Healthcare venture capital investors are a growing segment of the venture capital industry, investing in early stage or early to mid-stage companies that are developing medical technology or biopharmaceutical products. The healthcare sector is attracting more and more attention from both entrepreneurs and investors because of the potential for many new treatments and cures, creating a growing pipeline of opportunities for VCs to invest in. Here's our top 9 list of healthcare venture capital investors
Top 9 Healthcare Venture Capital Firms
1. RA Capital
RA Capital Management is an investment advisor based in Boston specializing in the life-sciences and drug development sectors. Their team has been investing since 2002 and is comprised of professionals with training in biology, chemistry, and medicine and also has industry and business development experience at the executive and board levels. They invest in companies with promising technologies and products. Their approach is to achieve a superior understanding of data, experimental/trial design, regulatory process, and commercial potential. When appropriate, they can offer their portfolio companies leads on in-licensing opportunities and strategic partnerships, as well as insight into the demands of the public markets.
Website: www.racap.com
Founded: 2001
Total fund size: $2B
Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth
Sector: Life Sciences, Biotechnology
Investment Geography: United States
RA Capital Management's most notable exits include Bristol Myers Squibb, FORMA Therapeutics, and Global Blood Therapeutics.
2. OrbiMed
OrbiMed is a healthcare-dedicated investment firm, with approximately $5 billion in assets under management. OrbiMed's investment advisory business was founded in 1989 with a vision to invest across the spectrum of healthcare companies: from private start-ups to large multinational companies. OrbiMed manages the Caduceus Private Investments series of venture capital funds and a family of public equity investment funds.
Website: www.orbimed.com
Founded: 1989
Total fund size: $8.6B
Sector: Biotechnology, Life Sciences
OrbiMed's most notable exits include Adaptive Biotechnologies, Invitae, and Athersys.
3. Rock Health
Rock Health is a full-service seed fund that invests and supports startups working in digital health. It exists to fund and support entrepreneurs working at the intersection of healthcare and technology. The fund offers funding, access to venture, legal and corporate partners, medical, and office space to its portfolio companies. They seek toinvest in relentless problem solvers and support them in growing scalable, sustainable businesses making a positive impact.
Rock Health portfolio investments include Omada Health, Collective Health, Virta, Doctor on Demand, Benchling, and other software-driven healthcare solutions that lower cost and improve outcomes to make healthcare massively better for every human being.
Rock Health was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Website: www.rockhealth.com
Founded: 2010
Total fund size: $5M
Stage: Seed, Series A
Sector: Health Care, Digital Health
Investment Geography: United States
Rock Health's most notable exits include Doctor On Demand, Augmedix, and DrChrono.
4. BoxGroup
The fund aims to invest in the consumer, enterprise, fintech, healthcare, life science, and marketplaces industries at the earliest stage, as early as pre-seed round and as late as Series A. It supports companies based on a conviction in the team and seeks entrepreneurs working at the beginning of movements in existing markets or new markets yet to be created and with visions to create the next generation of category-defining businesses. Their typical investment ranges from $200,000 to $500,000.
Adam Rothenberg and David Tisch founded BoxGroup in 2009 in New York, New York.
Website: www.boxgroup.com
Founded: 2009
Total fund size: $585M
Stage: Series A, Growth
Sector: Agnostic, Fintech, Consumer, Health Care, SaaS, Enterprise, B2B, Energy, Marketplaces, Biotechnology, Developer Tools
Ticket Size: $ 250K - $ 500K
Investment Geography: United States
BoxGroup's most notable exits include Lever, Warby Parker, and Blue Apron.
5. HealthTech Capital
HealthTech Capital is a group of private investors dedicated to funding and mentoring new HealthTech start ups at the intersection of healthcare with the computer and mobility worlds. HealthTech Capital is creating a new ecosystem with leading edge clinical providers, venture firms and other strategic industry players.
Website: www.healthtechcapital.com
Founded: 2010
Total fund size: $15M.
HealthTech Capital's most notable exits include Agile Therapeutics, HealthCrowd, and CSATS.
6. Karista VC
Karista is an early-stage venture capital firm created in 2001. We funded 90+ companies over the past two decades and support tomorrow’s game changers in the field of Health, Digital, Tech, and NewSpace. We have always worked to provide more than cash and partnered with entrepreneurs whom we share a common vision with.
Website: www.karista.vc
Founded: 2001
Total fund size: $281.1M
Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sector: Software, Health Care
Investment Geography: Europe
Karista's most notable exits include NAVYA, erytech, and Sequans Communications.
7. MPM Capital
MPM Capital is a healthcare investment firm that invests in early-stage companies developing innovative therapeutic technologies in oncology. The firm is founding and investing in life sciences companies both public and private that seek to cure major diseases by translating scientific innovations into positive clinical outcomes.
Website: www.mpmcapital.com
Founded: 1996
Total fund size: $3.9B
Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sector: Health Care, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
Ticket Size: $ 1M - $ 150M
Investment Geography: United States
MPM Capital's most notable exits include Athersys, Nevro, and TriNetX.
8. Blue Venture Fund
The Blue Venture Fund is unique collaboration between Blue Cross Blue Shield companies.
Website: www.blueventurefund.com
Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth
Sector: Health Care, Digital Health, Software, IT
Ticket Size: $ 1M - $ 20M
Investment Geography: United States
9. Oxford Science Enterprises
Oxford Science Enterprises is the university-partnered venture firm. We work with the University of Oxford to build companies that create fundamental technologies: science-based businesses capable of tackling the planet’s toughest problems. We invest in life science, AI and software, healthcare, and deep tech to create companies taking on challenges like nuclear fusion, quantum computing and developing treatments and cures for infectious diseases. Founded in 2015, we’ve raised over £600M to create a world-class technology ecosystem, and combine our deep experience with a network of investors, entrepreneurs and sector-experts to find co-investment, build businesses, and hire senior management talent.
Website: www.oxfordscienceenterprises.com
Founded: 2015
Total fund size: $325.8M
Oxford Science Enterprises's most notable exits include MiroBio, YASA, and Pepgen.
