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BVF Partners' Biotech portfolio

BVF Partners has backed 11 Biotech startups in rounds we track, $2.7B between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Phathom Pharmaceuticals.

11startups backed
3stages
$2.7Braised between them
Series Bbiggest stage

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Series B

5

Series C and later

4

Stage not reported

2

Segment by segment

Series B

5 startups · $1.1B raised

  1. Akero TherapeuticsAkero Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on reversing the NASH epidemic by restoring the body’s metabolism to a balanced state.United States$502M
  2. SpringWorks TherapeuticsSpringWorks Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that develops medicines for patients with severe rare diseases and cancer.United States$400M
  3. ContralineContraline is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded in 2015.United States$100M
  4. IIdeayaUnited States$94M
  5. PTPrevail TherapeuticsUnited States$50M

Series C and later

4 startups · $686M raised

  1. Arcus BiosciencesArcus Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes novel therapies for the treatment of cancer.United States$427M
  2. Protagonist TherapeuticsProtagonist Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a proprietary technology platform focused on discoveriAustralia$89M
  3. AnaptysBioAnaptysBio ($ANAB) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on transforming patient health by discovering and developing United States$85M
  4. BDBlack Diamon TherapeuticsUnited States$85M

Stage not reported

2 startups · $905M raised

  1. Phathom PharmaceuticalsPhathom Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company.United States$530M
  2. Dren BioDren Bio focuses on protein engineering technologies for depletion of cells, protein aggregates, and other disease-causing agents.United States$375M

How this map is made. Every startup here works in Biotech and has raised money in a round we track that names BVF Partners as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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