Matthew Foy

CEO of Avante Biocapital

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated July 2026💼 4 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2020
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Board Member
Jul 2020
We are a precision oncology company pioneering the development of cancer therapies aimed at patients with unaddressed mutations across well-established oncology targtes. Deeply rooted in science and innovation, our vision is to compassionately contribute to solving cancer.
Board Member
Jan 2019
Decibel Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to discovering and developing transformative treatments to restore and improve hearing and balance, one of the largest areas of unmet need in medicine. Decibel has built a proprietary platform that integrates single-cell genomics and bioinformatic analyses, precision gene therapy technologies and expertise in inner ear biology. Decibel is leveraging its platform to advance gene therapies designed to selectively replace genes for the treatment of congenital, monogenic hearing loss and to regenerate inner ear hair cells for the treatment of acquired hearing and balance disorders. Decibel’s pipeline, including its lead gene therapy program, DB-OTO, to treat congenital, monogenic hearing loss, is designed to deliver on our vision of building a world of connection for people with hearing and balance disorders. Guidelines: https://bit.ly/3IzmNvU
Investor
Sep 2015
Asceneuron is a clinical stage biotech company focused on the development of orally bioavailable therapeutics for debilitating neurodegenerative disorders with high unmet medical need. The pipeline reflects our ambition to develop treatments for a wide a range of neurodegenerative diseases including orphan tauopathies, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Asceneuron has two clinical stage small molecule O-GlcNAcase inhibitors in development for the treatment of proteinopathies including Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Asceneuron is a privately held company financed by a renowned syndicate of investors consisting of Sofinnova Partners, M Ventures, SR One, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC) and Kurma Partners. For more information, please visit www.asceneuron.com. Further information: www.asceneuron.com
Consultant / Seed Investor
Jan 2015
✨ Nourish the body, Feed the soul 💚 We make the world’s best green juice
early stageFood & Beverages
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2024
CEO and Managing Partner
Jun 2024
Avante is an investment fund backing European clinical-stage biotechs. We provide a fresh approach to engaging with portfolio companies, bringing a transatlantic mindset with hands on development expertise and operational support, to turn European scientific excellence into life changing new medicines and build organisations with significant and sustained global leadership.
2020
Board Member
Jul 2020
We are a precision oncology company pioneering the development of cancer therapies aimed at patients with unaddressed mutations across well-established oncology targtes. Deeply rooted in science and innovation, our vision is to compassionately contribute to solving cancer.
2019
Board Member
Jan 2019
Decibel Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to discovering and developing transformative treatments to restore and improve hearing and balance, one of the largest areas of unmet need in medicine. Decibel has built a proprietary platform that integrates single-cell genomics and bioinformatic analyses, precision gene therapy technologies and expertise in inner ear biology. Decibel is leveraging its platform to advance gene therapies designed to selectively replace genes for the treatment of congenital, monogenic hearing loss and to regenerate inner ear hair cells for the treatment of acquired hearing and balance disorders. Decibel’s pipeline, including its lead gene therapy program, DB-OTO, to treat congenital, monogenic hearing loss, is designed to deliver on our vision of building a world of connection for people with hearing and balance disorders. Guidelines: https://bit.ly/3IzmNvU
2015
Investor
Sep 2015
Asceneuron is a clinical stage biotech company focused on the development of orally bioavailable therapeutics for debilitating neurodegenerative disorders with high unmet medical need. The pipeline reflects our ambition to develop treatments for a wide a range of neurodegenerative diseases including orphan tauopathies, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Asceneuron has two clinical stage small molecule O-GlcNAcase inhibitors in development for the treatment of proteinopathies including Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Asceneuron is a privately held company financed by a renowned syndicate of investors consisting of Sofinnova Partners, M Ventures, SR One, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC) and Kurma Partners. For more information, please visit www.asceneuron.com. Further information: www.asceneuron.com
Consultant / Seed Investor
Jan 2015
✨ Nourish the body, Feed the soul 💚 We make the world’s best green juice
early stageFood & Beverages
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