A venture and growth capital firm provides expertise and funding to entrepreneurs and companies with global ambitions in life sciences and information technologies. The firm is based in Europe and focuses on early to growth and expansion stage including spin-offs and restarts. The firm prefers to be the lead investor and possibly co-lead. The firm seeks to allocate €7-15 million (in equity) per company through subsequent rounds of investment. The firm seeks to invest in companies that are based in the US and Europe. The firm is actively seeking new investment opportunities.

In the life sciences, the firm seeks to invest in medical devices and digital health. The firm is opportunistic in terms of subsectors and indications. Medical devices with a therapeutic focus are of high interest. The firm seeks growth stage companies with early sales or with products that, at minimum, have regulatory approval (CE mark) and compelling clinical data.

The firm requests a board seat in each portfolio company and generally holds a significant minority stake. The firm seeks a company with a strong management team or technical experts in the relevant technology.

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A private equity/venture capital company founded in 2001 and headquartered in the USA makes growth equity investments ranging from approximately $10 to $40 million over the investment’s lifetime. The firm primarily invests within the United States but is open to consider international investment as well.

The firm is currently looking for commercial stage companies in areas of medical technology and devices, life science instruments and tools, healthcare IT, healthcare services, agriculture and animal health.

The firm only invests in companies with commercial revenue. The firm supports organic growth strategies, which allow for gross profit growth and investment in product pipelines and commercial expansion. The firm looks to take a seat on the company board and prefers to be the lead or sole institutional investor.

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An early stage fund focused on angel investment and incubation in the healthcare field is currently investing from a fund backed by six major Chinese companies. The firm’s typical investment size range from USD 1-1.5 M and is open to leading or co-investing. The firm is currently seeking opportunities in China or US-based companies with a China angle.

The firm is looking for cutting edge platform technologies in sectors including therapeutics, medical devices, and diagnostics. The firm is agnostic to therapeutic indications. In terms of development stage, the firm focuses on startup teams with some preclinical validation.

The firm is looking for strong management teams with sector expertise. The firm aims to bridge between R&D and commercialization with a focus on China-based startup teams or US companies with a China angle. The firm may request a board seat on a case-by-case basis.

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A corporate venture arm is seeking to make investments in companies with an intersection of AI in various verticals such as manufacturing, automotive, healthcare and sustainability. The firm also makes investments in core technology enablers of AI. The firm has $300M AUM. Check size ranges from $1-10M but typically falls in the $3-5M range and the firm prefers equity investments. The firm has made three investments in companies with applications of AI in healthcare. The firm typically invest in Series A and B but will look at Pre Series A companies that are getting close to the Series A round. The firm is open to global opportunities.

The firm seeks to make investments relating to AI. The firm will look at therapeutics, medical devices, digital health and diagnostics as long as it is AI enabled. The firm is agnostic to subsector and indication. The firm does not look at pre-clinical and pre-prototype companies, but will look at earlier companies that are preparing for clinical trials on a case by case basis. The firm will invest in all three classes of medical devices.

The firm looks for management teams with a good network, and a diverse founding team is of particular interest. In healthcare investments, the firm typically co-invests, and will seek a board observer seat.
 
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A venture capital firm with offices in USA, Canada, and Europe, is investing from its latest fund which closed in early 2021. The firm makes seed, early-stage, and growth equity investments in biotechnology and medical devices companies, and with the latest fund they seek to invest in 20 or more biotech startups. The firm’s typical investment size for early-stage companies is between $5M to $15M. The firm can allocate up to $20M total over the life of the investment.  The firm focuses on companies that are based in the US, Canada, and Western Europe, but also selectively invests in companies in Asia. The firm is actively seeking new investment opportunities.

The firm is opportunistic in terms of subsectors and indications. The firm is interested in novel small molecule and biologic therapeutics that address immuno-oncology, orphan/rare or genetic-based diseases, inflammation, infectious diseases and specific viruses, microbiome, and fibrosis and CNS indications. The firm is also interested in regenerative medicine and gene therapy. In medical devices, the firm is generally agnostic to subsector, but is more interested in revenue-generating devices that address cardiovascular, orthopedic, ophthalmic and neurological disorders. The firm prefers devices with proof-of-concept and strong IP.

The firm seeks a company with a strong and experienced management team or technical experts in the relevant technology. The firm generally is flexible with management teams.
 
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A venture capital firm based in the USA with a presence in China, has great experience with working with regulatory agencies to gain product approval for both FDA and CFDA. The firm seeks to invest in 8-10 companies per year. The firm usually participates in seed to series B financing rounds with check sizes between $500K – 2M and will consider companies globally, with a focus on those in USA, Europe, and China.

The firm is opportunistic and will consider all early-stage opportunities in therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health, as long as the technology is considered highly disruptive. The firm’s greatest focus lies in the medical device sector in which the firm has the strongest expertise. In therapeutics, the firm will consider pre-clinical and phase I assets. In medical devices and diagnostics, the firm is open to all classes of medical devices including 510k and PMA that are in development or clinical trials. The firm has reviewed companies of various stages in the past: those that have just developed a valid prototype, and those that were already profitable prior to investment.

The firm seeks to work with companies with an experienced management team, ideally led by a serial entrepreneur with a successful track record. The firm can both lead and co-invest but prefers to lead financing rounds for medical device companies and will most likely take a board seat.
 
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A firm is focused on early stage investment to support founders and their teams advance healthcare solutions.  The team originated at a global medical device company that has worked with researchers and physicians for more than 50 years to develop more effective therapeutic tools. The firm participates in pre-seed, seed and A rounds as a dedicated partner working closely with startups to advance technologies and build companies. Initial investment ranges from $250k-$1M. The firm has a global presence and is open to early-stage companies from around the world.

The firm’s investment focus is on 1) digital solutions to improving healthcare and 2) the development of life science tools to enable the production of advanced therapeutics.

The firm has no strict requirements for companies or management teams.
 
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