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Bioluminescence Ventures

Venture capital

San Francisco · 1 people tracked

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Fund manager profile

Bioluminescence Ventures is a venture fund manager based in San Francisco. SEC filings show 2 venture funds on record, most recently Bioluminescence Ventures Fund II, L.P. ($127.1M offering) filed September 2023.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.

HQ
San Francisco, US
Founded
2023
Tracked investments
7

Team · 1 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 4 of 7 portfolio companies

Biotech ×3Healthtech ×3Medical Devices ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Cybersecurity ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Enterprise Software ×1

HQs:United States×7

Investments · 7 tracked

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By year:2024 · 12023 · 42022 · 12021 · 17 dated

Ensomaensoma.comMay 2023 · $50M

Ensoma is a genomic medicine company developing a platform for in vivo engineering of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), combining an off-the-shelf delivery system with a gene engineering toolkit intended to treat diseases with a one-time treatment.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US

Albert Seymour(Director)

BoardKush Parmar(Executive Officer, Director)inPaula Soteropoulos(Director)Stephen Knight(Director)in

Board seatKouki Harasaki· per SEC Form D

Co-investors5AM VenturesAju IB InvestmentCatalio Capital Management, LPDelos CapitalF-Prime CapitalSolasta Ventures+10 more

Karlsgatekarlsgate.comin𝕏Mar 2022SEC filingmedium confidence

Karlsgate provides a data governance and identity protection platform (the Karlsgate Identity Exchange) that lets organizations match, share, and collaborate on sensitive data across partners and AI workflows without transmitting raw identifiers, using locally generated cryptonyms and single-use protected values.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBudd Lake, US

Brian Mulllin(Executive Officer, Director)Xian Zhou(Executive Officer, Director)Kouki Harasaki(Director)

Board seatKouki Harasaki· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed Mar 2022

Co-investorsMotley Fool Ventures

ReCode Therapeuticsrecodetx.comin𝕏Sep 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

ReCode develops mRNA and gene correction therapeutics for genetic diseases, using proprietary lipid nanoparticle technology to deliver treatments to specific organs.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesMenlo Park, US

Dr. Daniel J. SiegwartArthur E Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatKouki Harasaki· per SEC Form D · $290M raise · filed Sep 2023

Co-investorsAju IB InvestmentEcoR1 CapitalEvolution VC PartnersMPM BioImpactOrbiMedOUP (Osage University Partners)+6 more

GEMMABiogemmabiotx.comDec 2024 · $34M

GEMMABio is a biotechnology company developing gene therapies for rare diseases using next-generation AAV technology, with programs spanning motor neuron disorders and skeletal and cardiomyopathies.

BiotechHealthtechPhiladelphia, US

James M. Wilson(Founder)

Co-investorsIKJ CapitalEarlybird Venture Capital

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Artificial, Inc.SURGE Therapeutics, Inc.Nido Biosciences

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies
Ensoma Raises $53M in Funding

Ensoma · finsmes.com · Sep 23, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Bioluminescence Ventures made?
Bioluminescence Ventures has 7 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
Where is Bioluminescence Ventures located?
Bioluminescence Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

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