2M BioTech (Claria Bioscience)

2M Biotech is a family office investment vehicle founded in 29 and based in Dallas Texas. The firm manages an evergreen structure and is looking to make equity investments into companies ranging from $.5 ? $5 million with a preference for the middle of that range. The firm is also willing to co-invest with investors they either know well or are able to get a strong reference for. The firm looks to invest in Seed and Series A rounds and looks to take a significant stake in the company?s equity. The firm prefers to invest in companies that are not located in an areas highly saturated with venture capital. The firm plans to make 3-4 new investments over the next 12 months.
Melissa Krauth
Principal 

Action Potential Venture Capital

Action Potential Venture Capital is an evergreen strategic venture capital fund of GlaxoSmithKline which closed at $1 million in 213 and is managed by a small dedicated team based in Cambridge Massachusetts and Palo Alto California. The fund focuses on investments in companies developing pioneering bioelectronic medicines (essentially neuromodulation devices) and related enabling technologies. The initial investments are typically ranging from $5-$7 million in Series A and the fund will also consider follow-on investments. Action Potential Venture Capital looks for investment opportunities globally.
Website:
www.gsk.com
Sector Interest
Biotech Phase of Development
Medtech Phase of Development
Capital Structure Preference
Investment Stage Preference
Imran Eba
Partner 

Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute United States

The Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI), founded in 2008 as a 501c(3) non-profit organization, is a patient-centric, international research consortium driving research otherwise not possible, evidenced by ALCMI's current clinical studies CASTLE, INHERIT EGFR T790M, Genomics of Young Lung Cancer and others. ALCMI overcomes barriers to collaboration via a world-class team of investigators from 21+ institutions in the U.S., France, Italy, Spain and U.K., supported by dedicated research infrastructures such as centralized project management, tissue banks and data systems. ALCMI directly facilitates research by combining scientific expertise found at leading academic institutions with patient access through our network of community cancer centers – accelerating novel research advancements to lung cancer patients. 

Mr Steven Young
Mr Steven Young
LinkedIn logo President & COO 
BIO

Steven W. Young serves as the President & Chief Operating Officer of the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute, a patient-founded/-focused non-profit research consortium directly linking more than 20 academic and community centers via shared infrastructures (biorepository, data system) and centrally managed intramural translational projects in the United States, France, Italy and Spain.  After transitioning from the clinical research information technology industry, Mr. Young had played a central role in the development and evolution of the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium as its Executive Director from 2003 through 2008.  Earlier still, he served as Director of the National Institutes of Health-funded General Clinical Research Center at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Pediatric Clinical Research Center at Cornell University College of Medicine, both in New York City.  Mr. Young resides in Weston, Connecticut with his wife and two sons.

Advent Life Sciences United Kingdom

Advent Life Sciences

We invest predominantly in early and mid-stage life sciences companies.  We seek to back truly innovative companies that have a first-in-class or best-in-class approach and who are looking for a well-connected partner on the road to success.

Our investments cover a range of sectors within life sciences, including new drug discovery, enabling technologies, med tech and diagnostics.Advent Life Sciences is one of Europe’s leading venture teams investing in life sciences businesses. We are a deliberately small, and highly focused team of senior individuals, with long-standing track records of entrepreneurial and investment success across the UK, Europe and the USA.

Real people. Real insight. Real value.

Innovation. Clarity. Execution.

 

 


Dr Dale Pfost
Dr Dale Pfost
LinkedIn logo General Partner 

ALIAD France

ALIAD is the venture capital subsidiary of the Air Liquide Group (L'Air Liquide S.A.), one of the largest multinational providers of industrial and medical gases and related activities, headquartered in Paris, France. The healthcare division of the Air Liquide Group has been playing a significant role in healthcare with over €2 billion in revenue. 
ALIAD aims to promote the Group’s growth and access to innovations through taking minority stakes in innovative technology start-ups outside the Group. ALIAD can lead or co-invest with other investors. Typical allocations are made in equity and range from €1-10 million. ALIAD is currently seeking new opportunities across a wide geography, including Western Europe, North and South America and Asia.

Greg Fleming
Investment Director 

American Heart Association

The American Heart Association is a non-profit foundation that was founded 1924. The firm looks to make equity investments into companies of up to $25 generally in the seed or series A stage. The firm is looking to invest in companies located throughout the United States and is currently seeking new investment opportunities.
Website:
www.heart.org
Investor Type
Biotech Subsector
Biotech Phase of Development
Medtech Phase of Development
Capital Structure Preference
Investment Stage Preference
Ross Tonkens
Director Science and Technology Accelerator 

Apple Tree Partners United States

Apple Tree Partners is a private equity fund that was established in 1999 and based in New York, NY, with satellite offices in Princeton, NJ, Cambridge, MA and Brussels, Belgium. The firm controls up to $1.75 billion in assets under management and makes equity investments ranging from $100,000 for academic spinouts to $150 million dollar in later stage deals. The firm seeks to make investments around the globe with a focus on creating and building companies located within the US and Europe.

Year Founded
1999
Investor Type
Biotech Phase of Development
Medtech Phase of Development
Capital Structure Preference
Investment Stage Preference
Sam Hall
Principal 
Aaron Kantoff
Vice President 

Artiman Ventures

Artiman is a venture capital company founded in 2 and based in Palo Alto California. The firm is currently making investments out of its fourth $2 million fund. The firm makes seed and venture investments into firms ranging from a few hundred thousand to $5 million depending on the stage and financial requirements of the company. The firm has a preference for companies based in Silicon Valley but will consider opportunities globally and looks to make around 5 investments per year.
Akhil Saklecha
Managing Director 

Asset Management Ventures

Asset Management Ventures is a private investment firm funded by a single LP and is based in California USA. The firm invests in seed and early-stage health technology companies. The typical investment size for seed investment ranges from $25K to $1M (usually in equity or convertible notes). For early-stage companies the firm typically co-invests with other VC firms in Series A and B financing and the investment size will depend on the company?s financial needs. The firm is geographically agnostic but prefers start-ups to be based on the West Coast. The firm is actively seeking new investment opportunities.
Richard Simoni
Managing Partner