Funding Therapeutics Innovation in North Carolina
We catalyze the formation, translation, and growth of therapeutics companies in North Carolina
We make investments that support key development and discovery steps, such as securing intellectual property, employing a founding team, and conducting preliminary proof of concept research.
Our follow-on investor network creates an opportunity for each company to secure long-term financing.
We want to enable innovators to focus on translating science into medicine
As experienced biotech and life sciences operators, we understand the ups-and-down of building early-stage companies.
Our approach focuses on bringing the necessary money, talent and early-stage company-building experience to deliver repeatable transitions of basic research into high-quality investment opportunities.
Meet our team
We are operators-turned-investors on a mission to transform the biotech landscape in North Carolina by providing a dedicated seed fund for early-stage companies.
What we invest in
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Seed stage therapeutics opportunities in NC
Our Fund is dedicated to seeding and building new therapeutics companies here at home. We can form new companies or fund existing ones with operations in North Carolina.
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Platforms and single assets with compelling science
We fund both platforms and individual drug opportunities that target novel biology, bring forward novel modalities & technologies, and/ or create unique solutions for disease-modifying therapies.
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Line of sight to starting clinical trials in 3 years or less
We prioritize investments into opportunities that serve major unmet needs for patients, represent significant commercial potential, and are 3 years or less from filing an IND.