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Overview

Investment and incubation for biotech startups in drug discovery.

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Canada
France
Switzerland
United States

Sector focus

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Investment portfolio

18rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Kainova Therapeutics
Feb 2026Participated
$24 MSeries B
Deka Biosciences
Sep 2023Participated
$20 MSeries B
Domain Therapeutics
May 2022Participated
$41 MSeries A
ArrePath
Mar 2022Participated
$20 MSeed
HAYA Therapeutics
Feb 2022Participated
$5 MSeed
Amberstone Biosciences
Jan 2022Led
$12 MSeries A
Fuse Biotherapeutics
Nov 2021Led
$10 MSeed
Deka Biosciences
Nov 2021Participated
$20 MSeries A
IpiNovyx Bio
Oct 2021Led
$10 MSeed
HAYA Therapeutics
May 2021Participated
$20 MSeed
DTx Pharma
Mar 2021Participated
$100 MSeries B
AmacaThera
Feb 2021Participated
$8 MSeries A
Kainova Therapeutics
Feb 2026Participated
$24 MSeries B
Deka Biosciences
Sep 2023Participated
$20 MSeries B
Domain Therapeutics
May 2022Participated
$41 MSeries A
ArrePath
Mar 2022Participated
$20 MSeed
HAYA Therapeutics
Feb 2022Participated
$5 MSeed
Amberstone Biosciences
Jan 2022Led
$12 MSeries A
Fuse Biotherapeutics
Nov 2021Led
$10 MSeed
Deka Biosciences
Nov 2021Participated
$20 MSeries A
IpiNovyx Bio
Oct 2021Led
$10 MSeed
HAYA Therapeutics
May 2021Participated
$20 MSeed
DTx Pharma
Mar 2021Participated
$100 MSeries B
AmacaThera
Feb 2021Participated
$8 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Viva BioInnovator: 18 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Viva BioInnovator: 18 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed26
Series A15
Series B04

Monthly Deal Activity

Viva BioInnovator: 18 deals are recorded across 96 months.All available history.
Viva BioInnovator: 18 deals are recorded across 96 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Viva BioInnovator: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (18 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.

Viva BioInnovator: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (18 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences18
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
AI & Machine Learning1

Deal Size Distribution

Viva BioInnovator: 18 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.

Viva BioInnovator: 18 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M1
$5M-$10M5
$10M-$25M8
$25M-$50M2
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M1
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Viva BioInnovator: United States 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.

Viva BioInnovator: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (13 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States13
Europe4
Canada1
Viva BioInnovator: 20 co-investors are shown, with Alexandria Venture Investments sharing 3 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.

Investment Strategy

Viva BioInnovator: Led accounts for 17% and participating for 83% of round participation.All available history.
Viva BioInnovator: Led accounts for 17% and participating for 83% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led317%
Participating1583%
Viva BioInnovator: Single-lead accounts for 67% and co-led for 33% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Viva BioInnovator: Single-lead accounts for 67% and co-led for 33% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead267%
Co-led133%

Team

Cheney Mao

Founder, Chairman, CEO

Guanghui Hu

Venture Partner

Han Dai

CBO and Head of Investment