LYFE Capital
Venture capitalMenlo Park · Seed–Late Stage · 16 people tracked
Also known as LYFE CAPITAL GLOBAL PARTNER LIMITED · LYFE CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (HONG KONG) LIMITED · LYFE CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. · LYFE CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED · LYFE U.S LLC
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Investment thesis
LYFE Capital is a healthcare investment platform led by investment veterans and operators who have navigated multiple market cycles. Operating from five global offices in Asia and the United States, the firm targets critical healthcare supply chain assets, specialized product platforms, and next-generation R&D services. Its aim is to help these companies grow significant and resilient revenues by tapping into global mature markets.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through LYFE Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 13 of 24 portfolio companiesBiotech ×11Healthtech ×10Medical Devices ×4Deep Tech ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Digital Health ×2Wellness & Fitness ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1
HQs:United States×5China×2Taiwan×1
Investments · 24 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12021 · 12020 · 14 dated
Cytotronics develops Pixel, a semiconductor-to-live-cell interface platform that measures cell viability, morphology, electrophysiology, and metabolism at single-cell resolution across any cell type or 3D organoid system.
BiotechDeep TechSemiconductorsBoston, US
Jeffrey Abbott(Co-Founder & CEO)inDuane Sword(Co-Founder & CBO)inDonhee Ham(Scientific Co-Founder)inHongkun Park(Scientific Co-Founder)Vince (Wenxuan) Wu(Founder)inWenxuan Wu(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAnzu PartnersBantam GroupDraper AssociatesBoxOne Ventures
Guokang is a Chinese health management company providing private-doctor and corporate health management services, primarily to executives and directors of large enterprises, along with health insurance brokerage and an online health-management SaaS platform.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSWellness & FitnessShenzhen, CN
杨华山(Chairman & CEO)Yang Huashan(Chairman & CEO)
Co-investorsQiming Venture Partners
iECURE is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing in vivo genome editing therapies that insert a functional copy of a gene into a patient's genome to treat rare, life-threatening genetic diseases in children.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
James M. Wilson(Scientific Founder)Joseph Truitt(CEO & Board Member)inPaul Firuta(COO)inAlex Monteith(Chief Business Officer)David Garrett(CFO)inGabriel M. Cohn(Chief Medical Officer)in
Co-investorsOrbiMedVersant Ventures
Bora Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical services company offering CDMO (contract development and manufacturing) for both small molecule and large molecule/biologics products, alongside its own drug development focused on specialty pharma and rare diseases.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHealthtech
Bobby Sheng(Founder)in
HiFiBiO Therapeutics develops immunotherapies for patients with high unmet medical needs, using its Drug Intelligence Science (DIS) platform that combines single cell technology with AI/ML analytics.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Liang Schweizer(Founder)in
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalTrinity Innovation Bioventure SingaporeIDG CapitalLegend CapitalSequoia Capital
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An enterprise that develops and commercializes biomedical materials and biopharmaceutical products, including Class III and Class II medical devices, dermal fillers, facial threads, and proteins/peptides for medical aesthetics, dermatology, surgery, metabolic disease, and professional skincare.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessBeijing, CN
Molecular Assemblies uses a Fully Enzymatic Synthesis (FES) technology to produce long, pure, and accurate synthetic DNA oligonucleotides, up to 400 bases, without post-synthesis purification.
BiotechDeep TechNew MaterialsSan Diego, US
J. William Efcavitch, Ph.D.(Treasurer and Chief Scientific Officer)Michael J. Kamdar(President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary)
BoardDavid Hwang(Director)Larry Stambaugh(Chairman of the Board of Directors)John Nicols(Director)Todd Peterson(Director)
Co-investors11.2 CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)iSelect FundRising TideAlexandriaArgonautic Ventures+2 more
Neurona Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company developing allogeneic neural cell therapies to treat chronic disorders of the nervous system.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US
Cory Nicholas(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJames Stutz(Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer)inCatherine Priest(Chief Development Officer)inGautam Banik(Chief Technology Officer)inEduardo Dunayevich(Chief Medical Officer)inArnold Kriegstein(Director)
Co-investorsBerkeley FrontierIaso VenturesThe Column GroupYsios CapitalAlexandriaFidelity Investments+7 more
Noah Medical develops robotic and software solutions for diagnostic bronchoscopy procedures, designed to enable earlier lung cancer diagnosis with improved accuracy.
HealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsSilicon Valley, US
Jian Zhang(Founder & CEO)Enrique RomoinFrank Grilloin
Co-investors1955 CapitalChina Growth CapitalProsperity7 VenturesShangBay Capital LLC
Nucleix is a healthcare company developing diagnostic technology based on DNA/nucleic acid analysis for cancer detection.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Eli Frydman(President EMEA)
Co-investorsGefen CapitalOrbiMedRA CapitalBlackRockLilly Asia VenturesSands Capital Ventures
Sciwind Biosciences is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and delivers therapeutics focused on metabolic and weight management conditions, serving patients globally.
BiotechHealthtech
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BrightechChemLexCleveland DiagnosticsEDGEEdge MedicalFong's EngineeringJeisis MedicalKali TherapeuticsKangji MedicalMediLinkNoahProfound Bio
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsCytotronicsacq. by Axion BioSystems
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBora Pharmaceuticals · investing.com · Aug 14, 2026
ST Pharm · en.sedaily.com · Jul 29, 2026
Molecular Assemblies · leadsontrees.com · Apr 9, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has LYFE Capital made?
- LYFE Capital has 24 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does LYFE Capital invest at?
- LYFE Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does LYFE Capital focus on?
- LYFE Capital focuses on Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices, Robotics, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is LYFE Capital located?
- LYFE Capital is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
- Does LYFE Capital lead rounds?
- LYFE Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does LYFE Capital co-invest with?
- LYFE Capital most often shares deals with 1955 Capital, B Capital Group, B4 Capital, among 10 tracked co-investors.
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