Michael Fichardt is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of OneBio Venture Studio. See contact routes.
Michael Fichardt is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of OneBio Venture Studio, an African biotech early-stage investor and venture builder established in Cape Town in 2018. His investment thesis focuses exclusively on early-stage biotechnology startups at the intersection of science and entrepreneurship, with a geographic mandate centered on Africa. OneBio typically acts as an early-stage investor supporting startups that integrate biology with innovative business solutions, though specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed. Notable portfolio companies are not explicitly named in available sources, as the firm emphasizes building Africa’s first biotech hub through infrastructure and an innovation centre rather than listing a traditional portfolio. Fichardt describes himself as an entrepreneur, technologist, and investor working at the nexus of technology, startups, and finance, with experience instrumental in developing numerous biotech firms. He has publicly presented on “Building Bio-Businesses in South Africa,” articulating a point of view on advancing the African biotechnology ecosystem through venture capital and cut
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