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Lifeforce Ventures
Lifeforce Ventures invests in software-first healthcare companies and techbio platforms, operating from Santa Barbara, Long Beach, and Chicago.
Lifeforce Ventures
Lifeforce Ventures (also known as Lifeforce Capital) backs software-first healthcare companies with a focus on techbio platforms that replace conventional biotechnology approaches. The firm is headquartered in Santa Barbara and maintains offices in Long Beach and Chicago, though it does not publicly disclose founding year, total assets under management, or named principals. The firm invests across enterprise software, digital health, and healthcare services, targeting companies that advance care delivery through new technologies and models. The portfolio includes companies in care delivery and techbio segments, with a stated goal of driving a paradigm shift away from traditional biotech. The firm has also recorded portfolio exits, as noted on its website. Lifeforce Ventures does not publicly disclose team size, AUM, or deployment figures. The firm has no identified additional vehicles such as foundations or operating companies linked to its name in public sources. No recent operational event from the last 24 months could be verified externally. The firm's structure remains unclear from public information; it appears to operate as a sector-focused investment vehicle rather than a conventional family office, but its status as a single- or multi-family office or an institutional asset manager is not disclosed.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
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AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Santa Barbara
Corporate office
Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Additional offices
Long Beach, CA, United States · Chicago, IL, United States
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who makes investment decisions at Lifeforce Ventures?
Lifeforce Ventures does not publicly name its investment decision-makers. No principals or investment committee members are listed on the firm's website or other public sources reviewed.
What investment stages does Lifeforce Ventures target?
Lifeforce Ventures invests across healthcare technology and techbio companies but does not specify preferred stages on its public materials. Portfolio examples include early-to-growth-stage companies reshaping care delivery.
Does Lifeforce Ventures operate as a family office or an institutional fund?
The firm does not disclose its legal structure or registration type. Public sources refer to it as Lifeforce Capital or Lifeforce Ventures without clarifying whether it is a family office, venture firm, or asset manager.
How does Lifeforce Ventures source proprietary deal flow?
Lifeforce Ventures does not describe its sourcing model publicly. The firm's website emphasizes a focus on software-first healthcare companies but gives no details on origination or network advantages.
What sectors does Lifeforce Ventures explicitly avoid?
Lifeforce Ventures has not publicly stated any sectors it explicitly avoids. Its known focus is software and techbio in healthcare, suggesting an implicit exclusion of traditional biotech R&D and non-healthcare industries.
Does Lifeforce Ventures maintain philanthropic structures?
No philanthropic structures or foundations linked to Lifeforce Ventures have been identified in public sources.
What is Lifeforce Ventures' known posture on co-investments?
Lifeforce Ventures does not publicly disclose co-investment practices. No data is available on whether it co-invests alongside other funds or external LPs.
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