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Lifeforce Capital

Last cheque observed Jul 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund, Jan 2020VC firm

GrowthPre-seedSeedHealthcareSoftware

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 12 on record
Since the last cheque2665days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$34MRounds led1 of 12Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Lifeforce Capital

Lifeforce Capital highlights

  1. 01

    12 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 83% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Lifeforce Capital invests in software companies reshaping the status quo in healthcare’s largest markets.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
HealthcareSoftware
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first12 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Jul
    NotableSeries B · US · FinSMEs$40MLed
  3. 2018

    3 rounds

  4. Sept
    Cricket HealthSeries A · US · FinSMEs$24MWith 10 others
  5. Apr
    VinetiSeries B · US · FinSMEs$34MWith 5 others
  6. Feb
    Senti BiosciencesSeries A · US · FinSMEs$53MWith 9 others
  7. 2017

    1 round

  8. Jun
    VinetiSeries A · US · FinSMEs$14MWith 3 others
  9. 2015

    3 rounds

  10. Aug
    Gauss SurgicalSeries A · US$12MWith 2 others
  11. Jun
    Vital Labs, Inc.Seed$3.4MWith 3 others
  12. Jan
    AugmedixSeries A · US$16MWith 7 others
  13. 2014

    4 rounds

  14. Jun
    Compliance InnovationsSeries A · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  15. Jun
    AugmedixSeed · US$7.3MWith 9 others
  16. Jan
    GlookoSeries A · US$7.0MWith 5 others
  17. Jan
    DocSperaSeries A · USUndisclosedWith 1 other

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 registration2 named

JKJohn Kenneth NoonanManaging Director and OwneriForm ADV
SDSander DuncanManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 6 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 the register says

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

$92Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Lifeforce Capital Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 282550

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

18 of 48 we have independently watched raise

CloverhealthFauna BioReverie+LabsTransition BioZingaspencirclecityblockcricketgalileoheartflownotableposterasempresentisunstone-therapiesvergevineti64xBio.v2_Black (1)AbleAdvantiaAspireBayesianBelleClover TherapeuticsDr.KatzEnvedaFloreoMindOchrePeopleSciencePositiveRiva Health (VitalLabs)SonomaSynaSyntensorTARATopoTrustsitkaVivantecarecubesdrconsultaekofathomgrandonemedsecondserna-bio

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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Lifeforce Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Lifeforce Capital

What does Lifeforce Capital invest in?

Lifeforce Capital invests most often at Series A and Seed (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Healthcare and Software.

How active is Lifeforce Capital?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jul 2019.

What has Lifeforce Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Notable (Series B, Jul 2019), Cricket Health (Series A, Sept 2018) and Vineti (Series B, Apr 2018).

How big are Lifeforce Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $34M.

Does Lifeforce Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 12 investments on record (8%).

Where does Lifeforce Capital invest?

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

Is Lifeforce Capital investing now?

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

Who does Lifeforce Capital invest alongside?

Most often DCM Ventures (2 rounds together), Emergence (2 rounds together) and Evan Rachlin (2 rounds together).

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