Aurora Funds

The Aurora Funds is a venture capital firm that provides capital, connections and strategic guidance to entrepreneurs with early-stage life sciences and information technology companies. Founded in 1994, Aurora manages over $234 million in five venture funds. The Aurora team has managed investments in over 60 companies, resulting in five IPOs and eight M&A transactions to date. Aurora typically is a lead or co-lead investor in seed and early-stage financing opportunities located primarily in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. The firm's initial investment size ranges from $50,000 in a seed investment to as much as $2.5 million in a first round financing. Aurora has the capacity to invest a total of between $4 million and $8 million across multiple rounds of financing as the company matures. The firm has a balanced investment focus across both life sciences and information technology industries.