Investments
109Portfolio Exits
12Partners & Customers
1Service Providers
1Latest Northpond Ventures News
Nov 28, 2023
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aro Biotherapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of tissue-targeted genetic medicines, today announced it has secured $41.5M in a Series B funding round. The round was led by Cowen Healthcare Investments, with participation from existing investors from Aro’s Series A financing round in 2020, including Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC), Northpond Ventures, Healthcap and BVF Partners, L.P. In conjunction with
Northpond Ventures Investments
109 Investments
Northpond Ventures has made 109 investments. Their latest investment was in Octave Bioscience as part of their Series B - IV on November 11, 2023.

Northpond Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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11/24/2023 | Series B - IV | Octave Bioscience | $7M | No | 1 | |
11/3/2023 | Series B - II | Scitara | $15M | No | 1 | |
8/25/2023 | Seed VC - II | Gesund.ai | Yes | 1 | ||
8/3/2023 | Series B - II | |||||
7/26/2023 | Series B - III |
Date | 11/24/2023 | 11/3/2023 | 8/25/2023 | 8/3/2023 | 7/26/2023 |
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Round | Series B - IV | Series B - II | Seed VC - II | Series B - II | Series B - III |
Company | Octave Bioscience | Scitara | Gesund.ai | ||
Amount | $7M | $15M | |||
New? | No | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Northpond Ventures Portfolio Exits
12 Portfolio Exits
Northpond Ventures has 12 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Isolere Bio on February 21, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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2/21/2023 | Acquired | 6 | |||
1/30/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
5/4/2022 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 2/21/2023 | 1/30/2023 | 5/4/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Northpond Ventures Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Northpond Ventures acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Saama Technologies on October 20, 2021.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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10/20/2021 | Debt | $79.25M | Acq - Fin | 14 |
Date | 10/20/2021 |
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Investment Stage | Debt |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | $79.25M |
Note | Acq - Fin |
Sources | 14 |
Northpond Ventures Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Northpond Ventures has 1 strategic partners and customers. Northpond Ventures recently partnered with Massachusetts Institute of Technology on June 6, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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6/15/2022 | Partner | United States | `` Through this program , we can provide transformational entrepreneurial and business opportunities to MIT 's incredible engineering and science talent , '' said Sharon Kedar , co-founder and partner of Northpond Ventures . | 1 |
Date | 6/15/2022 |
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Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | `` Through this program , we can provide transformational entrepreneurial and business opportunities to MIT 's incredible engineering and science talent , '' said Sharon Kedar , co-founder and partner of Northpond Ventures . |
Sources | 1 |
Northpond Ventures Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Northpond Ventures has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Counsel | General Counsel |
Service Provider | |
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Associated Rounds | |
Provider Type | Counsel |
Service Type | General Counsel |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Northpond Ventures Team
6 Team Members
Northpond Ventures has 6 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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ShaRon Kedar | Sands Capital, and McKinsey & Company | Founder | Current |
Name | ShaRon Kedar | ||||
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Work History | Sands Capital, and McKinsey & Company | ||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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