HISTORY
Theseus Capital was founded by Ron Bauer, a Venture Capital Investor with over 20 years of experience working closely with entrepreneurs and leading scientists.
Ron Bauer has experience investing in a wide array of sectors including Life Sciences, Technology, Gaming, and Natural Resources. Ron Bauer was the co-founder of Turkana Energy, an Africa-focused Oil and Gas exploration company. Turkana Energy merged with Africa Oil in July 2009 and subsequently grew to become one of Canada’s most successful Oil and Gas exploration companies. Africa Oil discovered one of the continent’s largest oil sources of this century on Turkana Energy’s concession. At its peak, after the discovery, Africa Oil traded at a market capitalization in excess of $3 Billion CAD and was one of the TSX’s highly traded companies in terms of volume and daily trading value. Ron Bauer graduated from the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School with a Master of Business Administration.
Ron Bauer’s focus in recent years has shifted to Life Sciences where he has worked with some of the world’s leading scientists to develop successful early-stage Life Science companies built around solid intellectual property in cooperation with leading academic institutions that include the University of Oxford, Stanford University, Cornell University, Vanderbilt University and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
SERVICES
WHAT VALUE DO WE ADD?
Theseus Capital provides a wide range of value to the companies it invests in. Theseus Capital is actively involved in the whole life cycle of investment, from early-stage seed capital right up to the investment companies’ eventual exit.
INVESTMENT LIFE CYCLE
Company Formation
Angel Investments
Seed Capital
Pre-public Raises
Private Equity
Venture Capital
RTOs
IPOs
Trade Sales
With Theseus Capital, every type of transaction is possible and every type of financial instrument is available from equity to
debt. We offer a turn key solution which allows us to guide, mentor, and consult our portfolio companies.
Theseus Capital has close standing relationships with leading law, accounting, institutional brokerage and investment banking
firms.
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
Theseus Capital has a solid set of criteria by which it selects the Life Sciences companies it invests in. The company looks for ventures led by:
Scientists from leading academic institutions
Individuals that have taken drugs to market or completed successful exits
People that have served in senior-level management in Biotech companies
Visionary entrepreneurs of all ages and experiences looking to change the world
TEAM
Leveraging a World-Class Team
TEAM
RON BAUER
Principal
- Ron has over 20 years of experience working with entrepreneurs and leading scientists
- He was the co-founder of Turkana Energy, an Africa-focused oil and gas exploration company
- Turkana made one of the largest oil discoveries in Africa this century, leading to the company trading at a market capitalization in excess of $3 Billion CAD
- Ron has an MBA from Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge
- Ron has shifted focus to Life Sciences in recent years, working with leading institutions such as Oxford, Stanford, Cornell, Vanderbilt and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
TEAM
PROFESSOR SIR MARC FELDMANN
Chief Scientific Advisor
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- Prof Sir Marc Feldmann AC FAA FRS FRCP FRCPath FMedSci is a preeminent immunologist based at the University of Oxford
- Working with Prof Sir Ravinder Maini, he conducted clinical trials of Infliximab, which Centocor had generated, ultimately branded as Remicade and licensed Feldmann’s key patent
- Remicade was the main driver of J&J’s $4.9 Billion USD acquisition of Centocor in 1998
- Since 2012, the field of anti-TNF therapeutics has been the world’s best-selling drugs class with sales of over $40 Billion USD annually
- Prof Sir Marc has been substantially recognized for his work, including election to multiple national academies and receiving prestigious awards such as the Crafoord prize
- He was knighted in the 2010 Queen’s Birthday Honours in recognition of his important contributions
TEAM
MATT HOLYOAK
Analyst
- Matt brings an incisive mind and high organizational skills to the firm
- Matt graduated with a degree in History from the University of Oxford, consistently ranked by sources as one of the top institutions of higher education in the world
- The intense workload of his degree has prepared Matt with a deeper understanding of the historical trends underlying the world of business, which he has applied effectively
- He has made an immediate impact in his role, reorganizing and streamlining efforts to take companies public by taking control of all aspects of the process
- Matt has been involved in this process with more than twenty companies under the firm’s portfolio, being recognized for his prompt, accurate work and professional attitude
Contact Us
ONE CAPITAL PLACE 3RD FLOOR
PO BOX 1564
GRAND CAYMAN
CAYMAN ISLANDS KY1-1110