Illinois

Portal Innovations

Portal Innovations, based in Illinois, mostly leads Pre-Seed and Seed rounds in Life Sciences with checks ranging from $500k to $3m, backing companies like Dimension Bio and Cardiosense.

Entry stagePre-seed, Seed
Check size$500K to $3M
Leads roundsYes
FocusLife sciences
Latest fund$100 million AUM
Investing team2 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Portal Innovations

2 people on the investing team, 2 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

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Writes $500K to $3M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Before you pitch

How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

Dimension BioCardiosenseMarch BiosciencesIterion TherapeuticsSyntis BioRhaeosVivtexSyntax BioCrossBridge BioMoonlight Therapeutics

In their words

Portal Innovations - Crafted capital to fuel life science breakthroughs.Portal Innovations is a venture development engine focused on early stage life science enterprises.www.portalinnovations.com
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What stage does Portal Innovations invest in?

Portal Innovations reports entry at pre-seed, seed.

How much does Portal Innovations invest?

Portal Innovations reports checks of $500K to $3M.

Does Portal Innovations lead rounds?

Yes. Portal Innovations says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Portal Innovations?

John Flavin (Founder & CEO), Steven Lehmann (Managing Director).

Is Portal Innovations active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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