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16 VC firms investing in biotech & life sciences and robotics & automation at the Growth stage.
F4 Fund tracks 16 VC firms that actively invest in biotech & life sciences + robotics & automation at the Growth stage, with check sizes ranging from $100K – $100000M (median: $15.1M – $15.1M). As of August 2026, and 81% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,556+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ Initialized Capital Passion and vision matter more than pedigree. We seek founders with grit, audacity, and a spark of rebellion—regardless of background. We invest early, before success is inevitable, and support founders from 0-to-1 through Series A. San Francisco | $250K – $2M | 185 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 2 | ▶ Giant Ventures The biggest companies of the century will be built solving the world's most pressing problems. We champion ambitious founders using technology to reshape civilization around climate, health, and inclusive capitalism. London | $500K – $15M | 35 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 3 | ▶ Lerer Hippeau As founder-operators, we see returns in relationships. We back ambitious founders with exceptional vision at the earliest stages with capital, mentorship, and network access. | $100K – $1M | 73 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 4 | ▶ Eight Roads Back ambitious technology and healthcare founders in Asia, Europe, and Israel, providing not just capital but access to a global ecosystem spanning 350+ portfolio companies across four continents. Fidelity backing allows more flexible and focused support than typical VC. London | $5M – $50M | 26 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | N/A |
| 5 | ▶ Alumni Ventures We democratize venture capital by providing individual accredited investors with professional-grade access to elite venture opportunities. We leverage our massive 850,000+ community network and 11,000+ investors to create unique value for founders, sourcing and diligencing deals alongside top-tier VCs (a16z, Sequoia, Khosla) without leading rounds. Our network is our competitive advantage—it compounds value for all stakeholders. Manchester, NH | $250K – $5M | 58 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 6 | ▶ NVIDIA Expand the AI ecosystem by backing technology visionaries solving complex problems to reshape our world. Focus on game changers and market makers in AI, robotics, biotech, autonomous vehicles, and applied AI. Leverage NVIDIA's unique position as GPU infrastructure leader to identify and support companies that will drive adoption of NVIDIA technology. | $20M – $100000M | 37 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 7 | ▶ Korea Investment Partners Korea Investment Partners backs global winners across early to growth stages, combining capital with operating support and cross-border expansion help. Seoul | $2M – $3M | 19 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 8 | ▶ Caffeinated Capital Support founders pursuing their life's work with an alternative to the hype cycle: the luxury of long-term thinking. We support founders building category-defining companies across all sectors that will last for lifetimes. San Francisco | $1M – $5M | 18 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | ▶ Mubadala Mubadala partners with world-class companies and institutions to drive transformational growth across strategic sectors and geographies. We believe in long-term value creation through patient capital, operational expertise, and global partnerships aligned with Abu Dhabi's economic diversification. Abu Dhabi | $5M – $5000M | 46 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 10 | ▶ SpeedInvest Backs globally ambitious technology companies from pre-seed and seed through selected growth rounds using specialist EMEA sector teams and a platform model for capital, customers, talent, follow-on investors, and operational support. Vienna | $250K – $30M | 49 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 11 | ▶ Andreessen Horowitz Backing the builders of the next layer of computing across AI infrastructure, defense, biotech, and American dynamism. Former 'Software is Eating the World' thesis evolved to 'AI is Eating Software'. Partners with technical founders building foundation models, cloud systems, and infrastructure for the AI era. Menlo Park | $1M – $200M | 48 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 12 | ▶ Redalpine Redalpine backs companies at the convergence of software and science — where rigorous engineering meets scientific breakthroughs. Half the team are scientists, half are operators, enabling them to engage deeply with highly technical founders and support them hands-on from day one through to exit. Primary focus areas: frontier science and biotech, digital health, AI and automation, fintech, synthetic biology, and climate tech. Zug | $500K – $5M | 40 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 13 | ▶ HongShan Back transformative entrepreneurs building category-defining companies across technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors, from seed to buyout. Partner with founders throughout the full company lifecycle with capital, operational support, and the network built over 20 years of China and global investing. Hong Kong | $500K – $2000M | 20 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 14 | ▶ Bessemer Venture Partners We partner with entrepreneurs from their early days through every stage of growth, focusing on innovative solutions in technology, healthcare, and financial services. Redwood City, California | $5.8M – $34.3M | 6 | N/A | 3mo | N/A | N/A |
| 15 | ▶ Gaingels Equity of access and representation in venture capital delivers positive returns. Diverse and underrepresented (including LGBTQ+) leaders of high-growth companies deserve capital access. When these founders succeed, they influence ecosystems and open doors for historically excluded groups. New York | $200K – $500K | 29 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 16 | ▶ British Business Bank As the UK's state-owned economic development bank, British Business Bank exists to improve smaller and scaling businesses' access to finance and to support the transition to net zero, deploying public capital as a fund-of-funds, co-investor, and direct equity investor to fill gaps the private market leaves unfilled. Sheffield, UK | $12.5M – $50M | 7 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
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F4 Fund tracks 16 VC firms that actively invest in biotech & life sciences + robotics & automation at the Growth stage. These firms are ranked using a composite score that weighs data completeness (30%), portfolio depth (30%), investment recency (25%), and stage alignment (15%).
Based on F4's analysis, the median check size for growth biotech & life sciences + robotics & automation investors is $15.1M – $15.1M, with a full range from $100K – $100000M. The distribution breaks down as: 1 firms in the <$500K range, 1 firms in the $500K-$1M range, 1 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 4 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 1 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 8 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 16 firms tracked, 81% lead or co-lead rounds, and 13% typically follow. Founders seeking a lead investor should filter for firms marked "Leads" or "Both" in the rankings table above. Lead investors typically set deal terms and anchor the round.
The best growth biotech & life sciences + robotics & automation investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 27% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 44 portfolio companies. Look for firms whose check size matches your raise, whose stage preference aligns with yours, and who have a track record of supporting companies in your sector through multiple growth phases.
Firm profiles are continuously updated through F4's research pipeline, which combines LLM-powered web research, portfolio analysis, and transcript extraction. The ranking data refreshes every 12 hours. Editorial analysis is reviewed weekly. Individual firm profiles are re-researched on a 30-day cycle or when new information surfaces.