VC  Northpond Ventures

https://northpondventures.com/





     Office Locations:

7500 Old Georgetown Rd, Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 240-800-1200

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Stages:

  • Early


 
Industries:

  • Life Sciences & Healthcare
  • Medical Device

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    Description:

    Northpond Ventures is a leading global science, medical, and technology-driven venture firm dedicated to building and empowering breakthrough companies in life sciences and technology. Northpond has in excess of $1 billion of committed capital, with over 21 businesses represented in its portfolio. The firm looks to invest in life sciences, diagnostics, AI and machine learning, therapeutics, and affiliated sectors.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     
    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Andrea Jackson Partner
    Hyewon Park Assistant Controller, Funds
    Michael P. Rubin M.D., Ph.D. CFA Founder & CEO
    Pat Smerkers CPA CFO, Partner
    Sharon Kedar CFA Co-Founder & Partner

     
    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      01/12/2026


      VieCure


      CO


      $43,000,000


      


      11/06/2025


      Elephas Biosciences


      WI


      $40,000,000


      Series B-2


      09/09/2025


      Octave Bioscience


      CA


      $35,600,000


      Series C


      05/29/2025


      Outcomes4Me


      MA


      $21,000,000


      Venture


      03/19/2025


      Telesis Bio


      CA


      $21,000,000


      Convertible Note


      02/20/2025


      EnPlusOne Biosciences


      MA


      $10,000,000


      


     
    Portfolio companies include:


      1859
        web link


      64x Bio
        web link


      908 Devices
        web link


      Ansa Biotechnologies
        web link


      Aro Biotherapeutics
        web link


      CAMP4
        web link


      Candel Therapeutics


      ChromaCode
        web link


      Code Biotherapeutics
        web link


      Culture Biosciences
        web link


      Current Health
        web link


      Delfi Diagnostics
        web link


      DiCE Molecules
        web link


      DNAnexus
        web link


      Eleanor Health
        web link


      Elephas Biosciences
        web link


      EnPlusOne Biosciences
        web link


      Faro Health
        web link


      Garuda Therapeutics
        web link


      Hawthorne Effect
        web link


      Inflammatix
        web link


      Intabio
        web link


      IsoPlexis
        web link


      Kyverna Therapeutics
        web link


      Octave Bioscience
        web link


      Outcomes4Me
        web link


      Parthenon Therapeutics
        web link


      Saama Technologies
        web link


      Scipher Medicine


      Selux Diagnostics
        web link


      SGI-DNA
        web link


      Sherlock Biosciences
        web link


      Sound Agriculture
        web link


      Story Health
        web link


      StrideBio
        web link


      Telesis Bio
        web link


      Totus Medicines
        web link


      Transition Bio
        web link


      Triumvira Immunologics
        web link


      VieCure
        web link


      Vigil Neuroscience
        web link


      Vizgen


      Walking Fish Therapeutics
        web link


     
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