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LongeVC is a venture capital firm based in Lugano, Switzerland, founded in 2016. The company specializes in supporting early-stage...


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LongeVC is a venture capital firm based in Lugano, Switzerland, founded in 2016. The company specializes in supporting early-stage biotech and longevity-focused founders, helping them gain industrial momentum, raise capital, and shape the future of the biotech industry. LongeVC aims to build a broad community of biotech innovators by funding companies in complementary sectors and facilitating collaboration among them.

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Headquarters
Paradiso, Lugano
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1-10 employees
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

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πŸ›οΈ LongeVC Product and Pricing News

  • Sergey Jakimov, co-founder and partner at LongeVC, emphasizes a pragmatic, disease-driven approach to longevity by investing in treatments for age-related conditions like cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Rubedo Life Sciences, a portfolio company of LongeVC, announced plans for a Phase 1 clinical trial of their GPX4 modulator RLS-1496 targeting aging cells.
  • LongeVC will participate as a sponsor in the Longevity Science Summit in Miami, aiming to raise $250K for longevity research projects.
  • Garri Zmudze of LongeVC participated in an investors panel at ARDD2024 discussing the development of the longevity biotechnology industry.
  • Sergey Jakimov, co-founder of LongeVC, emphasizes the company's focus on investing in innovative biotech and healthcare solutions to improve health spans and support early-stage companies in longevity science.

  • LongeVC's portfolio company CatenaBio, based in Berkeley's Bakar Labs, was featured among Berkeley's top 10 startups to watch in 2025 for its innovative CysTyrβ„’ platform and Multi-Payload Conjugates technology.
  • LongeVC's co-founders Sergey Jakimov and Ilya Suharenko will participate in the Unicorn Summit in Lisbon, Portugal from June 29 to July 2, 2025.
  • Sergey Jakimov, Founding Partner at LongeVC, discusses how Europe can enhance biotech success through IP commercialization and incentivization in his op-ed for EU VC.

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βš”οΈ LongeVC Alternatives and Competitors

  • Aeravti Ventures
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  • Black Diamond Ventures

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πŸ’Ό LongeVC Hiring and Layoffs

  • Hyeyoung ElΓ©onore S. has joined LongeVC as a Venture Scout in Norway.
  • Krishna Amin has joined LongeVC as a Venture Scout.


πŸ€– LongeVC Developer, Integration and Automation News

  • LongeVC's portfolio company Longenesis has partnered with Novartis Baltics on a pilot project to transform cardiovascular disease treatment and prevention in Latvia.
  • Unnatural Products Inc., a LongeVC portfolio company, is pioneering AI-powered macrocyclic molecule design in collaboration with Merck to enhance drug discovery for complex diseases.
  • LongeVC's portfolio company Longenesis has partnered with Novartis Baltics and Daugavpils Regional Hospital to launch a pilot project for cardiovascular disease treatment and prevention in Latvia.


πŸ“ˆ LongeVC Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News

  • LongeVC's portfolio company Melio, led by Mridu Sinha, received a $3.5M grant to develop a platform for rapid identification of bloodstream infections, starting with neonatal sepsis.
  • LongeVC participated in Proton Intelligence Inc.'s $6.95 million seed financing round for their Continuous Potassium Monitoring platform.
  • LongeVC has invested in Proton Intelligence, a company developing the first minimally invasive continuous potassium monitoring devices to improve management of chronic conditions.
  • LongeVC has invested in Glyphic Biotechnologies, which is developing single-molecule protein sequencing technology.
  • LongeVC's comparative indices for 2023 show slight improvements in net turnover, equity capital, fixed assets, balance, tangible assets, and liquidity.

  • LongeVC's comparative indices for 2023 show slight improvements in net turnover, profit or loss, equity capital, fixed assets, balance, tangible assets, and liquidity.
  • Artem Trotsyuk, operating partner at LongeVC, noted a trend of larger companies acquiring smaller biotechs to access new medicines and technologies.

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