LifeArc Ventures 2025: New geographies and investments, a growing team and continued portfolio progress

LONDON, Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeArc Ventures, the venture capital arm of the medical research organisation, LifeArc, had its most active year to date in 2025, announcing investments in four new innovative life sciences portfolio companies and further funding and supporting its portfolio, which stood at 20 companies at year end.  

Since its inception in 2020, the portfolio has grown through Seed and Series A investments, expanding its investments into Series B in 2025. LifeArc Ventures participated in two new Series B rounds in transformative companies as part of top tier global syndicates, as well as supporting existing portfolio companies with their Series A and B raises. LifeArc Ventures anticipates another year of substantial progress in 2026, with multiple clinical starts expected alongside further new investments.

Clare Terlouw, Managing Partner of LifeArc Ventures, said: "This year we've announced four new investments, including our first in German, Swiss and Scandinavian companies. This geographic expansion is part of our long-term strategy to diversify the portfolio, entering new territories and therapeutic areas while sustaining our UK focus. We're encouraged by the way our investments are maturing across the portfolio, and by our ability to attract talented individuals with the experience and expertise to support our growing footprint and ambitions. 2026 promises to be a transformative year for our portfolio companies and for our fund." 

LifeArc Ventures invests broadly across therapeutics and tech-enabled biotechnology companies across all modalities and therapeutic areas as part of its direct investment strategy. LifeArc Ventures also runs a fund of funds strategy and has invested in ten leading global life sciences venture funds to date. The goal is to return capital to LifeArc's balance sheet as part of the organisation's long term financial sustainability, whilst supporting the translation of bold scientific ideas into transformative solutions for patients. 

A growing specialist team

The appointments of Olivia Cavlan, MD, as Partner, and Diana Röttger as Investment Principal, in 2025 further strengthened LifeArc Ventures' commercial, operational and scientific expertise, reinforcing its ability to source and manage promising additional investments as well as actively supporting the growth and governance of our existing portfolio.

Expanding the portfolio with high-impact investments complemented by targeted follow-ons

LifeArc Ventures deployed capital across a diverse array of therapeutic modalities and technologies, in particular areas with significant unmet needs such as autoimmune diseases, fibrosis and CNS disorders.

In addition, two of our companies announced substantial further funding:

Substantive portfolio progress: from patents to partnerships

Several of LifeArc Ventures' portfolio delivered substantial achievements in 2025, expanding IP, strengthening leadership, receiving clinical authorisations and forming strategic alliances including:

Contacts:

About LifeArc

LifeArc is a not-for-profit medical research organisation with one clear purpose – transforming the lives of people living with rare diseases and drug-resistant infections. We aim to deliver this by conducting and funding pioneering research, and working with partners to accelerate the translation of scientific breakthroughs into new tests and treatments. Through our LifeArc Ventures team, we invest in innovative life sciences companies with significant follow-on investment reserved for successful portfolio companies. Our ventures approach focuses on investing in novel translational science and technology across a broad range of indications and the full spectrum of therapeutics, healthtech and medical devices - with the dual goal to generate financial returns to LifeArc and to deliver life-changing patient impact.

Find out more on www.lifearc.org / https://lifearcventures.com or follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter (@LifeArcVentures).

SOURCE LifeArc