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Overview

Early stage fund dedicated to synthetic biology start-ups.

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Stage focus

Seed

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

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Investment portfolio

2rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Algenesis
Oct 2023Led
$5 MSeed
Persephone Biosciences
Jul 2022Led
$15 MSeed
Algenesis
Oct 2023Led
$5 MSeed
Persephone Biosciences
Jul 2022Led
$15 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

First Bight Ventures: 2 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
First Bight Ventures: 2 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed20

Monthly Deal Activity

First Bight Ventures: 2 deals are recorded across 52 months.All available history.
First Bight Ventures: 2 deals are recorded across 52 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

First Bight Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 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.

First Bight Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences2
AI & Machine Learning1
Clean Energy & Sustainability1
Space & Frontier Tech1

Deal Size Distribution

First Bight Ventures: 2 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.

First Bight Ventures: 2 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M0
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

First Bight Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (2 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

First Bight Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (2 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States2
First Bight Ventures: 11 co-investors are shown, with American Cancer Society sharing 1 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.

First Bight Ventures: 11 co-investors are shown, with American Cancer Society sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
American Cancer Society1
Circulate Capital1
Diamond Sports Group1
Fifty Years1
MIH Capital1
Pioneer Fund1
Propel Bio Partners1
RhinoShield1
Susa Ventures1
Y Combinator1
ZhenFund1

Investment Strategy

First Bight Ventures: Led accounts for 100% and participating for 0% of round participation.All available history.
First Bight Ventures: Led accounts for 100% and participating for 0% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led2100%
Participating00%
First Bight Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics.All available history.
First Bight Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led2100%

Team

Carlos V. Estrada

Growth, Mentor, and SynBio Lab Builder

Veronica Wu

Founder and Managing Partner