# Psyence Biomedical

> Psyence Biomedical is a VC fund in Toronto backing Medical and Health Care. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/psyence-biomed-ltd
- Website: https://psyencebiomed.com

Psyence Biomedical is a life science biotechnology company that focuses on advancement of psychedelic medicines.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Psyence Biomedical. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Psyence Biomedical. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/psyence-biomedical?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Corporate Round | $500k–$3.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jody Aufrichtig | Chief Executive Officer and Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jody-aufrichtig |
| Neil Maresky | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neil-maresky-e1a4 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PsyLabs | PsyLabs focuses on cultivating and producing trippy active pharmaceutical ingredients and isolates for use in research, clinical trials, and medication development. | $3.5M | Corporate Round | Aug 15, 2025 |  |
| PsyLabs | PsyLabs focuses on cultivating and producing trippy active pharmaceutical ingredients and isolates for use in research, clinical trials, and medication development. | $500K | Corporate Round | Apr 15, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Psyence Biomedical invest in?

Psyence Biomedical invests primarily in Medical, Health Care and Pharmaceutical startups, most often at Corporate Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Psyence Biomedical's check size?

Psyence Biomedical typically joins rounds of $500k–$3.5M at Corporate Round. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Psyence Biomedical participates in.

### How do I contact Psyence Biomedical?

Public channels for Psyence Biomedical include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Psyence Biomedical?

The team at Psyence Biomedical includes Jody Aufrichtig (Chief Executive Officer and Founder) and Neil Maresky (Chief Executive Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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