Massachusetts

Longwood Fund

Longwood Fund, based in Massachusetts, is a life sciences specialist that leads Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds, backing companies like BridgeBio and GRAIL.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A

Check sizen/a

Leads roundsYes

FocusLife sciences

Latest fundn/a

Investing team6 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Longwood Fund

6 people on the investing team, 4 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Christoph WestphalCo-Founder & General PartnerHe is a co-founder and General Partner at Longwood Fund.

Rich AldrichFounding PartnerHe previously held leadership roles at Vertex Pharmaceuticals and RA Capital Management, LLC.

Aleks Radovic-MorenoPartnerHe has held leadership roles at several biotechnology companies and worked as a scientist at Exicure.

Vikas GoyalPartnerHe has experience in corporate strategy and investments within the biotechnology industry.

Sean O'ConnorPrincipalHe led investments in SAB Biotherapeutics and vTv Therapeutics, and has academic research and consulting experience.

Aparaajita BalajiAssociateShe previously worked as an Investment Associate at KB Investment and held roles at IVIVA Medical, Canaan, DigitalDx Ventures, and Orange Grove Bio.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%

How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

BridgeBioGRAILXairaPTC TherapeuticsBicycle TherapeuticsKalVista PharmaceuticalsVerastemPyxis OncologyTScanWerewolf Therapeutics

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On these lists

Seed life sciences investors in Massachusetts27 Series A life sciences investors in Massachusetts22 Pre-seed life sciences investors in Massachusetts16 Seed investors in United States2836 Series A investors in United States1790 Pre-seed investors in United States1561 Seed life sciences investors186 Series A life sciences investors167

Questions

What stage does Longwood Fund invest in?

Longwood Fund reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How much does Longwood Fund invest?

Longwood Fund has not reported a check size.

Does Longwood Fund lead rounds?

Yes. Longwood Fund says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Longwood Fund?

Christoph Westphal (Co-Founder & General Partner), Rich Aldrich (Founding Partner), Aleks Radovic-Moreno (Partner), Vikas Goyal (Partner).

Is Longwood Fund active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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