Pura Vida Investments

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Pura Vida Investments — overview

Established

2012

Firm Ownership

Independent Firm

Investment Team Staff

Total Staff

About

Pura Vida Investments is a US-based hedge fund manager firm founded in September 2012 by Efrem Kamen, with Frank Litvack as co-founder. The firm specializes in healthcare-focused investments, employing a fundamentally driven, market-neutral strategy. Firm's approach centers on identifying structural shifts in the healthcare sector and inflection points in company-specific valuations. Pura Vida invests across a broad spectrum of healthcare domains, including medical technology, diagnostics, genomics, biopharmaceuticals, and health-tech services. The firm manages both public and private pooled investment vehicles and offers discretionary advisory services tailored to institutional and sophisticated investors. As of early 2025, Pura Vida has begun liquidating publicly traded assets while continuing to manage private investments.

Asset Class	No. of Funds Currently Managed	Strategies
Private Equity	-	-
Private Debt	-	-
Real Estate	-	-
Infrastructure	-	-
Natural Resources	-	-

Asset Class	No. of Funds Currently Managed	AuM	Date of AuM	Strategies
Hedge Funds	6			Long/Short Equity

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Pura Vida Investments - known decision makers (6)

Position	Location	Asset Class
Co-Founder	New York, US	HF
Investment Manager	New York, US	HF
Managing Director	New York, US	HF
Managing Partner	New York, US	HF
Head of Equities	New York, US	HF

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Pura Vida Investments - hedge funds managed (6)

Fund Name	Share Classes	Core Strategy	Status
Pura Vida Master Fund	-	Long/Short Equity	Active
Pura Vida Offshore Fund One	-	Long/Short Equity	Active
Pura Vida Onshore Fund One	-	Long/Short Equity	Active
Pura Vida Pro Special Opportunity Master Fund	-	Long/Short Equity	Active
Pura Vida Pro Special Opportunity Offshore Fund	-	Long/Short Equity	Active

Showing 5 of 6 hedge funds managed by Pura Vida Investments