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ARCH Venture Partners

Venture capital

Chicago · Seed–Growth · 54 people tracked

Also known as Arch Asset Management Inc · ARCH Venture · ARCH VENTURE CORP · ARCH VENTURE MANAGEMENT LLC

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Investment thesis

ARCH Venture Partners takes a contrarian, bold approach to venture investing, founding and building companies around revolutionary science and technologies intended to improve people's lives. The firm follows the science to identify opportunities and adopts a long-term view when building companies, remaining flexible in its approach and sizing investments in each portfolio company as needed. It leverages an extended network of partners to help companies through their formation stages and support their growth to full potential.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 27, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
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$50K – $250M
HQ
Chicago, Illinois, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1989
Last 12 months
16 investments
AUM
$12B
VC funds
13
Tracked investments
196

Team · 54 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Paul Thurk· Managing Director (1970-2021)

Former Managing Director; noted as deceased (1970-2021).

Steve Gillis, Ph.D.· Managing Director
Brian Cuneo· Senior Partner
David Moore· Senior Partner
Jay Markowitz· Partner
Axel Bouchon, Ph.D.· Venture Partner
George Scangos, Ph.D.· Venture Partner
Inca Coman, Ph.D.· Venture Partner
Jay Parrish, Ph.D.· Venture Partner
John Maraganore, Ph.D.· Venture Partner
Jordan Zwick· Venture Partner
Mayu Yoshikawa, Ph.D.· Venture Partner
Olivia Zetter· Strategic Advisor & Venture Partner
Richard Heyman, Ph.D.· Venture Partner
Vicki Sato, Ph.D.· Venture Partner
Inca Dieterich· Venture Partnerin𝕏
Jason Doren· General Counselin

Jason Doren serves as General Counsel at ARCH Venture Partners.

Peter Mintun, Ph.D· Associate

14 people who came through ARCH Venture Partners went on to found or lead other companies.

+ 2 more

What they invest in

from 156 of 196 portfolio companies

Biotech ×130Medical Devices ×71Healthtech ×55Deep Tech ×52AI & Machine Learning ×36Digital Health ×21Advanced Manufacturing ×8Enterprise Software ×7

HQs:United States×119United Kingdom×2Switzerland×1China×1Germany×1India×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 75 portfolio companies
39%
solo founders
29 of 75 mapped founding teams
52%
repeat founders
of 42 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 48 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×292 founders×153 founders×194+ founders×12

Where their founders studiedfrom 37 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×4Harvard University ×3Princeton University ×3Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons ×2Harvard Business School ×2Northwestern University ×2The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ×2The Wharton School ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 42 founders with career history

Biotechnology Innovation Organization ×5Stanford University ×5Brigham and Women's Hospital ×4Harvard University ×3University of California, San Francisco ×3Aisling Capital ×2Amgen ×2Farcast Biosciences ×2

21 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 34 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders

Investments · 196 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 92025 · 112024 · 192023 · 72022 · 82021 · 112020 · 22019 · 22018 · 72017 · 62016 · 42015 · 13104 dated

Prime Medicineprimemedicine.comin𝕏NASDAQ: PRME✓ verified

Prime Medicine develops one-time genetic therapies using Prime Editing, a gene editing technology developed in David R.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Andrew Anzalone(Co-founder and Head of Platform)David Liu(Co-founder)Allan Reine(Chief Executive Officer)inMohammed Asmal(Chief Medical Officer)inAnn Lee(Chief Technical Officer)Svetlana Makhni(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Newpath PartnersF-Prime CapitalOUP (Osage University Partners)Samsara BioCapital

908 Devices908devices.comin𝕏NASDAQ: MASSApr 2015

908 Devices manufactures handheld mass spectrometry and chemical analysis devices for rapid detection in defense, security, and hazardous materials response applications.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareMedical DevicesBoston, US

Kevin J. Knopp, PhD(CEO & Co-founder)Christopher Brown(Executive Officer)inKevin Knopp(Executive Officer, Director)inJoseph Griffith IV(Executive Officer)

BoardCorey Steffek(Director)

Board seatKeith CrandellKevin Hrusovsky· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsRazor's Edge VenturesUTECAramco VenturesNorthpond Ventures

Beam Therapeuticsbeamtx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: BEAMFeb 2018

Beam Therapeutics develops gene-editing medicines, particularly base editors and precision genome editing technologies, to create lifelong cures for patients with serious genetic diseases.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCambridge, US

David R. Liu(Founder and Inventor)inJ. Keith Joung(Founder and Inventor)inFeng Zhang(Founder and Inventor)David R. Liu, Ph.D.(Founder and Inventor)J. Keith Joung, M.D., Ph.D.(Founder and Inventor)Feng Zhang, Ph.D.(Founder and Inventor)

Board seatRobert NelsenKristina Burow· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsDreamers VCEight Roads VenturesF-Prime CapitalForesite CapitalGV (Google Ventures)HongShan Capital Group+1 more

Boundless Bioboundlessbio.comin𝕏NASDAQ: BOLDMay 2021

Boundless Bio develops precision oncology medicines targeting ecDNA-amplified cancers, specifically creating a new category of ecDNA-directed therapies for patients with oncogenic alterations.

BiotechMedical DevicesLa Jolla, US

Zachary D. Hornby(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardBenjamin Cravatt, Ph.D.(Director)Carolyn Ng, Ph.D.(Director)Jakob Loven, Ph.D.(Director)Ho Sung Cho, Ph.D.(Director)

Board seatKristina Burow· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsNextech InvestRA Capital

Enliven Therapeuticsenliventherapeutics.cominNASDAQ: ELVNApr 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

Enliven Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops small molecule therapeutics using a precision medicine approach, with a focus on oncology and hematology.

BiotechHealthtechBoulder, US

Sam Kintz(Co-founder and Head of Pipeline)Joe Lyssikatos(Co-founder and Research Fellow)Anish Patel(Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer)Rick Fair(Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors)Helen Collins(Chief Medical Officer)Ben Hohl(Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development)

Board seatRichard Heyman· per SEC Form D · $90M raise · filed Apr 2024

Co-investors5AM VenturesOrbiMedPfizer Venture InvestmentsRoche Venture Fund

Gossamer Biogossamerbio.comin𝕏NASDAQ: GOSSJan 2018

Gossamer Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing seralutinib, an investigational drug candidate for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesSan Diego, US

Faheem Hasnain(Executive Officer, Director)inChristian Waage(Executive Officer)inSheila Gujrathi, MD(Founder)inBryan Giraudo(Executive Officer)Laura Carter, Ph.D.(Executive Officer)Joshua Bilenker, M.D.(Director)

Board seatKristina BurowRobert Nelsen· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBay City CapitalEcoR1 CapitalFoothill VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Samsara BioCapital

GRAILgrail.comin𝕏NASDAQ: GRALMay 2018

GRAIL develops the Galleri blood test for multi-cancer early detection using next-generation sequencing and machine learning to screen for multiple deadly cancer types before symptoms appear.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesMenlo Park, US

Jeffrey T. Huber(Director)Joshua Ofman, MD, MSHS(Chief Executive Officer)inAaron Freidin(Executive Officer)inJosh Ofman(Executive Officer)inRobert Ragusa(Executive Officer, Director)Jennifer Cook(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seatRobert Nelsen· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAmino CapitalBezos ExpeditionsBluebird VenturesDecheng CapitalDentsu VenturesFelicis Ventures+8 more

Neumora Therapeuticsneumoratx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: NMRAJan 2023 · $112M

Neumora is a clinical research company developing investigational medications, with a focus on conducting clinical trials to obtain regulatory approval and make treatments available to patients.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesWatertown, US

Joshua Pinto(Executive Officer)Tamara Tompkins(Executive Officer)inKari Stefansson(Director)Maykin Ho(Director)Alaa Halawa(Director)

Board seatRobert NelsenKristina Burow· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCatalio Capital Management, LPF-Prime CapitalK2 HealthVenturesMercury FundPremier PartnersSoftBank Vision Fund+2 more

Quanterixquanterix.comin𝕏NASDAQ: QTRXMar 2016

Quanterix develops technology for highly sensitive detection of protein biomarkers using non-invasive sample types, aimed at early disease detection and prevention.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesLexington, US

David Walt(Director)inErnest Orticerio(Executive Officer)Ernest Oriticerio(Executive Officer)

BoardJohn Connolly(Director)Paul Meister(Director)

Board seatKeith Crandell· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFoothill VenturesKhosla VenturesNovalis LifeSciences

Scholar Rockscholarrock.comin𝕏NASDAQ: SRRKDec 2015

Scholar Rock is a biopharmaceutical company that develops therapies targeting growth factor proteins to treat serious diseases.

BiotechCambridge, US

Nagesh Mahanthappa(Executive Officer, Director)inTimothy Springer(Director)

BoardAmir Nashat(Director)inKatrine Bosley(Director)Michael Gilman(Director)

Board seatKristina Burow· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAisling CapitalEcoR1 CapitalPolaris Partners

Scholar Rock Holding Corp, Inc.NASDAQ: SRRKDec 2017SEC filingmedium confidence

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovery and development of innovative medicines for serious diseases by targeting the Transforming Growth Factor Beta pathway.

BiotechCambridge, US

Nagesh Mahanthappa(Executive Officer, Director)Timothy Springer(Director)Yung H. Chyung(Executive Officer)Elan Z. Ezickson(Executive Officer)Alan Buckler(Executive Officer)

BoardAmir Nashat(Director)in

Board seatKristina Burow· per SEC Form D · $47M raise · filed Jan 2018

Co-investorsSamsara BioCapitalPolaris Partners

Seaport Therapeuticsseaporttx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: SPTXOct 2024

Seaport Therapeutics develops therapeutics and medicines.

BiotechMental HealthBoston, US

Daphne Zohar(Founder, CEO and Board Member)inMichael Chen(Executive Officer)inLana Gladstein(Executive Officer)inAntony Loebel(Executive Officer)inEric Green(Executive Officer)in

BoardJames I. Healy(Director)

Board seatRobert Nelsen· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsForesite CapitalHAWKTAILPureTech HealthSofinnova Ventures

Twist Biosciencetwistbioscience.comin𝕏NASDAQ: TWSTMay 2015

Twist Bioscience develops a silicon-based synthetic DNA manufacturing platform that produces high-quality DNA, genes, and NGS reagents for customers in medicine, agriculture, and industrial chemicals.

BiotechDeep TechSemiconductorsSouth San Francisco, US

William Charles Banyai(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Bill James Peck(Executive Officer, Promoter)Emily Leproust(Founder)in

BoardPaul Conley(Director)inFred Craves(Director)in

Board seatKeith Crandell· per SEC Form D

Co-investors+ND Capital3E Bioventures CapitalAsset Management CompanyBay City CapitalBlack Opal VenturesDentsu Ventures+7 more

Vir BiotechnologyNASDAQ: VIRJun 2018

Nasdaq-listed clinical-stage immunology company in San Francisco developing hepatitis B/D antivirals and licensed T-cell engagers.

BiotechSan Francisco, US

Herbert Virgin(Executive Officer)Howard Horn(Executive Officer)Alex Bangs(Executive Officer)

BoardGeorge Scangos(Executive Officer, Director)Robert More(Director)

Board seatRobert NelsenKristina BurowVicki Sato· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlta PartnersSoftBank Group

Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.NASDAQ: VYGRJan 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

NASDAQ-listed (VYGR) biotech in Lexington, MA developing AAV gene therapies and antibodies for neurological diseases.

BiotechLexington, US

Robin Swartz(Executive Officer)Alfred Sandrock(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Pfreundschuh(Executive Officer)Steven Hyman(Director)James A. Geraghty(Director)Grace Colon(Director)

Board seatGeorge Scangos· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Jan 2024

Co-investorsThird Rock Ventures

Agios Pharmaceuticalsagios.comin𝕏NASDAQ: AGIO

Agios is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for rare diseases, with a primary focus on hemolytic anemias including pyruvate kinase deficiency, thalassemia, and sickle cell disease.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Brian Goff(Chief Executive Officer)inLewis C. Cantley, Ph.D.(Founder)Tak Mak, Ph.D.(Founder)Shin-San Michael Su, Ph.D.(Founding scientist and first employee)Craig B. Thompson, M.D.(Founder)

Co-investorsThird Rock VenturesFlagship VenturesSamsara BioCapital

Denali Therapeuticsdenalitherapeutics.comNASDAQ: DNLIFeb 2024

Denali Therapeutics develops therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Marc Tessier-Lavigne(Director)Ryan Watts(Executive Officer, Director)inAlexander O. Schuth(Executive Officer)inCarole Ho(Executive Officer)Steve E. Krognes(Director)

BoardDavid P. Schenkein(Director)in

Co-investorsEcoR1 CapitalF-Prime CapitalForesite CapitalGV (Google Ventures)

Erascaerasca.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ERASApr 2020

Erasca is a clinical-stage oncology company developing therapies targeting RAS- and MAPK pathway-driven cancers using a modality-agnostic approach including small molecules, large molecules, and protein degraders.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesSan Diego, US

Jonathan E. Lim, M.D.(Chairman, CEO and Co-founder)Gary Yeung, CFA(Chief Business Officer)in

BoardAlexander W. Casdin(Director)Pratik S. Multani, M.D.(Director)Valerie Harding-Start(Director)James A. Bristol, Ph.D.(Director)

PartnerKristina Burow· quoted

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzEvolution VC PartnersFrazier Life SciencesCity Hill VenturesColt VenturesLifeSci Venture Partners

Generate Biomedicinesgeneratebiomedicines.comin𝕏NASDAQ: GENB

Generate:Biomedicines develops protein-based therapeutics using artificial intelligence and machine learning in a field it calls Generative Biology, combining computational protein design with biological engineering.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSomerville, US

Gevorg Grigoryan(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsFlagship PioneeringMarch Capital PartnersNVentures

Kardigankardigan.bioinNASDAQ: KARD

Kardigan develops targeted cardiovascular treatments through a discovery and translational research platform, with a pipeline of late-stage drug candidates aimed at functional cures for cardiovascular disease.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsCatalio Capital Management, LPT. Rowe Price

Kura Oncologykuraoncology.cominNASDAQ: KURA

Kura Oncology is a company in the oncology/medtech sector that provides grant support for independent medical education programs designed to enhance healthcare professionals' ability to diagnose and treat patients in Kura Oncology's therapeutic areas of interest.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesLa Jolla, US

TROY WILSON(Executive Officer, Director)inPINGDA REN(Executive Officer)inYI LIU(Executive Officer)inTroy Wilson(Founder)inHEIDI HENSON(Executive Officer)inANNETTE NORTH(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAvoro Capital AdvisorsEcoR1 CapitalForesite CapitalNextech InvestOUP (Osage University Partners)

Maze Therapeuticsmazetx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: MAZE

Maze Therapeutics develops precision medicines for common diseases with high unmet need, using its Compass platform based on human genetics and variant functionalization.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechSouth San Francisco, US

Jason Coloma(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzForesite CapitalFrazier Life SciencesGV (Google Ventures)Janus Henderson InvestorsVenrock Healthcare Capital Partners

Parabilis Medicinesparabilismed.cominNASDAQ: PBLS

Helicons develops a peptide-based therapeutic platform designed to target intracellular proteins previously considered undruggable by combining the specificity of antibodies with the cell-penetrating properties of small molecules.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical Devices

Mathai Mammen(CEO, President and Chairman)in

Co-investorsCatalio Capital Management, LPForesite CapitalFrazier Life SciencesGeneral CatalystNextech InvestRA Capital+5 more

Perkinelmerperkinelmer.comin𝕏NYSE: RVTYSep 2021Acquired

PerkinElmer is a scientific instrument and technology company that provides analytical tools and services for research, diagnostics, and life sciences applications.

BiotechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesWaltham, US

James M. Mock(Executive Officer)Andrew Okun(Executive Officer)inJoel S. Goldberg(Executive Officer)Prahlad Singh(Executive Officer, Director)inTajinder Vohra(Executive Officer)in

BoardSylvie Gregoire(Director)

Co-investorsAmpersandPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)

Pulmatrixpulmatrix.comNASDAQ: PULM

Pulmatrix develops inhaled dry-powder therapies using its proprietary iSPERSE technology, which uses small, dense, dispersible particles to deliver respiratory and non-respiratory drugs via the respiratory system.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesFramingham, US

Anand Varadan(Director)Richard Batycky(Director)Peter Ludlum(Interim CEO; Interim CFO)Hojabr Alimi(Executive Officer)Sameer Harish(Executive Officer)

BoardRichard Conley(Director)

Co-investors5AM VenturesPolaris Partners

Rapport Therapeuticsrapportrx.cominNASDAQ: RAPP

Rapport is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Abe Ceesay(President)Cheryl GaultDr. Sevigny

Co-investorsSofinnova Ventures

Basking Biosciencesbaskingbiosciences.cominOct 2025 · $55M✓ verified

Basking Biosciences develops therapeutics for thrombosis, vascular biology, and ischemic disease.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesCary, US

Shahid Nimjee(Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer and Stroke Clinical Lead)inBruce Sullenger(Co-founder)Julia Owens(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inRichard Shea(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardHannah Chang(Director)Aiden Aceves(Director)in

Board seatSteve Gillis· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsInsight PartnersBroadview VenturesSolas BioVenturesRev1 VenturesRTW Investments L.P.

Cytrellis Biosystemscytrellis.cominJan 2021✓ verified

Cytrellis develops medical device technologies focused on aesthetic and reconstructive treatments, with expertise spanning dermatology, plastic surgery, and wound healing applications.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesWoburn, US

Rox Anderson, MD(Founder, Medical / Technology Advisor)William G. Austen, Jr. MD(Founder, Medical / Technology Advisor)Doug Levinson, PhD(Founder)Denise Dajles, PhD(President & CEO)John McDonough(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Stone(Executive Officer)in

Board seatKeith Crandell· per SEC Form D

IngredientWerksingredientwerks.comAug 2022✓ verified

IngredientWerks is a molecular farming company that engineers plants to produce plant-based proteins and ingredients for the alternative protein market.

AgTechBiotechFoodTechWoburn, US

Matt Plavan(Chief Executive Officer)inMichael Raab(R&D Lead)Jeremy Schley-Johnson(Vice President)Steve Snyder(Director)James Schultz(Director)

Board seatClinton Bybee· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsOpen PrairieCultivian Sandbox VenturesSandbox Industries

Ultivueultivue.comin𝕏Jul 2024✓ verifiedAcquired

Vizgen develops high-throughput spatial profiling technologies, including MERFISH-based spatial genomics and spatial proteomics tools for life science research and precision oncology.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesCambridge, US

George Emanuel(Scientific Cofounder, VP & Portfolio Owner, Instruments)inJiang He(Scientific Cofounder, VP & Portfolio Owner, Reagents & Scientific Affairs)inXiaowei Zhuang(Founder; Professor, Harvard University)inFenel Eloi(Director)Rob Carson(Chief Executive Officer)inSimona Levi(Chief Legal Officer)in

Board seatKeith Crandell· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsNorthpond Ventures6 Dimensions CapitalApplied VenturesKilonova CapitalPura Vida InvestmentsRazor's Edge Ventures+2 more

Vizgenvizgen.comin𝕏Jan 2026 · $48M✓ verified

Vizgen develops spatial profiling instruments and reagents for high-throughput analysis of gene expression and protein distribution in tissue samples.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCambridge, US

George Emanuel(Scientific Cofounder, VP & Portfolio Owner, Instruments)inJiang He(Scientific Cofounder, VP & Portfolio Owner, Reagents & Scientific Affairs)inRobert Carson(Executive Officer, Director)Terry Lo(Director)inSeth Benson(Executive Officer)inSimona Levi(Executive Officer)in

Board seatKeith Crandell· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsM VenturesNorthpond VenturesNovalis LifeSciences

Aera Therapeuticsaeratx.comin𝕏✓ verified

Aera Therapeutics develops genetic medicines using next-generation delivery technologies and precision payloads optimized for specific diseases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCambridge, US

Feng Zhang, Ph.D.(Scientific Founder & Board Observer)Akin Akinc, Ph.D.(Chief Executive Officer & Board Director)

Co-investorsLux CapitalF-Prime CapitalGV (Google Ventures)JDRF T1D FundNewpath Partners

Aspen Neuroscienceaspenneuroscience.comin𝕏✓ verified

Aspen Neuroscience develops iPSC-derived autologous cell therapies for neurological diseases, with a lead product (ANPD001) in Phase 1/2a clinical trials for Parkinson's disease.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical Devices

Andrés Bratt-Leal(Co-Founder and Senior Vice President, Research & Development)inDamien McDevitt(President and Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsLifeforce CapitalOrbiMedDomain AssociatesEDB InvestmentsSection 32Frazier Life Sciences+3 more

Dewpoint Therapeuticsdewpointx.comin𝕏✓ verified

Dewpoint Therapeutics develops condensate-modulating drugs by using an integrated platform that maps, measures, and modulates biomolecular condensates to identify druggable targets and disease mechanisms.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechBoston, US

Richard Young, Ph.D.(Director)Anthony Hyman, Ph.D.(Director)Tony Hyman(Scientific Co-founder)Rick Young(Scientific Co-founder)Elisabeth Leiderman(Executive Officer)inAmeet Nathwani, M.D.(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsEcoR1 CapitalSamsara BioCapital6 Dimensions CapitalGeneral CatalystInnovation EndeavorsLeaps by Bayer+5 more

Lifordi Immunotherapeuticslifordi.comNov 2025 · $42M✓ verified

Lifordi Immunotherapeutics develops treatments for immunology and rare diseases through discovery, clinical development, and commercialization.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Arthur O. Tzianabos, Ph.D.(President and CEO)Naina Bhasin, Ph.D.(Chief Business Officer)

Co-investorsAtlas VentureSanofi Ventures5AM Ventures

Magnet Biomedicinemagnetbio.cominSep 2023✓ verified

Magnet Biomedicine develops TrueGlue™, a molecular glue discovery platform for designing small molecule therapeutics that induce novel protein-protein interactions to treat cancer and immune disorders.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices

Benjamin F. Cravatt, PhD(Founder & Advisor)David A. Spiegel, MD, PhD(Founder & Advisor)Michael Rosbash, PhD(Founder & Advisor)Richa Saxena, PhD(Founder & Advisor)Stuart Schreiber, PhD(Founder & Advisor)

Co-investorsNewpath PartnersTaiho Ventures, LLC

Moleculent ABmoleculent.comin𝕏Apr 2026 · $20M✓ verified

Moleculent develops biological discovery and disease understanding tools for scientists.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Fredrik Roos(CTO & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsEIR Ventures

Paradigm Healthparadigm.incinDec 2025 · $78M✓ verified

Paradigm Health operates a platform that increases patient access to clinical trials through a provider-facing infrastructure combined with AI-powered research technology.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSColumbus, US

Kent Thoelke(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inJonathan Hirsch(Chief Strategy and Growth Officer)

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystLux CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Magnetic VenturesMubadala Capital

Paradigm Healthparadigmhealth.aiin✓ verified

Paradigm Health provides technology and services that integrate with healthcare provider organizations to improve the clinical trial process.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

Kent Thoelke(Founder & CEO)Jonathan Hirsch(Chief Strategy and Growth Officer)Jay Trepanier(Chief Financial Officer)Elijah Meerson(Chief Technology Officer)Michelle Lee(Chief Operating Officer)

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystGV (Google Ventures)Lux CapitalJobsOhio Ventures

Pelagepelagepharma.comin𝕏✓ verified

Pelage develops regenerative medicines for hair loss based on stem cell biology, with a lead candidate (PP405) that is a topical small-molecule drug designed to reactivate dormant hair follicle stem cells.

BiotechHealthtechLongevity

William Lowry(PhD)Christina Weng(Chief Medical Officer)Nathan Wheeler(Chief Operating Officer)

BoardDaniel Gil(PhD)

Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)HAWKTAILVisionary VenturesYK Bioventures

Pretzel Therapeuticspretzeltx.comin✓ verified

Pretzel Therapeutics develops therapeutics targeting bioenergetic dysfunction and mitochondrial disease by addressing defects in mitochondrial DNA function and gene expression.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Michal Minczuk(Co-Founder)Gabriel Martinez(Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder)Claes Gustafsson(Co-Founder)Maria Falkenberg(Co-Founder)Nils-Göran Larsson(Co-Founder)Jay Parrish(Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board)in

Co-investorsCambridge Innovation CapitalEIR VenturesGV (Google Ventures)HealthCap

RhyGaze AGrhygaze.comin✓ verified

RhyGaze develops gene therapies using optogenetic proteins to restore sight in patients with vision loss caused by retinal photoreceptor dysfunction.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesBasel, CH

Botond Roska(Researcher (M.D., Ph.D.))Bence György(IOB Assistant Professor & Head of Clinical Translation)Katherine High(CEO)

Co-investorsNovartis Venture FundBioGeneration VenturesF-Prime CapitalGV (Google Ventures)

Tenvietenvie.comin✓ verified

Tenvie is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule and biologic therapeutics for neurological and peripheral diseases.

BiotechMedical Devices

Tony Estrada(President & Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsF-Prime Capital

ロゴマーク:AIRNAairna.comin✓ verified

AIRNA develops genetic medicines that use ADAR, a naturally occurring human protein, to precisely edit RNA and treat genetic diseases without permanently modifying DNA.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Kris ElveruminTodd Bazemore(Chief Executive Officer)

BoardRodger Novak(Chair)

Co-investors+ND CapitalForbionVenrockFast Track InitiativeNextech InvestNovalis LifeSciences+2 more

Adesto TechnologiesinAug 2013AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

Fabless US semiconductor company making ultralow-power non-volatile memory, ASICs and IoT embedded systems; acquired by Dialog in 2020.

Sunnyvale, US

Narbeh Derhacobian(Executive Officer, Director)inRon Shelton(Executive Officer)in

BoardMatt Boyle(Director)Alexei Andreev(Director)Barry Cox(Director)

Board seatKeith Crandell· per SEC Form D · $12.5M raise · filed Sep 2015

Agbiomeagbiome.comAug 2015AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

US agricultural biotech that discovered microbe-based crop protection products; its assets were sold to Certis Biologicals and Ginkgo Bioworks in 2024.

AgTechResearch Triangle Park, US

Scott Uknes(Manager)inEric Ward(Manager)Paul Schulze-Lefert(President)Michael Koziel(Vice President and Manager)

BoardThomas Dietz(Manager)

Board seatKristina Burow· per SEC Form D · $34.5M raise · filed Aug 2015

Co-investorsAliment CapitalBlue Horizon CorporationPontifax AgTechNovalis LifeSciencesPolaris Partners

Agrividaagrivida.comAug 2016Acquired

Agrivida develops enzyme technology for animal feed and nutrition, improving efficiency in poultry, swine, and other livestock production.

AgTechBiotechFoodTechMassachusetts, US

R. Michael Raab(Executive Officer)Daniel Meagher(Executive Officer, Director)Jeremy Schley Johnson(Executive Officer)

BoardRob Johnson(Director)Mark Austin(Director)Robert Bucklin(Director)

Board seatClinton Bybee· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsMiddleland CapitalPresidio VenturesCultivian Sandbox Ventures

Alzheonalzheon.comin𝕏Dec 2014SEC filingmedium confidence

Alzheon is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing oral small-molecule drugs for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, with a Phase 3 program for its lead compound valiltramiprosate (ALZ-801).

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechFramingham, US

Martin Tolar, M.D., Ph.D.(President and Chief Executive Officer)Martin Tolar(Executive Officer, Director)inMartin Tolar, MD, PhD(Founder)inGlenn E. Pauly(Chief Commercial Officer)inSusan Abushakra, M.D.(Chief Medical Officer)inJohn Hey, Ph.D.(Chief Scientific Officer)

Board seatScott Minick· per SEC Form D · filed Feb 2015

Apex Neuro Holdings, Inc.Mar 2022SEC filingmedium confidence

Apex Neuro Holdings is a Brooklyn-based company founded in 2017; no usable public sources were found about it.

Brooklyn, US

Lis Rhodes(Executive Officer)Francois Kress(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardZen Chu(Director)Adam D'Augelli(Director)in

Board seatRobert Nelsen· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Mar 2022

Co-investorsM13True Ventures

Arbor Biotechnologiesarbor.bioin𝕏Nov 2021

Arbor develops programmable DNA editors for genetic medicine, aiming to enable functional cures for patients by addressing genetic diseases through bespoke gene editing approaches.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesCambridge, US

DAVID ARTHUR SCOTT(Executive Officer)WINSTON XIA YAN(Executive Officer)FENG ZHANG(Director)ANNIE HAZLEHURST(Director)

BoardDAVID R. WALT(Director)in

Board seatKeith Crandell· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsIllumina VenturesOno Venture Investment, Inc.TCG CrossoverThird Rock Ventures

Areteia Therapeuticsareteiatx.comFeb 2025Defunct

Areteia Therapeutics was a clinical-stage biotechnology company that is no longer operating.

BiotechChapel Hill, US

Robin Walker(Executive Officer)Christopher Courts(Executive Officer)Jorge Bartolome(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardBenjamin Gomez(Director)Adam Koppel(Director)inMichael E. Bozik(Director)

Board seatPaul Berns· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesGV (Google Ventures)Access BiotechnologyMaverick CapitalSaturn PartnersViking Global Investors

Arivalearivale.comMay 2017DefunctSEC filingmedium confidence

Seattle 'scientific wellness' startup that paired genetic, blood and microbiome testing with health coaching; closed in 2019.

HealthtechSeattle, US

Nathan Price(Director)Clayton Lewis(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTim Kilgallon(Director)

Board seatRobert Nelsen· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Jun 2017

Co-investorsCorewell Health Ventures

Autobahn Therapeutics, Inc.autobahntx.cominAug 2024

Autobahn Therapeutics develops orally administered small molecule prodrugs using a brain-targeting chemistry platform to create regenerative medicines for central nervous system (CNS) disorders.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesSan Diego, US

Kevin Finney(Chairman, President and CEO)inJohn Borkholder(Executive Officer)in

BoardThomas Cahill(Director)Timothy Anderson(Director)Philip J DeSouza(Director)

Board seatKristina Burow· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersMonograph Capital PartnersPfizer Venture InvestmentsSamsara BioCapitalNewpath Partners

BoragenMar 2017SEC filingmedium confidence

Agricultural biotechnology company using boron-based synthetic chemistry to develop next-generation fungicides.

Research Triangle Park, US

Tracy Jackson(Executive Officer)John Dombrosky(Executive Officer)

BoardJoel Marcus(Director)Stephen Benkovic(Director)Paul Schimmel(Director)

Board seatKristina Burow· per SEC Form D · $10.5M raise · filed Mar 2017

Cooledge Lightingcooledgelighting.comin𝕏Dec 2015SEC filingmedium confidence

Cooledge builds large-scale luminous ceilings and acoustic luminaires that emulate natural light and absorb sound.

Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechHardwareRichmond

William Sims(Director)Kirk A. Washington(Director)Geoff Catherwood(Director)Thomas Bilbrough(Director)Calvin Wade Sheen(Executive Officer, Director)Jim Miller(Director)

Board seatClinton Bybee· per SEC Form D · $9.1M raise · filed Jan 2016

eGenesisegenesis.comFeb 2024

Biotechnology company using multiplex gene editing to develop genetically engineered porcine organs for human transplantation.

BiotechBrookline, US

Luhan Yang(President, Secretary and Treasurer)Geoff MacKay(Chief Executive Officer)

BoardGeorge M. Church(Director)

Board seatSteven Gillis· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlta PartnersCatalio Capital Management, LPKhosla VenturesOUP (Osage University Partners)b2ventureKendall Capital Partners

Elephas Bioscienceselephas.cominJan 2024 · $40M

Elephas develops elive, a live-tissue platform technology that predicts immunotherapy response in cancer patients by measuring real-time immune activity in intact tumor tissue.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMadison, US

Jonathan Oliner(Executive Officer)inManeesh Arora(Founder)inMichelle B. Arora(Director)Terrence P. Brady(Executive Officer)

Board seatPaul Berns· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsNorthpond VenturesSands Capital Ventures

Encentrio Therapeutics, Inc.Apr 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

San Francisco biotechnology company that filed a $400,000 Regulation D equity offering in April 2023.

BiotechSan Francisco, US

Sung Lee(Executive Officer, Director)Natascha Schill(Executive Officer, Director)Vanina de Verneuil(Executive Officer)

BoardThomas Hecht(Director)Johanna Friedl-Naderer(Director)

Board seatGeorge Scangos· per SEC Form D · $400K raise · filed Apr 2023

Faraday Pharmaceuticalsfaradaypharma.comNov 2022Defunct

Seattle biotech that developed FDY-5301 for cardiac and skeletal muscle injury; ceased operations in February 2026.

BiotechSeattle, US

Mark Roth(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Brian Blackman(Executive Officer)Simon Tulloch(Executive Officer)Stephen Hill(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPaulina Hill(Director)

Board seatSteven Gillis· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsOUP (Osage University Partners)Polaris Partners

High Plains Partners, LLCOct 2022SEC filingmedium confidence

South Dakota holding entity that owns a majority stake in the High Plains Processing oilseed crush plant near Mitchell, SD.

AgTechVolga, US

Mark Hyde(Executive Officer)Gary Goplen(Director)Spencer Enninga(Director)Lewis Bainbridge(Director)Thomas J Kersting(Executive Officer)Mark Mickelson(Director)

Board seatRobert Nelsen· per SEC Form D · $230M raise · filed Oct 2022

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 30

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

Prime MedicineNASDAQ: PRME908 DevicesNASDAQ: MASSBeam TherapeuticsNASDAQ: BEAMBoundless BioNASDAQ: BOLDEnliven TherapeuticsNASDAQ: ELVNGossamer BioNASDAQ: GOSSGRAILNASDAQ: GRALNeumora TherapeuticsNASDAQ: NMRAQuanterixNASDAQ: QTRXScholar RockNASDAQ: SRRKScholar Rock Holding Corp, Inc.NASDAQ: SRRKSeaport TherapeuticsNASDAQ: SPTXTwist BioscienceNASDAQ: TWSTVir BiotechnologyNASDAQ: VIRVoyager Therapeutics, Inc.NASDAQ: VYGRAgios PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: AGIODenali TherapeuticsNASDAQ: DNLIErascaNASDAQ: ERASGenerate BiomedicinesNASDAQ: GENBKardiganNASDAQ: KARDKura OncologyNASDAQ: KURAMaze TherapeuticsNASDAQ: MAZEParabilis MedicinesNASDAQ: PBLSPerkinelmerNYSE: RVTYPulmatrixNASDAQ: PULMRapport TherapeuticsNASDAQ: RAPPMetseraacq. by PfizerVividion Therapeuticsacq. by BayerJUST Biotherapeuticsacq. by EvotecSagerxacq. by Supernus Pharmaceuticals

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 6

as of Dec 2025
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
ARCH VENTURE FUND XIII LPLPs: Texas Municipal Retirement System, Carnegie Corporation of New York, University of Texas Investment Management Company202339.8%1.25x0.00x
Arch IX OverageLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems201626.0%2.85x1.89x
ARCH VENTURE FUND VI LPLPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System, The Regents of the University of California, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation +1 more20032.4%1.24x1.24x
ARCH VENTURE FUND IX LPLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems, University of Texas Investment Management Company24.2%2.58x1.53x
ARCH VENTURE FUND VII LPLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems, The Regents of the University of California, University of Texas Investment Management Company37.8%4.83x4.60x
ARCH VENTURE FUND VIII LPLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems, University of Texas Investment Management Company21.6%3.19x2.44x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Public market activity · per SEC filings

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10 insider ownership filings (Forms 3/4/5)

at Kardigan, Inc. (KARD), Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. (LYEL), Metsera, Inc. (MTSR)

Files 13F institutional holdings reports · latest Aug 2026

From the firm's own SEC EDGAR filings — stakes and insider roles in public companies, typically portfolio companies after an IPO. Not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has ARCH Venture Partners made?
ARCH Venture Partners has 145 tracked investments, 57 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 13 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does ARCH Venture Partners invest at?
ARCH Venture Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is ARCH Venture Partners's typical check size?
ARCH Venture Partners typically writes checks of $50K – $250M.
What sectors does ARCH Venture Partners focus on?
ARCH Venture Partners focuses on Biotech, Deep Tech, Healthtech.
Where is ARCH Venture Partners located?
ARCH Venture Partners is headquartered in Chicago, US.
Does ARCH Venture Partners lead rounds?
ARCH Venture Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does ARCH Venture Partners co-invest with?
ARCH Venture Partners most often shares deals with GV (Google Ventures), F-Prime Capital, Foresite Capital, among 174 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 96

$250K – $50M
Foresite Capital

Foresite Capital is a healthcare-focused investment firm backing companies at the intersection of technology and biotechnology to personalize healthcare and accelerate medical innovation.

Venrock

Venrock is a venture capital firm investing across technology and healthcare, backing companies in fintech, developer infrastructure, life sciences, therapeutics, semiconductors, and consumer products.

$500K – $10M
Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Polaris Partners

Polaris Partners is a venture capital firm that partners with biotech and healthcare entrepreneurs to build transformational companies.

$500K – $5M
SoftBank Vision Fund

SoftBank Vision Fund invests globally in AI-focused companies working to transform and create industries.

Samsara BioCapital

Samsara BioCapital is an investment firm backing the development of transformative therapeutics for patients, bringing together scientists, physicians, drug developers, and business leaders to support next-generation therapeutic breakthroughs.

$5K – $50M
Catalio Capital Management, LP

Catalio is a New York-based investment firm focused on innovative healthcare, investing across the full lifecycle through private, public, and credit markets.

Northpond Ventures

Northpond Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Bethesda, Maryland that invests in life sciences, technology, and related sectors.

$100K – $5M
5AM Ventures

5AM Ventures is a life science venture capital firm founded in 2002 that invests primarily in private therapeutic companies, with a focus on biopharmaceuticals, drug delivery technologies, and life science instruments.

$100K – $4M
84 more co-investors

Nextech InvestGeneral CatalystCanaan PartnersLux CapitalAtlas VentureRA CapitalThird Rock VenturesFlagship PioneeringSofinnova VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Domain AssociatesLeaps by Bayer+ND CapitalMenlo VenturesFoothill VenturesIn-Q-Tel6 Dimensions CapitalVida VenturesMedical Excellence CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersArtis VenturesVersant VenturesSR One Capital ManagementForbionDeerfield Management CompanyCambridge Innovation CapitalThe Column GroupRazor's Edge VenturesM VenturesSequoia CapitalInsight PartnersCoatue ManagementInnovation EndeavorsMadrona Venture GroupS32Paladin Capital GroupAmino CapitalSofinnova PartnersMPM BioImpactFrazier Healthcare PartnersVertical Venture PartnersBain Capital Life SciencesHealthCapCure VenturesCortado VenturesCraft VenturesAlumni VenturesNotable CapitalUnknown VenturesAtomicoGreycroftSignalFireMaveronFoundryParadigmKortschak Investments L.P.Two Sigma VenturesEntrepreneur First23andMeLOI VentureBaruch Future VenturesFormation GroupIncisive VenturesStrawberry Creek VenturesEQT Life SciencesTA VenturesNeotribe VenturesIlluminate VenturesArriveJohnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDCPitbull VenturesAbingworthAt One Ventures7wire VenturesWave Digital AssetsWaverley CapitalAndera PartnersAdvent Life SciencesDFJCatalio Capital ManagementVertex Ventures HCMatrix Capital ManagementAltitude Ventures Management, LlcGENERAL INCEPTION

Firms observed investing alongside ARCH Venture Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with ARCH Venture Partners's recorded portfolio.

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