F Prime, Inc.

F Prime, Inc. is a venture capital firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in San Francisco and London. Founded in 1969, it is part of the legacy of Fidelity Investments, one of the largest asset management firms in the world. F Prime focuses on investing in North American and European companies across various sectors, including healthcare, life sciences, medtech, technology, and health information technology. The firm operates several specialized funds, such as those dedicated to healthcare and life sciences, which aim to support early-stage companies in these industries. With a commitment to fostering entrepreneurship, F Prime leverages its extensive insights, domain expertise, and relationships to assist entrepreneurs in building impactful companies, all while avoiding the pressures of external fundraising.

Abdul Abdirahman

Senior Associate

Sanjay Aggarwa

Venture Partner

Sanjay Aggarwal

Venture Partner

Jessica Alston

Partner

Nikhil Ananth

Associate

Renée Anderson

VP of Finance

Hannah Arnold

Venture Partner

Carl Byers

Partner

Kevin Chu

Principal

Brett Cook

Partner

Jay Farber

Venture Partner

Shervin Ghaemmaghami

Partner

Stephen Knight

President & Senior Managing Partner

Sarah Lamont

Associate

Erica Lee

Associate

Connie Li

Principal

Jon Lim

PARTNER

John Lin

Principal

Muzammil Mansuri Ph.D

Venture Partner

Betsy Mulé

Associate

Alexander Pasteur Ph.D

Partner

Ketan Patel

Partner

Mary Bevelock Pendergast

Partner

John Raguin

Venture Partner

Steve Schultz

Venture Partner

Siyu Shi

Associate

Nihal Sinha

Partner

Anastasiya Sybirna

Associate

Martin Taylor

Senior Associate

Gaurav Tuli

Partner

Robert Weisskoff

Partner

Alex Wong

Associate

Rocio Wu

Principal

Chong Xu

Partner

Brian Yordy

Principal

Tristan Zajonc

Venture Partner

Past deals in Washington

Latchel

Series A in 2022
Latchel, Inc. is an online platform that assists property managers and landlords with maintenance coordination. Founded in 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company offers tools for tracking maintenance requests and selecting vendors. Its operations platform aims to enhance efficiency for property management companies, allowing them to manage maintenance tasks more effectively while improving renter satisfaction through a mobile application. Latchel's services are designed to help users increase net margins and streamline their maintenance processes by facilitating automatic connections with tenants.

Logixboard

Series B in 2022
Logixboard, Inc. is a Seattle-based company founded in 2016 that offers a cloud platform designed to enhance transparency and communication for freight forwarders. The platform addresses inefficiencies in the $2 trillion freight forwarding industry, where many firms rely on outdated methods such as paper, spreadsheets, and email for tracking shipments. By integrating with existing back-office applications, Logixboard's solution serves as a digital customer engagement layer, enabling freight forwarders to streamline their operations and improve customer service. The platform empowers companies to manage and control their freight operations more effectively, ultimately reducing costs and increasing efficiency in a traditionally low-tech industry.

RareCyte

Series G in 2021
RareCyte, Inc. is a life sciences company based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in the development of liquid and tissue biopsy analysis platforms aimed at the detection of rare cells. Founded in 2009, RareCyte focuses on providing innovative technologies for the Life Sciences research, drug development, and diagnostic markets. The company offers a range of products, including sample preparation systems, staining kits, and automated fluorescence microscopy instruments. Its AccuCyte system is particularly notable for enabling the unbiased discovery and isolation of circulating tumor cells and circulating endothelial cells from whole blood. RareCyte's technologies are designed to address complex challenges in cancer and cardiovascular disease research, facilitating advancements in precision medicine and non-invasive prenatal testing.

Logixboard

Series A in 2021
Logixboard, Inc. is a Seattle-based company founded in 2016 that offers a cloud platform designed to enhance transparency and communication for freight forwarders. The platform addresses inefficiencies in the $2 trillion freight forwarding industry, where many firms rely on outdated methods such as paper, spreadsheets, and email for tracking shipments. By integrating with existing back-office applications, Logixboard's solution serves as a digital customer engagement layer, enabling freight forwarders to streamline their operations and improve customer service. The platform empowers companies to manage and control their freight operations more effectively, ultimately reducing costs and increasing efficiency in a traditionally low-tech industry.

Hurdle

Seed Round in 2021
Hurdle Health, Inc. offers culturally intentional mental health services through its digital platform. The company provides a comprehensive suite of teletherapy services and self-mastery tools designed to address the needs of diverse populations that are often underserved by traditional mental health resources. Hurdle's therapists are trained in evidence-based approaches that enhance cultural humility and responsiveness, allowing them to tackle a wide range of issues including trauma, anxiety, depression, and domestic violence. By catering to the specific stressors faced by individuals from various backgrounds, Hurdle aims to deliver effective and relevant mental healthcare solutions. Established in 2020 and based in Washington, D.C., Hurdle Health was previously known as Henry Health, Inc. before rebranding in August 2020.

Sana Biotechnology

Series A in 2020
Sana Biotechnology focuses on creating and delivering engineered cells as medicine for patients. Recent scientific advances make it possible to reprogram cells in the body or replace damaged cells and tissues, creating a new class of medicines to treat a broad array of diseases. The company is a team of scientists, clinicians and biotechnology veterans focused on creating an enduring company that makes meaningful medicines and will change the approach in treating diseases.

NodThera

Series B in 2020
NodThera Limited is a biotechnology company based in Little Chesterford, United Kingdom, with additional facilities in Seattle, Washington, and Lexington, Massachusetts. Founded in 2016, the company specializes in researching and developing novel inhibitors of the NLRP3 inflammasome, a multi-protein complex involved in the body's immune response. NodThera aims to address a variety of inflammatory and neuroinflammatory diseases, including arthritis, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. Through its innovative approach to inflammasome research, NodThera seeks to contribute to the advancement of therapeutic options for these conditions.

Avalyn Pharma

Series B in 2020
Avalyn Pharma is a biopharma company that advances therapies for the treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) and other severe respiratory diseases. Its therapies rapidly advance AP01 for the treatment of IPF, provides additional pipeline candidates for IPF, improve the care and outcomes of severe respiratory diseases, and develop novel inhaled therapeutics. Avalyn Pharma was established in 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Logixboard

Seed Round in 2019
Logixboard, Inc. is a Seattle-based company founded in 2016 that offers a cloud platform designed to enhance transparency and communication for freight forwarders. The platform addresses inefficiencies in the $2 trillion freight forwarding industry, where many firms rely on outdated methods such as paper, spreadsheets, and email for tracking shipments. By integrating with existing back-office applications, Logixboard's solution serves as a digital customer engagement layer, enabling freight forwarders to streamline their operations and improve customer service. The platform empowers companies to manage and control their freight operations more effectively, ultimately reducing costs and increasing efficiency in a traditionally low-tech industry.

RiskLens

Series B in 2019
The leading provider of cyber risk management software, RiskLens empowers business executives, risk officers and CISOs to manage their organization's cyber risk from the business perspective by quantifying it in financial terms. RiskLens was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Spokane, Washington.

Sana Biotechnology

Seed Round in 2019
Sana Biotechnology focuses on creating and delivering engineered cells as medicine for patients. Recent scientific advances make it possible to reprogram cells in the body or replace damaged cells and tissues, creating a new class of medicines to treat a broad array of diseases. The company is a team of scientists, clinicians and biotechnology veterans focused on creating an enduring company that makes meaningful medicines and will change the approach in treating diseases.

Sana Biotechnology

Seed Round in 2018
Sana Biotechnology focuses on creating and delivering engineered cells as medicine for patients. Recent scientific advances make it possible to reprogram cells in the body or replace damaged cells and tissues, creating a new class of medicines to treat a broad array of diseases. The company is a team of scientists, clinicians and biotechnology veterans focused on creating an enduring company that makes meaningful medicines and will change the approach in treating diseases.

NodThera

Series A in 2018
NodThera Limited is a biotechnology company based in Little Chesterford, United Kingdom, with additional facilities in Seattle, Washington, and Lexington, Massachusetts. Founded in 2016, the company specializes in researching and developing novel inhibitors of the NLRP3 inflammasome, a multi-protein complex involved in the body's immune response. NodThera aims to address a variety of inflammatory and neuroinflammatory diseases, including arthritis, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. Through its innovative approach to inflammasome research, NodThera seeks to contribute to the advancement of therapeutic options for these conditions.

Avalyn Pharma

Venture Round in 2017
Avalyn Pharma is a biopharma company that advances therapies for the treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) and other severe respiratory diseases. Its therapies rapidly advance AP01 for the treatment of IPF, provides additional pipeline candidates for IPF, improve the care and outcomes of severe respiratory diseases, and develop novel inhaled therapeutics. Avalyn Pharma was established in 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

VitalWare

Series A in 2015
VitalWare, LLC is a provider of revenue cycle software-as-a-service solutions tailored for healthcare organizations. Founded in 2011 and based in Yakima, Washington, the company offers a comprehensive suite of tools designed to enhance various aspects of the healthcare revenue cycle. Key offerings include VitalCDM, which supports hospital chargemaster management and workflow customization; VitalCDI, a clinical documentation improvement tool; and iDocuMint, a web-based documentation solution for physicians. Additionally, VitalWare provides solutions for charge integrity, hospital price index compliance, and audit data analysis. The company's products aim to improve visibility, efficiency, and compliance in documentation, coding, billing, and regulatory processes. With a client base of over 590 healthcare institutions, VitalWare also offers professional services that assist providers with coding guidance, process improvement, and financial impact analysis, thereby supporting their efforts to achieve optimal reimbursement and operational performance.

FutureAdvisor

Series B in 2014
Xulu, Inc. provides investment advisory services. The company offers personalized and data-driven recommendations to optimize clients’ 401(k) and IRA. It also provides financial projections; and personalized diversification plans for investments. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Seattle, Washington. As of October 1, 2015, FutureAdvisor operates as a subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc.