Atria Ventures

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Invest $250K to $1M into first funding rounds for founders building computational biology platforms, AI infrastructure, and vertical software in the life sciences.

Check Size

$250K - $1M

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

Ai Ml, Biotech, Healthtech

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Investment Thesis

Atria Ventures operates as a solo capitalist firm focused on being the first institutional check for technical founders in life sciences. Led by Chris Leiter with a decade of experience as an investor and founder in life sciences, the firm partners with early-stage founders to help them scale technical teams in science. They emphasize accessibility to early-stage ideas and provide not just capital but also strategic support in business development, licensing, and distribution channels.

What Sets Them Apart

Solo capitalist structure (single decision-maker, Chris Leiter)
Positioned as 'FIRST CHECK FOR FOUNDERS' - focus on earliest stage institutional funding
Hands-on support unlocking business development, licensing and distribution channels beyond capital
Founder with deep operational experience in life sciences (decade as investor and founder)
Willingness to engage with very early ideas: 'No idea is too early to start a conversation'
Portfolio demonstrates expertise across AI/computational biology (Axiom, Abridge, HOX, Lighten, Sleuth, Specie) and emerging models (decentralized: HairDAO, Molecule)