Startups
Univercells is a global life sciences company making biologics available to everyone. We operate as a campus of start-ups: five businesses solving different parts of the same puzzle - meeting global demand for bioproduction. Because it is not enough for a drug to exist. To change the world it must be accessible to everyone.
Overview
Location
Belgium, Hainaut, Jumet
Employees
201-500
Total raised
$83.57M
Founded date
2013
Investors 7
| Date | Name | Website |
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| Health Technology Holding | hthvc.com | |
| Takeda Ventures | takeda.com | |
| Korea Investment Partners | partners.koreainvestment.com | |
| Inventures | inventures.fund | |
| Adjuvant Capital | adjuvantcapital.com | |
| SFPIM | sfpim.be |
Funding Rounds 6
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
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| Jul 16, 2018 | Series B round | $18.73M | |
| Jan 23, 2018 | Grant | $2.95M | |
| Dec 15, 2017 | Funding round | $3.53M | |
| Dec 29, 2016 | Grant | $12M | |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Funding round | $3.31M |
Mentions in press and media 17
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| Feb 13, 2021 | Investors say Belgium’s startups are poised for international expansion | We surveyed five investors from the Brussels, Belgium ecosystem, and overall the mood was upbeat. Investors are backing companies in smart living, life sciences (“a really promising sector for Belgium”), B2B, “industry 4.0,” fintech, mobili... |
| Mar 3, 2020 | These 10 tech startups in Europe got maximum funding in 2020 | The European startup market is booming at a rapid pace. The European tech startups witnessed a record-breaking investment in recent quarters. There has been a wave of mega funding rounds of €100 million and above pumped into the tech startu... |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Univercells Raises Up To €50 Million From KKR Platform | Univercells — a bioprocessing provider focused on increasing the availability of affordable biologics to address global health challenges — announced it is raising up to €50 million financings from Gamma Biosciences Univercells — a bioproce... |
| Jul 17, 2018 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, July 17 | CULTURE CLASH Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content What you need to know about growing cyberattacks From ExtraHop UBER’S TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS: Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference kicked off yesterday with a conversation betw... |
| Jul 16, 2018 | Univercells Closes €16M Series B Equity Financing | Univercells, a Gosselies, Belgium-based a technology company offering novel biomanufacturing platforms, aimed at increasing the availability and affordability of biologics – recombinant proteins and vaccines, closed a €16m ($18.8m) Series B... |
| Jan 23, 2018 | Univercells Receives €2.4M Grant | Univercells, a Gosselies, Belgium based technology company dedicated to delivering innovative and cost-effective biomanufacturing solutions, has received a €2.4M grant. The Walloon Region provided the grant. The company will use the funding... |
| Dec 18, 2017 | Term Sheet — Monday, December 18 | UBER DRAMA Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content You can't secure what you can't see From ExtraHop If these allegations are proven true, it could result in regulatory sanctions, fines, and further criminal investigations. Not exact... |
| Dec 15, 2017 | Univercells Secures €3M in Series A2 Funding | Univercells SA, a Gosselies, Belgium-based technology company dedicated to delivering innovative biomanufacturing solutions, closed a €3m ($3.56M) Series-A equity funding round. Backers included the company’s founders, Takeda Ventures and a... |
| 2017 | Belgian biotech company Univercells awarded $12 million grant | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Belgian biotech company Univercells has received ... |
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FAQ about Univercells
When was Univercells founded?
Univercells was founded in 2013.
How much funding has Univercells raised?
Univercells has raised $83.57M in total across 6 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has Univercells raised?
Parsers VC lists 6 funding rounds of Univercells, among them a Series B round of $18.73M on Jul 16, 2018, a grant of $2.95M on Jan 23, 2018 and a funding round of $3.53M on Dec 15, 2017.
Who has invested in Univercells?
Parsers VC lists 7 investors of Univercells, among them Health Technology Holding, Takeda Ventures and Korea Investment Partners.
What has the press written about Univercells?
Parsers VC has collected 17 articles mentioning Univercells, among them “Investors say Belgium’s startups are poised for international expansion” (Feb 13, 2021) and “These 10 tech startups in Europe got maximum funding in 2020” (Mar 3, 2020).
Is Univercells still active?
Yes, Univercells is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 3, 2021.