A venture capital firm with offices worldwide closed a $500M fund in 2016. The firm invests mainly in early-stage technology companies (i.e. internet, SaaS, consumer-tech, etc.) with high disruptive potential and seeks to be the first institutional investor, but dedicates a small amount of capital (about 20% of the fund) to later-stage companies as well. Typically, first checks fall in the $2-5M range in Seed to Series A rounds, but the firm has made investments as small as $250K. Overall, the firm invests in over 20 companies per year across North America and Asia. In terms of healthtech specifically, the firm makes 1-2 USA-based and 1 China-based investments per year.

In the healthcare sector, the firm is mainly interested in healthcare IT opportunities and will not consider therapeutics or medical devices. The firm will stray away from anything that involves FDA regulatory approval. Previous investments of the firm have included tools to improve physician workflow, healthcare AI applications, and wearable health trackers for a consumer market. Companies do not need to be generating revenue prior to investment.

The firm invests in private companies with strong technology and can work with different kinds of management teams that are ideally devoted full-time to the company. The firm will almost always act as the lead investor and seek board representation, staying actively involved in their portfolio companies. The firm prefers to have a syndicate of co-investors invest alongside the firm, but this is not an absolute requirement.

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A venture capital firm based in Europe with an additional office in New York manages €176 million in total assets across two funds. The firm typically makes equity investment into early-stage life science companies. The typical investment size ranges from €0.5million-€8million ($0.7million-$10million). The current fund aims to make 10 to 15 investments. The firm generally invests in companies based in the US and Europe.

The firm is currently looking for new investment opportunities in the life science space. The firm focuses on Therapeutics, Diagnostics and Medical Devices sectors. The firm is very opportunistic in terms of subsectors and indications, and it is most interested in companies in pre-clinical and clinical stages. In the past, the firm was active in therapeutics companies targeting drug delivery and gene therapy. The firm was also active in device companies developing single use cardiovascular devices and implantable devices.

The firm primarily invests in private companies with experienced management teams, but it will also consider public companies, depending on the opportunity. The firm seeks to take a board seat in its portfolio companies.

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The corporate venture / life science investment arm of a life science and medical equipment manufacturer invests from an evergreen fund. The firm prefers to invest at company formation / seed stage, but no later than Series A. Typical investments range from USD1-5M, but the fund will make larger tranched investments in case of therapeutic opportunities. The firm invests in companies worldwide. The firm can act as either a lead or a co-investor role. The firm prefers to invest at company formation or seed stages, with the latest stage they will invest being Series A.

The firm has four current focus areas: women’s health/fertility, life sciences tools & diagnostics, biotech (novel therapeutics), and PMA medical devices. The firm is interested broadly across all indications within these sectors.

The firm prefers to invest in teams with a strong track record, but has also worked with first-time entrepreneurs. The firm may or may not take a board seat in a portfolio company. If a company is seeking to expand into Asia, the firm can leverage the capabilities of its parent company to help companies with regulatory affairs, market access and distribution, especially in the life sciences tools and fertility markets.

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A transatlantic investment fund based in the Netherlands manages four healthcare technology funds. The firm focuses on investing in companies developing therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and digital health. The firm prefer to invest in clinical stage therapeutics companies and commercial stage diagnostics/medical technology companies. The investment size ranges from €5 million up to €30 million. The firm is seeking to make 2-3 investments over the next 6-9 months, targeting companies based in the U.S. and Europe.

The firm is currently looking for new investment opportunities in Diagnostics, Medical Devices and Digital Health spaces. The firm is very opportunistic in terms of subsectors and indications. The firm primarily invests in Europe-based diagnostic companies, and US-based medical device, diagnostics and digital health companies.

The firm does not look at therapeutics or biotech R&D service technologies. For diagnostics and medical devices, the firm is interested in companies with commercial-stage/revenue-generating products, but may also look opportunistically at earlier stage technologies. These may include 510K devices where the FDA clearance is very close and/or where reimbursement is the last hurdle and feel confident in the path to reimbursement. For digital health, the firm looks opportunistically at companies beyond the Series A stage.

The firm focuses on investments in private companies and it will consider pre-revenue companies, depending on the opportunity. The firm prefers to invest in companies with experienced and committed management team.

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A multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan with a US subsidiary division is actively looking globally for opportunities to in-license cutting-edge, early stage therapeutic assets.

The firm’s external R&D is focused on both neurodegerative and neurodevelopmental diseases including Parkinson’s disease, autism, Rett Syndrome, fragile X, and lysosomal storage diseases. The firm is also interested in diabetes, immunology, and infectious diseases. The firm is seeking platform technology with new MOA such as gene therapy, stem cell therapy, and monoclonal antibody acting on new targets. The firm prefers early stage, pre-POC assets.

The firm is looking for assets that would be strategic a fit with its current portfolio. The firm is willing to negotiate regional rights based each therapeutic field. For example, in immunology and neurology, the firm would prefer both US and Asia rights. In diabetes, infectious diseases, and other areas, the firm can request Asia rights only.

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A venture capital firm based in Michigan, USA is investing exclusively in early stage and seed investments in medical device companies. The firm provides seed, first, or second round of financing, typically in equity. The initial investment in a company ranges from $250K to $3M, with follow-on financing rounds. Accordingly, the firm invests between $2-6M over the life of an investment. The firm typically invests in companies that are based in the US, but may consider exceptional opportunities abroad. The firm is actively seeking new investment opportunities.

The firm is specifically looking for medical devices that address cardiovascular, orthopedic indications. The firm has no clinical requirements and will invest in design stage. The product must be based on strongly protected IP.

The firm prefers to invest in companies that are not looking to develop their own sales team, but rather developing a technology that can be sold at a healthy premium to a company which already has the requisite sales and marketing teams in place. The firm generally takes a board seat, but is not a requirement. In addition, the firm prefers to assume a role on the company’s scientific advisory board. The firm is looking for companies with a strong and experienced management team.

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A venture capital firm backed by a China-based investment group was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, CA. The firm closed its inaugural fund of $300M and is actively seeking new investment opportunities. The fund will make 15-20 investments in total with no set number of investments per year. The firm will be actively involved in their portfolio companies and will invest $15-20M over the life of the company. Initial check sizes will depend on the company’s stage of development and their needs prior to investment. The firm will invest mainly in USA-based companies but may invest up to 20% of the fund in companies based in Western Europe.

The firm is focused solely on early-stage therapeutics and will not consider opportunities in medical devices, diagnostics, healthcare services or healthcare IT. The firm is primarily interested in traditional therapeutic modalities – programs that aim to discover and develop small molecule, antibody/protein-based clinical candidates will be considered. The ideal stages of development would be anywhere from IND candidate (12-24 months from the clinic) through Phase I, and the firm is open to all indications including orphan and rare diseases.

The firm can work with all types of management teams and places more importance on their technology. The firm can both lead and co-invest along syndicates and will generally seek board representation in portfolio companies.

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