How many investments has JDRF T1D Fund made?

JDRF T1D Fund has 39 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited.

What stage does JDRF T1D Fund invest at?

JDRF T1D Fund invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage stages.

Where is JDRF T1D Fund located?

JDRF T1D Fund is headquartered in Boston, US.

Does JDRF T1D Fund lead rounds?

JDRF T1D Fund has led 3 of the 6 rounds where its role is on record.

Who does JDRF T1D Fund co-invest with?

JDRF T1D Fund most often shares deals with ARCH Venture Partners, F-Prime Capital, Alpha Wave Global, among 59 tracked co-investors.

JDRF T1D Fund

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Boston · Seed–Late Stage · 30 people tracked

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Investment thesis

The T1D Fund deploys catalytic capital and scientific expertise to accelerate treatments and cures for type 1 diabetes. It positions itself as a collaboration platform that de-risks investments to draw additional investors into the T1D space, creating a flywheel effect. The fund partners with innovators advancing disease-modifying therapies and reinvests all returns to sustain a continuous cycle that funds foundational research and program development. Its team combines venture, investment banking, pharmaceutical, company-building, and business development experience, and it manages an active portfolio of more than 25 companies focused on curing and treating T1D.

Invests inBiotech Digital Health Healthtech Impact & Social Good Medical Devices Boston Global United States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Late Stage

Boston, Massachusetts, US

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2016

AUM

$250M

Tracked investments

Unicorns

IPOs

Acquisitions

Team · 30 people

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Lucio Iannone· Managing Director· Boston, Massachusetts, United Statesin

Lucio Iannone is a Senior Managing Director at T1D Fund, where he focuses on early-stage biotech investments. He works with scientists and entrepreneurs developing medical technologies and therapeutic applications.

Elizabeth Mily· CEO

CEO of the T1D Fund, leading the Fund's mission to accelerate therapeutic innovation in the T1D space through relationships with investors, pharma, and biotech companies.

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Sylvia Tobé· Managing Director· Cambridge, Massachusetts, United Statesin

A biotech professional with over a decade of experience across venture investing, company creation, and translational science. Before the T1D Fund she was a Principal at Omega Funds focused on early-stage investing, and previously spent nearly seven years at Ra Pharmaceuticals; she holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Pierre and Marie Curie University.

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Adam King· Managing Director· San Francisco, California, United States

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Katie Ellias· Managing Partner· Boston, Massachusettsin 𝕏

Katie Ellias is a Venture Partner at Zubi Capital with over a decade of venture capital experience in life sciences, including biotech, medical devices, and digital health. She previously served as Managing Director of a single disease impact fund focused on venture philanthropy from 2018 to 2024, and has held board director and observer positions at 12+ early and later-stage companies across the US, Canada, and Europe. Her background includes product launches in interventional cardiology and expertise in cardiac surgery, structural heart, diabetes, and global M&A transactions.

Steven St. Peter· Managing Director· Boston, Massachusetts𝕏

Daniel Flicker· Principal· Boston, Massachusetts, United Statesin

Daniel Flicker joined the T1D Fund in January 2025. He previously was a Senior Associate at Novo Holdings investing in biotech and medtech, and earlier worked in healthcare investment banking and equity research at Chardan and in life sciences consulting at L.E.K. He holds a Ph.D. in Systems Biology from Harvard and a B.A. in Biochemistry from Columbia.

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Karim El-Ghawi· Director of Operations· Germanyin

Aaron J. Kowalski· Board of Directors· New York, New York, United Statesin

Aaron J. Kowalski is Chief Executive Officer of Breakthrough T1D, a global type 1 diabetes research and advocacy organization formerly known as JDRF, which he joined in 2004 and where he previously served as Chief Mission Officer. He has authored articles on T1D research, including an artificial pancreas roadmap adopted by the diabetes industry and a New England Journal of Medicine study on continuous glucose monitors, and has advised Congress, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on T1D therapy access and regulation. Diagnosed with T1D at age 13, he holds a doctorate in microbiology and molecular genetics from Rutgers University and has completed 20 marathons.

Brady Bohrmann· Investment Committee

Dan McNamara· Head of Strategy and Industry Engagement· New York, New York, United Statesin

Newly appointed Head of Strategy & Industry Engagement, tasked with growing the Fund's brand and driving greater interest in T1D investments. He brings over 15 years of corporate strategy, operations, and business development experience, most recently as VP of Enterprise Governance and Strategy & Business Development Operations at Bristol Myers Squibb, where he helped lead over $100B in M&A and business development activity.

Eric Shen· Chief of Staff· Boston, Massachusetts, United Statesin

Eric Shen is Chief of Staff at the T1D Fund. He has more than eight years of experience in corporate development and operations at venture-backed biotech and medtech companies, along with experience working within venture capital environments. His work has spanned financing, partnerships, investor relations, and strategic execution at early- and growth-stage life sciences companies.

Frank Martin· Investment Committee

Biotechnology venture advisor.

Grant Beard· Board of Directors

Jason Snipe· Investment Committee

Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Odyssey Capital Advisors.

Joe Lacher· Chair, Board of Directors

John Cammett· Board of Directors / Investment Committee

Karen Jordan· Board of Directors

Matt Williams· Director of Operations· New York City Metropolitan Areain

Matt Williams serves as Director of Operations at T1D Fund. He earned a B.S. in Sociology of Business, Organization, and Non-Profits with a leadership minor from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2021, and holds NREMT and EMSRB certifications, OSHA-30 certification, and a ServSafe Food Manager certification. He relocated to Boston, MA in August 2022.

Mike Boyle· Board of Directors

Peter Gottlieb· Investment Committee

Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the Barbara Davis Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Peyman Hosseinchi· Senior Associate· Boston, Massachusetts, United Statesin 𝕏

Teresa Foy· Investment Committee· Hong Kong SAR

Immunologist and biopharmaceutical R&D leader.

Morgan Janes· Associate· Israelin

Morgan Janes joined the T1D Fund as an Associate in October 2024. She earned her Ph.D. at MIT as an NSF Fellow researching bioinspired materials for vaccine delivery, previously held fellowships at MPM Capital and Artis Ventures, and holds a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Maryland.

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Valerie Su· Associate· Cambridge, Massachusetts, United Statesin

Valerie Su joined the T1D Fund in August 2024. She previously worked as a Scientist at Sanofi advancing early drug discovery programs in autoimmune disease and completed an internship in External Innovation. She holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Yale University and a B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley.

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Yash Malliwal· Senior Analyst

Yash Malliwal joined the T1D Fund in January 2024. He previously worked as an Associate Consultant at Clarion Healthcare (now Lumanity Strategy Consulting), advising biopharmaceutical clients on commercial due diligence, business development, product planning, and operations strategy. He holds a B.A. in Biology from Colby College.

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Ethan Sohn· Associate· New York, New York, United Statesin

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Heather McManus· Strategic Advisor· Los Angeles Metropolitan Areain

Heather McManus is Chief Learning Officer at NewSchools Venture Fund. She has more than 21 years of experience in education management and organizational leadership, with a background that includes school management, instructional design, whole-system improvement, human resources, and hiring.

Jay Shepard· Head of Strategy & Industry Engagement· Englewood, Colorado, United Statesin

Jay P. Shepard is a Venture Partner at Catalys Pacific, a venture group focused on licensing drug programs and creating companies in the US and Japan, and serves on the boards of two of its portfolio companies, Aculys and Pathalys. He previously held chief executive roles at Versartis (later merged with Aravive), NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Ilypsa, and Relypsa, and was an Executive Partner at Sofinnova Ventures from 2008 to 2015. He serves as Chairman of the Board of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and as a board member of Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, and Esperion, and holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Arizona.

Valentin Wierse· Senior Associate· Greater Munich Metropolitan Areain

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What they invest in

from 36 of 39 portfolio companies

Biotech ×33Healthtech ×20Medical Devices ×15Digital Health ×7Deep Tech ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×1Fintech ×1

HQs:United States×19Canada×2France×2United Kingdom×1Italy×1Japan×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 13 portfolio companies

38%

solo founders

5 of 13 mapped founding teams

33%

repeat founders

of 15 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×33 founders×34+ founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data

University of British Columbia ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with field-of-study data

Medicine ×5Engineering ×4Life Sciences ×4Business & Management ×2Chemistry ×2

Investments · 39 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2023 · 1 2022 · 3 2021 · 3 2020 · 4 2019 · 1 2018 · 2 2017 · 317 dated

Immunocoreimmunocore.com inNASDAQ: IMCRJul 2022

Immunocore is a biotechnology company developing T cell receptor (TCR) based immunomodulating therapies for patients with cancer, infectious diseases, and autoimmune diseases.

BiotechHealthtechAbingdon, Oxfordshire

Brian Di Donato(Chief Financial Officer)David Berman(Head of Research and Development)in Tina St. Leger(Chief Human Resources Officer)in Bahija Jallal(Chief Executive Officer)inRobert Perez(Director)Peter Ratcliffe(Director)

Co-investorsAvego BioScience Capital

Sabsab.bio in 𝕏NASDAQ: SABS

SAB BIO is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multi-specific human immunoglobulin G (hIgG) therapies to treat and prevent immune and autoimmune disorders, using genetically engineered transchromosomic cattle to produce therapeutic candidates.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMiami Beach, US

Eddie Sullivan(Executive Officer, Director)in Eddie J Sullivan(Founder)in Samuel Reich(Executive Officer, Director)inRussell Beyer(Executive Officer)in Samuel J. Reich(Class III Director, Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardJeffrey Spragens(Director)

Vtvtherapeuticsvtvtherapeutics.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: VTVT

vTv Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing oral, small molecule drugs for diabetes and other chronic diseases.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesHigh Point, US

Rudy Howard(Executive Officer)in Stephen Holcombe(Executive Officer)inLarry Altstiel(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Kindler(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Sekhri(Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer)in Michael Tung(Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsSamsara BioCapital

Adaxion Therapeuticsadaxiontx.com in

ADAXION develops deimmunized biologic therapies using its ADAx platform, which incorporates proprietary CD22 ligands to eliminate therapeutic-specific B cells and reduce anti-drug antibody responses.

BiotechDeep Tech

Co-investorsVivo Capital

Aera Therapeuticsaeratx.com in 𝕏

Aera Therapeutics develops genetic medicines using next-generation delivery technologies and precision payloads optimized for specific diseases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCambridge, US

Feng Zhang, Ph.D.(Scientific Founder & Board Observer)Akin Akinc, Ph.D.(Chief Executive Officer & Board Director)

Co-investorsARCH Venture Partners Lux Capital F-Prime Capital GV (Google Ventures)Newpath Partners

Aspect Biosystemsaspectbiosystems.com in

Aspect Biosystems develops bioprinted tissue therapeutics using a platform that combines AI-powered bioprinting, computational design tools, therapeutic cells, and biomaterials to create implantable allogeneic tissues.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevity

Tamer Mohamed(Founder & CEO)in Sam Wadsworth(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)inSimon Beyer(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)inLeela Paris(Chief Technical Operations Officer)in Mike Scott(Chief Development Officer)inRay Smith(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsAngel Forum Civilization Ventures Management, Llc InBC Investment Corp.Page One Ventures Pallasite Ventures Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.+5 more

Bigfoot Biomedicalbigfootbiomedical.com in

Bigfoot Biomedical develops a diabetes management system that combines continuous glucose monitor data with a doctor's instructions to give insulin dose recommendations.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York, US

Jeffrey Brewer(Executive Officer, Director)inBryan Mazlish(Executive Officer, Director)inJon Brilliant(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsWinklevoss Capital Xplorer Capital Janus Henderson Investors Smile Group Visionnaire Ventures, Llc

Biolinqbiolinq.com in

Biolinq develops glucose-sensing technology based on micro-array biosensors for metabolic health monitoring, including continuous glucose monitoring.

BiotechDigital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Diego, US

Jared Tangney(Co-founder)inRich Yang(Co-founder)inEdward Kliphuis(Director)

Board Daniel Bradbury(Director)in Lana Ghanem(Director)

Co-investorsAlpha Wave Global RiverVest Venture Partners Able Partners Aphelion Capital Averin Capital Beyond Capital +7 more

Code Biotherapeuticscodebiotx.com in 𝕏Jun 2022

Code Biotherapeutics develops a proprietary non-viral 3DNA delivery platform for genetic medicines, RNAi, and other modalities, using targeting molecules to reach specific cells and tissues outside the liver.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechHatfield, US

Lauren Kaskiel(Executive Officer)inRobert C. Getts(Executive Officer)Brian McVeigh(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardDmitry Kuzmin(Director)Victor Stone(Director)Edward Mathers(Director)

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)4BIO Capital Amgen Ventures Hatteras Venture Partners Northpond Ventures Takeda Ventures +1 more

Cour Pharmacourpharma.com in 𝕏

COUR develops antigen-specific immunotherapies that reprogram the immune system to treat the underlying causes of autoimmune and immune-mediated diseases while preserving normal immune function.

BiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsAlpha Wave Global Lumira Ventures Roche Venture Fund Angelini Ventures

Diasomediasome.com inSep 2018

Diasome develops metabolic therapies using its HDV platform to enable targeted drug delivery for treating diabetes, obesity, and metabolic diseases.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Robert Geho(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inW. Blair Geho(Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer)in

Co-investorsMedicxi

DiogenX’s websitediogenx.com in

DiogenX is a preclinical-stage biotech company developing biologic therapeutics aimed at restoring insulin-producing beta cells for people with Type 1 diabetes.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMarseille, FR

Benjamin Charles(Co-Founder & CEO)inPatrick Collombat(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor)inJean-Pascal Tranié(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAdBio partners Roche Venture Fund Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund Sunstone Capital

Egle Therapeuticsegle-tx.com in

Egle Therapeutics develops targeted immunotherapy drugs by leveraging regulatory T cell (Treg) biology to treat autoimmune diseases and cancer.

Biotech

Fiorella Kotsias(Chief Scientific Officer)inBernard Vanhove(Chief Development Officer)in

Board Michel Detheux(Chairman)in

Co-investorsEQT Life Sciences Fund+Bioqube Ventures

Eledoneledon.com in 𝕏

Eledon Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing immunology-based therapies, with a focus on protecting transplanted organs from rejection and treating autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases including ALS.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices

Steven Perrin(President and Chief Scientific Officer)

Co-investorsBiotechnology Value Fund Newpath Partners

Entheraentherapharmaceuticals.com in

Enthera Srl is a privately held pharmaceutical company founded in 2016 and based in Milan, Italy.

BiotechHealthtechMilan, IT

Co-investorsSofinnova Partners Indaco Venture Partners Roche Venture Fund AbbVie

GentiBiogentibio.com in 𝕏

GentiBio develops engineered regulatory T-cell (EngTreg) therapies designed to reset the immune system and treat autoimmune and acute inflammatory diseases.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Jane Buckner(Scientific Co-founder (President, Benaroya Research Institute))Chandra Patel(Co-founder & SVP, Research and Development Operations)inDavid Rawlings(Scientific Co-founder and Senior Scientific Advisor)Andy Scharenberg(Scientific Co-founder, SAB Chair)Andy Walker(President and CEO)inTom Wickham(Chief Scientific Officer)

Co-investorsNovartis Venture Fund OrbiMed RA Capital

I2 Therapeuticsi2obio.com inDec 2020 · $4M

A biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of long-acting therapeutic candidates, including GLP-1 receptor agonists, amylin DACRAs, a PYY receptor agonist, and a glucagon receptor agonist.

BiotechSaratoga, US

Mitragotri Mitragotri(Executive Officer, Director)Ravi Srinivasan(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investors7G BioVentures Cerity Partners Ventures Hikma Ventures Sanofi Ventures

Imtherapeuticsimtherapeutics.com in

Imtherapeutics develops oral therapies for Type 1 diabetes patients with specific genetic markers.

Biotech

Inversagoinversago.comSep 2020 · $35Macquired by Novo Nordisk

Portfolio company acquired by Novo Nordisk for $1.1B USD.

Co-investorsAmorChem Genesys Capital New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Tarnagulla Ventures adMare BioInnovations Amgen Ventures +2 more

Jaguar Gene Therapyjaguargenetherapy.com in

Jaguar Gene Therapy develops gene therapy treatments for severe genetic diseases, focusing on AAV-based platform therapies designed to deliver one-time, long-lasting treatments.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesLake Forest, US

Joseph Nolan inJoe Nolan, MBA(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAIF ARCH Venture Partners Deerfield Management Company Goldman Sachs Samsung Ventures

Kriyakriya.co inMay 2022 · $270M

Kriya provides working capital loans and business finance products to UK and European businesses, helping them manage cash flow, fund wholesale orders, and scale their buyer base.

FintechSaaS

Anil Stocker(Founder)in

Co-investorsMouro Capital Northzone Bluebird Ventures Foresite Capital Narya Capital Patient Square Capital +2 more

Kriya Therapeuticskriyatherapeutics.com in 𝕏Jun 2021

Kriya Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures one-time gene therapies aimed at treating prevalent chronic diseases.

BiotechHealthtechMorrisville, US

Shankar Ramaswamy(Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO)in Roger Jeffs(Co-Founder & Vice Chairman)inFraser Wright(Scientific Co-Founder & Chief Gene Therapy Officer)in Shankar Ramaswamy, M.D.(Founder)in Michele Stone(Chief Scientific Officer)inKatherine Eade(Chief Legal Officer)

Co-investorsPatient Square Capital Premji Invest Amplo Ventures Bluebird Ventures Foresite Capital Holland Capital +2 more

Mozart Therapeuticsmozart-tx.com

Mozart Therapeutics develops protein therapeutics focused on immunology and oncology treatments.

BiotechMedical Devices

Mark Davis(Scientific Co-Founder)K. Christopher Garcia(Scientific Co-Founder)Calvin Kuo(Scientific Co-Founder)Katie Fanning(President & Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsARCH Venture Partners MRL Ventures Fund Ono Venture Investment, Inc.Pfizer Venture Investments Sofinnova Partners Alexandria +4 more

Pandion Therapeuticspandiontx.comacquired by Merck · Feb 2021 · $1.9B

Developing biologic therapies for autoimmune disorders; acquired by Merck for $1.85B in 2021.

BiotechCambridge, US

Jo Viney(Executive Officer)Rahul Kakkar(Executive Officer, Director)in Anthony Coyle(Executive Officer, Director)inChristopher Fuglesang(Director)Donald Frail(Director)Daniel Becker(Director)

Co-investorsAccess Biotechnology Mission Biocapital RA Capital SR One Capital Management Polaris Partners Versant Ventures

Protomerprotomer.com inNov 2020

Protomer develops dynamic medicines that modify their activity in the body to increase potency where and when needed.

BiotechMedical DevicesPasadena, US

Alborz Mahdavi(CEO)in

Provention Bioproventionbio.com 𝕏Apr 2017acquired by Sanofi

Sanofi is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and delivers medicines and vaccines for patients globally.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesLebanon, FR

Ashleigh Palmer(Executive Officer, Director)Francisco Leon, M.D.(Director)

BoardAnthony DiGiandomenico(Director)Cameron Gray(Director)

Co-investorsMothership VC

Repertoire Immune Medicinesrepertoire.com in 𝕏Mar 2020

Repertoire's Decode platform focuses on mapping the immune synapse — the interactions between T cell receptors, epitopes, and HLA molecules — to support the development of medicines targeting cancer and other diseases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtech

Torben Straight Nissen(Chief Executive Officer)in Anthony Coyle(President, Research and Development)inRobert Andtbacka(Chief Medical Officer)in John Delyani(Chief Business Officer)inJan Kisielow(Chief Scientific Officer, Repertoire Immune Medicines (Switzerland) Ltd.)in

Co-investorsFlagship Pioneering SoftBank Vision Fund

Sana Biotechnologysana.com in

Sana is a biotech company developing engineered cell medicines, including gene therapies for gene modification and delivery, cell replacement therapies using stem cell biology, and manufacturing solutions to improve patient access to these treatments.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSeattle, US

Richard Mulligan(Director)inHans Bishop(Director)Steve Harr(President and Chief Executive Officer)James J. MacDonald(Executive Officer)Nathan Hardy(Executive Officer)

Board Geoffrey von Maltzahn(Director)in

Co-investorsAmerican Family Ventures ARCH Venture Partners F-Prime Capital Flagship Pioneering GV (Google Ventures)Innovating Capital +7 more

Semma Therapeuticssemma-tx.comNov 2017acquired by Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Sep 2019 · $950M

Cambridge, MA biotech developing stem cell-derived islet therapy plus an immune-protective device for type 1 diabetes; acquired by Vertex for $950M.

BiotechCambridge, US

Robert Millman(Executive Officer, Director)

Board Todd Foley(Executive Officer, Director)inMitch Finer(Director)Stephen Knight(Director)inJim Scopa(Director)William Sahlman(Director)

Co-investorsARCH Venture Partners F-Prime Capital ORI Capital Slater Technology Fund 6 Dimensions Capital Cowen Healthcare Investments +4 more

Seraxisseraxis.com in 𝕏Sep 2023

Seraxis is a regenerative medicine company developing a replacement cell therapy for insulin-dependent (Type 1) diabetes, using engineered islet cells to replace those missing in patients.

BiotechHealthtechGermantown, US

William L. Rust(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in Carole Welsch(Executive Officer)inGi-Hyeok Yang(Director)Roy Arup(Director)Bernie Treidl(Director)

Board James N. Topper(Director)

Co-investorsFrazier Life Sciences Maryland TEDCO TEDCO

Sonoma Biotherapeuticssonomabio.com in 𝕏Jul 2021

Sonoma Biotherapeutics develops engineered regulatory T cell therapies to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US

Jeffrey Bluestone(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJeff Bluestone, PhD(Founder and Scientific Advisor; co-founder and former President and CEO)Qizhi Tang, PhD(Founder and Scientific Advisor)Fred Ramsdell, PhD(Founder and Scientific Advisor)Alexander Rudensky, PhD(Founder and Scientific Advisor)Stephen Dilly, MBBS, PhD(President and Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investors8VC ARCH Venture Partners Frazier Life Sciences GV (Google Ventures)LAV Lifeforce Capital +6 more

SQZ Biotechnologiessqzbiotech.com inAug 2018

BiotechWatertown, US

Robert S. Langer, Sc.D.(Director)Armon Sharei, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Armon Sharei(Executive Officer, Director)Amy W. Schulman(Executive Officer, Director)Kris Elverum(Executive Officer)Howard Bernstein(Executive Officer)

Co-investors+ND Capital GV (Google Ventures)Illumina Ventures Invus Quark Venture Inc.Temasek +1 more

Veraloxveralox.comJun 2021acquired by Cadrenal Therapeutics · Dec 2025 · $200K

Developing novel treatments based on the 12-LOX pathway for immuno-inflammatory diseases.

Co-investorsHatteras Venture Partners Pappas Capital Sanofi Ventures Alexandria Genesys Capital NYBC Ventures +3 more

Zucarazucara.ca

Zucara Therapeutics is a biotech company developing a once-daily therapeutic intended to prevent hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in people with diabetes.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsRBCx Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners

オリヅルセラピューティクス株式会社orizuru-therapeutics.com

Orizuru Therapeutics develops cellular therapy products and regenerative medicine treatments utilizing iPS cell-related technology.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesFujisawa, JP

Kenji Nonaka(代表取締役 (CEO))

Co-investorsKyoto University Innovation Capital SMBC Venture Capital Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

Other

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

Capillary BioCapillary Biomedical Diasome Pharmaceuticals ImmunoMolecular Therapeutics

Exits · 8

3 IPOs · 5 acquisitions

ImmunocoreNASDAQ: IMCRSabNASDAQ: SABSVtvtherapeuticsNASDAQ: VTVTInversagoacq. by Novo NordiskPandion Therapeuticsacq. by MerckProvention Bioacq. by SanofiSemma Therapeuticsacq. by Vertex PharmaceuticalsVeraloxacq. by Cadrenal Therapeutics

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latest coverage across their companies

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has JDRF T1D Fund made?: JDRF T1D Fund has 39 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited.
What stage does JDRF T1D Fund invest at?: JDRF T1D Fund invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does JDRF T1D Fund focus on?: JDRF T1D Fund focuses on Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Medical Devices.
Where is JDRF T1D Fund located?: JDRF T1D Fund is headquartered in Boston, US.
Does JDRF T1D Fund lead rounds?: JDRF T1D Fund has led 3 of the 6 rounds where its role is on record.
Who does JDRF T1D Fund co-invest with?: JDRF T1D Fund most often shares deals with ARCH Venture Partners, F-Prime Capital, Alpha Wave Global, among 59 tracked co-investors.

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New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

Both backed · 2

Code Biotherapeutics Inversago

$200K – $40M

Sanofi Ventures

Sanofi Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Sanofi, investing in early-stage biotech and digital health companies aligned with Sanofi's mission of advancing human health.

Both backed · 2

VeraloxI2 Therapeutics

$5M

Hatteras Venture Partners

Hatteras Venture Partners is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage life sciences and healthcare companies, backing therapeutics, diagnostics, and businesses aiming to transform healthcare delivery and innovation.

Both backed · 2

Code Biotherapeutics Veralox

$500K – $4M

Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund

Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, established in 2010, invests in biotechnology companies developing therapeutics in immuno-oncology, regenerative medicine, and gene therapy, including platform technologies and novel vaccines. The fund targets early-stage companies addressing unmet medical needs through translational research and scientific innovation.

Both backed · 1

$16.2M

Both backed · 1

Domain Associates is a venture capital firm founded in 1985 that invests in life sciences companies. The firm operates as a limited liability company.

$200K – $15M

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in innovative food and agriculture companies that commercialize solutions across the food and agriculture value chain.

$5M – $15M

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