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Downing Ventures invests in tech-enabled healthcare companies that improve access to high-quality care, positively impact clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of delivery. The firm focuses on early to growth-stage technology businesses led by visionary entrepreneurs, targeting companies with large addressable markets and distinct product advantages. Following the sale of its non-healthcare ventures business, Downing now concentrates its EIS and VCT activities in the healthcare sector, where accelerated medical advances from the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing benefits from the use of medical technology and data, and the availability of finance to fund growth offer a wide range of opportunities. The firm emphasizes investments that generate both strong financial returns and positive social and environmental impact, operating as a certified B Corporation committed to responsible investing practices.
Notable quotes
“Clearly we're not in 2021 anymore, but innovation in [healthtech] continues to accelerate. There are enormous problems that need to be addressed which don't go away just because there's a downturn. It will be more challenging for startups going forward, but the fundamental need is still there.”
“I'm delighted to be joining Nigel and the rest of the Downing Healthcare Ventures team. We have exciting plans to build our platform to address known gaps in the healthcare funding ecosystem.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperbound | Seed | — | 2023-09 |
| TidalSense | Seed | $3m | 2023-05 |
| Qkine | VC Round | — | 2022-12 |
| fundamental XR | Series B | — | 2022-08 |
| Distributed | Series B | — | 2022-06 |
| Vivacity Labs | Series A | $7m | 2021-02 |
| Ondat | Series B | $10m | 2021-02 |
| TouchLight | unknown | — | — |
| Arecor | unknown | — | — |
| GeninCode | unknown | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| London Co-Investment Fund | 2 |
| Canvas Ventures | 1 |
| Connect Ventures | 1 |
| MMC Ventures | 1 |
| Ananda Impact Ventures | 1 |
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