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A group founded by medical device experts seeks to allocate 5-20 Million RMB (0.7-3 Million USD) in various early stage life science opportunities. The firm seeks to make several investments in the upcoming year and focusing on opportunities raising angel,  pre-A, Series A, and B rounds. The firm seeks to make use of their founders’ expertise and successes in the medical device industry to help guide their investments towards growth and success. The firm is investing out of a CNY fund and as a result, is currently focused on companies willing to start a joint venture in China. 
 
The firm is primarily interested in medical devices and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) technologies and/or companies. More specifically, they’re interested in opportunities in areas related to cardiology, neuromodulation, in vitro diagnostics, and imaging as that is where they have the most expertise. However, they are willing to look at other areas as well so long as the opportunity is interesting and has the potential to be developed. The firm is also interested in investing in R&D services as well. The firm’s most recent investment was in a company that utilized AI to process images in order for better and faster diagnoses. 
 
The firm heavily prefers that the company has a China angle to work with. They believe that they can contribute more to companies who wish to work in China through connections they have already made such as through helping acquire non-dilutive funds from the government of China and utilizing various connections in industrial parks across China. The firm also wishes to work with companies that are willing to work with the partners at the firm so that they can utilize their prior experiences to help the companies grow. 
 

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A multi-asset strategy single family office is involved in real estate management and venture investments. The group has offices in US and China, and the firm’s venture investment arm seeks to invest in early-stage, innovative technology companies. The firm typically engages in seed to series A rounds and prefers life science and healthcare companies with high-tech components. The initial check size from $100K-1M USD. The firm is interested in companies based in the US. 

The firm possesses extensive expertise in cross border investments and collaboration. The firm can leverage its local networks and resources if their portfolio companies have the willingness to expand their businesses in China on various fronts, such as securing additional funding. Because of this unique strategic advantage, the firm maintains a special interest in companies with a China angle and firms with products or technologies suited for the Chinese market. 

While the firm is primarily focused on therapeutics, the firm may review technologies in medical device, diagnostic, or digital health sectors on a very selective basis if there is a strong strategic alignment. 
 
The firm seeks life science and healthcare companies that incorporate high-tech components, such as AI in healthcare and life sciences. The firm is open to considering medical devices, and digital health, and its opportunistic regarding subsectors and indications. Due to the scientific background of its team, the firm is particularly interested in chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. 
 
There are no specific requirements for the company and the management team. 

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A USA-based venture capital firm focuses on biotech investments with particular interest in the following indications: oncology, immunology, CNS/neurology, among others. The firm also invests in rare and orphan diseases. The firm is generally stage agnostic, and can invest in anywhere from pre-clinical to pre-launch, commercial stage companies. The firm is capable of investing up to $15M over the life of the company, and is open to acting as either the lead/co-lead or co-investor. 
 
The firm focuses on investments in therapeutics companies across all stages of development, from pre-clinical, clinical, to commercial stage. The firm is most interested in indications of high unmet medical need, including oncology, immunology, neurology, and rare diseases and may seek assets in other indications on a case-by-case basis. 
 
The firm seeks to work with companies backed by a experienced management team with strong scientific expertise. The firm invests in both public and private companies, and is open to acting as either the lead/co-lead or co-investor. 

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A biotech early stage investment firm invests from an Evergreen Fund backed by a Family Office. The firm has a fund size of $50M and an average ticket size range from $250K to $1M. The firm mainly focuses on early-stage biotechnology and medical device companies and is looking to invest in seed to pre-A round. 
 
The firm is looking for new investment opportunities across a wide spectrum of life science sectors. The current pipeline includes biotechnology platforms, medical devices, therapeutics and service platforms. 
 
The firm does not have any specific requirements for companies and their management teams. Th firm can act as a lead or co-investor. 

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A venture capital firm based in the USA is currently investing from their second fund. The firm invests globally in medically related early-stage companies. Initial size of investment ranges from $250 – 500K. While the firm is focused on USA-based companies, the firm is open to considering companies across the globe. 
 
The firm invests in medical device, diagnostics, and digital health companies. The firm is generally opportunistic and will consider any promising technologies that address unmet medical need. The firm has looked at AI companies, digital health/software companies implementable in medical practices, etc. In terms of stage of development, the firm is open to investing as early as pre-prototype, given that the company has properly researched the idea behind their technology. 
 
The firm has no specific company or management team requirements, and is open to acting as either a lead or co-investor. 

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A strategic corporate venture capital fund of a pharmaceutical company seeks to make equity investment in startup companies that discover and develop innovative therapeutic products and/or drug-enabling platform technologies that demonstrate a clear potential to benefit cancer patients. Investment size can be flexible depending on the deal. The firm will also consider the option-type of investments and spin-outs, in addition to pure equity investments. The fund is currently seeking opportunities with a focus on US and Europe. 
 
The firm will consider early-stage (generally research to pre-IND) first-in-class/new biology-based approaches in drug discovery and innovative platform technologies for drug discovery, especially assets that have a strategic angle to the parent company’s pipeline. The firm considers a wide variety of modalities (biologics/oncolytic viruses and small molecules) as well as cell and gene therapy on an opportunistic basis. The firm’s primary indication of interest is oncology, but the firm is also interested in immunology, allergy, musculoskeletal, and orphan indications. 

While the firm is primarily focused on therapeutics, the firm may review technologies in medical device, diagnostic, or digital health sectors on a very selective basis if there is a strong strategic alignment. 
 
The firm is looking for teams with strong sector expertise. With the support of the firm’s established expertise in the field of oncology product discovery and development, the firm will provide financial resources and company outreach to build strategic alliances to help translate novel research and high potential drug candidates into cornerstone products. The firm may request regional option or rights on a case-by-case basis. 

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A VC firm is expressly focused on funding ophthalmic innovation. The firm invests in therapeutics, devices, and diagnostics that improve and preserve vision. The firm looks to identify and bring forward early stage investments with our deep knowledge of the space. The firm is currently allocating $100k-$750k+ utilizing convertible notes and equity in early stage companies (seed to Series B). The firm will both lead and co-invest as part of a syndicate. The firm is currently seeking new opportunities based in North America and Europe. 
 
The firm specializes in early-stage investments in innovative ophthalmic diagnostic and treatment solutions. The firm seeks to invest in a broad range of technologies applicable to ophthalmology, including small molecule and biologic therapeutics, low and high-risk medical devices, diagnostics, drug delivery, and software solutions. The firm would also consider generic drugs but with less interest. The firm considers companies at all stages, but prefers early stage projects with some clinical or other supporting data where it can add meaningful expertise outside of financial capital. 
 
The firm seeks management teams formed by experienced entrepreneurs with track records of success and scientists with domain expertise in their field. The firm opportunistically seeks board seats on a deal-by-deal basis particularly in situations where they can add meaningful value. 

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