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Nextech Invest

Venture capital

Zurich · Seed–Late Stage · 3 people tracked

Also known as NEXTECH INVEST LTD.

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Investment thesis

Nextech Invest concentrates on precision medicine, seeking and funding emerging biotechnology companies developing transformative cancer therapies. Operating from Zurich, the firm supports portfolio companies through pivotal stages of scientific validation and value creation, backing biotech innovators on a global scale.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
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$648K – $3.2M
HQ
Zurich, CH
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2006
Last 12 months
3 investments
AUM
$220M
Tracked investments
70
Unicorns
6
IPOs
20
Acquisitions
7

Team · 3 people

from the firm's website & public directories

What they invest in

from 61 of 70 portfolio companies

Biotech ×59Healthtech ×28Medical Devices ×20Deep Tech ×14AI & Machine Learning ×10Digital Health ×8Data & Infrastructure ×1Developer Tools ×1

HQs:United States×42Canada×1Germany×1Japan×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 30 portfolio companies
57%
solo founders
17 of 30 mapped founding teams
41%
repeat founders
of 27 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 15 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×172 founders×63 founders×34+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×4Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Stanford University ×3University of Pennsylvania ×3Columbia University ×2Harvard University ×2Princeton University ×2Stanford University School of Medicine ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with field-of-study data

Life Sciences ×17Chemistry ×11Medicine ×4Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 27 founders with career history

Atlas Venture ×2GNF ×2Third Rock Ventures ×2

22 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 27 with degree data)

Investments · 70 tracked

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By year:2026 · 22025 · 32024 · 72023 · 42022 · 12021 · 92020 · 42019 · 22018 · 22017 · 12016 · 22015 · 138 dated

Revolution MedicinesNASDAQ: RVMDSeries B · Mar 2018 · $56M

Revolution Medicines develops drug candidates targeting specific genetic mutations in cancer and other serious diseases, advancing them through clinical trials toward regulatory approval and commercialization.

BiotechRedwood City, US

Margaret Horn(Executive Officer)Mark A. Goldsmith(Executive Officer, Director)inJack Anders(Chief Financial Officer)Stephen M. Kelsey(President, Research and Development)Alan Sandler(Chief Development Officer)inAnthony Mancini(Chief Global Commercialization Officer)

Board seatThilo Schroeder· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesForesite CapitalThe Column GroupThird Rock Ventures

Tango Therapeuticstangotx.comNASDAQ: TNGXOct 2025

Tango Therapeutics develops genetically targeted medicines using synthetic lethality principles to treat specific tumors.

BiotechBoston, US

Alan Huang(Executive Officer)inAdam Crystal(Executive Officer)inDaniella Beckman(Executive Officer)inDouglas Barry(Executive Officer)Aaron Davis(Director)

BoardBarbara Weber(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seatKanishka Pothula· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsForesite CapitalNSG VenturesThird Rock Ventures

Alumisalumis.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ALMS

Alumis is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a late-stage portfolio of targeted therapies for immune-mediated diseases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechLongevitySouth San Francisco, US

Martin Babler(President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board)inMark Bradley(Chief Development Officer)inKolbot By(SVP, Head of Technical Operations)inJack Danilkowicz(Chief Commercial Officer)inJörn Drappa(Chief Medical Officer)inDavid M Goldstein(Chief Scientific Officer)in

Co-investorsForesite CapitalOrbiMedSamsara BioCapitalSR One Capital ManagementvenBio PartnersWestlake Village BioPartners+1 more

Arvinas Holding Co. LLCarvinas.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ARVN

Arvinas is a biopharmaceutical company developing PROTAC protein degrader therapies, with a pipeline focused on oncology and neurology.

BiotechHealthtechNew Haven, US

Sean Cassidy(Executive Officer)inManuel Litchman(Executive Officer, Director)inRandy Teel(President and Chief Executive Officer; Director)in

BoardStephen Squinto(Director)inLiam Ratcliffe(Director)inTim Shannon(Director)in

Co-investors5AM VenturesAccess BiotechnologyCanaan PartnersConnecticut InnovationsRA CapitalSolasta Ventures+1 more

Autolus Therapeutics plcautolus.cominNASDAQ: AUTLFeb 2024

Autolus Therapeutics develops engineered T cell therapies targeting cancer and autoimmune diseases using proprietary cell programming technology; the company commercializes AUCATZYL, an FDA-approved CAR-T cell therapy for relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults, and maintains a clinical pipeline evaluating additional indications including pediatric leukemia, lupus nephritis, and multiple sclerosis.

London

Martin Pulé(Senior Vice President, Founder, Chief Scientific Officer)Christopher Williams(Senior Vice President, Chief Business Development Officer)Edgar Braendle(Executive Officer)inChristopher Vann(Executive Officer)inDavid Brochu(Executive Officer)inChristian Itin(Chief Executive Officer and Director)in

Black Diamond Therapeutics, Incblackdiamondtherapeutics.comNASDAQ: BDTX

Black Diamond Therapeutics develops small-molecule kinase inhibitors targeting families of oncogenic mutations across cancer types, including its lead candidate silevertinib for EGFR-mutant lung cancer and glioblastoma.

Elizabeth Buck(Chief Scientific Officer)inBrent Hatzis-Schoch(Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel)inSergey Yurasov(Chief Medical Officer)inMelanie Morrison(Chief Development Officer)

Co-investorsLAVLilly Asia VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NSG VenturesRA CapitalVersant Ventures+3 more

Boundless Bioboundlessbio.comin𝕏NASDAQ: BOLDSeries B · Apr 2021 · $110M

Boundless Bio develops precision oncology medicines targeting ecDNA-amplified cancers, specifically creating a new category of ecDNA-directed therapies for patients with oncogenic alterations.

BiotechMedical DevicesLa Jolla, US

Zachary D. Hornby(Executive Officer, Director)inRobert Doebele(Chief Medical Officer)inChristian Hassig(Chief Scientific Officer)Jessica Oien(Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary)in

BoardBenjamin Cravatt, Ph.D.(Director)Kristina Burow(Director)in

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersRA CapitalNEXTECH ONCOLOGY SCSPSignalFire

C4 Therapeuticsc4therapeutics.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CCCCDec 2015

C4 Therapeutics develops targeted protein degradation medicines aimed at treating disease.

BiotechCambridge, US

Kenneth C. Anderson(Director)Andrew J. Hirsch(Director and Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardMarc Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)inJason Fisherman(Executive Officer, Director)Miles Stuchin(Director)Bruce Downey(Director)

Co-investors3E Bioventures CapitalBain Capital Life SciencesRA CapitalCobro Ventures

Context Therapeuticscontexttherapeutics.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CNTXMay 2024

Context Therapeutics develops clinical-stage T cell engaging bispecific antibody therapies for the treatment of solid tumors.

BiotechHealthtechPhiladelphia, US

Martin Lehr(Founder)inJennifer Minai-Azary(Executive Officer)inAlex Levit(Executive Officer)Linda Beth West(Director)Richard Jay Berman(Director)Philip Kantoff(Director)in

Co-investorsTorrey Pines Investment

Cullinan Therapeuticscullinantherapeutics.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CGEM

Cullinan Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech company developing therapeutic molecules for autoimmune diseases and cancer, with expertise in immune modulation.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Mary Kay Fenton(Chief Financial Officer)inJeffrey Jones(Chief Medical Officer)Jennifer Michaelson(Chief Scientific Officer)inCorinne Savill(Chief Business Officer)inJacquelyn Sumer(Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary)inNadim Ahmed(President and Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsForesite CapitalBiotechnology Value FundOrbiMed

Ideaya Biosciencesideayabio.comin𝕏NASDAQ: IDYA

IDEAYA is a precision medicine oncology company developing first-in-class targeted therapies and rational drug combinations for molecularly defined, hard-to-treat cancers.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US

Paul Stone(Executive Officer)inYujiro S. Hata(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)

BoardTimothy Shannon(Director)inJohn Diekman(Director)inTerry Rosen(Director)Jeffrey Stein(Director)

Co-investors5AM VenturesCanaan PartnersBiotechnology Value FundWuXi Healthcare Ventures

Kura Oncologykuraoncology.cominNASDAQ: KURA

Kura Oncology is a company in the oncology/medtech sector that provides grant support for independent medical education programs designed to enhance healthcare professionals' ability to diagnose and treat patients in Kura Oncology's therapeutic areas of interest.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesLa Jolla, US

TROY WILSON(Executive Officer, Director)inPINGDA REN(Executive Officer)inYI LIU(Executive Officer)inTroy Wilson(Founder)inTroy E. Wilson(President and Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board)inHEIDI HENSON(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersAvoro Capital AdvisorsEcoR1 CapitalForesite CapitalOUP (Osage University Partners)ARCH Venture

Kymera Therapeuticskymeratx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: KYMR

Kymera is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel medicines using targeted protein degradation technology to treat diseases caused by previously "undrugged" proteins.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Nello Mainolfi(Founder)inBruce Booth(Chair)in

Co-investorsAtlas VentureAvoro Capital AdvisorsBain Capital Life SciencesBessemer Venture PartnersHatteras Venture PartnersMRL Ventures Fund+5 more

ORIC Pharmaceuticalsoricpharma.cominNASDAQ: ORIC

ORIC Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage oncology company developing therapies aimed at overcoming cancer treatment resistance, including innate, acquired, and bypass resistance.

BiotechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US

Richard Heyman(Chairman, Founder, Scientific Advisory Board)inCharles Sawyers(Founder, Scientific Advisory Board)Scott Lowe(Founder, Scientific Advisory Board)Dominic Piscitelli(Chief Financial Officer)inPratik Multani(Chief Medical Officer)inJacob Chacko(President, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member)in

Co-investorsEcoR1 CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Taiho Ventures, LLCThe Column GroupOrbiMed

Parabilis Medicinesparabilismed.cominNASDAQ: PBLSMar 2024 · $150M

Helicons develops a peptide-based therapeutic platform designed to target intracellular proteins previously considered undruggable by combining the specificity of antibodies with the cell-penetrating properties of small molecules.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical Devices

Mathai Mammen(CEO, President and Chairman)in

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersCatalio Capital Management, LPForesite CapitalFrazier Life SciencesGeneral CatalystRA Capital+7 more

Relayrelaytx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RLAYJan 2024

Relay Therapeutics develops the Dynamo platform, which applies motion-based drug design principles to discover therapeutic drugs by integrating protein dynamics simulations with experimental and computational techniques.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechCambridge, US

Donald A. Bergstrom(Executive Officer)inSanjiv K. Patel(Director, President and Chief Executive Officer)inSekar Kathiresan(Director)Douglas S. Ingram(Director)Mark Murcko(Director)Laura Shawver(Director)

Co-investorsCommonweal VenturesEcoR1 CapitalForesite CapitalSoftBank Vision FundCurie.BioGeneral Catalyst+1 more

Silence Therapeuticssilence-therapeutics.comNASDAQ: SLNFeb 2021

Silence Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that discovers and develops short interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules designed to reduce the production of disease-associated proteins through the natural mechanism of RNA interference, with its proprietary mRNAi GOLD platform targeting specific genes in the liver for rare and common diseases.

BiotechLondon

Craig Tooman(Executive Officer)inGiles Campion(Executive Officer)Mark Rothera(Executive Officer, Director)inBarbara Ruskin(Executive Officer)

BoardJames Ede-Golightly(Director)Alistair Gray(Director)

Co-investorsForesite CapitalMC Healthcare VenturesVivo Capital

TYRA Biosciencestyra.bioinNASDAQ: TYRASeries B · Feb 2024 · $110M

Tyra is developing oral dabogratinib, a small-molecule therapy being evaluated in clinical studies for skeletal dysplasia and urologic cancers.

BiotechHealthtechCarlsbad, US

Todd Harris, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Hiroomi Tada, M.D., Ph.D.(Executive Officer)Daniel Bensen(Executive Officer)inAlan Fuhrman(Executive Officer)inTodd Harris(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)inBhavesh Ashar(Chief Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsAlta PartnersBioBritCanaan PartnersNEXTECH ONCOLOGY SCSPRA Capital

Zymeworkszymeworks.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ZYME

Zymeworks is a biotechnology company that develops novel therapeutics for patients with difficult-to-treat diseases using its proprietary drug-development platforms and in-house R&D.

BiotechHealthtechVancouver, US

ALI TEHRANI(Executive Officer, Director)inGORDON NG(Executive Officer)NEIL KLOMPAS(Executive Officer)inSURJIT DIXIT(Executive Officer)inDAVID TUCKER(Executive Officer)Paul Moore(Chief Scientific Officer)in

Co-investorsBrace PharmaCTI Life Sciences Fund L.P.Lumira VenturesWUTIF CapitalAmplitude Venture Capital

Cleave Biosciencescleavetherapeutics.comJun 2016

BiotechBurlingame, US

Mark Rolfe(Executive Officer)Laura Shawver(Executive Officer, Director)inTimothy Smith(Executive Officer)

BoardPeter Thompson(Director)inCarol Gallagher(Director)in

Board seatAlfred Scheidegger· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAstellas Venture Management LLCNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)5AM VenturesClarus VenturesOrbiMedOsage University Partners+1 more

Vividion Therapeuticsvividion.cominSeries B · Feb 2021 · $82Macquired by Bayer

Vividion Therapeutics develops small molecule therapeutics using a covalent-first chemoproteomics approach to identify and target previously undruggable proteins.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechPrinceton, US

Ben Cravatt(Scientific Founder)Phil Baran(Scientific Founder)Jin-Quan Yu(Scientific Founder)

BoardJohn Park(Executive Officer)John Clarke(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seatBenjamin Cravatt· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersAvoro Capital AdvisorsCardinal PartnersSoftBank Vision FundVersant Ventures

A2 Biotherapeuticsa2biotherapeutics.comin

A2 Bio develops precision CAR T-cell therapies using its Tmod cell engineering platform, supporting both autologous and allogeneic applications.

BiotechHealthtechAgoura Hills, US

C. Alexander Kamb(Director)inScott Foraker(Executive Officer, Director)Madhavan Balachandran(Director)Michael Gallo(Director)

BoardSrini Akkaraju(Director)inDavid Goeddel(Director)in

Co-investorsVida VenturesSamsara BioCapitalThe Column Group

Alpha-9 Oncologya9oncology.cominSeries B · Oct 2024 · $75M

Alpha-9 Oncology develops radiopharmaceuticals for cancer treatment, with a portfolio of molecules in clinical and preclinical development.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesVancouver, CA

François Bénard(MD)Kuo-Shyan Lin(PhD)David Perrin(PhD)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDelos CapitalGeneral CatalystLightspeed Venture PartnersLongitude CapitalLumira Ventures+9 more

Alterome Therapeutics, Inc.alterome.cominSeries A · Dec 2021 · $64M

Alterome is a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing small-molecule, alteration-specific cancer therapies, with two internally discovered drug candidates in the clinic.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Diego, US

Eric A. Murphy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inRyan B. Corcoran(Director, Promoter)

BoardThilo Schroeder(Director)inCarl Gordon(Director)inArjun Goyal(Director)in

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersOrbiMedVida VenturesDigitalis VenturesNVIDIA

Ambagon Therapeuticsambagontx.comin𝕏Series A · Jan 2025 · $85M

Ambagon develops small molecule stabilizers of 14-3-3 protein complexes to modulate disease-related protein interactions, targeting therapeutic areas including cancer, metabolic disorders, neurodegenerative and infectious diseases.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesEindhoven, US

Christian Ottmann(Executive Officer)inJosh Seidenfeld(Executive Officer)Michelle Arkin(Director)Nancy Pryer(Executive Officer)Margarita Chavez(Director)Bryan Miller(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsDroia VenturesMission BiocapitalMRL Ventures FundInkefRA Capital

Arrakis Therapeuticsarrakistx.comin𝕏Series B · Apr 2019 · $75M

Arrakis Therapeutics develops RNA-targeted small-molecule (rSM) medicines, working independently and with partners to create drug candidates aimed at the root causes of disease.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechCambridge, US

Michael Gilman(Executive Officer, Director)inMark DeLong(CEO)inDavid Neafus(Executive Officer)inRussell C. Petter(Executive Officer)

BoardColleen Cuffaro(Director)inAlan E. Walts(Director)in

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersPfizer VenturesAdvent Life SciencesOUP (Osage University Partners)Pfizer Venture InvestmentsvenBio Partners+1 more

Ars Pharmaars-pharma.comin𝕏

ARS Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for severe allergic reactions, with a focus on patient-friendly, easy-to-use intranasal therapies.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Diego, US

Richard Lowenthal(Executive Officer, Director)inPratik Shah(Director)

BoardJonathan Leff(Director)

Co-investorsOrbiMedRA CapitalSR One Capital Management

Atavistik Bioatavistikbio.cominSeries A · Aug 2021 · $60M

Atavistik Bio develops selective allosteric therapeutics using a proprietary discovery platform designed to identify functional pockets across multiple protein classes, with an internal focus on rare hematology.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Bryan E. Stuart(Chief Executive Officer)inMarion Dorsch(President and Chief Scientific Officer)in

Co-investorsLux CapitalRA CapitalThe Column Group

Attovia Therapeuticsattovia.comin

Attovia is a biotechnology company focused on drug development and clinical strategy, aiming to bring treatments to patients where none exist and create next-generation therapeutic options.

BiotechDigital Health

Zaneta Odrowaz(Founder)inTao Fu, MBA, M.S.(Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and President)Zaneta Odrowaz, Ph.D.(Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder)Petter Veiby(Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder)inHangjun Zhan, Ph.D.(Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder)

Co-investorsEcoR1 CapitalFrazier Life SciencesIllumina VenturesSanofi VenturesVida VenturesGoldman Sachs+1 more

Blueprint Medicinesblueprintmedicines.comin𝕏

Blueprint Medicines is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops targeted medicines for patients with diseases such as gastrointestinal stromal tumor and other conditions driven by genetic changes.

BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US

Nick Lydon(Director)Christoph S. Lengauer(Executive Officer)inChristine Bellon(Executive Officer)inKyle Kuvalanka(Executive Officer)in

BoardAlexis Borisy(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Lynch(Director)

Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalForesite CapitalRA Capital

CARGO Therapeuticscargo-tx.cominFeb 2023

Launched by Samsara in partnership with CAR T pioneers, advancing a clinically validated CD22 CAR T for lymphoma.

BiotechSan Mateo, US

Gina Chapman(Executive Officer, Director)inAnup Radhakrishnan(Executive Officer)inCassandra Gianna Luca(Director)Jeffrey Walsh(Director)Krishnan Viswanadhan(Director)

BoardAbraham Bassan(Director)

Co-investorsRed Tree VentureSamsara BioCapitalAlly Bridge GroupJanus Henderson InvestorsPerceptive Xontogeny VentureThird Rock Ventures

Circle Pharmacirclepharma.comSeries B · Mar 2020 · $45M

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)Scott R. Lokey(Director)David J. Earp(President & CEO)inPaul Park(Executive Officer)

BoardThilo Schroeder(Director)inWalter H. Moos(Director)

Co-investorsBerkeley CatalystHemisphere Ventures LLCLifeforce CapitalMission Bay CapitalMission BiocapitalPandect Bioventures+2 more

Delphia Therapeuticsdelphiatx.cominMay 2024

Delphia Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing cancer medicines based on its activation lethality platform, aiming to create therapies effective on their own while combating resistance to targeted therapies.

BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US

Kevin Marks(Founder)in

Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Taiho Ventures, LLCAlexandria

Exo Therapeuticsexo-therapeutics.comin𝕏Series B · Oct 2021 · $78M

Exo Therapeutics is a small molecule drug discovery company developing therapeutics through its ExoSight platform, which targets exosites—unique binding pockets on enzymes—to address previously undruggable diseases in oncology, inflammation, and other therapeutic areas.

BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices

David Liu, PhD(Founder)Alan Saghatelian, PhD(Co-Founder)David LiuinAlan Saghetelian

Co-investorsNewpath PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)Raptor GroupSamsara BioCapitalBiotechnology Value FundCasdin Capital+1 more

Flareflare.runJul 2026 · $85M

Flare develops AI-driven systems to manage essential workers—such as drivers, cleaners, security guards, and domestic workers—in emerging markets, vertically integrating its technology platform, worker staffing (via subsidiary Drive-Z), and customer implementation.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechTokyo, JP

Kazuki Kamiya(CEO)Satoru Ichihara(COO)Shinya Hayashi(CSO)Hidefumi Iwaki(CFO)Tomohiro Sasaki(Executive Officer (Product Development))

Co-investorsANOBAKACARTA VENTURES, Inc.Spiral VenturesAgent CapitalCasdin CapitalInvus+2 more

Flare Therapeuticsflaretx.cominSeries B · Mar 2023 · $120M

Flare Therapeutics develops small molecule medicines targeting transcription factors using a chemistry and proteomics platform that enables ligand discovery directly from cells.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Jim Audia(Executive Vice President, Drug Discovery and Early Development, and Founding Scientist)Jacob Stuckey(Senior Director, Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, and Founding Scientist)in

Co-investorsNexTech VenturesPfizer VenturesThird Rock VenturesPfizer Venture InvestmentsShangBay Capital LLCAgent Capital

Gloucester Pharmaceuticalsbms.comin𝕏Acquired

Bristol Myers Squibb is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and delivers medicines across oncology, hematology, neuroscience, immunology, and cardiovascular disease areas.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York, US

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Prospect Venture PartnersRho Capital PartnersRho VenturesRiverVest Venture Partners+2 more

Hexagon Biohexagonbio.cominSep 2021 · $61M

Hexagon Bio develops novel payload mechanisms for antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) aimed at overcoming resistance to current cancer treatments and expanding ADC indications.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMenlo Park, US

Colin James Bell Harvey(Director)Brian T. Naughton(Director)inMaureen E. Hillenmeyer(Executive Officer, Director)inMaureen Hillenmeyer(CEO & Co-Founder)in

BoardAlex Kolich(Director)

Co-investorsB3 HoldingSoftBank Vision FundThe Column Group8VCCasdin CapitalTwo Sigma Ventures

IconOVir Bioiconovir.cominSeries A · Dec 2020 · $77M

Iconovir is a biotechnology company focused on developing cancer treatments, with a stated mission to cure cancer and restore life to patients.

BiotechHealthtechNew York, US

Sean Algeo(Executive Officer, Promoter)inMark A. McCamish(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid M. Tanen(Executive Officer, Promoter)

BoardDavid Chang(Director, Promoter)Helen Kim(Director)Jakob Loven(Director)in

Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Vida VenturesWellington Management

IDRxidrx.comin𝕏

IDRx discovers, develops and delivers medicines and vaccines focused on cancer, HIV, respiratory diseases, and infectious diseases.

BiotechMedical Devices

Tim Clacksonin

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzRA Capital

ITMitm-radiopharma.comin

ITM is a vertically integrated biotechnology company specializing in precision oncology through radioisotope production and radiopharmaceutical development, with clinical programs advanced through subsidiary Lumara Bio.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Alexander Pironi(Executive Vice President, Global Head of Radioisotopes)inDr. Konstantin Zhernosekov(Chief Scientific Officer & Managing Director ITM Medical Isotopes & ITM Oncologics)

Co-investorsCapmont

Jounce Therapeuticsjouncetx.comAcquired

Jounce Therapeutics was a Cambridge, MA clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing cancer immunotherapies, including antibodies targeting ICOS and LILRB2/ILT4, guided by a biomarker-driven discovery platform.

BiotechCambridge, US

Kim C. Drapkin(Executive Officer)Anna L. Barry(Executive Officer)inRichard Murray(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRobert Tepper(Director)inCary Pfeffer(Director)inRobert Kamen(Director)in

Co-investorsBoutique Venture PartnersGENERAL INCEPTIONSofinnova VenturesVenture Capital Investment ManagementThird Rock Ventures

K36 Therapeuticsk36tx.comin𝕏Series B · Jun 2023 · $70M

A biotechnology company developing cancer therapies for patients with unmet medical needs.

BiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsAtlas VentureF-Prime CapitalEight Roads Ventures

Khartis Therapeuticskhartis.comin

Khartis is a drug discovery company developing oral therapies for patients with immune-mediated and chronic diseases.

BiotechMedical Devices

Co-investorsForesite CapitalAlexandriaLilly Asia VenturesLongwood Fund

Kinnate Biopharmakinnate.comDec 2019

BiotechSan Diego, US

Stephen W. Kaldor(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Eric Murphy(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardBret Zbar(Director)Carl Gordon(Director)Michael Rome(Director)in

Co-investorsForesite CapitalJanus Henderson InvestorsRA CapitalVenrock Healthcare Capital PartnersViking Global Investors

Kronos Biokronosbio.cominSeries A · Aug 2020 · $155M

BiotechNew York, US

Norbert Bischofberger, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Wilfong(Executive Officer)

BoardRebecka Belldegrun, M.D.(Director)Otello Stampacchia, Ph.D.(Director)David M. Tanen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Arie S. Belldegrun, M.D.(Director)

Co-investorsEcoR1 CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Vida VenturesBlackRockCommodore CapitalInvus+1 more

Mariana Oncologymarianaoncology.comin𝕏Sep 2023 · $175M

Mariana Oncology, a Novartis company, develops precision radioligand therapies that deliver radioisotopes to diseased cells while limiting effects on healthy tissue.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsAccess BiotechnologyAtlas VentureForbionRA Capital

Mersanamersana.comin𝕏Jun 2016Acquired

Day One (part of Servier) is a biopharmaceutical company developing targeted oncology medicines, with a focus on cancers affecting patients of all ages, including pediatric low-grade glioma (pLGG).

BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US

MICHAEL J. KAUFMAN(Executive Officer)inDonald Bergstrom(Executive Officer)inANNA PROTOPAPAS(Executive Officer, Director)Timothy Lowinger(Executive Officer)Eva Jack(Executive Officer)Wayne Foster(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesF-Prime CapitalLightstone VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Pfizer Venture InvestmentsRho Ventures

MOMA Therapeuticsmomatx.comin𝕏May 2022 · $150M

A drug discovery company staffed by scientists and industry specialists focused on developing pharmaceutical candidates.

Biotech

Timur Yusufzai(Founder)inAsit Parikh(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsThird Rock VenturesAlexandriaCasdin CapitalCreacion VenturesGoldman SachsInvus+3 more

Neon Therapeuticsneontherapeutics.com

BiotechCambridge, US

Richard Gaynor, M.D.(Executive Officer)inRobert Ang, M.D.(Executive Officer)Yasir Al-Wakeel(Executive Officer)inEric Lander(Director)Hugh Dowd(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardCary Pfeffer, M.D.(Director)

Co-investorsSofinnova VenturesClal Biotechnology IndustriesThird Rock Ventures

Nextopnextop.ioDefunct

Nextop IO provides a mobile content delivery network with a client-side library for iOS and Android that routes traffic through optimized proxy servers, reducing latency, improving throughput, and lowering data and battery consumption for mobile applications connecting to backend services.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Brien Colwell(Founder/CEO)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzLightspeed Venture PartnersRA Capital

Peloton Therapeuticspelotontherapeutics.comacquired by Merck · May 2019 · $2.2B

Peloton Therapeutics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing first-in-class small molecule medicines targeting HIF-2α for cancer and other life-threatening conditions, with initial focus on kidney cancer and VHL disease.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices

Co-investorsCurative VenturesForesite CapitalThe Column GroupVida Ventures

PMV Pharmapmvpharma.comFeb 2017

PMV Pharma develops precision oncology therapies that target and structurally correct mutated p53 proteins to restore their tumor-suppressing function.

BiotechHealthtechCranbury, US

David H. Mack, Ph.D.(Founder)inDavid Mack(Executive Officer, Director)Arnold Levine(Director)

BoardPeter Thompson(Director)inSteve Winick(Director)Arnold Oronsky(Director)

Co-investorsAvoro Capital AdvisorsOUP (Osage University Partners)RA CapitalOrbiMedOsage University Partners

Sail Biomedicinessail.bioin𝕏

Sail Biomedicines develops RNA-based medicines using a platform integrating Endless RNA and targeted nanoparticle delivery technology.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechCambridge, US

John Mendlein(Executive Chairman)

Co-investorsFlagship PioneeringQuan Capital

Scorpion Therapeuticsscorpiontx.com

BiotechBoston, US

Adam Friedman(Executive Officer, Director)inGary Glick(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Fedder(Executive Officer)inDarrin Stuart(Executive Officer)inErica Jackson(Executive Officer)inAmanda Valentino(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAtlas VentureAvoro Capital AdvisorsEcoR1 CapitalFrazier Life SciencesVida VenturesAbingworth+3 more

Silverback Therapeuticssilverbacktx.comin𝕏Series B · Mar 2020 · $79Macquired by ARS Pharmaceuticals

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesSeattle, US

Peter A. Thompson(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsEcoR1 CapitalPontifax Venture CapitalRA CapitalUS Venture Partners

Stipple Biostipple.bioin𝕏Series A · Apr 2026 · $100M

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 HorowitzMagnetic VenturesOMX VenturesAxial VCGV (Google Ventures)+1 more

Synnovation Therapeuticssynnovationtx.comin

A drug discovery company founded by an experienced medicinal chemistry team with expertise in successful pharmaceutical development and clinical advancement.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesWilmington, US

Liangxing Wu(Executive Officer, Director)inWenqing Yao(Executive Officer, Director)inTing Feng(Director)

BoardReid Huber(Director)in

Co-investorsThe Innovation SpaceThird Rock Ventures

Theseus Pharmaceuticalstheseusrx.comJan 2021

BiotechCambridge, US

William C. Shakespeare(Director)in

BoardIain Dukes(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Rome(Director)inCarl Gordon(Director)in

Co-investorsForesite CapitalLongitude CapitalNexTech VenturesOrbiMedPontifax Venture CapitalRock Springs Capital+1 more

Other

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

Ambrx BiopharmaArvinasAset TherapeuticsLaronde BioProfound BioTurning Point Therapeutics

Exits · 27

20 IPOs · 7 acquisitions · showing 23

Revolution MedicinesNASDAQ: RVMDTango TherapeuticsNASDAQ: TNGXAlumisNASDAQ: ALMSArvinas Holding Co. LLCNASDAQ: ARVNAutolus Therapeutics plcNASDAQ: AUTLBlack Diamond Therapeutics, IncNASDAQ: BDTXBoundless BioNASDAQ: BOLDC4 TherapeuticsNASDAQ: CCCCContext TherapeuticsNASDAQ: CNTXCullinan TherapeuticsNASDAQ: CGEMIdeaya BiosciencesNASDAQ: IDYAKura OncologyNASDAQ: KURAKymera TherapeuticsNASDAQ: KYMRORIC PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: ORICParabilis MedicinesNASDAQ: PBLSRelayNASDAQ: RLAYSilence TherapeuticsNASDAQ: SLNTYRA BiosciencesNASDAQ: TYRAZymeworksNASDAQ: ZYMEVividion Therapeuticsacq. by BayerPeloton Therapeuticsacq. by MerckSilverback Therapeuticsacq. by ARS PharmaceuticalsTubulis GmbHacq. by Gilead Sciences

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

IPO stake values · per SEC filings

Value of this firm's stake in each portfolio company at its IPO price, from the prospectus principal-stockholder table.

CompanyOwnedIPO priceAt IPOStake value
Ideaya Biosciences4.6%$10.00May 2019$9M

Source: SEC S-1 / 424B prospectus filings. Stake value = shares beneficially owned × the initial public offering price, as disclosed — a market value at IPO, not a return multiple (the firm's original cost is not disclosed).

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Nextech Invest made?
Nextech Invest has 70 tracked investments, 27 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Nextech Invest invest at?
Nextech Invest invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is Nextech Invest's typical check size?
Nextech Invest typically writes checks of $648K – $3.2M.
What sectors does Nextech Invest focus on?
Nextech Invest focuses on Biotech, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
Where is Nextech Invest located?
Nextech Invest is headquartered in Zurich, CH.
Does Nextech Invest lead rounds?
Nextech Invest has led 4 of the 11 rounds where its role is on record.
Who does Nextech Invest co-invest with?
Nextech Invest most often shares deals with Foresite Capital, RA Capital, The Column Group, among 99 tracked co-investors.

Co-investors · 26

RA Capital

RA Capital is a multi-stage investment firm focused on healthcare, life sciences, and planetary health, investing across public and private markets and creating new companies through its Raven incubation platform.

The Column Group

The Column Group (TCG) is a venture capital firm focused on building and backing biotechnology companies, applying an edge-to-edge investment model centered on company formation with capacity for long-term private and public capital support.

$30M
Third Rock Ventures

Third Rock Ventures is a venture capital firm that discovers, launches, and builds life sciences and biotechnology companies developing novel medicines and therapies.

$100K – $5M
OrbiMed

OrbiMed is a global healthcare-focused investment firm providing financing and operational support to companies across biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital health, diagnostics, and healthcare services.

$1M – $75M
Vida Ventures

Vida Ventures is a life sciences venture capital firm focused on transforming biomedical innovations into therapies that improve patients' lives.

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.

$200K – $40M
Canaan Partners

Canaan Partners is a venture capital firm with over 30 years of history, backing companies across technology and healthcare sectors through close, hands-on partnerships with founders.

$500K – $20M
ARCH Venture Partners

ARCH Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in and helps build transformational companies, with a strong focus on the life sciences and biotechnology sector.

$50K – $250M
Samsara BioCapital

Samsara BioCapital is an investment firm backing the development of transformative therapeutics for patients, bringing together scientists, physicians, drug developers, and business leaders to support next-generation therapeutic breakthroughs.

GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

$250K – $50M
Atlas Venture

Atlas Venture is a life sciences venture capital firm with three decades of experience investing in and building biotech and medical innovation companies, including startups launched from its own incubator.

$500K – $1M
venBio Partners

venBio is a life sciences venture capital firm that partners with industry leaders to develop novel therapeutics and technologies addressing unmet medical needs.

14 more co-investors

Andreessen Horowitz5AM VenturesGeneral CatalystF-Prime CapitalOUP (Osage University Partners)Versant VenturesFrazier Healthcare PartnersLux CapitalUS Venture PartnersForbionSignalFire8VCTwo Sigma VenturesNew Leaf Venture Partners

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

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