# Magnetic Ventures

> Magnetic Ventures is a VC fund backing Biotechnology and Health Care. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 23%
- Last fund: Mar 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/magnetic-ventures/about
- Website: https://www.magneticvc.com/

Magnetic Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Biotechnology and Health Care. Magnetic Ventures focuses on early stage investing at the intersection of life science and technology.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 10 | 45% |
| Health Care | 9 | 41% |
| Medical | 6 | 27% |
| Life Science | 4 | 18% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 18% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 32% |
| Series A | 6 | 27% |
| Series B | 5 | 23% |
| Series C | 2 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 11 | 50% |
| Germany | 2 | 9% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christine Aylward | Founder & Managing Partner | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christine-aylward |
| Umut Eser | Venture Partner | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SE3 Labs | SE3 Labs creates Spatial AI tools to improve real-time awareness in defense, construction, and smart systems. | $6.3M | Seed | Jun 26, 2026 |  |
| Proxima | Proxima Bio develops programmable medicines that modulate protein interactions to address disease processes. It focuses on creating proximity-modulating therapeutics that direct protein interactions for potential use in conditions such as autoimmune disorders and cancer, expanding the range of targets that traditional drugs cannot easily reach.Proxima Bio combines structural biology, data generation, and machine learning to identify actionable protein-protein interfaces and support the discovery of new therapeutic modalities. The company works with pharmaceutical partners to apply its platform in research collaborations and advance drug discovery pipelines. Proxima Bio’s platform integrates multiple technologies to support the design and discovery of novel proximity-based treatment approaches. | $86.3M | Seed | Jan 13, 2026 |  |
| Relation Therapeutics | Relation Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on humanizing drug discovery and development. It leverages human genetics and clinical omics data and utilizes patient-derived tissue samples with functional genomics interventional experiments to identify, validate, and prosecute therapeutic programs. | $26M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 09, 2025 |  |
| Weave | Weave provides an artificial intelligence collaboration platform for biomedicine. The company is headquartered in the United States. | $20M | Series A | Oct 16, 2025 |  |
| Terrain Bio | Terrain BioSciences is in the field of RNA-based therapeutics and vaccine development. Leveraging advanced AI and proprietary manufacturing platforms, Terrain BioSciences addresses the challenges of designing, selecting, manufacturing, and delivering optimal RNA sequences. Terrain BioSciences collaborates with over a dozen biotech firms to enhancethe expression, durability, and manufacturability of RNA sequences, significantly accelerating their path to clinical application. With a focus on personalized cancer vaccines and other RNA-based modalities, Terrain BioSciences is at the forefront of the next generation of programmable medicines. | $9M | Seed | Feb 12, 2025 |  |
| Weave | Weave provides an artificial intelligence collaboration platform for biomedicine. The company is headquartered in the United States. | $10M | Seed | May 30, 2024 |  |
| Relation Therapeutics | Relation Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on humanizing drug discovery and development. It leverages human genetics and clinical omics data and utilizes patient-derived tissue samples with functional genomics interventional experiments to identify, validate, and prosecute therapeutic programs. | $35M | Seed | Mar 14, 2024 |  |
| Paradigm | Paradigm is rebuilding the clinical research ecosystem by developing a platform that allows all patients equitable access to trials while improving trial efficiency and lowering barriers to participation for healthcare providers. | $203M | Series A | Jan 25, 2023 |  |
| Project Eaden | Project Eaden combines pioneering technology with an immense love for life and food. | $8.4M | Seed | Jun 30, 2022 |  |
| Relation Therapeutics | Relation Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on humanizing drug discovery and development. It leverages human genetics and clinical omics data and utilizes patient-derived tissue samples with functional genomics interventional experiments to identify, validate, and prosecute therapeutic programs. | $25M | Seed | Jun 09, 2022 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ARCH Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arch-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [DCVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/data-collective) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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- [F-Prime](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-prime-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [NVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nventures-0731) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Magnetic Ventures invest in?

Magnetic Ventures invests primarily in Biotechnology, Health Care and Medical startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Magnetic Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Magnetic Ventures?

The team at Magnetic Ventures includes Christine Aylward (Founder & Managing Partner) and Umut Eser (Venture Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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