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Altitude Life Science Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $90M, Oct 2020VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BLife Sciences

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 12 on record
Since the last cheque411days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$120MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led0 of 12Mostly inUnited States, 100%
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Altitude Life Science Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    12 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 75% of its rounds

What they do

Altitude Life Science Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Kirkland, WA that invests in early stage life science companiesFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Life Sciences
Based in
Durango, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first12 appearances

  1. 2025

    2 rounds

  2. Sept
    Lila SciencesSeries A · US · TechStartups$235MWith 21 others
  3. Mar
    Lila SciencesSeed · US · AlleyWatch$200MWith 8 others
  4. 2019

    4 rounds

  5. Oct
    Nuvation BioSeries A · US · FinSMEs$275MWith 11 others
  6. Jun
    Encoded TherapeuticsSeries C · US · Prnewswire$104MWith 4 others
  7. Jun
    Blackthorn TherapeuticsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$76MWith 11 others
  8. Mar
    Beam TherapeuticsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$135MWith 7 others
  9. 2018

    1 round

  10. Jul
    OmniomeSeries B · US · FinSMEs$60MWith 6 others
  11. 2017

    1 round

  12. Apr
    Sienna BiopharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$40MWith 4 others
  13. 2015

    1 round

  14. Jun
    PulmatrixGrowth · US$10MWith 3 others
  15. 2010

    1 round

  16. Jun
    Constellation PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · onbiovc.com$22MWith 4 others
  17. 2009

    1 round

  18. Aug
    Constellation PharmaceuticalsSeries A · US$17MWith 3 others
  19. 2007

    1 round

  20. May
    Arete TherapeuticsSeries A · US$35MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

DJDavid J. MakiManager of Altitude Ventures Management, LLC and Altitude Life Science Ventures II, LLCiForm ADV
SCSusan Carole MakiMemberiForm ADV

We also hold 5 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$287Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Altitude Ventures Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 269981

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Altitude Life Science Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Altitude Life Science Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Altitude Life Science Ventures

What does Altitude Life Science Ventures invest in?

Altitude Life Science Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Life Sciences.

How active is Altitude Life Science Ventures?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2025.

What has Altitude Life Science Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Lila Sciences (Series A, Sept 2025), Nuvation Bio (Series A, Oct 2019) and Encoded Therapeutics (Series C, Jun 2019).

How big are Altitude Life Science Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $120M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does Altitude Life Science Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Altitude Life Science Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Altitude Life Science Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2025.

Who does Altitude Life Science Ventures invest alongside?

Most often ARCH Venture Partners (4 rounds together), Venrock (3 rounds together) and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (2 rounds together).

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