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LifeArc Ventures, established in 2017, operates as part of LifeArc, a self-financing medical research charity based in the UK. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in science-led companies within the life sciences sector, managing a portfolio of 15 companies. Their investment strategy emphasizes translational scientific research and companies with protectable intellectual property.
LifeArc Ventures primarily invests in Seed and Series A funding rounds, with potential for significant follow-on investments. The firm targets sectors such as therapeutics, HealthTech, and medical devices, emphasizing companies with outstanding scientific founders and a strong UK science base, while remaining open to global opportunities.
Notable portfolio companies include Exciva, developing therapies for Alzheimer's disease; GlycoEra, focused on protein degraders for autoimmune diseases; and Fluid Biomed, commercializing a polymer-based brain stent for aneurysms. Other companies include AviadoBio, creating transformative medicines for neurodegenerative disorders, and Cumulus Neuroscience, which monitors CNS diseases with a digital biomarker platform.
Submit your pitch through their form at lifearcventures.com or email ventures@lifearc.org with your deck.
LifeArc Ventures often leads Seed and Series A funding rounds, providing initial capital to promising life sciences companies.
The firm is open to significant follow-on investments in successful portfolio companies, supporting their growth beyond initial funding.
Specific fund size details are not disclosed, but LifeArc Ventures operates as part of a larger medical research charity with substantial resources.
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