DEFTA Partners
Venture investment firm with a multi-decade track record investing in early-stage technology companies. Focus areas include healthcare (advanced therapeutics and health ICT), information and communication technology (ICT), and enabling technologies. Provides capital, hands-on operational support, and international market expansion assistance from offices in San Francisco, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.
DEFTA Partners
San Francisco, California, United States, North America
Services
Venture investment and equity financing
Provision of capital to early-stage technology and healthcare companies and ongoing portfolio management.
Business development and international scaling support
Hands-on operational support to expand into international markets and connect companies with partners and customers across regions.
Partnership and joint-venture facilitation
Establishing and operating joint ventures and strategic partnerships with corporations and NGOs to commercialize services (example: establishing an internet service joint venture with a development NGO).
Venture investment and equity financing
Provision of capital to early-stage technology and healthcare companies and ongoing portfolio management.
Business development and international scaling support
Hands-on operational support to expand into international markets and connect companies with partners and customers across regions.
Partnership and joint-venture facilitation
Establishing and operating joint ventures and strategic partnerships with corporations and NGOs to commercialize services (example: establishing an internet service joint venture with a development NGO).
Expertise Areas
- Venture capital and early-stage investment
- Healthcare and biotech investing
- Information and communication technology (ICT) investing
- International market expansion and global scaling
Key Technologies
- Extracellular vesicle therapeutics
- Nanopore biosensing
- Sample preparation for pathogen capture and enrichment
- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)