Proximal Ventures
VC
2026
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San Francisco, California, United States
Profile
Proximal Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA, founded by Sahir Raoof. The firm focuses on backing early-stage startups within the life sciences sector. Raoof brings extensive experience from roles in notable companies like Iterative Health, Flatiron Health, and SignalFire. What sets Proximal Ventures apart is its hands-on approach from inception, enabling founders to refine their go-to-market strategy and gain access to a strategic advisory network comprising leaders from top pharma and techbio companies, such as Amy Abernethy and Kim Branson.
Proximal Ventures specializes in investing in pre-seed and seed-stage AI-native companies across the pharmaceutical value chain. Their focus includes computational drug discovery, clinical development, manufacturing, and commercialization. The firm typically invests between $500K and $1.5M in these companies. They have partnered with strategic entities like Domino Lane, SignalFire, Kleiner Perkins, Bertelsmann Healthcare Investments, and PagsGroup.
The firm is dedicated to enabling advancements in AI & Infrastructure for Life Sciences through strategic industry connections and financial backing.
Industry
Proximal Ventures Funds
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Size | AUM | Launch date |
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Proximal Ventures Fund I
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Venture Capital (VC)
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Biotechnology
Healthcare Services
Pharmaceuticals
AI
Life Sciences
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Pre-seed
Seed
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North America
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$0-1 m
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$27.5 M
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November 2026
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