Stage FocusSeed, Series A, Series B+
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
BiotechMedtechRobotics
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeDeepTech Purist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
Prospect Venture Partners is a life sciences venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 1997 by Alex Barkas, Ph.D. and David Schnell, M.D. It has raised more than $1 billion in committed capital across three funds — Prospect Venture Partners I, II and III — and invests in biomedical companies from seed through growth stage.
Managing Director Russell Hirsch, M.D., Ph.D., prev...
Notable Investments
I
Intuitive SurgicalH
Hansen MedicalA
AVEO PharmaceuticalsP
Portola PharmaceuticalsD
DFineN
NinePoint MedicalM
Millennium PharmaceuticalsSimilar Funds
LV
Lumira Ventures
Toronto, Canada
Pure DeepTechBiotechMedtechRoboticsSeedSeries A
MC
MBX Capital
New York, United States
Pure DeepTechBiotechMedtechRoboticsPre-SeedSeed
3B
3E Bioventures Capital
China
Pure DeepTechBiotechMedtechSeedSeries A
AL
Advent Life Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Pure DeepTechBiotechMedtechSeedSeries A
AV
Alix Ventures
San Francisco, United States
Pure DeepTechBiotechSynthetic BiologyMedtechPre-SeedSeed
Bold Capital Partners
Santa Monica, United States
Pure DeepTechBiotechAIMedtechSeedSeries A