Life Science Investment and Funding for Visionary Teams
It’s Not Just About the Money
It’s Not Just About the Money
We aren’t typical VC’s. The Pioneer Ventures team is made up of scientists, entrepreneurs and investors. We, and our network of coaches and mentors, are here to support companies post investment. Whether that’s direct advice, introductions to key people or access to our wider network, everything we do is targeted at helping to build business success.
Our Focus
We tend to invest in three main areas of life sciences:
- Therapeutic Platforms
- Medical Technologies
- Enabling Tools & Services
We prefer to be the first investor and will often join with co-investors in subsequent rounds or work to build a syndicate in the first round. We’re happy to lead or to follow.
Our Process
You may still be working out your business proposition or have some fundamental questions to address. That’s OK. Get in touch and we can discuss whether joining one of our start-up programmes might be the best route forward.
If you’re further advanced and have a pitch deck, send it in and we’ll take a look. If it looks like something we might invest in, we’ll set up a meeting, following which we may want to find out more about the business.
The process culminates in a presentation to our investment advisory panel, made up of successful life science entrepreneurs and investors. Once you have the green light, you have your life sciences funding.
Current Investment Portfolio
Microneedle Solutions Ltd
The Team
Dr Glenn Crocker
Executive Director
Dr Ayokunmi Ajetunmobi
Head of Ventures
Miranda Knaggs
Corporate Development Director
Dr Imelda Juniarsih
Investment Director
Filippo Dal Ben
Investment Manager
Dr Richard Weaver
Venture Partner
Fiona Nielsen
Launch Programme Director
Olivia Fletcher-Hogg
Programme Operations Manager
Dr Adam Hardy
Accelerator Programme Manager
Harriet Lester
Launch Programme Associate
Hattie Barnes
Accelerator Programme Analyst
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