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Biolumina Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

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

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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

CT

Chelsea Tholen

Senior Vice President, Account Supervisor

CM

Cait Marconi

Vice President of Strategy

LB

Lauren Bradley

Vice President of Project Management

TM

Terry Mcshane

Associate Creative Director

AW

Austin Wei

Executive Creative Director

SH

Stevenson Hawkey

Senior Vice President, Account Supervisor

DL

Dr. Lisa Chen

GP

Biotech
AI
Drug Discovery
KK

Kirsten Kantak

President and Chief Executive Officer

healthcare
diagnostics
therapy adoption

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.

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Diane Iler-Smith

Chief Creative Officer

science
creativity
therapeutic innovation

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.

BA

Brenda Aske

Chief Strategy Officer

strategy
emerging technologies
innovation

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

Healthcare
Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Consumer

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

GE

Genomify

Biotech
SU

Surge Therapeutics

Biotechnology / Oncology·Series B

Developing intraoperative immunotherapies using biodegradable hydrogels to prevent cancer recurrence.

EN

Enveda Biosciences

Biotechnology / AI Drug Discovery·Series B1

Utilizing metabolomics and machine learning to discover novel small-molecule therapeutics.

CA

Candid Therapeutics

Biotechnology / Immunology·Series A / Launch

Developing multi-specific T-cell engagers to deplete B-cells for autoimmune disease treatment.

CA

Capstan Therapeutics

Biotechnology / Cell & Gene Therapy·Series B

Developing in vivo CAR-T therapies using a targeted lipid nanoparticle platform.

RE

ReCode Therapeutics

Biotechnology / Genetic Medicine·Series B Extension

Developing tissue-specific genetic medicines using a Selective Organ Targeting lipid nanoparticle platform.

How to pitch Biolumina Ventures
  • 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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