# Jim Tananbaum at Foresite Capital > Jim Tananbaum, Founder and CEO at Foresite Capital. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-tananbaum (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Jim Tananbaum Founder and CEO at [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 3 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 3 +5 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Foresite Capital - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=jim-tananbaum)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=jim-tananbaum) ## The firm [**Foresite Capital** Private equity · US **27** cheques in 12 months **121** all time **3** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Alumis](https://millionrounds.com/startup/alumis) - [Element Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/element-biosciences) - [Genomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/genomics) - [HealthVerity](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthverity) - [Juvenescence](https://millionrounds.com/company/juvenescence) - [Keros Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/keros-therapeutics) - [LifeMine Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifemine-therapeutics) - [Peloton Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/peloton-therapeutics) - [Tarsa Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tarsa-therapeutics) - [Tesseract Health](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tesseract-health) - Aimmune Therapeutics - WaveTec Vision ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Seranova Bio, LLC** Manager since 2021 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Mindstrong, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2017 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Sequenta, Inc.** Director since 2013 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Foresite Capital - [**Nick Smith** Chief Investor Relations Officer *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/nick-smith) - [**Anthony Wiemelt** Head of Investment Diligence and Operations *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anthony-wiemelt) - [**Cindy Xiong** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/cindy-xiong) - [**Collin Yang-Wong** Biotech Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/collin-yang-wong) - [**Dennis Ryan** Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dennis-ryan) - [**Dorothy Margolskee** Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dorothy-margolskee) - [**Hemaka Rajapakse** Venture Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/hemaka-rajapakse) - [**Linda Shaffer** Director at Foresite Capital *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/linda-shaffer) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 19 Mar 2026 · 5 min Investor Stories 466: Jim Tananbaum, Eric Byunn, and Ben Orthlieb on the Questions LPs Should Be Asking (Tananbaum, Orthlieb, Byunn) With [Ben Orthlieb](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-orthlieb-2)[Eric Byunn](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-byunn)[Jim Tananbaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-tananbaum) Mentions [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jim Tananbaum of Foresite Capital Ben Orthlieb of Blue Moon Eric Byunn of Centana Growth We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 6 Oct 2025 · 39 min 493. From Data Science to Drug Design: How AI Shifts Discovery, Target Validation, and Portfolio Construction (Jim Tananbaum) With [Jim Tananbaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-tananbaum) Mentions [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital) About this episode Jim Tananbaum of Foresite Capital joins Nick to discuss From Data Science to Drug Design: How AI Shifts Discovery, Target Validation, and Portfolio Construction. In this episode we cover: Data Science and Investment Approach Investment Practices and Market Conditions China's Role in Biotech and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 12 Oct 2018 · 49 min 172. Growth Investing in Biotech, Genomics and Pharma (Jim Tananbaum) With [Jim Tananbaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-tananbaum) Mentions [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital) About this episode Jim Tananbaum of Foresite Capital joins Nick to discuss Growth Investing in Biotech, Genomics and Pharma. In this episode, we cover: -His 25 years in the industry working as both an entrepreneur and investor.. often at the same time -Jim's investment focus at Foresight -The major changes in… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Jim Tananbaum in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 16 Jul 2026 · 7 min Investor Stories 484: Why Selling Too Early Hurts Returns, The Leadership Power of Sleep, and The Costliest Investment Mistakes (Tananbaum, Ries, Demaree) Mentions [Eric Ries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-ries)[Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital)[Jim Tananbaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-tananbaum) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jim Tananbaum of Foresite Capital Eric Ries Author of The Lean Startup Grant Demaree of Onebrief We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The host of The Full Ratchet is… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 23 Apr 2026 · 4 min Investor Stories 472: Think Big, Stay Patient, Earn Access, Venture Advice from Foresite, Mayfield, and Blue Moon (Tananbaum, Chaddha, Orthlieb) Mentions [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital)[Ben Orthlieb](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-orthlieb-2)[Jim Tananbaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-tananbaum)[Navin Chaddha](https://millionrounds.com/person/navin-chaddha) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jim Tananbaum of Foresite Capital Navin Chaddha of Mayfield Ben Orthlieb of Blue Moon We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The host… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 5 Mar 2026 · 8 min Investor Stories 463: Selling Transformation Not Software, Managing Through Activists and Mergers, and Scaling Culture with Intent (Agarwal, Tananbaum, Cohen) Mentions [David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen)[Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital)[Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[Jim Tananbaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-tananbaum)[Medha Agarwal](https://millionrounds.com/person/medha-agarwal) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Medha Agarwal of Defy Jim Tananbaum of Foresite Capital David Cohen of Techstars We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special. The host of The… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 8 Jan 2026 · 8 min Investor Stories 451: Why I Passed: Moving Too Slowly, Misreading Return Drivers, and Passing on Lyft (Banks, Tananbaum, Cohen) Mentions [David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen)[Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital)[Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[Jim Tananbaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-tananbaum)[Lara Banks](https://millionrounds.com/person/lara-banks) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Lara Banks of Makena Capital Management Jim Tananbaum of Foresite Capital David Cohen of Techstars Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 8 Dec 2025 · 7 min Investor Stories 445: Navigating High Stakes Conflicts: Partnership Tension, Capital Inflection Points, and the Risks of Underfunding (Terbell and Clark, Banks, Tananbaum) Mentions [Foresite Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forsite-capital)[Jim Tananbaum](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-tananbaum)[Lara Banks](https://millionrounds.com/person/lara-banks) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jon Terbell and Ted Clark of FourBridge Partners Lara Banks of Makena Capital Management Jim Tananbaum of Foresite Capital We discuss major conflicts that guests have faced and how they resolved them. The host… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=jim-tananbaum). ## Find people like Jim Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)