About Dementia Discovery Fund
Dementia Discovery Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Boston, United States. As of Oct 2024, Dementia Discovery Fund is an active investor, having invested in 6 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Life Sciences to High Tech and Healthcare. Most recently it led the $8M Seed round of Montara Therapeutics along with SV Health Investors. This round also saw participation from KdT Ventures and other investors.
Overall, Dementia Discovery Fund portfolio has seen 1 IPO, namely Alector. A lot of funds co-invest with Dementia Discovery Fund, with names like Deerfield sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Dementia Discovery Fund has team of 22 people including 6 partners.
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Dementia Discovery Fund's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Dementia Discovery Fund has invested in 6 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2024, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in LoQus23 and most recent follow-on round was in Therini Bio.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Dementia Discovery Fund's Investment Trends by Stage
Dementia Discovery Fund has made 3 investments in Series A stage, 2 investments in Seed stage and 1 investment in Series E stage.Dementia Discovery Fund's Investment Trends by Sector
Dementia Discovery Fund has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Life Sciences, High Tech and Healthcare. Notably, it has invested in 5 Enterprise (B2B) companies and 5 Tech companies.
Dementia Discovery Fund's Investment Trends by Geography
Dementia Discovery Fund has made most investments in United Kingdom (3), followed by United States where it has made 3 investments.
Dementia Discovery Fund's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Dementia Discovery Fund:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 02, 2024 | United Kingdom | Series A | $46.6M | Forbion [+1] | |
Jul 30, 2024 | United States | Seed | $8M | Two Bear Capital [+3] | |
Apr 13, 2023 | United States | Series A | $36M | MRLV [+7] | |
Dec 02, 2021 | United Kingdom | Series A | $80M | [+6] | |
May 10, 2021 | United States | Seed | $17M | MRLV [+4] |
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Dementia Discovery Fund has a team of 22 membersÌý¾±²Ô³¦±ô³Ü»å¾±²Ô²µ 6 Partners, 10 Venture Partners and 1 PrincipalÌýlocated in United Kingdom, United States and . Dementia Discovery Fund's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Dementia Discovery Fund:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | Cambridge | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | , | |
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | San Mateo | - | - | |
Venture Partner | London | - | ||
Venture Partner | Boston | - | ||
Venture Partner | Basel | - | - | |
Venture Partner | United Kingdom | - | ||
Venture Partner | Bracknell | - | - |
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Over the past 8 years, 48 investors have co-invested in Dementia Discovery Fund's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Dementia Discovery Fund:ÌýSV Health Investors, Amgen Business Development and 20 others have invested in rounds before Dementia Discovery Fund. There are 3 companies where SV Health Investors has invested before Dementia Discovery Fund and 1 company where Amgen Business Development has invested before Dementia Discovery Fund.
- Top Co-investors of Dementia Discovery Fund:Ìý24 investors entered a company along with Dementia Discovery Fund. These include investors like Deerfield (1 company).
- Invested after Dementia Discovery Fund:ÌýLilly (1 company) and Blue Goose Capital (1 company) are the investors which have invested in Dementia Discovery Fund's portfolio after their investments.
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