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Avalon BioVentures β€” Full Portfolio

29 tracked investments Β· listed companies and verified rows first

Janux TherapeuticsNASDAQ: JANX

Clinical-stage company developing tumor-activated immunotherapies using masking platform technology.

Corporate Websitevaloratherapeutics.cominβœ“ verified

Valora Therapeutics is a biotech company developing antibody-lectin chimera (AbLec) therapeutics that target cell-surface glycans for immuno-oncology and immunotherapy applications.

BiotechHealthtech

Miguel Garcia-Guzman(Co-Founder, CEO & Director)James Lee(VP, Business Development)Carolyn Bertozzi(Scientific Co-Founder)Jessica Stark(Scientific Co-Founder)

AristaMDaristamd.comin𝕏Mar 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

AristaMD is a technology-enabled clinical services provider that connects primary care physicians with board-certified specialists through eConsults to improve access to specialty care and reduce costs.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Diego, US

Keith Pinter(Chief Executive Officer)Julia Jezmir(President and Chief Medical Officer)Brooke LeVasseur(Executive Officer, Director)Craig Cimini(Director)

BoardJohn Kuelper(Director)Tighe Reardon(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatJay B. LichterΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $1.4M raise Β· filed Mar 2016

Cellular ApproachesNov 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

BiotechLa Jolla, US

Jay Lichter(Director)Court Turner(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTighe Reardon(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatJay B. LichterΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $5.1M raise Β· filed Nov 2016

Cullinan MicaMay 2020SEC filinghigh confidence

BiotechLa Jolla, US

Morana Jovan-Embiricos(Director)Anthony Rosenberg(Director)Neil W. Gibson, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Owen Hughes(Director)

Board seatJay B. LichterΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $10M raise Β· filed Mar 2022

Enlaza Therapeuticsenlazatx.cominAug 2025

Enlaza Therapeutics develops covalent protein therapeutics using its War-Lock technology, which incorporates proprietary unnatural amino acids into protein drugs so they form irreversible covalent bonds with disease-related targets.

BiotechDeep TechSan Diego, US

Sergio Duron(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Sanford Madigan(Co-Founder, President & Chief Business Officer)Analeah Heidt(Chief Scientific Officer)

Board seatJay B. LichterΒ· per SEC Form D

Jnana TherapeuticsAug 2021acquired by Otsuka

Clinical-stage biotech using its RAPID chemoproteomics platform to drug challenging targets; acquired by Otsuka in 2024.

Boston, US

Board seatKevin J. KinsellaΒ· per SEC Form D

SynthorxJul 2016acquired by Sanofi

Clinical-stage biotech expanding the genetic alphabet with synthetic nucleotides; acquired by Sanofi for $2.5B in 2020.

La Jolla, US

Board seatJay B. LichterΒ· per SEC Form D

Acquisition News Articlebiospace.comin𝕏

BioSpace is a platform providing news, job listings, and recruitment marketing solutions for the life sciences industry.

BiotechHealthtechHR TechMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentMedical DevicesSaaSDes Moines, US

Josh Goodwin(CEO)

Actimisboehringer-ingelheim.comacquired by Boehringer Ingelheim
AeroRx TherapeuticsSep 2025

HealthtechLa Jolla, US

Ahmet Tutuncu, M.D., Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTighe Reardon(Executive Officer)Heather Preston, M.D.(Director)Jay B. Lichter, Ph.D.(Director)Sanford Madigan, Ph.D.(Director)John Stuart Patton, Ph.D.(Director)

Aratana Therapeuticsacquired by Elanco Animal Health

Pet therapeutics company developing innovative treatments for dogs and cats; acquired by Elanco Animal Health in 2019.

Arialysarialysrx.comin𝕏

Arialys Therapeutics develops precision medicines targeting pathogenic autoantibodies in the brain to treat neuropsychiatric disorders driven by autoimmune disease.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesLa Jolla, US

Peter Flynn, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJay Lichter, Ph.D.(Director)Brian Slingsby, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.(Director)Ed Hurwitz(Director)Ashish Xavier, Ph.D.(Director)Tighe Reardon(Executive Officer)

Calportaacquired by Merck

Developed selective small-molecule TRPML1 agonists for lysosomal storage diseases; acquired by Merck for up to $576M in 2019.

Calporta Therapeuticsacquired by Merck

Developed selective small-molecule TRPML1 agonists for lysosomal storage diseases; acquired by Merck for up to $576M in 2019.

Corporate Websiteaerorxtx.com

AeroRx is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing nebulized fixed-dose combination therapies (LABA/LAMA and triple LABA/LAMA/ICS) for moderate-to-severe COPD patients who are underserved by inhalers.

BiotechHealthtech

Ahmet Tutuncu(CEO and Co-founder)

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Janux

Clinical-stage company developing tumor-activated immunotherapies using platform masking technology.

Korsa Therapeutics

Developing therapeutic antibodies capable of entering cells and binding intracellular targets.

Nerio Therapeuticsacquired by Boehringer Ingelheim

Phosphatase-focused immunotherapy drug discovery company; acquired by Boehringer-Ingelheim for up to $1.3B in 2024.

BiotechLa Jolla, US

Stefan Heller(Director)Sanford J. Madigan, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Jay Lichter, Ph.D.(Director)

BoardTighe Reardon(Executive Officer, Director)

PDI Therapeuticsacquired by Cullinan Therapeutics

Developed a first-in-class monoclonal antibody for multiple cancers; acquired by Cullinan Therapeutics in 2022.

Protalys Therapeutics

Biotech addressing PROTAC delivery challenges using in situ carriers to deliver degraders to solid tumors.

RQx Pharmaceuticals

Clinical-stage company developing broad-spectrum antibiotics from natural product scaffolds; partnered with Genentech.

Sitari Pharmaceuticalsacquired by GSK

Developed treatments for celiac disease; founded by Avalon Ventures and GSK, acquired by GSK in 2019.

Valora TherapeuticsJul 2024

BiotechLa Jolla, US

Miguel Garcia-Guzman(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardStefan Heller(Director)Sanford Madigan(Director)

visit www.jnanatx.comjnanatx.comin𝕏

Jnana Therapeutics operates a chemoproteomics-based drug discovery platform called RAPID to identify small molecule medicines targeting protein binding sites across multiple target classes.

BiotechDeep Tech

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