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Merck
Merck

Company

Investment-firm

Last deal

$2.77M
Local Amount - EUR 2.6M

Amount

Grant

Stage

03.03.2023

Date

1

all rounds

$2.77M

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
Merck is a science and technology company that operates in healthcare, life science, and electronics.

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Sector

Chemicals

Subsector

Diversified Chemicals

Keywords

Manufacturing, Advanced Materials, Building Materials

Location

Darmstadt, Germany

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

founded date

01.01.1668

founders

Number of employees

10000+

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Grant

IPO status

Private

Description

Merck, founded in 1668, is the world's oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company. They discover unique treatments for challenging diseases, empower scientists with tools and solutions, and develop technologies that change the way we access information. Merck operates in Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Latin America, and is not intended for visitors from the US and Canada.
Contacts

location

Darmstadt, Germany

Contact Email

Phone number

Website URL

https://www.merckgroup.com

Social url

Legal Names

Legal name

Merck KGaA
Sub-Organizations
5
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Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Subsector

Biotechnology

Keywords

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Location

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Merck Accelerator
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Sector

General Industrials

Subsector

Diversified Industrials

Location

Darmstadt, Germany

count Of Investments

4
M Ventures
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Sector

Investment Banking and Brokerage Services

Subsector

Asset Managers and Custodians

Keywords

Venture Capital, Biotechnology, Financial Services

Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

count Of Investments

117

count Of Exists

5
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Location

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total rounds

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total raised

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count Of Investments

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Financials

Funding Rounds
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1

Number of Funding Rounds

$2.77M

Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 03.03.2023. Their latest investor Scottish Enterprise. Their latest round Grant

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
03.03.2023
Grant
1
$2.77M
Local Amount - EUR 2.6M
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Enterprise
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Sector

Industrial Support Services

Subsector

Professional Business Support Services

Location

Glasgow, UK

count Of Investments

283

count Of Exists

18
Investments
13
Date 
name 
Lead 
type 
Raised 
06.06.2023
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Subsector

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Sector

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Subsector

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Keywords

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Sector

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Subsector

Biotechnology

Keywords

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Location

Boston, MA, USA

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3

total raised

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Co-Investors
Investors
1
1

Number of lead investors

1

Number of investors

Investor 
Lead 
Round 
Partners 
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Enterprise
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Grant
—
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Sector

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Subsector

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Location

Glasgow, UK

count Of Investments

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count Of Exists

18
Acquisitions
14
Acquiree Name 
Date 
Price 
Acquisition Name 
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acquirer

Merck
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date

20.12.2021

type

Acquisition
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Sector

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Subsector

Biotechnology

Keywords

Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Health Care

Location

Geneva, Switzerland

total rounds

2

total raised

$16M
Intermolecular acquired by Merck

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acquirer

Merck
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date

06.05.2019

type

Acquisition
Intermolecular

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Intermolecular offers high productivity combinatorial technology products and services for multiple industries.

Sector

Technology Hardware and Equipment

Subsector

Semiconductors

Keywords

Semiconductors, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology

Location

San Jose, CA, USA

total rounds

5

total raised

$73.17M
Versum Materials acquired by Merck

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acquirer

Merck
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date

12.04.2019

type

Acquisition
Versum Materials

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Versum Materials supplies high-purity chemicals and gases to semiconductor and display industries.

Sector

Technology Hardware and Equipment

Subsector

Production Technology Equipment

Keywords

Manufacturing

Location

Tempe, AZ, USA
Exits
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Sector

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Subsector

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Keywords

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Location

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total rounds

6

total raised

$137.75M

People

Founders
1

Friedrich Jacob Merck

current job

Merck
Merck

organization founded

1
Friedrich Jacob Merck

Friedrich Jacob Merck

Employee Profiles
580
Walid Mehanna
Walid Mehanna

Walid Mehanna

Group Data Offiver

Group Data Offiver

Maciej Szczekala

Maciej Szczekala

Head of payroll process outsourcing, emea regional solution coordinator â employee central

Head of payroll process outsourcing, emea regional solution coordinator â employee central

Jessica Aquilina

Jessica Aquilina

Senior global total rewards partner, performance materials

Senior global total rewards partner, performance materials

Denis Borges

Denis Borges

Head of digital marketing and digital sales for life science latam

Head of digital marketing and digital sales for life science latam

Beatriz Barrichello

Beatriz Barrichello

Global employee central process lead

Global employee central process lead

Subhaditya Das

Subhaditya Das

Global delivery manager

Global delivery manager

Marcio Silva

Marcio Silva

Associate director marketing and sales training

Associate director marketing and sales training

Miguel Machado

Miguel Machado

Global service delivery manager

Global service delivery manager

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