BAM Elevate
Institutional investorChicago · 2 people tracked
Also known as BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.
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Investment thesis
Balyasny generates absolute returns in all markets through a blend of core strategies driven by proprietary research. The firm emphasizes bringing together talented teams and business builders to create winning organizations that iterate and improve. The firm's philosophy centers on identifying problems, solving them directly, and maintaining humility while constantly learning and evolving. Partnership is foundational to the firm's approach, both internally across strategies and departments and externally with investors and portfolio partners.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 20, 2026.
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What they invest in
from 16 of 18 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7Enterprise Software ×5SaaS ×5Fintech ×4Biotech ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Deep Tech ×2Defense Tech ×2
HQs:United States×10
Investments · 19 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 62025 · 22024 · 22023 · 22022 · 618 dated
Damora Therapeutics is a preclinical-stage biotechnology company that discovers and develops therapeutic candidates, including DMR-001, DMR-002, and DMR-003, with the goal of advancing treatments through investigational drug applications and clinical trials.
BiotechCopenhagen, US
Garrett Winslow(Executive Officer)inLori Firmani(Executive Officer)inHans T. Schambye(Executive Officer, Director)Jennifer Jarrett(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)inBecker Hewes(Chief Medical Officer)Sherwin Sattarzadeh(Chief Operating Officer)
Co-investorsAccess BiotechnologyBay City CapitalCommodore CapitalEIR VenturesForbionJanus Henderson Investors+6 more
Relmada is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapies including NDV-01, a sustained-release intravesical formulation of gemcitabine and docetaxel for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, and Sepranolone, a candidate targeting compulsive behaviors via GABAA receptor modulation.
BiotechHealthtechNew York, US
Sergio Traversa(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Kelly(Director)Maged Shenouda(Director)inEliseo O. Salinas(President and Chief Scientific Officer)inDouglas Beck(Chief Financial Officer)Charles Ence(Chief Accounting and Compliance Officer)
Co-investorsBioAdvanceBraidwellCommodore CapitalJanus Henderson InvestorsOrbiMedRA Capital+2 more
Poolside builds open-weight foundation models and agentic coding models, including the Laguna family, along with the systems and infrastructure needed to train, refine, and improve these models.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools
Jason Warner(Founder & CEO)inEiso Kant(Founder)
Co-investors7GC & CoAbstraction CapitalAir Street CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBain Capital Ventures+24 more
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Arthur develops an AI-powered platform that enables organizations to build and deploy immersive workflows and experiences combining synchronous and asynchronous collaboration.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
Christoph Fleischmann(Founder)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesAcrew CapitalGreycroftHomebrewIndex VenturesPlexo Capital+1 more
Astranis manufactures small, high-powered geosynchronous satellites equipped with advanced digital processing technology for global telecommunications and connectivity services.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
John Gedmark(Founder/CEO)inRyan McLinko(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBlack FlagBoxGroupCantos VenturesCherubic VenturesCommonweal Ventures+39 more
Coultreon is a drug discovery and development company that advances small and large molecule therapeutic programmes across various disease areas, combining disease biology expertise with technology platforms.
AI & Machine LearningBiotech
Pierre Raboisson(Chief Executive Officer Chief Scientific Officer Co-founder)inMarie De Vulder(Chief Legal Officer Co-founder)inGuy Peeters(Chief Financial Officer Co-founder)inJohn-Paul Gallivan(Head of Development Co-founder)inFabrice Kolb(Head of Immunology Co-founder)inPieter Peeters(Operating & Technology Officer Co-founder)in
Co-investorsLongwood FundSofinnova VenturesFinchley Healthcare VenturesForbionLuma GroupNovo Holdings+1 more
Edge Delta provides telemetry pipeline and observability tools for DevOps, IT/Ops, SRE, and Security teams to process logs, metrics, traces, and events at scale without centralizing all raw data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Ozan Unlu(Co-founder)inFatih Yildiz(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAmity VenturesCisco InvestmentsGeodesic CapitalMaC Venture CapitalMenlo VenturesCisco+2 more
Forterra develops autonomous weapons, sensors, and battlefield systems using distributed control networks for defense operations.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
Alberto Lacaze(Chairman of the Board and President)inJoseph Putney(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investors645 VenturesCRESCENT COVE CAPITALEnlightenment CapitalGlynn Capital ManagementNightDragonSalesforce Ventures+8 more
Harness is a fundraising platform designed for nonprofits to increase donation revenue without expanding staff or software tools.
FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Jyoti Bansal(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlorida FundersAlkeon CapitalBattery VenturesCapital One VenturesCiti VenturesGaingels+8 more
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Harness turns financial institutions' raw transaction and member data into real-time, personalized engagement campaigns for card and rewards programs.
Data & InfrastructureFintechMarketing Tech
Co-investorsTruStage VenturesAlkeon CapitalBattery VenturesCapital One VenturesCiti VenturesDeepgram+9 more
Strategy hub enabling DeFi yield access across multiple chains and layers for comprehensive cross-chain growth.
Co-investorsAdvanced BlockchainEclipse VenturesRoot Ventures
Leap builds a platform that enables virtual power plant management by connecting storage, electric vehicle, and smart building systems to grid-support energy programs, helping reduce fossil fuel dependence and integrate renewable energy.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergySaaSSan Francisco, US
Remco van den Elzen(Co-founder, Leap)inTHOMAS FOLKER(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inThomas Folker(Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer)inNICK GROSSMAN(Director)inJason Michaels(CEO)in
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesPresidio VenturesNational Grid PartnersGaruda VenturesLightbankUnion Square Ventures (USV)+6 more
LeapXpert provides enterprise governance and security controls for messaging platforms, enabling organizations to enforce data loss prevention, information barriers, and compliance policies across channels like Teams and Slack.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsQBN CapitalApis PartnersCostanoa VenturesEqual VenturesJungle VenturesOwl Ventures+1 more
Logiwa IO is a cloud-native warehouse management system designed for third-party logistics providers and fulfillment networks that process high volumes of orders.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US
Erhan Musaoglu(CEO)inGreg Halko(COO)inPatrick Bouchard(CRO)in
Co-investorsLaunchCapitalNewRoad Capital Partners, LLCRunway Venture PartnersSpider CapitalLaunch CapitalPrologis Ventures
Lycia Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing LYTAC (Lysosomal Targeting Chimera) therapeutics that bind disease-causing extracellular and cell-surface proteins and route them into the cell's lysosome for degradation.
BiotechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US
Aetna Wun Trombley(President and CEO)inAmy Bachrodt(Chief Financial Officer)inChin Lee(Chief Medical Officer)inSteve Staben(Chief Scientific Officer)inSofia Touami(Chief Business Officer)inKaren Flick(General Counsel)in
Co-investorsREDMILEVersant VenturesFranklin TempletonHBM Healthcare InvestmentsInvusJanus Henderson Investors+4 more
Skyryse develops SkyOS, a flight-control operating system that simplifies aircraft operation through automated maneuvers, emergency management, and optionally piloted or autonomous flight.
Deep TechDefense TechMobility & TransportationEl Segundo, US
Mark Groden(Founder & CEO)inStephen Koo(Executive Officer, Director)inBlake Bilstad(Executive Officer)in
BoardLior Susan(Director)inWill Summerlin(Director)Ethan Batraski(Director)in
Co-investorsCantos VenturesCity LightDas & Co.Embedded VenturesFlucas VenturesFontinalis Partners+18 more
Honest is a consumer brand offering personal care and baby products made with ingredients audited by toxicologists and tested by dermatologists, formulated without synthetic fragrances and marketed as cruelty-free.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessSanta Monica, US
Christopher Gavigan(Executive Officer, Promoter)Brian Lee(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inSean Kane(Executive Officer)inJessica Alba(Founder)inCraig Gatarz(Executive Officer)David Parker(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsFarvatn VentureICONIQIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lightspeed Venture PartnersMisfit Venture PartnersSfventures Group LLC+2 more
Treasury Prime provides embedded banking technology through APIs that enable fintechs to embed banking services in their applications.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chris Dean(Founder/CEO)inJim Brusstar(Founder)in
Co-investorsArdent VentureAZURO CAPITAL VENTURESDeciensFINTOP CapitalGMO VenturePartnersNyca+3 more
Community-driven token launch protocol on Blast
Co-investorsFOMO VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesChevron Technology VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Energy Impact PartnersLowercarbon Capital+2 more
Exits · 1
1 IPOsDamora TherapeuticsNASDAQ: DMRARelmada TherapeuticsNASDAQ: RLMD
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesDamora Therapeutics · seekingalpha.com · Sep 15, 2026
Harness · technode.com · Sep 10, 2026
The Honest Company · in.investing.com · Aug 24, 2026
Harness · siliconangle.com · Aug 19, 2026
Relmada Therapeutics · fool.com · Aug 14, 2026
Arthur · eu-startups.com · Jul 22, 2026
Lycia Therapeutics · intelligence360.news · Jul 22, 2026
Forterra · kalkinemedia.com · Jul 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has BAM Elevate made?
- BAM Elevate has 18 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 9 dated in the last 24 months.
- What sectors does BAM Elevate focus on?
- BAM Elevate focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is BAM Elevate located?
- BAM Elevate is headquartered in Chicago, US.
- Does BAM Elevate lead rounds?
- BAM Elevate typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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