Fund profile / United Kingdom

Epidarex Capital Fund IV

Stage
Seed
Fund size
€122M
Focus
Biotech and MedTech
Signals
Published
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N°01 / About

About Epidarex Capital Fund IV

Transatlantic life-science fund secured $145M first close for Fund IV to fuel early-stage drug discovery and healthtech startups in the UK and US.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Kingdom
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Biotech
MedTech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Rare disease biotech founders with clinical validation

immunology
rare disease
nephrology
biopharma
complement biology
oncolytic immunotherapy
oncology
cardiometabolic
inflammation
peripheral artery disease

Bullish Signals

Portfolio co Apellis acquired by Biogenexternal
Biogen-Apellis deal boosts nephrology thesiswebsite
Exit validates immunology/rare disease focuswebsite
Theolytics Phase 1 trial first patient dosedwebsite
Ovarian cancer trial recruitment on trackwebsite
THEO-260 IP dosing in platinum-resistant ovarian cancerwebsite
NodThera cardiometabolic data published JACCexternal
Ruvonoflast inflammation-at-source mechanism validated clinicallyexternal
NodThera JACC publication demonstrates cardiometabolic risk reductionexternal
Fund IV launch signals continued deployment capacityexternal
Rezera ruvonoflast met primary RESOLVE-1 endpointexternal
Favorable safety profile inflammation Phase 2external
Phase 3 PAD trial regulatory alignment achievedexternal
Rezera Phase 3 initiation imminent PAD indicationexternal

Contrarian Signals

No contrarian signals recorded.

Founder Do's

Target rare/serious diseases with unmet need
Pursue peer-reviewed clinical validation early
Build IP moats in immunology pathways
Publish cardiometabolic/inflammation data in top journals
Achieve regulatory alignment pre-Phase 3

Founder Don'ts

Avoid crowded oncology indications without differentiation
Skip robust clinical data before scale

22 signals on Epidarex Capital Fund IV

14 bullish · 5 pitch do's · 2 don'ts · 1 GP profile, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€122M
Saves0
People

Key People

Sinclair Dunlop

UnknownPartner
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