Biolumina Ventures
Biolumina Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Healthcare, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$3.0M
- Portfolio
- 6 companies on record
- Partners
- 10 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Healthcare, Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools
- HQ
- Austin, TX
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-08-12
Pre-Seed, Seed
$500K – $3.0M
6+ companies
10 partners
Investment Thesis
Biolumina Ventures focuses on early-stage biotech startups that are leveraging cutting-edge AI and data analytics to transform drug discovery processes.
How Biolumina Ventures invests
Biolumina Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Healthcare, Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Consumer.
Biolumina Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.
Biolumina Ventures has backed 6 companies in our records, including Genomify, Surge Therapeutics, Enveda Biosciences.
Partners & Team
Dr. Lisa Chen
GP
Kirsten Kantak
President and Chief Executive Officer
Passionate about using her curiosity to build knowledge—for herself and for everyone around her. She is driven by her awareness that the work we do helps ensure that HCPs, patients, and caregivers have the latest information about available treatments, giving them the opportunity to make the best choices.
Diane Iler-Smith
Chief Creative Officer
Knows that curiosity is the glue that binds her two passions: science and creativity. For Diane, curiosity fuels a creative approach that addresses an important purpose—to share the latest scientific advances with the HCPs, patients, and caregivers who are making critical decisions about treatment.
Brenda Aske
Chief Strategy Officer
Believes curiosity is a competitive advantage. She brings together people, ideas, and emerging technologies to challenge assumptions, connect dots others miss, and uncover new possibilities.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (6)
Other
Genomify
Surge Therapeutics
Developing intraoperative immunotherapies using biodegradable hydrogels to prevent cancer recurrence.
Enveda Biosciences
Utilizing metabolomics and machine learning to discover novel small-molecule therapeutics.
Candid Therapeutics
Developing multi-specific T-cell engagers to deplete B-cells for autoimmune disease treatment.
Capstan Therapeutics
Developing in vivo CAR-T therapies using a targeted lipid nanoparticle platform.
ReCode Therapeutics
Developing tissue-specific genetic medicines using a Selective Organ Targeting lipid nanoparticle platform.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, 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 $500K – $3.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Chelsea Tholen, Senior Vice President, Account Supervisor.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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