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CTI Life Sciences Fund L.P.

Venture capital

Montréal · Seed–Late Stage · 9 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Canadian life sciences VC co-created with a major pension fund, acting as a semi-institutional anchor that catalyzes hundreds of millions in follow-on capital despite modest ~$245M fund size.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Montréal, QC, CA
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2006
Last 12 months
1 investment
AUM
$280M
Tracked investments
42

Team · 9 people

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What they invest in

from 16 of 42 portfolio companies

Biotech ×16Healthtech ×6AI & Machine Learning ×3Medical Devices ×3Deep Tech ×2Digital Health ×2Longevity ×1

HQs:United States×4Canada×2

Investments · 42 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12014 · 23 dated

Zymeworkszymeworks.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ZYMEDec 2014

Zymeworks is a biotechnology company that develops novel therapeutics for patients with difficult-to-treat diseases using its proprietary drug-development platforms and in-house R&D.

BiotechHealthtechVancouver, US

ALI TEHRANI(Executive Officer, Director)GORDON NG(Executive Officer)NEIL KLOMPAS(Executive Officer)SURJIT DIXIT(Executive Officer)DAVID TUCKER(Executive Officer)Paul Moore(Chief Scientific Officer)in

Board seatShermaine Tilley· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBrace PharmaLumira VenturesNextech InvestWUTIF Capital

Profound Medicalprofoundmedical.comin𝕏NASDAQ: PROF

Profound Medical develops the MRI-guided TULSA Procedure (TULSA-PRO), an incision-free transurethral ultrasound ablation system for treating prostate tissue in men with conditions such as localized prostate cancer.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesMississauga

Arun Menawat(Executive Officer, Director)Rashed Dewan(Executive Officer)

BoardJean-Francois Pariseau(Director)Damian Lamb(Director)William Curran(Director)Samira Sakhia(Director)

Co-investorsFACIT (Fight Against Cancer Innovation Trust)Genesys Capital

Vaxcytevaxcyte.comNASDAQ: PCVX

Vaxcyte develops broad-spectrum vaccines to prevent bacterial infections, using a cell-free protein synthesis platform and synthetic chemistry techniques.

BiotechHealthtech

Grant Pickering(Founder)in

Co-investorsBioRock VenturesForesite CapitalFrazier Life SciencesLongitude CapitalRA Capital

Oligonoligon.comin𝕏✓ verified

Oligon Therapeutics develops RNA-based multi-targeting drugs using its SeekR platform, which combines RNA aptamer oligo-binders with siRNA silencers into a single self-delivering molecule for precise targeting of specific cell types, including T-cells and cancer cells.

AI & Machine LearningBiotech

Thryvtrxthryvtrx.comin𝕏✓ verified

Thryv Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech developing precision-medicine treatments for genetic arrhythmia syndromes and acquired cardiometabolic diseases using selective inhibitors of serum glucocorticoid inducible kinase 1 (SGK1).

BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices

Paul F. Truex(Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer)Debra Odink(President & Chief Development Officer)Amy Sehnert(Chief Medical Officer)Matt Killeen(Chief Business Officer)

BoardSaumya Das(Chief Scientific Advisor)

Co-investorsLumira VenturesadMare BioInnovationsAmzak HealthFonds de solidarité FTQ

Ability Pharmaabilitypharma.comin𝕏

AbilityPharma is a biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class drug candidates for cancer, using autophagy as a therapeutic strategy to selectively induce cell death in cancer cells.

BiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsCapital Cell

Aeovian

Clinical-stage biotherapeutics company developing mTORC1-specific inhibitors.

Aeovian Pharmaceuticalsaeovian.com

Aeovian Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing selective small molecule inhibitors to treat rare genetic and age-related diseases caused by dysregulated cellular metabolism.

BiotechBerkeley, US

Allison J. Hulme(CEO & President)John Kincaid(Chief Scientific Officer)Davis Ryman(Executive Officer)Micah Zajic(Executive Officer)Ian Massey(Executive Officer)Stelios Tzannis(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCoastCapFJ LabsSofinnova VenturesvenBio PartnersvenBio Global Strategic

Apollo Health Venturesapollo.vcin𝕏Jan 2026

Apollo is a venture capital firm that invests in life-science and biotechnology startups, combining entrepreneurial expertise with deep scientific knowledge to support early-stage companies in drug development and personalized medicine.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechLongevity

Nils Regge(Co-Founder & General Partner)in

Co-investorsBLN CapitalCoastCapFJ LabsKfW CapitalTruVenturo GmbHForesite Capital+3 more

Cellaegis
Cervelo Pharmaceuticals
Chlorion Pharma
DalCor

Precision cardiology company built around a Phase 3-ready asset from the Montreal Heart Institute.

Dalcor Pharmacheuticals
Domain Therapeuticsdomaintherapeutics.comin𝕏

Domain Therapeutics develops drug discovery and development therapies that target GPCRs to modulate the immune system, focusing on immuno-oncology and inflammatory diseases.

BiotechDigital Health

Co-investors3B Future Health Fund

enGeneengene.comin𝕏

enGene is a genetic medicine company developing drug therapies across oncology, urology, and other therapeutic areas, with a focus on patient outcomes.

BiotechMedical Devices

Co-investorsLumira Ventures

Enobia
Epitopeaepitopea.comin

Epitopea develops off-the-shelf cancer vaccines targeting aberrantly expressed tumor-specific antigens using its proprietary CryptoMap platform.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMontreal, CA

Claude PerreaultPierre Thibault

Co-investorsAdvent Life SciencesCambridge Innovation CapitaladMare BioInnovationsFonds de solidarité FTQ

Find Therapeuticsfindtherapeutics.comin𝕏

Find Therapeutics develops therapies that precision-target membrane receptors to treat demyelinating diseases.

Biotech

Glycomine

Developing therapies for congenital disorders of glycosylation combining replacement therapies with intracellular delivery vehicles.

BiotechSan Francisco, US

Agnes Rafalko(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPeter C.M. McWilliams(Director)Giacomo Chiesi(Director)Christopher Starr(Director)

Co-investorsAdvent Life SciencesChiesi VenturesRemiges Ventures, Inc.RiverVest Venture PartnersSanderling VenturesSanofi Ventures

Glypharma
Ilkos
Imv

BiotechDartmouth

James Hall(Director)Julia P. Gregory(Director)Wayne Pisano(Director)Markus Warmuth(Director)Andrew Sheldon(Director)Pierre Labbe(Executive Officer)

Kainova

Platform producing potential best-in-class assets against GPCR targets with strong pre-clinical data.

Kainova Therapeutics
Medicago
Neuraxon
Oligon Rna Therapeutics
Phemi

Co-investorsYaletown Partners

Phenomic AIphenomic.aiin

Phenomic AI is a biotech company developing therapies for solid tumors using a machine-learning-powered transcriptomics platform that analyzes single-cell RNA data to identify drug targets and understand tumor biology.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechToronto, CA

Sam Cooper(Co-founder & CTO)Oren Kraus(Co-founder)

Co-investorsCantos VenturesAV8 VenturesGarage CapitalHemi Ventures, LlcToronto Innovation Acceleration PartnersHike Ventures+1 more

Precithera
Profound

MRI-guided ablation improving survival outcomes with a less invasive approach than traditional methods.

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Co-investorsFirst Bight VenturesSwanlaab Venture FactoryAbstract VenturesGeneral CatalystUnion Square Ventures (USV)Y Combinator

Somnus Therapeutics
Targegen
Thryv

First-in-class treatment for the rare pediatric cardiology disease Long QT Syndrome, with strong Phase 2a efficacy.

Thryv Therapeutics
Visterraacquired by Otsuka

Hierotope platform for precision biologics; acquired by Otsuka.

Co-investorsCycad Group LLCLux CapitalMRL Ventures Fund

Xagenisc
XTuit PharmaceuticalsJan 2014

BiotechWaltham, US

Garry Nicholson(Executive Officer, Director)Edward Freedman(Executive Officer)Rakesh Jain(Director)

BoardRobert Langer(Director)David Mott(Director)Alan Crane(Director)

Co-investorsPolaris Partners

Exits · 4

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

ZymeworksNASDAQ: ZYMEProfound MedicalNASDAQ: PROFVaxcyteNASDAQ: PCVXVisterraacq. by Otsuka

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has CTI Life Sciences Fund L.P. made?
CTI Life Sciences Fund L.P. has 40 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
What stage does CTI Life Sciences Fund L.P. invest at?
CTI Life Sciences Fund L.P. invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does CTI Life Sciences Fund L.P. focus on?
CTI Life Sciences Fund L.P. focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
Where is CTI Life Sciences Fund L.P. located?
CTI Life Sciences Fund L.P. is headquartered in Montréal, CA.
Does CTI Life Sciences Fund L.P. lead rounds?
CTI Life Sciences Fund L.P. typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does CTI Life Sciences Fund L.P. co-invest with?
CTI Life Sciences Fund L.P. most often shares deals with Advent Life Sciences, Lumira Ventures, Sofinnova Partners, among 40 tracked co-investors.

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