The Aurora Funds: venture capital firm that provides capital, connections and strategic guidance to entrepreneurs with early-stage life sciences and information technology companies.

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Investment Criteria

Aurora prefers to make its initial investments in companies that meet the following criteria:

Geography
Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States
Industries
Healthcare
  • Biotechnology
  • Medical Devices
  • Therapeutics
  • Healthcare Services
Information Technology
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Internet, Software
  • Semiconductors
  • Data Communications
Stage
Seed and Series A; pre-product through early stage revenue
Transaction Size
$50,000 - $2,000,000 for initial investment. Aurora reserves capital for follow-on investments and has an average total investment per portfolio company of $3,000,000 - $6,000,000
Control
Aurora prefers to be the lead or co-lead investor and have a board seat.
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