30 Best Active Drug discovery Investors in 2025

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Icon Investor Rankings are calculated using our Seedtable Score – a 1 to 100 score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points (like the size of their fund or the quality of the companies they invested in) to signal the strength behind an investor. A score closer to 100 indicates an investor is worth watching closely.

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List of 30 top VCs

Atomico is a venture capital firm headquartered in London, England founded by Niklas Zennström in 2006, making series A and onwards investments in technology companies.

57

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

NFL ALL DAY (
70)
, Factorial (
65)
, Klarna (
65)

U.S-based global venture capital firm investing on companies from seed-stage to later-stage.

50

Offices:

Menlo Park (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Unknown

Check Size:

$5M - $500M

Industries:

Health Tech, Foodtech, Hardware

Top investments in :

Entalpic (
60)
, LabGenius (
56)
, Maze (
56)

btov Partners is a venture capital fund based in Berlin, investing in early-stage startups through seed and series funding rounds. Their investments range from €250,000 to €10 million across sectors like fintech, health tech, AI, and climate tech. The fund has supported companies such as SumUp, Volocopter, and Urban Sports Club, adopting both a generalist and industrial focus to help diverse businesses succeed.

50

Offices:

Berlin (HQ)

Munich

Zürich

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

SumUp (
74)
, Urban Sports Club (
60)
, AI21 (
56)

A venture capital firm in England that focuses on helping companies fulfil their international ambitions.

50

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Flagstone (
75)
, Ori Biotech (
60)
, Paddle (
60)

System.One is a venture capital fund investing in early-stage startups, particularly in gaming, AI, developer tools, and consumer social industries. They support companies in initial growth phases with investments from $500K to $5M. Notable investments include Martian Lawyers Club and Deta. System.One aims to help startups build and scale from the ground up.

43

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed

Check Size:

$2.5M - $5M

Industries:

Health Tech, Gaming, AI

Top investments in :

LabGenius (
56)
, Deta (
41)
, Martian Lawyers Club (
21)

A venture capital and private equity firm investing in technology, business services, communications, education, financial technology, healthcare, infrastructure, property, security, retail and travel and leisure companies.

43

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

A venture capital and private equity firm investing in technology, business services, communications, education, financial technology, healthcare, infrastructure, property, security, retail and travel and leisure companies.

43

Offices:

London (HQ)

New York

London (HQ)

New York

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $100M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Amplience (
60)
, Depop (
60)
, Elliptic (
60)

Acequia Capital is a micro venture capital from Seattle, Washington.

36

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C

Check Size:

$1M - $250M

Industries:

Health Tech, Gaming, AI

Top investments in :

Algolia (
70)
, Tractable (
60)
, Insempra (
60)

A venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups that offer innovations and solutions for a more sustainable world. It was founded in 2014 and is located in San Francisco, California.

36

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

A venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups that offer innovations and solutions for a more sustainable world. It was founded in 2014 and is located in San Francisco, California.

36

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A

Check Size:

$5M - $10M

Industries:

Health Tech, AI, Biotech

Top investments in :

LabGenius (
56)

A venture capital firm in London that focuses on technologies.

36

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

M Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Merck KG.

36

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

M Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Merck KG.

36

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

M Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Merck KG.

36

Offices:

Amsterdam (HQ)

Frankfurt

Amsterdam (HQ)

Frankfurt

Amsterdam (HQ)

Frankfurt

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C

Check Size:

$2.5M - $100M

Industries:

Health Tech, Foodtech, AI

Top investments in :

LabGenius (
56)
, iOnctura (
48)
, Nouscom (
48)

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B

Check Size:

$10M - $50M

Industries:

Health Tech, AI, Biotech

Top investments in :

LabGenius (
56)

A venture capital firm in London that focuses on technologies.

36

Offices:

London (HQ)

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $500M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Tessian (
70)
, VIRTUO (
70)
, Wagestream Ltd (
70)

Amadeus Capital, based in Cambridge, invests in technology companies from seed to series C stages. They support sectors including data, AI, robotics, biotech, and fintech. Notable investments include PolyAI, Ravelin, Ori Biotech, Doctify, and Seldon. Known for writing checks in various sizes, they focus on fostering growth and innovation in technology.

29

Offices:

Cambridge (HQ)

London

San Francisco

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $100M

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Crypto & web3

Top investments in :

Improbable (
60)
, Ori Biotech (
60)
, Riverlane (
60)

Future Planet Capital is a global investment firm based in London focused on the science and technology sectors.

26

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Unknown

Check Size:

$1M - $50M

Industries:

Health Tech, Agritech, Biotech

Top investments in :

PragmatIC Semiconductor (
48)
, Tropic Biosciences (
46)
, Nuclera (
34)

Verve Ventures is a network- and technology-driven venture capital firm with a focus on European companies.

26

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Verve Ventures is a network- and technology-driven venture capital firm with a focus on European companies.

26

Offices:

Zug (HQ)

Berlin

Cambridge

Paris

Zürich

Zug (HQ)

Berlin

Cambridge

Paris

Zürich

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $100M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Cognism (
50)
, Beekeeper (
48)
, C12 Quantum Electronics (
48)

British Patient Capital is a Sheffield-based organization.

22

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D

Check Size:

$20M - $250M

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Biotech

Top investments in :

Wagestream Ltd (
70)
, Epsilogen (
52)
, Phagenesis (
52)

Patient Square Capital is a Menlo Park, California-based healthcare company.

22

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series C

Check Size:

$40M - $100M

Industries:

Biotech, Deep Tech, Pharma

Top investments in :

Apollo Therapeutics (
56)
, Nuclera (
34)

Cambridge Innovation Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in technology and healthcare companies companies.

20

Offices:

Cambridge (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, Hardware, AI

Top investments in :

Riverlane (
60)
, Carrick Therapeutics (
56)
, CMR Surgical (
48)

A venture capital firm in Canada that focuses on pharmaceutical development

18

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A

Check Size:

$10M - $20M

Industries:

Health Tech, Biotech, Deep Tech

Top investments in :

Ability Pharmaceuticals (
46)
, Epitopea (
28)

A venture capital and private equity firm investing in life science technology companies.

18

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Unknown

Check Size:

$1M - $10M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Agritech

Top investments in :

Adamo Foods (
52)
, OW (
34)
, Epitopea (
28)

A venture capital and private equity firm investing in life science technology companies.

18

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series B, Series C, Series D

Check Size:

$20M - $100M

Industries:

Health Tech, Biotech, Deep Tech

Top investments in :

F2G (
63)
, Argá Medtech (
48)
, Epitopea (
28)

Investissement Québec is a partner in terms of consulting and financing to support an expansion project in Québec.

1

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Unknown

Check Size:

$20M - $30M

Industries:

Health Tech, Biotech, Deep Tech

Top investments in :

Epitopea (
28)

Offices:

Berlin (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $10M

Industries:

Health Tech, Hardware, AI

Top investments in :

Apheris (
44)
, Workist (
44)
, remberg (
41)

FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic New York-based investment firm with global focus. FJ Labs focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.

1

Offices:

New York (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Vortexa (
71)
, PhotoRoom (
61)
, Creative Fabrica (
60)