# Farallon Capital Management: portfolio, investments and team

> Farallon Capital Management is an asset manager based in United States. 11 investments on record, latest Apr 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Farallon Capital Management

Last cheque observed Apr 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Asset manager Quiet

Buyout Growth Seed Biotechnology Medical Device Photography

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 11 on record

Since the last cheque **4588** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$19M** Rounds led **0 of 11** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **China, 73%**

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## Farallon Capital Management highlights

- 01 11 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 64% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $3.0M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Farallon invests in public and private assets around the world. From their own website

- **Type:** Asset manager
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Buyout Growth Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Biotechnology Medical Device Photography
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **11 appearances**

- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[Nexvet](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexvet)** Series B · AU **$32M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Intarcia Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/intarcia-therapeutics)** Growth · US **$200M** With 5 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Rally.org](https://millionrounds.com/company/rally-org)** Series A · US · finance.yahoo.com **$7.9M** With 20 others
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Youku](https://millionrounds.com/company/youku)** Series D · CN · paidcontent.org **$40M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Sohu.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/sohu-com)** Venture · CN **$25M** With 3 others
- **2007** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[AdsIt](https://millionrounds.com/company/adsit)** Series A · CN · chinawebradar.com **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Youku](https://millionrounds.com/company/youku)** Series C · CN · jlmpacificepoch.com **$25M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Adsit Media Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/adsit-media-technology)** Series A · CN **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **2006** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Youku](https://millionrounds.com/company/youku)** Series B · CN · jlmpacificepoch.com **$12M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Heidi Coast Advertising](https://millionrounds.com/company/heidi-coast-advertising)** Series B · CN **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Youku](https://millionrounds.com/company/youku)** Series A · CN · jlmpacificepoch.com **$3.0M** Sole investor

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 registration **22 named**

AJ **Andrew James Mclean Spokes** Managing Partner and Co-Senior Managing Member i Form ADV

CA **Cameron Anthony Hillyer** Chief Financial Officer & Managing Member (1/21) i Form ADV

CT **Colby Trexler Clark** Managing Member i Form ADV

DS **Daniel Stephen Short** Managing Member i Form ADV

DA **David Adam Posner** Managing Member i Form ADV

DK **David Kim** Managing Member i Form ADV

EC **Edric Calvin Saito** Managing Member i Form ADV

HE **Hannah Elizabeth Dunn** Managing Member & General Counsel i Form ADV

JR **John Russell Warren** Managing Member i Form ADV

JJ **Joshua James Dapice** Managing Member i Form ADV

KJ **Kirstin Janette Lynch** Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV

MC **Mark Christopher Wehrly** Managing Member, Special Counsel & Chief Operating Officer (7/2014) i Form ADV

MJ **Matthew John Trentini** Managing Member i Form ADV

MG **Michael Grant Linn** Managing Member i Form ADV

NG **Nicolas Giauque** Co-Senior Managing Member i Form ADV

PD **Philip David Dreyfuss** Managing Member i Form ADV

RA **Rajiv Anant Patel** Managing Member i Form ADV

RB **Richard Brachman Fried** Managing Member i Form ADV

RP **Richard Pierre Bollini Ii** Managing Member i Form ADV

TG **Thomas Gerald Roberts** Managing Member i Form ADV

VN **Varun N Gehani** Managing Member i Form ADV

WS **William Stephens Seybold** Managing Member i Form ADV

We also hold **104** 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

**$52B** assets it manages Oct 2026

**Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC

- **Legal name:** Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.
- **SEC number:** CRD 107322

Funds on its Form ADV

**54** private funds, **$54B** in gross assets · filed Oct 2024

- Farallon Capital Offshore Investors II, L.P. *Hedge* 364 investors $10B
- Farallon Equity Partners Master, L.P. *Hedge* 178 investors $6.9B
- Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P. *Hedge* 437 investors $6.1B
- FCOI II Holdings, L.P. *Hedge* 210 investors $4.7B
- Farallon Capital Partners, L.P. *Hedge* 665 investors $4.6B
- Farallon Healthcare Partners Master, L.P. *Hedge* 65 investors $2.1B
- Farallon Capital Offshore Investors, INC. - Investing Classes *Hedge* 91 investors $2.0B
- Farallon Capital Institutional Partners II, L.P. *Hedge* 3 investors $1.8B
- Farallon Capital F5 Master I, L.P. *Hedge* 104 investors $1.7B
- Farallon Special Situations Master Fund II, L.P. *Hedge* 94 investors $1.6B

And 44 more on the filing.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Youku](https://millionrounds.com/company/youku)** Listed **Undisclosed** Dec 2010

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

## The cheque

Buyout Growth Seed

Median round joined **$19M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.0M**

Led 0 of 11 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2014
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *4*
- Series B *3*
- Growth said *1*
- Series C *1*
- Series D *1*
- Venture *1*
- Buyout said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2014

Often in the room with

- [Chengwei Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chengwei-capital) 4
- [Sutter Hill Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sutter-hill-ventures) 4
- [Brookside Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brookside-capital) 3
- [Baidu](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baidu) 2
- [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital) 2
- [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Chengwei Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chengwei-capital)[**Sutter Hill Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sutter-hill-ventures)[**Brookside Capital** Hedge fund **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brookside-capital)[**Baidu** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baidu)[**Foresite Capital** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Farallon Capital Management in their description, not their title.

- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 6 Mar 2023 · 1h 12m Tom Steyer – Investing to Save Humanity (Climate Solutions EP.1, Capital Allocators EP. 300) With [Tom Steyer](https://millionrounds.com/person/tom-steyer) Mentions [Farallon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/farallon-capital)[Farallon Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/farallon-capital-management) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Farallon Capital Management

### What does Farallon Capital Management invest in?

Farallon Capital Management invests most often at Series A and Series B (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology, Medical Device and Photography.

### How active is Farallon Capital Management?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2014.

### How big are Farallon Capital Management's cheques?

The median round it joins is $19M.

### Does Farallon Capital Management lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Farallon Capital Management invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in China (73%), the United States (18%) and Australia (9%).

### Is Farallon Capital Management investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2014.

### Who does Farallon Capital Management invest alongside?

Most often Chengwei Capital (4 rounds together), Sutter Hill Ventures (4 rounds together) and Brookside Capital (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Farallon Capital Management?

Farallon Capital Management is an asset manager based in San Francisco, United States.

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