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Foresite Capital

Venture capital

West Hollywood · Seed–Late Stage · 44 people tracked

Also known as FORESITE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Foresite Capital concentrates on the forces transforming healthcare, investing in people, ideas and discoveries that combine technology and biotechnology to personalize care and speed innovation and product development. The firm practices full-lifecycle investing, partnering with companies from incubation through IPO and beyond to have impact regardless of timing. Its team of investment analysts, MD/PhDs and data scientists collaborates closely with portfolio companies, drawing on operational and investment experience and an extensive healthcare network. The firm believes healthcare is undergoing unprecedented innovation fueled by growing understanding of biologic and genetic information, and aims to use its capital and networks to build transformative companies improving the U.S. healthcare system.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 13, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
HQ
West Hollywood, CA, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2011
Last 12 months
8 investments
AUM
$3.2B
Tracked investments
241
Unicorns
39
IPOs
60
Acquisitions
33

Team · 44 people

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Jim Tananbaum· Founder & CEOin𝕏

Jim Tananbaum is founder and CEO of Foresite Capital Management, a healthcare-focused investment firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area with approximately $4 billion in assets under management as of December 2021. The firm invests in healthcare companies across multiple stages and employs clinical scientists, engineers, analysts, and partners to support portfolio companies.

Dorothy Margolskee· Managing Directorin

Dorothy Margolskee joined Foresite Capital in 2012, where she has overseen the firm's research and development evaluation group and built an early version of its investment technical review process for analyzing biotechnology portfolios. She previously served as Managing Director in charge of Research at Prospect Ventures, and earlier spent 15 years in drug development at Merck Research Labs, rising to Senior Vice President and contributing to programs including several vaccines and HIV treatments. She holds an M.D. from Johns Hopkins Medical School and a B.A. from Harvard University, and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary.

Hadi Tabbaa· Managing Directorin

Hadi Tabbaa is a Managing Director at Foresite Capital, working in alternative asset management. His areas of focus include capital raising, investor relations, business development, sales, and mergers and acquisitions.

Hyung Chun· Partnerin

Hyung Chun is a physician scientist who joined Foresite Capital in 2021, where he evaluates investment opportunities in private and public biotech companies. Before Foresite, he was a tenured faculty member at Yale School of Medicine, where he held roles including Co-Director of the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, and remains an adjunct faculty member. He earned an A.B. in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard College and an M.D. from Johns Hopkins, and completed his residency and cardiovascular fellowship at Stanford.

Michael Rome· Managing Directorin
Shannon Bergstedt· Partnerin𝕏

Shannon Bergstedt is a member of the Investment Team at Foresite Capital, where she focuses on life sciences and healthcare technology. She previously spent six years at Verily (formerly Google Life Sciences) as a Business Development Lead, was on the founding team of Evidation Health, and held roles at GE Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and CardioDx. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Stephen Peterson· Managing Directorin

Stephen Peterson is a Managing Director at Foresite Capital Management, where he identifies and evaluates investment opportunities in healthcare technology and services. He joined the firm in 2011 as its second investment team member and serves on its investment and valuation committees, along with holding board positions at Sollis Health and board observer roles at Thyme Care, Signant Health, and ConnectiveRx. Peterson previously worked as an equity analyst at Palo Alto Investors and Wells Fargo, holds the CFA Charter, and has lectured on investment analysis and financial modeling at multiple universities.

Stephen C. Peterson· Managing Director
Collin Yang-Wong· Principalin
Deepak Atri· Principalin𝕏

Deepak Atri joined Foresite Capital in 2022 as part of the investment team, where he evaluates opportunities in biotech and healthcare companies. A physician-scientist, he earned his MD at Yale as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute research fellow, and completed clinical training in medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and cardiovascular medicine at Brigham & Women's Hospital. He also did a postdoctoral fellowship in molecular and population genetics with Brigham & Women's and The Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard.

Luke Bagaason· Director, Portfolio Valuationin

Luke Bagaason joined Foresite Capital in 2014 as an analyst and currently serves as Manager of Portfolio Valuation, overseeing monitoring of the firm's privately held investment portfolio. Before Foresite, he operated his own registered investment advisory providing asset management and consulting to investment firms and individuals, and previously worked at JP Morgan Asset Management starting in 2007. He earned the CFA designation in 2013.

Vishal Deshmukh· Principal

Vishal Deshmukh is a member of the investment team at Foresite Capital, where he evaluates investment opportunities in biotech companies. He previously served as Director of Discovery Biology at Kinnate Biopharma, leading early discovery and development of small molecule oncology therapeutics, and as Director of Biology at Biosplice Therapeutics, where he managed programs across oncology, musculoskeletal, and dermatology areas. Earlier he was a Visiting Scientist at Calibr and the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, and he holds a Ph.D. in Biology from The Scripps Research Institute, an M.S. in Biotechnology from UC Irvine, and a B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai.

Jorge Reis-Filho, MD, PhD, FRCPath· Venture Partner
Liang Chang· Venture Partner
Mike Lai· Venture Partner
Travis Young· Venture Partner
Uplaksh Kumar· Venture Partnerin

Uplaksh Kumar is a venture partner at Foresite Capital. He previously served as SVP of strategic operations and scale at GRAIL, where he launched the Galleri multi-cancer early detection test, and was the first head of operations at Verily. He has held leadership roles at Life Technologies, BD, LONZA, and Qiagen, and co-founded RoosterBio, a regenerative medicine company focused on research and clinical-grade stem cells.

Peter Wung, MD, MHS· Venture Partner
Alex M. Azar II· Advisor

Alex Azar served as the 24th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 2018 to 2021, overseeing a workforce of more than 85,000 and a budget exceeding $1.4 trillion. In that role he oversaw Operation Warp Speed to develop COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, and led initiatives on drug pricing, telehealth expansion, health record interoperability, the opioid crisis, and global health security. He has held senior roles in both U.S. government and the private sector, focused on healthcare.

Amelia Stoj· CCO and Assistant General Counselin
Cynthia Carpenter· Executive Associatein

Cynthia Carpenter supports the office of the CEO at Foresite Capital. She has over two decades of experience assisting C-level executives, including a prior role supporting Jim Tananbaum at Prospect Venture Partners and serving as an executive assistant to the co-founder at CKS Partners.

Darren Haggerty· Operations Investment Analystin

Darren Haggerty handles the review and reconciliation of the firm's private and public holdings and records associated trading activity. He is an operations and finance professional with more than 20 years of experience in private equity, and previously served as director of operations for Lighthouse Capital. He also has consulting experience.

Insiya Essani· Senior Associatein

Insiya Essani is a member of the investment team at Foresite Capital, where she focuses on therapeutics investment opportunities. She previously worked as a Life Science Consultant at ClearView Healthcare Partners on strategic and due diligence projects for pharma, biotech, and life sciences clients, and held earlier roles at Barclays and Bristol Myers Squibb. She holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Princeton University.

Jacqueline Guttman· Director, IR & Capital Formationin

Jacqueline Guttman joined Foresite Capital in 2021 as an Associate Director on the Investor Relations team, where she supports the firm's existing limited partners and manages communications, external events, and content development. She previously spent nearly five years on the investments team at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and worked as an analyst at TD Securities. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Barnard College, Columbia University.

Jody Dutton· Senior Executive Administratorin

Jody Dutton joined Foresite Capital in 2012 as an early member of the administrative team and provides executive support to the investment team. Before joining the firm, she worked for 10 years as an executive assistant to the President of Food & Beverage at a casino in Northern California, where she handled travel, meetings, and menu planning and design and assisted with two expansions.

Jorge Campos· Compliance Manager

Jorge Campos is a member of Foresite Capital's compliance team, where he helps develop, implement, and maintain the firm's compliance program. He has around eight years of experience in compliance, previously serving as Senior Compliance Associate at CVC Credit Partners and earlier working at the compliance consultancy Cordium.

Kaitlin Montgomery· Executive Assistant
Kara Govi· Executive Assistant

Kara Govi supports the office of the CEO at Foresite Capital. Her background includes senior executive assistant roles across venture capital, startups, and executive search. She holds a degree in Advertising with a minor in Personality and Social Psychology from San Diego State University.

Kelly Ashauer· Executive Assistantin

Kelly Ashauer joined Foresite Capital in 2018, where she provides executive support to the investment team and Investor Relations leadership. Before Foresite, she held roles in the Education and Training office of the Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, most recently supporting the Transitional Year Residency Program. She holds a B.A. in Business Communications from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO.

Kevin Kelly· Head of Strategic Trading & ECM Relationsin

Kevin Kelly joined Foresite Capital in 2018 as a member of the investment team, working on trading that is cost effective and compliant. He has over 20 years of experience in institutional asset management with a focus on SMID Cap trading, operations, and investment process optimization, having previously served as head trader and vice president of operations at RS Investments and beginning his career at Putnam Investments in international trade support. He holds a B.A. from Connecticut College with a concentration in political economies.

Lisa Klyse· Operations Office Managerin

Lisa Klyse is an administrative professional with more than 20 years of experience supporting executives across various industries. She joined Foresite Capital in 2019 to support the operations team and the Chief Financial Officer, having previously worked in institutional equity sales supporting sales and trading executives. She holds a B.S. in Hospitality Management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Liz Canis· Executive Advisor

Liz Canis is an executive advisor at Foresite Capital Management, where she sources opportunities, oversees diligence, monitors portfolio assets, and supports internal incubation efforts. She previously served as vice president of emerging business and partnerships at Elevance Health, ventures lead at healthcare venture firm Savvysherpa, and founder and CEO of The Pivot Group. Earlier she spent eleven years in leadership roles at UnitedHealth Group. She holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Madiha Raziuddin· Director, Human Resources
Mark Ponticelli· Executive Advisor
Mathai Mammen· Advisor

Mathai Mammen has advised Foresite Capital since 2019 and is Chairman and CEO of Parabilis Medicines (formerly FogPharma). He previously served on the Executive Committee of Johnson & Johnson as EVP of J&J Pharmaceuticals R&D and was senior vice president at Merck Research Laboratories, leading research across cardiovascular, metabolic, renal, oncology/immuno-oncology and immunology areas. Earlier he co-founded and led R&D at Theravance, which he built on science from his PhD at Harvard University, and spun out Innoviva and Theravance Biopharma.

Max Lien· Director, IR & Capital Formation

Max Lien joined Foresite Capital in 2023, where he handles investor relations and business development. He previously served as VP of Business & Corporate Development at Hyperscience, an enterprise AI company, where he built the team globally and established partnerships with firms including McKinsey, IBM, and AWS. Earlier in his career, he worked on strategy and corporate/business development teams at Bloomberg and BlackRock, focusing on M&A, partnerships, and growth across financial services, software, and AI.

Melia Granath Panelo· Associate
Nicole McCann· Administrative Assistantin

Nicole McCann joined Foresite Capital in 2011, where she supports the administrative team with functions ranging from data entry to process development. She previously held business office roles at Ford on the operations team, working with accounting, human resources, and payroll. She holds an AA with an Accounting concentration from Liberty University and is pursuing a B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration.

Richard Lau· Managing Directorin

Richard Lau joined Foresite Capital in 2014, where he works on the investment team handling due diligence and financial modeling of potential investments. He previously served as an equity research analyst covering specialty pharmaceuticals at Wedbush PacGrow Life Sciences and began his career at Pacific Growth Equities, rising from equity research associate to senior analyst covering biotechnology. He holds a B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology with a biochemistry concentration from UC Berkeley and is a CFA Charterholder.

Robert Gunderson· Advisor

Robert (Bob) Gunderson is the founding partner and now Chairman Emeritus of Gunderson Dettmer, an international law firm serving emerging growth companies and venture capital and growth equity investors. Over four decades he advised parties in venture financings, IPOs, M&A and fund formations. He co-edited a text on venture capital and public offering negotiation, is a fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel and the American Bar Foundation, and has served as a director of several public companies.

Rowena Dayanghirang· Paralegalin

Rowena Dayanghirang supports fund transactions and legal matters at Foresite Capital. Before joining the firm, she spent over five years as a Corporate Paralegal at Gunderson Dettmer, LLP, handling corporate and transactional work for private companies across various industries. She previously worked as a Corporate Paralegal Assistant at Perkins Coie, LLP for two years.

Susan Gatrill· Manager, Fund Accountingin

Susan Gatrill joined Foresite Capital's accounting team in 2015, where she handles review, reconciliation, and analysis of fund financial activity along with quarterly reporting. She has close to 20 years of experience in venture capital accounting, including 13 years as a fund accountant and later senior accountant at Lighthouse Capital Partners, a venture debt firm, where she managed daily operations and monthly and quarterly close for multiple investment funds.

Tiffany Bond· Sr. Accounting & Administration Associate

Tiffany Bond handles day-to-day accounting for Foresite Capital's entities, including accounts payable and receivable, capital call and cash distribution processing, and daily cash management. She joined the firm in November 2014. Before that, she was the office and technology manager at Kreuzberger|Associates, a finance and accounting recruiting firm in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Foresite Capital

Founder mafia

4 people who came through Foresite Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 188 of 241 portfolio companies

Biotech ×145Healthtech ×112Medical Devices ×63Digital Health ×39AI & Machine Learning ×35Deep Tech ×22Enterprise Software ×14SaaS ×9

HQs:United States×136United Kingdom×5France×2Canada×1China×1Denmark×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 95 portfolio companies
36%
solo founders
34 of 95 mapped founding teams
43%
repeat founders
of 81 founders with career history
~2.5 yrs
old at investment
median across 44 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×342 founders×303 founders×154+ founders×16

Where their founders studiedfrom 79 founders with education data

Stanford University ×7Harvard University ×6Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4University of California, Berkeley ×4Brown University ×3The Wharton School ×3University of Pennsylvania ×3American University of Beirut ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 81 founders with field-of-study data

Life Sciences ×31Chemistry ×14Engineering ×12Computer Science ×10Business & Management ×9Medicine ×8Physics ×5Economics ×4

Where their founders worked beforefrom 81 founders with career history

Stanford University ×7Harvard Medical School ×3OrbiMed ×3Third Rock Ventures ×3University of California, Berkeley ×3AstraZeneca ×2Atlas Venture ×2Exelixis ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

51 founders hold a PhD · 13 hold an MBA (of 84 with degree data)

Investments · 241 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 62025 · 72024 · 132023 · 22022 · 82021 · 152020 · 72019 · 52018 · 62017 · 42016 · 52015 · 894 dated

Alumisalumis.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ALMSSeries A · Jul 2024 · $70M

Alumis is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a late-stage portfolio of targeted therapies for immune-mediated diseases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechLongevitySouth San Francisco, US

Martin Babler(President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board)inMark Bradley(Chief Development Officer)inKolbot By(SVP, Head of Technical Operations)inJack Danilkowicz(Chief Commercial Officer)inJörn Drappa(Chief Medical Officer)inDavid M Goldstein(Chief Scientific Officer)in

Board seatJames Tananbaum· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticHBM Healthcare InvestmentsHBM PartnersNextech InvestOrbiMedSamsara BioCapital+4 more

Fulcrum TherapeuticsinNASDAQ: FULCAug 2018

Fulcrum Therapeutics develops small-molecule drugs targeting rare genetic diseases with significant unmet treatment needs, with its lead candidate pociredir in clinical testing for sickle cell disease as an oral therapy designed to increase fetal hemoglobin levels.

BiotechCambridge, US

Robert Gould(Executive Officer, Director)inAlex C. Sapir(President and Chief Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardAlan Ezekowitz(Director)inMark Levin(Director)inJames Geraghty(Director)James Collins(Director)

Board seatJames Tananbaum· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsSanofi VenturesThird Rock Ventures

10x Genomics10xgenomics.comin𝕏NASDAQ: TXGMay 2019

10x Genomics offers single cell analysis technology, including its Flex assay and Flex Apex product, which use probe-based chemistry and plate-based multiplexing to profile fresh, frozen, and FFPE samples for researchers.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechPleasanton, US

Serge Saxonov(Founder)inBen Hindson(Founder)inBrad Crutchfield(Chief Commercial Officer)inJean Philibert(Chief People Officer)Eric S Whitaker(General Counsel)inJustin McAnear(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsFoothill VenturesKhosla VenturesOMX VenturesPaladin Capital GroupSoftBank Vision FundVenrock+4 more

Aclaris Therapeuticsaclaristx.comNASDAQ: ACRS

Aclaris develops investigational monoclonal antibodies and small-molecule inhibitors targeting immune pathways for the treatment of atopic, autoimmune, and respiratory diseases.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesWayne, US

Neal Walker(Executive Officer, Director)Kamil Ali-Jackson(Executive Officer)Stuart D. Shanler(Executive Officer)inJoseph Monahan(Executive Officer)inHugh Davis(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Loerop(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAisling CapitalAPERTURE Venture PartnersF-Prime CapitalRA CapitalSofinnova VenturesSofinnova Venture Partners+1 more

Adaptimmuneadaptimmune.comin𝕏OTC: ADAPYSep 2014

Adaptimmune Therapeutics is a biotechnology company, though the specific focus of their therapeutic work is not detailed on this investors and media page.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesAbingdon, Oxfordshire, US

James Noble(Chief Executive Officer)Adrian Rawcliffe(Chief Executive Officer and Director)inGavin Wood(Chief Financial Officer)inWilliam Bertrand(Chief Operating Officer)inJohn Lunger(Chief Patient Supply Officer)inElliot Norry(Chief Medical Officer)in

Co-investorsAvoro Capital AdvisorsEight Roads VenturesF-Prime CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Ridgeback Capital

Adaptive Biotechnologiesadaptivebiotech.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ADPT

Adaptive Biotechnologies applies the genetics of the adaptive immune system to diagnostics and therapeutics, translating immune-system data into clinical insights for clinicians and biopharma companies.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSeattle, US

Chad Robins(Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder, Chairman of the Board)inHarlan Robins(Co-founder; Chief Scientific Officer until 2026)inKathleen Determann(Executive Officer)inDean Schorno(Executive Officer)inChris Carlson(Executive Officer)Kyle Piskel(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsDecheng CapitalFMG CapitalKhosla VenturesViking GlobalCasdin CapitalOrbiMed

Adicet Bioadicetbio.comNASDAQ: ACET

Adicet Bio develops allogeneic gamma delta CAR T cell therapies for patients with autoimmune diseases and cancer.

BiotechHealthtechMenlo Park, US

Aya Jakobovits(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Hubbard(Executive Officer)inChen Schor(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)in

BoardJonathan Silverstein(Director)inCarl Gordon(Director)inFlorent Gros(Director)

Co-investorsOrbiMedPontifax Venture CapitalQuan CapitalaMoonNovartis Venture FundPureTech Health

Alectoralector.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ALECSep 2015

Alector develops therapies targeting neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia, and Parkinson's disease through protein removal, replacement, and immune cell restoration.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechLongevityMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Arnon Rosenthal(Ph.D.)inTillman Gerngross(Director)

BoardCarl Gordon(Director)Terry McGuire(Director)in

Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Mission Bay CapitalMission BiocapitalMRL Ventures FundSV Health InvestorsPolaris Partners

Allogene Therapeuticsallogene.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ALLOApr 2018

Allogene Therapeutics develops allogeneic CAR T cell therapies (AlloCAR T) for blood cancers, solid tumors, and autoimmune diseases, using off-the-shelf manufactured cell products rather than patient-derived autologous approaches.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US

Arie Belldegrun, M.D.(Executive Chairman and Co-Founder)inDavid Chang, M.D., Ph.D.(Co-Founder, Allogene)Christine Cassiano(Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Affairs and Brand Strategy Officer and one of the founders)inZachary Roberts, M.D., Ph.D.(President and Chief Executive Officer)ROBERT ABRAHAM(Director)JOSHUA A. KAZAM(Co-Founder and Director of Allogene)

Co-investorsAvoro Capital AdvisorsTPGVida VenturesGilead Sciences

Alx Oncologyalxoncology.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ALXO

ALX Oncology develops therapies for cancer treatment, operating in the biotechnology and medical technology sectors.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Corey Goodman(Chairman)inJason Lettmann(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsLightstone Venturesage1HBM Healthcare InvestmentsHBM PartnersvenBio PartnersLogos+1 more

Arbutus Biopharma Corporationarbutusbio.cominNASDAQ: ABUSDec 2016

Arbutus is a biotechnology company developing therapeutic assets and bringing them to market, with expertise spanning scientific, clinical, operational, and financial development.

BiotechHealthtechWarminster, US

William H. Collier(President and Chief Executive Officer)inGaston Picchio(Chief Development Officer)inMichael J. McElhaugh(Chief Business Officer)inDavid C. Hastings(Chief Financial Officer)inMichael J. Sofia(Chief Scientific Officer)inElizabeth Howard(Executive Officer)in

Aura Biosciencesaurabiosciences.comin𝕏NASDAQ: AURA

Aura Biosciences develops Virus-Like Drug Conjugates (VDCs), a platform using Virus-Like Particles conjugated with drugs or loaded with nucleic acids to target solid tumors.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesCambridge, US

Elisabet de los Pinos, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Elisabet de los Pinos(Founder)inMichael Wyzga(Executive Officer)Dale Pfost, Ph.D.(Director)Alan E. Walts, Ph.D.(Director)Lewis Geffen(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAdvent Life SciencesChiesi VenturesColumbus Venture PartnersDroia VenturesJazzya InvestmentsMedicxi+6 more

Beam Therapeuticsbeamtx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: BEAMNov 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)inJ. Keith Joung(Founder)inFeng Zhang(Founder)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)

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersDreamers VCEight Roads VenturesF-Prime CapitalGV (Google Ventures)HongShan Capital Group+2 more

Bicara Therapeuticsbicara.comin𝕏NASDAQ: BCAX

Bicara Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing bifunctional antibody therapies that combine tumor-targeting with immune-modulating payloads to treat solid tumors.

Ivan Hyep(Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer)inLara Meisner(Chief Legal Officer, Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary)inDavid Raben(Chief Medical Officer)in

Co-investorsAisling CapitalEight Roads VenturesF-Prime CapitalPremji InvestRA CapitalRed Tree Venture+6 more

Casi Pharmaceuticalscasipharmaceuticals.cominOTC: CASIF

CASI Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company developing CID-103, an investigational anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody targeting B memory, plasmablasts, and plasma cells.

BiotechHealthtechBeijing

Chunhua Wang(Chief Operating Officer)Wei Gao(General Counsel)Hai Huang(Global Chief Commercial Officer)Alexander A. Zukiwski(Chief Medical Officer)Wei (Larry) Zhang(President)Wei-Wu He(Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors)

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.celldex.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CLDXNov 2016

Celldex is a biotechnology company developing therapeutics across therapeutic areas including immunology and inflammation.

BiotechHealthtechHampton, US

Anthony S. Marucci(Executive Officer, Director)inAvery W. Catlin(Executive Officer)

BoardRichard van den Broek(Director)Timothy M. Shannon, M. D.(Director)Herbert J. Conrad(Director)Karen Shoos(Director)

CG Oncologycgoncology.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CGONAug 2023 · $110M

CG Oncology develops an investigational oncolytic immunotherapy for urologic cancer patients, specifically targeting BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Arthur Kuan(Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsDecheng CapitalLongitude CapitalPalm Drive CapitalRA CapitalTCG CrossoverACORN BIOVENTURES+3 more

Compass Therapeuticscompasstherapeutics.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CMPXDec 2017

Compass Therapeutics uses proprietary antibody discovery platforms to generate and screen diverse panels of monoclonal and multispecific antibodies, aiming to identify synergistic therapeutic combinations.

BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US

Schuetz Thomas(Executive Officer, Director)inErrik Anderson(Executive Officer, Director)inThomas J. Schuetz(Executive Officer, Director)inVered Bisker-Leib(Executive Officer)inBarry Shin(Chief Financial Officer)inNeil Lerner(Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBioBritF-Prime CapitalGV (Google Ventures)OrbiMedvenBio Partners+3 more

Crinetics Pharmaceuticalscrinetics.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CRNX

Crinetics is a pharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing therapies for endocrine diseases and endocrine-related conditions.

BiotechSan Diego, US

Richard Scott Struthers(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Betz(Chief Scientific Officer)inR. Scott Struthers(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)inTobin Schilke(Chief Financial Officer)inIsabel Kalofonos(Chief Commercial Officer)inYunFei Zhu(Executive Officer)

Co-investors5AM VenturesOrbiMedRA CapitalVivo Capital

Cullinan Therapeuticscullinantherapeutics.com𝕏NASDAQ: CGEM

Cullinan Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech company developing therapeutic molecules for autoimmune diseases and cancer, with expertise in immune modulation.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Mary Kay Fenton(Chief Financial Officer)inJeffrey Jones(Chief Medical Officer)Jennifer Michaelson(Chief Scientific Officer)inCorinne Savill(Chief Business Officer)inJacquelyn Sumer(Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary)inNadim Ahmed(President and Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsNextech InvestBiotechnology Value FundOrbiMed

Cytokineticscytokinetics.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CYTK

Cytokinetics develops potential medicines for cardiovascular and neuromuscular diseases characterized by impaired muscle function.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US

James SpudichinRonald ValeLawrence S.B. GoldsteinRobert I. Blum(President and Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardJames Sabry

Denali Therapeuticsdenalitherapeutics.cominNASDAQ: DNLIFeb 2024

Denali Therapeutics develops therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

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

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersEcoR1 CapitalF-Prime CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Flagship PioneeringFlagship Ventures

Disc Medicinediscmedicine.comin𝕏NASDAQ: IRON

Disc Medicine is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies from discovery through clinical development for patients in need.

BiotechHealthtech

John Quisel(Chief Executive Officer)inJean Franchi(Chief Financial Officer)inJonathan Yu(Chief Operating Officer)inWill Savage(Chief Medical Officer)inPamela Stephenson(Chief Commercial Officer)inSteve Caffé(Chief Regulatory Officer)in

Co-investorsAccess BiotechnologyAtlas VentureBain Capital Life SciencesFrazier Life SciencesOrbiMed5AM Ventures+7 more

Edgewise Therapeuticsedgewisetx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: EWTX

Edgewise Therapeutics discovers and develops small molecule medicines targeting muscle proteins to treat neuromuscular and cardiac diseases, including sevasemten for muscular dystrophies and EDG-7500 for cardiomyopathy, leveraging a proprietary drug discovery platform based on muscle physiology and high-throughput functional assays.

BiotechDigital HealthBoulder, US

Kevin Koch(Executive Officer, Director)inAlan Russell(Director)inBadreddin Edris(Director and Co-Founder)inKenneth Harrison(Director)

BoardPeter Thompson(Director)inJonathan Root(Director)in

Co-investorsBoulder VenturesOrbiMedUS Venture PartnersViking GlobalWellington ManagementDeerfield Management Company+1 more

GH Researchghres.comNASDAQ: GHRS

A pharmaceutical company whose executive team emphasizes innovation and patient care.

BiotechDigital HealthMental Health

Co-investorsRA Capital

Grailgrail.comin𝕏NASDAQ: GRAL

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)inRobert Ragusa(Executive Officer, Director)Jennifer Cook(Executive Officer, Director)inRichard Klausner(Director)

Co-investorsAmino CapitalARCH Venture PartnersBezos ExpeditionsBluebird VenturesDecheng CapitalDentsu Ventures+13 more

Hinge Healthhingehealth.comin𝕏NYSE: HNGE

Hinge Health builds a digital healthcare platform designed to help individuals manage musculoskeletal health and related conditions.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Gabriel Mecklenburg(Founder)inDaniel Perez(Founder)inKevin McCullough(Founder)Shaun Rahimi(Founder)

Co-investors11.2 CapitalAlkeon InnovationAtomicoBessemer Venture PartnersCannage CapitalCoatue Management+16 more

Insmedinsmed.comin𝕏NASDAQ: INSM

Insmed is a biopharmaceutical company that provides grants and charitable funding to support healthcare provider education and patient care initiatives focused on nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease, non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, and other serious lung diseases.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Will Lewis(Chair and Chief Executive Officer)inGeoffrey AllaninSara Bonstein(Chief Financial Officer)inRoger Adsett(Chief Operating Officer)Martina Flammer(Chief Medical Officer)inS. Nicole Schaeffer(Chief People Strategy Officer)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersF-Prime CapitalHercules Capital, Inc.OrbiMedProspect Venture PartnersRidgeback Capital+1 more

Intellia Therapeuticsintelliatx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: NTLAAug 2015

Intellia Therapeutics develops in vivo and ex vivo CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing therapies aimed at treating the root causes of severe genetic diseases, with lead candidates for hereditary angioedema and ATTR amyloidosis.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechCambridge, US

Nessan Bermingham(Founder)inJennifer Doudna(Founder)Jose Rivera(Executive Officer)inJohn Leonard(President and Chief Executive Officer)inJames Basta(Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary)inEdward Dulac(Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsage1Atlas VentureAvoro Capital AdvisorsEcoR1 CapitalOrbiMedRidgeback Capital+1 more

Invivydinvivyd.comin𝕏NASDAQ: IVVDApr 2021 · $336M

Invivyd is a biopharmaceutical company that develops antibody-based product candidates for the prevention and treatment of serious viral infectious diseases, combining viral surveillance and predictive modeling with antibody engineering.

BiotechHealthtechWaltham, US

Tillman U. Gerngross(Executive Officer, Director)Marc Elia(Founder)inLynn Connolly(Executive Officer)inEric Kimble(Executive Officer)inHalley Gilbert(Executive Officer)inRebecca Dabora(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesGV (Google Ventures)MRL Ventures FundPremji InvestRA CapitalFidelity Investments+6 more

Keros Therapeuticskerostx.cominNASDAQ: KROS

Keros is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing product candidates that modulate signaling of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) family of proteins to treat disorders affecting blood cells and tissues such as bone, muscle, adipose and heart.

BiotechHealthtechLexington, US

Jasbir Seehra(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director)in

BoardJulius Knowles(Director)Alon Lazarus(Director)inOhad Hammer(Director)Ran Nussbaum(Director)in

Co-investorsArkin CapitalOrbiMedPontifax Venture Capital

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

PINGDA REN(Executive Officer)inYI LIU(Executive Officer)inTroy Wilson(Founder)inTroy Wilson, Ph.D., J.D.(Co-founder; President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board)Kevan M. Shokat, Ph.D.(Founding team member)HEIDI HENSON(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersAvoro Capital AdvisorsEcoR1 CapitalNextech InvestOUP (Osage University Partners)

Madrigalmadrigalpharma.comin𝕏NASDAQ: MDGLApr 2016

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesConshohocken, US

Rebecca Taub(Founder and Director)inMarc R. Schneebaum(Executive Officer)inPaul A. Friedman(Executive Officer, Director)inBill Sibold(President and Chief Executive Officer)inMardi Dier(Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)inCarole Huntsman(Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer)in

Co-investorsAvoro Capital AdvisorsBay City Capital

Maze Therapeuticsmazetx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: MAZEFeb 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 HorowitzARCH Venture PartnersFrazier Life SciencesGV (Google Ventures)Hercules Capital, Inc.Alexandria+9 more

Nateranatera.comin𝕏NASDAQ: NTRA

Natera develops genetic tests and diagnostics using cell-free DNA technology to detect diseases including cancers, genetic disorders, and transplant-related conditions.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Matthew Rabinowitz(Co-founder & Executive Chairman)inJonathan Sheena(Founder)inSteven Chapman(Chief Executive Officer & President)

Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesCheyenne VenturesClaremont Creek VenturesHarmony PartnersHBM Healthcare InvestmentsLightspeed Venture Partners+4 more

Olema Pharmaceuticalsolema.comin𝕏NASDAQ: OLMA

Olema is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for metastatic breast cancer and other endocrine-driven cancers, targeting nuclear receptors and mechanisms of acquired resistance.

BiotechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Cyrus L. Harmon, Ph.D.(Director)Cyrus L. Harmon(Director)inDavid C. Myles, Ph.D.(Executive Officer)Sean Bohen, M.D., Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Naseem Zojwalla, M.D.(Executive Officer)inShane Kovacs(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAvoro Capital AdvisorsBain Capital Life SciencesLightspeed Venture PartnersRA CapitalWellington ManagementBiotechnology Value Fund+2 more

Omeros Corp.omeros.comNASDAQ: OMER

Omeros is a publicly traded biotech company developing a diverse pipeline of first-in-class small-molecule and antibody therapeutics targeting unmet medical needs across multiple therapeutic areas and indications.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSeattle, US

Co-investorsSPRINGROCK VENTURES

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-investorsARCH Venture PartnersCatalio Capital Management, LPDeerfield Management CompanyFrazier Life SciencesGeneral CatalystGV (Google Ventures)+9 more

Quince TherapeuticsNASDAQ: QNCX

Quince Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing the AIDE technology platform, a drug/device combination that encapsulates medications into a patient's own red blood cells to improve drug delivery for rare diseases.

BiotechSouth San Francisco, US

Stephen Dominy(Director)Casey Lynch(Executive Officer, Director)Charles Ryan(Executive Officer)inBrendan Hannah(Executive Officer)Dirk Thye(Executive Officer, Director)inKristen Gafric(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsSofinnova PartnersTakeda Ventures

Relayrelaytx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RLAYJan 2024

Relay Therapeutics develops the Dynamo platform, which applies motion-based drug design principles to discover therapeutic drugs by integrating protein dynamics simulations with experimental and computational techniques.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechCambridge, US

Donald A. Bergstrom(Executive Officer)inSanjiv K. Patel(Director, President and Chief Executive Officer)inSekar Kathiresan(Director)Douglas S. Ingram(Director)Mark Murcko(Director)Laura Shawver(Director)

Co-investorsCommonweal VenturesEcoR1 CapitalNat TurnerNextech InvestSoftBank Vision FundCurie.Bio+2 more

Replimunereplimune.comin𝕏NASDAQ: REPL

Replimune is a biotech company developing oncolytic immunotherapies designed to activate immune responses against difficult-to-treat cancers.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Robert Coffin(Founder and Chief Scientist)Sushil Patel(Chief Executive Officer)Emily Hill(Chief Financial Officer)Konstantinos Xynos(Chief Medical Officer)

Co-investorsAtlas VentureBain Capital Life SciencesREDMILE

Revolution Medicinesrevmed.cominNASDAQ: RVMD

Revolution Medicines is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing medicines using its proprietary Tri-Complex Platform and RAS(ON) Biology research approach.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesRedwood City, US

Margaret Horn(Executive Officer)Mark A. Goldsmith(Executive Officer, Director)inJack Anders(Chief Financial Officer)Stephen M. Kelsey(President, Research and Development)Alan Sandler(Chief Development Officer)inAnthony Mancini(Chief Global Commercialization Officer)

Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesGen CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Illinois VenturesNextech InvestThe Column Group+2 more

Rxsightrxsight.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RXST

RxSight is an ophthalmic medical technology company that developed the Light Adjustable Lens (LAL), an intraocular lens that can be customized after cataract surgery to optimize a patient's vision.

HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesPasadena, US

Robert H. Grubbs(Director)Daniel M. Schwartz(Director)D. Verne Sharma(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Drinkward(Executive Officer)inRon Kurtz(Chief Medical Officer (former President & CEO))Mark Wilterding(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsFlying L PartnersH.I.G. CapitalH.I.G. HealthBridge PartnersLongitude CapitalRA CapitalVisionary Ventures+2 more

Scynexisscynexis.comin𝕏NASDAQ: SCYX

SCYNEXIS is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing drug therapies for severe rare diseases, including anti-infective and antifungal treatments.

BiotechMedical DevicesDurham, US

Yves J. Ribeill(Executive Officer, Director)inCharles F. Osborne, Jr.(Executive Officer)Brian Schwab(Executive Officer)inDavid Angulo(President & Chief Executive Officer)inEric Sukenick(General Counsel)Sanjay Subramanian(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsDecheng CapitalDeerfield Management CompanyRA Capital

Seaport Therapeuticsseaporttx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: SPTXOct 2024 · $225M

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

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersGeneral AtlanticHAWKTAILPureTech HealthSofinnova VenturesCPP Investments+4 more

Silence Therapeuticssilence-therapeutics.comNASDAQ: SLNFeb 2021

Silence Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that discovers and develops short interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules designed to reduce the production of disease-associated proteins through the natural mechanism of RNA interference, with its proprietary mRNAi GOLD platform targeting specific genes in the liver for rare and common diseases.

BiotechLondon

Craig Tooman(Executive Officer)inGiles Campion(Executive Officer)Mark Rothera(Executive Officer, Director)inBarbara Ruskin(Executive Officer)

BoardJames Ede-Golightly(Director)Alistair Gray(Director)

Co-investorsMC Healthcare VenturesNextech InvestVivo Capital

Solid Biosciencessolidbio.comin𝕏NASDAQ: SLDB

Solid Biosciences is a precision genetic medicine company developing a pipeline of gene therapy candidates for rare neuromuscular and cardiac diseases, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Friedreich's ataxia, CPVT, and TNNT2-mediated dilated cardiomyopathy.

BiotechHealthtechCharlestown, US

Ilan Ganot(Co-Founder and Director)inStephen DiPalma(Executive Officer)Carl Morris(Executive Officer)inAlexander Cumbo(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)Martin Freed(Director)inPaul Herizch(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesRA CapitalBain Capital

SUTROVAX, INC.sutrovax.comNASDAQ: PCVX

Vaxcyte is a biotech company developing vaccines to treat or prevent serious infectious diseases.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US

Grant Pickering(Chief Executive Officer, Director and Co-Founder)Jeff Fairman(Vice President of Research and Co-Founder)Ashish Khanna(Executive Officer)

BoardTracy Saxton(Director)William Newell(Director)Kurt von Emster(Director)in

Co-investorsAbingworthCTI Life Sciences Fund L.P.Frazier Life SciencesJanus Henderson InvestorsLongitude CapitalMedicxi+4 more

Syndax Pharmaceuticalssyndax.cominNASDAQ: SNDX

Syndax Pharmaceuticals is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes small-molecule and antibody cancer therapies, including two FDA-approved medicines: revumenib (a menin inhibitor for acute leukemias) and axatilimab (a CSF-1R blocking antibody for graft-versus-host disease and fibrotic diseases), along with clinical-stage programs exploring expanded uses and combinations in oncology.

BiotechWaltham, US

John Pallies(Executive Officer)inArlene Morris(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael A. Metzger(Chief Executive Officer)inKeith A. Goldan(Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardDennis Podlesak(Director)inIvor Royston(Director)

Co-investorsAisling CapitalATEM Capital FundAvoro Capital AdvisorsBioBritDelos CapitalEcoR1 Capital+6 more

Tango Therapeuticstangotx.comNASDAQ: TNGX

Tango Therapeutics develops genetically targeted medicines using synthetic lethality principles to treat specific tumors.

BiotechBoston, US

Alan Huang(Executive Officer)inAdam Crystal(Executive Officer)inDaniella Beckman(Executive Officer)inDouglas Barry(Executive Officer)Aaron Davis(Director)

BoardBarbara Weber(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsNextech InvestNSG VenturesRoche Venture FundThird Rock Ventures

Vaxcytevaxcyte.comNASDAQ: PCVX

Vaxcyte is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing vaccines to prevent or treat bacterial infectious diseases, including pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidates.

BiotechHealthtech

Grant Pickering(Chief Executive Officer, Director and Co-Founder)inJeff Fairman(Vice President of Research and Co-Founder)

Co-investorsBioRock VenturesCTI Life Sciences Fund L.P.Frazier Life SciencesLongitude CapitalPivotal Life SciencesRA Capital+3 more

Verastemverastem.comin𝕏NASDAQ: VSTM

Verastem Oncology is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops drugs to treat cancer patients.

BiotechMedical DevicesNeedham, US

Robert WeinbergRICHARD ALDRICH(Director)AMY C. CAVERS(Executive Officer)inCATHY CAREW(Executive Officer)inJONATHAN PACHTER(Executive Officer)inROB GAGNON(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCardinal PartnersLightstone VenturesLongwood FundOberland CapitalViking Global+1 more

Wave Life Scienceswavelifesciences.comin𝕏NASDAQ: WVE

Wave Life Sciences develops RNA-targeting therapeutics using RNA-editing modalities and chemistry to treat rare and common diseases, with a clinical pipeline addressing Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Huntington's disease, and obesity.

BiotechHealthtechLongevitySingapore, US

Takeshi Wada(Director)inGregory L. Verdine(Director)Paul B. Bolno, M.D.(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul Bolno, MD, MBA(President and Chief Executive Officer, Wave Life Sciences)

BoardPeter Kolchinsky(Director)inKen Takanashi(Director)

Co-investorsRA CapitalAescap Life Sciences

Xenon Pharmaceuticalsxenon-pharma.comin𝕏NASDAQ: XENE

Xenon is a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops ion channel modulators as therapeutics for neurological and psychiatric disorders.

BiotechHealthtech

Ian Mortimer(President and Chief Executive Officer)inDarren Cline(Chief Commercial Officer)inAndrea DiFabio(Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary)inJames Empfield(Executive Vice President, Drug Discovery)inTucker Kelly(Chief Financial Officer)inChris Kenney(Chief Medical Officer)in

Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalAvoro Capital AdvisorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Remix Therapeuticsremixtx.comin𝕏Series A · Jan 2024 · $70M✓ verified

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)inRobert Gagnon(Executive Officer)Heather Wasserman(Executive Officer)inMatthew Patterson(Director)inScott Biller(Director)in

Board seatMichael Rome· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAtlas VentureThe Column GroupARCH Venture PartnersAlexandriaDecheng Capital

Bit Biobit.bioin𝕏Jun 2020 · $41.5M✓ verified

bit.bio is a synthetic biology company that engineers human induced pluripotent stem cells into defined cell types for research, drug discovery, and cell therapy applications.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Dr Mark Kotter(Founder)Przemek Obloj(CEO)inEmma Pepperell(CEO)inMark Kotter(Founder)

Co-investorsBlueYard CapitalARCH Venture PartnersDynamk CapitalGood AI CapitalHarmonix FundHAWKTAIL+8 more

Cerevancecerevance.comin𝕏✓ verified

Cerevance develops precision novel therapeutics for central nervous system disorders, particularly neurodegenerative diseases, using its proprietary NETSseq platform and machine learning to identify targets from an extensive collection of human brain tissue samples.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US

Craig Thompson(Chief Executive Officer)inSagar Vaidya(Chief Medical Officer)inCarrie Ann Cook(Chief Business Officer)Mark Carlton(Chief Scientific Officer)inOttavio V. Vitolo(Chief Medical Officer)in

Co-investorsDementia Discovery FundGV (Google Ventures)SV Life SciencesDementia DiscoveryDolby Family VenturesLightstone Ventures+4 more

Curisiumhealthverity.comin𝕏✓ verified

HealthVerity operates a healthcare and consumer data ecosystem that enables HIPAA-compliant synchronization and exchange of real-world data across pharma, payers, and government agencies.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechPhiladelphia, US

Andrew Kress(Co-Founder and CEO)inAndrew Goldberg(Co-Founder and COO)

BoardMichael Greeley(Director)inRachel Winokur(Director)

Co-investorsFlare Capital PartnersGreycroftNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Engrail Therapeuticsengrail.comin✓ verified

Engrail Therapeutics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing precision-targeted therapeutics for neupropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesSan Diego, US

Stephen(Co-founder, EVP Research & Development and Chief Development Officer)Paul Cayer(Chief Financial Officer)inVikram(President and Chief Executive Officer)Kimberly(Chief Scientific Officer)Quentin(Chief Technical Officer)

Co-investorsLongwood FundNorwest Venture PartnersPivotal Life SciencesRiverVest Venture PartnersYsios Capitalabrdn plc+4 more

Pleno Inc.plenoinc.comin✓ verified

Pleno develops a genomic testing instrument platform designed to make multiomics testing faster, lower-cost, and higher-plex than existing methods like NGS, PCR, and microarrays.

BiotechHardwareHealthtech

Co-investorsMedical Excellence CapitalDeerfield Management Company

Other

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

Allergen ResearchFl2021-001Interline Therapeutics, Inc.Spear Bio89 Bio, Inc. (Alumni)Abdera TherapeuticsAcceleron PharmaAduro BiotechAllogene (Alumni)AudentesAvanir PharmaceuticalsAveXisBellicum PharmaceuticalsBiodelivery Sciences International CopyBioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (Alumni)Biohaven PharmaceuticalCentessa Pharmaceuticals (Alumni)CopyDetect, Inc.Dyax CorpEngene Holdings IncEpizyme, Inc. (Alumni)Generation Bio (Alumni)Ikena Oncology, Inc.ImageneBio, Inc. (Alumni)Immpact Bio UsaImmunomedics, Inc. (Alumni)IndomoInterline TherapeuticsLundbeck Seattle Biopharmaceuticals IncModal Therapeutics Inc.Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Alumni)MyokardiaNgm BiopharmaceuticalsObsidian Therapeutics, Inc.OlemaPhaxiam Therapeutics S APopulation Health Investment Co

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▶41 more tracked companies

Redesign HealthRegulus Therapeutics Inc.Replimune Group, Inc. (Alumni)Rhythm PharmaceuticalsSangamo TherapeuticsSequentaSeraGene TherapeuticsSeranova BioSestina BioSignant HealthSite by GoodlabSlate MedicinesSollis HealthSomaLogicSotera WirelessStackshineStepfulStructure TherapeuticsTassoTenSixteen BioTesseraTesseract HealthThe Medicines CompanyTheseusThird Arc BioThymeThyme CareTP TherapeuticsTurning Point TherapeuticsTurning Point Therapeutics (Alumni)UniqureVeliaVENATORX PHARMACEUTICALS INCVerona PharmaVerve TherapeuticsVignette BioVitae PharmaceuticalsVoyager Therapeutics (Alumni)Xaira TherapeuticsXintheraZenefits

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Exits · 93

60 IPOs · 33 acquisitions · showing 74

AlumisNASDAQ: ALMSFulcrum TherapeuticsNASDAQ: FULC10x GenomicsNASDAQ: TXGAclaris TherapeuticsNASDAQ: ACRSAdaptimmuneOTC: ADAPYAdaptive BiotechnologiesNASDAQ: ADPTAdicet BioNASDAQ: ACETAlectorNASDAQ: ALECAllogene TherapeuticsNASDAQ: ALLOAlx OncologyNASDAQ: ALXOArbutus Biopharma CorporationNASDAQ: ABUSAura BiosciencesNASDAQ: AURABeam TherapeuticsNASDAQ: BEAMBicara TherapeuticsNASDAQ: BCAXCasi PharmaceuticalsOTC: CASIFCelldex Therapeutics, Inc.NASDAQ: CLDXCG OncologyNASDAQ: CGONCompass TherapeuticsNASDAQ: CMPXCrinetics PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: CRNXCullinan TherapeuticsNASDAQ: CGEMCytokineticsNASDAQ: CYTKDenali TherapeuticsNASDAQ: DNLIDisc MedicineNASDAQ: IRONEdgewise TherapeuticsNASDAQ: EWTXGH ResearchNASDAQ: GHRSGrailNASDAQ: GRALHinge HealthNYSE: HNGEInsmedNASDAQ: INSMIntellia TherapeuticsNASDAQ: NTLAInvivydNASDAQ: IVVDKeros TherapeuticsNASDAQ: KROSKura OncologyNASDAQ: KURAMadrigalNASDAQ: MDGLMaze TherapeuticsNASDAQ: MAZENateraNASDAQ: NTRAOlema PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: OLMAOmeros Corp.NASDAQ: OMERParabilis MedicinesNASDAQ: PBLSQuince TherapeuticsNASDAQ: QNCXRelayNASDAQ: RLAYReplimuneNASDAQ: REPLRevolution MedicinesNASDAQ: RVMDRxsightNASDAQ: RXSTScynexisNASDAQ: SCYXSeaport TherapeuticsNASDAQ: SPTXSilence TherapeuticsNASDAQ: SLNSolid BiosciencesNASDAQ: SLDBSUTROVAX, INC.NASDAQ: PCVXSyndax PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: SNDXTango TherapeuticsNASDAQ: TNGXVaxcyteNASDAQ: PCVXVerastemNASDAQ: VSTMWave Life SciencesNASDAQ: WVEXenon PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: XENE89 Bio, Inc. (Alumni)acq. by RocheAduro Biotechacq. by Chinook TherapeuticsAmbit Biosciences Corporationacq. by Daiichi SankyoAudentesacq. by Astellas PharmaAvanir Pharmaceuticalsacq. by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Bellicum Pharmaceuticalsacq. by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterBiohaven Pharmaceuticalacq. by PfizerClipDropacq. by Stability AIDyax Corpacq. by ShireEpizyme, Inc. (Alumni)acq. by Ipsen SAForesight Diagnosticsacq. by NateraGalileoacq. by CiscoImmpact Bio Usaacq. by Lyell Immunopharma, Inc.Immunomedics, Inc. (Alumni)acq. by Gilead SciencesMomenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Alumni)acq. by Johnson & JohnsonMyokardiaacq. by Bristol Myers SquibbNanostringacq. by BrukerNgm Biopharmaceuticalsacq. by The Column GroupPeloton Therapeuticsacq. by MerckRAPT Therapeuticsacq. by GSK

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IPO stake values · per SEC filings · 8

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

CompanyOwnedIPO priceAt IPOStake value
10x Genomics9.6%$110.00Sep 2020$804.4M
Alumis24.4%$16.00Jun 2024$202.4M
Keros Therapeutics6.3%$50.00Nov 2020$71.4M
Cullinan Therapeutics6.0%$21.00Jan 2021$53M
Maze Therapeutics5.3%$16.00Jan 2025$37.3M
Replimune6.5%$15.00Jul 2018$30.1M
Wave Life Sciences6.4%$16.00Nov 2015$21.3M
Scynexis5.0%$7.70Apr 2015$5.1M

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).

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How many investments has Foresite Capital made?
Foresite Capital has 241 tracked investments, 93 of which have exited, including 15 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Foresite Capital invest at?
Foresite Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Foresite Capital focus on?
Foresite Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Longevity, Medical Devices.
Where is Foresite Capital located?
Foresite Capital is headquartered in West Hollywood, US.
Does Foresite Capital lead rounds?
Foresite Capital has led 7 of the 38 rounds where its role is on record.
Who does Foresite Capital co-invest with?
Foresite Capital most often shares deals with RA Capital, OrbiMed, Avoro Capital Advisors, among 347 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does Foresite Capital back?
Across 28 deals with disclosed amounts, Foresite Capital has joined rounds of $22M – $1.2B (median $85M).

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Co-investors · 29

GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

$250K – $50M
ARCH Venture Partners

ARCH Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in and helps build transformational companies, with a strong focus on the life sciences and biotechnology sector.

$50K – $250M
F-Prime Capital

F-Prime Capital is an early-stage-focused investment firm backing companies across life sciences, technology, healthtech and services, and crypto.

$3M – $10M
venBio Partners

venBio is a life sciences venture capital firm that partners with industry leaders to develop novel therapeutics and technologies addressing unmet medical needs.

New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

$200K – $40M
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
Atlas Venture

Atlas Venture is a biotechnology-focused venture firm that creates and builds breakthrough life science companies, backing entrepreneurs to translate scientific research into new medicines.

$500K – $1M
The Column Group

The Column Group (TCG) is a venture capital ecosystem focused on the life sciences, funding scientific innovation and building biotech companies from formation through exit.

$30M
▶17 more co-investors

General AtlanticDeerfield Management CompanySequoia CapitalPontifax Venture CapitalMenlo Ventures5AM VenturesFlare Capital PartnersWestlake Village BioPartnersCivilization Ventures Management, LlcFirst Round CapitalTorch CapitalMolten VenturesBain Capital VenturesWildcat Venture PartnersNorthpond VenturesMaverick CapitalRecode Ventures

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

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