Avestria Ventures

Avestria Ventures is a venture capital firm in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. It invests in women's health and in life science ventures led by women. The firm defines women's health as conditions that affect women only, affect them differently, or affect them more often.

Services

• Early-stage investment: backs young healthcare companies.
• Technology and data focus: looks for businesses that use them to improve care, widen access, cut costs or empower patients.
• Evidence-based screening: expects clinical or behavioural change and realistic plans for healthcare policy and reimbursement.

Who it works with

Founders of women's health companies and female founders in the life sciences. The team includes Harvard Business School classmates and colleagues, with partners from medicine, finance and law.

Key facts

• Based in: San Francisco Bay Area, California
• Focus: women's health and female-led life sciences
• Stage: early stage