Lifeforce Capital
Venture capitalChevy Chase · Seed–Series C · 4 people tracked
Also known as LIFEFORCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Lifeforce Capital focuses on backing software companies aiming to reshape and modernize the status quo within healthcare's largest markets.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 30 of 50 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×22Biotech ×16Digital Health ×15Medical Devices ×14AI & Machine Learning ×11Deep Tech ×7Mental Health ×3Impact & Social Good ×1
HQs:United States×25United Kingdom×1
Investments · 50 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathHeartflow develops AI-powered 3D modeling and diagnostic tools for coronary artery disease detection and management, serving clinicians and healthcare teams to optimize patient care pathways.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesRedwood City, US
Lonnie Smith(Director)Christopher K. Zarins(Executive Officer, Director)Casey Tansey(Director)Tom Hawes(Director)Jeff Lightcap(Director)Barry Uphoff(Director)
Senti Bio develops cell and gene therapies for cancer and difficult-to-treat diseases using synthetic biology and engineered Gene Circuits to enhance precision, control, and selectivity in targeting tumor cells.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US
Tim Lu(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)James Collins(Director)Kanya Rajangam(President, Head of Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer)Yvonne Li(Executive Officer)Philip Lee(Executive Officer)Alex Kolicich(Director)
Aspen Neuroscience develops iPSC-derived autologous cell therapies for neurological diseases, with a lead product (ANPD001) in Phase 1/2a clinical trials for Parkinson's disease.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical Devices<UNKNOWN>, US
Andrés Bratt-Leal(Co-Founder and Senior Vice President, Research & Development)Damien McDevitt(President and Chief Executive Officer)
64x develops infrastructure and manufacturing systems for next-generation medicines, focusing on genetic engineering, cell line development, and computational biology to enable scalability of advanced therapies.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Lexi Rovner(Co-founder & CEO)in
Able Health provides software for physician organizations to administer value-based care programs, including quality measure calculation and health plan coordination to reduce administrative overhead.
HealthtechSan Francisco, US
Rachel Katz(Founder/CEO)inSteve Daniels(Founder/President)in
HealthtechNashville, US
Richard Bovender(Director)Mike Tudeen(Director)Andrew Lasher(Executive Officer)William Frist(Director)Gene Fleming(Director)Ann Lamont(Director)
Bayesian Health develops clinical artificial intelligence for real-time patient monitoring and clinical decision support.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Dr. Suchi Saria
Circle Pharma develops cancer treatments using macrocycle therapies designed to reduce side effects compared to conventional therapies.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US
Matthew P. Jacobson(Co-founder)David J. Earp(President & CEO)Paul Park(Executive Officer)Scott R. Lokey(Director)Douglas Crawford(Director)Walter Moos(Director)
Cityblock provides primary care and health services focused on making healthcare accessible as a basic right, particularly serving underserved and marginalized communities with an emphasis on trust-based, inclusive care.
Digital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social GoodMental HealthBrooklyn, US
Dr. Toyin Ajayi(Co-founder & CEO)Ambar Bhattacharyya(Director)Daniel Doctoroff(Director)Iyah Romm(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAndy Slavitt(Director)Elliot Geidt(Director)
Clover Health is a health insurance provider offering low-cost plans with minimal premiums, copays, and prescription drug costs.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTech
Vivek Garipalli(Executive Officer, Director)Nat Turner(Director)Mike Dixon(Director)Kris Gale(Executive Officer, Director)Josh Kopelman(Director)
HealthtechGrand Cayman
Juan Carlos Moreno(Director)Luiz Claudio Nacimento(Director)Juan Vergara(Director)Hernan Kazah(Director)Thomaz Srougi(Director)Renato Velloso(Director)
Eko develops FDA-cleared digital stethoscopes and AI-powered software that enables healthcare professionals to detect and diagnose cardiovascular disease with greater accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Connor Landgraf(Co-Founder and CEO)Tyler CrouchJason Bellet(Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer)
Included Health is a healthcare company offering an all-in-one care model that combines virtual and in-person medical services, expert medical opinions, care navigation, and advocacy.
Digital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Colin Quinn(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Laquere(Executive Officer)Joshua Riff(Executive Officer, Director)Owen Tripp(Co-Founder & CEO)
One Medical is a primary care practice delivering in-office and virtual care across 19 U.S. cities, serving individual members and employees of over 8,500 companies through a membership model.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
DAVID FIELDING(Executive Officer)ALEXANDER PACKARD(Executive Officer)STEPHEN KNIGHT(Director)TERRY MCGUIRE(Director)DAVID JUDGE(Executive Officer)LIAM DONOHUE(Director)
BiotechWaltham, US
Brian Fiske(Executive Officer, Director)George Eliades(Executive Officer, Director)Sandra Poole(Executive Officer)Alex Nichols(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardBryan Roberts(Director)Peter Hecht(Director)
Notable Labs operates an automated laboratory that tests combinations of existing drugs against individual patients' blood cancer cells to identify effective treatment options for patients whose cancers have become resistant to standard therapies.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Ochre Bio develops RNA therapeutics and drug discovery platforms targeting liver disease, combining proprietary human liver datasets with AI-driven causal prediction and human tissue validation models.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB
Quin Wills(Founder/CSO)in
BoardChinwe UkomaduElaine SullivanEliot ForsterJack Castle
Positive Development provides autism therapy and developmental care services for neurodivergent children and their families.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental HealthMclean, US
Mike Suiters(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Whitehead(Director)Brenton Fargnoli(Director)
BoardAdam Seabrook(Director)Daniel Gebremedhin(Director)John Banta(Director)
Sempre Health provides digital health solutions focused on patient engagement and outcomes management for the healthcare industry.
Digital HealthHealthtechColorado Springs, US
Robert S. Spalding(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTyler Rowe(Director)Benjamin J. Doramus(Director)Kelsey Gorman(Director)
Sonoma Biotherapeutics develops engineered regulatory T cell therapies to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US
Fan Yu(Director)Maggie Wilderotter(Director)Toni Hoover(Director)Terry Rosen(Director)Richard Klausner(Director)Jeffrey Bluestone(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Sunstone Therapies is a clinical research organization with expertise in psychedelic and consciousness research, operating with teams that include researchers from institutions like Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental HealthRockville, US
Manish Agrawal(CEO)Kimberly Roddy(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Thambi(Executive Officer, Promoter)
BoardRiaz Valani(Director)Omar Njie(Director)
Synapticure provides virtual care services for individuals and families with neurodegenerative conditions, offering access to expert-led care, cutting-edge treatments, clinical trials, and wraparound support across all 50 US states through a network of local partners.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechChicago, US
Peter Wallach(Founding CEO, Founder)Brian Wallach(Founder)inMartina de Majo(Founder)inSandra Abrevaya(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)Jason Langheier(Co-Founder, Board Co-Chair)Jaimie Hatcher-Martin(Dr.)
Valo builds an AI-driven drug discovery and development platform that combines real-world human data, causal inference, statistical genetics, and predictive chemistry to identify disease targets and engineer small-molecule compounds.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Topography Health operated a site business unit that was acquired by FOMAT Medical Research.
Medical DevicesWilmington, US
Andrew P. Kirchner(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Joshua M. Parish(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)N. Alexander Saint-Amand(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Microfluidics and machine learning platform for discovering modulators of biomolecular condensates.
BiotechCambridge, US
Tuomas Knowles(Director)Samuel Cohen(Director)George Martin(Executive Officer, Director)Stephanie Torruella(Executive Officer)Preet Makkar(Executive Officer)Martin Kulander(Executive Officer)
Verge Labs builds AI models trained on multimodal human patient data to predict drug targets and patient populations for clinical development, primarily in neuroscience and central nervous system (CNS) disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Alice Zhang(Founder/CEO)inEmily Ripka(Head of Product & Engineering)Jason Chen(Cofounder)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Lifeforce Capital invest at?
- Lifeforce Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C stages.
- What is Lifeforce Capital's typical check size?
- Lifeforce Capital typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What sectors does Lifeforce Capital focus on?
- Lifeforce Capital focuses on Digital Health, Healthtech, SaaS.
- Where is Lifeforce Capital located?
- Lifeforce Capital is headquartered in Chevy Chase, US.
- Does Lifeforce Capital lead rounds?
- Lifeforce Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Co-investors · 5
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Lookout Ventures provides seed-stage funding to enterprise technology companies outside Silicon Valley, with partner expertise in AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure software, and vertical SaaS.
Bija invests in computationally-enabled therapeutic platforms, supporting biotech companies from development candidate stage through first-in-human trials.
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