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Astellas Venture Management

Last cheque observed Apr 2026; 29 cheques on record.

Deploying nowCorporate VC

Pre-seedSeedSeries ATherapeuticsPlatform Technologies

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 29 on record
Since the last cheque206days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$24MRounds led0 of 29Sole investor1 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 62%
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Astellas Venture Management highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 69% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

AVM is the wholly-owned venture capital organization within Astellas, dedicated to supporting pre-clinical, cutting-edge science that can bring VALUE to patients.From their own website
Type
Corporate VC
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
TherapeuticsPlatform Technologies
Based in
London, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first29 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Apr
    Sidewinder TherapeuticsSeries B · US · Ventureburn$137MWith 8 others
  3. 2021

    1 round

  4. Mar
    NeoPhore LimitedSeries B · GB · Firms' own news pages$21MWith 4 others
  5. 2019

    2 rounds

  6. Nov
    HeartseedSeries B · JP · FinSMEs$26MWith 4 others
  7. Aug
    Cleave TherapeuticsSeries C · US · Businesswire$12MWith 8 others
  8. 2014

    5 rounds

  9. Dec
    Crescendo BiologicsVenture · GBUndisclosedSole investor
  10. Oct
    Viamet PharmaceuticalsSeries D · US$60MWith 4 others
  11. Oct
    Raze TherapeuticsSeries A · US$24MWith 6 others
  12. Oct
    Bicycle TherapeuticsSeries A · GB$32MWith 4 others
  13. Apr
    Crescendo BiologicsSeries A · GB$3.0MWith 3 others
  14. 2013

    4 rounds

  15. Dec
    Crescendo BiologicsSeries A · GB$27MWith 2 others
  16. May
    Effector TherapeuticsSeries A · US · fiercebiotech.com$45MWith 6 others
  17. Feb
    DecImmune TherapeuticsGrowth · US · finsmes.com$2.3MWith 2 others
  18. Jan
    Cleave BiosciencesGrowth · US$15MWith 5 others
  19. 2012

    3 rounds

  20. Dec
    Bicycle TherapeuticsGB · finsmes.com$6.0MWith 4 others
  21. Sept
    F2GVenture · GB · fiercebiotech.com$30MWith 6 others
  22. Jun
    PhaseBio PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · pevc.dowjones.com$23MWith 4 others
  23. 2011

    3 rounds

  24. Oct
    Cleave BiosciencesSeries A · US · finsmes.com$44MWith 5 others
  25. Jul
    VerastemSeries B · US · masshightech.com$32MWith 5 others
  26. May
    Fate TherapeuticsSeries B · US · sec.gov$36MWith 5 others
  27. 2010

    2 rounds

  28. Sept
    DecImmune TherapeuticsVenture · US · finsmes.com$3.2MWith 2 others
  29. Jun
    Nereus PharmaceuticalsSeries E · US · onbiovc.com$20MWith 6 others
  30. 2009

    3 rounds

  31. Oct
    EpizymeSeries B · US · fiercebiotech.com$32MWith 4 others
  32. Jul
    Viamet PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · sec.gov$25MWith 6 others
  33. Jan
    Intradigm CorporationSeries B · US · fiercebiotech.com$21MWith 7 others
  34. 2008

    2 rounds

  35. Aug
    F2GVenture · GB · f2g.com$12MWith 3 others
  36. Jun
    Inimex PharmaceuticalsSeries B · CA$22MWith 7 others
  37. 2007

    1 round

  38. Aug
    Nereus PharmaceuticalsSeries D · US$45MWith 12 others
  39. 2006

    2 rounds

  40. Sept
    CoMentisSeries B · US$50MWith 4 others
  41. Feb
    Lectus TherapeuticsSeries A · GB · lectustherapeutics.com$14MWith 3 others

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The team

We 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

VerastemListed$52MJul 2013
EpizymeListed$60MMay 2013
Intradigm CorporationBought by Silence TherapeuticsUndisclosedDec 2009

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Astellas Venture Management. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Astellas Venture Management put money into.

Quick answers about Astellas Venture Management

What does Astellas Venture Management invest in?

Astellas Venture Management invests most often at Series B and Series A (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Therapeutics and Platform Technologies.

How active is Astellas Venture Management?

29 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2026.

What has Astellas Venture Management invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Sidewinder Therapeutics (Series B, Apr 2026), NeoPhore Limited (Series B, Mar 2021) and Heartseed (Series B, Nov 2019).

How big are Astellas Venture Management's cheques?

The median round it joins is $24M.

Does Astellas Venture Management lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 29 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Astellas Venture Management invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (62%) and the United Kingdom (31%).

Is Astellas Venture Management investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Astellas Venture Management invest alongside?

Most often Novartis Venture Fund (8 rounds together), OrbiMed (4 rounds together) and Roche Venture Fund (4 rounds together).

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