9 VC firms investing in biotech & life sciences and semiconductors & hardware at the Growth stage.
F4 Fund tracks 9 VC firms that actively invest in biotech & life sciences + semiconductors & hardware at the Growth stage, with check sizes ranging from $250K – $100000M (median: $25.5M – $25.5M). As of July 2026, and 89% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,477+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ Founders Fund Back revolutionary technologies and visionary founders who think in first principles. We invest across all stages when conviction exists, providing patient capital and board-level partnership to founders building consequential companies that reshape industries. San Francisco | $500K – $50M | 33 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 2 | ▶ iGlobe Partners Unearth, invest and grow startups into global leaders. iGlobe targets game-changing innovations at the frontier of deep tech — semiconductors, AI, quantum computing, and biotech — with a global orientation and a Singapore hub. Founded by Soo Boon Koh, Singapore's first female VC, the firm brings 25+ years of cross-border investing expertise and a top-quartile performance record. Singapore | $1M – $15M | 49 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 3 | ▶ Third Point Ventures Identifies technology transitions creating market opportunities, particularly AI/ML-powered automation transforming enterprise infrastructure. Current focus on AI security (Zenity, DataGrail, Grip Security), AI durability (Diagrid), and AI observability (Kentik) — the three pillars needed to bring AI from experimentation to production at scale. Menlo Park | $1M – $50M | 39 | Leads | Active | — | — |
| 4 | ▶ 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 |
| 5 | ▶ 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 |
| 6 | ▶ 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 |
| 7 | ▶ 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 |
| 8 | ▶ 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 |
| 9 | ▶ 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 |
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F4 Fund tracks 9 VC firms that actively invest in biotech & life sciences + semiconductors & hardware 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 + semiconductors & hardware investors is $25.5M – $25.5M, with a full range from $250K – $100000M. The distribution breaks down as: 2 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 1 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 6 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 9 firms tracked, 89% lead or co-lead rounds, and 11% 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 + semiconductors & hardware investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 50% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 39 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.