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incTANK Ventures
Family office
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incTANK Ventures is a founder-focused, family-office fund providing active support and high-risk capital to early-stage entrepreneurs, with a particular focus on university-sourced biotech startups in the Greater Boston area. The firm invests in both computational sciences and life sciences — especially cross-over technologies — seeking talented teams with defensible intellectual property, global market opportunities, and the potential to disrupt existing markets. As stated on their site: "Investing in early-stage ventures bridging computational and life sciences in the Boston area . . . and beyond." incTANK works with leading research institutes and cutting-edge investigators to build ventures spanning medical devices, connected health, and computational drug design. Their core principles center on talented teams, disruptive technology with global IP protection, and large addressable markets — summarized by their motto: "We hunt elephants, not deer."
Notable quotes
“incTANK Ventures is focused on university-sourced biotech startups in the Boston area. We have grown along with the regional ecosystem, leveraging government grant mechanisms, academic innovation, and industry partnerships. The incTANK team is excited to join the expanding ARPA-H Investor Catalyst Hub to advance the innovation network for patient needs.”
“More than money, an investor brings experience and connections. The incTANK team are themselves successful early-stage entrepreneurs, who have developed an innovative ecosystem that Misfit could leverage from the start.”
“University sourced innovation requires a range of technical skills, a strong academic network, and a long-term investment horizon that only an entrepreneurial family office can provide.”
Team
Peter McGrath
Venture Partner
Jas Chahal
Venture Partner
Jörg Eppinger
Venture Partner
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misfit Wearables | Series C | $40m | 2014-12-02 |
| Agrivida | Series E | $20m | 2019-07-24 |
| AgaMatrix | Unknown | — | — |
| Elemental Machines | Seed | — | 2018-01-30 |
| Tiba Biotech | Seed | — | — |
| Revela Bio | Seed | — | — |
| Blue River Bio | Seed | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Kleiner Perkins | 2 |
| ARCH Venture Partners | 1 |
| Northgate Capital | 1 |
| Khosla Ventures | 1 |
| Founders Fund | 1 |
| Translink Capital | 1 |
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