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Lightstone Ventures

Lightstone Ventures is a transatlantic life sciences venture capital firm with offices in Boston and London. They focus on therapeutics and medical devices, investing in companies with strong science and clear paths to clinical development.

Location
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Founded
2012
AUM
$700M+
Investment Range
$5M - $30M
Focus
biotech-focused
Fund Stages
seed, series-a, series-b, series-c

Investment Thesis

Lightstone Ventures partners with exceptional entrepreneurs building transformative healthcare companies. They focus on therapeutics and medical devices with differentiated science and clear clinical development strategies, bringing deep scientific expertise and operational support across the US and Europe.

Team

Partners / Managing Directors (Health & Bio Focus)

  • Jason Lettmann - Managing Partner
  • Michael Ross, MD, PhD - Managing Partner
  • Jean-François Formela, MD - Partner

Other Key Team Members

  • John Freund, MD, MBA - Partner

Focus Areas

  • Therapeutics (oncology, immunology)
  • Medical devices
  • Diagnostics
  • Drug discovery platforms
  • Boston life sciences ecosystem
  • European biotech

Notable Exits

  • Multiple therapeutics and medtech exits through M&A
  • Strong track record in oncology and immunology

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