Archive | September, 2020

Hot Investor Mandate: Private Investment Firm Partnered with Strategic Partner Invests Up to $30M in Medical Devices, Also Open to Therapeutics with Established PoC

1 Sep

A private investment firm based in USA makes co-investments into early stage life science companies.  The firm prefers to invest in Series A-B rounds, and does not make seed investments.  The firm makes investments of up to $300,000 out of the firm’s own capital, and is also working with an international partner that makes investments of up to $30 million in medical devices. The firm invests in startups US-wide.

The firm invests broadly in the life sciences and will consider opportunities in therapeutics, devices, diagnostics, healthcare IT and life science tools. The firm’s partner org is focused on late stage opportunities in the electronic medical device sector and will invest up to $30 million in these opportunities, with an interest in opportunities in which this org can act as a manufacturing partner.  In other sectors, the firm makes early stage investments in companies that have established proof of concept, and interests include  orphan drugs, the microbiome, healthcare data science, tools and some devices.

The firm prefers to invest in companies that have already received a significant round of funding in the past.  For data and healthcare IT companies, initial revenues are preferred.  The firm focuses on opportunities that will provide a short path to exit. The firm takes an active role with portfolio companies, particularly in making strategic and market connections with partners in Asia.

If you are interested in more information about this investor and other investors tracked by LSN, please email mandates@lifesciencenation.com.

Hot Investor Mandate: China-Based Investment Firm Seeks Innovative Life Science Technologies with Strong China Market Potential

1 Sep

A venture capital firm with multiple offices in China and Hong Kong, manages about USD 1 billion in committed capital with five USD funds and five RMB funds. The firm typically invests in series A and B rounds; however the firm prefers seed or angel rounds when it comes to overseas opportunities. The firm can invest anywhere from a few hundred thousand dollars up to ten million or more over a 10 year horizon. At present, the firm is looking for new investment opportunities in Greater China, while it also considers US- or EU-based companies with excellent technology that are Chinese-led or have a China angle.

The firm seeks to invest in a broad array of technologies including therapeutics, medical devices, IVD, e-Health and etc. Within therapeutics, the firm is interested in innovative drugs and novel biotechnology based therapies. Within medical devices, the firm is interested in a great range of devices and disposables that address large unmet medical need in China. The firm is opportunistic in terms of subsectors and stage of development. Historically, the firm invested in immuno-oncology drugs, CNS drugs, gene therapy and gene editing, digital health and AI-backed diagnostics, radiology imaging, clinical cell and molecular genetics testing, POC devices, diagnostics and genomics, and so on.

The firm is looking for competent and experienced management teams. The firm typically seeks a board seat in its portfolio companies.

If you are interested in more information about this investor and other investors tracked by LSN, please email mandates@lifesciencenation.com.