Investor

Sands Capital Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 99 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $4.5M, Nov 2018Private equityWebsite unconfirmedNow at sandscapital.com

BuyoutGrowthPre-IPOHealth Care

Deploying now
79%of best year15cheques in 12 months, 99 on record
Since the last cheque81days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$45MRounds led2 of 99Sole investor7 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 80%
Pitch Sands Capital Ventures

Sands Capital Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    15 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 52% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $10M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
BuyoutGrowthPre-IPOSeedSeries A
Sectors
Health Care
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first99 appearances

  1. 2026

    12 rounds

  2. Aug
    HealthSnapDebt · US · Ventureburn$25MWith 3 others
  3. Jul
    Allotera TherapeuticsSeries C · US · Firms' own news pages$35MWith 4 others
  4. Jul
    LimaCharlieDebt · US$2.1MWith 3 others
  5. Jun
    Taysha Gene TherapiesUS$200MWith 4 others
  6. May
    RevEng.AISeries A · GB · NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)$15MWith 4 others
  7. May
    Lyra HealthGrowth · US$57MWith 4 others
  8. Apr
    Cnuic TechnologiesPre-seed · GB$3.0MWith 1 other
  9. Apr
    Spruce BiosciencesUS$60MWith 2 others
  10. Apr
    Keebler HealthSeries A · US$16MWith 4 others
  11. Mar
    Red SiftVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  12. Jan
    Spruce BiosciencesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  13. Jan
    Alamar BiosciencesUS$50MWith 4 others
  14. 2025

    18 rounds

  15. Dec
    PolyAISeries D · US$86MWith 6 others
  16. Dec
    CodoxoSeries C · US$35MWith 2 others
  17. Nov
    ElephasVenture · US$40MWith 2 others
  18. Sept
    Avenzo TherapeuticsSeries B · US$60MWith 5 others
  19. Aug
    KlaviyoSecondary · US$195MWith 2 others
  20. Aug
    Allotera TherapeuticsSeries C · US$115MWith 2 others
  21. Jun
    Spyglass PharmaSeries D · US · Vensana Capital$75MWith 3 others
  22. Jun
    RevEngSeed · GB$4.2MWith 3 others
  23. Jun
    Chronicle StudiosSeed · AU$12MWith 2 others
  24. May
    ExoUS · TechCrunch$100MLed
  25. Apr
    HawkSeries C · DE$56MWith 4 others
  26. Apr
    CytoValeVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  27. Apr
    SafeRide HealthDebt · US$48MWith 3 others
  28. Apr
    ModMedGrowth · US$100MWith 3 others
  29. Mar
    pgEdgeSeed · US$4.2MWith 1 other
  30. Feb
    CompScienceSeries B · US$28MWith 5 others
  31. Feb
    DreadnodeSeries A · US$14MWith 2 others
  32. Jan
    FIRE1Series B · IE$120MWith 5 others
  33. 2024

    10 rounds

  34. Dec
    CleerlySeries C · US · TechCrunch$106MWith 4 others
  35. Nov
    Vitara BiomedicalSeries B · US$50MWith 2 others
  36. Oct
    Blue Earth TherapeuticsSeries A · GB$77MSole investor
  37. Aug
    EarliVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  38. Jul
    Credo AISeries B · US$21MWith 2 others
  39. Jul
    Boom EntertainmentVenture · US$5.2MWith 3 others
  40. Apr
    Acrivon TherapeuticsUS$130MWith 4 others
  41. Apr
    SeLux DiagnosticsSeries D · US$48MWith 3 others
  42. Feb
    HealthSnapSeries B · US$25MWith 2 others
  43. Feb
    UhnderSeries D · US$50MWith 4 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

ESErin SouleExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
IRIan RatcliffeExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JGJonathan GoodmanExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 4 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

PaydiantBought by PayPal$280MMar 2015
Firefly BioWorksBought by Abcam$28MJan 2015

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 Sands Capital Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

New Enterprise AssociatesVC firm8rounds togetherRA Capital ManagementPrivate equity7rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherPerceptive AdvisorsAsset manager5rounds togetherSalesforce VenturesCorporate VC5rounds togetherBlackRockAsset manager4rounds togetherGeneral CatalystVC firm4rounds togetherKhosla VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherNovo HoldingsVC firm4rounds togetherBrookside CapitalHedge fund3rounds togetherCoatueVC firm3rounds togetherCrunchFundVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Sands Capital Ventures put money into.

HealthSnap$25M · Aug 2026Allotera Therapeutics$35M · Jul 2026LimaCharlie$2.1M · Jul 2026Taysha Gene Therapies$200M · Jun 2026RevEng.AI$15M · May 2026Lyra Health$57M · May 2026

Quick answers about Sands Capital Ventures

What does Sands Capital Ventures invest in?

Sands Capital Ventures invests most often at Venture and Series A (52% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health Care.

How active is Sands Capital Ventures?

99 investments on record, 15 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has Sands Capital Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: HealthSnap (Debt, Aug 2026), Allotera Therapeutics (Series C, Jul 2026) and LimaCharlie (Debt, Jul 2026).

How big are Sands Capital Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $45M.

Does Sands Capital Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 99 investments on record (2%).

Where does Sands Capital Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%) and the United Kingdom (13%).

Is Sands Capital Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 15 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Sands Capital Ventures invest alongside?

Most often New Enterprise Associates (8 rounds together), RA Capital Management (7 rounds together) and Alumni Ventures (5 rounds together).

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