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Novo Holdings

Novo Holdings

Overview

Novo Holdings is a Danish holding and investment company that manages the assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, serving as the controlling shareholder for Novo Nordisk A/S and Novonesis A/S while investing globally in life science companies.

Year Founded

1999

AUM

$153.68B

Portfolio Companies

177

Investments

Novo Holdings investments
CompanyDateStageLead
The Protein BreweryJul 2026Series B ExtensionCo-investor
cAMPfield TherapeuticsJun 2026Series ACo-investor
cAMPfield TherapeuticsMay 2026Series ACo-investor
Windward BioMay 2026Growth EquityCo-investor
ImmuneBiotechMay 2026Growth EquityCo-investor

Key People

Anders Spohr

Managing Partner, Head Of Planetary Health Investments

Robert Ghenchev

Managing Partner, Growth Investments

Scott Beardsley

Managing Partner, Venture Investments, Novo Holding US

Abhijeet Lele

Senior Partner And Head Of US Principal Investments

Daniel Mahony

Senior Partner, Novo Growth Investments

Jacob Lise Lyngsgaard

Senior Partner, Head Of Real Assets

Johan Hueffer

Senior Partner

Jonathan Levy

Senior Partner

Ken Harrison

Senior Partner

Naveed Siddiqi

Senior Partner, Partner

Søren Thinggaard Hansen

Senior Partner Head Of Private Equity

Aaron Nelson

Partner

Aleks Engel

Partner, Novo Holdings (Planetary Health Investments)

Andreas Nahne Nickelsen

Partner, Real Estate

Camilla Petrycer Hansen

Partner, Novo Holdings and REPAIR Impact Fund

Charles Patten

Partner, Private Equity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersDenmark
Year Founded1999
AUM$153.68B

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