HealthCare Ventures, LLC
Venture capitalCambridge · Series A–Late Stage · 1 people tracked
Also known as HCV MANAGEMENT VIII, LLC
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Investment thesis
HealthCare Ventures focuses on the life sciences, investing in and helping manage companies with the potential to transform patient care. Over more than three decades the firm has deployed $1.6 billion across more than 100 therapeutic, diagnostic, device, and technology companies.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 1, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 3 of 3 portfolio companiesBiotech ×2Healthtech ×2Consumer ×1Direct to Consumer ×1Wellness & Fitness ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 3 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2015 · 12014 · 12 dated
BiotechCranbury, US
Wayne Pisano(Executive Officer, Director)Lynda Tussey(Executive Officer)Kathleen A. McGowan(Executive Officer)Alan R. Shaw(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew T. Drechsler(Executive Officer)
BoardPhilippe O. Chambon(Director)
Board seatAugustine Lawlor· per SEC Form D · $4.3M raise · filed Sep 2015
Cleveland HeartLab is a clinical laboratory company, part of Quest Diagnostics, focused on cardiovascular disease testing and diagnostics.
BiotechHealthtechCleveland, US
Rebecca Holland(Executive Officer)Pamela Gornall(Executive Officer)Jacob Orville(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSteve Gullans(Director)William Cadogan(Director)Gus Lawlor(Director)
Co-investorsExcel Venture ManagementMutual Capital PartnersAdvantage Capital Partners
Colorescience is a professional skincare brand that develops mineral-based sun protection (SPF), skincare, and color correction products, originally created for post-procedure skin and marketed for all ages and skin types.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHealthtechWellness & FitnessCarlsbad, US
Stephen Loomis(Executive Officer)Mary Fisher(Executive Officer, Director)inTheodore Ebel(Executive Officer)Josie Juncal-Schwarz(Executive Officer)
BoardM Bolyard(Director)Brian Dovey(Director)
Co-investors1315 CapitalAisling CapitalDomain AssociatesLongwood FundRoundTable Healthcare PartnersSplit Rock Partners
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 companiesColorescience · latimes.com · Feb 25, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does HealthCare Ventures, LLC invest at?
- HealthCare Ventures, LLC invests at the Series A, Series B, Series C, Late Stage stages.
- What is HealthCare Ventures, LLC's typical check size?
- HealthCare Ventures, LLC typically writes checks of $1M – $20M.
- What sectors does HealthCare Ventures, LLC focus on?
- HealthCare Ventures, LLC focuses on Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- Where is HealthCare Ventures, LLC located?
- HealthCare Ventures, LLC is headquartered in Cambridge, US.
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