Top 10 Venture Capital Investors in the Chemicals Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Value
DCVC Management Co LLC, G2VP, LLC, IDG Capital, Baillie Gifford & Co, and BlackRock Inc are among the top 5 venture capital investors in the chemicals industry in 2021 by deal value. In terms of the geographic split, 7 out of 10 of the world’s top 10 venture capital investors in the chemicals sector are headquartered in North America and whereas the remaining 2 are based in Asia, and 1 is based in Europe. They employed a total of 19,951 people in 2021. The LightGuide Systems Series B Funding deal was one of the major VC deals in the chemicals sector in 2021. LightGuide Systems, LLC (LightGuide, Inc), a US-based provider of an AR workflow instruction software platform that transforms manual assembly and manufacturing processes for companies, the company has secured $15 million in Series B funding from Michigan Capital Advisors, G2VP, LLC, and Capital Midwest Fund. The deal was completed in Q3 2021. The Caike Biology (ColorTech Biotechnology, Colorke (Suzhou)) Series B funding deal was another major VC deal in the chemicals sector in 2021. Colorke (Suzhou) Biotechnology Co., Ltd (CAIKE (SUZHOU) BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD), a Chinese provider and developer of research machinery and tools for biotech research, has secured $23.52 million in series B funding from Legend Capital Co Ltd, Honghui Capital, and others. The deal was completed in Q4 2021. The SHINE Medical Technologies Series C-5 Financing deal was another major VC deal in the chemicals sector in 2021. SHINE Technologies LLC (SHINE Technologies), formerly Shine Medical Technologies Inc is a pharmaceutical company. The company is a manufacturer and supplier of medical tracers and cancer treatment elements. The company has raised $150 million in series C-5 financing from Baillie Gifford & Co, Fidelity Management & Research Company, and Koch Disruptive Technologies. The deal was completed in Q1 2021.