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DAFNA Capital Management, LLC

Last cheque observed Mar 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietWealth manager

VentureGrowthBiotechnologyMedical Devices

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque4235days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MRounds led0 of 5Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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DAFNA Capital Management, LLC highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Growth: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

DAFNA Capital Management, LLC, a Los Angeles based SEC registered investment advisor, specializes in managing long/short portfolios of predominantly publicly traded biotechnology and medical device companies.From their own website
Type
Wealth manager
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
BiotechnologyMedical Devices
Based in
Los Angeles, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Mar
    Minerva NeuroscienceUS$31MWith 5 others
  3. 2010

    4 rounds

  4. Sept
    OncothyreonGrowth · US · ir.oncothyreon.com$15MWith 10 others
  5. Aug
    Raptor PharmaceuticalsVenture · US · ir.raptorpharma.com$15MWith 4 others
  6. Jul
    SoligenixVenture · US$5.9MWith 8 others
  7. Jun
    SoligenixVenture · US · dorbiopharma.com$5.2MWith 8 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 registration3 named

FFFariba Fischel GhodsianChief Investment OfficeriForm ADV
NFNathan FischelChief Executive OfficeriForm ADV
XLXun LinChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV

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What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$645Massets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Dafna Capital Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 129053

Funds on its Form ADV

6 private funds, $1.3B in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

  1. DAFNA Lifescience, L.P.Hedge3 investors$469M
  2. DAFNA Fund, L.P. Series AHedge77 investors$262M
  3. DAFNA International Fund LTD. Class AHedge45 investors$203M
  4. DAFNA Lifescience Select, L.P.Hedge3 investors$179M
  5. DAFNA Fund, L.P. Series CHedge21 investors$142M
  6. DAFNA International Fund LTD. Class CHedge11 investors$37M

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

OncothyreonListed$10MMay 2013

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 DAFNA Capital Management, LLC. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about DAFNA Capital Management, LLC

What does DAFNA Capital Management, LLC invest in?

DAFNA Capital Management, LLC invests most often at Venture and Growth (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology and Medical Devices.

How active is DAFNA Capital Management, LLC?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2015.

How big are DAFNA Capital Management, LLC's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

Does DAFNA Capital Management, LLC lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does DAFNA Capital Management, LLC invest?

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

Is DAFNA Capital Management, LLC investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2015.

Who does DAFNA Capital Management, LLC invest alongside?

Most often Iroquois Capital (4 rounds together), Downsview Capital (3 rounds together) and Heights Capital Management (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is DAFNA Capital Management, LLC?

DAFNA Capital Management, LLC is a wealth manager based in Los Angeles, United States.

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