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8VC's Biotech portfolio
8VC has backed 28 Biotech startups in rounds we track, $3.8B between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Guardant Health.
28startups backed
4stages
$3.8Braised between them
Stage not reportedbiggest stage
Funding by segment
- Stage not reported$823M10
- Series B$1.0B7
- Series A$282M6
- Series C and later$1.7B5
Where they are based
- United States26$3.6B
- United Kingdom2$147M
United States
United KingdomFounded
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4 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M1
- $1M to $10M3
- $10M to $50M7
- $50M to $250M12
- $250M to $1B5
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
24 of 28 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States26
- United Kingdom2
Startups by country, 2 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Stage not reported
10 startups · $823M raised
Dren BioDren Bio focuses on protein engineering technologies for depletion of cells, protein aggregates, and other disease-causing agents.United States$375MVir BiotechnologyVir Biotechnology is an immunology company that develops products to treat and prevent infectious diseases and other serious conditions.United States$150M
Mammoth BiosciencesMammoth Biosciences is a biotechnology company based in Brisbane, California, founded in 2017.United States$118M
Amber TherapeuticsAmber Therapeutics is a clinical-stage medical technology company based in London, founded in 2021 as a spinout from the UniversitUnited Kingdom$102M
CellinoCellino is building a scalable, automated biomanufacturing system for potentially curative personalized cell therapies.United States$25M
Concerto BiosciencesConcerto Biosciences is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on developing microbe-based therapies aUnited States$23M
XilisXilis is an oncology and precision health company that provides technologies to diagnoses cancer.United States$19M- IiBeatUnited States$8.5M
Series B
7 startups · $1.0B raised
Acutus MedicalAcutus Medical develops medical technologies to treat complex cardiac arrhythmia.United States$268M- BHBlink HealthUnited States$234M
CREATE MedicinesCREATE Medicines is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.United States$195M
Senti BiosciencesSenti Biosciences is a biotechnology company that focuses on synthetic biology and gene circuit engineering for therapeutic applications.United States$169M
Hexagon BioHexagon Bio is a biopharmaceutical company based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2016.United States$77M
ElegenElegen is a biotechnology company founded in 2017 and located in San Carlos/Menlo Park, California.United States$35M
SURGE TherapeuticsSURGE Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on innovative cancer treatUnited States$32M
Series A
6 startups · $282M raised
Photys TherapeuticsPhotys Therapeutics is a biotechnology and pharmaceutical research company founded in 2021 and based in Waltham, Massachusetts.United States$75M- MMavenUnited States$61M
Appia BioAppia Bio was a biotechnology company founded in 2020 and based in Culver City, California.United States$52M
Portal BiotechPortal Biotech is a biotechnology company founded in 2021, focused on developing the first bench-top single-molecule protein sequeUnited Kingdom$46M
Seed HealthSeed Health is a microbiome science company based in Venice, California, focused on innovations in probiotics and living medicines.United States$40M
Mantra BioMantra Bio, Inc.United States$9.0M
Series C and later
5 startups · $1.7B raised
Guardant HealthGuardant Health is a leading precision medicine company focused on transforming patient care and conquering cancer with data.United States$800M
PathAIPathAI develops technology that assists pathologists in making accurate diagnoses for every patient, every time.United States$400M
CellaresCellares is a biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, California, and is recognized as the world’s first Integrated DeUnited States$257M
uBiomeuBiome is a biotechnology company that offers smart gut tests and clinical microbiome testing services.United States$110M
AcepodiaAcepodia is a therapeutics company that employs flexible therapeutic design to treat cancer.United States$100M
How this map is made. Every startup here works in Biotech and has raised money in a round we track that names 8VC as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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