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Northpond Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 45 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund, Aug 2024Private equity

SeedSeries ASeries BAI & Machine LearningAdvanced MaterialsAgTech (FarmTech)

Deploying now
50%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 45 on record
Since the last cheque11days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$23MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $5.0MRounds led8 of 45Sole investor6 roundsMostly inUnited States, 89%
Pitch Northpond Ventures

Northpond Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $27M

What they do

Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningAdvanced MaterialsAgTech (FarmTech)
Based in
Bethesda, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first45 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Oct
    OMass TherapeuticsSeries C · GB · Jefferson Life Sciences$310MWith 12 others
  3. Sept
    Transition BioGrant · US$750KSole investor
  4. Jan
    VieCureGrowth · US · Socium Ventures$43MLed
  5. Jan
    VizgenSeries E · US$48MWith 1 other
  6. 2025

    5 rounds

  7. Nov
    ElephasVenture · US$40MWith 2 others
  8. May
    QbDVisionSeries A · US$13MWith 2 others
  9. May
    Outcomes4MeSeries A · US$21MWith 2 others
  10. Feb
    EnPlusOne BiosciencesVenture · US$10MWith 1 other
  11. Feb
    OPT IndustriesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  12. 2024

    6 rounds

  13. Oct
    Transition BioVenture · US$13MSole investor
  14. Sept
    InflammatixSeries E · US$57MWith 2 others
  15. Aug
    KytopenGrant · US$1.6MWith 2 others
  16. Jul
    UltivueVenture · US$3.3MWith 2 others
  17. Apr
    SeLux DiagnosticsSeries D · US$48MWith 3 others
  18. Apr
    Slingshot BiosciencesSeries A · US$15MWith 1 other
  19. 2023

    7 rounds

  20. Dec
    Totus MedicinesSeries B · US$66MWith 1 other
  21. Nov
    Aro BiotherapeuticsSeries B · US$42MSole investor
  22. Nov
    ScitaraSeries B · US$15MWith 1 other
  23. Nov
    ScitaraSeries B · US$8.5MWith 1 other
  24. May
    Telesis BioUS$74MSole investor
  25. May
    OMass TherapeuticsSeries B · GB$13MWith 3 others
  26. Feb
    Faro AISeries A · US$20MWith 4 others
  27. 2022

    8 rounds

  28. Nov
    Opna BioSeries A · CH$38MWith 2 others
  29. Sept
    Isolere BioGrant · US$75KWith 3 others
  30. Jun
    Code BiotherapeuticsSeries A · US$75MWith 2 others
  31. Mar
    Triumvira ImmunologicsSeries A · US$45MWith 1 other
  32. Mar
    Nanoview BiosciencesDebt · US$2.5MWith 3 others
  33. Feb
    Walking Fish TherapeuticsSeries A · US$23MWith 1 other
  34. Feb
    Story HealthSeries A · US$23MWith 3 others
  35. Feb
    1859Series A · US$40MWith 1 other
  36. 2021

    4 rounds

  37. Oct
    SimBioSysSeries A · US$15MWith 1 other
  38. Sept
    KytopenSeries A · US · Firms' own news pages$30MLed
  39. Aug
    Vigil NeuroscienceSeries B · US · Hatteras Venture Partners$90MWith 12 others
  40. Jun
    Hawthorne EffectSeries A$20MWith 2 others
  41. 2020

    2 rounds

  42. Nov
    ArtisanBioSeries A$21MWith 1 other
  43. Nov
    RefeynSeries A$30MWith 2 others
  44. 2019

    8 rounds

  45. Dec
    ChromaCodeSeries C · US · FinSMEs$28MLed
  46. Sept
    SGI-DNASeries A · US · FinSMEs$25MLed
  47. Aug
    SpeeDxAU · FinSMEs$100MSole investor
  48. May
    IsoPlexisSeries C · US · FinSMEs$25MLed

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 registration1 named

MPMichael Pinchas RubinManaging MemberiFiling they signed

We also hold 18 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

$1.7Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Northpond Ventures, LLC
SEC number
CRD 297265

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Northpond Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Northpond Ventures

What does Northpond Ventures invest in?

Northpond Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Advanced Materials and AgTech (FarmTech).

How active is Northpond Ventures?

45 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 8. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Northpond Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: OMass Therapeutics (Series C, Oct 2026), Transition Bio (Grant, Sept 2026) and VieCure (Growth, Jan 2026).

How big are Northpond Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $23M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $5.0M.

Does Northpond Ventures lead rounds?

Yes: it led 8 of its 45 investments on record (18%).

Where does Northpond Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is Northpond Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Northpond Ventures invest alongside?

Most often ARCH Venture Partners (4 rounds together), National Science Foundation (3 rounds together) and Oxford Science Enterprises (3 rounds together).

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