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Bain Capital Life Sciences

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 49 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund, Mar 2024Private equity

SeedSeries ASeries BPharmaceuticalsBiotechnologyMedical Devices

Deploying now
83%of best year15cheques in 12 months, 49 on record
Since the last cheque16days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$134MRounds led5 of 49Mostly inUnited States, 87%
Pitch Bain Capital Life Sciences

Bain Capital Life Sciences highlights

  1. 01

    15 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 5 rounds

What they do

We target four types of investment opportunities: Inflection Capital, Growth Capital, Fallen Angels, and Larger Private Equity Collaborations and New Company Formation.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
PharmaceuticalsBiotechnologyMedical Devices
Based in
Boston, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first49 appearances

  1. 2026

    11 rounds

  2. Oct
  3. Oct
    ADC TherapeuticsCH · Pulse 2.0$87MWith 3 others
  4. Jul
    AdvanCellSeries D · AU · QRM Capital$315MWith 16 others
  5. Jun
    CereVascSeries C · US · Ventureburn$85MWith 6 others
  6. May
    Apreo HealthVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  7. May
    PharvarisCH$132MWith 4 others
  8. May
    Cabaletta BioUS$150MWith 4 others
  9. Mar
  10. Mar
  11. Feb
    Xilio TherapeuticsUS$40MWith 3 others
  12. Jan
    Century TherapeuticsUS$135MWith 7 others
  13. 2025

    15 rounds

  14. Dec
    Syremis TherapeuticsSeries A$165MWith 1 other
  15. Dec
  16. Dec
    Kyverna TherapeuticsUS$100MWith 2 others
  17. Nov
    NuvalentSecondary · US$500MWith 4 others
  18. Oct
    Kailera TherapeuticsSeries B · US · Crunchbase News$600MWith 9 others
  19. Oct
    Nurix TherapeuticsUS$250MWith 5 others
  20. Oct
    X4 PharmaceuticalsUS$155MWith 5 others
  21. Sept
    Amylyx PharmaceuticalsUS$175MWith 3 others
  22. Aug
    Apreo HealthSeries B · US · TechStartups$130MLed
  23. Apr
  24. Apr
    Merida BiosciencesSeries A · US$121MWith 2 others
  25. Mar
    HeartflowUS$98MWith 3 others
  26. Jan
    Rivus PharmaceuticalsVenture · US$57MWith 2 others
  27. Jan
    Interius BioTherapeuticsVenture · US$22MWith 3 others
  28. Jan
    Timberlyne TherapeuticsSeries A · US$180MWith 2 others
  29. 2024

    6 rounds

  30. Dec
    New Amsterdam PharmaNL$453MWith 3 others
  31. Nov
    Replimune GroupUS$140MWith 5 others
  32. Sept
    Serán BioscienceGrowth · US$200MWith 1 other
  33. Jul
    Cardurion PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US$260MWith 5 others
  34. May
    CereVascSeries B · US$70MWith 2 others
  35. Feb
    Areteia TherapeuticsSeries A · US$75MWith 3 others
  36. 2023

    6 rounds

  37. Dec
    SpringWorks TherapeuticsUS$275MWith 3 others
  38. Nov
    EyebiotechSeries A · US$65MWith 4 others
  39. Oct
    Aiolos BioSeries A · US$245MWith 3 others
  40. Jun
    Upstream BioSeries B · US$200MWith 6 others
  41. Jun
    Alkeus PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US$150MWith 4 others
  42. Feb
    2seventy bioUS$125MWith 2 others
  43. 2022

    3 rounds

  44. Nov
    Jnana TherapeuticsSeries C · US$107MWith 4 others
  45. Nov
    Emalex BiosciencesSeries D · US$270MWith 2 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 registration4 named

AKAdam KoppelExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
AHAndrew HackExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JSJeffrey SchwartzExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
RSRicky SunExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 14 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

4+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 9 we have independently watched raise

CreditDouble ImpactInsuranceJapan - 日本LOCATIONSPrivate EquityReal EstateSpecial SituationsTech Opportunities

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Bain Capital Life Sciences put money into.

Quick answers about Bain Capital Life Sciences

What does Bain Capital Life Sciences invest in?

Bain Capital Life Sciences invests most often at Series A and Series B (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Medical Devices.

How active is Bain Capital Life Sciences?

49 investments on record, 15 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Bain Capital Life Sciences invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: OMass Therapeutics (Series C, Oct 2026), ADC Therapeutics (Undisclosed round, Oct 2026) and AdvanCell (Series D, Jul 2026).

How big are Bain Capital Life Sciences's cheques?

The median round it joins is $134M.

Does Bain Capital Life Sciences lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 49 investments on record (10%).

Where does Bain Capital Life Sciences invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (87%) and Switzerland (5%).

Is Bain Capital Life Sciences investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 15 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Bain Capital Life Sciences invest alongside?

Most often Perceptive Advisors (10 rounds together), RA Capital Management (10 rounds together) and Janus Henderson Investors (9 rounds together).

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