Visionary Ventures: Closes Fund II, at $114M

  • Visionary Ventures, an Aliso Viejo, California-based venture capital firm, closed Visionary Venture Fund II, at $114m
  • The fund supported by existing and new Ophthalmology and Optometry Key Opinion Leader (KOL) limited partners
  • Visionary Ventures is a venture capital firm that also invests in promising life sciences and ophthalmology startups
  • Leading Visionary Fund II is Managing Partner, Jeffry Weinhuff and Principal, Garrett Hamontree along with Venture Partner Daniel Gil, PhD
  • The firm is supported by industry leaders on the Investment Advisory Committee, including Richard Lindstrom, MD; Ehsan Sadri, MD; Farrell Tyson, MD; Bill Carpou; Robert Avery, MD; and Jeffry Weinhuff
  • Fund II backed companies include Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Orasis Pharmaceuticals, and TearClear. Past marquee Visionary investments include IanTech, RxSight, and Tear Film Innovations
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