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    Longwood Fund

    Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesFounded 2010

    Longwood Fund is a Boston-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 that creates and invests in science-based healthcare and biotechnology companies developing novel solutions for important unmet medical needs. The firm co-founds and operationally supports companies from inception through early stages.

    60% of their portfolio is in Biotech & Life Sciences. Deal activity increased 80% year-over-year (9 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is series-a (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $83.4M (across 74 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    57

    Fund Size

    $180M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    9

    Team

    Christoph Westphal, MD PhD

    Christoph Westphal, MD PhD

    Co-Founder & General Partner

    Rich Aldrich, MBA

    Rich Aldrich, MBA

    Co-Founder & Partner

    Aleks Radovic-Moreno, PhD

    Aleks Radovic-Moreno, PhD

    Partner

    John McCabe, MBA

    John McCabe, MBA

    Operating Partner

    Lea Hachigian, PhD

    Lea Hachigian, PhD

    Venture Partner

    Rob Hadfield, JD

    Rob Hadfield, JD

    General Counsel & Operating Partner

    Roger Tung, PhD

    Roger Tung, PhD

    Venture Partner

    Vikas Goyal, MBA

    Vikas Goyal, MBA

    Partner

    Sean O’Connor, PhD

    Sean O’Connor, PhD

    Principal

    Aparaajita Balaji, PhD

    Aparaajita Balaji, PhD

    Associate

    Arielle Jackson, BBA

    Arielle Jackson, BBA

    Head, Corporate Communications & Industry Engagement

    Christina Stephens

    Christina Stephens

    Executive Assistant

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    84 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Khartis Therapeutics logoKhartis TherapeuticsSeries B$50MAug 2026
    Crystalys Therapeutics Inc logoCrystalys Therapeutics IncSeries B$130MJul 2026
    Coultreon Biopharma logoCoultreon BiopharmaSeries A$125MApr 2026
    Neomorph logoNeomorphSeries B$100MApr 2026
    Sidewinder logoSidewinderSeries B$137MApr 2026
    Mediar logoMediarSeries B$76MJan 2026
    SSidewinder TherapeuticsSeries B$137MJan 2026
    Sidewinder logoSidewinderSeries B$137MJan 2026
    Coultreon Biopharma logoCoultreon BiopharmaSeries A$125MJan 2026
    Coultreon Biopharma logoCoultreon BiopharmaSeries A$125MJan 2026
    AAVantgarde Bio logoAAVantgarde BioSeries B—Nov 2025
    Crystalys Therapeutics Inc logoCrystalys Therapeutics IncSeries A$205MSep 2025
    Avenzotx logoAvenzotxSeries B$60MSep 2025
    Solu logoSoluSeries A$41MApr 2025
    SSolu TherapeuticsSeries A$41MApr 2025
    Coultreon Biopharma logoCoultreon BiopharmaSeed—Apr 2025
    Newleos logoNewleosSeries A$93.5MFeb 2025
    NNewleos TherapeuticsSeries A$93.5MFeb 2025
    Avenzo Therapeutics logoAvenzo TherapeuticsSeries B$60MJan 2025
    Newleos logoNewleosSeries A$93MJan 2025
    NNewleos TherapeuticsSeries A$93.5MJan 2025
    Coultreon Biopharma logoCoultreon BiopharmaSeed—Jan 2025
    Evommune logoEvommuneSeries C$115MOct 2024
    Progentos Therapeutics logoProgentos TherapeuticsSeries A$65MMay 2024
    BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics (BBOT) logoBridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics (BBOT)Growth$200MMay 2024
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    Last updated: 7 October 2026