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223 S. West Street, Suite 900
Raleigh, NC 27603
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Life Sciences & Healthcare
Medical Device
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The Retinal Degeneration Fund (RD Fund) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit subsidiary of the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Launched in 2018 with a $70 million initial investment, the RD Fund focuses on making venture philanthropy investments in companies with projects nearing clinical testing. Retinal Degeneration Fund (RD Fund) was created to help accelerate life-changing outcomes for people with retinal degenerations through direct mission related investments in therapeutic companies. The mission of the Foundation Fighting Blindness is to rapidly drive the research that will lead to preventions, treatments and cures for retinal degenerative diseases -- including Stargardt disease, retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome, and macular degeneration. The Fund is geographically agnostic, and has an initial investment allocation range typically between $2M and $5M.
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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
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| COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
| Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage
(includes "pre-seed," or
concept stage) | No Revenue |
| Early Stage | Minimal
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 |
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