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GSK

Corporate · Founded 1891 · London, United Kingdom

GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) is a global healthcare company focused on improving the quality of human life by developing innovative medicines, vaccines, and consumer healthcare products.

57 Portfolio companies+47% in 5 years
18 Unicorns
2 Decacorns
61 Investments
Jun 2026 Last investment
01 · Fund commitments

The funds GSK backs.

GSK is a limited partner in 14 funds. 2 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.

Index Ventures
United Kingdom
#11 Power Law
Bpifrance
France
#188 Power Law
CDC Enterprises
France
Cygnum Capital
United Kingdom
Dementia Discovery Fund
United Kingdom
EQT Life Sciences
Netherlands
Global Health Investment Corporation
United States
Kurma Partners
France
Longwood Fund
United States
Medicxi
United Kingdom
Sanderling Ventures
United States
SR One
United States
03 · Exits

GSK’s biggest exits.

Portfolio companies that IPO’d or were acquired at $1B+, with the valuation recorded at exit and — for those still public — their value today. Exit events come from each company’s funding-round history; entry stage from GSK’s transaction record.

Haleon
IPO · 2022
Now $54BHealth
$12B IPO · 2019
Now $23BHealth
IPO · 2010
Entered Series B+Now $5.2BHealth
$4.8B acquisition · 2025
Now $4.7BHealth
$626M IPO · 2016
Entered Series B+Now $3.6BHealth
$3.5B IPO · 2021
Entered Series B+Now $150MHealth
IPO · 2019
Entered Series B+Now $3.3BHealth
$2.8B IPO · 2020
Entered Series B+Now $599MHealth
Ouro Medicines
$1.7B acquisition · 2026
Entered Series AHealth
04 · Portfolio analysis

Where GSK’s portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 57 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. USA33
  2. UK10
  3. Switzerland5
  4. Canada3
  5. Denmark2
  6. Germany2
  7. Argentina1
  8. China1
By sectorCount
  1. Health54
  2. Energy2
  3. Sports1
By stage enteredCount
  1. Series B+15
  2. Series A8
  3. Seed2
By growth stageCount
  1. Late Growth34
  2. Breakout Stage14
  3. Early Growth6
  4. Mature3
05 · Portfolio market map

Inside GSK’s portfolio.

The 53 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 57 tracked.

CureVac
Health
$599M
23andMe
Health
$150M
Vir Biotechnology
Health · Unicorn
$1.1B
Boston Pharmaceuticals
Health · Unicorn
$1.2B
LifeMine Therapeutics
Health
$752M
Apollo Therapeutics
Health · Unicorn
$1.0B
SpringWorks Therapeutics
Health · Unicorn
$3.3B
SetPoint Medical
Health
$460M
Affinivax
Health · Unicorn
$2.1B
Epizyme
Health
$249M
Aiolos Bio
Health · Unicorn
$1.0B
IDRx
Health · Unicorn
$1.0B
RAPT Therapeutics
Health · Unicorn
$1.5B
Atreca
Health
Decibel Therapeutics
Health
$58M
Nuvalent
Health · Unicorn
$8.5B
TESARO
Health · Unicorn
$5.1B
Anacor Pharmaceutical
Health · Unicorn
$5.2B
Amicus Therapeutics
Health · Unicorn
$4.7B
Spero Therapeutics
Health
$20M
Relation Therapeutics
Health
$220M
CRISPR Therapeutics
Health · Unicorn
$3.6B
Asceneuron
Health
$400M
Ouro Medicines
Health · Unicorn
$1.7B
BioVersys
Health
$121M
Chimagen Biosciences
Health
$400M
Concert Pharmaceuticals
Health
$267M
Chroma Therapeutics
Health
$98M
Wave Life Sciences
Health
$757M
Sirtris Pharmaceuticals
Health
$720M
Sitryx
Health
$156M
Sierra Oncology
Health · Unicorn
$1.9B
NeRRe Therapeutics
Health
$152M
CellZome
Health
$81M
35Pharma
Health
$950M
Genmab
Health · Decacorn
$23B
Convergence Pharmaceuticals
Health
$675M
Elegen
Health
$140M
GlycoVaxyn
Health
$190M
Semprus BioSciences
USA
$72M
Genelabs Technologies
Health
$57M
Bellus Health
Health · Unicorn
$1.5B
Patientory
Health
$12M
Canadian Centre for Vaccinology
Health
Haleon
Health · Decacorn
$54B
Dianox
Health
Adrestia Therapeutics
Health
Human Genome Sciences
Health
$280M
Elsie Biotechnologies
Health
$50M
Laboratorios Phoenix
Health
$253M
MaxiNutrition
Sports
$214M
Domantis
UK
Praecis Pharmaceuticals
Health
$55M
06 · Portfolio founders

Where GSK’s portfolio founders come from.

65 founders across the 57 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. United States41
  2. United Kingdom8
  3. Denmark3
  4. Switzerland3
  5. Germany2
  6. China1
  7. Cuba1
  8. India1
  9. Sweden1
UniversityCount
  1. University of Cambridge4
  2. Yale University4
  3. Cornell University3
  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology3
  5. Columbia University2
  6. Harvard University2
  7. University College London2
  8. University of Bristol2
  9. University of California, Berkeley2
  10. Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania2
Previous companyCount
  1. Juvenescence3
  2. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute2
  3. Scripps Translational Science Institute2
  4. Third Rock Ventures2
  5. Alexion Pharmaceuticals1
  6. Andor Capital Management1
  7. Anthem1
  8. Apple Tree Partners1
  9. Arsomedi1
  10. Atlas Venture1