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General Inception

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General Inception focuses on deep tech and life sciences companies spanning engineered biology, life science tools & diagnostics, and therapeutics. They specialize in translating deep tech visions to customers through hands-on company building from inception through seed investment and beyond.

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Focus Areas

Biotech, Medtech, Healthtech

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Investment Thesis

General Inception operates as a ‘Deep Tech Venture studio’ that partners with extraordinary technical co-founders to solve fundamental problems in science-based company creation. Rather than traditional venture capital, they position themselves as ‘your business co-founder,’ providing the right people, customers, and funding access to start and scale successful companies. Their core model emphasizes bringing the right people together at the right time for successful company formation and growth, with the GI team taking on most day-to-day planning and execution activities.

What Sets Them Apart

  • Full-service venture studio model with hands-on operational involvement in portfolio companies
  • Team with centuries of combined life science operating experience, including former Flagship, McKinsey, and biotech leaders
  • Access to interconnected portfolio ecosystem for sharing technologies, customers, and markets
  • Four-phase repeatable model: Ignite, Nurture, Scale, Repeat
  • Fractional services business extending capabilities beyond portfolio (Transformation Services, Fractional Finance, Lab Services)
  • European expansion through Igniter Europe leveraging local scientific talent across France, Belgium, Netherlands, and UK
  • GIL'S (General Inception Lab Services) providing validation and assay expertise in fibrosis, oncology, inflammation, and autoimmune diseases

Portfolio Highlights

Abbelight

Life Science Tools

Alida

Engineered Biology

Abrus

Life Science Tools

Axoiya

Life Science Tools

Basilard

Engineered Biology

Biocellis

Life Science Tools

Blythe

Diagnostics

Clearcut Surgical

Life Science Tools

+ 31 more companies in their portfolio

Investment Team

40 Partners at General Inception

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