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A venture capital fund based in the US looks to make initial equity investments ranging anywhere from $750,000 and up, with most investments falling in the $2-3M million range for the life of the investment. The firm is actively seeking new investments in the US.

The firm is interested in healthcare software companies and tech-enabled healthcare services, with a deep interest in software platforms for clinical trials and pharma services. The firm is interested in B2B SaaS business models and those that have some initial customer traction. The firm is not interested in therapeutics, medical devices, or diagnostics.

The firm does not look to take controlling investments in companies. They take a board seat following investment. The firm is interested in privately held companies.

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A venture capital firm in Taipei, Taiwan invests in several sectors including biotechnology, semiconductors, commerce, materials, and software. The firm will invest in companies in Series A and B in Taiwan, Japan, and the U.S. Typical check size ranges from $1-3M USD for early-stage deals. The firm also has an angel fund for Seed stage companies with typical check sizes ranging from $100-3000k USD. Currently, 70% of the firm’s portfolio companies are in Taiwan or Taiwanese-related and 30% are in the U.S. or Japan. The firm has an extended network in the U.S., especially from the Silicon Valley and Boston as most of the founding partners are from Stanford University. If the firm is investing in a Taiwanese company, they tend to lead investments, but for overseas investments, the firm will mostly act as a co-investor.

The firm focuses on biomaterials, medical devices and digital health at in-development or clinical stages. The firm does not invest in pharma or drug development. In terms of medical devices, the firm likes to look at surgery-related devices and for digital health, the firm like to look at software for long-term care. Though, firm is open to all indications and can look at orphan diseases depending on the technology.

The firm focuses on companies that can finalize assets by maximum of 9 years due to the limited fund. The firm may take an observer seat on a case-by-case basis.

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A multi-family venture fund is an active investor in the medical device sector, and is interested in opportunities in the western United States. Initial investments are typically about $150,000 with the potential for follow-on investments totaling $1 million and may be structured as equity or as debt. The firm offers support and expertise to portfolio companies but does not seek a board seat.

The firm is interested in medical technology and lab equipment, including electro-mechanical medical devices, active implantable devices, and surgical instruments. The firm invests only in companies that have already developed a prototype of their product, filed a patent application and have animal data.

The firm seeks to invest in strong management teams with prior experience in the medical device industry. The firm prefers to make investments with the potential to exit within 3-4 years.

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A venture capital investment firm based in the US that is supported by a family office who has invested in healthcare operating companies and real estate for over 30 years, seeks to invest in opportunities that align with their strategic interests. Investments in healthcare have included skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation therapy, institutional pharmacy, hospice, mental health tech, healthcare tech, and home health. The firm looks to work with early stage companies where they can leverage their operating platform.  As a private investor, the firm has a very flexible horizon and mandate – investment size can greatly vary on a deal-by-deal basis. The firm has about 20 companies in their its portfolio, and invests all across the USA.

The firm has a robust portfolio that ranges from healthcare to technology to consumer products. While the firm has a broad interest in healthcare, the firm is most interested in technologies that can leverage the firm’s operating platform and resources. The firm’s portfolio companies include workforce transformation, nurse staffing, medical billing, and Fintech that is focused on the healthcare sector, medical billing, and more. The firm also has a strong interest in technologies dedicated to mental & behavioral health. The firm is opportunistic in terms of stage of development. The firm does not consider therapeutics opportunities.

The firm seeks to partner with smart, thoughtful founders with a true commitment in their ideas. The firm is a hands-on investor and seeks to have an active role in their portfolio companies. As mentioned above, the firm is able to leverage its resources to support pilots and enable companies to test new ideas. The firm can also support companies in enhancing their business models, implementing scale through partnerships, and share their own experiences in developing world-class brands.

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A firm that is a division of a Japan-based manufacturer of various goods including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, etc. – one of the largest privately held companies in Japan – is actively looking for global partnering opportunities that complement the firm’s current research pipeline. Types of partnerships can include in-licensing, co-development, co-commercialization, and potentially more. Though the firm is capable of making investments and may expand upon their methods of partnering with early-stage companies, the firm does not currently have a dedicated venture capital fund.

The firm is primarily interested in therapeutics that complement the firm’s current research pipeline which includes assets in cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, peripheral arterial disease, and pain management. The firm is interested in novel compounds that they can develop through proof of concept, and is generally stage agnostic. While the firm has historically focused on small molecules, the firm has a growing interest in antibodies and cell therapies. In addition, the firm is strongly interested in platform technologies.

The firm does not have specific company or management team requirements.

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A venture capital firm that was founded in 2020 with general partners based in the USA has a $100M USD fund dedicated to early-stage life science ventures from Seed to Series A.  The initial size of investment ranges from $1-5M and the firm seeks to invest in up to 10-12 early-stage life science companies worldwide.

The firm operates under a model that differs from traditional venture capital. As a way of de-risking, the firm works closely with a CRO that provides services and guidance on clinical translation and regulatory approval to therapeutics and medical device portfolio companies. The firm also works very closely with founders. As a critical criterion, the firm prefers to assign a highly experienced CEO to their portfolio company as they strongly believe in the importance of the management team. Also, the firm mostly exits through licensing to large pharma, medtech, or services companies. They are opportunistic about other exit strategies such as IPO.

The firm focuses on therapeutics, diagnostics, and digital health. The firm will not consider digital health. For therapeutics, pre-IND products of all modalities are considered. Within diagnostics, all modalities with proof of concept are considered. The firm will consider opportunities in any indication area.

The firm prefers asset-centric products and focuses on the scientific merits of the product or technology. The firm has a strict vetting process done by a highly experienced team and prefers companies with IP in place. The firm acts as a lead and co-investor and will require board seating.

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An early-stage investment and development firm located in the US has more than $300 million in assets and operates under an “Evergreen” structure. The firm is flexible in investment size and structure, but prefer initial investments in the $1-5M range and the firm reserves additional funds for the subsequent funding of successful companies.

The firm invests in medical devices and research tools. For medical devices, the firm prefers those that can be approved under PMA guidelines. For research tools, the firm invests in technologies that enhance and enable the discovery and manufacture of therapeutics and diagnostics.

The firm seeks to invest in small, early-stage companies with a lean but strong and qualified management/execution team. The firm prefers to invest in companies in the U.S., but will consider opportunities in Europe, Israel and Australia.

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