Vivo Capital
Crossover fundPalo Alto · Seed–Late Stage · 19 people tracked
Also known as VIVO CAPITAL LLC
Investment thesis
Vivo Capital is a global healthcare specialist deploying a multi-strategy investment platform across venture capital, private equity, and public equity. The firm targets the healthcare industry to broaden access to care and to catalyze innovation and growth, using what it calls an 'Ecosystem Strategy.' With over three decades in business, it has backed companies through numerous IPOs, M&As, and regulatory approvals across a broad global investment portfolio.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 19 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 88 of 109 portfolio companiesBiotech ×73Healthtech ×62Medical Devices ×25Deep Tech ×9Digital Health ×9Hardware ×7Advanced Manufacturing ×6AI & Machine Learning ×4
HQs:United States×52China×5Australia×1Canada×1Denmark×1France×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 31 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×172 founders×63 founders×44+ founders×4
Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history
Amgen ×2MAKO Surgical Corp. ×2
Investments · 109 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12023 · 12021 · 42020 · 52019 · 22018 · 52017 · 12016 · 32015 · 22014 · 127 dated
BiotechSan Diego, US
Richard Scott Struthers(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen F. Betz(Executive Officer)inYunFei Zhu(Executive Officer)
BoardMahendra Shah(Director)Steve Kaldor(Director)Mason Freeman(Director)
Board seatJack Nielsen· per SEC Form D · $65M raise · filed Feb 2018
Co-investorsForesite Capital
Harmony Biosciences develops innovative therapeutic treatments focused on rare neurological diseases.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNorthbrook, US
Jeffrey Aronin(Director)inJeffrey M. Dayno, M.D.(President and Chief Executive Officer)Patrick Morris(Secretary and Treasurer)Robert Repella(Director and Chief Executive Officer)Darien Parhad(Chief Financial Officer)
BoardAaron Royston(Director)in
Board seatJack Nielsen· per SEC Form D · $50M raise · filed Aug 2019
Co-investorsAisling CapitalParagon Biosciences LLCValor Equity PartnersvenBio Partners
Sera Prognostics develops women's health diagnostics focused on pregnancy, including the PreTRM blood test that predicts an individual's risk of spontaneous preterm birth in singleton pregnancies and the LikeMine platform that compares pregnancy outcomes using U.S. pregnancy data.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechSalt Lake City, US
Douglas Fisher(Executive Officer)Jay Moyes(Executive Officer)Gregory C. Critchfield(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew A. Sauter(Executive Officer)
BoardMansoor Mirza(Director)Ryan M. Trimble(Director)
Board seatJoseph Siletto· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsaMoonExcelestar VenturesOUP (Osage University Partners)UpStart VenturesCatalyst Health VenturesDomain Associates
Aadi Bioscience develops therapies targeting mTOR-driven diseases using precision medicine and albumin-bound nanoparticle technology, applying genomic profiling to identify patients most likely to benefit from mTOR inhibition.
BiotechHealthtechMorristown, US
Scott Giacobello(Executive Officer)Bryan Ball(Executive Officer)Dave Lennon(Executive Officer, Director)David Dornan(Executive Officer)James Murphy(Executive Officer)Stephen Pakola(Executive Officer)
Co-investors3B Future Health FundAlly Bridge GroupDecheng CapitalAvoro VenturesOrbiMed
Achieve Life Sciences is a late-stage specialty pharmaceutical company developing cytisinicline, a treatment for nicotine dependence and smoking cessation.
BiotechHealthtechVancouver, B.C., US
Anthony Clarke(Executive Officer)Richard Stewart(Director)Cindy Jacobs(Executive Officer, Director)Jaime Xinos(Executive Officer)John Bencich(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBridget Martell(Director)
Co-investorsvenBio PartnersFrazier Life Sciences
Aclaris develops investigational monoclonal antibodies and small-molecule inhibitors targeting immune pathways for the treatment of atopic, autoimmune, and respiratory diseases.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesWayne, US
Neal Walker(Executive Officer, Director)Kamil Ali-Jackson(Executive Officer)Stuart D. Shanler(Executive Officer)Joseph Monahan(Executive Officer)Hugh Davis(Executive Officer, Director)James Loerop(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAisling CapitalAPERTURE Venture PartnersF-Prime CapitalForesite CapitalRA CapitalSofinnova Ventures+1 more
Alto Neuroscience is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing biology-driven medicines for neuropsychiatric conditions, using measurements of brain biology to predict clinical response and identify patients likely to benefit from its drug candidates.
BiotechDigital HealthMental HealthMountain View, US
Amit Etkin(Founder)inAdam Savitz(Executive Officer)Nicholas C. Smith(Executive Officer)Michael Hanley(Executive Officer)Aaron Weaver(Director)Po Yu (Jeff) Chen(Director)
Co-investorsAble PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalInVivium CapitalK2 HealthVenturesKorify CapitalWhat If Ventures+2 more
Bolt Biotherapeutics develops cancer immunotherapies that use the innate immune system to help the body recognize and eliminate tumor cells.
Co-investorsPfizer Venture InvestmentsRA CapitalSamsara BioCapitalSofinnova VenturesNan Fung Life SciencesNovo Holdings+1 more
Compass Pathways develops psychedelic-based treatments for mental health conditions, aiming to create a new clinical standard for patients underserved by current care.
BiotechDigital HealthMental Health
Co-investorsAble PartnersAisling CapitalCatalio Capital Management, LPNoeticOMX VenturesJam Fund
Compass Therapeutics develops antibody-based therapies targeting the tumor microenvironment to treat cancer.
BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US
Schuetz Thomas(Executive Officer, Director)Errik Anderson(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Tregay(Director)
Co-investorsBioBritF-Prime CapitalForesite CapitalOrbiMedvenBio Partners
Instil Bio is a biotechnology company that identifies and develops therapeutic opportunities.
BiotechDallas, US
Bronson Crouch(Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board)inSandeep "Steve" Laumas(Chief Financial Officer & Chief Business Officer)Nimish Shah(Director)Gwen Binder(Director)Neil Gibson(Director)George Matcham(Director)
Co-investorsCurative Ventures
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-investorsPontifax Venture Capital
Minerva Neurosciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing product candidates for central nervous system disorders.
BiotechHealthtechWaltham, US
Joseph Reilly(Executive Officer)Geoff Race(Executive Officer)Fred Ahlholm(Executive Officer)Remy Luthringer(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Levine(Executive Officer)
BoardMichele Ollier(Director)in
Co-investorsMedicxi
Pasithea is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of therapeutics for central nervous system disorders and RASopathies.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechVenice, US
Lawrence Steinman(Director)Tiago Reis Marques(Director)Israel Maxx Abramowitz(Executive Officer, Director)Craig Auringer(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsJanus Henderson Investors
Precision BioSciences develops gene-editing medicines using its proprietary ARCUS genome editing platform, which employs sequence-specific nuclease enzymes to insert, remove, or repair DNA in living cells to treat hard-to-treat conditions including rare genetic diseases and hepatitis B (HBV).
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechDurham, US
JEFF SMITH(Executive Officer)DEREK JANTZ(Executive Officer, Director)MATTHEW KANE(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Smith(Co-founder)Derek Jantz(Co-founder)TODD MELBY(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsage1Aliment CapitalBrace PharmaF-Prime CapitalOCV PartnersOUP (Osage University Partners)+4 more
BiotechLondon
James Ede-Golightly(Director)Alistair Gray(Director)Craig Tooman(Executive Officer)Dave Lemus(Director)Giles Campion(Executive Officer)Romano Steven(Director)
Co-investorsForesite CapitalMC Healthcare VenturesNextech Invest
Tarsus Rx is a pharmaceutical company developing treatments for diseases with high unmet need, with a lead product XDEMVY (lotilaner ophthalmic solution) approved by the FDA for Demodex blepharitis.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Bobak Azamian, MD, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsAPERTURE Venture PartnersFlying L PartnersFrazier Life SciencesVisionary VenturesBain Capital Life SciencesRTW Investments L.P.
Tenax Therapeutics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing TNX-103, an oral formulation of the drug levosimendan, to treat pulmonary hypertension resulting from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (PH-HFpEF).
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechChapel Hill, US
Stuart Rich(Chief Medical Officer)Lawrence R. Hoffman(Interim Chief Financial Officer)Christopher T. Giordano(President and Chief Executive Officer)Michael B. Jebsen(Executive Officer)Chris Giordano(President and Chief Executive Officer)Doug Randall(Chief Business Officer)
Co-investorsQiming Venture PartnersYuanBio Venture Capital
Zenas BioPharma is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for autoimmune diseases, with two late-stage drug candidates: obexelimab, a bifunctional monoclonal antibody targeting CD19 and FcγRIIb to suppress B cell activity, and orelabrutinib, an oral BTK inhibitor.
BiotechHealthtechWaltham, US
LEON O. MOULDER, JR.(Director)Lonnie Moulder(Founder, CEO & Chairman)JOSEPH FARMER(Executive Officer)HUA MU(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPATRICK GERALD ENRIGHT(Director)inHONGBO LU(Director)
Co-investorsDelos CapitalLongitude CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Norwest Venture PartnersQuan CapitalSR One Capital Management+1 more
Ascendis Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for hormone-related disorders and rare diseases.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesDenmark, DK
Jan Møller Mikkelsen(Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer)James Healy(Director)Grethe Rasmussen(Executive Officer)Harald Rau(Executive Officer)Rafa?le Tordjman(Director)Martin Olin(Director)
Co-investorsAisling CapitalAvoro Capital AdvisorsForesite CapitalRA CapitalSofinnova Ventures
Neocis develops Yomi, a robotic surgical platform that assists clinicians during dental implant surgery with planning, surgical, and restorative software features.
HealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsMiami, US
Alon Mozes(CEO & Co-Founder)inJuan Salcedo(Engineering Fellow & Co-Founder)inJUAN SALCEDO(Executive Officer)inALON MOZES(Executive Officer, Director)Dennis Moses(Chief Technical Officer)inAndres Carrillo(VP of Product)in
Co-investorsIntuitive VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersMITHRILB Capital GroupMirae Asset Venture InvestmentMithril Capital Management+1 more
Oricell Therapeutics (原启生物) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing cell therapies, including CAR-T products targeting GPRC5D for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma and GPC3 for advanced liver cancer.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechShanghai, CN
Helen Yang(Founder)in
Co-investorsQiming Venture PartnersQuan Capital
ABK Biomedical is a clinical-stage medical device company that develops x-ray visible glass microspheres for Y-90 radioembolization and embolic treatment of cancers such as liver cancer.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesHalifax, CA
Bob Abraham(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Abraham(Co-founder (Interventional Radiologist, MD))Daniel Boyd(Co-founder (Material Scientist))Sharon Kehoe(Co-founder (Material Scientist))Anthony Headley(Executive Officer)Gary Donofrio(Executive Officer)
Board seatJoseph Siletto· per SEC Form D · $2.6M raise · filed Nov 2025
Co-investorsEight Roads VenturesF-Prime Capital
Aligos is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapeutics for liver and viral diseases, including chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and MASLD/MASH.
BiotechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US
Leonid Beigelman(President)inLawrence M. Blatt(Chairman, President & CEO (Co-founder))inHardean Achneck(Executive Officer)Sushmita Chanda(Executive Vice President - Preclinical Development)Brian Dowd(Executive Vice President - Controller)Lucinda Quan(Executive Vice President - General Counsel)
Board seatJack Nielsen· per SEC Form D · $92.2M raise · filed Nov 2023
Co-investorsRoche Venture FundMPM BioVentures 2014
BiotechSan Diego, US
Francois Ferre(Director)Magda Marquet(Director)Jorge Garces(Executive Officer)Greg Hamilton(Executive Officer, Director)Carin Sandvik(Executive Officer)Jeffrey G. Black(Executive Officer)
Board seatYuh-geng Tsay· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Mar 2018
Co-investorsBioBrit
Amyris develops a biomanufacturing platform that uses fermentation and microbial engineering to produce natural ingredients and rare compounds at scale for partners across industries such as specialty chemicals, food ingredients, and consumer products.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCleantechNew MaterialsEmeryville, US
NICHOLAS KHADDER(Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary)RAFFI ASADORIAN(Chief Financial Officer)Joel Cherry(President, Research & Development)Tamara Tompkins(Executive Vice President, General Counsel)John Melo(President & Chief Executive Officer)Paulo Diniz(Chief Financial Officer)
Board seatFrank Kung· per SEC Form D · $38.1M raise · filed Apr 2018
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsR7 Partners
Pleasanton, US
Chih-Ping Liu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardEdgar G Engleman(Director)
Board seatEdgar G. Engleman· per SEC Form D · $93.5M raise · filed Jan 2021
Co-investorsSofinnova Ventures
HealthtechRedwood City, US
Gina Phelps(Executive Officer)David D. O'Toole(Executive Officer)Anish Bhatnagar(Executive Officer, Director)Anthony Wondka(Executive Officer)
BoardSteinar Engelsen(Director)
Board seatEdgar G. Engleman· per SEC Form D · $3.7M raise · filed Mar 2015
BiotechSanta Clara, US
Jeffrey Glenn(Director)David Cory(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNina Kjellson(Director)inEd Engleman(Director)
Board seatEdgar G. Engleman· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Apr 2016
Co-investorsPfizer Venture InvestmentsCanaan Partners
Mediaspace is a digital agency that designs and builds custom Squarespace websites and provides SEO, digital marketing strategy, and digital advertising services.
AdTechAdvanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHardwareHealthtechMarketing TechMedical DevicesSemiconductorsAtlanta, US
John G. Edwards(Executive Officer, Director)John Jacobi(Executive Officer)Sri Peruvemba(Executive Officer)Francois Jeanneau(Executive Officer, Director)Linda Ara(Executive Officer)Michael Vestel(Executive Officer)
Board seatNathan DauJack Nielsen· per SEC Form D · $22M raise · filed Dec 2021
Co-investors3E Bioventures CapitalKeiretsu ForumLife Sciences Greenhouse InvestmentsToba Capital
Houston, US
Board seatJoseph Siletto· per SEC Form D · $45M raise · filed Jul 2020
Readcoor developed an in situ spatial transcriptomics platform using padlock probe rolling circle amplification chemistry to detect and map RNA transcripts across tissue sections, now offered as the Xenium In Situ platform.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechCambridge, US
Evan Daugharthy(Cofounder)Richard Terry(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardVictor Tong(Director)Thomas Grogan(Director)
Board seatYuh-geng Tsay· per SEC Form D · $23M raise · filed Sep 2016
Co-investorsLAVLilly Asia VenturesLilly Ventures
Plano, US
Board seatJack Nielsen· per SEC Form D · $50M raise · filed Jun 2020
Scientia Vascular develops guidewires, including the Aristotle and Zoom Wire product lines, for general vascular use within the neuro and peripheral vasculatures to introduce and position catheters and other interventional devices.
HealthtechMedical DevicesWest Valley City, US
John Lippert(Executive Officer, Director)Stacy Lippert(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJeffrey Gladden(Dr. Gladden is a manager of the issuer.)David Bearss(Mr. Bearss is a manager of the issuer.)Rick Randall(Mr. Randall is a manager of the issuer.)Jerry Henley(Mr. Henley is a manager of the issuer.)
Board seatNathan DauJoseph Siletto· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCowles Ventures
HealthtechIrvine, US
Kenny Chang(Executive Officer)W. Ronald Redmond(Director)Vijay Dhaka(Executive Officer)Philong Pham(Executive Officer, Director)Hongsheng Tong(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJoseph Siletto· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBlackRockEndeavour VisionMVM Life Science PartnersRTW Investments L.P.Soleus CapitalvenBio Global Strategic
35Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company that designs and develops ligand traps targeting the Activin x GDF signaling pathway to treat pulmonary hypertension, heart failure, and obesity.
BiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsFrazier Life SciencesvenBio PartnersJanus Henderson Investors
ADARx is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing RNA-based medicines using its RNA science expertise and proprietary targeted delivery platforms to silence disease-causing genes.
BiotechMedical Devices
Co-investorsOrbiMedTCG Crossover
ADAXION develops deimmunized biologic therapies using its ADAx platform, which incorporates proprietary CD22 ligands to eliminate therapeutic-specific B cells and reduce anti-drug antibody responses.
BiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsJDRF T1D Fund
Aerobiotix makes Illuvia Sense, a surgical air purification device that combines HEPA filtration, ultraviolet germicidal light, and environmental sensors to reduce airborne contamination and surgical site infection risk in operating rooms.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsHorizon Technology Finance
Agno Pharmaceuticals is a contract development and manufacturing organization providing services from active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) development and drug product formulation to cGMP manufacturing for clinical trials and commercial production of APIs, chemical intermediates, and drug products.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHealthtech
Ajax Therapeutics is a biotech company developing Type II JAK2 inhibitors for the treatment of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), including myelofibrosis, using computational chemistry and structural biology in its drug discovery.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechNew York, US
Martin Vogelbaum(Co-founder & Board Member)Ross Levine(Director)Ramy Farid(Director)
BoardScott Platshon(Director)
Co-investorsInning One VenturesEcoR1 Capital
Attralus develops pan-amyloid removal (PAR) therapeutics — biologics and imaging agents designed to bind and remove toxic amyloid — to treat patients with systemic amyloidosis across all disease types and stages.
BiotechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US
Jonathan Wall(Executive Officer)Spencer Guthrie(Executive Officer)Mark Timney(Executive Officer, Director)Benson Fong(Executive Officer)Rahul Kakkar(Director)Greg Bell(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalBioBritvenBio PartnersvenBio Global Strategic
Co-investorsAvoro Capital AdvisorsTrinity Innovation Bioventure Singapore
BH Therapeutics is a drug development company that uses structure-based rational drug design to identify structural limitations in existing therapies and design novel chemical scaffolds to address them.
Biotech
Co-investorsOrbiMed
Biodlink is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) focused on biologics, including monoclonal antibody drug substances and antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs).
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHealthtech
Bonum Therapeutics develops antibody-controlled protein therapeutics that remain inactive until bound to their target, using a sensor-domain mechanism to deliver regulated, targeted activity.
BiotechHealthtechSeattle, US
John Mulligan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inNeela Patel(Executive Officer)inDiane Hollenbaugh(Executive Officer)in
BoardSamuel Bjork(Director)inMonique Schiersing(Director)inJohn McKearn(Director)in
Co-investorsRiverVest Venture PartnersRoche Venture Fund3x5 PartnersCodon CapitalDigitalis Ventures
Caidya is a contract research organization (CRO) that combines scientific, medical, and operational expertise to manage complex clinical development and cross-border trials.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsHatteras Venture Partners
BiotechCambridge, US
Praveen Tipirneni(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichelle Doig(Director)inAaron Royston(Director)Michael Gladstone(Director)inXiaodi Su(Director)
Co-investorsAtlas VentureBain Capital Life SciencesJanus Henderson InvestorsLAVOmega FundsvenBio Global Strategic+1 more
Pharmaceutical company developing medicines and vaccines for patient health and treatment.
BiotechHealthtechSan Diego, US
Jeffrey Stein(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Judice(Director)inKevin Forrest(Executive Officer)Dirk Thye(Executive Officer)Ken Bartizal(Executive Officer)Paul Daruwala(Executive Officer)
Co-investors5AM VenturesAisling CapitalBain Capital Life SciencesFrazier Life SciencesRA CapitalCanaan Partners+1 more
Clasp Therapeutics develops off-the-shelf precision T cell engagers (its proprietary pHLАre molecules) that target mutant peptide-HLA complexes displayed on cancer cells, directing T cells to destroy tumors carrying common driver mutations such as KRas.
BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US
Co-investorsCatalio Capital Management, LPCure VenturesCatalio Capital ManagementNovo HoldingsThird Rock Ventures
Landos Technology (朗来科技) is a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company with a pipeline of novel small-molecule therapies for indications including hypertension, chronic heart failure, IgA nephropathy, FSGS, chronic cough, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.
BiotechHealthtechWuhan, CN
Co-investorsOrbiMedLilly Asia Ventures
Dutscher is a distributor of laboratory products and equipment—including pipettes, PCR plates, filter tips and consumables—serving scientific and research laboratories.
B2B MarketplacesBiotechE-commerce
Epibiologics develops protein degradation medicines using protein sciences and antibody engineering capabilities.
BiotechMedical DevicesSan Mateo, US
Ann Lee-Karlon(Executive Officer, Director)Mitchell Mutz(Executive Officer, Director)James Wells(Director)
BoardSamuel Bjork(Director)Alexandra Cantley(Director)Seiji Miyahara(Director)
Co-investorsAvego BioScience CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Mission BiocapitalNovartis Venture FundRoche Venture FundSamsara BioCapital+3 more
Esco Aster is a Singapore-based contract research, development, and manufacturing organization (CRDMO/CDMO/CMO) offering end-to-end services from consultancy and process development through GLP tox, clinical trials, and commercial-scale biomanufacturing, built around its patented adherent-cell Tide Motion bioreactor platform.
BiotechFoodTechMedical DevicesSingapore, SG
Esco Lifesciences manufactures laboratory and biopharma equipment, including clean air, containment, and laboratory technologies, as well as IVF/ART medical devices for clinical and industrial laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and fertility care providers.
BiotechHardwareMedical Devices
Co-investorsGICNovo Holdings
EVAHEART develops implantable left ventricular assist systems (artificial hearts) that provide mechanical circulatory support for patients with advanced refractory left heart failure.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Fortis Therapeutics develops precision cancer therapies that target CD46 proteins on tumor cells while sparing healthy tissue.
BiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsAvalon BioVenturesOUP (Osage University Partners)Lilly Asia VenturesOsage University Partners
HanchorBio develops immuno-oncology therapeutics built on its FBDB technology platform, which combines innate and adaptive immune responses to attack tumor cells by blocking SIRPα/CD47 and PD-1/PD-L1 signaling.
BiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsPanacea Venture
HCmed Innovations develops inhaled drug delivery devices, including breath-actuated and continuous mode mesh nebulizers, along with connected mobile applications for monitoring treatment adherence.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
HistoWiz provides digital pathology services including precision histology, immunostaining, slide archiving, and AI-powered image analysis for research and clinical laboratories.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York City, US
Ke Cheng(Founder/CEO)inLinh Hoang(Chief Executive Officer)Jerry Kuang(Chief Operations Officer)Julie Feldstein(Chief Pathologist)
Co-investorsvenBio PartnersY Combinator
Clinical-stage genetic medicines company using human-derived AAV vectors and nuclease-free gene editing for rare diseases.
BiotechBedford, US
Siyamak Rasty(Executive Officer)Albert Seymour(Executive Officer)
BoardSteven Gillis(Director)Arthur Tzianabos(Executive Officer, Director)Kush Parmar(Director)inRichard Gregory(Director)
Co-investors5AM VenturesARCH Venture PartnersOUP (Osage University Partners)AlexandriaDeerfield Management CompanyHBM Healthcare Investments+4 more
Immune Onc is a biotechnology company developing medicines to treat patients with hard-to-treat cancers and autoimmune diseases, with expertise in translational medicine and clinical development.
BiotechMedical DevicesPalo Alto, US
Xiaoling Charlene Liao(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGuo-Liang Yu(Director)Liqun Luo(Director)
Co-investorsNorthern Light Venture CapitalShangBay Capital LLC
Inspirna is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class cancer therapeutics, including oral small molecules and biologics that target newly discovered drivers of metastasis in common cancers such as colorectal, non-small cell lung, and endometrial cancer.
BiotechHealthtechNew York, US
Co-investorsSofinnova PartnersStart CapitalNovo HoldingsSands Capital Ventures
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Co-investorsAvoro Capital AdvisorsEIR VenturesKurma PartnersRA CapitalSamsara BioCapitalSunstone Capital+2 more
Co-investorsAvoro Capital AdvisorsSamsara BioCapital
Kinaset Therapeutics is a drug developer working on KN-002, a therapeutic candidate for treating severe asthma across patients regardless of the underlying cause of inflammation.
BiotechHealthtechMedfield, US
Roger Heerman(Chief Business/Operating Officer / Co-Founder)Frazer Morgan(Chief Development Officer / Co-Founder)Robert Clarke(Chief Executive Officer / Board Member / Co-Founder)Christopher O’Brien(Chief Medical Officer)
BoardJamil Beg(Director of the Issuer)inTom King(Director of the Issuer)
Co-investors5AM VenturesAtlas VentureRA CapitalEQT Life SciencesSixty Degree CapitalGimv+1 more
Kira Pharmaceuticals develops therapies targeting the complement system for patients with complement-mediated autoimmune and inflammatory diseases across areas including hematology, nephrology, neurology, dermatology and ophthalmology.
BiotechHealthtech
Wenru Song(Founder)
Co-investorsForesite CapitalQuan CapitalIkarian Capital
Magnolia Medical develops diagnostic devices to reduce blood culture contamination and false-positive sepsis test results for hospitals and healthcare systems.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSeattle, US
Richard G Patton(Director)Gregory J Bullington(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Patton(Co-founder)
BoardPaul Meister(Director)
Co-investorsEvidity Health CapitalLauder PartnersRhapsody Venture PartnersHealthQuest Capital
Lite Strategy, Inc.
BiotechCrypto & Web3FintechHealthtechSan Diego, US
David M. Urso(Executive Officer)Daniel P. Gold(Executive Officer, Director)Brian G. Drazba(Executive Officer)Mr. File(Chief Executive Officer & Board Member (former CFO))Kevan E. Clemens(Director)Thomas C. Reynolds(Director)
Co-investors3B Future Health FundAisling CapitalGSRNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
San Diego clinical-stage biopharma developing non-bile acid FXR agonists for liver and gastrointestinal diseases.
BiotechSan Diego, US
Ronald Evans(Director)Trisha Millican(Executive Officer)Ken Song(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKristina Burow(Director)inRichard Heyman(Director)inAmir Nashat(Director)in
Co-investorsage1EcoR1 CapitalLAVLilly Asia VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)ARCH Venture Partners+2 more
Neurogastrx is a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for patients with serious gastrointestinal (GI) disorders that have limited treatment options.
BiotechHealthtechWoburn, US
Cyril De Colle(Founder)inCYRIL DE COLLE(Executive Officer, Director)JAMES DETORE(Executive Officer)JAMES O'MARA(Executive Officer, Director)PAUL ROGERS(Executive Officer)
BoardDAVID ALLISON(Director)
Co-investors5AM VenturesOrbiMedSamsara BioCapitalvenBio PartnersvenBio Global StrategicWestlake Village BioPartners
Ossium Health develops cellular therapies and bioengineered products for clinical use, leveraging adult stem cell technologies and advanced cell processing platforms.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Kevin Caldwell(CEO, Co-Founder & President)inDr. Woods(Chief Science Officer, Co-Founder, EVP, CLIA Laboratory Director)Sebastian Giwa(Director)Erik Woods(Founder)in
BoardWilliam Trenchard(Director)inThomas Cycyota(Director)
Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCManta Ray VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalFemHealth VenturesFirst Round CapitalVillage Global
Poseida Therapeutics develops cell therapy candidates and related platform technologies for healthcare applications.
BiotechHealthtechSan Diego, US
Eric Ostertag(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Gergen(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAdrian Howd(Director)David Hirsch(Director)
Co-investorsAisling CapitalLongitude CapitalRapha Capital Management, LLC
AgTechSanta Monica, US
Frances Arnold(Director)Peter Meinhold(Executive Officer)Pedro Coelho(Executive Officer)Corey Huck(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGANESH KISHORE(Director)inALAN BOYCE(Director)
Co-investorsAliment CapitalKairos Venture Investments, LlcPontifax AgTechSpruce Capital PartnersKairos Venture PartnersXeraya Capital
Pulmocide is a biopharmaceutical company developing inhaled therapies for difficult-to-treat respiratory diseases, currently focused on respiratory fungal infections such as pulmonary aspergillosis.
BiotechHealthtech
Pete Strong(Co-founder)Garth Rapeport(Co-founder)Kazuhiro Ito(Co-founder)John Murray(Co-founder)David Mantusin
Co-investorsAdjuvant CapitalF-Prime CapitalJeito CapitalLongwood FundSR One Capital ManagementSV Health Investors+1 more
Co-investorsQuan Capital
RayzeBio develops radiopharmaceutical therapies for cancer treatment.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Diego, US
Ken Song(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Hickey(President)Abhi Bhat, PhD(Senior Vice President, Research & Development)Deborah Charych(Executive Officer)Yi Larson(Director)
BoardAaron Royston(Director)in
Co-investorsSamsara BioCapitalScion Life SciencesSofinnova VenturesTCG CrossovervenBio PartnersVersant Ventures+1 more
RemeGen is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes innovative biologic drugs, including telitacicept (a dual-target BLyS/APRIL biologic for systemic lupus erythematosus) and disitamab vedotin (a HER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate for cancers such as urothelial carcinoma).
BiotechHealthtechYantai, CN
Wang Weidong(Co-founder)Jianmin Fang(Co-founder & CEO)
Co-investorsApricot Capital
Rgenta develops orally available small molecule therapies that target RNA to address diseases previously considered undruggable, with programs in oncology (targeting proteins such as MYB in solid tumors and hematologic cancers) and central nervous system repeat expansion disorders like Huntington's disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechCambridge, US
Travis Wager(Co-founder, President and CSO)Hualin Simon Xi(Executive Officer, Director)Zhiping Weng(Co-founder)Simon Xi(Co-founder and CEO)Jackie Walling(CMO)Debasish Roychowdhury(Director)
Co-investorsDelos CapitalAMR Action FundKorea Investment PartnersLilly Asia Ventures
Co-investorsQiming Venture Partners
Ronovo Surgical develops the Carina surgical robotics platform, including a vision system and instruments, for use by surgeons and hospitals.
HealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsShanghai, CN
John Ma(Founder)Ying Mao(Founder)
Co-investorsGranite AsiaINCE CapitalJJDCLilly Asia Ventures
SanegeneBio is a biotech company developing RNA interference (RNAi) genetic medicines for obesity, cardiometabolic, and autoimmune diseases.
BiotechDeep TechLongevity
Shiyu Wang(Founder)in
Co-investorsQiming Venture Partners
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals develops therapeutics for the acute treatment of migraine, including an approved dihydroergotamine nasal powder product (Atzumi/STS101).
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US
John Kollins(Executive Officer, Director)Tadayoshi Iwashima(Executive Officer)Thomas B. King(President and Board Director)Rob Janosky(Chief Commercial Officer)Tom O'Neil(Chief Financial Officer)David Prichard(Chief Operating Officer)
Co-investorsOUP (Osage University Partners)Red Tree Venture
Serán Bioscience is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) offering drug development, formulation, and clinical manufacturing services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHealthtech
A biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and delivers medicines and vaccines, with research and development across respiratory, immunology and inflammation, oncology, HIV, and infectious diseases.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsCapital Midwest FundFrazier Life SciencesLongitude CapitalRA CapitalOxford Finance LLC
SonoThera is developing a nonviral, non-invasive gene delivery technology that uses ultrasound and microbubbles (ultrasound enhancing agents) to deliver genetic payloads to targeted sites in a redosable manner.
BiotechDeep TechDigital Health
Kenneth Greenberg(Founder)in
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersLeaps by BayerSymBiosisUCB VenturesVida Ventures
SonoThera is developing a nonviral, non-invasive gene delivery technology that uses ultrasound and microbubbles (ultrasound-mediated delivery) to deliver genetic payloads to targeted sites in a redosable way.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US
Kenneth Greenberg(Co-Founder, President & CEO)in
Co-investorsVida VenturesLeaps by BayerFoothill VenturesIllumina VenturesMedical Excellence CapitalARCH Venture Partners+1 more
Tebra provides an all-in-one operating system for independent healthcare practices, combining EHR, medical billing, patient payments, and practice management tools.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsGolub GrowthHLM Venture PartnersToba Capital
Terns Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies, including its TERN-701 program.
BiotechHealthtechFoster City, US
Mark Vignola, Ph.D.(Executive Officer)Bryan Yoon(Executive Officer)Senthil Sundaram(Director, Executive Officer)Weidong Zhong, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Jill Quigley(Director)David Fellows(Director)
Co-investorsDecheng CapitalLAVLilly Asia Ventures
Theranica develops prescription digital therapeutics for pain management, including Nerivio, a wearable device that uses remote electrical neuromodulation of upper arm nerves to trigger the body's Conditioned Pain Modulation mechanism.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Alon Ironi(Founder)in
Co-investorsLionBirdaMoonLightspeed Venture Partners
Co-investorsAvoro Capital AdvisorsLongitude CapitalScion Life SciencesTCG Crossover
Co-investorsSR One Capital Management
Verona Pharma develops treatments for chronic lung conditions.
BiotechHealthtechLondon
Jan-Anders Karlsson(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Spargo(Executive Officer)Patrick Humphrey(Director)Ken Cunningham(Director)Kenneth Newman(Executive Officer)Anders Ullman(Director)
Co-investorsAccess BiotechnologyAisling CapitalAndera PartnersForesite CapitalFrazier Life SciencesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+4 more
Co-investorsSofinnova Ventures
WuXi AppTec provides R&D and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries through a CRDMO (Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization) platform.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsHighlight CapitalHuangpu River CapitalLegend Capital
Zai is an Australian fintech payments provider that offers an integrated platform for processing multiple payment methods including credit cards, direct debits, and account-to-account transfers.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMelbourne, AU
Co-investorsFrontline VenturesRampersandSC VenturesCultivation CapitalKleiner PerkinsOrbiMed+1 more
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 21
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioCrinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.NASDAQ: CRNXHarmony BiosciencesNASDAQ: HRMYSera PrognosticsNASDAQ: SERAAadi BioscienceNASDAQ: WHWKAchieve Life SciencesNASDAQ: ACHVAclaris TherapeuticsNASDAQ: ACRSAlto NeuroscienceNYSE: ANROBolt BiotherapeuticsNASDAQ: BOLTCompass PathwaysNASDAQ: CMPSCompass TherapeuticsNASDAQ: CMPXInstil BioNASDAQ: TILMereo BioPharma GroupNASDAQ: MREOMinerva NeurosciencesNASDAQ: NERVPasithea TherapeuticsNASDAQ: KTTAPrecision BioSciencesNASDAQ: DTILSilence TherapeuticsNASDAQ: SLNSinovac BiotechNASDAQ: SVATarsus PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: TARSTenax TherapeuticsNASDAQ: TENXZai LabNASDAQ: ZLABZenas BiopharmaNASDAQ: ZBIO
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTarsus Pharmaceuticals · americanbankingnews.com · Aug 28, 2026
Sera Prognostics · news.alphastreet.com · Aug 20, 2026

Cidara Therapeutics · tradingkey.com · Aug 20, 2026

Terns Pharmaceuticals · tradingkey.com · Aug 20, 2026
Tenax Therapeutics · prnewswire.com · Aug 19, 2026

Alto Neuroscience · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 16, 2026
Minerva Neurosciences · investing.com · Aug 14, 2026
Compass Therapeutics · simplywall.st · Aug 14, 2026
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 4
as of Jun 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivo Capital IXLPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System, Baltimore City Employees' Retirement System | 2019 | — | 18.8% | 1.73x | 0.70x |
| Vivo Opportunity Fund, LPLPs: Empire State Development – New York Ventures | 2018 | — | — | 1.84x | 1.84x |
| Vivo Capital Fund VIII, L.P.LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System | 2015 | — | 14.9% | 1.96x | 1.51x |
| Vivo Capital Surplus Fund VIII, L.P.LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System | 2015 | — | 15.9% | 2.01x | 1.55x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Public market activity · per SEC filings
what is this? ⓘ14 insider ownership filings (Forms 3/4/5)
From the firm's own SEC EDGAR filings — stakes and insider roles in public companies, typically portfolio companies after an IPO. Not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Vivo Capital made?
- Vivo Capital has 86 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Vivo Capital invest at?
- Vivo Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Vivo Capital's typical check size?
- Vivo Capital typically writes checks of $10M – $50M.
- What sectors does Vivo Capital focus on?
- Vivo Capital focuses on Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- Where is Vivo Capital located?
- Vivo Capital is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does Vivo Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Vivo Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Vivo Capital co-invest with?
- Vivo Capital most often shares deals with RA Capital, venBio Partners, Samsara BioCapital, among 108 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 24
venBio is a life sciences venture capital firm that partners with industry leaders to develop novel therapeutics and technologies addressing unmet medical needs.
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.
Aisling Capital is an investment firm focused on companies developing and commercializing innovative healthcare products, services, and technologies.
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.
Lilly Asia Ventures (LAV) is a biomedical venture capital firm with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Palo Alto, backing entrepreneurs building companies focused on breakthrough products that treat disease and improve human health.
F-Prime Capital is an early-stage-focused investment firm backing companies across life sciences, technology, healthtech and services, and crypto.
Qiming Venture Partners is a Shanghai-based venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology, communications, media, and healthcare companies operating in China, with support from its U.S. partner Ignition Partners. The firm's investment approach combines local market knowledge with global resources and executive relationships.
Polaris Partners is a venture capital firm that partners with biotech and healthcare entrepreneurs to build transformational companies.
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.
Domain Associates is a venture capital firm founded in 1985 that invests in life sciences companies. The firm operates as a limited liability company.
Digitalis Ventures invests in solutions to unmet needs in biomedicine and health, backing biotechnology and technology-enabled companies across human health and animal health.
Vida Ventures is a life sciences venture capital firm focused on transforming biomedical innovations into therapies that improve patients' lives.
▶12 more co-investors
aMoonToba CapitalCatalio Capital Management, LPGV (Google Ventures)Versant VenturesDeerfield Management CompanyThird Rock VenturesKurma PartnersCatalio Capital ManagementEarlybird Venture CapitalMPM BioImpactCincyTech
Firms observed investing alongside Vivo Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Vivo Capital's recorded portfolio.
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