Investing in People With Vision
It takes a village to bring life-saving medicines to market, so we invest in entrepreneurs to create companies that turn breakthroughs into treatments for patients in need.
We Put People First
Westlake BioPartners is a people-first life science VC firm that crafts companies around world-class entrepreneurs. Immersed in the Los Angeles biotech community we helped catalyze, we’re intentionally scaled to incubate only the most promising companies by complementing their teams with personal attention, hands-on support, and connections to the most impactful innovations of our time. We believe it takes more than just great science to make life-changing medicines and by putting people first, we serve the greatest unmet patient needs.
Our Entrepreneurs Making a Difference
Peter Anastasiou,
CEO
Viviana Gradinaru,
Founder/Caltech
Creating a new class of targeted gene therapies for patients with debilitating and life-threatening genetic disorders.
Kathy Dong,
CEO
Developing a new way to change lives through a unique vision of mastering signal regulatory proteins (SIRP).
The Westlake Way
We know people are the first and most valuable asset. Our approach focuses on empowering the right entrepreneurs and guiding them through growth from ideation and preclinical research to clinical and commercial impact for the treatment of patients. We’re intentionally scaled to foster close relationships with our founders, take action instead of offer opinions, and deepen harmonious connections in our entrepreneurial network. By committing to personal attention, we provide each member of our concentrated portfolio with equal and essential access to innovation, capital, and community.
Happenings in Our Network
A Complementary Community
Where our visionary founders seized the opportunity to propel the Los Angeles biotech ecosystem, we’ve continued to build an increasingly symbiotic and ever-evolving community. From finding the right entrepreneurs to spearhead company formation, to scaling science through phase-appropriate R&D resources, our network provides unique complementary connections. Drawing from these roots, we support people making medical breakthroughs in California and beyond.
