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Samsara BioCapital

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 103 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $310M, Dec 2020VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BBiotechTherapeutics

Deploying now
80%of best year28cheques in 12 months, 103 on record
Since the last cheque122days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$89MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $100MRounds led1 of 103Sole investor4 roundsMostly inUnited States, 83%
Pitch Samsara BioCapital

Samsara BioCapital highlights

  1. 01

    28 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 65% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $59M

What they do

Investing to create transformative therapeutics for patients.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $100M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
BiotechTherapeutics
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first103 appearances

  1. 2026

    21 rounds

  2. Jul
    Claris BiotherapeuticsSeries B · US$118MWith 4 others
  3. Jul
    Jasper TherapeuticsUS$132MSole investor
  4. Jul
    NeurogeneUS$125MWith 4 others
  5. Jun
    Inventiva PharmaFR$120MWith 4 others
  6. Jun
    Jade BiosciencesUS$150MWith 4 others
  7. Jun
    Memento MedicinesSeries A · GB · Avego Management$93MWith 4 others
  8. Jun
    Nura BioSeries B · US$74MWith 1 other
  9. Jun
    Mineralys TherapeuticsDebt · US$500MWith 5 others
  10. May
    AbivaxFR$45MWith 4 others
  11. Apr
    Sidewinder TherapeuticsSeries B · US · Ventureburn$137MWith 8 others
  12. Apr
    Coultreon BiopharmaSeries A · BE$125MWith 2 others
  13. Apr
    Climb BioUS$110MWith 4 others
  14. Mar
    Candid TherapeuticsVenture · US$505MWith 5 others
  15. Mar
    Ambrosia BiosciencesSeries B · US$100MWith 3 others
  16. Mar
    Scholar RockDebt · US$100MWith 3 others
  17. Feb
    Palvella TherapeuticsUS$200MWith 2 others
  18. Jan
    Primmune TherapeuticsSeries B · US · Bioqube Ventures$8.6MWith 3 others
  19. Jan
    AlumisUS$345MWith 6 others
  20. Jan
    Primmune TherapeuticsSeries B · US$23MWith 1 other
  21. Jan
    Alamar BiosciencesUS$50MWith 4 others
  22. Jan
    EpiBiologicsSeries B · US · Avego Management$107MWith 11 others
  23. 2025

    22 rounds

  24. Dec
    Kalaris TherapeuticsUS$50MWith 3 others
  25. Dec
    Fulcrum TherapeuticsUS$175MWith 4 others
  26. Dec
    Link Cell TherapiesSeries A · US$60MWith 2 others
  27. Dec
    Psivant TherapeuticsSeries A · US$48MSole investor
  28. Dec
    Contineum TherapeuticsUS$99MWith 3 others
  29. Nov
  30. Nov
    Centessa PharmaceuticalsUS$250MWith 5 others
  31. Oct
    ExcellergySeries A · US$70MSole investor
  32. Oct
    Rani TherapeuticsUS$60MWith 3 others
  33. Sept
    PepgenGB$115MWith 5 others
  34. Sept
    IO BiotechDK$6.6MWith 3 others
  35. Sept
    Dewpoint TherapeuticsSeries D · US$59MWith 5 others
  36. Sept
    Enlaza TherapeuticsVenture · US$15MWith 1 other
  37. Aug
    Prime MedicineUS$5.0MWith 4 others
  38. Jul
    AbivaxFR$748MWith 3 others
  39. Jun
    Spyglass PharmaSeries D · US · Vensana Capital$75MWith 3 others
  40. Jun
    Shenandoah TherapeuticsSeed · US$20MWith 1 other
  41. May
    Alpheus MedicalSeries B · US$52MWith 2 others
  42. May
    A2 BiotherapeuticsGrant · US$300KWith 1 other

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 registration4 named

AAAbrar Ahmed HussainGeneral Counsel and Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
MPMichael Philip DybbsManaging MemberiFiling they signed
MNMiran Nasruddin AhmadChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
SASrinivas AkkarajuManager of Samsara Biocapital, LLCiForm ADV

We also hold 31 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

$2.2Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Samsara Biocapital, LLC
SEC number
CRD 288114

Funds on its Form ADV

3 private funds, $1.7B in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

  1. Samsara BioCapital, L.P.Venture154 investors$1.6B
  2. SMSR B1, L.P.Venture1 investor$121M
  3. 565 SPV I, L.P.Venture8 investors$11K

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Investor Portal

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Samsara BioCapital put money into.

Quick answers about Samsara BioCapital

What does Samsara BioCapital invest in?

Samsara BioCapital invests most often at Series B and Series A (65% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotech and Therapeutics.

How active is Samsara BioCapital?

103 investments on record, 28 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Samsara BioCapital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Claris Biotherapeutics (Series B, Jul 2026), Jasper Therapeutics (Undisclosed round, Jul 2026) and Neurogene (Undisclosed round, Jul 2026).

How big are Samsara BioCapital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $89M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $100M.

Does Samsara BioCapital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 103 investments on record (1%).

Where does Samsara BioCapital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%), France (8%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is Samsara BioCapital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 28 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Samsara BioCapital invest alongside?

Most often RA Capital Management (21 rounds together), Janus Henderson Investors (18 rounds together) and Redmile Group (17 rounds together).

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