Novartis Venture Fund Overview

The Novartis Venture Fund (NVF) is a corporate venture capital firm managing over USD 750 million in committed capital, investing in more than 40 life science companies across North America and Europe. NVF focuses on biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies at various stages of growth and development, aiming to foster innovation and address unmet patient needs.

Is Novartis Venture Fund the right investor for your startup? Browse their investment focus, stage preferences, and geographic scope to see how well they align with your fundraising goals. Your full match score with Novartis Venture Fund, along with a list of other relevant VCs, is available on Hopohopo.io.

Novartis Venture Fund

Corporate Venture

Investment focus

Invest in

  • Baltics
  • Nordics
  • Western Europe
  • Southern Europe
  • Central Eastern Europe
  • Caribbean
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Product type

  • Drugs / Pharma

Industries / verticals

  • BioTech & Life Sciences
  • PharmaTech

Investment role

Lead and follow

Stages

Seed, Series A

First ticket size

US$5,000,000 - US$25,000,000

How to approach funds like Novartis Venture Fund

When approaching Novartis Venture Fund (NVF), emphasize how your company's novel therapeutics or platforms address significant unmet patient needs. Highlight your team's expertise and the scientific rigor underpinning your technology, as NVF values strong management and proprietary science. Demonstrating capital efficiency and a clear path to clinical impact will align with NVF's investment strategy.

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