# James H. Cavanaugh

> James H. Cavanaugh is a Series B investor at HealthCare Ventures backing Beauty and Fashion. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [HealthCare Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/healthcare-ventures)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

James H. Cavanaugh is a Series B investor at HealthCare Ventures focused on Beauty and Fashion. James Cavanaugh has been a Managing Director of HealthCare Ventures since 1988. He was previously president of SmithKline & French Laboratories–U.S., the domestic pharmaceutical division of SmithKline Beckman Corporation. He had been president of SmithKline Beckman’s clinical laboratory business and president of Allergan International.Earlier Dr. Cavanaugh served in numerous senior posts with the U.S. Government on the White House staff and before that at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.Prior to that he was a member of the faculty of the College of Medicine and the Graduate College at the University of Iowa.Dr. Cavanaugh received his Master's and Doctorate degrees from the University of Iowa.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 1 | 33% |
| Fashion | 1 | 33% |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Cosmetics | 1 | 33% |
| Lifestyle | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 67% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Colorescience | Colorescience is a luxury aesthetic makeup line in the medical and resort spa channel, differentiating their products from other makeup lines through high quality, efficacious ingredients, luxury colores and formulations, and convenience and simplicity of use. With every product the company strives to make a difference in the diminution of skincancer and skin conditions. | $30M | Debt Financing | Sep 14, 2020 |  |
| Colorescience | Colorescience is a luxury aesthetic makeup line in the medical and resort spa channel, differentiating their products from other makeup lines through high quality, efficacious ingredients, luxury colores and formulations, and convenience and simplicity of use. With every product the company strives to make a difference in the diminution of skincancer and skin conditions. | $15M | Series B | Sep 10, 2014 |  |
| PharmAthene | PharmAthene, Inc., a biodefense company, develops medical countermeasures to prevent and treat morbidity and mortality associated with the use of biological and chemical weapons in the United States. Its products, which are under development, include Valortim, a prophylactic and therapeutic anti-anthrax monoclonal antibody; and Protexia, arecombinant form of human butyrylcholinesterase for clinical use in the treatment of organophosphate intoxication due to exposure to chemical nerve agents. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland. | $50M | Series B | Oct 12, 2004 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bear Stearns Health Innoventures L.P](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bear-stearns-health-innoventures-l-p) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Domain Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/domain-associates) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hale BioPharma Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hale-biopharma-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [K2 HealthVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k2-healthventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Longwood Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/longwood-founders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Split Rock Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/split-rock-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About HealthCare Ventures

VC Fund · Cambridge, United States

HealthCare Ventures is a leading life science venture capital firm investing in pre-clinical or early clinical stage, focused companies with potential to transform patient care.

5 contacts available at HealthCare Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Littlechild | Managing Director & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-w-littlechild |
| Christopher K. Mirabelli | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-k-mirabelli |
| Douglas E. Onsi | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/douglas-e-onsi |
| Harold Werner | Co-Founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harold-r-werner |
| James H. Cavanaugh | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-h-cavanaugh |

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## FAQ

### What does James H. Cavanaugh invest in?

James H. Cavanaugh invests primarily in Beauty, Fashion and Medical startups, most often at Series B and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did James H. Cavanaugh last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James H. Cavanaugh closed in Sep 2020. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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