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venBio Partners

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Jul 2024, closing $505M. Last cheque observed Sep 2024.

QuietNew fund $505M, Jul 2024VC firm

GrowthPre-IPOSeedAndroidSemiconductorBusiness Development

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 28 on record
Since the last cheque785days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$66MRounds led1 of 28Exits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 85%
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venBio Partners highlights

  1. 01

    28 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 4 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2021-05From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthPre-IPOSeedSeries A
Sectors
AndroidSemiconductorBusiness Development
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first28 appearances

  1. 2024

    1 round

  2. Sept
    VicebioSeries B · GB · Firms' own news pages$100MWith 7 others
  3. 2019

    3 rounds

  4. Oct
    Swift Health SystemsSeries C · US · FinSMEs$45MWith 2 others
  5. Sept
    PharvarisSeries B · NL · Biospace$66MWith 6 others
  6. Apr
    Arrakis TherapeuticsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$75MLed
  7. 2018

    5 rounds

  8. Dec
    Akero TherapeuticsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$70MWith 9 others
  9. Dec
    Checkmate PharmaceuticalsUS · FinSMEs$22MWith 2 others
  10. Dec
    Impel NeuropharmaSeries D · US · FinSMEs$68MWith 3 others
  11. Jun
    PrecisionSeries B · US · FinSMEs$110MWith 18 others
  12. Jun
    Akero TherapeuticsSeries A · US · FinSMEs$65MWith 3 others
  13. 2017

    4 rounds

  14. Dec
    MetacrineSeries B · US · FinSMEs$22MWith 3 others
  15. Oct
    HarmonyUS · FinSMEs$270MWith 6 others
  16. Jun
    Checkmate PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$27MWith 1 other
  17. Jan
    NeuroGastrxSeries A · US · FinSMEs$45MWith 2 others
  18. 2016

    1 round

  19. Dec
    Impel NeuroPharmaSeries C · US · FinSMEs$36MWith 2 others
  20. 2015

    6 rounds

  21. Sept
    OncobiologicsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  22. Aug
    Checkmate PharmaceuticalsSeries A · US$20MWith 1 other
  23. Aug
    MetacrineSeries A · US$36MWith 3 others
  24. Jul
    OncobiologicsVenture · US$31MWith 3 others
  25. May
    Precision BioSciencesSeries A · US$26MWith 5 others
  26. Feb
    Cidara TherapeuticsSeries B · US$42MWith 9 others
  27. 2014

    4 rounds

  28. Sept
    AdaptimmuneSeries A · GB$104MWith 12 others
  29. Aug
    Bellicum PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US$94MWith 7 others
  30. Apr
    Heart MetabolicsSeries A · US$20MWith 4 others
  31. Feb
    Aurinia PharmaceuticalsCA$52MWith 8 others
  32. 2013

    2 rounds

  33. Jan
    Solstice BiologicsSeries A · US · finsmes.com$18MWith 1 other
  34. Jan
    Labrys BiologicsSeries A · finsmes.com$31MWith 3 others
  35. 2012

    2 rounds

  36. Dec
    Solstice BiologicsGrowth · US · sec.gov$7.5MWith 1 other
  37. Oct
    Aragon PharmaceuticalsSeries D · US · prnewswire.com$50MWith 3 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 registration9 named

ARAaron RoystonPartner of venBio Partners LLCiFiling they signed
ADAntoinette DelhonteChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
CSCorey S. GoodmanDirector of the General PartneriFiling they signed
DPDavid PezeshkiChief Financial Officer of venBio Partners LLCiFiling they signed
KVKurt von EmsterDirector of the General PartneriFiling they signed
PBPaul BrookeDirector of the General PartneriFiling they signed
RSRichard Samuel GasterExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
RARobert AdelmanDirector of the General PartneriFiling they signed
YYYvonne YamanakaExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 9 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

$1.8Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Venbio Partners LLC
SEC number
CRD 290045

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

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

Recently backed

The latest companies venBio Partners put money into.

Quick answers about venBio Partners

What does venBio Partners invest in?

venBio Partners invests most often at Series A and Series B (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Android, Semiconductor and Business Development.

How active is venBio Partners?

28 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2024.

What has venBio Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vicebio (Series B, Sept 2024), Swift Health Systems (Series C, Oct 2019) and Pharvaris (Series B, Sept 2019).

How big are venBio Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $66M.

Does venBio Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 28 investments on record (4%).

Where does venBio Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (85%) and the United Kingdom (7%).

Is venBio Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2024.

Who does venBio Partners invest alongside?

Most often 5AM Ventures (4 rounds together), F-Prime Capital (4 rounds together) and Perceptive Advisors (4 rounds together).

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