Northpond Ventures is a multi-billion dollar science-driven venture capital firm based in Cambridge, MA; San Francisco, CA; and Bethesda, MD. Northpond has been named one of the three most active lead biotech investors in 2021 by Crunchbase, and the most active lead investor in life science solutions and molecular diagnostics by Silicon Valley Bank. It is particularly engaged in the research ecosystem, having founded a bioengineering laboratory at Harvard, and sponsored a prize for women entrepreneurs at MIT. It has led over 50 financings over the past several years, with a high percentage having an academic origin. Learn more at npv.vc.
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2018
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed; Series A; Series B
Portfolio 4
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 07.02.2023 | Garuda The... | garudatx.c... | $134M | United Sta... |
| 06.02.2023 | Slingshot ... | slingshotb... | $34M | United Sta... |
| 14.01.2022 | Scitara Co... | scitara.co... | $15M | United Sta... |
| 01.05.2021 | Current He... | currenthea... | $54.74M | United Sta... |
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