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Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center
Government Non Profit · Founded 1884 · Greenwich, United States
Who Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center is.
- Historical Background
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) was founded in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital, the first institution in the United States dedicated exclusively to cancer treatment. The modern entity was formed in 1960 through the consolidation of Memorial Hospital and the Sloan-Kettering Institute. In 1971, the National Cancer Act designated MSK as one of the country's first three Comprehensive Cancer Centers.
- Source of Capital
- As a non-profit organization, MSK's capital is derived from a combination of patient revenue, research grants from entities like the National Institutes of Health, and philanthropic donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations. Historically, the institution has received substantial support from prominent philanthropic families, including the Rockefellers and the Sloans.
- Major Events
- A significant event was the 1960 consolidation of Memorial Hospital and the Sloan-Kettering Institute, which formally combined the institution's clinical care and research arms.
- Allocation Strategy
- MSK's investment activities are primarily focused on advancing its non-profit mission of patient care and research, rather than operating as a traditional venture capital or private equity investor. The institution allocates capital toward internal research and development, the creation of spin-off companies to commercialize its discoveries, and strategic collaborations with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. MSK's Office of Technology Development facilitates the commercialization of intellectual property, often through licensing agreements and the formation of new ventures, indicating a strategy of investing in its own scientific breakthroughs.
The funds Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center backs.
Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center is a limited partner in 75 funds. 14 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
How Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center’s fund book is spread.
The 75 funds Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters.
- North America 5979%
- Europe 1013%
- Rest of world 68%
United States 58 · United Kingdom 7 · China 2 · Hong Kong 2
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 55 of 75 with a fund history on record.
Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center’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 Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center’s transaction record.
The companies Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center backs directly.
Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center holds 27 companies directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner. Broken down by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage.
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USA24
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Australia1
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Bermuda1
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China1
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Health27
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Early Growth13
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Late Growth9
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Breakout Stage5
Inside Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center’s portfolio.
The 26 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 27 tracked.
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RaWhere Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center’s portfolio founders come from.
34 founders across the 27 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.
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United States29
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United Kingdom2
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Australia1
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China1
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Peru1
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Harvard Business School3
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University of Cambridge3
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Emory University2
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University of California, San Diego2
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University of Glasgow2
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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign2
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Case Western Reserve University1
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Columbia University1
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Florida State University1
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George Brown College1
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Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center7
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Chiron Corporation3
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Harvard University3
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute2
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Pressure Pipe Inspection Company2
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Abbott1
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Advanced Accelerator Applications1
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Apple Tree Partners1
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AstraZeneca1
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Bersin by Deloitte1
Other LPs.
Other Government Non Profit LPs in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center by combined power-law score, with the assets each one manages and how many VC funds it backs.
Key people at Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center.
