PhiFund Ventures

PhiFund Ventures is an early-stage life sciences venture capital firm founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York, NY. The firm focuses on identifying academic intellectual property and early-stage companies with the potential to accelerate advances in diagnosis and treatment, connecting scientific innovation with unmet medical need. It invests primarily in biotechnology, life sciences, and healthcare, with a focus on pre-clinical through Series A stages, and occasionally participates in later rounds for existing portfolio companies. Portfolio investments include companies such as Leal Therapeutics, VeraDermics, Somnum Pharma, and Vortex Imaging, operating across drug discovery, dermatology, neurology, and imaging. The firm has a team of approximately four people and has made over 21 investments to date. No public fund size, check size, or formal application portal has been disclosed.