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ARCH Venture Partners

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Chicago · Seed–Growth · 49 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 Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
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$50K – $250M
HQ
Chicago, Illinois, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1989
Last 12 months
25 investments
AUM
$12B
VC funds
13
Tracked investments
231
Unicorns
19
IPOs
38
Acquisitions
33

Team · 49 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Brian Cuneo· Senior Partner
David Moore· Senior Partner
Nilay Thakar· Principalin𝕏
Jordan Zwick· Venture Partner
Joseph Jeong· Venture Partnerin𝕏
Olivia Zetter· Strategic Advisor & Venture Partner
Axel Bouchon, Ph.D.· Venture Partner
George Scangos, Ph.D.· Venture Partner
Inca Coman, Ph.D.· Venture Partner
Joseph Jeong, Ph.D.· Venture Partnerin
Luciana Borio, M.D.· Venture Partner
Mayu Yoshikawa, Ph.D.· Venture Partner
Richard Heyman, Ph.D.· Venture Partner
Vicki Sato, Ph.D.· Venture Partner
Jason Doren· General Counselin

Jason Doren serves as General Counsel at ARCH Venture Partners.

Su Fu· Affiliatein
Peter Mintun, Ph.D· Associate

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

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What they invest in

from 182 of 231 portfolio companies

Biotech ×147Medical Devices ×72Healthtech ×64Deep Tech ×58AI & Machine Learning ×44Digital Health ×24Advanced Manufacturing ×9Enterprise Software ×9

HQs:United States×152China×3United Kingdom×3India×3Australia×1Switzerland×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 88 portfolio companies
38%
solo founders
33 of 88 mapped founding teams
44%
repeat founders
of 80 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 81 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×332 founders×223 founders×174+ founders×16

Where their founders studiedfrom 71 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×6Harvard University ×5Princeton University ×5Columbia University ×3Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons ×3The Wharton School ×3University of Colorado Boulder ×3Yale School of Medicine ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 71 founders with field-of-study data

Life Sciences ×30Chemistry ×13Medicine ×9Computer Science ×8Engineering ×8Physics ×7Business & Management ×6Economics ×4

Where their founders worked beforefrom 80 founders with career history

Brigham and Women's Hospital ×5Biotechnology Innovation Organization ×4Harvard Medical School ×4University of California, San Francisco ×4Harvard University ×3Receptos ×3Unity Biotechnology ×3Agilent ×2

47 founders hold a PhD · 7 hold an MBA (of 71 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 6 founders

Investments · 231 tracked

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By year:2026 · 182025 · 172024 · 262023 · 142022 · 212021 · 192020 · 152019 · 72018 · 132017 · 72016 · 42015 · 15191 dated

Prime Medicineprimemedicine.comin𝕏NASDAQ: PRMEJan 2021✓ 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)inDavid Liu(Co-founder)inAllan Reine(Chief Executive Officer)inMohammed Asmal(Chief Medical Officer)inAnn Lee(Chief Technical Officer)inSvetlana Makhni(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Newpath PartnersF-Prime CapitalOUP (Osage University Partners)Samsara BioCapitalArrive+1 more

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 VenturesARK Investment ManagementBlackRockCasdin Capital+3 more

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: BOLDSeries A · May 2021 · $46M

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)inRobert Doebele(Chief Medical Officer)inChristian Hassig(Chief Scientific Officer)Jessica Oien(Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary)in

BoardBenjamin Cravatt, Ph.D.(Director)

Board seatKristina Burow· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsNextech InvestRA CapitalAlexandriaCity Hill VenturesNEXTECH ONCOLOGY SCSPSectoral Asset Management+4 more

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)inJoe 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)inHelen Collins(Chief Medical Officer)inBen Hohl(Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development)in

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

Co-investors5AM VenturesOrbiMedPfizer Venture InvestmentsRoche Venture FundBay City CapitalJanus Henderson Investors+2 more

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)Robert Smith(Executive Officer)

Board seatKristina BurowRobert Nelsen· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBay City CapitalEcoR1 CapitalFoothill VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Pivotal Life SciencesSamsara BioCapital+3 more

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 LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical 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+13 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

Paul L. Berns(Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)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+10 more

Quanterixquanterix.comin𝕏NASDAQ: QTRXSeries A · Mar 2016 · $15M

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)Masoud Toloue(Former Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardJohn Connolly(Director)in

Board seatKeith Crandell· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesFoothill VenturesKhosla VenturesIn-Q-TelNovalis 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)David Hallal(Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director)inAkshay Vaishnaw(President of Research & Development and Director)inR. Keith Woods(Chief Operating Officer)inVikas Sinha(Chief Financial Officer)in

Board seatKristina Burow· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAisling CapitalEcoR1 CapitalPolaris PartnersThe Kraft Group

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)Akshay Vaishnaw(President of Research & Development and Director)R. Keith Woods(Chief Operating Officer)in

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

Co-investorsSamsara BioCapitalEcoR1 CapitalPolaris Partners

Seaport Therapeuticsseaporttx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: SPTXOct 2024

Seaport Therapeutics develops therapeutics and medicines.

BiotechMental HealthBoston, US

Daphne Zohar(Founder, CEO & Board Member)inSteven Paul, M.D.(Founder, Board Chair)inMichael Chen, Ph.D.(Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer)Michael Chen(Executive Officer)inLana Gladstein(Executive Officer)inAntony Loebel(Executive Officer)in

Board seatRobert Nelsen· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsForesite CapitalHAWKTAILPureTech HealthSofinnova VenturesCPP InvestmentsGeneral Atlantic+3 more

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)inEmily M. Leproust(Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board)inEmily Leproust, PhD(CEO and Co-Founder of Twist)Patrick Finn(President and Chief Operating Officer)in

Board seatKeith Crandell· per SEC Form D

Co-investors+ND Capital3E Bioventures CapitalAsset Management CompanyATEL VenturesBay City CapitalBlack Opal Ventures+10 more

Virvir.bioin𝕏NASDAQ: VIRJun 2018

Vir Biotechnology develops treatments for infectious diseases and oncology, leveraging immunology-focused scientific capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Marianne De Backer(CEO)inHerbert Virgin(Executive Officer)Howard Horn(Executive Officer)inAlex Bangs(Executive Officer)inMarianne De Backer, M.Sc., Ph.D., MBA(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)

BoardGeorge Scangos(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatRobert NelsenKristina BurowVicki Sato· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlta PartnersGV (Google Ventures)SoftBank Vision Fund8VCALTITUDE LIFE SCIENCE VENTURESSoftBank Group

Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.voyagertherapeutics.comNASDAQ: VYGRJan 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

Voyager Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing genetic medicines for neurological diseases of the central nervous system, including Alzheimer's disease, ALS, and Parkinson's disease.

BiotechHealthtechLexington, US

Todd Carter(Executive Officer)inRobin Swartz(Executive Officer)inAlfred Sandrock(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Pfreundschuh(Executive Officer)inNathan Jorgensen(Chief Financial Officer; Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)Steven Hyman(Director)

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

Co-investorsFidelity InvestmentsThird 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

Lewis C. Cantley, Ph.D.(Founder)Tak Mak, Ph.D.(Founder)Craig B. Thompson, M.D.(Founder)Brian Goff(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsThird Rock VenturesFlagship VenturesSamsara BioCapital

Alnylam Pharmaceuticalsalnylam.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ALNY

Alnylam is a biopharmaceutical company that supports investigator-initiated studies in therapeutic areas including transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis, acute hepatic porphyria, and primary hyperoxaluria for medical researchers and healthcare professionals.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesCambridge, US

John Maraganore(Founder)inPhillip Sharp(Founder)David Bartel(Founder)Thomas Tuschl(Founder)Paul Schimmel(Founder)Phillip Zamore(Founder)

Co-investorsAtlas VentureBlackstone Life SciencesCardinal PartnersInvivo Capital Partners

Denali Therapeuticsdenalitherapeutics.cominNASDAQ: DNLIFeb 2024

Denali Therapeutics develops therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Marc Tessier-Lavigne(Director)inRyan Watts(Executive Officer, Director)inAlexander O. Schuth(Executive Officer)inRyan J. Watts(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)inCarole Ho(Executive Officer)inSteve E. Krognes(Director)in

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

Erascaerasca.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ERASSeries A · Apr 2020 · $42M

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 HorowitzColt VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFrazier Life SciencesLifeSci Venture PartnersCity Hill Ventures+1 more

Generate Biomedicinesgeneratebiomedicines.comin𝕏NASDAQ: GENBNov 2021 · $370M

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)inMichael Nally(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsFlagship PioneeringAlumni VenturesMarch Capital PartnersAlaska Permanent Fund CorporationALTITUDE LIFE SCIENCE VENTURESAmgen Ventures+2 more

Kardigankardigan.bioinNASDAQ: KARDSeries A · Jan 2025 · $300M

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, LPSequoia CapitalSequoia HeritageT. Rowe PriceVenrock

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)inTroy E. Wilson(President and Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board)inTroy Wilson, Ph.D., J.D.(Co-founder; President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board)

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

Maze Therapeuticsmazetx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: MAZEOct 2019

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

Charles Homcy(Director)Jason Coloma(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzForesite CapitalFrazier Life SciencesGV (Google Ventures)Hercules Capital, Inc.Alexandria+9 more

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 CatalystGV (Google Ventures)HBM Healthcare Investments+9 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

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

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)inRichard Batycky(Director)Peter Ludlum(Interim Chief Executive Officer)Hojabr Alimi(Executive Officer)Sameer Harish(Executive Officer)

BoardRichard Conley(Director)

Co-investors5AM VenturesALTITUDE LIFE SCIENCE VENTURESPolaris Partners

Rapport Therapeuticsrapportrx.cominNASDAQ: RAPPMar 2023

Rapport is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Abe Ceesay(President)Cheryl GaultinDr. SevignyAbraham N. Ceesay(President and Chief Executive Officer and Director)

Co-investorsSofinnova VenturesCapital GroupJohnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDCThird Rock Ventures

Basking Biosciencesbaskingbiosciences.cominSeries A · Oct 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 VenturesMedblueSolas BioVenturesPlatanus VenturesRev1 Ventures+1 more

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

Co-investorsSands Capital Ventures

IngredientWerksingredientwerks.cominAug 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)inSteve Snyder(Director)James Schultz(Director)

Board seatClinton Bybee· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsOpen PrairieCultivian Sandbox VenturesSandbox Industries

Ultivueultivue.comin𝕏Series A · Jul 2024 · $5M✓ 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 CapitalAlly Bridge GroupApplied VenturesKilonova CapitalPura Vida Investments+3 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 VenturesIllumina VenturesNovalis LifeSciences

Aera Therapeuticsaeratx.comin𝕏Feb 2023✓ 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.comin𝕏Apr 2020 · $70M✓ 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 DevicesSan Diego, US

Andrés Bratt-Leal(Co-Founder and Senior Vice President, Research & Development)inANDRÉS BRATT-LEAL, Ph.D.(Co-Founder; Senior Vice President, Research & Development)Damien McDevitt(President and Chief Executive Officer)inDAMIEN MCDEVITT, Ph.D.(President and Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsLifeforce CapitalOrbiMedDomain AssociatesEDB InvestmentsSection 32Frazier Life Sciences+8 more

Dewpoint Therapeuticsdewpointx.comin𝕏Feb 2022✓ 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)inAnthony 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 CapitalGeneral CatalystSamsara BioCapital6 Dimensions CapitalInnovation EndeavorsLeaps by Bayer+6 more

Lifordi Immunotherapeuticslifordi.comSeries A · Nov 2025 · $42M✓ verified

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

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechBurlington, MA, US

Jay Rothstein, Ph.D.(Scientific Co-Founder and Advisor)Arthur O. Tzianabos, Ph.D.(President and CEO)Naina Bhasin, Ph.D.(Chief Business Officer)Arthur Tzianabos, Ph.D.(President & Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAtlas VentureSanofi Ventures5AM Ventures

Magnet Biomedicinemagnetbio.cominSeries A · Sep 2023 · $50M✓ 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 DevicesBoston, US

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)Brian Safina(President & Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsNewpath PartnersTaiho Ventures, LLC

Moleculent ABmoleculent.comin𝕏Series A · Apr 2026 · $20M✓ verified

Moleculent develops biological discovery and disease understanding tools for scientists.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSolna, SE

Fredrik Roos(CTO & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsEIR Ventures

Paradigm Healthparadigmhealth.aiinDec 2025 · $78M✓ verified

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

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSColumbus, US

Kent Thoelke(Founder & CEO)inJonathan Hirsch(Chief Strategy and Growth Officer)Jay Trepanier(Chief Financial Officer)inElijah Meerson(Chief Technology Officer)inMichelle Lee(Chief Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystGV (Google Ventures)Lux CapitalF-Prime CapitalJobsOhio VenturesMagnetic Ventures+1 more

Pelagepelagepharma.comin𝕏Series B · Oct 2025 · $120M✓ 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.

BiotechHealthtechLongevityLos Angeles, US

William Edward Lowry(Director)inHeather Christofk(Executive Officer)William Lowry(PhD)inChristina Weng(Chief Medical Officer)inNathan Wheeler(Chief Operating Officer)in

BoardCathy Friedman(Director)in

Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)HAWKTAILVisionary VenturesYK Bioventures

Pretzel Therapeuticspretzeltx.cominSeries A · Sep 2022 · $73M✓ 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)inGabriel Martinez(Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder)Claes Gustafsson(Co-Founder)Maria Falkenberg(Co-Founder)Nils-Göran Larsson(Co-Founder)Gabriel Martinez, Ph.D.(Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder)

Co-investorsCambridge Innovation CapitalEIR VenturesAngelini VenturesGV (Google Ventures)HealthCapInvus+1 more

RhyGaze AGrhygaze.cominJan 2025✓ 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)inKatherine High(CEO)in

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

Tenvietenvie.cominSeries A · Jan 2025 · $200M✓ 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 CapitalBain Capital Life SciencesDigitalis VenturesForbionMubadala Capital

ロゴマーク:AIRNAairna.cominSeries A · Sep 2021 · $30M✓ 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 TechHealthtechStanford, US

Thorsten Stafforst(Chairman of the Board of Directors)inKris ElveruminTodd Bazemore(Chief Executive Officer)inJin (Billy) Li(Treasurer and Secretary)inPaul Vogel(Chief Executive Officer and President)in

BoardRodger Novak(Chair)in

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)inBarry Cox(Director)

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

Agbiomeagbiome.comAug 2015Acquired

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

Co-investorsAliment CapitalBlue Horizon CorporationPontifax AgTechBill & Melinda Gates FoundationLeaps by BayerNovalis LifeSciences+1 more

Agrividaagrivida.comAug 2016 · $23MAcquired

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 VenturesDag VenturesKleiner Perkins

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

Arbor Biotechnologiesarbor.bioin𝕏Series C · Nov 2021 · $215M

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)inWINSTON XIA YAN(Executive Officer)FENG ZHANG(Director)Feng Zhang, Ph.D.(Arbor Co-founder and Scientific Advisory Board Chair)David Walt, Ph.D.(Arbor Co-founder)David Scott, Ph.D.(Arbor Co-founder)

Board seatKeith Crandell· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsIllumina VenturesOno Venture Investment, Inc.TCG CrossoverAlly Bridge GroupJanus Henderson InvestorsRevelation Partners+4 more

Areteia Therapeuticsareteiatx.cominFeb 2025Defunct

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

BiotechChapel Hill, US

Robin Walker(Executive Officer)inChristopher Courts(Executive Officer)inJorge Bartolome(Executive Officer, Director)in

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

Board seatPaul Berns· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesGV (Google Ventures)Solas BioVenturesAccess BiotechnologyMaverick CapitalSanofi Ventures+2 more

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 VenturesPolaris Partners

Autobahn Therapeutics, Inc.autobahntx.cominSeries B · Aug 2024 · $76M

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

Cooledge Lightingcooledgelighting.comin𝕏Dec 2015

Cooledge designs and manufactures specialized lighting solutions including LED luminaires, tunable white products, and architectural lighting systems for commercial and industrial applications.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechConstruction TechHardwareRichmond, US

BillCalvin Wade Sheen(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardWilliam Sims(Director)Kirk A. Washington(Director)Geoff Catherwood(Director)inThomas Bilbrough(Director)

Board seatClinton Bybee· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsSaints CapitalYaletown PartnersBDC Venture Capital

eGenesisegenesis.comSeries A · Feb 2024 · $38M

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, LPHBM Healthcare InvestmentsHBM PartnersKhosla VenturesLifeSci Venture Partners+13 more

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

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)in

Board seatSteven Gillis· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsOUP (Osage University Partners)Polaris Partners

Insitroinsitro.comin𝕏Series B · Mar 2020 · $143M

insitro is a drug discovery and development company that uses machine learning and cellular data to identify therapeutic insights and accelerate the creation of new medicines.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechSouth San Francisco, US

Daphne Koller(Founder & CEO)inDuane Valz(General Counsel)inMary Rozenman(Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardVijay Pande(Director)in

Board seatRobert Nelsen· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDeviation CapitalForesite CapitalGV (Google Ventures)HOF CapitalSoftBank Vision Fund+9 more

Juno Therapeuticsjunotherapeutics.comDec 2013Acquired

Seattle-based cancer immunotherapy company developing CAR-T and TCR cell therapies; acquired by Celgene, now part of Bristol-Myers Squibb.

BiotechSeattle, US

Hans Bishop(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Richard Klausner(Director, Promoter)Bernard J. Cassidy(Executive Officer)Robert Azelby(Executive Officer)Sunil Agarwal(Executive Officer)Rupert Vessey(Director)

Board seatRobert Nelsen· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBezos ExpeditionsRidgeback CapitalAlaska Permanent Fund CorporationCrestline InvestorsVenrock

Metacrinemetacrine.comJan 2015 · $65M

San Diego clinical-stage biopharma developing non-bile acid FXR agonists for liver and gastrointestinal diseases.

BiotechSan Diego, US

Ronald Evans(Director)Trisha Millican(Executive Officer)Ken Song(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAmir Nashat(Director)in

Board seatKristina BurowRichard Heyman· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsage1EcoR1 CapitalLAVLifeSci Venture PartnersLilly Asia VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+8 more

Metserametsera.comin𝕏Series A · Nov 2024 · $290Macquired by Pfizer

Metsera was a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing injectable and oral medicines for obesity and metabolic diseases, including next-generation GLP-1 and amylin-based therapies.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York, US

Clive A. Meanwell(Director)Christopher J. Visioli(Executive Officer)inBrian Hubbard(Executive Officer)inChristopher Whitten Bernard(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Marso(Executive Officer)

Board seatKristina BurowPaul Berns· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalF-Prime CapitalGV (Google Ventures)RA CapitalSoftBank Vision FundJanus Henderson Investors+4 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Apex Neuro Holdings, Inc.BoragenEncentrio Therapeutics, Inc.High Plains Partners, LLCLyceraOctave Bioscience IncOllin Biosciences, Inc.Sapphire EnergyTrelysAlly TherapeuticsApoGen BiotechnologiesAstromechAvila TherapeuticsBIND TherapeuticsBitterroot BioCardero TherapeuticsDispatch BioElephasHappy HealthHuman Immunology BiosciencesInograft BiotherapeuticsInterline TherapeuticsKaizen Brain CenterLilac TherapeuticsLodo TherapeuticsMagnolia NeurosciencesMoonwalk BiosciencesNitronexNohla TherapeuticsPetra PharmaRodeo Therapeutics

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▶31 more tracked companies

ROME TherapeuticsSage TherapeuticsSagerxScale BiosciencesSciNeuroSciNeuro PharmaceuticalsSemma TherapeuticsSingleron BiotechnologiesSingular Genomics SystemsSironaxSonomaSonoma BiotherapeuticsSorbent TherapeuticsSunBird BioSynchronSyndexThermo Fisher ScientificTome BiosciencesTranscenta HoldingTranscripta BioTraseTrase SystemsTrotana TherapeuticsUltraDx BioVBI VaccinesVerve TherapeuticsVesalius TherapeuticsVilyaVolastraWalden BiosciencesXaira Therapeutics

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 · 71

38 IPOs · 33 acquisitions · showing 31

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: TWSTVirNASDAQ: VIRVoyager Therapeutics, Inc.NASDAQ: VYGRAgios PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: AGIOAlnylam PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: ALNYDenali TherapeuticsNASDAQ: DNLIErascaNASDAQ: ERASGenerate BiomedicinesNASDAQ: GENBKardiganNASDAQ: KARDKura OncologyNASDAQ: KURAMaze TherapeuticsNASDAQ: MAZEParabilis MedicinesNASDAQ: PBLSPerkinelmerNYSE: RVTYPulmatrixNASDAQ: PULMRapport TherapeuticsNASDAQ: RAPPMetseraacq. by PfizerVividion Therapeuticsacq. by BayerHI-Bioacq. by BiogenJUST Biotherapeuticsacq. by Evotec

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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 Company2023—39.8%1.25x0.00x
Arch IX OverageLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems2016—26.0%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 more2003—2.4%1.24x1.24x
ARCH VENTURE FUND IX LPLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems, University of Texas Investment Management Company——24.2%2.58x1.53x
ARCH VENTURE FUND VII LPLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems, The Regents of the University of California, University of Texas Investment Management Company——37.8%4.83x4.60x
ARCH VENTURE FUND VIII LPLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems, University of Texas Investment Management Company——21.6%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).

IPO stake values · per SEC filings · 11

Value of this firm's stake in each portfolio company at its IPO price, from the prospectus principal-stockholder table.

CompanyOwnedIPO priceAt IPOStake value
Vir25.2%$20.00Oct 2019$553.3M
Neumora Therapeutics18.4%$17.00Sep 2023$476.8M
Prime Medicine12.0%$17.00Oct 2022$194.8M
Beam Therapeutics14.5%$23.50Oct 2020$193.7M
Erasca9.4%$16.00Jul 2021$176.9M
Gossamer Bio12.7%$16.00Feb 2019$128.9M
Parabilis Medicines5.4%$20.00Jun 2026$128.3M
Seaport Therapeutics9.8%$18.00May 2026$93.5M
Maze Therapeutics9.4%$16.00Jan 2025$65.9M
Rapport Therapeutics10.5%$17.00Jun 2024$63.4M
Boundless Bio11.2%$16.00Mar 2024$39.9M

Source: SEC S-1 / 424B prospectus filings. Stake value = shares beneficially owned × the initial public offering price, as disclosed — a market value at IPO, not a return multiple (the firm's original cost is not disclosed).

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 231 tracked investments, 71 of which have exited, including 40 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 AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices, Quantum Computing.
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 218 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 96

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
Polaris Partners

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

$500K – $5M
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
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs bold, early-stage, technology-driven companies across deep tech and other sectors, providing hands-on 'venture assistance' to help founders build category-defining businesses.

$5K – $50M
RA Capital

RA Capital Management is a healthcare and planetary health investment firm that founds, funds, and scales companies using scientific diligence, multi-stage capital, and hands-on operational support.

Samsara BioCapital

Samsara BioCapital is a life-sciences investment firm backing companies developing transformative therapeutics for patients.

Third Rock Ventures

Third Rock Ventures is a venture capital firm that discovers, launches, and builds life sciences and biotechnology companies developing novel medicines and therapies.

$100K – $5M
6 Dimensions Capital

6 Dimensions Capital is a healthcare-focused investment firm with offices in Boston, San Francisco, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. It backs healthcare startups and growth-stage companies operating in the U.S., Europe, China, Israel, and other markets, with an emphasis on life sciences businesses spanning China and the United States.

▶84 more co-investors

SoftBank Vision FundAtlas Venture5AM VenturesFlagship PioneeringSofinnova VenturesLeaps by Bayer+ND CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Canaan PartnersNextech InvestCatalio Capital Management, LPMenlo VenturesLux CapitalNorthpond VenturesDeerfield Management CompanyM VenturesAlumni VenturesS32In-Q-TelCatalio Capital ManagementVertex Ventures HCSequoia CapitalJohnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDCDomain AssociatesFrazier Healthcare PartnersBain Capital Life SciencesLightspeed Venture PartnersInsight PartnersSignalFireVersant VenturesFoothill VenturesSR One Capital ManagementForbionVida VenturesMedical Excellence CapitalCraft VenturesCoatue ManagementInnovation EndeavorsTwo Sigma VenturesArtis VenturesPaladin Capital GroupSofinnova PartnersMPM BioImpactCambridge Innovation CapitalThe Column GroupAbingworthRazor's Edge VenturesMatrix Capital ManagementMadrona Venture GroupFoundryParadigm23andMeFormation GroupAmino CapitalIlluminate VenturesArrive7wire VenturesAdvent Life SciencesVertical Venture PartnersHealthCapCure VenturesCortado VenturesNotable CapitalUnknown VenturesAtomicoGreycroftMaveronKortschak Investments L.P.Entrepreneur FirstLOI VentureBaruch Future VenturesIncisive VenturesStrawberry Creek VenturesEQT Life SciencesTA VenturesNeotribe VenturesPitbull VenturesAt One VenturesWave Digital AssetsWaverley CapitalAndera PartnersDFJAltitude 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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