44 investors have funded 13 Life Sciences companies head-officed in Washington, Dc, across 67 rounds (Jun 2003 – Sep 2025). They are ranked by how many Washington, Dc companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Washington, Dc" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vivo Capital | Palo Alto, United States | Series BSeries CSeries A | 2 | 4 | — | Aug 2007 | 151 |
| 2 | Clark Enterprises | Bethesda, United States | Series BSeries CSeries A | 2 | 3 | — | Aug 2006 | 16 |
| 3 | MedImmune Ventures | Gaithersburg, United States | Series CSeries B | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 2007 | 27 |
| 4 | Atlas Venture | Cambridge, United States | Series ASeries BSeries C | 1 | 4 | — | Aug 2007 | 302 |
| 5 | Sofinnova Investments | Menlo Park, United States | Series ASeries BSeries C | 1 | 4 | — | Aug 2007 | 143 |
| 6 | FirstMark | New York City, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 3 | — | Aug 2007 | 183 |
| 7 | Leawood Venture Capital | Leawood, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 3 | 1 | Sep 2025 | 16 |
| 8 | Alumni Ventures | New York City, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Sep 2021 | 607 |
| 9 | Warburg Pincus | New York City, United States | Series C | 1 | 2 | — | Aug 2007 | 331 |
| 10 | Sofinnova Partners | Paris, France | Series CSeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Jan 2007 | 45 |
| 11 | Healthcare Ventures | Cambridge, United States | Series CSeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Jan 2007 | 47 |
| 12 | Wellcome Trust | United Kingdom | Series CSeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Jan 2007 | 48 |
| 13 | Aberdare Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series CSeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Jan 2007 | 34 |
| 14 | WorldQuant Ventures | Greenwich, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 32 |
| 15 | Techstars | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2023 | 3,580 |
| 16 | Index Ventures | London, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2005 | 639 |
| 17 | Plug and Play Tech Center | Sunnyvale, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2019 | 934 |
| 18 | True Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2023 | 364 |
| 19 | Scale Venture Partners | Foster City, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2007 | 177 |
| 20 | Alexandria | Pasadena, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | 231 |
| 21 | Domain Associates | Princeton, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2004 | 117 |
| 22 | Rho Capital Partners | New York City, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2004 | 124 |
| 23 | EDBI | Singapore, Singapore | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2004 | 170 |
| 24 | TEDCO | Columbia, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2013 | 155 |
| 25 | Center for Innovative Technology | Herndon, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2019 | 124 |
| 26 | NewSpring | Radnor, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2025 | 129 |
| 27 | Morningside | Newton, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2022 | 101 |
| 28 | Innova Memphis | Memphis, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2015 | 71 |
| 29 | Blu Venture Investors | Vienna, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2025 | 77 |
| 30 | Prospect Venture Partners | Palo Alto, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2004 | 40 |
| 31 | 1517 Fund | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 51 |
| 32 | MB Venture Partners | Memphis, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2015 | 37 |
| 33 | Schooner Capital | Boston, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | 33 |
| 34 | Care Capital | Princeton, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2004 | 22 |
| 35 | Rackhouse Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 20 |
| 36 | Mighty Capital | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 18 |
| 37 | H/L Ventures | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 13 |
| 38 | ZeroTo510 | Memphis, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2015 | 10 |
| 39 | Tallwave | Phoenix, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2014 | 8 |
| 40 | Quadrant | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2018 | 6 |
| 41 | SciFounders | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 3 |
| 42 | Harmonix | La Quinta, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2021 | 4 |
| 43 | Upscale Ventures | Boulder, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2019 | 2 |
| 44 | Chinalink Asia Holdings | Hong Kong, China | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2021 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
Life Sciences companies head-officed in Washington, Dc that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorcero sorcero.com |
11 | 15 | $209.6M | Series B Sep 2025 |
| Prestwick Pharmaceuticals prestwickpharma.com |
7 | 19 | $525.7M | Series C Aug 2007 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals vandapharma.com |
6 | 6 | $111M | Series B Oct 2004 |
| Sequoia Pharmaceuticals sequoiapharmaceuticals.com |
5 | 9 | $263M | Series C Jan 2007 |
| Inspire Living inspirelivinginc.com |
4 | 4 | $115K | Seed Jun 2015 |
| Hamilton Pharma hamiltonpharma.com |
3 | 3 | $33M | Series A Apr 2005 |
| Current Surgical currentsurgical.com |
3 | 3 | $9.6M | Seed Feb 2023 |
| Remedy Plan remedyplan.com |
2 | 2 | $36M | Series B May 2025 |
| Kinometrix kinometrix.com |
2 | 2 | $20K | Seed Sep 2023 |
| Otolith Labs otolithlabs.com |
1 | 1 | $24.8M | Series A Sep 2022 |
| Chase Therapeutics chasetherapeutics.com |
1 | 1 | $20M | Series B Oct 2021 |
| NeuroSync neurosync.health |
1 | 1 | $7.4M | Series A Jan 2018 |
| Weinberg Medical Physics weinbergmedicalphysics.com |
1 | 1 | $60K | Seed Jul 2013 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | NewSpringLED | Sorcero | Series B | $42.5M |
| Sep 2025 | Blu Venture Investors | Sorcero | Series B | $42.5M |
| Sep 2025 | Leawood Venture Capital | Sorcero | Series B | $42.5M |
| May 2025 | Alexandria | Remedy Plan | Series B | $18M |
| May 2025 | Schooner Capital | Remedy Plan | Series B | $18M |
| Sep 2023 | Techstars | Kinometrix | Seed | $20K |
| Feb 2023 | True VenturesLED | Current Surgical | Seed | $3.2M |
| Feb 2023 | 1517 Fund | Current Surgical | Seed | $3.2M |
| Feb 2023 | SciFounders | Current Surgical | Seed | $3.2M |
| Sep 2022 | MorningsideLED | Otolith Labs | Series A | $24.8M |
| Oct 2021 | Chinalink Asia Holdings | Chase Therapeutics | Series B | $20M |
| Sep 2021 | Mighty Capital | Sorcero | Series A | $10M |
| Sep 2021 | WorldQuant Ventures | Sorcero | Series A | $10M |
| Sep 2021 | Alumni Ventures | Sorcero | Series A | $10M |
| Sep 2021 | Leawood Venture Capital | Sorcero | Series A | $10M |
| Sep 2021 | H/L VenturesLED | Sorcero | Series A | $10M |
| Sep 2021 | HarmonixLED | Sorcero | Series A | $10M |
| Sep 2021 | Rackhouse Ventures | Sorcero | Series A | $10M |
| Jun 2020 | WorldQuant VenturesLED | Sorcero | Series A | $3.5M |
| Jun 2020 | Leawood Venture CapitalLED | Sorcero | Series A | $3.5M |
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