# Simon Greenwood

> Simon Greenwood is a Series A investor at Roche Venture Fund backing Therapeutics. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Roche Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roche-venture-fund)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Simon Greenwood is a Series A investor at Roche Venture Fund focused on Therapeutics and Biotechnology. Simon Greenwood - Investment Director @ Roche Venture Fund

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Therapeutics | 1 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cour Pharmaceuticals Development | Cour Pharmaceuticals Development Co Inc operates in the pharmaceutical sector. Cour Pharmaceuticals Development Co Inc was founded in 2012 and is based in Elmhurst, Illinois. | $50M | Series B | Jun 18, 2026 |  |
| Cour Pharmaceuticals Development | Cour Pharmaceuticals Development Co Inc operates in the pharmaceutical sector. Cour Pharmaceuticals Development Co Inc was founded in 2012 and is based in Elmhurst, Illinois. | $105M | Series A | Jan 30, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lumira Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lumira-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alpha Wave Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-wave-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Angelini Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelini-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bristol-Myers Squibb](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bristol-myers-squibb) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JDRF T1D Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jdrf-t1d-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pfizer Breakthrough Growth Initiative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pfizer-breakthrough-growth-initiative) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Roche Venture Fund

VC Fund · Basel, Switzerland

The Roche Venture Fund is the name given to the corporate venture fund of the healthcare company Roche. Roche has allocated CHF 500 million to invest in and develop commercially successful innovative life science companies. Roche has been investing in early stage companies as part of collaborations since the early-1990s and independent ofcollaborations since 2002. All equity investments made by Roche in biotech and diagnostics companies (including collaboration investments) are negotiated and managed by the Roche Venture Fund. In the past 20 years, the Roche Venture Fund has invested in over 60 companies globally. Currently, Roche Venture Fund has a portfolio of around 30 companies located in 10 countries across Europe, North America and the Pacific Region. The fund is an evergreen fund with CHF 500 million available of which approximately 40% is currently invested.The Roche Venture Fund is a committed long-term stable investor with sufficient money reserved in their fund for follow-on financing rounds. As part of a multinational healthcare company, the Roche Venture Fund has access to considerable expertise both internally and externally. We co-invest with leading venture funds, including other corporate venture funds, on a regular basis.

5 contacts available at Roche Venture Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Carole Nuechterlein | Head of Roche Venture Fund | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carole-nuechterlein |
| Monique Schiersing | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monique-schiersing |
| Simon Greenwood | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simon-greenwood |
| Simon Meier | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simon-meier |
| Nisha Marathe | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nisha-marathe |

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## FAQ

### What does Simon Greenwood invest in?

Simon Greenwood invests primarily in Therapeutics, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Simon Greenwood last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Simon Greenwood closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 2 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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