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BioStar Ventures

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Nov 2025, closing $10M. Last cheque observed Jan 2019.

QuietNew fund $10M, Nov 2025VC firm

GrowthE-CommerceFinancial ServicesMedical Device

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 20 on record
Since the last cheque2853days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$63MRounds led0 of 20Sole investor1 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch BioStar Ventures

BioStar Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    20 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.3M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2025-09From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Growth
Sectors
E-CommerceFinancial ServicesMedical Device
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first20 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Jan
    Ablative SolutionsSeries D · US · FinSMEs$77MWith 1 other
  3. 2016

    1 round

  4. Jul
    VytronUSSeries C · US · FinSMEs$49MWith 2 others
  5. 2014

    5 rounds

  6. Dec
    Conventus OrthopaedicsSeries A · US$24MWith 4 others
  7. Oct
    VytronUSSeries B · US$32MWith 2 others
  8. Jul
    Trice MedicalSeries B · US$12MWith 2 others
  9. Mar
    Domain SurgicalSeries C · US$35MWith 1 other
  10. Feb
    Ablative SolutionsSeries B · US$9.6MWith 1 other
  11. 2013

    3 rounds

  12. Nov
    Trice OrthopedicsDebt · US · pevc.dowjones.com$3.0MWith 1 other
  13. Jan
    AngioslideSeries C · US · bizjournals.com$6.3MWith 3 others
  14. Jan
    AngioSlideSeries D · US$6.3MWith 5 others
  15. 2012

    3 rounds

  16. Dec
    Kona MedicalSeries C · US · bizjournals.com$10MWith 4 others
  17. Jun
    Ablative SolutionsSeries A · US · finsmes.com$5.3MSole investor
  18. May
    Kona MedicalSeries C · US · finsmes.com$30MWith 3 others
  19. 2011

    2 rounds

  20. Oct
    CV IngenuitySeries B · US · finsmes.com$16MWith 2 others
  21. Aug
    Ellipse TechnologiesSeries C · US · finsmes.com$18MWith 3 others
  22. 2010

    1 round

  23. Apr
    Reverse MedicalSeries B · US · onbiovc.com$14MWith 5 others
  24. 2009

    1 round

  25. Oct
    Embrella CardiovascularSeries B · US · onbiovc.com$1.6MWith 1 other
  26. 2006

    3 rounds

  27. Dec
    AorTxVenture · US · deals.venturebeat.com$5.8MWith 1 other
  28. Nov
    Avantis Medical SystemsSeries B · US · deals.venturebeat.com$12MWith 1 other
  29. Oct
    MiCardia CorporationSeries B · US$9.0MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration7 named

JAJeffrey A. O'DonnellManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
LALouis A. CannonSENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed
LALouis A. Cannon, M.D.SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE MANAGERiFiling they signed
MAMichael A. FultonMANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed
PAPaul A. ScottMANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed
RARenee A. MasiManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
SASteven A. AlmanySenior Managing Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 12 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 7 we have independently watched raise

Transcatheter renal denervationBioresorbable polymer technologiesEndovascular therapy forINVESTOR PORTALPulsed field ablationRobotic microsurgery usingSimple, percutaneous tricuspid

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

Reverse MedicalBought by CovidienUndisclosedAug 2014
AorTxBought by Hansen Medical$9.3MNov 2007

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as BioStar Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies BioStar Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about BioStar Ventures

What does BioStar Ventures invest in?

BioStar Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series C (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-Commerce, Financial Services and Medical Device.

How active is BioStar Ventures?

20 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2019.

What has BioStar Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ablative Solutions (Series D, Jan 2019) and VytronUS (Series C, Jul 2016).

How big are BioStar Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $63M.

Does BioStar Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 20 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does BioStar Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is BioStar Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2019.

Who does BioStar Ventures invest alongside?

Most often MedFocus Fund (4 rounds together), Apple Tree Partners (2 rounds together) and Domain Associates (2 rounds together).

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