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Nextech Invest

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Zurich · Seed–Late Stage · 43 people tracked

Also known as NEXTECH INVEST LTD.

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Investment thesis

Nextech Invest focuses on precision medicine, identifying and funding emerging biotechnology companies developing transformative cancer treatments. Operating from Zurich, Switzerland, the firm invests in companies worldwide and supports its portfolio through pivotal stages of scientific validation and value creation.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 1, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
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$648K – $3.2M
HQ
Zurich, CH
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2006
Last 12 months
5 investments
AUM
$220M
Tracked investments
77
Unicorns
7
IPOs
19
Acquisitions
9

Team · 43 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Sarah Soo-Hoo· Principalin

A Principal at Nextech Invest.

Rupert Proctor· Associate

An Associate at Nextech Invest.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Nextech Invest went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 65 of 77 portfolio companies

Biotech ×61Healthtech ×30Medical Devices ×23Deep Tech ×15AI & Machine Learning ×10Digital Health ×9Longevity ×2Data & Infrastructure ×1

HQs:United States×44Canada×2Germany×1United Kingdom×1Croatia×1Japan×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 35 portfolio companies
51%
solo founders
18 of 35 mapped founding teams
34%
repeat founders
of 29 founders with career history
~4 yrs
old at investment
median across 21 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×182 founders×83 founders×54+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 28 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 29 founders with career history

Atlas Venture ×3Amunix Pharmaceuticals ×2GNF ×2Raze Therapeutics, Inc. ×2Third Rock Ventures ×2

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

Investments · 77 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 42025 · 32024 · 72023 · 42022 · 22021 · 92020 · 42019 · 42018 · 22017 · 12016 · 22015 · 143 dated

Revolution Medicinesrevmed.cominNASDAQ: RVMDSeries B · Mar 2018 · $56M

Revolution Medicines is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing medicines using its proprietary Tri-Complex Platform and RAS(ON) Biology research approach.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesRedwood 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 CapitalGen CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Illinois VenturesThe Column Group+2 more

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 CapitalHBM Healthcare InvestmentsHBM PartnersOrbiMedSamsara BioCapitalSR One Capital Management+3 more

Arvinas Holding Co. LLCarvinas.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ARVNSeries C · Apr 2018 · $55M

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)inCraig Crews(Founder)

BoardStephen Squinto(Director)inLiam Ratcliffe(Director)in

Co-investors5AM VenturesAccess BiotechnologyCanaan PartnersConnecticut InnovationsRA CapitalSolasta Ventures+2 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+4 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 CapitalWellington ManagementAlexandriaCity Hill VenturesSectoral Asset Management+3 more

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-investorsOUP (Osage University Partners)Torrey Pines Investment

Cullinan Therapeuticscullinantherapeutics.com𝕏NASDAQ: 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 PartnersGV (Google Ventures)Biotechnology 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

PINGDA REN(Executive Officer)inYI LIU(Executive Officer)inTroy Wilson(Founder)inTroy Wilson, Ph.D., J.D.(Co-founder; President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board)Kevan M. Shokat, Ph.D.(Founding team member)HEIDI HENSON(Executive Officer)in

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

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+7 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 GroupViking GlobalOrbiMed

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 CatalystGV (Google Ventures)+9 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 CapitalNat TurnerSoftBank Vision FundCurie.Bio+2 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 PartnersRA 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.HBM Healthcare InvestmentsLumira 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)OUP (Osage University Partners)5AM VenturesClarus VenturesOrbiMed+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)Aleksandra Rizo(President and Chief Executive Officer)in

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 FundAlexandriaALTITUDE LIFE SCIENCE VENTURES+4 more

A2 Biotherapeuticsa2biotherapeutics.comin

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

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesAgoura Hills, US

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

BoardSrini Akkaraju(Director)in

Co-investorsMana VenturesThe Column GroupVida VenturesSamsara BioCapital

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(Founder)Kuo-Shyan Lin(Founder)David Perrin(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAscenta CapitalDelos CapitalFrazier Life SciencesGeneral CatalystLightspeed Venture Partners+9 more

Alpha-9 Theranostics Inc.alpha9tx.cominDec 2022

Alpha-9 is a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of targeted molecules to treat cancer cells with precision.

BiotechLongevityMedical DevicesBoston, US

Co-investorsFrazier Life SciencesWUTIF CapitalAscenta CapitalBiotechnology Value FundLightspeed Venture PartnersLongitude Capital+1 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)Richard Heyman(Founder)

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 VenturesInkefMission BiocapitalMRL Ventures FundRA 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 SciencesHBM Healthcare InvestmentsHBM PartnersOUP (Osage University Partners)+2 more

ARS Pharmaceuticalsars-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 ManagementSofinnova Ventures

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)inJared Rutter(Founder)John Tallarico(Founder)Ralph DeBerardinis(Founder)

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 CapitalRidgeback CapitalWellington ManagementThird Rock Ventures

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 BioCapitalWellington ManagementAlly Bridge GroupJanus Henderson InvestorsPerceptive Xontogeny Venture+1 more

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 LLCJude GomilaLifeforce CapitalMission Bay CapitalMission Biocapital+3 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

Diamond Therapeuticsdiamondthera.cominJan 2019 · $85M

Diamond Therapeutics is a preclinical biotechnology company developing drug treatments for psychiatric and neurological disorders, with a focus on the pharmacology and therapeutic use of psychedelic compounds.

BiotechHealthtechMental HealthToronto, CA

Judy Blumstock(Chief Executive Officer, Founder, Director)inMichael B. McDonnell(Chief Medical Officer)Grant McCutcheon(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsJLSNoeticPalo Santo VCNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)RA Capital

EQRxeqrx.comAcquired

EQRx was a Cambridge, MA biopharma that aimed to sell lower-priced novel drugs; it was acquired by Revolution Medicines in 2023.

Alexis Borisy(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzArboretum VenturesARCH Venture PartnersGV (Google Ventures)Bain CapitalCasdin Capital+1 more

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

Flaregetflare.co.ukinJul 2026 · $85M

Flare is a Shopify app that lets merchants set delivery-date rules by postcode, product, and shipping method so customers only see fulfillable dates at checkout, with automation for cut-off times, order tagging, and 3PL syncing.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaSLondon, GB

Daniel Parekh-Hill(CEO)inAlex Hooper(CTO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstAgent CapitalBase10 PartnersCasdin CapitalInovia CapitalInvus+3 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 Hillenmeyer(CEO & Co-Founder)in

BoardAlex Kolich(Director)

Co-investorsATEL VenturesB3 HoldingSoftBank Vision FundThe Column Group8VCCasdin Capital+1 more

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)Wellington ManagementVida Ventures

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-investorsCapmontRV Invest GmbH

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 VenturesWellington Management

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 CapitalViking GlobalJanus Henderson InvestorsRA CapitalVenrock Healthcare Capital PartnersViking Global Investors

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

Kronos Bio was a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule therapeutics that target deregulated transcription factor networks implicated in cancer.

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+2 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 VentureAccess IndustriesForbionRA Capital

Mersana Therapeuticsmersana.com𝕏Jun 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+3 more

Mirati Therapeuticsmirati.comin𝕏

Mirati develops investigational medicines and treatments for patients with multiple myeloma and other oncology indications.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsAvoro Capital AdvisorsBioBritBoxer Capital, LLCPappas Capital

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-investorsLifeSci Venture PartnersThird Rock VenturesAlexandriaCasdin CapitalCreacion VenturesGoldman Sachs+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 VenturesWellington Management

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(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 CapitalRidgeback CapitalThe Column GroupVida Ventures

Pharmapharma.hrinSep 2026

The Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry offers pharmacy and biochemistry degree programs, including a Pharmacy programme in English aligned with EU Directive 2005/36/EC for EU/EEA registration.

EdTech

Co-investorsVesna AdvisorsRA CapitalThe Column Group

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 CapitalViking GlobalWellington ManagementOrbiMed

Other

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

Ambrx BiopharmaAset TherapeuticsAutolusLaronde BioRelay TherapeuticsTurning Point TherapeuticsTurning Point Therapeutics (Alumni)

Exits · 28

19 IPOs · 9 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 77 tracked investments, 28 of which have exited, including 8 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 6 of the 15 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, Wellington Management, among 129 tracked co-investors.

Co-investors · 26

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 healthcare-focused investment firm providing tailored financing solutions and global resources to build world-class healthcare companies across biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital health, diagnostics, and healthcare services.

$1M – $75M
The Column Group

The Column Group (TCG) is a venture capital ecosystem focused on the life sciences, funding scientific innovation and building biotech companies from formation through exit.

$30M
GV (Google Ventures)

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

$250K – $50M
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
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 a life-sciences investment firm backing companies developing transformative therapeutics for patients.

Vida Ventures

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

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
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
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
▶14 more co-investors

OUP (Osage University Partners)venBio PartnersVersant VenturesGeneral CatalystF-Prime Capital5AM 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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