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MRL Ventures Fund
MRL Ventures is Merck’s independent early-stage therapeutics venture capital fund.
Alumni Startups
30
Total Investments
47
Successful Exits
13
About the Program
Program Type
Investment Stage
Description
The MRL Venture Fund is the Cambridge, MA – based independent venture capital investment group within Merck Research Laboratories, the R&D division of Merck & Co., Inc. MRL Ventures creates and/or invests in seed and early-stage therapeutics companies, based on translatable breakthrough science, with the potential to deliver highly differentiated new medicines to improve human health.
Investment Offer
Can Lead Rounds
Yes