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Top Venture Capital Firms Investing in Biotech and life sciences

16 of 77 venture capital firms ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.

Between them, the 77 best-ranked of these 79 venture capital firms cover healthtech (26), science (19), series a (13) and partners (13). They also list work in Boston, San Francisco, London and New York City. 77 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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Q4 2026 edition

16 of 77 venture capital firms ranked on evidence held on 12 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.

Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.

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Nan Fung Group
Corporate Venture Capital · Healthtech · Also in Hong Kong
Nan Fung Group is a privately held conglomerate headquartered in Hong Kong.
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Why #1: Founded 1954, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Octopus Ventures
Corporate Venture Capital · Series A · Seed Stage
Octopus Ventures is a venture capital firm that has backed founders since 2008.
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Why #2: Founded 2008 · professional accreditation · Placed below first here: a listing leads at most 5 rankings, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Summit Partners
Series A · Series B · Healthtech · Also in Munich and Miami
Summit Partners is a growth equity investor that has backed companies for over forty years.
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Why #3: In business 41+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Forward Ventures
Partners · Medical · Also in San Diego
Forward Ventures is a life-science venture capital firm based in San Diego. It was founded in 1990 and has invested in over sixty companies through five funds.
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Why #4: Founded 1990, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Daesung Private Equity
Private Equity · Startup Incubator · Legal · Also in Seoul
Daesung Private Equity is an investment firm that has worked with venture businesses for around thirty years.
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Why #5 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Archangel Investors Limited
Also in Edinburgh
Archangel Investors Limited, known as Archangels, is an investor in early-stage businesses in Scotland. It has been investing in innovation for thirty years.
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Why #5 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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TVM Capital
Growth Stage · Venture Capital · Healthtech · Also in Munich and Montreal
TVM Capital is an affiliation of venture capital and private equity firms that operate internationally.
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Why #5 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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EQT Life Sciences
Series B · Healthtech · Also in Europe
EQT Life Sciences is a specialist investor in the healthcare sector.
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Why #5 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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LSP BioVentures
Series B · Healthtech
LSP BioVentures is an investor in the healthcare and life sciences industry. It has spent more than thirty years linking investors with inventors.
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Why #5 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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5AM Ventures
Science · Also in Florida and San Francisco
5AM Ventures is a life-science investment firm founded in 2002.
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Why #10: Founded 2002, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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BVCF Management
Series A · Investment Management · Healthtech · Also in Huangpu District, Shanghai and Shanghai
BVCF Management runs BioVeda China Fund, which has invested in life sciences since 2005.
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Why #11: Founded 2005, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc
Environmental · Creative · Also in California and Hamilton
Hercules Capital is a business development company that specialises in venture lending.
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Why #12 (shared): In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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DCI Partners
DCI Partners is a venture capital firm that concentrates on life sciences.
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Why #12 (shared): In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Mission BioCapital
Also in San Francisco and Boston
Mission BioCapital is a venture firm for early-stage life science companies.
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Why #14: Founded 2009, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Birk Venture
Science · Medical · Partnership · Also in Oslo, Norway and Oslo
Birk Venture is a private evergreen investment company in Oslo, Norway, focused on turning new technologies into health care businesses.
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Why #15: Founded 2010, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Pivotal bioVenture Partners
Healthtech · Also in Shanghai and Hong Kong
Pivotal bioVenture Partners is the venture arm of Pivotal Life Sciences, a global healthcare investment firm.
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Why #16: Founded 2017, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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20/20 HealthCare Partners
Healthtech · Science · Partners · Also in Europe
20/20 HealthCare Partners LLC is an investment group that describes itself as global.
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Aditum Bio
Aditum Bio describes itself as a biotech venture capital firm built to translate scientific discoveries into new medicines.
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Advent France Biotechnology
Early Stage · Partners · Medical · Also in Barcelona and Montreal
Advent France Biotechnology, which operates as AdBio Partners, is a French venture capital firm.
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AgFunder
Artificial Intelligence · Deep Tech · Agriculture · Also in San Francisco
AgFunder is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. It backs deep technology that addresses limits to progress in food, agriculture, human health and the planet.
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Air Street Capital
Artificial Intelligence · Science
Air Street Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in companies built around artificial intelligence, in both technology and life science.
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ALSA Ventures
Science · Biotechnology · Also in Europe and London
ALSA Ventures is a London-based life science investor that focuses on novel therapeutics.
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Ampersand Capital Partners
Private Equity · Also in Amsterdam and London
Ampersand Capital Partners is a private equity firm working in healthcare and life sciences.
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Anthill Ventures
Series A · Seed Stage · Growth Stage · Also in Singapore
Anthill Ventures, also referred to as Anthill Capital Ventures, is an India-based venture investor focused on urban technology.
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