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Pura Vida Investments, LLC

Private Equity

New York, NY

Innovative tools and devices improve patient outcomes and optimize surgery.

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Data as of Sep 17, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings, firm and issuer disclosures. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 18
Dated events: 14
On other graphs: 2
Observed: Sep 13, 2026 to Sep 17, 2026
29 observations

Across DFX

same identity by shared identifier, citation, or a bridge measured by hand

Independent Sponsorsidentity

Pura Vida Investments, LLC

Capital provider to sponsors · shared crd

RIA / Wealth Managementidentity

PURA VIDA INVESTMENTS, LLC

Registered adviser · shared crd

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Funds: 3
PE funds: 3
Vintages: 2014 to 2022
PE GAV, 2024 filing: $49.5Mgross asset value on Form ADV; never dry powder
Regulatory AUM: $264M
Investments: 7
Active investments: 0
Size band: LOWER MIDDLE MARKETderivedproxy: $0.05bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-03-26
Stated sectors: healthcare,technology
Latest ADV filing: Mar 26, 2024
Employees (ADV): 10
Website: puravidainvestments.com

Funds

Fund	Vintage	Lifecycle	ADV type	Form D sold	GAV
Pura Vida X Fund LP	2022	Unknown	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$49.5M
Pura Vida Private Equity Fund LP	2016	Mature	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$18.9M
Pura Vida Spv I, LLC	2014	Wound down	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$14.1M

Investments

Company	State	Role	Control	Invested	Exited	Status
Select Investments	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	unknown
atai Life Sciences AG	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	unknown
Claret Medical Inc.	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	unknown
Freenome	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	unknown
Metagenomi	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	unknown
Quanta	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	unknown
Willow Innovations	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	unknown

Relationships

Invested in (7)

→ atai Life Sciences AGCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ Willow InnovationsCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ QuantaCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ MetagenomiCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ FreenomeCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ Select InvestmentsCompanyunknown
factThe subject's own site
→ Claret Medical Inc.Companyunknown
factThe subject's own site

Employs (7)

→ Efrem Jason KamenPersonMember
Jul 1, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Cara Faith BradfieldPersonCco & Cfo
Jun 1, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Melissa Sue BalabanPersonChief Operating Officer
Jul 1, 2021 to May 12, 2023inferenceForm ADV
→ Christopher Achilles NonasPersonCfo/Coo/Cco
Nov 1, 2012 to Sep 29, 2017inferenceForm ADV
→ Doron JungerPersonMember
Jan 1, 2016 to Sep 29, 2017inferenceForm ADV
→ Alyssa Arden RomanoPersonCco And Cfo
May 1, 2018 to Jun 30, 2023inferenceForm ADV
→ Frank Isaac LitvackPersonMember
Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2023inferenceForm ADV

Manages (3)

→ Pura Vida X Fund LPFundPrivate Equity Fund
Mar 30, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Pura Vida Spv I, LLCFundPrivate Equity Fund
Oct 28, 2014 to presentfactForm ADV
→ Pura Vida Private Equity Fund LPFundPrivate Equity Fund
Mar 14, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV

Owns (1)

← Pura Vida Funds Group GP, LLCFirmGeneral Partner
Jul 1, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV

Dated events

4 bookkeeping events (roster, classification and holdings changes) folded below

Occurred
Jun 30, 2023
Person left
Frank Isaac Litvack (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Pura Vida Investments, LLC
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jun 30, 2023
Person left
Alyssa Arden Romano (Cco And Cfo) no longer on Schedule A of Pura Vida Investments, LLC
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jun 1, 2023
Person joined
Cara Faith Bradfield joined Schedule A of Pura Vida Investments, LLC as Cco & Cfo
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
May 12, 2023
Person left
Melissa Sue Balaban (Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Pura Vida Investments, LLC
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jul 1, 2021
Person joined
Melissa Sue Balaban joined Schedule A of Pura Vida Investments, LLC as Chief Operating Officer
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
May 1, 2018
Person joined
Alyssa Arden Romano joined Schedule A of Pura Vida Investments, LLC as Cco And Cfo
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Sep 29, 2017
Person left
Christopher Achilles Nonas (Cfo/Coo/Cco) no longer on Schedule A of Pura Vida Investments, LLC
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Sep 29, 2017
Person left
Doron (nmn) Junger (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Pura Vida Investments, LLC
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jan 1, 2016
Person joined
Doron Junger joined Schedule A of Pura Vida Investments, LLC as Member
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jan 24, 2013
Adviser first adv filing
Pura Vida Investments, LLC first filed Form ADV in the extract (ERA)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Show 4 bookkeeping events

Occurred
Mar 30, 2022
Pura Vida X Fund LP first reported on Form ADV by Pura Vida Investments, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $58,432,775
Occurred
Mar 30, 2022
Fund 805-7119975278 no longer reported on Form ADV by Pura Vida Investments, LLC
Occurred
Mar 14, 2016
Pura Vida Private Equity Fund LP first reported on Form ADV by Pura Vida Investments, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $4,084,000
Occurred
Oct 28, 2014
Pura Vida Spv I, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Pura Vida Investments, LLC (Private Equity Fund), GAV $5,000,000

Who to call

the organisation, the role and the published line, with the filing or website that published it; revealed to signed-in accounts

The firm's published line

Revealable: 1 business phone (Form ADV), 1 office address (Form ADV), 1 website (Form ADV) · as of 2026-09-13

Also named here, with no published line of their own (reach them through the firm): Efrem Jason Kamen (Member), Cara Faith Bradfield (Cco & Cfo).

Who to call is the organisation, the person's role and the line they published themselves: a business phone, office address, website or profile link from Form ADV, Form 13F or their own website, with that source named on every value. The counts above are what a reveal returns; a personal email is rarely published, so most reveals are the firm's line. Never data bought from a provider, never anything personal. Reveals by plan

Provenance

Graph: Private Equity
Canonical id: dfx:pe:22748eec-e4c3-476f-937d-c0929e75b397
First observed: Sep 13, 2026
Last observed: Sep 17, 2026 39 h ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings, Firm and issuer disclosures
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

Pura Vida Investments, LLC

Private Equity

New York, NY

Innovative tools and devices improve patient outcomes and optimize surgery.

This is the graph view. The full profile, with its team, deals and sources, is on Private Equity.Open the full profile →

Search this name across graphsid dfx:pe:22748eec-e4c3-476f-937d-c0929e75b397

Data as of Sep 17, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings, firm and issuer disclosures. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Fund

Vintage

Lifecycle

ADV type

Form D sold

GAV

LPs

Pura Vida X Fund LP

2022

Unknown

Private Equity Fund

n/a

$49.5M

Pura Vida Private Equity Fund LP

2016

Mature

Private Equity Fund

n/a

$18.9M

Pura Vida Spv I, LLC

2014

Wound down

Private Equity Fund

n/a

$14.1M

Company

State

Role

Control

Invested

Exited

Status

Select Investments

n/a

unknown

n/a

unknown

atai Life Sciences AG

n/a

unknown

n/a

unknown

Claret Medical Inc.

n/a

unknown

n/a

unknown

Freenome

n/a

unknown

n/a

unknown

Metagenomi

n/a

unknown

n/a

unknown

Quanta

n/a

unknown

n/a

unknown

Willow Innovations

n/a

unknown

n/a

unknown