TCG Crossover
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Palo Alto, United States
Countries of investment
- United States
Investment stages
- Series A
- Series B
- Series C
- Growth
- IPO
Industries
- Biotechnology
- Life Sciences
- Pharma
- Biologics
About
TCG Crossover (TCGX) is a science-driven investment firm dedicated to advancing disruptive and breakthrough medicines. They support innovative biotechnology companies, offering deep domain expertise and capital to steer advanced therapeutic concepts from development into reality. Their mission is to enable extraordinary continuations in healthcare by funding the technologies that shape next-generation patient treatment.
TCG Crossover (TCGX) is a science-driven investment firm dedicated to advancing disruptive and breakthrough medicines. They support innovative biotechnology companies, offering deep domain expertise and capital to steer advanced therapeutic concepts from development into reality. Their mission is to enable extraordinary continuations in healthcare by funding the technologies that shape next-generation patient treatment.
Investment Thesis
TCG Crossover (TCGX) is a science-driven healthcare investment firm that backs both private and public biotechnology companies globally. Their core thesis states that hard science drives fiscal returns, deploying capital into novel pre-IPO and public therapeutics addressing high unmet medical needs like advanced oncology. What makes TCGX unique is its specialized position as a dedicated crossover vehicle born out of The Column Group ecosystem, which provides companies with an elite, molecular-level technical network capable of guiding clinical assets straight through complex big-pharma M&A or public market listings.
Manager's Experience
Founded in 2021 by Chen Yu, a former Managing Partner at Vivo Capital with over 20 years in public and private life sciences investing. TCGX has raised $3.1B in total, with exits including Tourmaline Bio's $1.4B sale to Novartis and ADARx's IPO.
Team
Chen Yu - Founder & Managing Partner
Giuliano Marostica - Managing Partner
Cariad Chester - Managing Partner
Dandan Dong - Managing Partner Asia
Craig Skaling - CFO & COO
Portfolio
Candid Therapeutics
Tourmaline Bio
Adcendo
ADARx Pharmaceuticals