Life Sciences VC Funds (2026)

16 venture capital funds with "Life Sciences" in their name, sourced from SEC Form D filings.

Note: there's no verified per-fund industry classification in our data, so this list matches on fund name only. It will miss funds that invest in life sciences without saying so in their name.

Life Sciences Funding Snapshot (as of August 2026)

  • 1
    16 VC fundshave "Life Sciences" in their legal name (SEC Form D filings)
  • 2
    $3.0Bcombined effective fund size across matched funds
  • 3
    112 open grantsin the Healthcare & Biotech category, refreshed nightly from Grants.gov

Matched VC Funds

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Frazier Life Sciences XI, L.P.

📍 Menlo Park, CA📅 Filed March 2022

General partners: Patrick J. Heron, James N. Topper, Daniel J. Estes

$960M
Effective fund size

Decheng Capital Global Life Sciences Fund V, L.P.

📍 Grand Cayman, E9📅 Filed June 2024

General partners: Yuheng Qiu, Xiangmin Cui

$452M
Effective fund size

SV Life Sciences Fund IV CF, L.P.

📍 Boston, MA📅 Filed August 2021

General partners: Michael Balmuth, Thomas Flynn, Greg Madden & 5 more

$421.4M
Effective fund size

Janus Henderson Biotech Innovation Fund II Ltd

📍 Grand Cayman, E9📅 Filed August 2024

General partners: Matteo Candolfini, Kenneth M.B. Lubbock, Hugh Ward & 1 more

$402M
Effective fund size

Pappas Life Science Ventures VI, LP

📍 Durham, NC

General partners: Arthur M. Pappas

$250M
Effective fund size

Altitude Life Science Ventures Side Fund IV, L.P.

📍 Kirkland, WA

General partners: David J. Maki

$150M
Effective fund size

Altitude Life Science Ventures Side Fund II, L.P.

📍 Kirkland, WA📅 Filed June 2015

General partners: David Maki

$90M
Effective fund size

SV8 Biotech Fund LP

📍 London, X0📅 Filed December 2025

General partners: James Costine, Kate Bingham

$70M
Effective fund size

Dynamk Life Sciences Fund, L.P.

📍 Englewood Cliffs, NJ📅 Filed September 2017

General partners: Mario Mauro Kranjac, Daniella Kranjac

$57.4M
Effective fund size

Windham Life Sciences Partners IV, L.P.

📍 New York, NY📅 Filed October 2023

General partners: Adam E Fine

$30.8M
Effective fund size

Cultivation Capital Life Sciences Fund II, LLC

📍 St. Louis, MO📅 Filed October 2016

General partners: William R. Schmidt, David A. Smoller, Rick L. Ryan & 1 more

$19.2M
Effective fund size

ACCELERATOR LIFE SCIENCE PARTNERS II, L.P.

📍 Seattle, WA📅 Filed December 2020

General partners: Thong Q Le

$17.6M
Effective fund size

Grants in the Healthcare & Biotech Category

Life Sciences falls under the broader "Healthcare & Biotech" category in federal grant data. Live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly, filtered to currently open programs.

Deadline: August 31, 2026

DoW Prostate Cancer, Data Science Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA

Deadline: September 2, 2026

DoW Lung Cancer Patient-Centered Outcomes and Survivorship Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA

Deadline: September 2, 2026

DoW Prostate Cancer, Early Investigator Research Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA

Deadline: September 2, 2026

DoW Prostate Cancer, Physician Research Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA

Deadline: September 2, 2026

DoW Lung Cancer Translational Research Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA

Deadline: September 2, 2026

?Life Sciences VC Funding FAQ

How many VC funds are associated with life sciences?

16 funds in our SEC Form D-sourced database have "Life Sciences" (or a close synonym) in their legal fund name. This is a name match, not a verified investment thesis — many funds invest in life sciences without it appearing in their name, so this number understates true investor interest.

What's the combined size of life sciences-related VC funds you track?

The 16 matched funds have a combined effective size (closed amount where reported, otherwise target offering amount) of $3.0B, based on their SEC Form D filings.

Are there grants available for life sciences startups?

Yes — 112 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Healthcare & Biotech category, which is where life sciences falls in our grant classification. These are pulled live from Grants.gov and refresh nightly.

How is this list built?

Fund listings come from SEC Form D filings (EDGAR) and are matched to life sciences by searching for the term in each fund's legal name — we don't have a verified per-fund industry classification, so this list is directional, not exhaustive. Grant listings come from the Grants.gov API and are categorized using keyword matching against each opportunity's title and description.