# Rare Disease Investors Map 2026: 37 Investors Backing Rare Disease Startups > The 37 investors that have backed two or more rare disease startups worldwide, by kind: VC firms, private equity and asset managers and corporate investors... Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/rare-disease-investors-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## VC firms 21 - [5AM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures) - [Sanofi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sanofi) - [Novo Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-ventures) - [Samsara BioCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsara-biocapital) - [KurmaPartners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kurmapartners) - [Alexandria Real Estate Equities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) - [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) - [Atlas Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture) - [Versant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/versant-ventures) - [Novartis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis) - [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) - [CDP Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdp-venture-capital) - [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) - [Catalio Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalio-capital-management) - [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) - [Third Rock Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-rock-ventures) - [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) - [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) - [Partners Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partners-investment) - [F-Prime Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/f-prime) - [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) ## Private equity and asset managers 13 - [OrbiMed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed) - [Cormorant Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cormorant-asset-management) - [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) - [*BC* Bain Capital Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-life-sciences) - [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital) - [Perceptive Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) - [Eurazeo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eurazeo) - [Idinvest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idinvest-partners) - [Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) - [Forbion Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forbion-capital-partners) - [Blue Owl](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-owl) - [The Global Emerging Markets Gem](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-global-emerging-markets-group-gem) - [Vivo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vivo-capital) ## Corporate investors 3 - [Pfizer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pfizer) - [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) - [Sanofi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sanofi-ventures) ## Segment by segment ### VC firms 21 investors - [**5AM Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5am-ventures) VC firm United States 4 backed - [**Sanofi**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sanofi) Investment firm France 4 backed - [**Novo Holdings**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-ventures) VC firm Denmark 4 backed - [**Samsara BioCapital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsara-biocapital) VC firm United States 4 backed - [**KurmaPartners**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kurmapartners) VC firm France 3 backed - [**Alexandria Real Estate Equities**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexandria) VC firm United States 3 backed - [**Fidelity**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) VC firm United States 3 backed - [**Atlas Venture**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture) VC firm United States 2 backed ### Private equity and asset managers 13 investors - [**OrbiMed**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed) Private equity United States 7 backed - [**Cormorant Asset Management**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cormorant-asset-management) Private equity United States 4 backed - [**RA Capital Management**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) Private equity United States 4 backed - [*BC* **Bain Capital Life Sciences**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-life-sciences) Private equity United States 3 backed - [**Foresite Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital) Private equity United States 3 backed - [**Perceptive Advisors**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) Asset manager United States 3 backed - [**Eurazeo**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eurazeo) Private equity France 2 backed - [**Idinvest Partners**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idinvest-partners) Private equity France 2 backed ### Corporate investors 3 investors - [**Pfizer**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pfizer) Corporate investor United States 2 backed - [**Novartis Venture Fund**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) Corporate investor Switzerland 2 backed - [**Sanofi Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sanofi-ventures) Corporate investor United States 2 backed **How this map is made.** Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our rare disease map, in rounds we track. Grouped by the kind of investor, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Rare disease market map** 70 startups · 5 segments · $5.0B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/rare-disease-market-map)[Market map · United States **Rare disease market map: United States** 36 startups · 3 segments · $3.8B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/rare-disease-united-states-market-map)[Market map · Europe **Rare disease market map: Europe** 19 startups · 3 segments · $695M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/rare-disease-europe-market-map)[Market map **Marketing tech market map** 1,963 startups · 7 segments · $41B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/marketing-tech-market-map)[Market map **Fintech market map** 1,633 startups · 8 segments · $139B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/fintech-market-map)[Market map **Crypto and Web3 market map** 1,297 startups · 8 segments · $33B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/crypto-and-web3-market-map) ## Who backs rare disease? 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