partner @ Gilde Healthcare
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Edwin Graaf is a Series A investor at Gilde Healthcare in Utrecht focused on Health Care and Biotechnology. Edwin de Graaf is managing director and general partner of Gilde Healthcare Partners and holds a masters degree in business and fiscal economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He currently serves on the board of Pieris AG and served on the boards of GlycArt AG (trade sale to Roche) and AMT (Euronext: AMT).
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Edwin Graaf invests in
Stages Edwin Graaf invests in
Countries Edwin Graaf invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 6 (75%)
- Biotechnology 5 (63%)
- Pharmaceutical 4 (50%)
- Medical 3 (38%)
- Apps 1 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (38%)
- Series B 2 (25%)
- Series C 1 (13%)
- Funding Round 1 (13%)
Country
- France 1 (13%)
- Denmark 1 (13%)
- Germany 1 (13%)
- Switzerland 1 (13%)
- United Kingdom 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Tagworks Pharmaceuticals is a privately held biotech company based in the Netherlands. Tagworks develops In vivo chemistry to improve the efficacy of cancer therapies and to enable novel approaches in companion diagnostics. The company’s facilities are located at the Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen. Founded in 2011, Tagworks is aspin-out of Philips Healthcare, and originates from Philips’ molecular imaging expertise. | $65M / Series A / Jun 22, 2023 | ||
| Withings is a developer of digital health and wellness smart devices. The company makes a range of products that empower people to make the right decisions for their health. Its digital health and wellness smart devices include a fitness watch that enables users to measure their heart rate. | $60M / Series B / Jul 28, 2020 | ||
| Santaris Pharma A/S is a privately held clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of RNA-targeted therapies. The LNA Drug Platform and Drug Discovery Engine developed by Santaris Pharma A/S combine the company’s proprietary LNA chemistry with its highly specialized and targeted drug developmentcapabilities to rapidly deliver potent single-stranded LNA-based drug candidates across a multitude of disease states. The company’s research and development activities focus on infectious diseases and cardiometabolic disorders, while partnerships with major pharmaceutical companies include a range of therapeutic areas including cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious and inflammatory diseases, and rare genetic disorders. The company has strategic partnerships with miRagen Therapeutics, Shire PLC, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, and Enzon Pharmaceuticals. As part of its broad patent estate, the company holds exclusive worldwide rights to manufacture, have manufactured and sell products that contain LNA as an active ingredient for studies performed with a view to obtaining marketing approval. Santaris Pharma A/S, founded in 2003, is headquartered in Denmark with operations in the United States. | $12M / Jun 21, 2012 | ||
| Prosonix is world leader in the commercialization of proprietary pharmaceutical ultrasonic particle engineering technologies and added value ultrasonic process chemistry solutions. A core expertise is the development of new ‘molecule to particle' methods for manufacture of inhaled medicines. | $21.8M / Series B / May 24, 2012 | ||
| Prosonix is world leader in the commercialization of proprietary pharmaceutical ultrasonic particle engineering technologies and added value ultrasonic process chemistry solutions. A core expertise is the development of new ‘molecule to particle' methods for manufacture of inhaled medicines. | $14.5M / Series B / Jul 06, 2011 | ||
| Santaris Pharma A/S is a privately held clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of RNA-targeted therapies. The LNA Drug Platform and Drug Discovery Engine developed by Santaris Pharma A/S combine the company’s proprietary LNA chemistry with its highly specialized and targeted drug developmentcapabilities to rapidly deliver potent single-stranded LNA-based drug candidates across a multitude of disease states. The company’s research and development activities focus on infectious diseases and cardiometabolic disorders, while partnerships with major pharmaceutical companies include a range of therapeutic areas including cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious and inflammatory diseases, and rare genetic disorders. The company has strategic partnerships with miRagen Therapeutics, Shire PLC, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, and Enzon Pharmaceuticals. As part of its broad patent estate, the company holds exclusive worldwide rights to manufacture, have manufactured and sell products that contain LNA as an active ingredient for studies performed with a view to obtaining marketing approval. Santaris Pharma A/S, founded in 2003, is headquartered in Denmark with operations in the United States. | $22.4M / Series C / Dec 30, 2007 | ||
| Roche Glycart develops antibody drug candidates, which include GA101, a humanized anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody to increase direct- and immune-mediated target cell death; and GA201, a humanized glycoengineered antibody for solid tumors. | $13.6M / Series A / Nov 26, 2003 | ||
| Pieris Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops drugs to fight cancer, severe asthma, anemia, and other medical conditions with unmet medical needs. The company applies its proprietary Anticalin® technology to the drug development processes. Pieris Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2001 and is based in Freising,Bayern. | $13.2M / Series A / Oct 31, 2002 |
Co-Investors
About Gilde Healthcare
Gilde Healthcare is a specialized European healthcare investor managing two business lines: a lower mid-market buy-out fund and a venture & growth capital fund. It has over €800 million ($900 million) under management and is actively looking to lead new investments in digital health, diagnostics, medical devices, therapeutics and healthcareservices. Gilde successfully builds healthcare businesses across Europe and US, investing up to €35 million in a single portfolio company.
Gilde Healthcare Contacts
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Edwin Graaf
Managing Partner
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Joep Muijrers
General Partner
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Pieter van der Meer
Managing Partner & Founder
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Stefan Luzi
Partner
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Arthur Franken
Partner
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What does Edwin Graaf invest in?
Edwin Graaf invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Edwin Graaf closed in Jun 2023. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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