Third Rock Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingBoston · Seed–Series C · 60 people tracked
Also known as THIRD ROCK VENTURES, LLC
Investment thesis
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 Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 60 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesFounder mafia
The Third Rock Ventures mafia →16 people who came through Third Rock Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
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What they invest in
from 55 of 60 portfolio companiesBiotech ×49Healthtech ×15Medical Devices ×8AI & Machine Learning ×5Deep Tech ×3Crypto & Web3 ×2Enterprise Software ×2Data & Infrastructure ×1
HQs:United States×49Japan×1Kenya×1Norway×1
Investments · 60 tracked
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Clinical-stage biotechnology company developing conditionally activated, masked biologics designed to be localized to the tumor microenvironment.
BiotechSouth San Francisco, US
Sean McCarthy(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTim Shannon(Director)inElaine V. Jones(Director)Frederick W. Gluck(Director)Hoyoung Huh(Director)
Board seatNeil Exter· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Jan 2015
Co-investorsLongitude CapitalCanaan Partners
BiotechCambridge, US
Robert Gould(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlan Ezekowitz(Director)inJames Geraghty(Director)James Collins(Director)
Board seatMark Levin· per SEC Form D · $55M raise · filed Jul 2017
Co-investorsForesite Capital
BiotechArlington, US
Darius Kharabi(Executive Officer)Todd Bazemore(Executive Officer)Mark Iwicki(Executive Officer, Director)Mary Reumuth(Executive Officer)Kim Brazzell(Executive Officer)Charles McDermott(Executive Officer)
Board seatRobert Tepper· per SEC Form D · $7M raise · filed Aug 2015
Co-investorsLongitude CapitalSR One Capital ManagementYsios CapitalAtlas VentureLux Capital
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)Johannes Hull(Executive Officer)Eric Lefebvre(Executive Officer)
BoardKevin Raidy(Director)
Board seatCharles HomcyNeil Exter· per SEC Form D · $62.1M raise · filed Jul 2018
Co-investorsMenlo VenturesAgent Capital
BiotechRedwood City, US
Margaret Horn(Executive Officer)Mark A. Goldsmith(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLaurence Lasky(Director)Alexis Borisy(Director)Elizabeth Anderson(Director)Michael Bonney(Director)
Board seatNeil ExterBarbara Weber· per SEC Form D · $100.3M raise · filed Nov 2019
Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesForesite CapitalNextech Invest
Tango Therapeutics develops genetically targeted medicines using synthetic lethality principles to treat specific tumors.
BiotechBoston, US
Alan Huang(Executive Officer)Adam Crystal(Executive Officer)Daniella Beckman(Executive Officer)Douglas 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
NASDAQ-listed (VYGR) biotech in Lexington, MA developing AAV gene therapies and antibodies for neurological diseases.
BiotechLexington, US
Robin Swartz(Executive Officer)Alfred Sandrock(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Pfreundschuh(Executive Officer)Steven Hyman(Director)James A. Geraghty(Director)Grace Colon(Director)
Board seatMark Levin· per SEC Form D · filed Apr 2015
Co-investorsARCH Venture Partners
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
Co-investorsARCH Venture Partners
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
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
Michael Naill(Senior Vice President, Process and Product Development)Pierre Bruhns(Co-founder; Director of Research, Pasteur Institute)Mark Shlomchik(Co-founder; Professor of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh)
Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesBiotechnology Value FundGV (Google Ventures)
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-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesGV (Google Ventures)
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)
Co-investors6th Man VenturesAlleyCorpUndeterred CapitalAlley Robotics Ventures
BiotechSan Mateo, US
Anthony Ford(Executive Officer)Michael Kitt(Executive Officer)Kathleen Sereda Glaub(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardArthur Pappas(Director)Liam Ratcliffe(Director)
Board seatKevin Starr· per SEC Form D · $55M raise · filed Jul 2015
Co-investorsPappas CapitalDomain Associates
BiotechNewton, US
Alexey Margolin(Executive Officer, Director)Louis Brenner(Executive Officer)
BoardAxel Bolte(Director)James Topper(Director)Stephen Kraus(Director)
Board seatRobert Tepper· per SEC Form D · $53M raise · filed Dec 2015
Co-investorsPontifax Venture CapitalFrazier Life Sciences
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)WINSTON XIA YAN(Executive Officer)FENG ZHANG(Director)ANNIE HAZLEHURST(Director)
BoardKEITH CRANDELL(Director)DAVID R. WALT(Director)in
Board seatMark Angelino· per SEC Form D · $215M raise · filed Nov 2021
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersIllumina VenturesOno Venture Investment, Inc.TCG Crossover
BiotechSouth San Francisco, US
Ivana Djuretic(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Yik Andy Yeung(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatJeffrey TongReid Huber· per SEC Form D · $55M raise · filed Apr 2024
BiotechAnn Arbor, US
Julia C. Owens(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCarol Gallagher(Director)James Topper(Director)William Harrington(Director)Randall Whitcomb(Director)
Board seatMary Lynne Hedley· per SEC Form D · $59.1M raise · filed Dec 2017
Co-investorsFrazier Life Sciences
BiotechBurlington, US
Michael Mendelsohn(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEvan Rachlin(Director)Peter Lawrence(Executive Officer, Director)Edward Mathers(Director)Adam Koppel(Director)inNicholas Downing(Director)
Board seatJeb Keiper· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Nov 2019
Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesBain CapitalNEA SecondaryPolaris Partners
BiotechCambridge, US
Alexandra Glucksmann(Executive Officer, Director)Dominik Naczynski(Director)Chris Bowden(Director)Jake Simson(Director)Rosana Kapeller(Director)
Board seatAbbie CelnikerNeil Exter· per SEC Form D · $82.6M raise · filed Oct 2021
Co-investorsCasdin Capital
BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US
Michael R. Cooper(Executive Officer)James E. Audia(Executive Officer)Keith Dionne(Executive Officer, Director)Matthias Jaffe(Executive Officer)Mark A. Goldsmith(Director)Tom Maniatis(Director)
Board seatRobert Tepper· per SEC Form D · $55.8M raise · filed Dec 2015
Co-investorsAvoro Capital AdvisorsBain Capital Life SciencesVenrockThe Column Group
Developer of a transcatheter InterAtrial Shunt Device to treat congestive heart failure.
BiotechTewksbury, US
George J. Fazio(Executive Officer, Director)Dan B. Curtis(Executive Officer)
BoardPaul LaViolette(Director)inGerald Brunk(Director)inIrit Yaniv(Director)
Board seatKevin GillisMark Levin· per SEC Form D · $11.1M raise · filed Jun 2025
Co-investorsAccelmed PartnersLumira VenturesSV Health Investors
Originator of Otarmeni (lunsotogene parvec-cwha), an FDA-approved gene therapy for genetic hearing loss; acquired by Regeneron in 2023.
Cambridge, US
Board seatNeil ExterCraig MuirKevin Starr· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsage1Samsara BioCapital
Jewel is a wearable patch cardioverter defibrillator designed to provide continuous protection from sudden cardiac arrest, using machine learning to minimize false alarms while requiring no daily maintenance for up to a week.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Uday N. Kumar(Executive Officer, Director)William Kucheman(Director)
BoardRussell Hirsch(Director)Krishna Yeshwant(Director)inWilliam H. Kucheman(Director)
Board seatNeil Exter· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsDeerfield Management CompanyGV (Google Ventures)
BiotechCambridge, US
Stephen Hurly(Executive Officer, Director)John McCabe(Executive Officer)Arthur P. DeCillis(Executive Officer)David A. Berry(Executive Officer, Director)Gregory D. Perry(Executive Officer)Eric S. Furfine(Executive Officer)
Board seatAbbie Celniker· per SEC Form D · $996K raise · filed Apr 2018
BiotechCambridge, US
Ed Freedman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCary Pfeffer(Executive Officer, Director)in
PartnerCary Pfeffer· quoted
Board seatCharles HomcyRobert Tepper· per SEC Form D
South San Francisco, US
John Schembri(Executive Officer)Ted W. Love(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCharles Homcy, M.D.(Director)
Board seatKevin Starr· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsRA Capital
HealthtechCambridge, US
PETER THOMSON(Executive Officer)
BoardLOUIS BRENNER(Director)
Board seatAbbie CelnikerNeil Exter· per SEC Form D · filed Jul 2020
BiotechNew York, US
Joern Aldag(Executive Officer, Director)Reinhard Kandera(Executive Officer, Director)Paul-Henri Lambert(Director)Michael Kelly(Director)Julie O'Neill(Director)Sander van Deventer(Director)
Board seatChristoph Lengauer· per SEC Form D · filed Feb 2019
Co-investorsSofinnova Partners
BiotechInglewood, US
Anna M. Wu(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey D. Quan(Executive Officer)Benjamin Chen(Executive Officer)Valerie Calenda(Director)Anna W. Work(Director)Jennifer Keppler(President and Chief Operating Officer)
Board seatAbbie Celniker· per SEC Form D · $9.5M raise · filed Apr 2016
BiotechCambridge, US
Kim C. Drapkin(Executive Officer)Anna L. Barry(Executive Officer)Richard Murray(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatRobert KamenCary PfefferRobert Tepper· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsNextech Invest
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
Ann Arbor-founded biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule immunomodulators for autoimmune diseases and cancer.
BiotechAnn Arbor, US
Paul Sekhri(Executive Officer)Gary Glick(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Gillis(Director)Kathleen M. Metters(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Hayden(Director)
Board seatRobert Kamen· per SEC Form D · filed Jun 2015
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersCanaan Partners
BiotechBoston, US
Gleb Kuznetsov(Executive Officer, Director)Pierce Ogden(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJory Bell(Director)Jeff Huber(Director)Steven Holtzman(Director)
Board seatSteven J. Kafka· per SEC Form D · $32.8M raise · filed Dec 2024
BiotechSouth San Francisco, US
Tassos Anastasios Gianakakos(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMark Perry(Director)Katherine Bowdish(Director)
Board seatCharles HomcyKevin Starr· per SEC Form D · $46M raise · filed Apr 2015
Co-investorsForesite CapitalKhosla Ventures
BiotechCambridge, US
Richard Gaynor, M.D.(Executive Officer)Robert Ang, M.D.(Executive Officer)Yasir Al-Wakeel(Executive Officer)Eric 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)Eric Swanson(Director)Judith M. Huber(Executive Officer)Charles Carignan(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRussell Hirsch(Director)
Board seatMark Levin· per SEC Form D · $40.7M raise · filed Nov 2015
Faction is a venture capital firm that invests in cryptocurrency and blockchain projects at the seed and series A stages, focusing on entrepreneurs building fundamental utility across the technology stack.
BiotechCrypto & Web3New York, US
Oren Harnevo(Executive Officer, Director)Ronald Bianchini, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)Christina Calvaneso(Executive Officer)Brian Pozesky(Executive Officer)Jeff Fagel(Executive Officer)SAMANTHA SINGER(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDavid KaufmanAbbie Celniker· per SEC Form D · filed Dec 2023
Co-investorsAccelAdaverseAlephAxeleo CapitalBluebird VenturesBright Pixel Capital+36 more
BiotechMt. Arlington, US
Paul Chaney(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Starr(Director)Lutz Giebel(Director)Colin Goddard(Director)
BoardDavid Guyer(Director)
Board seatAbbie Celniker· per SEC Form D · $47.3M raise · filed Apr 2019
Co-investorsAstellas Venture Management LLCAgent Capital
BiotechChestnut Hill, US
Joseph Italiano(Director)Jonathan 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 Healthcare
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 · filed Nov 2018
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company that develops precision medicines and treatment options for patients with rare neuroendocrine diseases, including hyperphagia and obesity.
BiotechHealthtechBoston, US
Keith Gottesdiener(Executive Officer, Director)Bart Henderson(Mr. Henderson is the President and Treasurer of the Issuer.)
BoardEdward T. Mathers(Director)inJonathan Silverstein(Director)inTodd Foley(Director)
Board seatNeil Exter· per SEC Form D · $40M raise · filed Dec 2015
Co-investorsForesite CapitalHEALTHCARE ROYALTY PARTNERSNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Pfizer Venture InvestmentsOrbiMed
BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US
Barry Greene(Executive Officer, Director)Kimi Iguchi(Executive Officer)Michael Cloonan(Executive Officer)Anne Marie Cook(Executive Officer)Stephen J. Kanes(Executive Officer)Jeffrey M. Jonas(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatKevin Starr· per SEC Form D · $650M raise · filed Jan 2021
Septerna develops oral small molecule drug candidates targeting G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) using its proprietary Native Complex Platform.
BiotechDeep TechSouth San Francisco, US
Board seatJeffrey Tong· per SEC Form D · $150M raise · filed Jul 2023
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
Jeb Keiper(Director)Ala Alenazi(Director)Pegah Ebrahimi(Director)Tasuku Kitada(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Samta Kundu(Executive Officer)Jory Bell(Director)
Board seatJeb Keiper· per SEC Form D · $120.1M raise · filed Mar 2026
Co-investorsJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsKinnevikPlayground GlobalAmgen VenturesANRIFPV+2 more
Terremoto Bio develops next-generation small-molecule therapies using medicinal chemistry, targeting previously "undruggable" disease areas.
BiotechDeep TechSouth San Francisco, US
Grace Lu(Executive Officer)James Christensen(Executive Officer, Director)Charles Baum(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Goller(Director)Peter Thompson(Director)
Board seatReid Huber· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsEcoR1 CapitalOrbiMedRA CapitalNovo HoldingsOsage University Partners
Lexington, US
Board seatJigar Raythatha· per SEC Form D · $120.1M raise · filed Dec 2025
Co-investorsAtlas VentureOpenSky Ventures
Developer of Aqvesme (mitapivat), an FDA-approved medicine for anemia in thalassemia.
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)Tasos Konidaris(Executive Officer)Martin Paz(Executive Officer)Robert Gallotto(Executive Officer)Daniel Tasse(Executive Officer, Director)William Scheinler(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsHealthQuest CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersFrazier Life Sciences
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)in
Co-investorsEmles Venture PartnersGoAhead VenturesMission Bay CapitalMission BiocapitalRA CapitalY Combinator
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)Kenneth Song, M.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Arvind Kush(Executive Officer)Timothy Lu, M.D.(Executive Officer)Bernie Huyghe, Ph.D.(Executive Officer)
BoardJeffrey Tong, Ph.D.(Director)
Co-investorsForesite CapitalOrbiMedSamsara BioCapitalTCG CrossovervenBio PartnersVida Ventures
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)Anup Radhakrishnan(Executive Officer)Cassandra Gianna Luca(Director)Jeffrey Walsh(Director)Krishnan Viswanadhan(Director)
BoardAbraham Bassan(Director)
Co-investorsNextech InvestRed Tree VentureSamsara BioCapitalAlly Bridge GroupJanus Henderson InvestorsPerceptive Xontogeny Venture
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 provides software infrastructure and operational support for emergency response teams in government and private sectors, enabling real-time resource management, location tracking, and coordination across multiple agencies to improve response times and effectiveness.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSNairobi, KE
Co-investors4Di CapitalInovia CapitalAgent CapitalBase10 PartnersCasdin CapitalInvus+3 more
Flare is a layer 1 blockchain designed for data-intensive decentralized applications, providing enshrined data protocols and infrastructure for developers building with on-chain data.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupAgent CapitalBase10 PartnersCasdin CapitalInovia CapitalInvus+3 more
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 CapitalBase10 PartnersCasdin Capital+5 more
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)Jonathan Freeman(Interim CEO)Margaret Yu(Chief Medical Officer)Philippe Dasse(Chief Technical Officer)Amra Demirovic(Chief Human Resources Officer)
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalF-Prime CapitalAlexandriaB CapitalQatar Investment Authority+1 more
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(CEO & Founder)inDuane Valz(General Counsel)Mary Rozenman(Chief Financial Officer)
BoardRobert Nelsen(Director)Vijay Pande(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzARCH Venture PartnersForesite CapitalGV (Google Ventures)HOF CapitalSoftBank Vision Fund+5 more
Moma Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing precision medicines by targeting molecular machines that drive human disease.
Biotech
Co-investorsNextech InvestGoldman Sachs
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)Wenqing Yao(Executive Officer, Director)Ting Feng(Director)
BoardReid Huber(Director)in
Co-investorsNextech InvestThe Innovation Space
Originator of Inlexzo (gemcitabine intravesical system), an FDA-approved treatment for certain bladder cancers; acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2019.
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 · 11
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioCytomX TherapeuticsNASDAQ: CTMXFulcrum TherapeuticsNASDAQ: FULCKALA BIONASDAQ: KALAPliant TherapeuticsNASDAQ: PLRXRevolution MedicinesNASDAQ: RVMDTango TherapeuticsNASDAQ: TNGXVoyager Therapeutics, Inc.NASDAQ: VYGRAgios PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: AGIOConstellation Pharmaacq. by NovartisDecibel Therapeuticsacq. by RegeneronTaris Bioacq. by Johnson & Johnson
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRhythm Pharmaceuticals · investing.com · Aug 17, 2026
CytomX Therapeutics · tickerreport.com · Aug 16, 2026
KALA BIO · tipranks.com · Aug 14, 2026

Terremotobio · fiercebiotech.com · Aug 12, 2026
Flare · coindesk.com · Jul 30, 2026
Tango Therapeutics · investing.com · Jul 17, 2026
Agios Pharmaceuticals · sahmcapital.com · Jul 15, 2026
Public market activity · per SEC filings
what is this? ⓘFiles 13F institutional holdings reports · latest Nov 2015
From the firm's own SEC EDGAR filings — stakes and insider roles in public companies, typically portfolio companies after an IPO. Not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Third Rock Ventures made?
- Third Rock Ventures has 12 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 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.
- Where is Third Rock Ventures located?
- Third Rock Ventures is headquartered in Boston, US.
- Does Third Rock Ventures lead rounds?
- 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 Nextech Invest, Foresite Capital, Samsara BioCapital, among 13 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 36
Nextech Invest is a Zurich-based investment firm focused on emerging biotechnology companies, backing transformative cancer medicines and precision medicine advances worldwide.
ARCH Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that backs and helps build transformational companies, with a strong focus on the life sciences and biotech sector.
RA Capital invests in public and private healthcare and life science companies developing pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and diagnostic tools. The firm operates as a crossover fund across multiple investment stages.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Samsara BioCapital is an investment firm backing the development of transformative therapeutics for patients, bringing together scientists, physicians, drug developers, and business leaders to support next-generation therapeutic breakthroughs.
OrbiMed is a global healthcare-focused investment firm providing financing and operational support to companies across biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital health, diagnostics, and healthcare services.
Casdin Capital is an investment firm focused on the life sciences, investing across healthcare, biotechnology, synthetic biology, and related technology.
Canaan Partners is a venture capital firm with over 30 years of history, backing companies across technology and healthcare sectors through close, hands-on partnerships with founders.
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.
Sofinnova is an investment firm that partners with biotech companies from inception through growth, supporting drug development, the regulatory process, company building, and IPO.
Catalio is a New York-based investment firm focused on innovative healthcare, investing across the full lifecycle through private, public, and credit markets.
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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Bessemer Venture PartnersB Capital GroupF-Prime CapitalVenrockSR One Capital ManagementvenBio PartnersThe Column GroupPfizer Venture InvestmentsSV Health InvestorsVivo CapitalYsios CapitalCatalio Capital ManagementAstellas Venture Management LLCBain Capital VenturesUnknown VenturesFoundryFlare Capital PartnersS32ForbionJohnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDCFlagship PioneeringFrazier Healthcare PartnersAndera 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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