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Magnetic Ventures

Venture capitalActively deploying

Boston · Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked

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×5knows the team · via Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
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×3knows the team · via Foresite Capital
×2knows the team · via Sanofi (formerly Rhone-Poulenc Rorer)
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Investment thesis

Magnetic Ventures invests in visionary founders using deep technology to revolutionize the life sciences. Founded in 2018 on the thesis that technology will transform every aspect of life sciences, the firm leads early-stage investments across the life science ecosystem. It backs companies from seed through later stages of their life cycle, offering hands-on support during formative company-building phases. Leveraging early access to emerging technology and startup deal flow, the firm aims to identify breakthrough opportunities at the earliest stages and provide founders with resources beyond capital to accelerate growth and maximize impact.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

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Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$1M – $6M
HQ
Boston, Florida, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2018
Last 12 months
5 investments
Tracked investments
27
Unicorns
1
Acquisitions
2

Team · 9 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Georgia Lu· Partnerin
Jillian Shaw, PhD· Venture Partner
Umut Eser, PhD· Venture Partner
Jim Weiss· Senior Advisor
Ishan Paranjpe· Investor𝕏

What they invest in

from 21 of 27 portfolio companies

Biotech ×14AI & Machine Learning ×11Healthtech ×8Digital Health ×7Deep Tech ×6Medical Devices ×4Enterprise Software ×2Impact & Social Good ×2

HQs:United States×16Canada×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 11 portfolio companies
45%
solo founders
5 of 11 mapped founding teams
13%
repeat founders
of 16 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×33 founders×24+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with education data

Columbia University ×2Stanford University School of Medicine ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with field-of-study data

Life Sciences ×7Computer Science ×3Business & Management ×2Chemistry ×2Engineering ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 16 founders with career history

Columbia University in the City of New York ×2Gilgamesh Pharma ×2McKinsey & Company ×2Roivant Sciences ×2

Investments · 27 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 32025 · 32023 · 22022 · 22021 · 22020 · 214 dated

Amydis, Inc.amydis.comDec 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

Amydis develops proprietary ocular tracers that detect molecular biomarkers for diseases of the eye, heart, and brain through non-invasive eye-based testing.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesLos Angeles, US

Stella Sarraf(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Khodabakhsh(Director)Mervyn Turner(Director)Faith Charles(Director)

Board seatChristine Aylward· per SEC Form D · $6M raise · filed Dec 2023

AppliedVRappliedvr.ioin𝕏Mar 2021

AppliedVR develops immersive therapeutic software using technology to deliver drug-free clinical treatments for patients.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesLos Angeles, US

Matthew Stoudt(Co-Founder and CEO)inJosh Sackman(Co-Founder and President)in

BoardDavid Sackman(Chairman)

Co-investorsEntrada VenturesF-Prime CapitalJAZZ Venture PartnersPresence CapitalTechstarsGSR Ventures+1 more

Deep Genomicsdeepgenomics.comin

Deep Genomics develops AI-based biological foundation models to identify drug targets and design molecules, aiming to speed up drug discovery.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechToronto, CA

Brendan Frey(Chief Innovation Officer and Founder)inBrian O'Callaghan(Chief Executive Officer)inDavid Johnston(Chief Financial Officer)inClive Bertram(Chief Business Officer)inTom Masterson(Chief Operating Officer)inGreg Hoffman(Chief Scientific Officer)in

Co-investors11.2 CapitalFuture VenturesKensington Capital Partners LimitedSoftBank Vision FundTrue VenturesBloomberg Beta

Eclipse Bioeclipsebio.comin𝕏

Eclipsebio provides RNA biology analytical services and sequencing-based assays that help drug developers and researchers characterize RNA at nucleotide-level resolution and generate datasets for AI-driven drug discovery.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Diego, US

Eugene Yeo(Director)Peter Chu(Executive Officer, Director)inEric L Van Nostrand(Director)Hallie Kuhn(Director)

BoardEdmond Wong(Director)inDaniel Vasella(Director)

Co-investorsBrainstorm VenturesiGlobe PartnersPhoenix Venture Partners

Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticalsgilgameshpharmaceutical.comin𝕏

Gilgamesh Pharmaceutical develops novel chemical entities for psychiatric disorders using medicinal chemistry and AI-powered translational platforms to design rapid-acting therapies targeting neurobiological mechanisms rather than symptom management.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechNew York City, US

Jonathan Sporn(Founder)inAndrew Kruegel(Founder)inDalibor Sames(Founder)inJONATHAN SPORN(Founder)inAndrew Kruegel, Ph.D.(Executive Officer)Jonathan Sporn, M.D.(President and Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAera VCFrontera Technology VenturesFrontier Path VCJames Beshara FundJLSNoetic+25 more

GroundGame Healthgroundgame.healthin

GroundGame.Health operates a technology platform and hyperlocal operating model that connects health plans, providers, employers, and community-based organizations to address barriers to care and social determinants of health.

Digital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social GoodSocialTampa, US

Susan Rawlings Molina(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inSridhar Akula(Executive Officer, Director)Aimee Dailey(Director)

BoardRobert Garber(Director)inShantanu Agrawal(Director)Jennifer Jarrell(Director)

Co-investors7wire VenturesCorewell Health VenturesFalconX VenturesRaptor Group

HiberCellhibercell.cominMay 2021 · $67.4M

HiberCell develops therapeutic candidates targeting the Integrated Stress Response pathway to address treatment-resistant cancers, relapse, and metastasis.

BiotechMedical Devices

Julio Aguirre-Ghiso, Ph.D.(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersRaptor Group6 Dimensions CapitalHercules Capital, Inc.Hillhouse Capital

Luminalluminal.comin𝕏Nov 2025

Luminal provides AI model compilation and inference optimization software that compiles models into optimized native code for GPUs and ASICs, delivering 2-3x faster inference performance compared to traditional runtime inference engines.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Joe Fioti(Founder / CEO)inMatthew Gunton(Founder)inJake Stevens(Founder)in

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesSterling RoadY CombinatorAlbum VCAlex LeeCloverfield Funds LP+13 more

Paradigm Healthparadigmhealth.aiin

Paradigm Health provides technology and services that integrate with healthcare provider organizations to improve the clinical trial process.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSColumbus, US

Kent Thoelke(Founder & CEO)inJonathan Hirsch(Chief Strategy and Growth Officer)Jay Trepanier(Chief Financial Officer)inElijah Meerson(Chief Technology Officer)inMichelle Lee(Chief Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersGV (Google Ventures)General CatalystLux CapitalF-Prime CapitalJobsOhio Ventures+1 more

Proximapromptai.coJan 2026 · $80M

Prompt is an Ambient AI product and research company that develops human-centered AI products designed to sense the physical environment.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechSan Francisco, US

Tete Xiao(Founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAIX VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Neotribe VenturesAlexandriaBraidwell+4 more

Proximaproximabio.comin𝕏Feb 2026 · $80M

Proxima is a biotech company developing proximity therapeutics through a drug discovery engine and a structural proteomics data platform.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Jonathan Bernardini(Founder)inZachary Carpenter(Co-founder & CEO)inLuca Naef(Co-founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsModi VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)

Proximaproxima.ggJan 2026 · $80M

Proxima develops AI-powered gaming experiences and infrastructure, with a focus on embodied AI agents and applied AI systems for interactive entertainment.

AI & Machine LearningGamingSan Francisco, US

Ran Mo(Founder)in

Co-investorsKonvoy VenturesProgressionAIX VenturesAlexandriaBalderton CapitalBayern Kapital+9 more

Relation Rxrelationrx.comin𝕏

Relation RX is a biotech company focused on discovering novel medicines through an interdisciplinary approach combining expertise from technology, pharma, academia, and venture.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

David Roblin(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Hitachi VenturesRaptor GroupNVentures

Resilienceresilience.com𝕏

Resilience is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that manufactures complex pharmaceutical products and active pharmaceutical ingredients to broaden access to medicines and protect biopharmaceutical supply chains against disruption.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechEnterprise SoftwareBlue Ash, US

William S. Marth(Chief Executive Officer)William S. Marth, RPh., MBA(President & CEO)

BoardRobert Nelsen(Chairman, Resilience; Founder, ARCH)

Co-investors8VCARCH Venture PartnersCatalio Capital Management, LPGlobal Health Investment CorporationGV (Google Ventures)Koch Disruptive Technologies+13 more

Sameskysameskyhealth.comacquired by GroundGame.Health

GroundGame.Health connects health plans, providers, employers, and community-based organizations with care coordinators who address social needs and barriers to care through local, culturally tailored human interactions.

Digital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social Good

Co-investors7wire VenturesCorewell Health VenturesRaptor Group

Spotlight Therapeuticsspotlighttx.comMar 2022

HealthtechSan Francisco, US

ALEXANDER MARSON(Executive Officer, Director)PATRICK DAVID HSU(Director)JACOB CORN(Director)

BoardBLAKE BYERS(Director)in

Co-investorsTeam Builder VenturesGV (Google Ventures)

Stipple Biostipple.bioin𝕏

Stipple Bio develops targeted oncology therapies that act on tumor-specific cell surface epitopes to expand druggable targets and improve therapeutic index for cancer patients.

BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US

Aaron Ring(Co-founder)inAashish Manglik(Co-founder)inJeff Landau(Chief Executive Officer)inRoland Gendron(Chief Business Officer)inMichelle Zhang(Chief Scientific Officer)in

BoardVineeta Agarwala(Director)in

Co-investorsRA CapitalAndreessen HorowitzGV (Google Ventures)OMX VenturesAxial VCLoLa Capital Partners+1 more

Terrain Bioterrainbiosciences.comFeb 2025Acquired

Tools company creating key components for next generation treatments

Co-investorsBrainstorm VenturesHAWKTAILTranspose Platform ManagementEx Nihilo

Transition Biotransitionbio.com

Transition Bio applies methods from physics, chemistry, biology, and machine learning to study protein biophysics—including protein aggregation, self-assembly, and protein-protein interactions—for developing therapeutics targeting health and disease.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechCambridge, US

Tuomas Knowles(Executive Director, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)Samuel Cohen(Executive Director & Co-Founder)inG. Kelly Martin(Executive Chairman & Co-Founder)George Martin(Executive Officer, Director)inStephanie Torruella(Executive Officer)inPreet Makkar(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsNorthpond VenturesLifeforce CapitalTaiho Ventures, LLCDolby Family Ventures

Trivenitriveni.bioin

Triveni Bio develops genetics-informed antibody therapeutics aimed at treating complex immunology and inflammation (I&I) diseases.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

Vishal Patelin

Co-investorsAscenta CapitalAtlas VentureBorealis VenturesBorealis VenturesOrbiMedFidelity Investments+3 more

Weave Bioweave.bioin𝕏Oct 2025 · $20M

Weave Bio offers an AI-native regulatory platform for preparing and managing eCTD-formatted regulatory dossiers, automating data organization, authoring, review, publishing and response management across the therapeutic lifecycle.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ari Caroline(Co-founder, Chief Strategy Officer)inBrandon Rice(Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsFirsthandVCGround Up VenturesRaptor GroupTMVUS Venture PartnersCharacter+1 more

Other

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

Relation TherapeuticsWeave Platform, Inc.EmmeGilgameshRelationSameSky Health

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.

Exits · 2

2 acquisitions · showing 1

Sameskyacq. by GroundGame.Health

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Magnetic Ventures made?
Magnetic Ventures has 27 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Magnetic Ventures invest at?
Magnetic Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is Magnetic Ventures's typical check size?
Magnetic Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $6M.
What sectors does Magnetic Ventures focus on?
Magnetic Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Longevity, Medical Devices.
Where is Magnetic Ventures located?
Magnetic Ventures is headquartered in Boston, US.
Does Magnetic Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Magnetic Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Magnetic Ventures co-invest with?
Magnetic Ventures most often shares deals with Raptor Group, ARCH Venture Partners, GV (Google Ventures), among 57 tracked co-investors.

Co-investors · 11

DCVC (Data Collective)

DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.

$5M – $25M
Innovation Endeavors

Innovation Endeavors is an early-stage venture fund that invests in founders and supports venture creation through pre-team and pre-idea programs. The firm provides portfolio companies with access to mentors, advisors, and an entrepreneur ecosystem.

$1M – $15M
CRV (Charles River Ventures)

CRV is a venture capital firm that backs founders at the seed and Series A stages, focusing on those with deep conviction and unique insights.

$250K – $5M
Inovia Capital

Inovia Capital is a full-stack venture capital firm based in Canada with a presence in the EU, partnering with founders to build global technology companies.

$250K – $8M
Practical Venture Capital

Practical Venture Capital (PVC) is a Silicon Valley venture firm focused on the venture capital secondary market, acquiring LP and GP interests in venture funds and direct secondaries in late-stage private companies.

LOI Venture

LOI Venture is a seed-stage venture fund co-founded by Hootsuite Founder Ryan Holmes and Angel Investor Manny Padda focused on backing founders under 30 usually building tech products attending the LOI Program.

$100K – $1M
Golden Ventures

Golden Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology companies, with a portfolio concentrated in Canada.

$500K – $2.5M
Structure Capital

Structure Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that provides funding and support to early-stage companies. The firm offers capital, mentorship, and network access to portfolio companies.

$100K – $200K
Highline Beta

Highline Beta is a venture studio and pre-seed venture capital firm that partners with corporations and family offices to build and fund new ventures beyond their core business.

Deeptech Labs

Deeptech Labs is an accelerator and venture capital fund based in Cambridge that invests in deep technology companies. The firm leverages resources from Cambridge's academic and commercial sectors.

Concrete Ventures

Concrete Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on backing founders and startups in Atlantic Canada that aim to build highly scalable businesses.

$182.5K – $365K

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

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