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Corporate VCNew York · Seed–Series B · 8 people tracked
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Investment thesis
NYBC Ventures is a corporate venture fund launched by New York Blood Center Enterprises with a $50M commitment to accelerate breakthroughs in blood and cellular therapies and supporting technologies. It leverages New York Blood Center's decades of expertise in blood products, transfusion services, and cell and gene therapy manufacturing. The fund targets early to mid stage innovations across hematology, transfusion medicine, cell therapy, and infectious disease, supporting therapeutics, devices, and other breakthrough solutions that address key challenges in these fields and ultimately improve patient lives.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 8 people
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What they invest in
from 15 of 17 portfolio companiesBiotech ×13Healthtech ×10Medical Devices ×10Deep Tech ×6Longevity ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Digital Health ×2Robotics ×2
HQs:United States×10United Kingdom×1Netherlands×1
Investments · 17 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12024 · 22019 · 12018 · 17 dated
STRM.BIO develops technology to deliver gene therapies, aiming to improve how these treatments reach patients.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechLongevityMedical Devices
Michael Luther(CEO)in
Co-investorsAscension VenturesBreakout LabsBreakout VenturesDelos CapitalKdT Ventures
Akadeum manufactures GMP-compliant ancillary materials for cell and gene therapy applications, specializing in microbubble-based negative selection products.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesAnn Arbor, US
Kalyan Handique(Executive Officer, Director)John Younger(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Militello(Executive Officer)
BoardJeffrey S. Williams(Director)Paul D'Amato(Director)inDan Kidle(Director)in
Co-investorsArboretum VenturesBeringeaBerkeley CatalystBlueStone Venture PartnersCANTILEVER INVESTORSeLab Ventures+7 more
Aronora is a clinical-stage biotech developing antithrombotic therapies, including factor XI/XIa inhibitors and thrombolytic drug candidates, to treat and manage thrombotic and thromboembolic conditions such as acute ischemic stroke, heart attack, and pulmonary embolism.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechPortland, US
Erik I. Tucker(President & Chief Executive Officer)in
AvenCell Therapeutics develops next-generation cell therapies for hard-to-treat cancers, including solid tumors, combining switchable universal CAR-T technology with a CRISPR/Cas9-based allogeneic platform.
BiotechLongevityMedical Devices
Andrew Schiermeier(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsNovo HoldingsBlackstone Life SciencesEight Roads VenturesF-Prime Capital
CatenaBio develops precision conjugation technology using native amino acids to enable biotherapeutic fusions of small molecules, nucleic acids, enzymes, and cells.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesBerkeley, US
Marco Lobba(Founder)inMatthew Francis(Founder)inMarco Lobba, Ph.D.(Founder)in
Co-investorsCALIFORNIA INNOVATIONCivilization Ventures Management, LlcCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)FREEFLOWIaso VenturesJude Gomila+13 more
Cellular Origins provides automated cell therapy manufacturing solutions through its Constellation platform, which integrates robotics and digital management to enable GMP-compliant scaling of cell therapies with minimal process modification.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechRoboticsCambridge, GB
Co-investorsHighland EuropeTTP VenturesJohnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
City Therapeutics develops RNAi-based medicines targeting rare, specialty, and prevalent diseases using engineered trigger molecules and precision delivery ligands.
BiotechMedical DevicesCambridge, US
Mark Keating, MD(Co-founder)Kotaro Nakanishi, PhD(Co-founder)Yukihide Tomari, PhD(Co-founder)Phillip Zamore, PhD(Co-founder)Andy Orth(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAN Venture PartnersARCH Venture PartnersSofinnova VenturesCasdin CapitalFidelity InvestmentsInvus+2 more
A blood bank and laboratory services provider supplying blood products including red blood cells, plasma, and platelets to hospitals and medical facilities, alongside laboratory testing services and specialty clinical procedures.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York, US
Functional Fluidics is a CLIA-certified diagnostic lab offering proprietary red blood cell function biomarker assays, starting with Sickle Cell Disease.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesDetroit, US
Patrick Hines(CEO & Founder)inDr. Hines(Founder)John Cunningham(Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsID VenturesMichigan RiseResilient VenturesSeae VenturesWavemaker Three-Sixty Health
A healthcare-focused investment firm managing approximately $2 billion in assets across 52 portfolio companies.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsUnion Grove Venture Partners
Immusoft develops a cell therapy platform called Immune System Programming (ISP) that engineers a patient's B cells into plasma cells that produce therapeutic proteins after being infused back into the patient.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechSeattle, US
Matthew Scholz(Founder)inSean Ainsworth(Chief Executive Officer)inRobert Sikorski(Chief Medical Officer)Rob Hayes(Chief Scientific Officer)inScott McIvor(Chief Development Officer)Eric Garcia(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBioRock VenturesBoston Harbor AngelsBreakout VenturesEQx FundInvariantes FundMichigan Capital Network+5 more
KaloCyte develops ErythroMer, a dried, shelf-stable artificial red blood cell for use in emergency and trauma care when stored blood is unavailable or in short supply.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesBaltimore, US
Allan Doctor(Co-Founder & CSO)inDipanjan Pan(Co-Founder, Chief Technical Officer)inPhilip Spinella(Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer)inDaniel Getman(Director)Gregory Lanza(Director)
Co-investorsBioAdvanceBioGenerator VenturesDelaware Crossing Investor GroupMaryland TEDCOOld Line Capital PartnersTEDCO+1 more
Star Therapeutics develops treatments aimed at addressing real-world patient needs.
BiotechSouth San Francisco, US
Adam Rosenthal(Founder & CEO)inNancy Stagliano(Director)inMichelle Carpenter(Executive Officer)Sandip Panicker(Executive Officer)Scott Robertson(Executive Officer)inGary Patou(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsFrazier Life SciencesOrbiMedRA CapitalSanofi VenturesSofinnova VenturesAgent Capital+10 more
Thymmune Therapeutics develops a machine learning-driven thymic cell engineering platform that mass-produces iPSC-derived thymic cells to restore immune function affected by aging and disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevityCambridge, US
Stan Wang(MD, PhD)inBing Lim(MD, PhD)inManish Jainin
Co-investorsPillar VC
Developing novel treatments based on the 12-LOX pathway for immuno-inflammatory diseases.
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesHatteras Venture PartnersPappas CapitalSanofi VenturesAlexandriaGenesys Capital+4 more
Vitestro is a Netherlands-based medical robotics company that develops Aletta, an autonomous robotic phlebotomy device for diagnostic blood collection in hospitals and laboratories.
HealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsNetherlands, NL
Toon Overbeeke(Co-founder & CEO)inBrian Joseph(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsSonder CapitalIntervestInvest-NLMayo Clinic Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Vega Therapeutics
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsVeraloxacq. by Cadrenal Therapeutics
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCity Therapeutics · finsmes.com · Jun 9, 2026
Immusoft · immusoft.com · Mar 30, 2026
Star Therapeutics · star-therapeutics.com · Sep 30, 2025
Akadeum Life Sciences · biospace.com · Jun 4, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has NYBC Ventures made?
- NYBC Ventures has 17 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does NYBC Ventures invest at?
- NYBC Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does NYBC Ventures focus on?
- NYBC Ventures focuses on Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- Where is NYBC Ventures located?
- NYBC Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does NYBC Ventures lead rounds?
- NYBC Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does NYBC Ventures co-invest with?
- NYBC Ventures most often shares deals with Breakout Ventures, ID Ventures, Michigan Capital Network, among 38 tracked co-investors.
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