BioTools Venture Fund

We bring the power of our platform, connections and experience to every investment and enjoy backing teams and businesses that are generally misunderstood or overlooked by the broader market.

Launched in collaboration with DeciBio in October 2022, the BroadOak BioTools Venture Fund provides early stage growth capital to promising young companies. With a world-class ecosystem of investors, strategics, and mentors, BroadOak BioTools Venture Fund offers pre-commercial companies tremendous value to accelerate their growth.

Growth Stage: 6-9 months pre-commercialization

Industry Sector: biotools with a focus on CGT

Launched in 2022

Ecosystem of investors, strategics, and mentors

BioTools Venture Team

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Austin Duke, PhD

Managing Director, BioTools Venture Fund

Managing Director, BroadOak

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Carl Schoellhammer, PhD

Managing Director, BioTools Venture Fund

Principal, DeciBio

About DeciBio

DeciBio is a strategy consulting and market intelligence firm serving clients across the precision medicine ecosystem.

DeciBio’s specialized team of life science experts has a unique perspective on precision medicine. From early-stage research to commercialization and the patient journey, the DeciBio team understands how market developments impact the precision medicine ecosystem. They thrive in markets that require the unique combination of deep scientific understanding and business insights.

BioTools Venture Investments

DeciBio's industry-leading strategic consulting combined with BroadOak's depth of experience and network makes BroadOak's BioTools Venture Fund a natural choice for early-stage companies in need of growth capital.

Austin Duke
Managing Director, BroadOak

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