4BIO Capital
London, UK · Invests in UK; Europe; US; Asia · Website
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Advanced therapies—cell and gene therapy, RNA-based therapy, targeted therapies (ADCs), radiopharmaceuticals, and the microbiome—represent the next frontier in medicine. 4BIO partners with visionary biotech founders and serves as a therapeutic navigator, guiding breakthrough technologies from scientific innovation to life-changing therapies for patients with high unmet medical needs.
Likely not a fit for
No small molecule chemistry-focused drugs, no consumer health, no medical devices, no platform technologies without a clear therapeutic application pathway.
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~2 months
- Warm intro
- Preferred
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Assets under mgmt
- $300M
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
15 contacts on file
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Cytospire Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies.
Ray Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing best-in-class vision restoration therapies for people with degenerative retinal diseases independent of genetic mutation, utilizing optogenetics technology.
SparingVision is a clinical-stage genomic medicines company focused on developing innovative treatments for ocular diseases, particularly inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) such as Retinitis Pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. The company aims to move beyond single gene correction therapies to provide mutation-independent treatments.
Araris Biotech AG is pioneering the development of a novel, proprietary antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)-linker technology that enables the attachment of payloads to 'off-the-shelf' antibodies in one step, resulting in highly homogenous, stable, and potent ADC therapies for targeted cancer treatment.
ADC Therapeutics is a commercial-stage global leader and pioneer in the field of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) advancing proprietary ADC technology to transform the treatment paradigm for patients with hematologic malignancies.
Developing CAR T cell therapies for patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases.
uniQure is a global leader in gene therapy, delivering innovative cures that transform lives through an AAV-based technology platform. The company focuses on treating serious unmet medical needs, particularly in genetic disorders such as Huntington's disease and hemophilia B.
Entact Bio is pioneering precision medicines that enhance the function of beneficial proteins, targeting previously undruggable pathways and addressing hard-to-treat genetic disorders.
Recent activity
- May 2026
Cytospire Therapeutics
Series A · Lead
- Apr 2026
Ray Therapeutics
Series B · Participated
- Oct 2025
Trogenix
Series A · Participated
- Jul 2025
Actithera
Series A · Co-Lead
- Oct 2024
March Biosciences
Series A · Lead
4BIO Capital in the news
Tracxn
4Bio Capital - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends
3 months ago
GlobeNewswire
4BIO Capital leads oversubscribed £61 million ($83m) Series A financing of Cytospire Therapeutics
4 months ago
GlobeNewswire
4BIO Capital leads oversubscribed £61 million ($83m) Series A financing of Cytospire Therapeutics
4 months ago
Yahoo Finance UK
4BIO Capital leads oversubscribed £61 million ($83m) Series A financing of Cytospire Therapeutics
4 months ago
Yahoo Finance
4BIO Capital portfolio company Ray Therapeutics announces upsized and oversubscribed $125 Million Series B financing for vision restoration treatments
4 months ago
Axios
Reliable Robotics pulls $160m, vision restoration gets $125m, and Jensen Hughes up for sale
4 months ago
Business Wire
Ray Therapeutics Announces Upsized and Oversubscribed $125 Million Series B Financing for Vision Restoration Treatments
4 months ago
GlobeNewswire
4BIO Capital portfolio company Ray Therapeutics announces
4 months ago
Yahoo Finance
4BIO Capital strengthens investment leadership with appointment of Therese Liechtenstein as Partner and Tetsu Maruyama as Venture Partner
5 months ago
EU-Startups
Edinburgh-based BioTech Trogenix lands €80 million to accelerate curative cancer treatments
11 months ago
Silicon Canals
Top 10 VC and PE in Europe: Meet the Performance Leaders
11 months ago
NUS - National University of Singapore
NUS unveils first-of-its-kind Venture Capital Programme in Asia with S$150 million to boost growth of deep tech start-ups
Jul 2025
GlobeNewswire
4BIO Capital Portfolio Company Araris Biotech to be Acquired by Taiho Pharmaceutical for up to USD 1.14 billion
Mar 2025
The Manila Times
4BIO Capital Portfolio Company Araris Biotech to be Acquired by Taiho Pharmaceutical for up to USD 1.14 billion
Mar 2025
PA Media
4BIO Capital Becomes First UK Venture Fund Certified by Japan's AMED
Nov 2024
GlobeNewswire
March Biosciences Closes Oversubscribed $28.4 Million Series A Financing
Oct 2024
PA Media
Development Bank of Japan invests in 4BIO Capital’s Ventures III fund
Jan 2024
Medium
Development Bank of Japan invests in 4BIO Capital’s Ventures III fund | by Norbert Gehrke | Tokyo FinTech
Jan 2024
Endpoints News
4BIO pulls Development Bank of Japan to dip its toes into UK life science by backing latest fund
Jan 2024
Financial Times
Japan’s development bank makes first UK life sciences investment
Jan 2024
Business Wire
Ray Therapeutics Closes Oversubscribed $100M Series A Financing to Advance Optogenetic Gene Therapies for Blinding Diseases
May 2023
NTB Kommunikasjon
4BIO Capital Portfolio Company Redpin Therapeutics to be Acquired by Kriya Therapeutics
Nov 2022
biocentury.com
Economically disengage from Russian oppression, but do so thoughtfully
Mar 2022
GlobeNewswire
4BIO Capital Joins Investor Syndicate in CARISMA Therapeutics’ Second Closing of $59 Million Series B Round
Mar 2021
Endpoints News
Insmed's anti-inflammatory drug wins breakthrough status; Kyowa Kirin backs new fund from 4BIO Capital
Jun 2020
BioSpace
4BIO Capital appoints Philippe Fauchet, OBE, as Venture Partner, Japan
Oct 2019
Endpoints News
London’s 4BIO Capital unveils first close of $150M fund dedicated to advanced therapies
Sep 2019
Fierce Biotech
4BIO raises VC fund to take cell and gene therapies mainstream
Sep 2019
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