A sector-exclusive life sciences venture and growth equity fund focused on Asia, particularly China, is currently investing from its latest fund closed in 2019. The firm is stage agnostic, investing as early as seed, growth, and up to pre-IPO opportunities. The firm has a team of investment professionals all with healthcare background. Investment size is USD $5-25 million per company. The firm prefers to lead or co-lead a financing round, and while the firm focuses on China they also consider opportunities from USA.
In life sciences, the firm is focused on therapeutics with an emphasis on oncology, metabolic disorders, cell therapy, and biologics, etc. The firm is also interested in medical devices and diagnostics. The firm is opportunistic to the indication and the phase of development and will consider products in pre-clinical up to NDA.
The firm is seeking experienced management teams that are going rapidly and emerging as market leaders. The firm is seeking companies developing technologies that are truly based on high quality science, but also aligned with the potential of attractive financial return. Because the firm focuses its activities in China, the firm will prefer companies outside of China to have a strong China angle. The firm typically requires a board seat or observation rights post investment.
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