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Alafi Capital is a private venture capital firm specializing in healthcare investments.

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01.01.1995

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Based in San Francisco, California, Alafi Capital has been active in healthcare investing for over 25 years. They focus on early and mid-stage investments in the United States and Europe, particularly in product-oriented biotechnology, life science technologies, imaging and diagnostics, and medical devices. Some of their notable portfolio companies include Bolt Threads, Assurex Health, and Stereotaxis. With 13 investments made to date, their most recent investment was in Bolt Threads in 2016.
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Chris Alafi
Chris Alafi

Chris Alafi

Chris Alafi, PhD, has been active in life science venture capital since 1996. He has an undergraduate degree in Biology, and a graduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford. He spent several years teaching and working as a research scientist prior to joining Alafi Capital as a General Partner. He has been on the Boards of seven companies, and is currently a Director of Stereotaxis.

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Brian Clevinger

Brian Clevinger

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Bill Weiss

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Karen Del Arroz

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Moshe Alafi

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Chris Alafi

Chris Alafi

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