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Domain Associates

Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $164M, Dec 2016VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BTech-enabled HealthConnected-healthLongevity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 182 on record
Since the last cheque2510days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$28MRounds led1 of 182Sole investor5 roundsExits24 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 88%
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Domain Associates highlights

  1. 01

    182 rounds on record

  2. 02

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

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $2.0M

  4. 04

    24 exits from the portfolio

What they do

INVESTMENT ADVISORS TO THE FIRST VC FUND DEDICATED TO BIOTECHFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Up to $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
Tech-enabled HealthConnected-healthLongevity
Based in
San Diego, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first182 appearances

  1. 2019

    5 rounds

  2. Dec
    ChromaCodeSeries C · US · FinSMEs$28MWith 6 others
  3. Dec
    Aspen NeuroscienceSeed · US · FinSMEs$6.5MLed
  4. Nov
    Truvian SciencesSeries B · US · FinSMEs$27MWith 3 others
  5. Nov
    Sera PrognosticsSeries D · US · FinSMEs$36MWith 5 others
  6. Feb
    Axial BiotherapeuticsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 2 others
  7. 2018

    1 round

  8. Jun
    WindMLSeries B · US · FinSMEs$33MWith 3 others
  9. 2017

    1 round

  10. May
    Iterum TherapeuticsSeries B · IE · FinSMEs$65MWith 3 others
  11. 2016

    1 round

  12. Dec
    Axial BiotherapeuticsSeries A · US · FinSMEs$19MWith 1 other
  13. 2015

    7 rounds

  14. Nov
    Fractyl LaboratoriesSeries C · US$57MWith 4 others
  15. Aug
    Syndax PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US$80MWith 12 others
  16. Jul
    XagenicSeries B · CA$12MWith 3 others
  17. Jun
    SebaciaSeries C · US$12MWith 3 others
  18. Jun
    Milestone PharmaceuticalsSeries B · CA$17MWith 5 others
  19. Jan
    CoLucid PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US$37MWith 7 others
  20. Jan
    Sera PrognosticsSeries B · US$20MWith 4 others
  21. 2014

    13 rounds

  22. Nov
    BioNano GenomicsSeries C · US$53MWith 4 others
  23. Nov
    Sera PrognosticsSeries B · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  24. Oct
    Miramar LabsSeries D · US$26MWith 4 others
  25. Sept
    Zyga TechnologySeries D · US$2.0MWith 3 others
  26. Sept
    VentiRx PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US$51MWith 4 others
  27. Sept
    Fractyl LaboratoriesSeries B · US$40MWith 3 others
  28. Jul
    Epic SciencesSeries C · US$30MWith 4 others
  29. Jul
    XagenicSeries B · CA$26MWith 4 others
  30. Jun
    Benvenue MedicalSeries E · US$40MWith 4 others
  31. Apr
    OtonomySeries D · US$49MWith 11 others
  32. Apr
    Sequent MedicalSeries D · US$20MWith 3 others
  33. Feb
    LitheraSeries C · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  34. Jan
    Atara BiotherapeuticsSeries B · US$14MWith 6 others
  35. 2013

    21 rounds

  36. Dec
    Atara BiotherapeuticsSeries B · US$39MWith 5 others
  37. Dec
    XagenicSeries B · CA · finsmes.com$20MWith 2 others
  38. Nov
    RightCare SolutionsSeries B · US · finsmes.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  39. Oct
    NovaDigm TherapeuticsSeries B · US · finsmes.com$14MWith 1 other
  40. Oct
    BioNano GenomicsSeries C · US · xconomy.com$10MWith 2 others
  41. Sept
    OtonomySeries C · US · finsmes.com$46MWith 7 others
  42. Aug
    Syndax PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · finsmes.com$27MWith 3 others
  43. Aug
    Applied ProteomicsSeries C · US · finsmes.com$28MWith 2 others
  44. Jul
    Dicerna PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US · finsmes.com$60MWith 8 others
  45. Jul
    aTyr PharmaSeries D · US · finsmes.com$49MWith 3 others
  46. Jul
    ReVision OpticsSeries E · US · finsmes.com$55MWith 5 others
  47. Jun
    VeracyteSeries C · US · finsmes.com$28MWith 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 registration8 named

BHBrian H. DoveyExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
BKBrian Keith HalakExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JCJames Carroll BlairExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JIJesse I. TreuExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
KKKathleen K. SchoemakerExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
KPKim Puloma KamdarExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
N(Nicole (nmn) VitulloManaging Member/Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
NKNimesh K. ShahExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 17 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

$117Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Domain Associates, LLC
SEC number
CRD 159846

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed24 in all

TwelveBought by Medtronic$458MAug 2015
Meritage PharmaBought by Shire$245MFeb 2015
Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc.Bought by Roche$625MDec 2014
CellBiosciencesBought by Bio-TechneUndisclosedJun 2014
SantarusBought by Salix Pharmaceuticals$2.6BNov 2013
Five Prime TherapeuticsListedUndisclosedJul 2013
Somaxon PharmaceuticalsBought by Pernix TherapeuticsUndisclosedMar 2013
SkinMedicaBought by AllerganUndisclosedNov 2012
Clovis OncologyListed$130MNov 2011
GenVaultBought by IntegenXUndisclosedFeb 2011
ZogenixListedUndisclosedNov 2010
Immune ControlBought by Corridor PharmaceuticalsUndisclosedJun 2010
HelixisBought by IlluminaUndisclosedApr 2010
Alimera SciencesListedUndisclosedApr 2010
CortheraBought by Novartis$620MDec 2009
BiPar SciencesBought by Sanofi Aventis$500MApr 2009
Tandem Diabetes CareListed$138MNov 2008
Vascular ArchitectsBought by LeMaitre VascularUndisclosedSept 2007
NovaCardiaBought by Merck & Co.$366MSept 2007
Orexigen TherapeuticsListedUndisclosedJul 2007

The latest 20 here. 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 Domain Associates. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Domain Associates put money into.

Quick answers about Domain Associates

What does Domain Associates invest in?

Domain Associates invests most often at Series B and Series C (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Tech-enabled Health, Connected-health and Longevity.

How active is Domain Associates?

182 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

What has Domain Associates invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ChromaCode (Series C, Dec 2019), Aspen Neuroscience (Seed, Dec 2019) and Truvian Sciences (Series B, Nov 2019).

How big are Domain Associates's cheques?

The median round it joins is $28M.

Does Domain Associates lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 182 investments on record (1%).

Where does Domain Associates invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%) and Canada (10%).

Is Domain Associates investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019.

Who does Domain Associates invest alongside?

Most often Versant Ventures (25 rounds together), Frazier Healthcare Partners (17 rounds together) and Montreux Growth Partners (14 rounds together).

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