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4 people who came through Wellcome Trust went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 12 of 15 portfolio companiesBiotech ×5Healthtech ×4Medical Devices ×4Consumer ×3Deep Tech ×3E-commerce ×2Energy ×2FoodTech ×2
HQs:United States×9France×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 15 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12019 · 22018 · 12017 · 12016 · 22015 · 12007 · 19 dated
DoorDash operates a restaurant delivery platform that connects customers with dining establishments across hundreds of cities in North America through a logistics network.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Tony Xu(CEO)inAndy Fang(Founder)inStanley Tang(Founder)inEvan Moore(Founder)inRavi Inukonda(Chief Financial Officer)inPrabir Adarkar(Chief Operating Officer and President)in
Co-investorsA*Blue Owl CapitalBoxGroupBrave CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)+38 more
Instacart operates a marketplace connecting grocery retailers with customers who order food and household items for same-day delivery or in-store pickup, serving millions of households across North America through partnerships with over 350 retailers.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Apoorva Mehta(Chairman \u0026 Founding CEO)inBrandon Leonardo(Founder)inMax Mullen(Founder)inChris Rogers(Chief Executive Officer)inEmily Reuter(Chief Financial Officer)inHetong Li(Senior Software Engineer)
Co-investorsA*Andreessen HorowitzAvenue Growth PartnersBACKGROUND CAPITALBling CapitalBright Pixel Capital+54 more
CorInnova develops a minimally invasive, non-blood contacting cardiac assist device designed to treat acute heart failure patients who cannot use existing solutions.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesHouston, US
John Criscione(Director)inWilliam Altman(Executive Officer, Director)inDennis Robins(Director)Boris Leschinsky(Executive Officer)Clarice Motter(Executive Officer)Keith Svagerko(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCowtown AngelsHouston Angel NetworkKeiretsu ForumTMC Venture FundHarvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New YorkAggie Angel Network+1 more
Exonate is a biotechnology company developing treatments for retinal vascular diseases, with a lead asset (EXN407) intended as a topical therapy for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Olav Hellebø(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsO2h VenturesWren CapitalCambridge Angels groupEMV CapitalMartlet CapitalStoic VC+1 more
Omniox is an IND-stage biotechnology company developing OMX oxygen-delivery vehicles based on its H-NOX platform technology to treat medical conditions where tissue hypoxia drives disease.
BiotechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Jonathan Winger(Co-Founder & CEO)inStephen Cary(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJeffrey S. Samberg(Director)Laurence Marton(Director)Mitchell Mutz(Director)John Wesley(Director)
Co-investorsEcoR1 CapitalPlug and Play VenturesWavemaker Three-Sixty Health
Osivax develops vaccines targeting conserved internal viral structures to provide broader and longer-lasting protection against influenza, leveraging its proprietary oligoDOM technology platform.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesLyon, FR
Alexandre Le Vert(Executive Chairman & Co-Founder)inDr Florence Nicolas(Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder)Dr Fergal Hill(Co-founder)
Co-investorsStart CapitalCAP HORN VC
TAE Technologies develops hydrogen-boron (aneutronic) fusion power using a beam-driven Field-Reversed Configuration reactor design, aiming to deliver utility-scale fusion electricity to the grid in the early 2030s.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyFoothill Ranch, US
Norman Rostoker(Founder)Michl Binderbauer(Founder)inCedric Burgher(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Chevron Technology VenturesCapital FactoryUpVentures CapitalVenrockFor Good Ventures+1 more
Ineffable is an AI research lab focused on building superintelligence through the reinforcement learning paradigm, emphasizing learning from experience in the environment rather than from human data.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechLondon, GB
David Silver(Founder)inAlexandre Laterre(Co-Founder)inChris Apps(Founder)in
BoardAlfred Lin(Director (Sequoia Capital))inRavi Mhatre(Director (Lightspeed))in
Co-investorsBond Capital ManagementEQT VenturesFlying Fish VenturesIndex VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersSequoia Capital+7 more
Karuna Therapeutics is a Boston neuroscience biopharma behind muscarinic drug KarXT, acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb in 2024.
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersPivotal Life SciencesSofinnova VenturesAlexandriaPureTech Health
BiotechSeattle, US
Shawn Iadonato(Executive Officer, Director)inRobert Hedequist(Executive Officer)Pauline Kenny(Executive Officer)inCharles Magness(Director)
Co-investorsKeiretsu ForumPfizer Venture InvestmentsTSVC
Lumos Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for rare diseases, with a lead candidate targeting Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency.
BiotechHealthtechAustin, US
Richard John Hawkins(Executive Officer, Director)John C. McKew(President and Chief Scientific Officer)inPisit "Duke" Pitukcheewanont(Chief Medical Officer)inLori Lawley(Chief Financial Officer)inBrad Powers(Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel)inCampbell Murray(Executive Chairman)in
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Clarus VenturesDeerfield Management CompanySante Health VenturesSante Ventures
Reviral operates an affiliate review site that ranks and reviews online casinos not registered with the UK's GamStop self-exclusion scheme, comparing licences, bonuses, wagering terms, payout speeds, and payment methods.
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsAndera PartnersBrace PharmaNew Leaf Venture PartnersOrbiMed
Subsea and terrestrial optical transport supplier whose assets, rescued by H.I.G. in 2017, are being bought by Prysmian and Fincantieri.
Allen, US
Keith Henderson(Executive Officer)inLes Barkley(Executive Officer)inPaul Colan(Executive Officer)inJon Hopper(Executive Officer, Director)inGary Otake(Executive Officer)inHerve Fevrier(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersAristos VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ArrayjetSapphire Energy
Exits · 4
2 IPOs · 2 acquisitions · showing 2Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Tri Alpha Energy · techcrunch.com · Aug 15, 2026
Ineffable Intelligence · finsmes.com · Apr 28, 2026
Osivax · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 26, 2025
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘSecretary · since 2016
Director · Australian · since 2021
Director · British · since 2019
Director · Chinese · since 2021
Director · British · since 2023
Director · British · since 2023
Director · United Kingdom · since 2018
Director · British · since 2019
Director · Senegalese · since 2020
Director · British · since 2021
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Wellcome Trust made?
- Wellcome Trust has 15 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Wellcome Trust invest at?
- Wellcome Trust invests at the Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Wellcome Trust focus on?
- Wellcome Trust focuses on Biotech, Healthtech, IoT, Medical Devices.
- Where is Wellcome Trust located?
- Wellcome Trust is headquartered in London, GB.
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