Third Rock Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingBoston · Seed–Series C · 62 people tracked
Also known as THIRD ROCK VENTURES, LLC
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Third Rock Ventures focuses on creating and building transformative healthcare and life sciences companies. It works closely with founders to discover, launch, build, and scale ventures developing breakthrough therapeutics and medical technologies across areas such as oncology, immunology, genetic medicine, gene therapy, precision genome engineering, and mental health. The firm emphasizes founding companies around ambitious scientific ideas that can address serious unmet medical needs and deliver meaningful patient impact, with a track record of advancing assets to FDA approval and successful acquisitions by major pharmaceutical companies.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 62 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directoriesFounder mafia
The Third Rock Ventures mafia →25 people who came through Third Rock Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 68 of 84 portfolio companiesBiotech ×62Healthtech ×26Medical Devices ×12AI & Machine Learning ×11Deep Tech ×11Digital Health ×3Mental Health ×2SaaS ×2
HQs:United States×61United Kingdom×1Japan×1Norway×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×22 founders×43 founders×14+ founders×1
Investments · 84 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 72024 · 92023 · 62022 · 22021 · 42020 · 62019 · 62018 · 52017 · 12016 · 42015 · 1176 dated
CytomX is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing conditionally activated biologic cancer therapies, including antibody-based treatments designed to target tumors while limiting effects on healthy tissue.
BiotechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US
Sean McCarthy(Executive Officer, Director)inSean A. McCarthy(Chief Executive Officer and Chairman)inMarcia P. Belvin(SVP, Chief Scientific Officer)inDawn Benson(SVP, Quality and Product Manufacturing)inWayne Chu(Chief Medical Officer)Rachael Lester(SVP, Chief Business Officer)in
Board seatNeil Exter· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsATEL VenturesCanaan PartnersLongitude CapitalPfizer Venture InvestmentsWellington ManagementOrbiMed
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)inJames Geraghty(Director)James Collins(Director)
Board seatMark Levin· per SEC Form D · $55M raise · filed Jul 2017
Co-investorsForesite CapitalSanofi Ventures
A biopharmaceutical company developing an artificial intelligence infrastructure platform designed for on-premises deployment in biotechnology and pharmaceutical research environments, serving biotech firms and pharma companies seeking secure access to advanced AI capabilities while retaining control over proprietary biological data; the company is also evaluating strategic alternatives for its legacy mesenchymal stem cell secretome assets after discontinuing its lead rare eye disease therapeutic program.
BiotechArlington, US
Justin Hanes(Director)inKevin Pojasek(Executive Officer)inDarius Kharabi(Executive Officer)inTodd Bazemore(Executive Officer)inMark Iwicki(Executive Officer, Director)inMary Reumuth(Executive Officer)in
Board seatRobert Tepper· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsLongitude CapitalSR One Capital ManagementWellington ManagementYsios CapitalAtlas VentureLux Capital+1 more
Pliant Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing integrin-based therapeutics to treat serious diseases.
BiotechSouth San Francisco, US
Bernard Coulie(Executive Officer, Director)inJohannes Hull(Executive Officer)Eric Lefebvre(Executive Officer)inKeith Cummings(Chief Financial Officer)inLily Cheung(Chief Human Resources Officer)inMinnie Kuo(Chief Operating Officer)in
Board seatCharles HomcyNeil Exter· per SEC Form D · $62.1M raise · filed Jul 2018
Co-investorsMenlo VenturesAgent Capital
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)
Board seatNeil ExterBarbara Weber· per SEC Form D · $100.3M raise · filed Nov 2019
Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesForesite CapitalGen CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Illinois VenturesNextech Invest+1 more
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
Board seatAlexis BorisyReid Huber· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsForesite CapitalNextech InvestNSG Ventures
Voyager Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing genetic medicines for neurological diseases of the central nervous system, including Alzheimer's disease, ALS, and Parkinson's disease.
BiotechHealthtechLexington, US
Todd Carter(Executive Officer)inRobin Swartz(Executive Officer)inAlfred Sandrock(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Pfreundschuh(Executive Officer)inNathan Jorgensen(Chief Financial Officer; Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)Steven Hyman(Director)
Board seatMark Levin· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsWellington ManagementARCH Venture PartnersFidelity Investments
Agios is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for rare diseases, with a primary focus on hemolytic anemias including pyruvate kinase deficiency, thalassemia, and sickle cell disease.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Lewis C. Cantley, Ph.D.(Founder)Tak Mak, Ph.D.(Founder)Craig B. Thompson, M.D.(Founder)Brian Goff(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersFlagship VenturesSamsara BioCapital
BIOAGE develops therapies targeting the molecular pathways that drive aging to increase healthspan and address age-related chronic diseases.
BiotechHealthtechLongevityRichmond, US
Kristen Fortney, PhD(Co-Founder, CEO)Eric Morgen, MD(Co-Founder, COO)Kristen Fortney(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Morgen(Director)inDov Goldstein(Executive Officer)in
BoardPatrick Enright(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzElad GilFelicis VenturesGreen Sands EquityIA Seed VenturesLongitude Capital+20 more
Larimar Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing nomlabofusp, a subcutaneously administered protein designed to deliver an essential protein to mitochondria in patients with Friedreich's ataxia, a rare genetic disease characterized by severe protein deficiency.
BiotechBala Cynwyd, US
Michael Celano(Chief Financial Officer)inCarole Ben Maimon, MD(President and CEO)Carole S. Ben-Maimon(President and Chief Executive Officer)Thomas O. Daniel(Director)Thomas Hamilton(Director)Frank E. Thomas(Director)
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 PartnersForesite CapitalFrazier Life SciencesGV (Google Ventures)Hercules Capital, Inc.+9 more
Rapport is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Abe Ceesay(President)Cheryl GaultinDr. SevignyAbraham N. Ceesay(President and Chief Executive Officer and Director)
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersSofinnova VenturesCapital GroupJohnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
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 CapitalForesite CapitalNat TurnerNextech InvestSoftBank Vision Fund+2 more
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 PartnersForesite CapitalHAWKTAILPureTech HealthSofinnova VenturesCPP Investments+3 more
Azalea Therapeutics develops precision genome editing therapies that engineer T cells directly inside the patient's body to create cancer immunotherapies, using proprietary delivery vehicles to target and modify specific genetic loci without ex vivo cell manipulation.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Jennifer Doudna(Co-founder, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and Li Ka Shing Chancellor's Chair in Biomedical and Health Sciences, UC Berkeley)Rodolphe Barrangou(Co-founder, Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF)Krishnendu Roy(Co-founder, Professor of Bioengineering, Stanford University)Connor Tsuchida(Scientific Cofounder)in
Co-investorsRA CapitalSozo VenturesYosemite
Casma is a biotech company developing technology that uses the autophagy pathway to degrade disease targets for therapeutic applications.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechBoston, US
Andrea Ballabio(Founder)Beth Levine(Founder)Herbert Virgin(Founder)James Hurley(Founder)in
Co-investorsAstellas Venture Management LLCEisai Innovation, Inc.Ono Venture Investment, Inc.The Column Group
Flare Therapeutics develops small molecule medicines targeting transcription factors using a chemistry and proteomics platform that enables ligand discovery directly from cells.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Jim Audia(Executive Vice President, Drug Discovery and Early Development, and Founding Scientist)Jacob Stuckey(Senior Director, Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, and Founding Scientist)in
Co-investorsNexTech VenturesPfizer VenturesNextech InvestPfizer Venture InvestmentsShangBay Capital LLCAgent Capital
Merida is a biotherapeutics company developing a new class of drugs designed to selectively and durably eliminate the pathogenic antibodies that drive autoimmune and allergic diseases.
BiotechHealthtech
Pierre Bruhns(Co-founder; Director of Research, Pasteur Institute)Mark Shlomchik(Co-founder; Professor of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh)Michael Naill(Senior Vice President, Process and Product Development)in
Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesGV (Google Ventures)Biotechnology Value Fund
Strateos develops remote access laboratory software and automation platforms that enable scientists to design, execute, and analyze experiments through cloud-based robotics and control systems.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechRoboticsSaaSMenlo Park, US
Chris Krueger(Executive Officer)inMark Fischer-Colbrie(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Lynch, PhD(Chief Executive Officer)Marc Siladi(Chief Operating Officer)in
BoardJoshua Wolfe(Director)Armen Vidian(Director)in
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Lux CapitalBlueStone Venture PartnersAlumni VenturesDolby Family VenturesHarmonix Fund+6 more
Syremis Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing neuropsychiatric medicines based on mechanisms including muscarinic M1/M4 agonism and NMDA antagonism.
BiotechHealthtechMental Health
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Bain Capital Life Sciences
Vibe Bio funds and supports overlooked drug development programs by combining AI and capital to identify promising treatments and reduce funding gaps.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise Software
Alok Tayi(CEO & Founder)inAlok Tayi, Ph.D.(Co-founder and CEO)
Co-investors6th Man VenturesAlleyCorpInitialized CapitalLerer HippeauUndeterred Capital645 Ventures+1 more
BiotechSan Mateo, US
Anthony Ford(Executive Officer)inMichael Kitt(Executive Officer)inKathleen Sereda Glaub(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardArthur Pappas(Director)Liam Ratcliffe(Director)
Board seatKevin Starr· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsPappas CapitalDomain AssociatesFidelity InvestmentsJennison Associates
Arbor develops programmable DNA editors for genetic medicine, aiming to enable functional cures for patients by addressing genetic diseases through bespoke gene editing approaches.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesCambridge, US
DAVID ARTHUR SCOTT(Executive Officer)inWINSTON XIA YAN(Executive Officer)FENG ZHANG(Director)Feng Zhang, Ph.D.(Arbor Co-founder and Scientific Advisory Board Chair)David Walt, Ph.D.(Arbor Co-founder)David Scott, Ph.D.(Arbor Co-founder)
Board seatMark Angelino· per SEC Form D · $215M raise · filed Nov 2021
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersIllumina VenturesOno Venture Investment, Inc.TCG CrossoverAlly Bridge GroupJanus Henderson Investors+4 more
Asher Bio develops selective immunotherapy drugs that target specific immune cell types to promote beneficial effects while minimizing toxicity.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Ivana Djuretic(Founder)inAndy Yeung(Founder)inYik Andy Yeung(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatJeffrey TongReid Huber· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsEmles Venture PartnersGoAhead VenturesMission Bay CapitalMission BiocapitalRA CapitalWellington Management+8 more
Developing therapeutics targeting epigenetic regulators to modulate gene expression; acquired by MorphoSys in June 2021 for $1.7B.
BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US
Michael R. Cooper(Executive Officer)inJames E. Audia(Executive Officer)Keith Dionne(Executive Officer, Director)Matthias Jaffe(Executive Officer)Mark A. Goldsmith(Director)inTom Maniatis(Director)
Board seatRobert Tepper· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAvoro Capital AdvisorsBain Capital Life SciencesThe Column GroupVenrock
Developer of a transcatheter InterAtrial Shunt Device to treat congestive heart failure.
BiotechTewksbury, US
George J. Fazio(Executive Officer, Director)inDan B. Curtis(Executive Officer)
BoardPaul LaViolette(Director)inGerald Brunk(Director)inIrit Yaniv(Director)in
Board seatKevin GillisMark Levin· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAccelmed PartnersLumira VenturesGeneral CatalystSV Health Investors
Element Science is a medical technology company that develops the Jewel, an FDA-approved adhesive-based wearable cardioverter defibrillator designed to protect patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Uday N. Kumar(Executive Officer, Director)inUday Kumar(Founder)in
BoardRussell Hirsch(Director)Krishna Yeshwant(Director)inWilliam H. Kucheman(Director)
Board seatNeil Exter· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Deerfield Management Company
BiotechCambridge, US
Ed Freedman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCary Pfeffer(Executive Officer, Director)in
PartnerCary Pfeffer· quoted
Board seatCharles HomcyRobert Tepper· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsNovartis Venture Fund
Global Blood Therapeutics was a South San Francisco biopharmaceutical company founded in 2011 focused on treatments for sickle cell disease.
South San Francisco, US
John Schembri(Executive Officer)inTed W. Love(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardCharles Homcy, M.D.(Director)
Board seatKevin Starr· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsRA CapitalRidgeback Capital
Imaginab develops advanced imaging solutions for immuno-oncology that visualize immune cell activity and treatment response without invasive biopsies.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesInglewood, US
Anna M. Wu(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey D. Quan(Executive Officer)Benjamin Chen(Executive Officer)inJennifer Keppler(President and Chief Operating Officer)Christian Behrenbruch(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardIsaac Bright(Director)
Board seatAbbie Celniker· per SEC Form D · $9.5M raise · filed Apr 2016
Co-investorsCycad Group LLCRaptor Group
Jounce Therapeutics was a Cambridge, MA clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing cancer immunotherapies, including antibodies targeting ICOS and LILRB2/ILT4, guided by a biomarker-driven discovery platform.
BiotechCambridge, US
Kim C. Drapkin(Executive Officer)Anna L. Barry(Executive Officer)inRichard Murray(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatRobert KamenCary PfefferRobert Tepper· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBoutique Venture PartnersGENERAL INCEPTIONNextech InvestSofinnova VenturesVenture Capital Investment Management
Kamal Therapeutics is developing an intravenous recombinant human decorin as a treatment for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
BiotechHealthtechHingham, US
Mark de Souza(Executive Officer, Director)Alexander Silver(Director)Hal Landy(Director)Joff Masukawa(Director)Deborah Ramsdell(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatPhilip Reilly· per SEC Form D · $17.3M raise · filed Nov 2025
Manifold Bio combines AI-guided protein design with high-throughput in vivo screening to engineer tissue-targeted biologics and deliver therapeutic payloads to specific organs.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechBoston, US
Gleb Kuznetsov(Co-Founder & CEO)inPierce Ogden(Co-Founder & CTO)in
BoardJory Bell(Director)Jeff Huber(Director)Steven Holtzman(Director)
Board seatSteven J. Kafka· per SEC Form D · $32.8M raise · filed Dec 2024
Co-investorsPlayground GlobalFifty YearsFPVHorizons VenturesTriatomic Capital
BiotechCambridge, US
Richard Gaynor, M.D.(Executive Officer)inRobert Ang, M.D.(Executive Officer)Yasir Al-Wakeel(Executive Officer)inEric Lander(Director)Hugh Dowd(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCary Pfeffer, M.D.(Director)
Board seatRobert KamenRobert Tepper· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsNextech InvestSofinnova VenturesClal Biotechnology Industries
HealthtechBedford, US
Christopher von Jako(Executive Officer, Director)inJudith M. Huber(Executive Officer)inCharles Carignan(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Swanson(Director)
BoardRussell Hirsch(Director)
Board seatMark Levin· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsProspect Venture Partners
BiotechMt. Arlington, US
Paul Chaney(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid Guyer(Director)Bruce Peacock(Director)Kevin Starr(Director)inLutz Giebel(Director)
Board seatAbbie Celniker· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAstellas Venture Management LLCAgent CapitalSV Health InvestorsSV Life Sciences
BiotechChestnut Hill, US
Joseph Italiano(Director)inJonathan Thon(Director)Sven Erik Karlsson(Executive Officer)Peter Finn(Executive Officer)
Board seatPhilip Reilly· per SEC Form D · $26.4M raise · filed Aug 2019
Co-investorsBoston Harbor AngelsQiming HealthcareVivo Capital
BiotechCambridge, US
Gad Soffer(Executive Officer)Ryan Cohlhepp(Executive Officer)J. Duncan Higgons(Director)Jeffrey Bluestone(Director)Dan Matloff(Executive Officer)Sanjay Keswani(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatAbbie CelnikerCary Pfeffer· per SEC Form D
Rhythm Therapeutics develops precision medicines for rare neuroendocrine diseases, particularly those affecting the melanocortin-4 receptor pathway.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US
Keith Gottesdiener(Executive Officer, Director)inBart Henderson(Mr. Henderson is the President and Treasurer of the Issuer.)inDavid Meeker(President and Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardEdward T. Mathers(Director)inJonathan Silverstein(Director)in
Board seatNeil Exter· per SEC Form D · $40M raise · filed Dec 2015
Co-investorsForesite CapitalHEALTHCARE ROYALTY PARTNERSNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Pfizer Venture InvestmentsWellington ManagementOrbiMed
Septerna is a biotechnology company that uses its proprietary Native Complex Platform to discover and develop oral small molecule therapies targeting GPCRs for endocrinology, immunology and inflammation, and metabolic diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSouth San Francisco, US
Robert Lefkowitz(Founder)Arthur Christopoulos(Founder)Patrick Sexton(Founder)Ran Xiao(Executive Officer)inElizabeth Bhatt(Executive Officer)Samira Shaikhly(Executive Officer)in
Board seatJeffrey Tong· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCatalio Capital Management, LPRA CapitalSamsara BioCapitalVertex Ventures HC
Develops programmable mRNA therapies that last longer and target cells more precisely for cancer and other diseases.
BiotechBoston, US
Tasuku Kitada(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJacob Becraft(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inSamta Kundu(Executive Officer)in
BoardAla Alenazi(Director)inPegah Ebrahimi(Director)in
Board seatJeb Keiper· per SEC Form D · $120.1M raise · filed Mar 2026
Co-investorsJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsKinnevikPlayground GlobalAmgen VenturesANRIFPV+2 more
A drug discovery company founded by an experienced medicinal chemistry team with expertise in successful pharmaceutical development and clinical advancement.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesWilmington, US
Liangxing Wu(Executive Officer, Director)inWenqing Yao(Executive Officer, Director)inTing Feng(Director)
Board seatReid Huber· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsNextech InvestThe Innovation Space
Terremoto Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotech developing precision therapies for oncology and genetic diseases using lysine-targeted covalent chemistry.
BiotechDeep TechSouth San Francisco, US
Grace Lu(Executive Officer)James Christensen(Executive Officer, Director)Charles Baum(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMichael Goller(Director)Peter Thompson(Director)in
Board seatReid Huber· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsEcoR1 CapitalOrbiMedRA CapitalNovo HoldingsOsage University Partners
TRIANA Biomedicines is a venture-backed biopharmaceutical company developing small-molecule "molecular glue" therapeutics that induce protein:protein interactions to degrade or alter disease-causing target proteins, with an initial focus on targeted protein degradation for cancer.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechLexington, US
Patrick Trojer(President & Chief Executive Officer)in
Board seatJigar Raythatha· per SEC Form D · $120.1M raise · filed Dec 2025
Co-investorsAscenta CapitalAtlas VentureLightspeed Venture PartnersRA CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersPfizer Ventures+3 more
Ablexis develops the AlivaMab Mouse, a transgenic mouse platform for antibody drug discovery used by major pharmaceutical companies.
BiotechDeep Tech
Larry(CEO and Founder)
Co-investorsCalifornia Technology VenturesPfizer Venture Investments
Alcresta Therapeutics develops enzyme-based therapeutic products to address nutritional care for enterally fed patients living with rare diseases.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesMassachusetts, US
Daniel Orlando(Chief Executive Officer)inTasos Konidaris(Executive Officer)inMartin Paz(Executive Officer)inRobert Gallotto(Executive Officer)inDaniel Tasse(Executive Officer, Director)inWilliam Scheinler(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsHealthQuest CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersFrazier Life Sciences
ARTBIO develops alpha radioligand therapies (ARTs) for cancer treatment, designing target-and-molecule combinations intended to kill tumors while sparing healthy tissue.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesOslo, NO
Roy Larsen(Scientific Founder)Øyvind Bruland(Scientific Founder)Margaret Yu(Chief Medical Officer)Philippe Dasse(Chief Technical Officer)Amra Demirovic(Chief Human Resources Officer)Nicole Hadas(Chief Legal Officer)
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalF-Prime CapitalSofinnova VenturesAlexandriaB Capital+2 more
CandidRx develops T-cell engager antibodies to treat autoimmune diseases by redirecting T-cells to eliminate autoreactive B-cells.
BiotechHealthtechSan Diego, US
Ken Song(Chairman, President and CEO)inKenneth Song, M.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Arvind Kush(Executive Officer)Timothy Lu, M.D.(Executive Officer)inBernie Huyghe, Ph.D.(Executive Officer)
BoardJeffrey Tong, Ph.D.(Director)
Co-investorsForesite CapitalLifeSci Venture PartnersOrbiMedSamsara BioCapitalTCG CrossovervenBio Partners+1 more
Launched by Samsara in partnership with CAR T pioneers, advancing a clinically validated CD22 CAR T for lymphoma.
BiotechSan Mateo, US
Gina Chapman(Executive Officer, Director)inAnup Radhakrishnan(Executive Officer)inCassandra Gianna Luca(Director)Jeffrey Walsh(Director)Krishnan Viswanadhan(Director)
BoardAbraham Bassan(Director)
Co-investorsNextech InvestRed Tree VentureSamsara BioCapitalWellington ManagementAlly Bridge GroupJanus Henderson Investors+1 more
Combines single-cell RNA analysis technology from the Broad Institute with AI/ML models and large-scale clinical sample collection for novel drug discovery and precision medicine.
HealthtechCambridge, US
Tariq Kassum(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Boretti(Executive Officer)inChristoph Lengauer(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsCatalio Capital Management, LPFast Track InitiativeGV (Google Ventures)AlexandriaCasdin Capital
Clasp Therapeutics develops off-the-shelf precision T cell engagers (its proprietary pHLАre molecules) that target mutant peptide-HLA complexes displayed on cancer cells, directing T cells to destroy tumors carrying common driver mutations such as KRas.
BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US
Co-investorsCatalio Capital Management, LPCure VenturesVivo CapitalCatalio Capital ManagementNovo Holdings
Flare develops AI-driven systems to manage essential workers—such as drivers, cleaners, security guards, and domestic workers—in emerging markets, vertically integrating its technology platform, worker staffing (via subsidiary Drive-Z), and customer implementation.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechTokyo, JP
Kazuki Kamiya(CEO)Satoru Ichihara(COO)Shinya Hayashi(CSO)Hidefumi Iwaki(CFO)Tomohiro Sasaki(Executive Officer (Product Development))
Co-investorsANOBAKACARTA VENTURES, Inc.Spiral VenturesAgent CapitalCasdin CapitalInvus+2 more
Flare is a Shopify app that lets merchants set delivery-date rules by postcode, product, and shipping method so customers only see fulfillable dates at checkout, with automation for cut-off times, order tagging, and 3PL syncing.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaSLondon, GB
Daniel Parekh-Hill(CEO)inAlex Hooper(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstAgent CapitalBase10 PartnersCasdin CapitalInovia CapitalInvus+3 more
Genetix Biotherapeutics develops gene addition therapies that use a patient's own cells to treat the underlying cause of rare diseases with a single dose, with a focus on hematology conditions such as sickle cell disease.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
insitro is a drug discovery and development company that uses machine learning and cellular data to identify therapeutic insights and accelerate the creation of new medicines.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechSouth San Francisco, US
Daphne Koller(Founder & CEO)inDuane Valz(General Counsel)inMary Rozenman(Chief Financial Officer)in
BoardRobert Nelsen(Director)Vijay Pande(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzARCH Venture PartnersDeviation CapitalForesite CapitalGV (Google Ventures)HOF Capital+9 more
A drug discovery company staffed by scientists and industry specialists focused on developing pharmaceutical candidates.
Biotech
Timur Yusufzai(Founder)inAsit Parikh(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsLifeSci Venture PartnersNextech InvestAlexandriaCasdin CapitalCreacion VenturesGoldman Sachs+3 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Abata TherapeuticsAllena PharmaceuticalsAtterocorCardurion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Cedilla Therapeutics, Inc.Decibel TherapeuticsEleven BiotherapeuticsGoldfinch BioPharmaHookipa PharmaLyceraMyokardiaSage TherapeuticsAgiosAmbys MedicinesCibiemCytomX Therapeutics HoldingsKaruna TherapeuticsLotus Tissue RepairMagenta TherapeuticsManaT BioMarea Therapeutics, Inc.Sesen BioSoffio MedicalTaris BioTaris BiomedicalThrive Earlier DetectionTopica PharmaceuticalsTrace Neuroscience
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 · 23
14 IPOs · 9 acquisitions · showing 22CytomX TherapeuticsNASDAQ: CTMXFulcrum TherapeuticsNASDAQ: FULCKALA BIONASDAQ: KALAPliant TherapeuticsNASDAQ: PLRXRevolution MedicinesNASDAQ: RVMDTango TherapeuticsNASDAQ: TNGXVoyager Therapeutics, Inc.NASDAQ: VYGRAgios PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: AGIOBioAge LabsNASDAQ: BIOALarimar TherapeuticsNASDAQ: LRMRMaze TherapeuticsNASDAQ: MAZERapport TherapeuticsNASDAQ: RAPPRelayNASDAQ: RLAYSeaport TherapeuticsNASDAQ: SPTXConstellation Pharmaacq. by NovartisDecibel Therapeuticsacq. by RegeneronGlobal Blood Therapeuticsacq. by PfizerMyokardiaacq. by Bristol Myers SquibbCelsius Therapeuticsacq. by AbbVieTaris Bioacq. by Johnson & JohnsonTaris Biomedicalacq. by Johnson & Johnson (Janssen)Topica Pharmaceuticalsacq. by Medicis
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFlare Therapeutics · globenewswire.com · Jun 30, 2026
Terremotobio · finsmes.com · Apr 15, 2026
Azalea Therapeutics · finsmes.com · Nov 4, 2025
Merida Biosciences · finsmes.com · Apr 9, 2025
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.
| Company | Owned | IPO price | At IPO | Stake value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relay | 15.4% | $20.00 | Jul 2020 | $267.2M |
| Larimar Therapeutics | 21.4% | $35.00 | Jan 2015 | $196.1M |
| Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. | 42.5% | $14.00 | Nov 2015 | $154.9M |
| Rapport Therapeutics | 22.9% | $17.00 | Jun 2024 | $137.8M |
| Maze Therapeutics | 16.0% | $16.00 | Jan 2025 | $112.4M |
| CytomX Therapeutics | 24.8% | $12.00 | Oct 2015 | $104M |
| Seaport Therapeutics | 3.9% | $18.00 | May 2026 | $37.1M |
| KALA BIO | 7.1% | $15.00 | Jul 2017 | $24.8M |
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 Third Rock Ventures made?
- Third Rock Ventures has 84 tracked investments, 23 of which have exited, including 13 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Third Rock Ventures invest at?
- Third Rock Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C stages.
- What is Third Rock Ventures's typical check size?
- Third Rock Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What sectors does Third Rock Ventures focus on?
- Third Rock Ventures focuses on Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
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- Third Rock Ventures is headquartered in Boston, US.
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- Third Rock Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Third Rock Ventures co-invest with?
- Third Rock Ventures most often shares deals with GV (Google Ventures), Nextech Invest, Foresite Capital, among 16 tracked co-investors.
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RA Capital Management is a healthcare and planetary health investment firm that founds, funds, and scales companies using scientific diligence, multi-stage capital, and hands-on operational support.
Nextech Invest is a Zurich-based investor backing emerging biotechnology companies worldwide, focused on advancing precision medicine and transformative cancer therapies.
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.
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.
Sofinnova is an investment firm focused on the life sciences and biotechnology sector, partnering with companies from inception through drug development, regulatory approval, company building, and IPO.
Casdin Capital is an investment firm focused on the life sciences, investing across healthcare, biotechnology, synthetic biology, and related technology.
OrbiMed is a healthcare-focused investment firm providing tailored financing solutions and global resources to build world-class healthcare companies across biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital health, diagnostics, and healthcare services.
Pfizer Venture Investments is a strategic venture fund that doesn't require product or technology rights as a condition of investing, giving founders independence while still aiming for future collaboration with Pfizer, and its team blends venture investing with business development and drug discovery expertise to back frontier scientific bets—such as neuroscience, in-vivo cell engineering, dark-genome target discovery, and the blockchain-based longevity accelerator VitaDAO—that many biotech investors avoid. The fund also runs an active China strategy through a locally based venture vehicle and direct investments like OTR Therapeutics, and it has become a channel for strategic deals, with portfolio companies acquired by AbbVie, Ipsen, and Gilead/Kite.
SV Health Investors is a global private equity and venture capital platform dedicated to healthcare, running specialized funds across biotechnology (including dementia), healthcare growth equity, and medtech.
Samsara BioCapital is a life-sciences investment firm backing companies developing transformative therapeutics for patients.
Atlas Venture is a life sciences venture capital firm with three decades of experience investing in and building biotech and medical innovation companies, including startups launched from its own incubator.
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
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Canaan PartnersvenBio PartnersThe Column GroupVivo CapitalCatalio Capital Management, LPBessemer Venture PartnersSR One Capital ManagementCatalio Capital ManagementAstellas Venture Management LLCB Capital GroupF-Prime CapitalVenrockS32Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDCFlagship PioneeringFrazier Healthcare PartnersYsios CapitalBain Capital VenturesUnknown VenturesFoundryFlare Capital PartnersForbionAndera PartnersActivate Venture Partners
Firms observed investing alongside Third Rock Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Third Rock Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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