# Frazier Life Sciences: portfolio, investments and team

> Frazier Life Sciences is a vc firm based in United States. 9 investments on record, 6 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Frazier Life Sciences

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 9 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $960M, Jun 2026 VC firm

Series A Series B Series C Biotech Therapeutics Oncology

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**100%** of best year **6** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record

Since the last cheque **8** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$130M** Rounds led **6 of 9** Mostly in **United States, 50%**

Pitch Frazier Life Sciences

## Frazier Life Sciences highlights

- 01 6 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 75% of its rounds
- 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:** Biotech Therapeutics Oncology
- **Based in:** Seattle, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances**

- **2026** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Zai Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/zai-lab)** CN · Pulse 2.0 **$250M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[Crystalys Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/crystalys-therapeutics)** Series B · Frazier Life Sciences **$130M** *Led*
- **Jun** **[RQ Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/rq-bio)** Series A · GB · Frazier Life Sciences **$115M** *Led*
- **Jun** **[cAMPfield Therapeutics, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/campfield-therapeutics-inc)** Series A · US · Frazier Life Sciences **$180M** *Led*
- **Apr** **[Sidewinder Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sidewinder-therapeutics)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$137M** *Led*
- **2025** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Aspen Neuroscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/aspen-neuroscience)** Series C · US · Ventureburn **$115M** *Led*
- **Mar** **[Hillstar Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/hillstar-bio)** Series A · US · Firms' own news pages **$67M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Alesta Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alesta-therapeutics)** Series A · NL · Firms' own news pages **$67M** *Led*
- **2024** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Alentis Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alentis-therapeutics)** Series D · CH · Avego Management **$181M** With 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 registration **11 named**

AD **Alan D. Frazier** Member of the Issuer's affiliated advisor, Frazier Management, L.L.C. i Filing they signed

A(**Albert (nmn) Cha** Managing Member of the GP of the GP i Filing they signed

DJ **Daniel J. Estes** Member of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

JB **James Brush** General Partner & Portfolio Manager i Form ADV

JN **James Newman Topper** Member of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

JB **Jamie Brush** Managing Member of the GP of the GP i Filing they signed

JT **Jamie Topper** Managing Member of the GP of the GP i Filing they signed

ND **Nader D. Naini** Member of the Issuer's affiliated advisor, Frazier Management, L.L.C. i Filing they signed

ND **Nathan D. Every** Member of the Issuer's affiliated advisor, Frazier Management, L.L.C. i Filing they signed

PJ **Patrick James Heron** Member of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

SR **Steve Ray Bailey** Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer i Form 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

**$7.0B** assets it manages Oct 2026

**Registered** investment adviser full 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 **3** Venture **3** Hedge **2**

- Frazier Life Sciences Public Fund, L.P. *Hedge* 119 investors $900M
- Frazier Life Sciences X, L.P. *Private equity* 72 investors $567M
- Frazier Life Sciences IX, L.P. *Venture* 54 investors $404M
- Frazier Life Sciences XI, L.P. *Venture* 99 investors $316M
- Frazier Life Sciences Public Overage Fund, L.P. *Hedge* 61 investors $281M
- Frazier Life Sciences VIII, L.P. *Venture* 45 investors $161M
- Frazier Healthcare VII, L.P. *Private equity* 39 investors $57M
- Frazier Healthcare VII-A, L.P. *Private equity* 5 investors $16M

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**28** of 48 we have independently watched raise

[35pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/35pharma)[Acerta-pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/acerta-pharma)[Alcresta](https://millionrounds.com/company/alcresta)[Alentis](https://millionrounds.com/company/alentis-therapeutics)[Alestatherapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alesta-therapeutics)[Anaptysbio](https://millionrounds.com/company/anaptysbio)[Arcutis](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcutis-biotherapeutics)[Aspenneuroscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/aspen-neuroscience)[Bridgebio](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridgebio)[Cidara](https://millionrounds.com/company/cidara-therapeutics)[Deciphera](https://millionrounds.com/company/deciphera-pharmaceuticals)[Discmedicine](https://millionrounds.com/company/disc-medicine)[Erasca](https://millionrounds.com/company/erasca)[Gondolabio](https://millionrounds.com/company/gondolabio)[Gritstonebio](https://millionrounds.com/company/gritstone-bio)[Hillstarbio](https://millionrounds.com/company/hillstar-bio)[Hummingbirdbioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/hummingbird-bioscience)[Immutrin](https://millionrounds.com/company/immutrin)[Inipharm](https://millionrounds.com/company/inipharm)[Newamsterdampharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-amsterdam-pharma)[Passagebio](https://millionrounds.com/company/passage-bio)[Phathompharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/phathom-pharmaceuticals)[Rapt](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapt)[Rigel](https://millionrounds.com/company/rigel)[Rqbiotechnology](https://millionrounds.com/company/rq-biotechnology)[Scoutbio](https://millionrounds.com/company/scout-bio)[Sidewinderbio](https://millionrounds.com/company/sidewinder-therapeutics)[Star-therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/star-therapeutics) Adverum Airnexis Angitiabio Architecttherapeutics Attovia Braveheart Collegiumpharma Completepharmacysolutions Eyconis Kalvista Knipper Krystalbio Mbxbio Mirumpharma Orapharma Parabilismed Radionetics Scilexholding Sudobio Zemdri

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.

New fund on file

**$960M**

raised in Jun 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series A Series B Series C

Median round joined **$130M** the round, not its cheque

Led 6 of 9 rounds **67%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *4*
- Series B *2*
- Series C *1*
- Series D *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Novo Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-ventures) 4
- [Cormorant Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cormorant-asset-management) 3
- [OrbiMed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed) 3
- [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) 3
- [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) 3
- [Balyasny Asset Management L.p.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balyasny-asset-management-2) 2

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## 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.

[**Novo Holdings** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-ventures)[**Cormorant Asset Management** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cormorant-asset-management)[**OrbiMed** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed)[**RA Capital Management** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management)[**Wellington Management** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management)[**Balyasny Asset Management L.p.** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balyasny-asset-management-2)[**Droia Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/droia-ventures)[**Forbion Capital Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forbion-capital-partners)[**LifeArc Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifearc-ventures)[**Longitude Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/longitude-capital)[**RTW Investments LLC** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rtw-investments-lp)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Frazier Life Sciences put money into.

[**Sidewinder Therapeutics** $137M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sidewinder-therapeutics)[**Aspen Neuroscience** $115M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/aspen-neuroscience)[**Hillstar Bio** $67M · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/hillstar-bio)[**Alesta Therapeutics** $67M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/alesta-therapeutics)[**Alentis Therapeutics** $181M · Nov 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/alentis-therapeutics)

## 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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