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EcoR1 Capital

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Sep 2026, closing $812M. Last cheque observed Jun 2020.

QuietNew fund $812M, Sept 2026Private equity

SeedSeries ASeries BBiotech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 33 on record
Since the last cheque2329days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$69MRounds led0 of 33Mostly inUnited States, 91%
Pitch EcoR1 Capital

EcoR1 Capital highlights

  1. 01

    33 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 68% of its rounds

What they do

We are a San Francisco based biotech-focused investment fund.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Biotech
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first33 appearances

  1. 2020

    1 round

  2. Jun
    Shattuck Labs, Inc.Series B · US · Hatteras Venture Partners$118MWith 8 others
  3. 2019

    5 rounds

  4. Oct
    Nuvation BioSeries A · US · FinSMEs$275MWith 11 others
  5. May
    AlloVirSeries B · US · Crunchbase News$120MWith 9 others
  6. May
    ElevateBioSeries A · US · Medcitynews$150MWith 3 others
  7. Mar
    Prevail TherapeuticsSeries B · US · Medcitynews$50MWith 10 others
  8. Jan
    Dewpoint TherapeuticsSeries A · US · FinSMEs$60MWith 4 others
  9. 2018

    7 rounds

  10. Oct
    AviditySeries B · US · Aviditybiosciences$16MWith 6 others
  11. Sept
    MorphicUS · Endpts$80MWith 2 others
  12. Sept
    AtrecaSeries C · US · FinSMEs$125MWith 7 others
  13. May
    AccentSeries A · US · Xconomy$40MWith 2 others
  14. Mar
    UnitySeries C · US · FinSMEs$55MWith 11 others
  15. Mar
    PrevailSeries A · FinSMEs$75MWith 8 others
  16. Feb
    ORICSeries C · US · FinSMEs$50MWith 8 others
  17. 2017

    5 rounds

  18. Dec
    RelaySeries B · US · FinSMEs$63MWith 5 others
  19. Nov
    CodiakSeries C · US · FinSMEs$77MWith 8 others
  20. Nov
    Arcus BiosciencesSeries C · US · Businesswire$107MWith 5 others
  21. Jul
    Kezar Life SciencesSeries B · US · FinSMEs$50MWith 7 others
  22. Jan
    Scholar RockSeries C · US · FinSMEs$47MWith 7 others
  23. 2015

    9 rounds

  24. Dec
    ORIC PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US$53MWith 5 others
  25. Sept
    Intellia TherapeuticsSeries B · US$70MWith 7 others
  26. Aug
    Syndax PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US$80MWith 12 others
  27. Aug
    Editas MedicineSeries B · US$120MWith 14 others
  28. Aug
    MetacrineSeries A · US$36MWith 3 others
  29. Jun
    Clementia PharmaceuticalsSeries B · CA$60MWith 6 others
  30. Jun
    Kezar Life SciencesSeries A · US$23MWith 5 others
  31. Mar
    Kura OncologyUS$60MWith 3 others
  32. Mar
    Collegium PharmaceuticalVenture · US$50MWith 10 others
  33. 2014

    4 rounds

  34. Sept
    Scholar RockSeries A · US$20MWith 3 others
  35. Sept
    Flex PharmaVenture · US$40MWith 9 others
  36. Mar
    SAGE TherapeuticsSeries C · GB$38MWith 4 others
  37. Jan
    Atara BiotherapeuticsSeries B · US$14MWith 6 others
  38. 2013

    1 round

  39. Dec
    Atara BiotherapeuticsSeries B · US$39MWith 5 others
  40. 2010

    1 round

  41. Jan
    Nabriva TherapeuticsSeries B · AT · onbiovc.com$22MWith 7 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

BBBrian BurkholderDirectoriFiling they signed
CMCary MarrDirectoriFiling they signed
ONOleg NodelmanManager of Biotech Opportunity GP, LLC, General PartneriFiling they signed
SMSarah MarriottChief Operating Officer of Biotech Opportunity GP, LLC, General PartneriFiling they signed
SPScott PerlenChief Financial Officer of Biotech Opportunity GP, LLC, General PartneriFiling they signed
TWTim WoolaverDirectoriFiling they signed
TOTrustee Oleg NodelmanManageriForm ADV
TSTrustee Sarah MarriottMember, CCO, COOiForm ADV

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

$3.4Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Ecor1 Capital, LLC
SEC number
CRD 167121

Funds on its Form ADV

3 private funds, $5.0B in gross assets · filed Oct 2024

Hedge 2Venture 1

  1. EcoR1 Capital Fund Qualified, L.P.Hedge324 investors$4.6B
  2. EcoR1 Capital Fund, L.P.Hedge87 investors$312M
  3. EcoR1 Venture Opportunity Fund, L.P.Venture59 investors$85M

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

27 of 42 we have independently watched raise

AjaxtherapeuticsAkouosAktisoncologyAllovirAnaginArcusbioAtrecaAtyrpharmaCellaresDenalitherapeuticsEditasmedicineElevateEpikastFlex-pharmaFreenomeGossamerbioKronosbioKuraoncologyMetacrineNeurogeneNuvationbioOricpharmaPellepharmPrevailtherapeuticsScholarrockShattucklabsUnitybiotechnologyActiobiosciencesArtivabioAtarabioAviditynanoCentessaClementiapharmaCodiakbioCollegiumpharmaKezarbioKindredbioKumquatbiosciencesMorphimmuneNabrivaNeogeneTerremotobio

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 EcoR1 Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies EcoR1 Capital put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name EcoR1 Capital in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about EcoR1 Capital

What does EcoR1 Capital invest in?

EcoR1 Capital invests most often at Series B and Series A (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotech.

How active is EcoR1 Capital?

33 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2020.

What has EcoR1 Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Shattuck Labs, Inc. (Series B, Jun 2020), Nuvation Bio (Series A, Oct 2019) and AlloVir (Series B, May 2019).

How big are EcoR1 Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $69M.

Does EcoR1 Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 33 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does EcoR1 Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (91%).

Is EcoR1 Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2020.

Who does EcoR1 Capital invest alongside?

Most often OrbiMed (9 rounds together), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (7 rounds together) and Fidelity (7 rounds together).

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