LifeArc Early Ventures
Funds early-stage life science ventures with seed and Series A equity across therapeutics and medical device innovation.
LifeArc Early Ventures is the equity investment arm of LifeArc, a UK self-funded medical research charity that translates laboratory discoveries into treatments for rare diseases and global health conditions. Operating as LifeArc Ventures, the programme provides Seed and Series A equity investment to early-stage life science companies, with the possibility of significant follow-on investment reser…
Seed and Series A equity investment in early-stage life science companies across therapeutics, HealthTech, and medical devices within LifeArc's five disease focus areas.
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