Atlas Venture
Venture capitalActively deployingCambridge · Seed–Late Stage · 24 people tracked
Also known as ATLAS VENTURE ADVISORS, INC. · Atlas Venture Ill · ATLAS VENTURE LIFE SCIENCE ADVISORS, LLC
Investment thesis
Atlas Venture focuses on medical and biotech innovation, backing early-stage life sciences companies. The firm operates an incubator through which it launches new startups, and its portfolio companies have developed approved medicines and achieved outcomes including IPOs and M&A exits. With roughly thirty years of experience, the firm positions itself at the leading edge of medical innovation.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 24 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 51 of 88 portfolio companiesBiotech ×41Healthtech ×11Medical Devices ×10Deep Tech ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Enterprise Software ×3Digital Health ×2Hardware ×2
HQs:United States×48Azerbaijan×1
Investments · 88 tracked
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BiotechCambridge, US
Nessan Bermingham(Executive Officer, Director)Jose Rivera(Executive Officer)Carl Gordon(Director)Jean-Francois Formela(Director)John Leonard(Executive Officer, Director)Rachel Haurwitz(Director)
Board seatJean-François Formela· per SEC Form D
BiotechArlington, US
Darius Kharabi(Executive Officer)Todd Bazemore(Executive Officer)Mark Iwicki(Executive Officer, Director)Mary Reumuth(Executive Officer)Kim Brazzell(Executive Officer)Charles McDermott(Executive Officer)
Board seatKevin Bitterman· per SEC Form D · $7M raise · filed Aug 2015
RNA-editing therapeutics company using its OPERA technology platform.
BiotechCambridge, US
Nessan Bermingham(Mr. Bermingham is the Executive Chair of the Issuer.)Ommer Chohan(Mr. Chohan is the Secretary and Treasurer of the Issuer.)Jean-Francois Formela(Director)
Board seatJean-François Formela· per SEC Form D
HealthtechMalvern, US
Mark R. Bausinger(Executive Officer)Stephen Campe(Director)Robert Kuhling(Director)Liam Ratcliffe(Director)P. Sherrill Neff(Director)Wilfred Jaeger(Director)
Board seatKevin Bitterman· per SEC Form D · $34.3M raise · filed May 2015
BiotechCambridge, US
Patrick Vink(Director)Milind Deshpande(Director)Jean-Francois Formela(Director)Reza Halse(Director)Casper Breum(Director)Ankit Mahadevia(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJean-François Formela· per SEC Form D · $40M raise · filed Jul 2021
Xilio (Xilio Therapeutics) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing tumor-selective immunotherapies, including checkpoint inhibitors, T cell engagers and related molecules, for the treatment of cancer.
BiotechHealthtechWaltham, US
Paul Clancy(Director)Daniel Curran(Director)Peter Dudek(Director)David Grayzel(Director)Nancy Hong(Director)Rachel Humphrey(Director)
Board seatDavid Grayzel· per SEC Form D · $95M raise · filed Feb 2021
Dyne Therapeutics develops targeted therapies for genetically driven neuromuscular diseases using its proprietary FORCE platform.
BiotechMedical DevicesWaltham, US
Lawrence Klein, Ph.D.(Director)Richard Scalzo(Executive Officer)Joshua Brumm(Executive Officer, Director)David Lubner(Director)Edward Hurwitz(Director)Dirk Kersten(Director)
Johnson & Johnson is a diversified healthcare company operating across 260 subsidiary companies with approximately 138,000 employees globally.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew Brunswick, US
Kymera is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel medicines using targeted protein degradation technology to treat diseases caused by previously "undrugged" proteins.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Synlogic develops synthetic biology-based biotherapeutics that use engineered living organisms to treat diseases.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCambridge, US
Ed Mathers(Director)Chau Khuong(Director)Bharatt Chowrira(Executive Officer)Ankit Mahadevia(Director)Michael Sheahan(Executive Officer)Peter Barrett(Director)
Cogent Biosciences discovers, develops, and commercializes therapies targeting genetically defined diseases, with a focus on precision medicine and addressing underlying causes rather than symptoms.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesCambridge, US
Ben Auspitz(Director)Liam Ratcliffe(Director)Charles Wilson(Executive Officer, Director)Christiana Stamoulis(Executive Officer)
BoardBruce Booth(Director)
Comanche Biopharma is a biopharmaceutical company developing evidence-based therapies for preeclampsia and other life-threatening conditions of pregnancy, with a focus on maternal and neonatal health.
BiotechFemTechHealthtechConcord, US
Arthur Levin(Director)Brendan Bulik-Sullivan(Director)Muzammil Mansuri(Director)Paul Antinori(Executive Officer)Allison August(Executive Officer)Ann Taylor(Director)
Board seatDavid Grayzel· per SEC Form D
Kinaset Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing respiratory drug therapies.
BiotechHealthtechMedfield, US
Jamil Beg(Director of the Issuer)Tom King(Director of the Issuer)Roger Heerman(Chief Business/Operating Officer / Co-Founder)Kevin Bitterman(Director of the Issuer)Frazer Morgan(Chief Development Officer / Co-Founder)Bram Vanparys(Director of the Issuer)
Board seatKevin BittermanKevin Bitterman· per SEC Form D
Remix Therapeutics develops RNA reprogramming technology to treat various diseases and disorders.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechWatertown, US
Peter Smith, PhD(Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer)Peter Smith(Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer)Robert Gagnon(Executive Officer)Matthew Patterson(Director)Kevin Bitterman(Director)Jeff Goater(Director)
Board seatKevin Bitterman· per SEC Form D
Antares Therapeutics discovers and develops precision medicines, with a focus on small molecule therapies targeting previously undruggable oncology targets and other serious diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesCambridge, US
Adam Friedman(Chief Executive Officer)in
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)
nChroma Bio develops in vivo targeted delivery and genetic engineering technologies for genetic medicine applications.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Luke Gilbert, PhDKeith Joung, MD, PhDDavid Liu, PhDAngelo Lombardo, PhDLuigi Naldini, MD, PhDJonathan Weissman, PhD
Boston, US
Board seatDavid Grayzel· per SEC Form D · $75.8M raise · filed Aug 2020
Affinia Therapeutics develops genetically engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) therapies for treating genetic diseases, focusing initially on cardiovascular and central nervous system conditions.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechWaltham, US
Carole Faig(Director)Rami Daoud(Executive Officer)Diana Brainard(Director)Rick Modi(Executive Officer, Director)Luc Vandenberghe(Director)Elliott Sigal(Director)
Board seatDavid Grayzel· per SEC Form D
South San Francisco, US
Board seatKevin Bitterman· per SEC Form D · $45.5M raise · filed Dec 2018
BiotechSkillman, US
Thomas Beck(Director)Benjamin Auspitz(Director)Simon Tomlinson(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDavid Grayzel· per SEC Form D · $22.5M raise · filed Jan 2018
HealthtechWaltham, US
Amy Schulman(Director)Tillman Gerngross(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJean-François Formela· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Dec 2022
BiotechBoston, US
Andrew Fedder(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Friedman(Executive Officer, Director)Brian Piper(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJean-François Formela· per SEC Form D · $136.7M raise · filed May 2025
BiotechSt. Louis, US
Charles Bolten(Director)George H. Capps, II(Executive Officer)Robert Karr(Executive Officer, Director)Michael A. Yeadon(Director)David W. Griggs(Director)Thomas P. Cirrito(Director)
Board seatPeter BarrettRajesh Devraj· per SEC Form D · $26M raise · filed Aug 2017
BiotechCambridge, US
Michelle Doig(Director)Aaron Royston(Director)Xiaodi Su(Director)Praveen Tipirneni(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatMichael Gladstone· per SEC Form D · $37.5M raise · filed Jan 2026
Boston, US
Board seatKevin Bitterman· per SEC Form D · $135M raise · filed Sep 2023
BiotechSouth San Francisco, US
Jeremy Bender(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Gladstone(Director)Derek DiRocco(Director)Julie Papanek Grant(Director)John Josey(Director)Natalie Holles(Director)
Board seatMichael Gladstone· per SEC Form D · $130M raise · filed Feb 2021
HealthtechPortland, US
Edward McNamara(Director)Kevin Bitterman(Director)Yumin Choi(Director)Benjamin Shaw(Executive Officer, Director)Kerry Muse(Director)David Shaw(Director)
Board seatKevin Bitterman· per SEC Form D · $52.3M raise · filed Jul 2015
BiotechSt. Louis, US
Charles Bolten(Director)Rick Ryan(Director)Rajesh Devraj(Executive Officer, Director)John Talley(Director)Robert W. Karr(Executive Officer, Director)Eduardo Martinez(Director)
Board seatRajesh Devraj· per SEC Form D · $2.7M raise · filed Dec 2016
BiotechCambridge, US
Daniel J Mandell(Executive Officer, Director)Tracey Lodie(Executive Officer)Christopher Gregg(Director)Geoffrey Smith(Director)
BoardMing Fang(Director)Bruce Beutel(Director)
Board seatKevin Bitterman· per SEC Form D · $60.4M raise · filed Jul 2024
BiotechBoston, US
Gary Glick(Executive Officer, Director)Shelley Chu(Director)Jean-Francois Formela(Director)John Leonard(Director)
Board seatJean-François Formela· per SEC Form D · filed Dec 2019
BiotechBoston, US
Jean-Francois Formela(Director)John Leonard(Director)Gary Glick(Executive Officer, Director)Shelley Chu(Director)
Board seatJean-François Formela· per SEC Form D · filed Dec 2019
BiotechBoston, US
Gary Glick(Executive Officer, Director)Jean-Francois Formela(Director)John Leonard(Director)Shelley Chu(Director)
Board seatJean-François Formela· per SEC Form D · filed Dec 2019
BiotechCambridge, US
Gary Glick(Mr. Glick is a director and the President of the Issuer.)Jean-Francois Formela(Director)
Board seatJean-François Formela· per SEC Form D · filed Jun 2016
BiotechBoston, US
Jean-Francois Formela(Director)Vincent Miles(Director)Gary D Glick(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJean-François Formela· per SEC Form D · filed Aug 2018
BiotechBoston, US
Richard Wooster(Director)Jotin Marango(Executive Officer)Jean-Francois Formela(Director)Mark Manfredi(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey Ecsedy(Executive Officer)Owen Hughes(Director)
Board seatJean-François Formela· per SEC Form D · $75M raise · filed Jul 2025
BiotechWaltham, US
Barbara Dalton(Director)Ramy Farid(Director)Kevin Bitterman(Director)Praveen Tiprirneni(Executive Officer, Director)Timothy Springer(Director)Vikas Goyal(Director)
Board seatKevin Bitterman· per SEC Form D · $51.5M raise · filed Jul 2016
BiotechCambridge, US
Jean-Francois Formela(Director)Rick Lundberg(Executive Officer)Alan Crane(Director)David Madden(Director)Marian Nakada(Director)Brian Gallagher(Director)
Board seatKevin BittermanJean-François Formela· per SEC Form D · $20.2M raise · filed May 2020
BiotechCambridge, US
Brian Gallagher(Director)Jean- Francois Formela(Director)Joshua Resnick(Director)Robert Prentiss(Executive Officer)Daniel Lynch(Director)Ronald C. Renaud, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJean-François Formela· per SEC Form D · $47.5M raise · filed May 2019
BiotechBerkeley, US
Evan Caplan(Director)Natalie Holles(Director)Charlotte McKee(Director)Thomas Gustafson(Executive Officer)Anna French(Director)Emily Conley(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatKevin Bitterman· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Jul 2025
BiotechBoston, US
Adam Friedman(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Fedder(Executive Officer)Darrin Stuart(Executive Officer)Erica Jackson(Executive Officer)Amanda Valentino(Executive Officer)Gary Glick(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJean-François Formela· per SEC Form D
Lexington, US
Board seatDavid Grayzel· per SEC Form D · $120.1M raise · filed Dec 2025
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 Devices
Arkuda is an independent information platform that provides analysis and reviews of online gaming platforms operating in Azerbaijan, focusing on legal compliance, security protocols, and user protection for gaming platforms like Mostbet.
ConsumerGamingBaku, AZ
Waltham, US
Patrick Morley(Executive Officer, Director)Anthony Zingale(Director)Eric Pyenson(Executive Officer)Ronald Nordin(Director)Jeff Fagnan(Director)Paul Maeder(Director)
Verizon is a telecommunications company that provides wireless services and connectivity solutions to consumers and businesses.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
DisplayLink develops USB graphics system-on-chip technology that enables multiple display expansion across Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, Ubuntu, and Android devices regardless of underlying hardware architecture.
Enterprise SoftwareHardwareSemiconductors
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 · 15
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioIntellia TherapeuticsNASDAQ: NTLAKALA BIONASDAQ: KALAKorro BioNASDAQ: KRRONeuroneticsNASDAQ: STIMSpero TherapeuticsNASDAQ: SPROXilio TherapeuticsNASDAQ: XLODisc MedicineNASDAQ: IRONDyne TherapeuticsNASDAQ: DYNExelixisNASDAQ: EXELJohnson & JohnsonNYSE: JNJKymera TherapeuticsNASDAQ: KYMRQ32 BioNASDAQ: QTTBReplimuneNASDAQ: REPLSynlogicOTC: SYBXUnum TherapeuticsNASDAQ: COGT
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAlnylam · investing.com · Jul 17, 2026
Dyne Therapeutics · intellectia.ai · Jul 1, 2026
nChroma Bio · contagionlive.com · Jun 25, 2026
Remix Therapeutics · bizjournals.com · Jun 25, 2026
Grapevine · ipoplatform.com · Mar 17, 2026
Affinia Therapeutics · clinicaltrialsarena.com · Feb 5, 2026
Lifordi Immunotherapeutics · finsmes.com · Nov 19, 2025
Public market activity · per SEC filings
what is this? ⓘ1 insider ownership filing (Forms 3/4/5)
at Q32 Bio Inc. (QTTB)
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
- What stage does Atlas Venture invest at?
- Atlas Venture invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage stages.
- What is Atlas Venture's typical check size?
- Atlas Venture typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
- What sectors does Atlas Venture focus on?
- Atlas Venture focuses on Biotech, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- Where is Atlas Venture located?
- Atlas Venture is headquartered in Cambridge, US.
- Does Atlas Venture lead rounds?
- Atlas Venture typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Co-investors · 125
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Sanofi Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Sanofi, investing in early-stage biotech and digital health companies focused on improving human health. It serves as Sanofi's entry point into the innovation ecosystem.
The Column Group (TCG) is a venture capital firm focused on building and backing biotechnology companies, applying an edge-to-edge investment model centered on company formation with capacity for long-term private and public capital support.
Omega Funds invests in venture capital and growth equity opportunities across the life sciences sector.
ARCH Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that backs and helps build transformational companies, with a strong focus on the life sciences and biotech sector.
Pfizer Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Pfizer that invests in life science innovation across oncology, inflammation & immunology, cardiovascular, metabolic/obesity, and vaccines, as well as platform technology companies aligned with Pfizer's strategic focus areas.
Foresite Capital is a multi-stage investment firm focused on healthcare and life sciences, backing companies across all stages of growth. It applies a data science-driven approach to invest in businesses leveraging biology and big data to transform healthcare.
Nextech Invest is a Zurich-based investment firm focused on emerging biotechnology companies, backing transformative cancer medicines and precision medicine advances worldwide.
RA Capital invests in public and private healthcare and life science companies developing pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and diagnostic tools. The firm operates as a crossover fund across multiple investment stages.
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.
Vida Ventures is a life sciences venture capital firm focused on transforming biomedical innovations into therapies that improve patients' lives.
▶113 more co-investors
Longwood FundGV (Google Ventures)Canaan PartnersPolaris PartnersAccomplicevenBio PartnersDigitalis VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)SR One Capital ManagementThird Rock VenturesHatteras Venture PartnersAndreessen HorowitzSequoia CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersFirst Round CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)EQT Life SciencesFounders Circle CapitalForbionSV Health InvestorsVivo CapitalMPM CapitalYsios CapitalBroadview VenturesGeneral CatalystCraft VenturesAccelGreylock PartnersIndex VenturesRedpoint VenturesFounder CollectiveUncork CapitalFelicis VenturesSV AngelMenlo VenturesBoxGroupCRV (Charles River Ventures)DST GlobalACME CapitalFirstMarkSlow VenturesHardware ClubAME Cloud VenturesInnovation EndeavorsAccel-KKRKapor CapitalCota CapitalStride VCPractical Venture CapitalCrosslink CapitalPoint Nine CapitalPareto HoldingsEntrepreneur FirstEntree CapitalGeneral AtlanticHV CapitalAlleyCorpPassion CapitalWildcat Venture Partners83NorthBreakthrough Energy VenturesFELIX CAPITALCapital FactoryWalden InternationalLocalGlobeMMC VenturesHoxton VenturesBlue Owl CapitalPlayground GlobalMotier VenturesHighbury HoldingsBIOSPRING PARTNERS20VCIrishAngelsAngel InvestGE VenturesJigsaw VCMangrove Capital PartnersMotivate Venture CapitalEpisode1Kima VenturesSofinnova PartnersDay One VenturesJohnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDCPillar VCAllen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)AlbionVCAutotech VenturesPivotal bioVenture PartnersHaatchPeakNovartis Venture FundKurma PartnersSignal Peak VenturesAxeleo CapitalBeyond CapitalAccess IndustriesAndera PartnersAdvent Life SciencesRoche Venture FundNew Leaf Venture PartnersCornerstone VCLeaps by BayerJourney VenturesJMI EquityBorealis VenturesFortino CapitalACORN BIOVENTURESIdinvest PartnersAltitude Ventures Management, LlcNest.Bio VenturesAditum Bio
Firms observed investing alongside Atlas Venture, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Atlas Venture's recorded portfolio.
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