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Pontifax Venture Capital

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Herzeliya · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 9 people tracked

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Pontifax invests globally in groundbreaking life sciences and healthcare innovation. Its approach spans the full company lifecycle: an entrepreneurship focus scouting disruptive ideas within research centers and building companies from the ground up; early-stage investing with hands-on guidance, networking and operational experience to boost the odds of success; and growth-stage investing in clinical-stage companies where the firm offers strategic direction plus capital markets and M&A expertise. The firm seeks transformative healthcare technologies at every stage of development and sources opportunities worldwide.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Late Stage
Check
$6.3M – $128M
HQ
Herzeliya, IL
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2004
AUM
$1.2B
Tracked investments
63

Team · 9 people

from the firm's website & curated

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Pontifax Venture Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

+ 1 more

What they invest in

from 47 of 63 portfolio companies

Biotech ×40Healthtech ×28Medical Devices ×13AI & Machine Learning ×5Deep Tech ×3Digital Health ×3Longevity ×3Hardware ×2

HQs:United States×19Belgium×2Israel×2Switzerland×1France×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 11 portfolio companies
45%
solo founders
5 of 11 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×43 founders×2

Investments · 63 tracked

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By year:2024 · 22023 · 22021 · 22020 · 12017 · 22014 · 110 dated

LB Pharmaceuticalslbpharma.usNASDAQ: LBRXJan 2024

A clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule therapies for schizophrenia, bipolar depression, and other neuropsychiatric disorders.

BiotechHealthtechNew York, US

Zachary Prensky(Executive Officer, Director)Lauren Stipp(Executive Officer)Mark Panoff(Executive Officer)

BoardEdmund Sullivan(Director)Vincent Grattan(Director)

Board seatRan Nussbaum· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsTarnagulla VenturesVida VenturesTCG Crossover

Adicet Bioadicetbio.comNASDAQ: ACET

Adicet Bio develops allogeneic gamma delta CAR T cell therapies for patients with autoimmune diseases and cancer.

BiotechHealthtechMenlo Park, US

Aya Jakobovits(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Hubbard(Executive Officer)

BoardJonathan Silverstein(Director)inCarl Gordon(Director)inFlorent Gros(Director)Erez Chimovits(Director)in

Co-investorsForesite CapitalOrbiMedQuan CapitalaMoonNovartis Venture Fund

Check Capcheck-cap.comNASDAQ: MBAI

Check-Cap Ltd.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechRoboticsIsfiya

Mary Jo Gorman(Director)Lior Torem(Executive Officer)Yoav Kimchy(Executive Officer)Yuval Yanai(Director)Alex Ovadia(Executive Officer)Walter Robb(Director)

Co-investorsProsper Startup Accelerator

Enlivexenlivex.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ENLV

Enlivex is a Nasdaq-listed clinical-stage biotech developing Allocetra, a macrophage reprogramming immunotherapy targeting age-related knee osteoarthritis to restore mobility and function in aging populations.

BiotechCrypto & Web3Longevity

Immunicimmunic-therapeutics.comNASDAQ: IMUX

Biotechnology company developing orally available therapies for chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

BiotechNew York, US

Andreas Muehler(Executive Officer)inDaniel Vitt(Executive Officer, Director)inJASON TARDIO(Executive Officer)GLENN WHALEY(Executive Officer)INDERPAL SINGH(Executive Officer)Patrick Walsh(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBayern Kapitalbmp VenturesFund+Omega Funds

Mereo BioPharma Groupmereobiopharma.cominNASDAQ: MREOJun 2020

Mereo BioPharma is a biopharmaceutical company that develops novel therapies for rare diseases with limited or no treatment options, focusing on lead programs in osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency-associated Lung Disease (AATD-LD).

BiotechLondon

John Richard(Head of Corporate Development and Co-Founder)Dr. Denise Scots-Knight(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)Charles Sermon(General Counsel and Co-Founder)Richard Jones(Chief Financial Officer)Jill Henrich(Senior Vice President)

BoardDr. Deepa Pakianathan(Non-Executive Director)

Co-investorsVivo Capital

Soligenixsoligenix.comNASDAQ: SNGXNov 2017

BiotechPrinceton, US

Richard C. Straube, MD MSc(Executive Officer)Karen Krumeich(Executive Officer)Oreola Donini, PhD(Executive Officer)Christopher J. Schaber, PhD(Executive Officer, Director)Adam T. Rumage(Executive Officer)R. Christopher Cavalli, PhD(Executive Officer)

Abcuroabcuro.comAug 2023

Abcuro develops therapies that target highly cytotoxic T cells for autoimmune diseases, including its lead candidate ulviprubart for inclusion body myositis.

BiotechHealthtechNewton, US

Steven A. Greenberg(Chief Scientific Advisor & Co-Founder)Steven A. Greenberg, MD(Chief Scientific Advisor & Co-Founder)John Alexander Martin(Executive Officer, Director)Stefano Gulla(Executive Officer)Evan Thompson(Executive Officer)David de Graaf(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatTomer Kariv· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)RA CapitalSamsara BioCapitalSanofi VenturesMass General Brigham Ventures+8 more

Graviton Bioscience CorporationFeb 2024

New York, US

Board seatRan Nussbaum· per SEC Form D

Imel BioTherapeuticsNov 2021

Waltham, US

Board seatTomer Kariv· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsRemiges Ventures, Inc.

Urogenurogen.comin𝕏Aug 2023

UroGen is a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing treatments for urological cancers, including FDA-approved therapies such as JELMYTO and ZUSDURI built on its RTGel technology.

BiotechHealthtechPrinceton, US

Elizabeth Barrett(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Schoenberg, M.D.(Executive Officer)Jason Smith(Executive Officer)Arie Belldegrun, M.D.(Director)Dan Wildman(Director)Don Kim(Executive Officer)

Board seatRan Nussbaum· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAisling CapitalMonograph Capital Partners

Adcendo ApSadcendo.com

Adcendo develops antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) targeting cancers with high unmet medical need.

BiotechMedical Devices

Co-investorsVida VenturesHealthCapJeito CapitalNovo HoldingsOrbiMedRA Capital+2 more

Adcytherixadcytherix.comin

Adcytherix is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) that use approved cancer drugs as payloads combined with optimized conjugation design to overcome resistance in precision oncology.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Jack Elands(Founder & CEO)inXavier Preville(Co-founder, VP & Head of Research & Preclinical Development)inJan H.M. Schellens(Chief Medical Officer)inThierry Menguy(VP & Head of CMC Operations)inJaime Arango(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Jackson(Chief Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsaMoonRA CapitalBpifranceAndera PartnersAngelini VenturesKurma Partners+1 more

Agomab Therapeuticsagomab.comin

Agomab is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing disease-modifying therapies for fibro-inflammatory and fibrotic diseases with high unmet medical need.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesAntwerp, BE

Tim Knotnerus(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsEQT Life SciencesAdBio partnersAndera PartnersAsabys PartnersCanaan PartnersV-Bio Ventures+1 more

Allena Pharmaceuticals

BiotechNewton, US

Alexey Margolin(Executive Officer, Director)Louis Brenner(Executive Officer)

BoardAxel Bolte(Director)James Topper(Director)Robert Tepper(Director)inStephen Kraus(Director)

Co-investorsFrazier Life SciencesThird Rock Ventures

Allenapharmaallenapharma.com
Anaveonanaveon.comin

Anaveon develops engineered antibodies targeting immune system regulatory nodes to treat autoimmune diseases by selectively eliminating or reprogramming pathogenic immune cells.

BiotechBasel, CH

Thaminda(Chief Business Officer)inLaetitia Pouzol(Chief Scientific Officer)in

Co-investorsNovartis Venture FundPfizer Venture Investments

Antios Therapeuticsantiostherapeutics.comin𝕏

Antios Therapeutics develops antiviral therapies for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and other viral diseases, including its Active Site Polymerase Inhibitor Nucleotide (ASPIN) ATI-2173 and a capsid assembly modulator program.

BiotechHealthtechMendham, US

Gregory Mayes(Executive Officer, Director)Douglas Mayers(Executive Officer)Tamra Adams(Executive Officer)Abel De La Rosa(Director)

BoardIyona Rajkomar(Director)inBenjamin Rovinski(Director)

Co-investorsAisling CapitalAltium CapitalAvego BioScience Capital

Arqulearqule.com
CathWorkscath.worksin𝕏

CathWorks makes the FFRangio System, an AI-driven technology that provides angiogram-derived fractional flow reserve and procedural modeling to help interventional cardiologists assess coronary artery disease without invasive pressure wires.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices

Co-investorsPlanven Entrepreneur VenturesTriventures

Ccam Bioccam-bio.com

This site publishes articles about regulatory affairs for immunotherapy, covering topics such as EMA approval processes, orphan drug designation, biomarkers, clinical trials, and compliance in manufacturing.

Biotech

Cytoreasoncytoreason.com

CytoReason builds a computational disease model that maps disease and drug mechanisms by modeling and comparing treatments and patient groups.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsAsymmetry Ventures

Dynacuredynacure.com
Eloxxpharmaeloxxpharma.comin𝕏

Eloxx Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biotech developing exaluren, a ribosome-selective glycoside drug candidate that induces readthrough of premature stop codons caused by nonsense mutations to restore full-length functional proteins.

BiotechLongevity

Emergence Therapeutics

European biopharmaceutical company advancing a nectin-4 antibody-drug conjugate for solid tumour oncology.

Co-investorsHadean VenturesRA Capital

Emergencetxemergencetx.com

Co-investorsKurma Partners

Eye Yoneye-yon.comin

EyeYon Medical develops ophthalmic medical devices, including EndoArt, a synthetic corneal implant to treat corneal edema as an alternative to human tissue corneal transplants.

HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsTriventures

Eyevensyseyevensys.comAug 2021

HealthtechParis

Ronald Buggage(Executive Officer)Thierry Bordet(Executive Officer)Francine Behar Cohen(Executive Officer, Promoter)Patricia Zilliox(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsKarista

Fore Biotherapeuticsfore.bioin𝕏

Fore Biotherapeutics is a clinical-stage oncology company developing targeted cancer therapies, including its lead plixorafenib program.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesPhiladelphia, US

Co-investorsLG Technology VenturesNovartis Venture FundOrbiMedSR One Capital ManagementWindham Capital PartnersMedicxi+1 more

ForSight VISION6 IncSep 2017

HealthtechMenlo Park, US

Eugene de Juan, Jr., M.D.(Executive Officer, Director)K. Angela Macfarlane(Director)

BoardWilliam J. Link, Ph.D.(Director)Warren Thaler(Director)Andy Corley(Director)Richard Lindstrom(Director)

Gravitoncorpgravitoncorp.com

Graviton Bioscience develops small-molecule therapies, including selective ROCK2 inhibitors, targeting fibrotic, autoimmune, and central nervous system diseases.

BiotechHealthtech

Imelbiotximelbiotx.com

Imel Biotherapeutics is a biotech company focused on mitochondrial biology, targeting mitochondrial dysfunction implicated in aging, cellular senescence, and T cell exhaustion in the elderly population.

BiotechLongevity

Co-investorsRDiscovery

Kamari Pharma
Kerostxkerostx.comin

Keros Therapeutics develops therapies targeting the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-ß) family of proteins to treat disorders linked to dysfunctional TGF-ß signaling.

Biotech

Co-investorsOrbiMed

Kite Pharmakitepharma.cominApr 2014

Kite Pharma develops CAR T-cell therapies for cancer patients, engineering the immune system's cells to target and attack cancer.

BiotechHealthtechSanta Monica, US

Arie S. Belldegrun(Executive Officer, Director)Margo R. Roberts(Executive Officer)Cynthia Butitta(Executive Officer)Marc Better(Executive Officer)Rizwana Sproule(Executive Officer)

BoardJoshua A. Kazam(Director)

Co-investorsAlta Partners

LogicBiologicbio.comin𝕏

LogicBio is a biotechnology company focused on research and development of treatments for rare diseases, investigating new targets, modalities, and technologies for patients and their families worldwide.

BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US

Leszek Lisowski(Executive Officer, Director)Mark A. Kay(Director)Adi Barzel(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardErez Chimovits(Director)

Co-investorsAndera PartnersArix BioscienceOrbiMed

Lutris Pharmalutris-pharma.comin

Lutris Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing LUT014, a topical B-RAF inhibitor gel intended to reduce acneiform rash and other skin side effects caused by cancer therapies such as EGFR and RAS inhibitors.

BiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsaMoonPeregrine Ventures

Metabomedmetabomed.com

Co-investorsPfizer Venture Investments

Nuvectisnuvectis.comin𝕏

Nuvectis is a biopharmaceutical company developing oral small molecule therapies for cancer, including NXP900, an SRC Family Kinase inhibitor, and NXP800, a GCN2 activator being evaluated in solid tumors such as ovarian cancer and cholangiocarcinoma.

BiotechHealthtechFort Lee, US

James Oliviero(Director)Enrique Poradosu(Executive Officer)Matthew Kaplan(Director)Michael Carson(Executive Officer)Kenneth Hoberman(Director)Ron Bentsur(Executive Officer, Director)

Oconmedoconmed.comin

OCON Therapeutics develops intrauterine drug-delivery products based on its IUB platform, including a hormone-free IUD contraceptive, an endometrial ablation device for abnormal and heavy menstrual bleeding, and a therapeutic-delivery device targeting conditions such as endometriosis and myomas.

BiotechFemTechMedical Devices

Co-investorsAstiaForeground Capital

Opiantopiant.com
Oxurionoxurion.comin

Oxurion is a Euronext Brussels-listed Belgian company pursuing a buy-and-build strategy to build a European platform of clinical research organizations, focused on clinical data, biometrics and AI-driven research services.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsNegma Group

Pactpharmapactpharma.com
PRECIRIX NVprecirix.com

Co-investorsBioMedPartnersHealthCapV-Bio VenturesInkef

Prevailtherapeuticsprevailtherapeutics.com

Co-investorsEcoR1 Capital

ProQRproqr.comin𝕏

ProQR Therapeutics develops RNA editing therapies for patients with genetic disorders through its proprietary Axiomer RNA editing platform.

BiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsInvivo Capital PartnersSofinnova Partners

Protalixprotalix.comin

Protalix BioTherapeutics develops and markets enzyme replacement therapies for rare diseases, having brought two such therapies to market.

Biotech

Raziel Therapyraziel-therapy.com

Raziel develops a proprietary fat-dissolving injectable compound (RZL-012) for non-surgical, one-time focal fat reduction addressing both aesthetic and therapeutic needs, including submental (double-chin) fat and Dercum's disease.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesHod Hasharon, IL

Alon Bloomenfeld(CEO & Founder)

ReWalk Roboticsrewalk.comin𝕏

Lifeward (ReWalk) develops wearable exoskeletons and related products for physical rehabilitation and recovery, used in conditions such as spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and orthopedic/sports medicine.

HealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics

Co-investorsSCP Vitalife Partners

Rycarmarycarma.comin

Rycarma develops a novel class of therapeutics called Rycals that target ryanodine receptors (RyRs) to correct calcium channel dysfunction in serious diseases with high unmet need.

BiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsKurma Partners

Sanionasaniona.comin𝕏

Saniona is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of ion channel modulators, using its proprietary drug discovery engine and library of over 20,000 molecules to target neurological disorders such as epilepsy.

BiotechHealthtech

Silverback Therapeuticssilverbacktx.comin𝕏acquired by ARS Pharmaceuticals

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesSeattle, US

Peter A. Thompson(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsEcoR1 CapitalRA CapitalUS Venture Partners

Stargazer Pharmaceuticals

BiotechBoston, US

Gary Sternberg(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardIyona Rajkomar(Director)inWende Hutton(Director)inRichard Gaster(Director)Nanna Luneborg(Director)Daniel Curran(Director)

Co-investorsCanaan Partners

Step Pharmastep-ph.comin

Step Pharma develops dencatistat (STP938), a first-in-class, orally bioavailable CTPS1 inhibitor in clinical development as a targeted oncology therapy for blood cancers such as lymphoma and essential thrombocythaemia as well as solid tumours including ovarian cancer.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesSaint-Genis-Pouilly, FR

Co-investorsHadean VenturesKurma PartnersSunstone CapitalV-Bio Ventures

Stridebiostridebio.comin

StrideBio develops gene therapies based on its STRIVE AAV capsid platform, targeting people with life-threatening diseases.

BiotechHealthtechDurham, US

Aravind Asokan(Director)Mavis Abjandje-McKenna(Director)Richard Smith(Executive Officer)Patrick Ritschel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsHatteras Venture Partners

Sweetchsweetch.comin𝕏

Sweetch provides a patient-engagement platform that delivers personalized recommendations to help people with chronic conditions adhere to their treatment programs, covering medication adherence, physical activity, nutrition, sleep, and remote patient monitoring.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsEntrée CapitalLionBirdTal VenturesTenmileOurCrowd

Targedystargedys.com
V-Wave
V-Wave Medicalvwavemedical.comin

V-Wave develops the Ventura Interatrial Shunt, an hourglass-shaped percutaneous implantable device that reduces left atrial pressure by offloading volume from the left atrium to the right atrium in patients with chronic heart failure.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsAPERTURE Venture PartnersBRM CapitalTriventures

Vanqua Bio

BiotechChicago, US

Rand Sutherland(Director)James Sullivan(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJonathan Silverstein(Director)inBernard Davitian(Director)Uya Chuluunbaatar(Director)Mona Ashiya(Director)in

Co-investorsOrbiMed

Exits · 8

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

LB PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: LBRXAdicet BioNASDAQ: ACETCheck CapNASDAQ: MBAIEnlivexNASDAQ: ENLVImmunicNASDAQ: IMUXMereo BioPharma GroupNASDAQ: MREOSoligenixNASDAQ: SNGXSilverback Therapeuticsacq. by ARS Pharmaceuticals

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Pontifax Venture Capital made?
Pontifax Venture Capital has 62 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
What stage does Pontifax Venture Capital invest at?
Pontifax Venture Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is Pontifax Venture Capital's typical check size?
Pontifax Venture Capital typically writes checks of $6.3M – $128M.
What sectors does Pontifax Venture Capital focus on?
Pontifax Venture Capital focuses on Biotech, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Longevity, Medical Devices.
Where is Pontifax Venture Capital located?
Pontifax Venture Capital is headquartered in Herzeliya, IL.
Does Pontifax Venture Capital lead rounds?
Pontifax Venture Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Pontifax Venture Capital co-invest with?
Pontifax Venture Capital most often shares deals with OrbiMed, RA Capital, Kurma Partners, among 64 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 15

Kurma Partners

Kurma Partners is a European healthcare-focused investment firm that co-founds and finances biotech and healthcare companies, working closely with research centers to translate scientific discoveries into high-tech companies.

Both backed · 4
$162K – $10.8M
Andera Partners

Andera Partners is an asset management firm specializing in private equity that partners with companies and their management to support sustainable growth. It has backed 377 companies over more than 20 years.

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
Foresite Capital

Foresite Capital is a healthcare-focused investment firm backing companies at the intersection of technology and biotechnology to personalize healthcare and accelerate medical innovation.

Both backed · 2
Vida Ventures

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

HealthCap

HealthCap is a life science venture capital investor and company creator that backs innovative healthcare ideas, people, and companies aiming to impact healthcare and society.

Both backed · 2
Adcendo ApSPRECIRIX NV
EQT Life Sciences

EQT Life Sciences, formerly LSP, is one of Europe's largest and most experienced life sciences investors, backing companies developing therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and healthtech globally. It is part of EQT Group.

Both backed · 1
$11M – $66M
Sanofi Ventures

Sanofi Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Sanofi, investing in early-stage biotech and digital health companies focused on improving human health. It serves as Sanofi's entry point into the innovation ecosystem.

Both backed · 1
$5M
Polaris Partners

Polaris Partners is a venture capital firm that partners with biotech and healthcare entrepreneurs to build transformational companies.

$500K – $5M
Domain Associates

Domain Associates is a venture capital firm founded in 1985 that invests in life sciences companies. The firm operates as a limited liability company.

$200K – $15M
Ysios Capital

Ysios Capital is a life sciences investor that finances innovative biotech companies worldwide, providing resources to develop novel therapies for indications with high unmet medical needs.

$5.4M – $21.6M
3 more co-investors

FaberHBM PartnersClarus Ventures

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