Hot Investor Mandate: Investment Firm in Korea Seeks Therapeutics & Diagnostics Technologies in CNS, Oncology/Immuno-Oncology

A holding company based in South Korea is actively seeking global early-stage investment opportunities in bio/healthcare sectors, and actively invest in biotech VC funds as well. Initial size of investment largely depends on a deal-by-deal basis.

With regards to life sciences, the firm is most interested in therapeutics or diagnostics companies with a particular interest in platform technologies. The firm is most interested in CNS, oncology, and immuno-oncology opportunities. While the firm is open to investing in medical devices or digital health, these are not a priority for the firm.

The firm does not have specific company or management team requirements. The firm does not require companies to have a Korea angle or market potential in Korea, but the firm can provide strategic value add if the companies were interested in Asia market expansion.

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Hot Investor Mandate: USA Family Office Invests Up to $10M in Life Science & Healthcare Companies that Target Oncology & Ophthalmology

A family investment group based in the USA is looking to invest in technologies related to ophthalmology and oncology that are in the pre-clinical to Ph I stages. The firm will invest in seed and series A rounds up to $10M. The firm is willing to invest globally, with a special interest in companies based in North America, Europe and China.

The firm is interested in therapeutics, medical device and diagnostics companies with technologies in the ophthalmology and oncology spaces. The firm may consider digital health companies as well. For ophthalmology-related companies, Halcyon is most interested in small molecules or combination devices. For oncology-related companies, the firm prefers I/O technologies or diagnostics.

The firm prefers to take a board seat after investing.

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Hot Investor Mandate: Family Office Firm Invests Up to $20M with Strongest Interest in Clinical Stage Therapeutics and Devices with Large Market Potential

A private investment firm with offices in the USA is actively investing in early-stage life science companies, primarily from Series A to beyond. Typical investment size ranges between $5-20M USD, and the firm works together with its network of other active investment firms and family offices to form investment syndicates. The firm is focused on companies based in USA and Canada, but is open to evaluating highly promising companies beyond North America.

The firm invests in therapeutics and devices, and digital health to a much lesser extent. The firm will not consider wearables. With regards to therapeutics, the firm is most interested in clinical stage companies (pre-clinical will most likely be considered too early stage) in the anti-infective space. The firm does look at other modalities and indications given that they are fairly advanced clinical assets. In terms of medical devices, the firm will consider those that are very close to, or already gained FDA approval. The firm is agnostic in terms of subsectors and indications, but is most interested in technologies that address a large market and can be applied in a wide scale. The firm has reviewed technologies in ophthalmology, cardiovascular, and pulmonary indications with positive interest.

The firm has no specific company or management team requirements, though strong intellectual property is considered a huge plus. The firm generally acts as a co-investor, but also engages fellow investors in their network to syndicate investment rounds.

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Hot Investor Mandate: Cross-Border Investment Firm Seeks Seed to Series B Investment Opportunities Globally with Strong China Angle

A firm headquartered in China with an additional office in USA, is currently managing a venture capital fund in RMB with a total of 500 MM RMB (~70MM USD). The firm is currently focusing on the early-stage (from angel to series B) investments, with initial investment ranging from 3MM RMB (400,000 USD) to 5MM RMB (700,000 USD). The management team supports the firm with decades of experience in both the U.S. and China and is open to investing globally.

The firm has a general interest in the early-stage life science technology assets, especially therapeutics and medical devices. The fund also opens to diagnostics and healthcare IT, with the proven record of investing in hospital AI service platforms.

The firm prefers companies with China Angle, especially companies who are willing to register an entity/branch/joint venture in China.

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Hot Investor Mandate: Western Europe VC Invests in Rare Disease Therapies and Diagnostics Globally

A venture capital firm based in Western Europe owns several funds and currently focuses on investments in Europe based diagnostics companies. The firm invests in Europe and North America, and typically allocates about €5 million equity to each portfolio company, generally over several tranches.

The firm invests in therapeutics and diagnostics to treat rare diseases.  The firm is agnostic regarding technologies and indication areas, and typically invests early but is open to companies with assets ranging from preclinical development through Phase II.

The firm prefers to invest in companies that can present an exit opportunity in 3-5 years, usually through a pharmaceutical industry partnership.

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Hot Investor Mandate: USA-Based Private Investment Firm Invests Up to $50M in Both Public & Private Companies with High Impact Investment Angle

A private investment partnership based in the USA is dedicated to providing impact investment capital to life science and healthcare companies in both public and private markets. The firm can invest from $1 – 50M depending on the stage of development of the company. The firm is open to global opportunities and has expertise with working in global markets.

The firm is most interested in therapeutics opportunities, and medical devices to a lesser extent. The firm looks for technologies that have the potential to make a significant impact to the global population. In therapeutics, the firm can look as early as pre-clinical to Phase I/IIa. For devices, the firm looks for those that are close to 510k FDA approval.

The firm invests in both publicly traded and privately owned companies. The firm prefers to work with experienced, transparent management teams with clearly demonstrated growth and defined (or capable of helping define) exit strategy. The firm prefers to lead and requires a board of directors seat.

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Hot Investor Mandate: Investment Firm Representing High Net Worth Family Office Invests Broadly Across Therapeutics, Devices, and Diagnostics in USA and Europe

An investment firm that represents a high net worth family office has offices in Western Europe. The firm makes equity investments in life science companies, typically at the Series B stage or later; the firm allocates a total of EUR 3-10 million over the life of an investment. The firm invests in Europe and the US.

In the life science sector, the firm invests in medical applications (therapeutics, diagnostics, and medical devices), life science services and tools, and agtech / food tech. For therapeutics companies, the firm only invests in companies with assets that have obtained data from in-human clinical trials (at minimum, human safety data is required). For medtech or diagnostic companies, the product must be no more than 1 year from commercialization. The firm invests broadly in the life science field, but has a specific interest in technologies at the intersection between the healthcare and food industries, including nutraceuticals and the microbiome.

The firm is a hands-on investor that prefers to take a board seat and work closely with management, and therefore prefers to invest in companies located close to their offices. The firm prefers to invest as part of a strong syndicate that includes experienced investors with whom the firm has pre-existing connections.

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