Essex Woodlands was founded in 1985 with the establishment of Essex Venture Fund I, LP. Since 1985, the Partnership has raised seven additional funds with nearly $2.5 billion under management, making Essex Woodlands one of the world`s largest and most established healthcare venture capital firms. The team is comprised of 23 professionals with
principal offices in Palo Alto, Houston, New York and London. This team brings over 300 years of collective healthcare experience.
For over 20 years, the firm has maintained its dedicated focus to diversified healthcare investing—primarily serving as lead investor in the founding or the critical financings of over 100 healthcare companies in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, services and information technology sectors. In addition to its long-standing commitment to early stage companies, the firm has over a decade of experience as a leading late-stage healthcare investor, which includes mature venture, growth equity and PIPE investment opportunities.
Industries: Health Care
Manufacturing
Medical Device
Biotechnology
Medical
Pharmaceutical
Hospital
Robotics
Life Science
Nutrition
Health Diagnostics
Software
Clinical Trials
Therapeutics
Investment Stages: Late Stage Venture
Early Stage Venture
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
