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New Leaf Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 110 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BWell-beingE-healthHealthcare

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 110 on record
Since the last cheque3days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$55MRounds led0 of 110Sole investor3 roundsExits10 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 98%
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New Leaf Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $27M

  4. 04

    10 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
Well-beingE-healthHealthcare
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first110 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    Star TherapeuticsUS · Pulse 2.0$200MWith 10 others
  3. 2019

    3 rounds

  4. Nov
    AiCureSeries C · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 10 others
  5. Sept
    Passage BioSeries B · US · Endpts$110MWith 6 others
  6. Aug
    RenovacorSeries A · US · FinSMEs$11MWith 4 others
  7. 2018

    1 round

  8. Aug
    ReViralSeries B · GB · FinSMEs$55MWith 2 others
  9. 2015

    13 rounds

  10. Dec
    True North TherapeuticsSeries C · US$40MWith 5 others
  11. Oct
    ArvinasSeries B · US$41MWith 4 others
  12. Sept
    Deciphera PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US$75MSole investor
  13. Sept
    KyruusSeries C · US$25MWith 7 others
  14. Aug
    ReShape MedicalSeries D · US$38MWith 5 others
  15. Aug
    Wave Life SciencesSeries B · US$66MWith 6 others
  16. Jul
    Afferent PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US$55MWith 5 others
  17. Jun
    Advanced Cell DiagnosticsSeries C · US$22MWith 3 others
  18. Jun
    UNUM TherapeuticsSeries B · US$65MWith 11 others
  19. Apr
    NeuroneticsSeries F · US$34MWith 7 others
  20. Apr
    Dimension TherapeuticsSeries B · US$65MWith 7 others
  21. Apr
    Edge TherapeuticsSeries C · US$56MWith 5 others
  22. Jan
    Kit CheckSeries B · US$12MWith 5 others
  23. 2014

    6 rounds

  24. Dec
    CardioKinetixSeries F · US$50MWith 4 others
  25. May
    QPID HealthSeries B · US$12MWith 1 other
  26. Apr
    Principia BioPharmaSeries B · US$50MWith 5 others
  27. Apr
    Intarcia TherapeuticsGrowth · US$200MWith 5 others
  28. Feb
    VersartisSeries E · US$55MWith 3 others
  29. Jan
    TigerTextSeries B · US$21MWith 6 others
  30. 2013

    9 rounds

  31. Oct
    VersartisSeries D · US · finsmes.com$20MWith 5 others
  32. Jul
    Karyopharm TherapeuticsSeries B · US · pevc.dowjones.com$19MWith 2 others
  33. Jul
    VersartisSeries C · US · sec.gov$12MWith 3 others
  34. Jun
    Kit CheckSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 4 others
  35. Apr
    iRhythm TechnologiesSeries D · US · finsmes.com$16MWith 4 others
  36. Apr
    Pearl TherapeuticsGrowth · US$42MWith 3 others
  37. Mar
    CardioKinetixSeries E · US · finsmes.com$23MWith 4 others
  38. Feb
    AviirSeries B · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 3 others
  39. Jan
    VersartisSeries C · US · fiercebiotech.com$25MWith 3 others
  40. 2012

    20 rounds

  41. Nov
    Intarcia TherapeuticsDebt · US · intarcia.com$50MWith 2 others
  42. Nov
    Pearl TherapeuticsSeries D · US · finsmes.com$65MWith 3 others
  43. Nov
    Advanced Cell DiagnosticsSeries B · US · finance.yahoo.com$12MWith 1 other
  44. Oct
    Principia BioPharmaSeries A · US · bizjournals.com$13MWith 4 others
  45. Oct
    ReShape MedicalSeries C · US · pevc.dowjones.com$15MWith 2 others
  46. Oct
    Pearl TherapeuticsGrowth · US$23MWith 3 others
  47. Oct
    RelypsaVenture · US$2.6MWith 2 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 registration3 named

CLCraig Lawrence SlutzkinChief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
RMRonald Martin HuntManaging DirectoriForm ADV
VKVijay Kiran LathiManaging DirectoriForm ADV

We also hold 11 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

$408Massets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
NEW LEAF Venture Partners LLC
SEC number
CRD 163897

Funds on its Form ADV

9 private funds, $654M in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

  1. New Leaf Ventures III, L.P.Venture34 investors$179M
  2. New Leaf Ventures IV, L.P.Venture15 investors$160M
  3. New Leaf Biopharma Opportunities II, L.P.Venture9 investors$130M
  4. NLV-II SPV-2, L.P.Venture2 investors$79M
  5. NLV-II SPV-1, L.P.Venture14 investors$78M
  6. New Leaf Biopharma Opportunities I, L.P.Venture2 investors$10.0M
  7. NLV Co-Invest III, LLCVenture1 investor$9.1M
  8. NLV Co-Invest II, LLCVenture3 investors$5.3M
  9. New Leaf Ventures I, L.P.Venture46 investors$3.9M

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed10 in all

Access ClosureBought by Cardinal Health$320MApr 2014
StromedixBought by Biogen Idec$750MFeb 2014
Oxford ImmunotecListed$64MNov 2013
Karyopharm TherapeuticsListedUndisclosedNov 2013
Pearl TherapeuticsBought by AstraZeneca$1.1BJun 2013
Artisan PharmaBought by Asahi Kasei PharmaUndisclosedNov 2011
Interlace MedicalBought by Hologic$125MJan 2011
VisiogenBought by Abbott Labs$400MSept 2009

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 New Leaf Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies New Leaf Venture Partners put money into.

Quick answers about New Leaf Venture Partners

What does New Leaf Venture Partners invest in?

New Leaf Venture Partners invests most often at Series B and Venture (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Well-being, E-health and Healthcare.

How active is New Leaf Venture Partners?

110 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has New Leaf Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Star Therapeutics (Undisclosed round, Oct 2026), AiCure (Series C, Nov 2019) and Passage Bio (Series B, Sept 2019).

How big are New Leaf Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $55M.

Does New Leaf Venture Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 110 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does New Leaf Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (98%).

Is New Leaf Venture Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does New Leaf Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often 5AM Ventures (12 rounds together), OrbiMed (12 rounds together) and SV Life Sciences (10 rounds together).

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