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A venture capital firm based in the US is actively investing from their second fund. The firm is actively investing in the intersection of science, technology, and neurology, and has invested in over 30 companies to date. The firm invests primarily in Seed to Series A rounds. While the firm has mostly invested in USA-based companies, the firm is open to opportunities beyond. 
 
Within life sciences, the firm is interested in drug development and drug development-enabling tools and technologies, medical devices with a software component, and wearables. Relating to therapeutics, the firm is particularly interested in psychedelics and plant-based therapies. The firm is most interested in technologies that target mental & behavioral health and CNS/neurodegenerative disease. The firm is open to early-stage, pre-clinical companies. 
 
The firm has no specific company or management team requirements, and is open to acting as either lead or co-investor, seeking board representation when leading rounds. 

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A venture capital firm headquartered in Japan manages a fund dedicated specifically to life science investments. Though it could largely vary on a deal-by-deal basis, the firm’s initial size of investment is usually around $1M, with a significant portion dedicated to follow-on investments. Geographically, the firm is focused on companies headquartered in Japan and those that are looking to expand into the Japanese market. 
 
The firm is most interested in biotech and digital health technologies. The firm is very interested in emerging therapeutic technologies such as cell and gene therapy, as well as platform technologies. With regards to digital health technologies, the firm is most interested in (i) IT solutions for people in terms of health management, disease prevention, diagnosis, therapy, disease management, and nursing care; (ii) healthcare industry in terms of drug discovery & development, medical information, distribution system by leveraging AI, big data, IoT, VR, etc. The firm is opportunistic in terms of stage, and will seek opportunities that are pre-clinical and beyond. 
 
The firm is actively seeking opportunities in Japan and those that are looking to expand into Japan. The firm will prefer to lead investments in companies headquartered in Japan where they can best leverage their resources and network, but will generally follow larger syndicates for deals outside of Japan. 

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A healthcare and life sciences focused venture capital firm based in US and China has managed $600 million USD in total assets, including both USD and RMB funds. The firm has invested in over 50 companies with 10 successful IPO and acquisitions. The firm seeks Series A to Series B opportunities in healthcare and life sciences. Typical check size ranges from $5-15 million USD. The firm prefers to lead, especially for US and China based deals but is open to co-investing. The firm primarily considers companies based in the US and China but is open to opportunities globally. 
 
The firm looks for new opportunities in therapeutics, medical devices, medical services, the diagnostics (IVD) space and healthcare IT. The firm is opportunistic in terms of subsectors and indications. For therapeutics, the firm would like to see some clinical data or safety data. 
 
The firm does not have specific requirements for the management team. Management teams with successful track records would be preferable. The firm will likely seek board seats on a case-by-case basis. 
 
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A Venture Capital firm based in Western Europe invests exclusively in the life science space and is currently investing out of their first fund. The firm looks to invest in early-stage life science companies crossing all sectors and is opportunistic in terms of subsector and indication. The firm focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A and Series B investments and investments are in the form of equity. The firm makes investments ranging from $50K to $3M per round. The firm will consider opportunities globally. 
 
In the life sciences, the firm is looking for new investment opportunities in the therapeutics, diagnostics, digital health, medical device and femtech sectors. The firm is open to pre-clinical therapeutic companies and all three classes of medical devices. The firm has a broad investment interest and is opportunistic in terms of sub-sectors and indications. 
 
The firm looks for all types of management teams, however a proven track record is a plus. The firm is open to both leading and co-investing. If the firm leads, they seek board seat representation. 

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The firm is a life science venture capital firm with strong China expertise and global capabilities. Founded in 2017, the firm discovers, incubates and grows next-generation life science companies in early and growth stage, worldwide. Their portfolio companies pioneer differentiated therapies and enabling technologies to address major human diseases with high unmet medical needs. They operate offices in Boston, Shanghai, as well as Palo Alto. 
 
The firm focuses mostly on novel therapeutics, like small molecule, cell therapy, gene therapy, etc, while the firm is also open to enabling technologies and high-end specialty services. The firm is looking to invest from seed, first institutional round, to growth stage. 
 
The firm has no specific requirement for the company & management team. 

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A venture capital firm founded in 2022 and headquartered in the US invests in cancer-focused data accessibility and scalability, infrastructure, education and access, and IT and service start-ups as they look to fundamentally change the way cancer care is designed and delivered at scale. Drugs, therapeutics, or medical devices are not of interest. The firm will invest in Seed stage companies that are currently selling in the market. The firm is open to global companies, typically allocating between $250k-1.5M USD. The firm can act as a lead investor and co-investor. 
 
In terms of life science, the firm invests in cancer-focused digital health companies, however, does not invest in drugs, therapeutics, medical devices, and technologies that require FDA approval. 
 
The firm does not have specific management team requirements and does not require to take a board seat. 

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A venture capital fund founded in 2020 and headquartered in California invests in life science and healthcare companies that focus on mental health and wellness. The firm prefers to invest in Seed rounds but is open to Pre-Seed as well, with typical check sizes ranging from $500k-700k USD. The firm is open to global companies. 

The firm is open to drugs, digital health, diagnostics, and device companies with indications in psychiatry, neurology, and neuropsychiatry. Some categories of interest include psychedelic medicine & new compounds, neurotech & human augmentation, precision psychiatry, digital therapeutics, holistic medicine, metabolic psychiatry, digital health, and AI. The firm can invest as early as pre-clinical and in-development stages. 

The firm can co-lead for Pre-Seed rounds and does not require to take a board seat. The firm prefers to have at least one co-founder be full-time. 

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