Johnston Associates

What they do

Johnston Associates (JAI) is a venture capital firm that provides seed capital to emerging healthcare-related startup businesses, with a particular emphasis on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Founded by venture capitalist Robert F. Johnston in 1968, the firm has launched companies from the ground up around unique and commercially promising technologies and has also financed more established small companies with demonstrated growth potential. Its portfolio spans pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, cell separations and imaging, drug discovery and delivery, toxic waste remediation, genetic engineering, and biopesticides, including both early-stage ventures and publicly traded companies. JAI also supports portfolio companies with managerial and technical assistance and leverages an extensive network in academia, venture capital, and medical communities to help secure ongoing capital and strategic resources.

What they look for

Johnston Associates invests its own private capital as seed funding in emerging healthcare-related startups, focusing on pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors and supporting them with ongoing financial, managerial, and technical assistance.

Stage

Seed

Sectors

Healthcare

Based

Princeton, US