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Digital Science
Digital Science is a technology solutions provider for researchers, founded in 2010 in New York, New York. The company offers intelligent knowledge discovery...
Digital Science
Digital Science is a technology solutions provider for researchers, founded in 2010 in New York, New York. The company offers intelligent knowledge discovery tools and software applications for laboratories and decision-support systems for managers. Digital Science has made 31 investments, including a February 29, 2024, investment in Future Metric as part of its Grant program.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2000
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Ithaca
Corporate office
Ithaca, NY, United States
Additional offices
London, United Kingdom · Boston, MA, United States · Berlin, Germany · Melbourne, Australia
Principals
Stephen Leicht
Chief Executive Officer
Jonathan Breeze
Chief Financial Officer
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Digital Science source its portfolio companies?
Digital Science primarily sources through direct outreach to academic spin-outs and niche software companies in the research ecosystem. Many acquisitions — such as Altmetric and Symplectic — were companies already integrated into the research workflow that Digital Science identified through its own platform. The firm also incubates internally developed ideas that later become portfolio companies (public record).
Is Digital Science structured as a venture capital firm or a holding company?
Digital Science operates as a long-term, indefinite holding company, not a venture capital firm with a fixed fund life. It does not raise external LP capital for individual investments. The firm holds portfolio companies indefinitely, reinvests operating profits, and has no stated exit timeline. This structural design is closer to an operating company or family office than a traditional VC (per the firm's official communications).
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