Avalon Ventures
VC · San Diego · United States
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Avalon Ventures is a venture capital firm based in La Jolla, California, with additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded by Kevin Kinsella and is managed by a team including Steve Tomlin, Jay Lichter, Rich Levandov, Brady Bohrmann, and Tighe Reardon. The firm distinguishes itself with a focus on seed and early-stage investments, and being driven by former entrepreneurs who support disruptive ideas in the life science and information technology sectors. The firm invests primarily in the life science and information technology sectors, covering a range of sub-sectors through their various seed and early-stage investments. Avalon Ventures does not publicize the size of their funds nor specific check sizes, but they are known for early-stage focus, indicating checks likely in the range of $0-1 million to $5 million. They emphasize North American investments primarily. Notable investments by Avalon Ventures include Zynga - a social games creator, Aurora Biosciences - a drug discovery company, OncoMed Pharmaceuticals - focused on cancer therapies, Syrrx - pharmaceutical development, and Sana BioTech - biotechnology. They have a history of successful IPOs and acquisitions, emphasizing exit strategies that include sales to strategic investors and public offerings.
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