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Family office deal-making rebounds in April with healthcare bets

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 342 words · By Hayley Cuccinello
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What to know about Family office deal-making rebounds in April with healthcare bets

A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer.

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A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer.

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Investment firms of ultra-wealthy families stepped up their deal-making in April after a slowdown the month prior triggered by the outbreak of the Iran war.

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Claim 1: “A budget proposal released by the Trump administration in April seeks to cut an additional $5 billion from the National Institutes of Health.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “Stipple Bio, a developer of targeted cancer therapies, raised $100 million in the round, which was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz.”
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Multiple sources confirm Stipple Bio raised $100 million in a Series A round co-led by a16z Bio+Health (Andreessen Horowitz) and others.
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web search NEUTRAL — Congratulations to the Stipple Bio team on closing their $100M oversubscribed Series A! We're proud to have co-led this round alongside a16z Bio + Health and Nextech Invest, and thrilled to support St…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/silicon-legal-strategy_sls-cl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Project-based workers are an exploding population: 59 million Americans performed freelance work in 2020, representing 22% year-over-year growth and 36% of the total workforce.is a former General Part…
https://a16z.com/announcement/investing-in-wrapbook/
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web search NEUTRAL — Stipple Bio has raised $121.65MM to date. Stipple Bio pre-IPO valuation and funding rounds. Funding history chart. Funding round and deals details.
https://forgeglobal.com/stipple-bio_ipo/
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Claim 3: “In a survey released by J.P. Morgan Private Bank in February, half of family offices cited healthcare innovation as a top investment theme, second only to artificial intelligence, at 65%.”
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Claim 4: “The impact-driven family office was founded by David Dolby in 2014”
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No evidence was provided regarding the founding date or founder of Dolby Family Ventures.
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Claim 5: “Emerson Collective's investment in Stipple Bio was managed by Yosemite, an oncology-focused venture fund founded by Reed Jobs”
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Wikipedia and LinkedIn both confirm that Yosemite is an oncology-focused venture fund founded by Reed Jobs and that it managed Emerson Collective's investments (specifically mentioning Stipple Bio in BioSpace results).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emerson Collective, LLC is an American company founded by Laurene Powell Jobs. The company invests in entrepreneurs and innovators working in education, energy and the environment, immigration, media …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_Collective
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Laurene Powell Jobs (née Powell; born November 6, 1963) is an American entrepreneur, business executive and philanthropist. She is the founder and president of Emerson Collective, lead investor and ch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurene_Powell_Jobs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reed Paul Jobs (born September 22, 1991) is an American venture capitalist and founder of the Yosemite Venture Fund. He is the son of Steve Jobs and Laurene Powell Jobs; the co-founder of Apple Inc. a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_Jobs
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Claim 6: “The Apple co-founder died in 2011 from complications of pancreatic cancer.”
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Wikipedia and Britannica confirm Steve Jobs died in 2011 from complications of pancreatic cancer.
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web search NEUTRAL — Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor,[2] and investor.Jobs was also a member of the board of directors at Gap Inc. from 1999 to 2002.[4] In 2003…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
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web search NEUTRAL — Jobs died at the age of 56 after battling cancer for several years. Word also spread on Monday that Apple planned a tribute to Jobs on October 19 at a private event to be held at an outdoor amphitheat…
https://www.france24.com/en/20111011-steve-jobs-died-respira…
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web search NEUTRAL — What caused Steve Jobs’s death? In 2003 Jobs was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer, and the following year he announced that he had undergone surgery to remove a tumor. In 2009 Jobs rece…
https://www.britannica.com/money/Steve-Jobs
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Claim 7: “Ultralight, an artificial intelligence software platform for personalized healthcare, raised $9.3 million in seed funding from Emerson Collective and other investors.”
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The evidence provided for 'Ultralight' refers exclusively to ultralight aircraft and aviation, not an AI healthcare platform or a $9.3 million seed round.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maine ( MAYN) is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an alphabetical list of aircraft engines by manufacturer.
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web search NEUTRAL — During the late 1970s and early 1980s, mostly stimulated by the hang gliding movement, many people sought affordable powered flight. As a result, many aviation authorities set up definitions of lightw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultralight_aviation
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Claim 8: “Laurene Powell Jobs' Emerson Collective... joined fundraises for two startups, a seed round for Ultralight and a Series A round for Stipple Bio.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Emerson Collective (managed by Yosemite) participated in the funding round for Stipple Bio. While the evidence for 'Ultralight' is missing or irrelevant (referring to aircraft), the Stipple Bio part is strongly corroborated.
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web search NEUTRAL — The financing was co-led by RA Capital, a16z Bio+Health and Nextech Invest, and includes participation from existing investors Emerson Collective Investments (managed by Yosemite), GV (Google Ventures…
https://stipple.bio/stipple-bio-emerges-from-stealth-with-ov…
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web search NEUTRAL — The round was co-led by RA Capital, a16z Bio+Health, and Nextech Invest, with participation from existing investors Emerson Collective Investments (managed by Yosemite), GV (Google Ventures), LoLa Cap…
https://allsci.com/news/stipple-bio-closes-usd-100m-series-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — - Series A financing co-led by RA Capital, a16z Bio+Health and Nextech Invest, and includes participation from existing investors Emerson Collective Investments (managed by Yosemite), GV (Google ...
https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/stipple-bio-emerges-…
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Claim 9: “Nearly a third of April's investments were made in healthcare and life sciences companies.”
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The evidence provided discusses family offices in general or global startup capital trends, but does not provide specific data for April's investments or the percentage allocated to healthcare and life sciences.
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web search NEUTRAL — Family offices are increasingly prominent and powerful investors in fast-growing, innovative companies, accounting for almost one-third of all capital invested in startups globally.
https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/services/family-business/family-of…
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web search NEUTRAL — Family offices are often built around core assets that are professionally managed. As profits are created, assets are deployed into investments. Family offices might invest in private equity, venture …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_office
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web search NEUTRAL — One-person companies are less likely to be considered. The firm seeks teams that are able to work across cultures and grow into international markets. The firm is a long-term investor that works close…
https://blog.lifesciencenation.com/2016/09/15/hot-investor-m…
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Claim 10: “Also in April, Dolby Family Ventures joined a 53 million euro ($62 million) Series B round for Exciva”
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The claim states a 53 million euro ($62 million) round, but the evidence from EQT Life Sciences and other sources reports the round was 51 million euro ($59 million).
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web search NEUTRAL — Exciva is a biopharmaceutical company founded in 2016 by Drs. Anton Bespalov, Hans Moebius and Rao Vepachedu to address neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease dementia and other brain disord…
https://ala.associates/funding/exciva-raises-e51-million-59m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dolby Family Ventures, David Dolby kicked off the Alzheimer’s Impact Alliance reception honoring his father - “this is the time we need to dig deep and fund more research” - thank you David for your l…
https://www.linkedin.com/company/dolbyventures
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web search NEUTRAL — Strategically, the funding bolsters Exciva's executive team with seasoned leaders from Big Pharma, enhancing deal-making capabilities for future licensing or M&A opportunities.
https://www.pharmafocuseurope.com/news/eqt-life-sciences-co-…
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Claim 11: “Family offices made 55 direct investments in companies last month, up from 39 in March according to data provided exclusively to CNBC by Fintrx”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'according' and does not contain any data regarding Fintrx or family office investments.
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web search NEUTRAL — 爱词霸权威在线词典,为您提供according的中文意思,according的用法讲解,according的读音,according的同义词,according的反义词,according的例句等英语服务。
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web search NEUTRAL — according是英语单词，主要用作形容词和动词，作形容词时译为“相符的；相应的；一致的”，作动词时译为“给予；符合，一致”，动词形式为accord的现在分词。 其英式发音为 [əˈkɔːdɪŋ]，美式发音为 [əˈkɔːrdɪŋ]。
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web search NEUTRAL — 3. According to the currently accepted definition, neither the concept of practice nor matter can be a logical starting point of a new system. 依据 目前 公认 的 定义， “ 实践 ” 概念 和 “ 物质 ” 概念 都 无法成为 新 体系 的 逻辑 起点。
https://global.bing.com/dict/search?q=according&FORM=BDVSP6&…
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Claim 12: “his father, billionaire engineer Ray Dolby, died of complications of Alzheimer's disease and acute leukemia.”
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No evidence was provided regarding the cause of death for Ray Dolby.
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