LaunchCyte

About The Fund

LaunchCyte is a venture capital firm established in 2000 with a dedicated focus on incubation, seed, and early-stage investments within the industries of healthcare, lighting, and display. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, their aim is to bring distinctive university technologies to market, leveraging innovation to foster advancements in sectors that profoundly affect quality of life and well-being. With a portfolio of five companies, they have created a spectrum of solutions in healthcare, lighting, and display industries, suggesting a multi-faceted approach to investment where technological crossovers and synergies are explored. Their specialization in Biotech, HealthTech, Fitness, and Medical Devices, alongside Hospital Services, positions them at the intersection of emerging health sciences and technology. The firm commits to a uniform investment profile, with a minimum and maximum investment cap of $1,060,000, which underlines a highly targeted approach to funding. Their specialty lies in early-stage and seed investments, indicating a strategic focus on developmental phases where their expertise can exert significant influence on the trajectory of emerging companies. The portfolio showcases companies like Celsense, Crystalplex, Immunetrics, Knopp Biosciences, and Reaction Biology, which are emblematic of the firm's commitment to scientific innovation and commercialization of research-driven enterprises. By offering managerial and strategic support to their investee companies, LaunchCyte plays a critical role in nurturing the nexus between scientific discovery and marketable solutions.