Palm Beach County offers significant local support for local life sciences companies to flourish. From the collaborations with our world-class research organizations, to hiring top-tier talent graduating from our innovative STEM secondary education programs and nationally recognized academic institutions, and partnering with our vibrant community of professionals having experience from across the globe, Palm Beach is the perfect ecosystem for life sciences companies. This page offers an easy to access list of life sciences funding resources for our biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device, agricultural, dietary supplement, cosmeceutical, environmental, and other life sciences industry segments.
Incentives
Palm Beach County offers relocating and expanding companies competitive incentives on par with other major metropolitan areas and states. These incentives are flexible and can apply to the life sciences, which is a Targeted Industry. Local and state government provides various types of assistance to new and expanding businesses that create employment. The level of assistance depends on the number of jobs created and the wage/benefits provided.
The Business Development Board of Palm Beach County’s expert team helps you facilitate a wide array of expansion and relocation incentives through state and local government agencies. Our staff is experienced in navigating the tax abatement and grants processes through established working relationships with the appropriate professionals throughout Palm Beach County and with our state partners.
To learn more about incentives, please visit the BDB’s Incentives page.
Angel and Venture Life Sciences Funding (Local)
Investors often specialize in certain areas of investment. Life Sciences encompasses a large number of industry segments, including molecular biology, bioinformatics, healthcare, wearable medical device technologies, innovations to improve the environment, next generation energy, dietary supplements, cosmeceuticals, and agriculture to name a few. While each investor will likely not fund your market niche, we’ve tried to include investors across many segments to improve your chances of finding an ideal funding source to meet your needs.
Addison Capital Partners
Addison Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm that seeks out partnerships with owners and operators.
319 Clematis Street,
Suite 211
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 835-4041
http://addisoncapitalpartners.com/
AGP Miami
AGP Miami is a group of over 90 angel investors based in South Florida that funds Seed and Series A tech companies with early traction.
Miami, FL
http://www.agpmiami.com/
Allele Capital Partners
Allele Capital Partners is a merchant bank that provides venture capital and private equity financing to private and small-cap public life sciences companies that develop drugs, medical devices and diagnostics, and to healthcare information technology companies. Whether through advisory or capital raising activities, we leverage our extensive proprietary network of advisors, C-Suite level management relationships and key opinion leaders (KOLs) for the benefit of our corporate and investment partners.
900 N. Federal Hwy.
Suite 400
Boca Raton, FL 33432
http://www.allelecapital.com/
Angel Forum of Florida
Angel Forum of Florida is a Not-For-Profit Organization that facilitates interaction between individual investors and Florida entrepreneurs through Member networking and our monthly meetings and presentations. The Angel Forum of Florida, formerly known as AIFFL, was established in the fall of 2005 to facilitate the interaction between local Entrepreneurs (opportunities) and Angel Investors (resources) and to help promote business growth in Florida. Since our inception, no fewer than two (2) companies per year have received funding that was directly attributable to their participation with Angel Forum of Florida. The level of investment is typically in the range $50,000-$2,000,000.
Angel List
Angel List is a resource site aimed at introducing investors to entrepreneurs and start-ups.
14880 Twisted Tree Trail
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
(561) 247-3017
http://www.aiffl.org
Antares Capital Corporation
Antares Capital Corporation is a private venture capital firm investing equity capital in expansion stage companies and management buyout opportunities for firms headquartered in the Southeast and Texas.
P.O. Box 330309
Miami, FL 33233-0309
305-894-2888
http://www.antarescapital.com/
Army Venture Capital Initiative
OnPoint will invest in or otherwise assist those young, small, growth-oriented companies developing innovative technologies of interest to the U.S. Army, specifically within the technology areas of interest. The investment activity undertaken by OnPoint is expected to provide the U.S. Army greater visibility into the technical development activities of companies that deal in areas of science and technology of interest to the U.S. Army and to accelerate the transition of new, or significantly improved, technologies into the U.S. Army.
Based in Winter Park, Florida, United States
info@onpoint.us
http://armyvci.org/
Arsenal Venture Partners
Arsenal Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm with a nationwide team of professionals.
750 S Orlando Ave, Suite 200
Winter Park, FL 32789
(407) 838.1439
info@arsenalvp.com
http://arsenalgrowth.com/
Athenian Venture Partners
Founded in 1997, Athenian Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investments in IT+Healthcare.
2400 E. Commercial Boulevard, Suite 410
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308
Phone: 954-289-3000
http://www.athenianvp.com/
Ballast Point Ventures
With $360 million under management, BPV is a growth equity investor providing expansion capital to established but rapidly-growing private companies located in Florida, the Southeast and Texas.
Ballast Point Ventures
401 East Jackson Street
Suite 2300
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone (813) 906 8500
http://ballastpointventures.com/
Blue Sea Capital
Blue Sea Capital is a private equity firm specializing in growth-oriented lower middle market companies
Blue Sea Capital
222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 1700
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
http://blueseacapital.com/
Caerus Ventures
Caerus Ventures invests early and help exceptional management teams bring game-changing ideas to market.
319 Clematis St
Suite 808,
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
561.508.3220
http://www.caerusvc.com/
Cito Ventures
Cito Ventures is a Miami-based privately held investment company providing expertise and venture capital to exceptional early-stage companies.
Miami, FL
http://www.citoventures.com
Comvest Partners
525 Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 1050
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Tel: (561) 727-2000
http://comvest.com/
Darby Private Equity
As the emerging markets continue to demonstrate high growth rates and improved macroeconomic fundamentals, Darby believes that a substantial opportunity exists for investments in well-managed mid-sized companies in need of expansion capital.
Fiduciary Trust International of the South
2 Alhambra Plaza, Penthouse 1
Coral Gables, FL 33134
305-372-1260
http://www.darbyoverseas.com/darby/index.jsp
Dawson James Securities
Dawson James Securities is a full service investment firm.
1 North Federal Highway
5th Floor
Boca Raton, Fl 33432
(561) 391-5555
http://dawsonjames.com/
The Fan Fund
FAN Fund is an early stage fund that focuses on the underserved market of Florida and invests in high growth companies.
1030 N. Orange Avenue
Suite 101
Orlando, FL 32801
407.988.3014
https://www.thefan.fund/
Florida Angel Investors
Florida Angel Investors organized in 2003 and aims to create networks and funds to assist early stage venture capital formation in the State of Florida. Florida Angel Investors are all individuals with experience in new venture formation http://www.floridaangel.com.
Florida Angel Nexus
FAN’s mission is to connect qualified companies with aggressive development plans to investors from the Florida community. They focus on businesses that already have some proof of concept and do their best to refer all Florida companies to resources to assist in eliminating the roadblocks slowing down growth.
12201 Research Pkwy, Suite 215
Orlando, FL 32826-3246
(386) 530-3714
Info@FloridaAngelNexus.com
For Palm Beach Chapter, which meets at 777 S. Flagler Dr., contact: palmbeach@floridaangelnexus.com
https://www.floridaangelnexus.com
Florida Funders
Providing capital to Florida companies, deal flow to accredited investors, & support to the early stage ecosystem.
1311 North Westshore Blvd,
Suite 101A
Tampa, Florida 33607
http://www.floridafunders.com/
Florida Growth Fund
The Florida Growth Fund was established in 2009 to enhance Florida’s capacity for development, growth and innovation in industries including Life Sciences.
Hamilton Lane Advisors, LLC
Florida Growth Fund Team
801 Brickell Avenue
Suite 900
Miami, Florida 33131
(954) 745-2780
http://www.floridagrowthfund.com/
Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research
The Institute is Florida’s One-Stop-Shop for investors and entrepreneurs who are seeking new opportunities.
http://www.florida-institute.com/
Florida Investment Network
Florida Investment Network is an online matching service connecting Florida entrepreneurs looking for funding with investors looking for profitable business opportunities. http://www.floridainvestmentnetwork.com/home
Florida Opportunity Fund
In connection with the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 and the State Small Business Credit Initiative, the Florida Opportunity Fund’s Florida Venture Capital Program was created to provide funding to emerging Florida companies (or companies locating in Florida) with perceived long-term growth potential.
Florida Opportunity Fund
c/o MILCOM Venture Partners
Attn: Jennifer Dunham
270 West New England Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789
(407) 838-1400
http://www.floridaopportunityfund.com/VentureAbout.asp
Florida Venture Forum
The Florida Venture Forum, established in 1984, is an entrepreneurial and private company investor networking group in Florida, providing Florida-based companies (and their owners and managers) with unique strategic education and guidance and opportunities to interact with and present to active funds and other equity investors as well as other members of the entrepreneurial and emerging company ecosystem. To date, Florida-based companies presenting at Forum conferences have raised almost $3 Billion of venture capital investment. The Forum conducts four annual statewide conferences and events, as well as bi-monthly regional and local programs throughout the year.
707 W. Azeele Street
Tampa, FL 33606
(813) 335-8116
https://www.flventure.org/
Forefront Venture Partners (formerly Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners)
Forefront invests in Seed and Series A rounds in innovative post-revenue companies led by dynamic, growth-oriented entrepreneurs.
Boca Raton, FL
http://www.forefrontvp.com/
Guild Capital
In addition to board participation, they offer specialized teams to support our partner companies with hiring talent, raising capital, generating business intelligence, and establishing communication strategies. They focus on secondary geographic markets.
3315 Collins Ave
Miami, FL
http://guildcap.com/index.html
H. I. G. Capital
1450 Brickell Avenue
31st Floor
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 305.379.2322
https://higcapital.com/
Hispanic Business Initiative Fund
HBIF is a Hispanic economic development, nonprofit organization specialized in providing bilingual assistance to Hispanic entrepreneurs trying to establish or expand their business in Florida. HBIF offers a variety of services especially designed for Hispanic small business owners.
Miami Free Zone, Doral
2315 NW 107th Avenue, Office #1M17
(Mail Box #15)
Miami, FL 33172
(786) 329-5830
contactSF@hbifflorida.org
http://hbiffl.com/
Honey Tree Holdings
Honey Tree Holdings is a private investor organization that is dedicated to providing early stage advice, resources, guidance and equity.
West Palm Beach, FL
http://honeytreeholdings.com/
Inflexion Partners
Inflexion Fund, L.P., managed by Inflexion Partners, is a seed and early-stage venture capital fund organized with an emphasis on company building and harnessing regional, national, and international resources of the fund’s managers and strategic partners.
Orlando Office
phone: 407-209-3461
Gainesville Office
phone: 352-339-6669
http://www.inflexionvc.com/
Jacobs Investments, Inc.
Jacobs Investments is a privately owned stock holding company with a focus on private equity transactions.
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
http://www.jacobsinvestmentsinc.com/
Krillion Ventures
Krillion Ventures is a $50 million fund that invests at the seed and venture stages, with no limits on location or industry.
Miami, Florida
http://www.krillionventures.com/index.html
Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC
Lighthouse’s mission is to create and deliver high quality, innovative investment solutions that safely compound client capital.
3801 PGA Boulevard
Suite 500
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
1 (561) 741-0820
https://www.lighthousepartners.com/
Lovett Miller & Co.
Lovett Miller & Co., based in Florida, provides growth capital and shareholder liquidity for rapidly growing, privately-held companies, with a particular emphasis on technology-enhanced services and healthcare companies.
Jacksonville, FL
(813) 222-1477
http://www.lovettmiller.com/
Marc Bell Capital
An angel/early stage investment group, Marc Bell Ventures’ typical investment ranges from $1,000 to $250,000. Our goal is to back the best entrepreneurs regardless of location or stage.
6800 Broken Sound Parkway NW
Suite 200
Boca Raton, FL 33487
(561) 988-1700
info@marcbell.com
http://marcbell.com/venture-capital/
New Water Capital
New Water Capital brings the resources and sophistication of large-scale private equity
2424 N. Federal Highway
Suite 418
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(561) 235-7310
https://www.newwatercap.com/
New World Angels
New World Angels (NWA) is a group of private investors dedicated to providing equity capital to early-stage entrepreneurial companies in Florida. NWA has chapters in South Florida and the Tampa Bay area and have lead or co-invested between $500 thousand and $2.5 million.
8130 Glades Rd., #239
Boca Raton, FL 33434
Phone: (561) 620-8494 x1104
info@newworldangels.com
http://www.newworldangels.com/wp
Noble LifeSelect Fund
Microcap life sciences companies (<$300MM), both public and private (75%/25%). Active management, leveraging Noble Capital Markets, Portfolio Manager, and Noble Life Sciences Advisory Board.
info@lifeselectfund.com
561-912-1730
http://lifeselectfund.com/
Palm Beach Capital Partners
Founded in 2001, Palm Beach Capital (PBC) is a private equity investment firm that partners with management teams in middle market buyouts, recapitalizations and growth equity investments. Since inception, PBC has made investments in 41 companies.
525 South Flagler Drive, Suite 201
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
PH: 561-659-9022
http://www.pbcap.com/
Paragon Venture Loan Fund
Business loans between $10,000 to maximum of $200,000.
400 Hibiscus Street
Suite 200
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 282-1888
https://www.paragonfl.org/funding/venture-loan-fund.html
PeopleFund
PeopleFund is a global pioneer in value added investments focused on technology, internet and media.
3401 N. Miami Avenue
Unit 205, Miami FL 33127
https://peoplefund.com/
Phyto Partners
Phyto Partners is a venture capital fund that invests in businesses operating in and around the burgeoning marijuana industry.
Phyto Partners, LLC
2080 NW Boca Raton Blvd
Boca Raton, FL 33431
561-542-6090
https://www.phytopartners.com/
Proquest Investments
Founded in 1998, ProQuest Investments is a healthcare venture capital firm with ~$900 million under management. In years past, largest Florida-based life sciences investment firm. Proquest invests in healthcare companies seeking financings ranging from seed to late-stage, with special expertise in therapeutics, where innovations in drug discovery technologies and molecular analysis are transforming an enormous unmet medical need.
Proquest Investments
2430 Vanderbilt Beach Road
#108 – 190
Naples, FL 34109
http://www.proquestvc.com/
Proton Enterprises
Proton looks for companies dancing at the intersection of art and technology.
With an office in Naples, FL
https://www.protonenterprises.com/
Quixotic Ventures
Quixotic Ventures is an online publication that focuses on the experiences of an entrepreneur. The author also makes seed investments.
Miami, FL
https://quixotic.ventures/
South Florida Angels
South Florida Angels is a member led group of accredited angel investors that spark entrepreneurial innovation, and early-stage capital capacity in quality entrepreneurs and start-ups.
Palm Beach, Florida
https://www.southfloridaangels.com/
Stanmore Medical Investments
Stanmore Medical Investments, a Florida-based venture capital firm, offers common and preferred equity, and mezzanine financing services.
2401 PGA Boulevard
Suite 280P
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
http://www.stanmoremedical.com/
Startupbootcamp Digital Health Miami
Seed fund and integrator program focused on digital health. Provides funding and a network of healthcare providers, insurers and investors.
Miami, FL
https://www.startupbootcamp.org/accelerator/digital-health-miami/
Stonehenge Growth Equity
707 West Azeele Street
Tampa, FL 33606
(813) 223-9335
http://www.stonehengegrowthequity.com/
Sterling Partners
Among Sterling’s investments are in healthcare services, specifically companies that solve pain points for patients, payers, and providers in this constantly changing market.
701 Brickell Ave.
Suite 1700
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 305-808-2970
http://www.sterlingpartners.com/
Sun Capital Partners
Sun Capital Partners, Inc. is a global private equity firm focused on identifying companies’ untapped potential and leveraging its deep operational and financial resources to transform results.
Sun Capital Partners, Inc.
5200 Town Center Circle, 4th Floor
Boca Raton, FL 33486
(561) 394-0550
https://suncappart.com/
Tamiami Angel Funds
Tamiami Angel Funds enables private accredited investors to collectively make private equity investments in promising early stage through expansion stage commercial ventures located in the State of Florida. The Fund’s structure and operating procedures were designed to afford private investors substantial advantages over traditional individual, “Angel”, investing. They encourage both entrepreneurs and investors to participate by submitting plans or inquiring about membership.
carmen@5advise.com
3003 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 410
Naples Florida 34103
Phone: (239) 262-6300
http://tamiamiangels.com
Tavistock Life Sciences
Tavistock Life Sciences is a venture capital investment firm specialized in early-stage investments.
Windermere, Florida
http://www.tavistock.com/
Urban US
Urban US invests in startups that re-imagine city life. Urban Us is the first fund for startups that make city life better, including alternative energy environmental technologies.
Miami, FL
hello@urban.us
Validor Capital
A private investment firm focused on acquiring majority interests in established privately held enterprises in the small to middle market.
4755 Technology Way
Suite 109
Boca Raton, FL 33431
561-962-2351
http://www.validorcap.com
Vandaele Capital
Vandaele Capital FUND II is a private investment partnership who provides seed and growth stage funding to technology companies.
West Palm Beach, Florida
http://www.vandaelecapital.com/
VenVelo
Based in Winter Park, Florida, but with relationships with like-minded funds in Gainesville, the Space Coast, and South Florida, venVelo fills in any gaps its portfolio companies may have including management, marketing, sales and distribution, software development, and/or the next round of funding.
http://www.venvelo.com
Vocap Investment Partners
Growth stage venture capital firm focused on technology and technology-enabled businesses.
Vero Beach Office
2770 Indian River Blvd.
Suite 500
Vero Beach, FL 32960
http://vocappartners.com/
z9 Capital
z9 identifies companies and ideas with the potential to disrupt and serve undeveloped, inefficient markets or under-served areas of markets.
999 Yamato Rd
Suite 101
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(561) 923-9554
https://z9capital.com/
22Hundred Group
The 22Hundred Group is a middle market private equity firm focused on providing portfolio companies with principal investments.
Boca Raton, Florida.
(561) 922-2338
http://www.the22hundredgroup.com/
Angel and Venture Life Sciences Funding (Regional/National)
The below organizations from outside our local region also invest in Life Sciences companies. They are either among the largest over the past few years or, although outside our region, they have invested in S. Florida companies.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, LLC
Ally Bridge Group Capital Partners II LP
Ben Franklin Technology Partners Southeastern PA
Chicago Pacific Founders Fund LP
Deerfield Management Company LP
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners SAS
Essex Woodlands Health Ventures
Foresite Capital Management LLC
Hope Investments Management Co Ltd
Johnson & Johnson Innovation-JJDC Inc
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC
Longitude Capital Management Co LLC
Mercury Partners Management LLC
New Enterprise Associates, Inc.
Partisan Management Group, Inc.
RiverVest Venture Partners LLC
Rock Springs Capital Management LP
Sailing Capital Management Co Ltd
Vatera Healthcare Partners LLC
Versant Venture Management, LLC
Wellington Management Company LLP
Note: The BDB, its owners, principals, agents, employees, officers, partners, affiliates, and members have not qualified any of these groups, do not verify the veracity of the claims such firms make, are not paid a commission for such introductions, and do not necessarily endorse or support any companies listed herein. This listing is purely publicly available information gathered for informational purposes only. The BDB recommends you seek the advice appropriate counsel prior to communicating with or engaging with any companies on this list. If you see an error or have questions, please contact us. Thank you.
