Venrock
Venture capitalPalo Alto · Seed–Late Stage · 54 people tracked
Also known as VENROCK MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Venrock is a venture capital firm investing across technology and healthcare, backing companies in fintech, developer infrastructure, life sciences, therapeutics, semiconductors, and consumer products.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 5, 2026.
Team · 54 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 38 of 68 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×17Enterprise Software ×14Healthtech ×9Data & Infrastructure ×8Consumer ×6Biotech ×5Deep Tech ×5Digital Health ×5
HQs:United States×37United Kingdom×1
Investments · 68 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathNext-generation genetic sequencing using microfluidics for sequencing and molecular diagnostics
Apple designs and manufactures consumer electronics, computing devices, and digital services including smartphones, tablets, computers, wearables, and streaming content platforms.
ConsumerHardwareMedia & EntertainmentCupertino, US
Steve JobsSteve WozniakRonald Wayne
Makes Internet applications lightning fast, protects them from attacks, ensures they are always online, and simplifies adding web apps with one click.
Scalable, high throughput DNA sequencing platforms.
World's largest developer and manufacturer of microprocessors and other semiconductor components.
Cavalry Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines that leverage the body's inherent regenerative and repair mechanisms, particularly in areas of age-related disease and tissue regeneration.
BiotechDeep TechLongevityMedical Devices
Jan van Deursen, PhD(Co-founder, Advisor)inNathaniel (Ned) David, PhD(Co-founder, Chairman)in
San Francisco, US
Andrea Migdal(Executive Officer)Jonathan Rosenbaum(Director)Brian Ascher(Director)Jason Zintak(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Goldenberg(Executive Officer)Teddie Wardi(Director)
Board seatBrian Ascher· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Feb 2015
ABL Space Systems develops small satellite launch vehicles, including the RS1 rocket and GS0 containerized launch system, enabling orbital launches from various ground locations.
HardwareSpace TechEl Segundo, US
Somu Subramaniam(Director)Ethan Batraski(Director)Harrison O'Hanley(Chief Executive Officer)Kevin Sagis(Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Chief Engineer)Ronald O'Hanley(Director)Daniel Piemont(Chief Financial Officer, President and Secretary)
Board seatEthan Batraski· per SEC Form D · $170.1M raise · filed Apr 2021
Frisco, US
James Alexander Boyd(Executive Officer, Director)Morgan Hitzig(Director)Joshua James Wilson(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatMorgan Hitzig· per SEC Form D
San Francisco, US
Board seatEthan Batraski· per SEC Form D · $42.1M raise · filed Oct 2020
Atom Computing develops large-scale quantum computers using optically-trapped neutral atoms for on-premises deployment.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingBerkeley, US
Ben Bloom(Founder & CEO)inDror Berman(Director)Ethan Batraski(Director)
Board seatEthan Batraski· per SEC Form D · $16M raise · filed Jul 2021
San Jose, US
Board seatBrian Ascher· per SEC Form D · $38.9M raise · filed Feb 2025
Real-time asset tracking and workflow monitoring in healthcare
San Diego, US
Thomas Mawhinney(Director)Brandon Hull(Director)Vijay Lathi(Director)Brian Ascher(Director)Timothy Roche(Executive Officer, Director)Terry Linn(Director)
Board seatBrian Ascher· per SEC Form D · $1.9M raise · filed Aug 2017
IgniteTech is a global enterprise software company that acquires and supports a portfolio of mission-critical business software solutions while integrating AI capabilities across its products.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Mateo, US
Eric Vaughan(CEO)Ross Fubini(Director)Brian Ascher(Director)Jennifer Zeszut(Executive Officer, Director)Jochen Frey(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardHoward Hartenbaum(Director)
Board seatBrian Ascher· per SEC Form D
Dataminr provides AI-powered real-time event detection by synthesizing text, images, video, audio, and sensor signals across public data sources.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechImpact & Social GoodNew York, US
Peter Bailey(Executive Officer)Edward Bailey(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel O'Connor(Executive Officer)Nick Beim(Director)Nella Domenici(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Kinsey(Executive Officer)
Board seatNick Beim· per SEC Form D
Decodable is a fully-managed, serverless platform for real-time data integration, ETL/ELT, and stream processing built on Apache Flink and Debezium.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaSWalnut, US
Eric Sammer(Executive Officer, Director)Ethan Batraski(Director)
Board seatEthan Batraski· per SEC Form D
GenLogs provides truck intelligence through roadside sensors, satellites, and data integration, serving brokers, shippers, law enforcement, and finance companies with real-time visibility on motor carriers across America.
Data & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainArlington, US
Ryan Joyce(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Sherman(Executive Officer, Director)Sherman Sherman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTalal Attieh(Director)
Board seatMorgan Hitzig· per SEC Form D · $63.3M raise · filed Feb 2026
Kirkland, US
Board seatBrian Ascher· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Aug 2022
Interos.ai provides supply chain risk management software that monitors financial, compliance, environmental, cybersecurity, and geopolitical risks across supplier networks using its i-Score metric.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainArlington, US
Jennifer Bisceglie(Director)Ted Krantz(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardFrank Verdecanna(Director)Phil Venables(Director)David DeWalt(Director)
Board seatNick Beim· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Mar 2020
Lyra provides mental health care services through a network of evidence-based providers, combining clinical expertise with technology to deliver accessible, quality care for employers and health plans.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechMental Health
Alethea Varra(Vice President of Clinical Care)Jennifer Schulz(Chief Executive Officer)Elaine Yang(Executive Officer)Bryan Roberts(Director)James Slavet(Director)David Ebersman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatBob KocherBryan Roberts· per SEC Form D · $70M raise · filed Dec 2018
Albany, US
Ethan Batraski(Director)Zachary Stein(Executive Officer, Director)James Regulinski(Director)
Board seatEthan Batraski· per SEC Form D · $1.5M raise · filed Mar 2021
Santa Clara, US
Board seatNick Beim· per SEC Form D · $28.9M raise · filed May 2025
Personal Capital provides wealth management and investment advisory services, offering personalized portfolio strategy, retirement planning, and tax-optimized investment management for individual investors.
FintechSan Carlos, US
Paul Desmarais III(Director)William H Harris(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Harrick(Director)Jeffrey Carney(Director)Bruce Felt(Director)Jim Feuille(Director)
Board seatBrian Ascher· per SEC Form D · $50M raise · filed Aug 2017
HealthtechCarmel, US
Phineas Barnes(Director)Kelsey Pope Mellard(Executive Officer, Director)Sohrab Gollogly(Executive Officer)Shaun Lindsay(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatBob KocherBryan Roberts· per SEC Form D · $14.2M raise · filed Jan 2021
El Segundo, US
Board seatEthan Batraski· per SEC Form D · $192.3M raise · filed Oct 2025
San Francisco, US
Joe Schenone(Executive Officer)Hope Mehlman(Director)Gerard Buccino(Executive Officer, Director)Tim Bogan(Director)Noah Walley(Director)Brian Ascher(Director)
Board seatBrian Ascher· per SEC Form D · $2.7M raise · filed May 2025
San Francisco, US
Jacob Frenz(Executive Officer, Director)Bryan Roberts(Director)Matthew McKnight(Director)
Board seatBryan RobertsSiobhan Nolan Mangini· per SEC Form D · $60M raise · filed Feb 2024
Socrates.ai is an AI-powered virtual employee assistant that answers employee questions and helps with engagement, enablement, and services.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkWoodside, US
Randy Womack(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Beechuk(Director)Brian Ascher(Director)
Board seatBrian Ascher· per SEC Form D · $11M raise · filed Dec 2017
Cincinnati, US
Board seatEthan Batraski· per SEC Form D · $14M raise · filed May 2024
Aledade is an accountable care organization (ACO) partner that works with primary care organizations to improve patient outcomes and healthcare quality.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtech<UNKNOWN>, US
Bijan Salehizadeh(Co-founder)Robert Kocher(Director)Farzad Mostashari(Executive Officer, Director)
Archetype AI develops a platform and foundation model called Newton that deploys physical intelligence agents for real-world operations.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Aria provides a cloud-based billing and monetization platform that enables businesses to automate complex billing processes and deliver enhanced customer experiences.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Brendan O'BrienEdward Sullivan
Astronomer provides Astro, a platform for running Apache Airflow, the open-source data orchestration tool used by enterprises to manage AI, ML, and analytics pipelines at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Ry Walker(Founder)
Cloud-based healthcare platform for clinical workflows
Collate builds AI-native software to automate documentation workflows across drug development and commercialization for life sciences companies.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareMedical Devices
Surbhi Sarna(CEO and Founder)Aparna Elangovan(Head of AI)Sanchay Harneja(Head of Engineering)
Targeting inflammation in cardiovascular and renal disease.
Dapper Labs is a venture studio building products and communities at the intersection of culture and emerging technology, focused on digital ownership, data control, and decentralized platforms for creators and collectors.
ConsumerCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Sector AgnosticVancouver
Roham Gharegozlou(Founder)Dieter Shirley(Founder)Dietrich Shirley(Executive Officer)Jody Rebak(Executive Officer)Alex Shih(Director)Hamilton Helmer(Director)
Applies real-time AI and public data to generate actionable alerts for corporations, newsrooms, and NGOs.
Devoted Health offers Medicare Advantage plans and integrated healthcare services for older Americans, including virtual and in-home care, member support guides, and coordination with local providers across 29 states.
HealthtechInsurTechUnited States, US
Todd Park(Executive Officer, Director)Bryan Roberts(Director)Edward Park(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Kocher(Director)William Frist(Director)Kathleen Sebelius(Director)
Dgraph is an open-source, distributed graph database that operates at terabyte-scale for real-time applications, offering both direct database operations and GraphQL API interfaces for developers.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Sunandita Nijhawan(Director)Manish Jain(Executive Officer, Director)Prashanth Koppula(Executive Officer, Director)
Dollar Shave Club offers razors and grooming products through a subscription model, delivering sharp stainless steel blades and shaving essentials directly to consumers at lower price points.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLos Angeles, US
Michael Dubin(Founder)inMichael Jones(Director)David Pakman(Director)Christopher Marshall(Director)Daniel Murray(Executive Officer)Kevin Datoo(Executive Officer)
Encoded develops gene therapies for neurological disorders through an integrated platform approach.
Biotech
FINNY is a growth platform that identifies and targets financial prospects for advisors through data aggregation and automated outreach, enabling personalized client acquisition at scale.
AI & Machine LearningFintechMarketing TechSaaSSales TechNew York City, US
Eden Ovadia(Founder)inTheodore Janson(Founder)inVictoria Toli(Founder)in
Fixed is a mobile app that helps drivers contest parking tickets by connecting them with legal experts who review ticket photos and handle the appeals process, charging a percentage of fines only if the challenge succeeds.
ConsumerMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
DJ Burdick(Founder/CTO)in
Discovers and develops therapeutics for viral and other diseases.
Protein therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Included Health is a healthcare company offering an all-in-one care model that combines virtual and in-person medical services, expert medical opinions, care navigation, and advocacy.
Digital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Colin Quinn(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Laquere(Executive Officer)Joshua Riff(Executive Officer, Director)Owen Tripp(Co-Founder & CEO)
Acquired by Lilly for up to $7 billion.
New York, US
Koda Mike Wang(Executive Officer, Director)Timothy Luke Sherwin(Director)
Mable is a genomics-based telehealth platform that provides personalized migraine care by analyzing patients' genetic and biomarker data to inform individualized treatment plans.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB
Roman Rothaermel(Founder)inInna Thalmann(Founder)inChris EijsboutsKumeren Govnder
Boulder, US
Paul Berberian(Director)Tim Enwall(Not a Director at the time of the offering.)Ian Bernstein(Executive Officer, Director)
Moment provides an AI operating system for investment management, serving large wealth management firms and their financial advisors to manage assets and client relationships.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Google Nest manufactures smart home devices including cameras, doorbells, speakers, and thermostats that integrate with Google Home for security, entertainment, and energy management.
ConsumerHardwareIoTMountain View, US
Percipient combines computer vision and AI technology to address national security and defense applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense Tech
Balan Ayyar(Founder & CEO, Brig Gen (USAF, Ret.))inRaj Shah(Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer)in
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Venrock invest at?
- Venrock invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage stages.
- What is Venrock's typical check size?
- Venrock typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
- What sectors does Venrock focus on?
- Venrock focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, IoT, Medical Devices, SaaS, Sales Tech, Semiconductors.
- Where is Venrock located?
- Venrock is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Venrock has recently written about AI's application across healthcare and fintech, including how AI impacts healthcare costs under different payment models and the emergence of AI-native wealth management platforms. The firm also conducted its annual healthcare outlook covering AI in medicine, therapeutics, and market activity. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamANGEL: Venrock’s Bryan Roberts on 25 years in VC, hitting wins early, avoiding bad habits | E1665
This Week in Startups · Bryan Roberts
The VC Playbook | Venrock's Bryan Roberts
The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast · Bryan Roberts
Venrock’s Bryan Roberts on Health Tech Investment & Market Outlook: “It’s Not Over. No way.”
WTF Health · Bryan Roberts
Health Tech Investor Outlook for 2020 | Bryan Roberts, Venrock
WTF Health · Bryan Roberts
How To Spot Massive Technology Waves w/Brian Ascher, Partner at Venrock Capital
lochhead · Brian Ascher
The End of Investing in Digital Health Point Solutions | Bob Kocher & Bryan Roberts of Venrock
WTF Health · Bryan Roberts
Co-investors · 150
Andreessen Horowitz's Strategic Partnerships page describes collaborations that connect its portfolio companies with established institutions to help scale and deploy their technology.
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm that backs high-growth companies, drawing on five decades of experience investing in 400 companies with 135+ IPOs.
Bain Capital Ventures is the venture arm of Bain Capital, backing founders from incubation and seed through growth-stage, leveraging Bain Capital's global platform, industry expertise, and network.
GV (formerly Google Ventures) is a venture investment firm that backs founders across many industries, aiming to build long-term relationships and support companies across multiple stages and milestones.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm known for backing AI and technology founders, emphasizing deep, hands-on partnerships with the companies it funds.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm known for backing bold, contrarian bets in world-class teams that can reshape entire industries.
Greylock Partners is a venture capital firm that backs founders at the earliest stages, often as their first investor before a product exists.
Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, with a team operating as a single global unit and offering focused support services in talent, business development, marketing/communications, and growth/leadership.
Tenaya Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs building enduring companies, focusing on growth-stage investments.
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.
DCVC (Data Collective) is a venture capital firm that backs founders building companies which apply technology to major challenges across areas such as energy, biotech, agriculture, and machine learning.
Oak HC/FT is a growth equity firm that partners with founders building companies in healthcare and financial services, with a focus on enterprise technology and AI.
▶138 more co-investors
F-Prime Capital PartnersThird Point VenturesRichmond Global VenturesForesite CapitalRunway Growth CapitalDeclaration PartnersGeneral CatalystCraft VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Redpoint VenturesSV AngelFirst Round CapitalKleiner PerkinsMenlo VenturesBoxGroupNorwest Venture PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)Union Square Ventures (USV)Canaan PartnersSapphire VenturesACME CapitalBling CapitalInnovation EndeavorsMeritech Capital PartnersInovia CapitalSierra VenturesCrosslink CapitalTrajectory VenturesRidge VenturesUS Venture PartnersShasta VenturesDell Technologies CapitalCapitalGMarch Capital PartnersBallistic VenturesAugust CapitalScribble VenturesTCVFlare Capital PartnersGreatPoint VenturesPaladin Capital GroupPrelude VenturesUnderscore VCAdams Street PartnersRembrandt Venture PartnersPrime Movers LabInvariantes FundE12 Venture Capital, LlcAisling CapitalAndera PartnersCantos VenturesHarpoon VenturesBase Venture Management, Inc.Bronze InvestmentsCincyTechGrand VenturesFounders FundFounder CollectiveUncork CapitalInsight PartnersFJ LabsUnknown VenturesCoatue ManagementKrakenTrue VenturesDST GlobalAtomicoGoat CapitalFirstMarkOffline VenturesSlow VenturesFundersClubUpHonest CapitalPioneerSciFi VCLux CapitalUlu VenturesTrinity VenturesPolaris PartnersDN CapitalDCM VenturesHarrison MetalPear VC75 & SunnyMatrixUncorrelated VenturesSalesforce Japan Co.,Ltd.Tribe Capital FirstlookWinklevoss Capital23andMePelion Venture PartnersLeft Lane CapitalZetta Venture PartnersTribeca Venture PartnersWildcat Venture PartnersNFXOrbiMedCrosscut VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalBDC Venture CapitalRA CapitalFusionSpero VenturesHighbury HoldingsSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Presight CapitalRefactor CapitalFlucas VenturesCherubic VenturesVersant VenturesSR One Capital ManagementModerne VenturesBand of Angels5AM VenturesJohnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDCXplorer CapitalvenBio PartnersDomain AssociatesDeep Fork CapitalThird Rock VenturesCambrian Asset ManagementStanford UniversityFirefly HealthFlagship PioneeringBain Capital CryptoDocuSignFrazier Healthcare PartnersEnergy Capital VenturesEVE AtlasBaird CapitalLightstone Ventures+ND CapitalAmplitude Venture CapitalSante VenturesHillsvenDe Novo VenturesMatterScale Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Venrock, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Venrock's recorded portfolio.
Similar investors
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs founders globally, supported by a community of founders and operators as LPs.
Olive Tree Capital invests in technology and life sciences companies, backing entrepreneurs across healthcare, fintech, enterprise, AI/ML, and frontier technology sectors.
OMERS Ventures is the venture capital arm of the OMERS pension plan, investing in early-stage technology founders building solutions across North America and Europe.
A globally recognized venture capital firm designed to provide access to highly competitive venture deals to individual investors, consistently recognized for top-decile DPI performance and as one of the most active US venture firms.
DCVC (Data Collective) is a venture capital firm that backs founders building companies which apply technology to major challenges across areas such as energy, biotech, agriculture, and machine learning.