The community for
life science investors

Our aim is to provide a medium for life science investors to network, develop meaningful relationships, share high-quality deal flow, open co-investment opportunities and enable discussions on the latest industry trends and challenges.

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statistics

The Network in numbers

We’ve built the largest community exclusively forthose who are actively funding UK-based lifescience companies.

380+

Members

230+

Unique funds

£50b+

Combined assets under management

1

Community hosted

ABOUT US

We believe connecting investors will drive innovation

Since launching in January 2023, the BioCapital Network has grown to a community of over 325 members - every single individual is investing in UK-based life science companies.

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Our mission

Members include representatives of over 190 unique funds and numerous Angel investors with the community’s combined assets under management totaling over £50 billion.

Activities

A vibrant network of investors

Community Platform

All members of the BioCapital Network are invited to join our online community platform, built on Mighty.

Our platform is a safe space where we actively discuss industry news and share interesting deal flow, all in sector-specific spaces.

This platform offers a better way for the international life science investment ecosystem to connect and allows a more open sharing of opportunities with the overall aim of getting more UK-based companies funded.

Quarterly Social

Once a quarter, we host an informal social meet-up exclusively for members of the BioCapital Network. No professional services. No pitching companies. No students. Just investors.

These socials have no formal agenda and provide a relaxed and open forum for investors from across all areas of life sciences to develop meaningful relationships, share high-quality deal flow, open co-investment opportunities and enable discussions on the latest industry trends and challenges.

Investor-Founder Mixers

Once a month, BioCapital Network members are invited to join intimate meet-ups centred around specific themes within life sciences.

We invite selected members of our BioEntrepreneur Club to these, aiming for a 1:1 investor-to-founder ratio with around 10 - 20 attendees, enabling a more personal way for founders and investors to connect. These sessions enable exposure to new investment opportunities alongside discussions around sector trends and challenges.

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Who can join?

Eligibility is simple - our only requirement is that you are actively building in bio. How we define this is outlined below.

* Please note, you will only be accepted to the BioCapital Network if you have access to active funds for investment in life science companies. After review by our team, accepted members will be invited to join our community platform.

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An international community

Members can be based anywhere in the world but they must be actively backing UK-based life science companies. In fact, we’re proud to be building an international community of investors who all recognise the strength and potential of UK life sciences.

As of Q1 2025, over 37% of BioCapital Network members represent funds headquartered outside of the UK with 23% in Europe, 11% in North America and 3% in Asia - spanning a total of 20 countries.

Through joining the community, investors based outside of the UK can enhance their deal flow by gaining unparalleled access to high-quality investment opportunities in UK-based companies that are shared by other trusted BioCapital Network members.

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empowering diversity

Women in BioCapital

Between 2019 and 2023, women’s representation in UK VC fell flat at only 30% and those women are twice as likely as men to be in non-investment positions (The Equity Record 2023, Diversity VC). It is unsurprising that these statistics percolate with only 1.8% of capital going to women founders in Europe (European Women in VC, 2023).

So, we're on a mission to change the status quo by launching Women in BioCapital, a community of women investors in the life science ecosystem from across the UK and beyond, focused on empowerment and allyship.

Sonal Pai

Investor First Spark Ventures WiBC Lead

Diana Saraceni

Managing Partner Panakés Partners

Francesca Warner

Partner Ada Ventures

Hanadi Jabado

Managing PartnerSana Capital

Jia-Yi Har

Partner Cathay Health

Julia Hawkins

General Partner LocalGlobe

Julia Wolf

Partner 2048 Ventures

Pamela Walker Geddes

Partner THENA Capital

Rika Christanto

PartnerLifeX Ventures

Susannah McClintock

Investment Partner Clean Growth Fund

Vanela Bushi

Managing Partner H Tree Capital

Vivien de Tusch-Lec

General Partner RYSE

Octopus Ventures

Hugo Villanueva

"The BioCapital Network have done a tremendous job of becoming the meeting place for life science VCs in the UK. The events they organise are a great opportunity for VCs to catch up on deals, challenge and cross-pollinate theses, as well as useful to expand your professional network. The community is successfully challenging the existing paradigm that VC is an elitist, closed-off profession, hopefully turning it more equitable (no pun intended) and diverse"

Mercia Ventures

Lee Lindley

"It’s been game changing joining the BioCapital Investor Network. The life sciences venture ecosystem is constantly evolving and investor appetite changes accordingly. Having an investor-only network where we can share deal flow, discuss opportunities, and debate market trends has been hugely value additive to me and in my opinion benefits the entire UK life sciences ecosystem as a whole."

Rockstart

Elisabetta Sakiotis

"As a fund with a domain-focus, it is incredibly handy to have a community where I can connect with investors that share the same focus and discuss relevant trends for my industry. The BioCapital network creates a close-knit environment to share deal flow and opinions on the market."

M Ventures

Ollie Hardick

"The BioCapital Network is a great community for Life Science investors at all career stages. They host a diverse range of events that provide a relaxed and informal setting for networking with investors and peers, while mixer events with founders spotlight early-stage innovations that are great for deal flow. The online platform is a valuable resource for sharing news and tapping into the community's wealth of experience. I look forward to engaging more with this supportive network"

"The BioCapital Network have done a tremendous job of becoming the meeting place for life science VCs in the UK. The events they organise are a great opportunity for VCs to catch up on deals, challenge and cross-pollinate theses, as well as useful to expand your professional network. The community is successfully challenging the existing paradigm that VC is an elitist, closed-off profession, hopefully turning it more equitable (no pun intended) and diverse"

Hugo Villanueva, Octopus Ventures

“As a fund with a domain-focus, it is incredibly handy to have acommunity where I can connect with investors that share thesame focus and discuss relevant trends for my industry. TheBioCapital network creates a close-knit environment to sharedeal flow and opinions on the market."

Elisabetta Sakiotis, Rockstart

"It’s been game changing joining the BioCapital Investor Network. The life sciences venture ecosystem is constantly evolving and investor appetite changes accordingly. Having an investor-only network where we can share deal flow, discuss opportunities, and debate market trends has been hugely value additive to me and in my opinion benefits the entire UK life sciences ecosystem as a whole."

Lee Lindley, Mercia Ventures

"The BioCapital Network is a great community for Life Science investors at all career stages. They host a diverse range of events that provide a relaxed and informal setting for networking with investors and peers, while mixer events with founders spotlight early-stage innovations that are great for deal flow. The online platform is a valuable resource for sharing news and tapping into the community's wealth of experience. I look forward to engaging more with this supportive network"

Ollie Hardick, M Ventures

who we are

Sector Champions

The BioCapital Network includes investors actively backing companies across AgriTech/ClimateTech, Digital Health, Life Science Tools and Tech, Medical Devices, TechBio and Therapeutics.

Supporting the growth of each sub-sector, we have several Sector Champions - all of whom are active investors themselves.

Alex Firestone

SOSV

Elisabetta Sakiotis

Rockstart

Emily Jones

Tara Growth Ventures

Isabel Windsor de Taboada

Agronomics

Robin De Lacroix

Clay Capital

Everett Kamin

RYSE

Felix Litzkow

Macmillan Impact Investments

Marie Zelder

DvH Ventures

Arvid Shandilya

Calculus Capital

James Reston

DSW Ventures

Jason Foster

Angel Investor

Lee Lindley

Mercia Ventures

Patricia Reynolds

Norcliffe Capital

Aiswarya Kishor

RYSE

Andrew Round

Deepbridge Capital

Elizabeth Young

Par Equity

Filipo Dal Ben

Pioneer

Peter Zhegin

E184

Robert Hornby

Mercia Ventures

Hiroki Takai

Global Brain

Jerry Wu

TusPark

Maya Misra

Angelini Ventures

Sarka Sirukova

Next Sequence

Yara Alenazi

MassMutual Ventures

Deniz Bakkalci

NG Bio

Laurent Pacheco

Solas BioVentures

Loukik Arora

Cambridge Enterprise Ventures

Ruhul Khetan

UCB Ventures

Torquil Jackson

Cancer research Horizons

activities

The community for life science investors

Through our active community platform and regular events, we facilitate meaningful connections between life science entrepreneurs and provide unique opportunities for members to advance and develop their companies.