Vivo Capital

Vivo Capital, established in 1996, is a global investment firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with a presence in Asia. It manages approximately $5.8 billion in assets, invested across over 290 public and private healthcare companies worldwide. The firm's 50-strong team comprises professionals with diverse backgrounds, including physicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, and industry experts. Vivo Capital operates a multi-fund platform, covering growth equity, private equity, venture capital, and public equity, with a broad focus on healthcare sectors such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and healthcare services. It primarily invests in the largest healthcare markets.

Gaurav Aggarwal

Managing Partner

Irvin Akinseye

Senior Associate

Chen Bian

Associate

Michael Chang

Managing Partner

Albert Chang

Executive Director

Kevin dai

Managing Director

Hao Dong

Managing Director

Edgar Engleman

Managing Partner

Andrew Huang

Principal

Jo Shen

Venture Partner

Yixuan Li

Executive Director

David Liu

Managing Director

Sean Lo JD

Principal

Zhongyi Lu

Principal

John Massad

Managing Director

Mitchell Mutz

Entrepreneur Partner

Fabianne Nordenson

Principal

Daniel Qin

Associate

Sue Shao

Principal

Joseph Siletto

Managing Director

Timothy Stubbs

Principal

Priscilla Sugianto

Principal

Jason Wang

Principal

Scott Whitcup

Venture Partner

Daisy Xu

Managing Director

Gisele Zhang Ph.D

Principal

Chloe Zhang

Principal, PIM

Lingfei Zhao

Principal, Portfolio Investment Management

Wenping Zhou Ph.D

Associate

Xiong Zhang Ph.D

Principal, Venture Capital

Past deals in Minnesota

Celcuity

Post in 2024
Celcuity Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, focused on advancing cancer treatment through innovative diagnostics. The company's CELsignia diagnostic platform utilizes living tumor cells to uncover specific cellular processes that drive cancer in individual patients. This approach enables the identification of new cancer sub-types that traditional molecular diagnostics may overlook, ultimately expanding therapeutic options. Celcuity is developing the CELsignia HSF test to diagnose two new sub-types of HER2-negative breast cancer and the CELsignia MP test for diagnosing 11 sub-types across various cancers, including breast, lung, colon, ovarian, kidney, and bladder. The company is also advancing its lead therapeutic candidate, gedatolisib, a pan-PI3K and mTOR inhibitor, currently being evaluated in a Phase 3 clinical trial for patients with advanced HR+/HER2- breast cancer.

Preventice Solutions

Series B in 2020
Preventice Solutions, Inc., established in 2007, specializes in healthcare technology solutions. The company offers a range of services, sensors, and software to remotely monitor and manage patient health data, primarily focusing on cardiac care. Key products include the PatientCare Portal, a self-managed cloud platform for real-time patient data management; BodyGuardian Heart, a pocket-sized wearable monitor for enhanced patient mobility and compliance; and BodyGuardian Verité, a dual-modality remote cardiac sensor for physicians. Preventice Solutions operates from Eagan, Minnesota, with additional offices in Fargo, North Dakota, San Francisco, California, and Houston, Texas.
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