Baillie Gifford

One of the world's largest independent investment management firms. Long-term growth investor with significant holdings in healthcare and life sciences companies globally, including major positions in Moderna and other biotech leaders.

Location
Edinburgh, UK
Founded
1908
AUM
$300B+
Investment Range
$50M - $500M
Portfolio Companies
1
Focus
generalist
Fund Stages
series-c, growth

Investment Thesis

Baillie Gifford takes an extremely long-term investment approach (typically 5-10+ years), focusing on identifying companies with potential for transformational growth. In healthcare and life sciences, they invest in companies developing breakthrough therapies and diagnostic technologies that can meaningfully improve patient outcomes at scale.

Team

Partners / Managing Directors (Health & Bio Focus)

  • Julia Angeles - Partner, Healthcare
  • Gary Robinson - Partner

Other Key Team Members

  • Partnership structure with over 50 partners across the firm

Focus Areas

  • Healthcare Technology
  • Biotechnology
  • Therapeutics
  • Genomics
  • Diagnostics
  • Medical Devices
  • Long-term Growth Investing

Notable Exits

  • Moderna - Major shareholder during COVID-19 vaccine development
  • Tempus AI - Series E and Series F investor
  • Illumina - Long-term shareholder
  • 10x Genomics - Growth investor

Sources

Portfolio Companies

NameLocationFoundedCategories
Tempus AIChicago, Illinois, USA2015
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