# Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund is a vc firm based in Malaysia. 12 investments on record, latest Mar 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/malaysian-life-sciences-capital-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund

Last cheque observed Mar 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm Website unconfirmed

Series C Series D Grant Life Sciences

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 12 on record

Since the last cheque **4598** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$23M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 92%**

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## Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Series D: 67% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Life Sciences
- **Based in:** Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=malaysian-life-sciences-capital-fund).

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Mar** **[LanzaTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/lanzatech)** Series D · US **$60M** With 5 others
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[LanzaTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/lanzatech)** Series C · US · redherring.com **$56M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[FLEXIROAM](https://millionrounds.com/company/flexiroam)** Grant · AU · e27.co **$152K** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Akermin](https://millionrounds.com/company/akermin)** Series A · US · bizjournals.com **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Glori Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/glori-energy)** Series C · US · businesswire.com **$20M** With 5 others
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Chromatin](https://millionrounds.com/company/chromatin)** Series D · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Cobalt Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/cobalt-technologies)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$20M** With 5 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Gevo](https://millionrounds.com/company/gevo)** Venture · US **$40M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Small Bone Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/small-bone-innovations)** Series D · US · totalsmallbone.com **$108M** With 4 others
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Cobalt Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/cobalt-technologies)** Series C · US · cobaltbiofuels.com **$25M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Gevo](https://millionrounds.com/company/gevo)** Series C · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$17M** With 3 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Light Sciences Oncology](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-sciences-oncology)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$30M** With 4 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 **3 named**

GK **Ganesh Kishore** Managing Member of Spruce Capital Partners LLC i Form ADV

GY **Gregory Young** Managing Member of Spruce Capital Partners LLC i Form ADV

RW **Roger Wyse** Managing Member of Spruce Capital Partners LLC i Form ADV

We also hold **1** person 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

**$117M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Spruce Capital Partners LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 170820

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Small Bone Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/small-bone-innovations)** Bought by Stryker Corporation **$375M** Jun 2014

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

## The cheque

Series C Series D Grant

Median round joined **$23M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2014
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *4*
- Series D *4*
- Grant *1*
- Series A *1*
- Series B *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2014

Often in the room with

- [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 4
- [Burrill & Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/burrill-and-company) 3
- [EQT life science](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lsp-bioventures) 2
- [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) 2
- [K1W1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k1w1) 2
- [Pinnacle Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pinnacle-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**Burrill & Company** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/burrill-and-company)[**EQT life science** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lsp-bioventures)[**Harris & Harris Group** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group)[**K1W1** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k1w1)[**Pinnacle Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pinnacle-ventures)[**Qiming Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qiming-venture-partners)[**VantagePoint Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vantagepoint-capital-partners)[**Virgin Green Fund** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virgin-green-fund)

## Quick answers about Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund

### What does Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund invest in?

Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund invests most often at Series C and Series D (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Life Sciences.

### How active is Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2014.

### How big are Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $23M.

### Does Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and Australia (8%).

### Is Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2014.

### Who does Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund invest alongside?

Most often Khosla Ventures (4 rounds together), Burrill & Company (3 rounds together) and EQT life science (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund?

Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund is a VC firm based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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