Beyond Atlanta: 10 MORE Biotech Investors & Resources
Last week, we shared 8 firms in Atlanta that invest in healthcare and life sciences.
It’s an amazing list but many incredible startups are outside the investment theses of these firms.
I consulted the big guns to expand the list!
Insert Jane McCracken.
Founder, CEO, Board Member, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Angel Investor, Life Sciences Guru, and Awesome Human.
She has taken multiple companies public, led multiple companies as CEO, and founded multiple companies with successful exits (several in life sciences). And she lives RIGHT HERE IN ATLANTA. 🤯🚀🦄
Jane had great recommendations! (Duh.)
Here are 10 more investment resources to check out if you’re building in the life sciences, medical device, or biotech space.
**With a BONUS SECTION for “Who’s Who in Life Sciences in the Southeast.”**
Let the life science innovation continue!
10 More BioTech & Life Sciences Firms To Check Out!
(1) Ariel Savannah Angel Partners (ASAP)
Angel network in Savannah, GA
Many members are doctors
Primary focus is life sciences and biotech
ATL investments: OXOS, Skintelligent
(2) Hatteras Venture Partners
Based in Research Triangle Park, NC
Biopharma, med devices, diagnostics, disruptive healthcare IT
ATL investments: Clearside Biomedical, Gozio
(3) Council Capital
Based in Nashville, TN
Healthcare private equity firm ($5-50M revenue, $1M acquisitions)
ATL investments: Endochoice (med device), Ingenious Med (healthIT)
(4) Dynamk Capital
NYC-based firm focused on tools, tech, services to enable biologics discovery, development and manufacturing; no med devices or therapeutics
Stage agnostic, usually $500k-$5M check size
ATL investments: Lucid Scientific
(5) Seed to B
Digital health companies with early product market fit ($500k+)
🍑🍑 FROM ATL! (Yay! Snuck this one in.)
ATL investments: Moonlight Therapeutics, OncoLens
(6) GRA Venture Fund
Public-private venture fund investing in research-driven, Georgia-based startup companies including life sciences, manufacturing, agriculture, or technology
Big focus on GA-based university departments that are commercializing the tech
ATL investments: many
(7) Epidarex Capital
US + UK-based fund investing in biotech, pharmaceuticals, med devices, health tech in emerging or under-ventured research hubs
Full criteria here
ATL investments: Nyra Medical
(8) HealthQuest Capital
Growth-focused venture fund for healthcare transformers including med devices and diagnostics.
Invest $20-100M per company for commercial-stage scaling
(9) Oak HC/FT
Any stage investment (but usually later) for healthcare and fintech (thus, “HC/FT”)
Primarily digital health
ATL investments: OncoHealth
(10) NEA
Global firm with any stage investment (seed to public) in healthcare or life sciences
They write lots of big checks with a large portfolio; $25B under management
BONUS: Life Sciences Who’s Who in the Southeast
Southeast Life Sciences, a unified network for medtech and bioscience innovation, partnering, and investor relations in the SE
Maria Thacker Goethe, President & CEO of GA Bio
Sherry Farrugia, CEO at Global Center for Medical Innovation
Scott McCarty, Director of Life Sciences at Silicon Valley Bank
HUGE THANK YOU again to Jane McCracken for sharing her wealth of knowledge with The O’Daily! 🙏🙏🙏
If any of these firms or resources might be a fit for you, build that relationship and don’t forget to talk about the money!
What other life sciences firms or resources should we add to this list? Any tips for founders reaching out or pitching in life sciences??