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Frazier Life Sciences

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 9 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $960M, Jun 2026VC firm

Series ASeries BSeries CBiotechTherapeuticsOncology

Deploying now
100%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque8days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$130MRounds led6 of 9Mostly inUnited States, 50%
Pitch Frazier Life Sciences

Frazier Life Sciences highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 75% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 6 rounds

What they do

Frazier Life Sciences is a longstanding biotech investment firm with venture and public strategies partnering with and building companies developing novel therapeutics.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
BiotechTherapeuticsOncology
Based in
Seattle, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Oct
    Zai LabCN · Pulse 2.0$250MWith 10 others
  3. Jul
  4. Jun
    RQ BioSeries A · GB · Frazier Life Sciences$115MLed
  5. Jun
  6. Apr
    Sidewinder TherapeuticsSeries B · US · Ventureburn$137MLed
  7. 2025

    3 rounds

  8. Nov
    Aspen NeuroscienceSeries C · US · Ventureburn$115MLed
  9. Mar
    Hillstar BioSeries A · US · Firms' own news pages$67MWith 5 others
  10. Jan
  11. 2024

    1 round

  12. Nov
    Alentis TherapeuticsSeries D · CH · Avego Management$181MWith 11 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 registration11 named

ADAlan D. FrazierMember of the Issuer's affiliated advisor, Frazier Management, L.L.C.iFiling they signed
A(Albert (nmn) ChaManaging Member of the GP of the GPiFiling they signed
DJDaniel J. EstesMember of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JBJames BrushGeneral Partner & Portfolio ManageriForm ADV
JNJames Newman TopperMember of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JBJamie BrushManaging Member of the GP of the GPiFiling they signed
JTJamie TopperManaging Member of the GP of the GPiFiling they signed
NDNader D. NainiMember of the Issuer's affiliated advisor, Frazier Management, L.L.C.iFiling they signed
NDNathan D. EveryMember of the Issuer's affiliated advisor, Frazier Management, L.L.C.iFiling they signed
PJPatrick James HeronMember of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
SRSteve Ray BaileyChief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV

We also hold 29 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

$7.0Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Frazier LIFE Sciences Management, LP
SEC number
CRD 317522

Funds on its Form ADV

8 private funds, $2.7B in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

Private equity 3Venture 3Hedge 2

  1. Frazier Life Sciences Public Fund, L.P.Hedge119 investors$900M
  2. Frazier Life Sciences X, L.P.Private equity72 investors$567M
  3. Frazier Life Sciences IX, L.P.Venture54 investors$404M
  4. Frazier Life Sciences XI, L.P.Venture99 investors$316M
  5. Frazier Life Sciences Public Overage Fund, L.P.Hedge61 investors$281M
  6. Frazier Life Sciences VIII, L.P.Venture45 investors$161M
  7. Frazier Healthcare VII, L.P.Private equity39 investors$57M
  8. Frazier Healthcare VII-A, L.P.Private equity5 investors$16M

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

28 of 48 we have independently watched raise

35pharmaAcerta-pharmaAlcrestaAlentisAlestatherapeuticsAnaptysbioArcutisAspenneuroscienceBridgebioCidaraDecipheraDiscmedicineErascaGondolabioGritstonebioHillstarbioHummingbirdbioscienceImmutrinInipharmNewamsterdampharmaPassagebioPhathompharmaRaptRigelRqbiotechnologyScoutbioSidewinderbioStar-therapeuticsAdverumAirnexisAngitiabioArchitecttherapeuticsAttoviaBraveheartCollegiumpharmaCompletepharmacysolutionsEyconisKalvistaKnipperKrystalbioMbxbioMirumpharmaOrapharmaParabilismedRadioneticsScilexholdingSudobioZemdri

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 Frazier Life Sciences. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Frazier Life Sciences put money into.

Quick answers about Frazier Life Sciences

What does Frazier Life Sciences invest in?

Frazier Life Sciences invests most often at Series A and Series B (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotech, Therapeutics and Oncology.

How active is Frazier Life Sciences?

9 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 6. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Frazier Life Sciences invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Zai Lab (Undisclosed round, Oct 2026), Crystalys Therapeutics (Series B, Jul 2026) and RQ Bio (Series A, Jun 2026).

How big are Frazier Life Sciences's cheques?

The median round it joins is $130M.

Does Frazier Life Sciences lead rounds?

Yes: it led 6 of its 9 investments on record (67%).

Where does Frazier Life Sciences invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (50%), China (13%) and the United Kingdom (13%).

Is Frazier Life Sciences investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Frazier Life Sciences invest alongside?

Most often Novo Holdings (4 rounds together), Cormorant Asset Management (3 rounds together) and OrbiMed (3 rounds together).

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