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Top Venture Capital Firms Investing in Healthtech

31 of 144 venture capital firms ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.

Between them, the 144 best-ranked of these 147 venture capital firms cover partners (30), seed stage (28), biotech (26) and growth stage (24). They also list work in San Francisco, New York City, Silicon Valley and Boston. 144 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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Q4 2026 edition

31 of 144 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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Octopus Ventures
Corporate Venture Capital · Seed Stage · Series A
Octopus Ventures is a venture capital firm that has backed founders since 2008.
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Why #1: Founded 2008 · professional accreditation, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Livingbridge
Private Equity
Livingbridge is a mid-market private equity firm employing more than one hundred people in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.
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Why #2: In business 25+ years · Team of 100+, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Nan Fung Group
Corporate Venture Capital · Biotech · Also in Hong Kong
Nan Fung Group is a privately held conglomerate headquartered in Hong Kong.
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Why #3: Founded 1954, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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GI
Gilde IT Fund
Gilde IT Fund is listed under the Gilde name, one of the oldest private equity firms in the Netherlands.
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Why #4: Founded 1982, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Summit Partners
Series A · Series B · Partners · Also in Miami and Munich
Summit Partners is a growth equity investor that has backed companies for over forty years.
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Why #5: In business 41+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Cressey & Company
Also in Chicago
Cressey & Company is an investment firm that concentrates entirely on healthcare. It says it has helped partners work through a changing healthcare industry for more than 40 years.
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Why #6: In business 40+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Madison Dearborn Partners
Growth Stage · Partners · Fintech · Also in Chicago
Madison Dearborn Partners is a private equity firm with a single office in Chicago.
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Why #7: Founded 1992, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
TVM Capital
Growth Stage · Venture Capital · Biotech · Also in Montreal and Munich
TVM Capital is an affiliation of venture capital and private equity firms that operate internationally.
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Why #8 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
EQT Life Sciences
Series B · Biotech · Also in Europe
EQT Life Sciences is a specialist investor in the healthcare sector.
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Why #8 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
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LSP BioVentures
Series B · Biotech
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 #8 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Parthenon Capital Partners
Private Equity · Partners · Also in Austin and Boston
Parthenon Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invests in management teams and their companies. It was founded in 1998 and works within three main sectors.
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Why #11: Founded 1998, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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LRVHealth
Also in Washington, Dc and Boston
LRVHealth is a venture capital platform for healthcare. It connects a broad network of healthcare organisations with entrepreneurs working on the industry's major challenges, and…
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Why #12 (shared): Founded 2000, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Oklahoma Life Science Fund
The Oklahoma Life Science Fund, trading as OLSF Ventures, is a venture capital firm that invests only in healthcare. Its healthcare investing began in 2000.
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Why #12 (shared): Founded 2000, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Karista
Seed Stage · Growth Stage · Series A · Also in Paris
Karista is a European venture capital firm created in 2001. It backs early-stage companies from seed up to Series B and beyond, with the belief that small teams can become large…
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Why #14 (shared): Founded 2001, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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One Equity Partners
Strategic Investment · Partners · Manufacturing · Also in Amsterdam and North America
Middle-market private equity firm investing in industrial, healthcare and technology businesses in North America and Europe
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Why #14 (shared): Founded 2001, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Mithera Capital
Growth Stage · Real Estate · Partners · Also in Asia and Seattle
Mithera Capital is a global investment and financial advisory firm.
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Why #14 (shared): In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Cardinal Partners
Growth Stage · Partners · Medical · Also in San Francisco
Cardinal Partners is a venture capital firm that has focused on health and healthcare for more than 25 years.
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Why #14 (shared): In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Linden Capital Partners
Private Equity · Partners · Medical · Also in Chicago
Linden Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in Chicago that concentrates entirely on healthcare.
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Why #18 (shared): Founded 2004, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Norwich Ventures
Seed Stage
Norwich Ventures is a specialist venture capital firm founded in 2004.
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Why #18 (shared): Founded 2004, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Claremont Creek Ventures
Early Stage · Partners · Medical · Also in San Francisco
Claremont Creek Ventures puts venture capital into seed and early-stage companies.
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Why #20 (shared): Founded 2005, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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BVCF Management
Series A · Biotech · Science · 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 #20 (shared): Founded 2005, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Big Issue Invest
Also in Edinburgh and London
Big Issue Invest supports social businesses and charities in the United Kingdom. It aims to create social, economic and environmental impact, and belongs to the Big Issue Group.
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Why #20 (shared): Founded 2005, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company
Strategic Investment · Also in Dearborn
Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company is a healthcare-focused growth investor that works alongside founders and operators.
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Why #23: In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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BioStar Capital
Growth Stage
BioStar Capital is an investment firm that backs medical technology companies.
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Why #24 (shared): In business 17+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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