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A VC firm headquartered in US has over USD 2.8 billion in assets under management, the firm will consider participating in financing companies throughout all stages but tends to prefer those that are early stage. The firm currently manages a variety of funds and invests in early-stage startups out of a dedicated fund with typical allocations between $150-500k. The firm utilizes various capital structures as determined on a case- by-case basis and has experience with equity investments, debt, convertible loans, and SAFEs. The firm focuses on investment quality over quantity and likes to emphasize being a globally connected firm that will invest regardless of geography.

The firm focuses on markets and founders that are developing technologies with long-term value and growth potential. In the life sciences, the firm is completely sector agnostics and will invest across all modalities within biotechnology, medical technology, digital health, and diagnostics. The firm tends to have a higher bar for biotech and pharma investments compared to the other life science modalities. The firm is phase agnostic and will invest in pre-clinical to on the market therapeutics as well as in development to on the market devices. The firm will invest in all classes of medical devices including Class II (510k) and Class III (PMA). The firm is disease agnostic and will consider companies across all indications.

The firm will work with both experienced and inexperienced management teams that are made up of smart and driven people that are passionate and knowledgeable about their company and technology. The firm will take a board seat as determined on a case-by-case basis and will participate as both a lead and co-investor.

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A venture capital firm invests in breakthrough technologies changing healthcare. The firm invests from pre-see/seed/pre-A. The fund’s LP’s include groups in the healthcare sector. The firm invests in USA, Europe, and Asia.

The firm invests in early stage life science startups with a focus on breakthrough technologies and sciences in healthcare. This includes genomic and synthetic biology technologies, digital health, ML/AI, therapeutics and diagnostics. The firm focuses on pre-IND assets in therapeutics. For technologies regulated as medical devices, the firm focuses on smart medical devices in the pre-commercial stage.

The firm’s partners have a strong clinical perspective; the firm has the capability to help portfolio companies develop clinical resources, and has helped academic scientists form companies to commercialize their discoveries.

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A corporate venture arm of a global pharmaceutical company. The firm seeks to make strategic investments into early-stage companies that are aligned with the firm’s R&D focus. For equity investments, the firm will lead, co-lead, or participate in syndicated financings.

The firm’s core focus is therapeutic platform technologies. The firm specifically targets investment opportunities that fall within the parent company’s therapeutic areas of interest: Oncology, Gastrointestinal Diseases, Neuro (non-behavioral), Rare Disease, and more. The firm is primarily interested in breakthrough platforms and is generally modality agnostic. The firm does not invest in single therapeutic assets, medical devices or diagnostics.

The firm focuses on early stage investments (Seed and Series A) in pre-clinical, therapeutic platforms. The firm invests using standard institutional venture investment terms without special rights or options.

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The corporate venture arm of a global company makes seed, venture and growth stage investments in companies in the life sciences space as well as other spaces like IT and mobility. The firm typically makes equity investments in the range of $3-5M per portfolio company. The firm primarily invests in life science companies based in the US, but due to the firm’s global presence, the firm can also invest in companies based in Asia. The firm has no current mandate for the number of allocations it plans to make in the space and will evaluate relevant opportunities as they surface.

The firm invests in early-stage companies in the biotech therapeutics, medical technology and devices, diagnostics, and healthcare IT sectors. The firm is sector and indication agnostic, and is opportunistic regarding company stage of development.

The firm is looking for companies with a strong and qualified management team or technical experts in the relevant technology. The firm can act as either a lead or co-investor.

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The venture capital arm of a global supplier of building materials as well as a manufacturer of innovative material solutions. The firm is looking for companies that will align with the parent company’s strategy for either equity investments, partnerships, licensing or acquisition. Within the life sciences, the firm will consider medical devices, novel materials, diagnostics, instruments and tools. The firm is willing to invest globally, and will invest as early as prototype/proof-of-concept stage.

Within the life sciences, the firm is interested in medical device, diagnostic or instrument and tool companies. The firm will consider all medical devices, but, if FDA approval is required, the firm prefers the company to be in the approval process. For diagnostics, the firm will consider both diagnostic/monitoring machines, tools, instruments & novel materials for Genomics & Cell & Gene therapies. The firm is also interested in instruments or tools that can be used in the medical field or for research purposes.

The firm can lead or co-invest in equity investing, and their involvement in the company after investment will depend on the partnership.

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A venture capital firm based in the USA is focused on investing in early-stage companies at the intersection of life sciences and technology, with an emphasis on neuroscience. The firm is interested in enabling technologies, biotech platforms, pharma tools, digital health, and health IT related to this area, and is currently looking to either lead or co-invest as part of a syndicate. The firm plans to invest in Seed and Series A rounds, with companies with proof-of-concept data. The firm will make $0.25-2M initial investments, and is currently focused on the US.

The firm will invest in therapeutic platforms, pharma tools, services, health IT, and digital health companies that are related to neuroscience and other related therapeutic areas including oncology, autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.

The firm is currently looking to lead or co-invest, and may take a board or observer seat, depending on the deal size, portfolio priorities, and operational needs.

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A global venture capital fund headquartered in Asia has a strong focus in the microbiome and adjacent fields. Atypical for a VC, the firm has multiple mechanisms to support early-stage innovators and entrepreneurs. In addition to equity investments, they have a sponsored research function that provides grants for academics or startups conducting fundamental research, which may lead to future pipelines or new companies. They are also involved in developing a deep phenotyping platform that follows changes in the microbiome of healthy participants for an extended period of time.

For capital investments, the firm is stage and country agnostic but tends to prefer earlier stages (Seed and Series A). Their interest within the microbiome field is diverse and not limited to therapeutics.  As scientists, entrepreneurs, and operators themselves, the firm fundamentally values the underlying science, team, as well as potential synergy with their mission and existing portfolio companies. Moreover, for startups looking to enter Japanese or Asian markets, the firm provides additional value through their extensive networks and track record of launching businesses in these geographies.

The firm is looking to partner with groups addressing complex challenges with the potential to impact society globally, with a preference for first-in-class or best-in-class innovations. While not exclusive, their current areas of high interest are: 1) skin microbiome/gut-skin axis, 2) women’s and infant microbiome, 3) gut-brain axis, 4) phage therapy, gene editing, and virome.  That said, the firm is open to any promising opportunities, even if they are not directly focused on the microbiome, provided they include amazing teams with a global vision to positively impact society.

The firm is looking for companies and technologies that can move its mission forward and have multiple options for funding, including equity investing and non-dilutive funding. They usually prefer syndicate investments with a smaller cheque size as an initial investment but may lead with substantial follow-on investments once the relationship is established.

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