# BioStar Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > BioStar Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 20 investments on record, latest Jan 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/biostar-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # BioStar Ventures Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Nov 2025, closing $10M. Last cheque observed Jan 2019. Quiet New fund $10M, Nov 2025 VC firm Growth E-Commerce Financial Services Medical Device Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 20 on record Since the last cheque **2853** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$63M** Rounds led **0 of 20** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch BioStar Ventures ## BioStar Ventures highlights - 01 20 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 70% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.3M - 04 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Filed 1 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2025-09 From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Growth - **Sectors:** E-Commerce Financial Services Medical Device - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **20 appearances** - **2019** 1 round - **Jan** **[Ablative Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/ablative-solutions)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$77M** With 1 other - **2016** 1 round - **Jul** **[VytronUS](https://millionrounds.com/company/vytronus)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$49M** With 2 others - **2014** 5 rounds - **Dec** **[Conventus Orthopaedics](https://millionrounds.com/company/conventus-orthopaedics)** Series A · US **$24M** With 4 others - **Oct** **[VytronUS](https://millionrounds.com/company/vytronus)** Series B · US **$32M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[Trice Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/trice-medical)** Series B · US **$12M** With 2 others - **Mar** **[Domain Surgical](https://millionrounds.com/company/domain-surgical)** Series C · US **$35M** With 1 other - **Feb** **[Ablative Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/ablative-solutions)** Series B · US **$9.6M** With 1 other - **2013** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[Trice Orthopedics](https://millionrounds.com/company/trice-orthopedics)** Debt · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$3.0M** With 1 other - **Jan** **[Angioslide](https://millionrounds.com/company/angioslide)** Series C · US · bizjournals.com **$6.3M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[AngioSlide](https://millionrounds.com/company/angioslide)** Series D · US **$6.3M** With 5 others - **2012** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[Kona Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/kona-medical)** Series C · US · bizjournals.com **$10M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Ablative Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/ablative-solutions)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$5.3M** Sole investor - **May** **[Kona Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/kona-medical)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$30M** With 3 others - **2011** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[CV Ingenuity](https://millionrounds.com/company/cv-ingenuity)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$16M** With 2 others - **Aug** **[Ellipse Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/ellipse-technologies)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$18M** With 3 others - **2010** 1 round - **Apr** **[Reverse Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/reverse-medical)** Series B · US · onbiovc.com **$14M** With 5 others - **2009** 1 round - **Oct** **[Embrella Cardiovascular](https://millionrounds.com/company/embrella-cardiovascular)** Series B · US · onbiovc.com **$1.6M** With 1 other - **2006** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[AorTx](https://millionrounds.com/company/aortx)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$5.8M** With 1 other - **Nov** **[Avantis Medical Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/avantis-medical-systems)** Series B · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$12M** With 1 other - **Oct** **[MiCardia Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/micardia-corporation)** Series B · US **$9.0M** With 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 registration **7 named** JA **Jeffrey A. O'Donnell** Managing Director of the General Partner i Filing they signed LA **Louis A. Cannon** SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed LA **Louis A. Cannon, M.D.** SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE MANAGER i Filing they signed MA **Michael A. Fulton** MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed PA **Paul A. Scott** MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed RA **Renee A. Masi** Managing Director of the General Partner i Filing they signed SA **Steven A. Almany** Senior Managing Director of the General Partner i Filing 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 denervation](https://millionrounds.com/company/ablative-solutions) Bioresorbable polymer technologies Endovascular therapy for INVESTOR PORTAL Pulsed field ablation Robotic microsurgery using Simple, 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 listed **2 in all** **[Reverse Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/reverse-medical)** Bought by [Covidien](https://millionrounds.com/fund/covidien) **Undisclosed** Aug 2014 **[AorTx](https://millionrounds.com/company/aortx)** Bought by Hansen Medical **$9.3M** Nov 2007 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$10M** raised in Nov 2025 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Growth Median round joined **$63M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.3M** Led 0 of 20 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jan 2019 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *8* - Series C *6* - Series A *2* - Series D *2* - Debt *1* - Venture *1* - Growth said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2006 2019 Often in the room with - [MedFocus Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medfocus-fund) 4 - [Apple Tree Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple-tree-partners) 2 - [Domain Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/domain-associates) 2 - [Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/essex-woodlands-health-ventures) 2 - [HBM BioVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hbm-bioventures) 2 - [Morgenthaler Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler) 2 **Pitching BioStar Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**MedFocus Fund** Fund of funds **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medfocus-fund)[**Apple Tree Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple-tree-partners)[**Domain Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/domain-associates)[**Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/essex-woodlands-health-ventures)[**HBM BioVentures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hbm-bioventures)[**Morgenthaler Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**TriVentures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triventures)[**Viola Private Equity** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viola-private-equity)[**Western Technology Investment** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wti)[**Wexford Capital** Hedge fund **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wexford-capital-lp)[**XT Investments** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xt-investments) ## Recently backed The latest companies BioStar Ventures put money into. [**Ablative Solutions** $77M · Jan 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/ablative-solutions)[**VytronUS** $49M · Jul 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/vytronus) ## 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). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=biostar-ventures) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=biostar-ventures)