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The Venture Codex

Overview

Seed-funds and supports innovative life science start-ups.

Founded

2018

Deals ยท 12mo

2

Stage focus

Seed

Geographic focus

United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Biotechnology
Health Care
Incubators
Life Science
...

Investment portfolio

4rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Semarion
Mar 2026Participated
$4 MOther Equity
HotHouse Therapeutics
Dec 2025Participated
$4 MSeed
TRIMTECH Therapeutics
Mar 2025Participated
$34 MSeed
NK:IO
Jul 2023Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Semarion
Mar 2026Participated
$4 MOther Equity
HotHouse Therapeutics
Dec 2025Participated
$4 MSeed
TRIMTECH Therapeutics
Mar 2025Participated
$34 MSeed
NK:IO
Jul 2023Participated
$2 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

Start Codon: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Start Codon: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed02
Other Equity02

Monthly Deal Activity

Start Codon: 4 deals are recorded across 40 months.All available history.
Start Codon: 4 deals are recorded across 40 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Sector Breakdown

Start Codon: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 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.

Start Codon: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences4
Food & Agriculture1

Deal Size Distribution

Start Codon: 4 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.

Start Codon: 4 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M3
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Start Codon: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (3 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Start Codon: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (3 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe3
United States1
Start Codon: 20 co-investors are shown, with Cambridge Enterprise sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

Bubble size = shared deals

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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.

Investment Strategy

Start Codon: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
Start Codon: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating4100%
Start Codon: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Start Codon: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Daniel Rooke

Co-Founder & COO

Steve Roest

Sales & Commercial Mentor