Fundraising FoxVirtus Inspire Ventures
Venture capitalSeed–Series A · 7 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Virtus Inspire Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in MedTech, life sciences, and technology, media, and telecommunications companies operating in China, the United States, and Israel.
Team · 7 people
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Tianhong Xu is a partner at Virtus Inspire Ventures, where he invests in medical device, biotech, and healthcare service companies, and is the founder and CEO of Base Therapeutics. His prior roles include partner positions at WI Group and Vangoo Capital focused on medtech investments, co-founding two biotech companies, and working as a clinical doctor at Renji Hospital in China. He holds a Ph.D. in Molecular and Human Genetics from Baylor College of Medicine and an MD from Fudan University.
What they invest in
from 3 of 3 portfolio companiesBiotech ×2Hardware ×1Healthtech ×1Medical Devices ×1
HQs:United States×2Israel×1
Investments · 3 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBiotechSan Carlos, US
Xiaodong Yang(President, CEO and Secretary)inOvid Trifan(Executive Officer)Amy Wong(Executive Officer)Francis Sarena(Chief Operating Officer)Frank Hsu(Chief Medical Officer)William Duke, Jr.(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsEFung CapitalShangBay Capital LLCSVE Capital3E Bioventures CapitalDecheng CapitalSv Tech Ventures, Inc.
Gordian Surgical develops innovative wound closure solutions for laparoscopic and robotic surgeries, designed to enhance surgical efficiency and patient outcomes.
HardwareMedical Devices
Co-investorsMing capitalTrendlines Group
Viracta Therapeutics was a precision oncology company.
BiotechHealthtechCardiff, US
James Woody(Director)David Slack(Executive Officer)
BoardIvor Royston(Executive Officer, Director)Patrick Soon-Shiong(Director)Richard Ghalie(Director)
Co-investorsAisling CapitalLatterell Venture PartnersaMoon
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Virtus Inspire Ventures invest at?
- Virtus Inspire Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Virtus Inspire Ventures focus on?
- Virtus Inspire Ventures focuses on Biotech, Medical Devices.
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