Description Auriga Partners keeps a sharp eye out for stellar investments in the life sciences and information technology industries. The venture capital firm, which was founded in 1998 by a trio of French VC veterans, focuses on early-stage European Union investments and takes a hands-on approach to developing its portfolio companies. Auriga Partners also considers investing in Israeli and North American firms. The firm typically spends an average E5 million ($7 million) per investment. Among Auriga Partners' former portfolio companies that have gone public are UK vaccine maker Acambis, French pharmaceutical company NicOx, and UK biotech firm Vernalis.