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Cure Ventures

Venture capitalActively deploying

Boston · Pre-Seed–Series A · 22 people tracked

Also known as CURE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LP

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Investment thesis

Cure Ventures backs entrepreneurs developing breakthrough therapeutics to treat life-altering diseases. The firm emphasizes that people, not just capital, drive the creation of life-changing medicines, and it works hands-on alongside founders from company formation through to successful outcomes. Drawing on a legacy of notable labs, discoveries, and companies, Cure aims to impart lessons learned and support new drug-discovery modalities. Its culture centers on respect and a rigorous, fact-based commitment to science, with the ultimate goal of bringing patients closer to cures.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2021
Last 12 months
2 investments
AUM
$350M
VC funds
2
Tracked investments
27

Team · 22 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Louis Tartaglia· General Partner
Dr. Michael Aberman

Associated with portfolio company XenImmune.

Michael Aberman· Dr.

Associated with portfolio company XenImmune, which targets tumors by leveraging the immune response.

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Cure Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 15 of 27 portfolio companies

Biotech ×14Healthtech ×10Medical Devices ×4Deep Tech ×2Digital Health ×1Longevity ×1SaaS ×1

HQs:United States×10

Investments · 27 tracked

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By year:2025 · 42024 · 12022 · 16 dated

Tascatxtascatx.com✓ verified

Tasca Therapeutics develops novel cancer therapies using mass spectrometry-based proteomics to identify cancer-causing proteins with auto-palmitoylation modifications, targeting previously unknown binding pockets for difficult-to-treat cancers.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US

Dr. Milenko Cicmil(Co-founder & CEO)Dr. David Fisher(Co-founder)Dr. Xu Wu(Co-founder)Duojia Pan(Co-founder)

Alessa Therapeuticsalessatherapeutics.cominMay 2025

Alessa Therapeutics develops a proprietary drug-delivery platform for sustained and localized release of therapies to treat early-stage prostate cancer.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Carlos, US

Pamela Munster(Founder, Director & Chief Scientific Advisor)inCam Gallagher(President & Chief Executive Officer)inJohn Maroney(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardZachary Collins(Executive Officer)inSteve Tregay(Director)in

Board seatAnnie Mitsak· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsMission Bay CapitalMission Biocapital

Crosslink TherapeuticsinMay 2025

BiotechBoston, US

Ronald D. Seidel, III(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardCameron Gallagher(Director)Rodolfo Chaparro(Director)Andrew King(Executive Officer)in

Board seatLou Tartaglia· per SEC Form D

Aevumtxaevumtx.com

Aevum develops therapeutic molecules derived from exercise to treat disease.

BiotechLongevity

Clasp Therapeuticsclasptx.comin

Clasp Therapeutics develops off-the-shelf precision T cell engagers (its proprietary pHLАre molecules) that target mutant peptide-HLA complexes displayed on cancer cells, directing T cells to destroy tumors carrying common driver mutations such as KRas.

BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US

Co-investorsCatalio Capital Management, LPVivo CapitalCatalio Capital ManagementNovo HoldingsThird Rock Ventures

Kenaitxkenaitx.comin

Kenai Therapeutics develops iPSC-derived cell therapies and gene-modified medicines for neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Parkinson's disease, leveraging induced pluripotent stem cell technology to replace damaged neurons and restore neural function.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Howard Federoff(Scientific Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Medicine and Science)in

Co-investorsThe Column Group

Kobuktxkobuktx.com

Kobuk Therapeutics is developing a biologics platform aimed at treating autoimmune diseases by resetting the immune system to a healthy state while preserving protective immunity.

BiotechHealthtech

Permeasispermeasis.com

Permeasis Therapeutics is developing a Membrane Translocation Domain (MTD) platform that enables intracellular delivery of proteins and other large therapeutic macromolecules to the cytosol and intracellular compartments.

BiotechDeep TechBoston, US

Recuro Healthrecurohealth.comin𝕏Aug 2022

Recuro is a virtual-first digital health platform that provides primary care, behavioral health, urgent care, and supplemental benefits (pharmacy, care management, advocacy) to patients, employers, health plans, and providers.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSRichardson, US

Michael Brombach(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inMichael Gorton(Chief Executive Officer)inDr. Kate Sowerwine(Chief Medical Officer)John Halsey(Director)Kris Engskov(Director)inWilliam Paiva(Director)

Co-investors1843 Capital4D CapitalARCH Venture PartnersCortado VenturesGlobal Insurance Accelerator

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Tortugas Neuro is a neuroscience drug development company focused on the neurology and neuropsychiatry space, working to advance clinical-stage therapies for brain health.

BiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsAN Venture PartnersThe Column Group

Triton Therapeutics, Inc.tritonthera.comOct 2025

Triton Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class medicines for autoimmune and fibrotic diseases.

BiotechHealthtechStamford, US

BoardAnnie Mitsak(Director)inTimothy Shannon(Director)Elena Grigoryeva(Director)Paul Fonteyne(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsCanaan Partners

Xenimmunexenimmune.com

XenImmune is an immuno-oncology company developing first-in-class molecules that apply the biology of organ transplant hyperacute rejection to fight cancer by "painting" tumors with foreign blood groups to trigger anti-tumor immune responses.

BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US

Richard J. Lim(Chief Executive Officer)in

Xlinktxxlinktx.com

Crosslink Therapeutics develops protein engineering and cancer therapies, focusing on immunological and oncology treatments in the biopharmaceutical sector.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Ron Seidel(Co-founder and CEO)Rodolfo Chaparro(Co-founder and Scientific Advisor)

Other

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

RYNE Biotechnology Inc.Tasca TherapeuticsAevumAevum TherapeuticsCrosslinkDuneKenai TherapeuticsKobukKobuk TherapeuticsRecuroTascaTortugasTortugas NeuroscienceUnnamed antibody-enzyme fusion company

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Cure Ventures made?
Cure Ventures has 27 tracked investments, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Cure Ventures invest at?
Cure Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Cure Ventures focus on?
Cure Ventures focuses on Biotech.
Where is Cure Ventures located?
Cure Ventures is headquartered in Boston, US.
Who does Cure Ventures co-invest with?
Cure Ventures most often shares deals with AN Venture Partners, The Column Group, 8VC, among 13 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 2

The Column Group

The Column Group (TCG) is a venture capital firm focused on building and backing biotechnology companies, applying an edge-to-edge investment model centered on company formation with capacity for long-term private and public capital support.

Both backed · 3
KenaitxRYNE Biotechnology Inc.Thumbnail for Tortugas Neuroscience
$30M
ARCH Venture Partners

ARCH Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in and helps build transformational companies, with a strong focus on the life sciences and biotechnology sector.

Both backed · 1
$50K – $250M

Firms observed investing alongside Cure Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Cure Ventures's recorded portfolio.

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