VC
United Kingdom
In The News Oct 2026

Abingworth

Check Size
€14M – €28M
Outreach
Cold Email OK

Investment Focus

Geographic Focus

Europe
United States
Global

Investment Thesis

Transatlantic life sciences investor (est. 1973, acquired by Carlyle 2022) backing seed through late-stage therapeutics. 75 IPOs and 49 M&As from 190+ companies.

How to Pitch Abingworth

Cold Email Works
Abingworth is open to unsolicited pitches. A short, specific email is the fastest way in.

Who To Contact

Andrew Sinclair
Managing Director, Head of Publics & Late Stage
Jayson Punwani
Managing Director, Head of Venture
Source

Portfolio Highlights

Vaxcyte - US pneumococcal vaccine biotech (Nasdaq: PCVX); Abingworth led Series A
Sierra Oncology - myelofibrosis biotech acquired by GSK for $1.9B
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals - RNAi therapeutics pioneer; Abingworth early-stage investor

Team

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Andrew Sinclair
Managing Director, Head of Publics & Late Stage
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Ankur Shah
Vice President, CCD
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Bali Muralidhar
Global Head of Life Sciences & CIO
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Diya Malhotra
Principal
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Graham Mills
Principal
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Jayson Punwani
Managing Director, Head of Venture
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Kurt von Emster
Managing Partner
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Robert DeBenedetto
Managing Director, CCD
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Ron Hsu
Principal
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Travis Wilson
Managing Director, CCD
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Focus and check size from the firm's website. Website reachable as of Aug 2026.

Ready to Reach Abingworth?

A fit check scores your pitch against their thesis, stage and ticket. An email draft uses their real deals and thesis, not a template.