ReefHaven Ventures Fund I

ReefHaven Ventures

Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

San Diego, United States

Countries of investment

United States

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

Life Sciences
MedTech
Therapeutics
Biotech
Medical Devices
Healthcare
HealthTech
Digital Health
Diagnostics

About
ReefHaven Ventures is a San Diego-based venture capital firm focused on backing early-stage life sciences and MedTech founders. Their focus spans life sciences, medical technology, therapeutics, and biotech across the United States. The firm supports healthcare founders from pre-seed through seed stages.

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Max check size: $500K
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Investment Thesis

ReefHaven Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm deploying capital across life sciences, medical technology, therapeutics, biotech, medical devices, and healthcare sectors. They invest in breakthrough healthcare companies at critical inflection points where innovation, clinical impact, and commercial opportunity converge. The firm differentiates itself through close partnership with UC San Diego's MedTech Accelerator, Jacobs School of Engineering, and Schools of Medicine, backing San Diego County's most promising life sciences and medical technology innovators.

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Manager's Experience

Founded in 2025 by Garrett Smith (Co-founder and Managing Partner, MS and PhD in bioengineering from UC San Diego, Director of Blue LINC Incubator) and Nicholas Mourlas (Co-founder). Small team of 2 partners based in San Diego. Works closely with UC San Diego's MedTech Accelerator and Schools of Medicine. First investment: Katomed alongside Kyocera Ventures. Focused on bridging life science startups through the "Valley of Death".