# Balyasny Asset Management L.p.: portfolio, investments and team > Balyasny Asset Management L.p. is a private equity based in United States. 7 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/balyasny-asset-management-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Balyasny Asset Management L.p. Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 7 cheques on record. Email Deploying now Private equity Seed Series A Series B FinTech Food And Beverage Follow Balyasny Asset Management L.p. and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fbalyasny-asset-management-2) Deploying now **100%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **4** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$238M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 86%** Pitch Balyasny Asset Management L.p. ## Balyasny Asset Management L.p. highlights - 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series C and Series B: 67% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Up to $5.0M as they say - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** FinTech Food And Beverage - **Based in:** Chicago, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2026** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Zai Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/zai-lab)** CN · Pulse 2.0 **$250M** With 10 others - **Oct** **[Soufflé Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/souffle-therapeutics)** Series B · US · Google News search **$135M** With 16 others - **2025** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Aspen Neuroscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/aspen-neuroscience)** Series C · US · Ventureburn **$115M** With 9 others - **May** **[Forterra](https://millionrounds.com/company/forterra)** Series C · US · Crescent Cove **$238M** With 11 others - **2021** 1 round - **Jul** **[Nature's Fynd](https://millionrounds.com/company/nature-s-fynd)** Series C · US · Firms' own news pages **$350M** With 6 others - **2015** 1 round - **Sept** **[Avant](https://millionrounds.com/company/avant)** Series E · US **$325M** With 6 others - **2005** 1 round - **Jul** **[Pharmacopeia](https://millionrounds.com/company/pharmacopeia)** Venture · US **$7.6M** With 9 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 We hold **37** 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 listed **1 in all** **[Pharmacopeia](https://millionrounds.com/company/pharmacopeia)** Bought by [Ligand Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ligand-pharmaceuticals) **$73M** Sept 2008 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$238M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Said size:** Up to $5.0M - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series C *3* - Series B said *1* - Series E *1* - Venture *1* - Seed said *-* - Series A said *-* - Growth said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) 2 - [Cormorant Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cormorant-asset-management) 2 - [Frazier Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frazier-life-sciences) 2 **Pitching Balyasny Asset Management L.p.?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Balyasny Asset Management L.p.. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**ARCH Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners)[**Cormorant Asset Management** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cormorant-asset-management)[**Frazier Life Sciences** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frazier-life-sciences) ## Recently backed The latest companies Balyasny Asset Management L.p. put money into. [**Aspen Neuroscience** $115M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/aspen-neuroscience)[**Forterra** $238M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/forterra)[**Nature's Fynd** $350M · Jul 2021](https://millionrounds.com/company/nature-s-fynd) ## Quick answers about Balyasny Asset Management L.p. ### What does Balyasny Asset Management L.p. invest in? Balyasny Asset Management L.p. invests most often at Series C and Series B (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as FinTech and Food And Beverage. ### How active is Balyasny Asset Management L.p.? 7 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has Balyasny Asset Management L.p. invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Zai Lab (Undisclosed round, Oct 2026), Soufflé Therapeutics (Series B, Oct 2026) and Aspen Neuroscience (Series C, Nov 2025). ### How big are Balyasny Asset Management L.p.'s cheques? The median round it joins is $238M. ### Does Balyasny Asset Management L.p. lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Balyasny Asset Management L.p. invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (86%) and China (14%). ### Is Balyasny Asset Management L.p. investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Balyasny Asset Management L.p. invest alongside? Most often ARCH Venture Partners (2 rounds together), Cormorant Asset Management (2 rounds together) and Frazier Life Sciences (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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