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Ardent BioCapital

VC
London, UKWebsite

Ardent BioCapital is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in Healthcare, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $100K–$3.0M checks and has 27 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$100K – $3.0M

Portfolio

27+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Supports biotech innovations focused on cutting costs and increasing efficiency in pharma R&D pipelines.

How Ardent BioCapital invests

Ardent BioCapital is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Healthcare, Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Consumer.

Ardent BioCapital typically writes checks of $100K–$3.0M per investment.

Ardent BioCapital has backed 27 companies in our records, including ScreenGenics, AutoRx AI, Method.

Meet the Team

DE

Dr. Emily Harper

Founding Partner

HealthTech
Innovative R&D
PH

Phil Herget

Co-Founder

MD

Michael DeGance

Partner

TO

Thomas Olson

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (27)

Other

SC

ScreenGenics

Pharma R&D Tools
AU

AutoRx AI

Biotech
ME

Method

Financial Services·Pre-Seed

Method connects to consumer credit and liability accounts with embedded payments, enabling end-to-end lending, real-time data, and one-click checkout.

CR

Crux Climate

Financial Services·Seed

Capital markets technology company changing the way clean energy and manufacturing projects are financed in the US.

GI

Givebutter

Financial Services·Seed

All-in-one fundraising platform for nonprofits. Raise more, pay less with 0% fees, built-in rewards, and 2.5% APY on every dollar raised.

CA

Cadrian

Service-as-a-Software·Pre-Seed

An AI-native services firm built to help companies automate operations and transform how they work—without the enterprise price tag.

CO

Collective

Financial Services·Seed

The all-in-one financial solution for self-employed entrepreneurs.

DR

Drillbit

AI-Native Applications & Infrastructure·Pre-Seed

An AI receptionists and an LLM-based quoting tool, along with a CRM, for residential contractors to manage jobs.

E:

e:cue

Service-as-a-Software·Pre-Seed

AI-Powered analytics you can trust.

FE

Ferris

AI-Native Applications & Infrastructure·Pre-Seed

AI for systems integrators.

How to pitch Ardent BioCapital
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Dr. Emily Harper, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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