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CTI Life Sciences Fund

1 Place Ville-Marie, Suite 1070, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 4S6, Canada

Overview

Venture capital firm investing in emerging life sciences companies.

Founded

2006

Deals · 12mo

3

Links

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Stage focus

Series A
Series B
Series C

Geographic focus

Canada
France
United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Clinical Trials
Life Science
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

29rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Kainova Therapeutics
Feb 2026Participated
$24 MSeries B
Find Therapeutics
Jan 2026Participated
$7 MSeries A
Aeovian Pharmaceuticals
Dec 2025Led
$55 MSeries B
Glycomine
Apr 2025Led
$115 MSeries C
Epitopea
Oct 2024Participated
$31 MSeries A
Ability Pharmaceuticals
Mar 2024Participated
$8 MOther Equity
DalCor Pharmaceuticals
Sep 2023Participated
$80 MSeries D
Amolyt Pharma
Jan 2023Participated
$137 MSeries C
Domain Therapeutics
May 2022Led
$41 MSeries A
Epitopea
Apr 2022Participated
$13 MSeed
Phenomic AI
Oct 2020Led
$6 MSeed
Vaxcyte
Mar 2020Participated
$110 MSeries D
Kainova Therapeutics
Feb 2026Participated
$24 MSeries B
Find Therapeutics
Jan 2026Participated
$7 MSeries A
Aeovian Pharmaceuticals
Dec 2025Led
$55 MSeries B
Glycomine
Apr 2025Led
$115 MSeries C
Epitopea
Oct 2024Participated
$31 MSeries A
Ability Pharmaceuticals
Mar 2024Participated
$8 MOther Equity
DalCor Pharmaceuticals
Sep 2023Participated
$80 MSeries D
Amolyt Pharma
Jan 2023Participated
$137 MSeries C
Domain Therapeutics
May 2022Led
$41 MSeries A
Epitopea
Apr 2022Participated
$13 MSeed
Phenomic AI
Oct 2020Led
$6 MSeed
Vaxcyte
Mar 2020Participated
$110 MSeries D
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Deal Distribution

CTI Life Sciences Fund: 29 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
CTI Life Sciences Fund: 29 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed11
Series A36
Series B15
Series C+25
Other Equity41

Monthly Deal Activity

CTI Life Sciences Fund: 29 deals are recorded across 201 months.All available history.
CTI Life Sciences Fund: 29 deals are recorded across 201 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Feb '101
Mar '100
Apr '100
May '100
Jun '101
Jul '100
Aug '100
Sep '100
Oct '100
Nov '100
Dec '100
Jan '110
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Apr '110
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Jun '110
Jul '110
Aug '110
Sep '111
Oct '110
Nov '110
Dec '110
Jan '121
Feb '120
Mar '120
Apr '120
May '120
Jun '120
Jul '120
Aug '120
Sep '120
Oct '120
Nov '120
Dec '120
Jan '130
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Jul '130
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Oct '130
Nov '130
Dec '131
Jan '140
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Nov '140
Dec '140
Jan '150
Feb '150
Mar '150
Apr '150
May '150
Jun '151
Jul '152
Aug '151
Sep '150
Oct '150
Nov '150
Dec '150
Jan '161
Feb '160
Mar '160
Apr '161
May '160
Jun '160
Jul '160
Aug '160
Sep '160
Oct '160
Nov '160
Dec '160
Jan '170
Feb '170
Mar '172
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Dec '170
Jan '180
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Dec '180
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Dec '190
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Sector Breakdown

CTI Life Sciences Fund: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (29 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

CTI Life Sciences Fund: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (29 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences29
Networks, Cloud & Communication2
Cybersecurity & Privacy2
Data, Analytics & IT2
Space & Frontier Tech2
AI & Machine Learning1

Deal Size Distribution

CTI Life Sciences Fund: 29 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

CTI Life Sciences Fund: 29 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M1
$5M-$10M5
$10M-$25M11
$25M-$50M3
$50M-$100M5
$100M-$250M4
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

CTI Life Sciences Fund: Canada has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (13 deals).All available history.

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

CTI Life Sciences Fund: Canada has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (13 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Canada13
United States10
Europe6
CTI Life Sciences Fund: 20 co-investors are shown, with Fonds de solidarit FTQ sharing 6 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

CTI Life Sciences Fund: 20 co-investors are shown, with Fonds de solidarit FTQ sharing 6 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Fonds de solidarit FTQ6
Abingworth5
adMare BioInnovations4
BDC Capital4
Investissement Québec4
Longitude Capital4
Roche Venture4
Advent Life Sciences3
Foresite Capital3
Frazier Healthcare Partners3
Ontario3
Pivotal bioVenture Partners3
Sanderling Ventures3
Viva BioInnovator3
3B Future Health Fund2
Cambridge Innovation Capital2
Domain Associates2
Harrington Discovery Institute2
Medicxi2
Novateur Ventures2

Investment Strategy

CTI Life Sciences Fund: Led accounts for 38% and participating for 62% of round participation.All available history.
CTI Life Sciences Fund: Led accounts for 38% and participating for 62% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led1138%
Participating1862%
CTI Life Sciences Fund: Single-lead accounts for 36% and co-led for 64% of lead dynamics.All available history.
CTI Life Sciences Fund: Single-lead accounts for 36% and co-led for 64% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead436%
Co-led764%

Team

Jean-Francois Leprince

Managing Partner

Ken Pastor

General Partner & Co-Founder

Laurence Rulleau

Partner

Shermaine Tilley

Managing Partner

Youssef Bennani