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Versant Ventures' Biotech portfolio

Versant Ventures has backed 67 Biotech startups in rounds we track, $6.6B between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Akero Therapeutics.

67startups backed
4stages
$6.6Braised between them
Series Bbiggest stage

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Series B

21 startups · $2.4B 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. Passage BioPassage Bio is a fully integrated gene therapy company developing therapies for the treatment of monogenic central nervous system diseases.United States$380M
  3. Repare TherapeuticsRepare Therapeutics is a developer of oncology drugs designed to target specific vulnerabilities of tumor cells.Canada$252M
  4. Black Diamond TherapeuticsBlack Diamond Therapeutics is a medical company focused on analyzing genetically defined cancers.United States$160M
  5. Abdera TherapeuticsAbdera Therapeutics is a precision oncology company based in South San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Vancouver, Canada.Canada$142M
  6. OPOyster PointUnited States$115M
  7. PandionPandion was a technology-driven logistics startup founded in 2020, focused on providing an end-to-end shipping network for e-commeUnited States$100M
  8. TherachonTherachon is a global biotechnology company focused on developing medicines for rare, genetic diseasesFrance$95M

Stage not reported

19 startups · $2.1B raised

  1. Century TherapeuticsCentury Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops cell therapies for hematological and solid tumor malignancies.United States$385M
  2. Monte Rosa TherapeuticsMonte Rosa Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops cancer therapeutics that modulate protein degradation pathways.Switzerland$300M
  3. Intuity MedicalIntuity Medical develops blood glucose monitoring systems for diabetes management.United States$275M
  4. AcuFocusAcufocus is a medical device company that develops and markets KAMRA inlay for the treatment of near vision loss.United States$170M
  5. NuvairaNuvaira is a new alternative COPD treatment option that specializes in developing devices for treating lung diseases.United States$115M
  6. Veran Medical TechnologiesVeran Medical Technologies is an image-guided medical device company that helps physicians diagnose disease and deliver therapies.United States$113M
  7. CTChinook TherapeuticsChinook Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that specializes in the fields of therapeutics and life science.Canada$105M
  8. SSebaciaSebacia is a commercial-stage dermatology company that develops an alternative to the topical and systemic drugs for the treatment of acne.United States$102M

Series A

14 startups · $820M raised

  1. Nexo TherapeuticsNexo Therapeutics is a biotechnology company dedicated to discovering and developing small-molecule therapies, particularly in oncUnited States$120M
  2. Firefly BioFirefly Bio specializes in Degrader Antibody Conjugates (DACs) which combine the unique strengths of ADCs with selective protein degraders.United States$94M
  3. Nested TherapeuticsNested Therapeutics is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2021.United States$90M
  4. Antag TherapeuticsAntag Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Copenhagen, focused on developing innovative therapies fDenmark$84M
  5. Dualitas TherapeuticsDualitas Therapeutics is a biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, CA, founded in 2023.United States$65M
  6. Light Horse TherapeuticsLight Horse Therapeutics, Inc.United States$62M
  7. GGothamUnited States$54M
  8. AllRock BioAllRock Bio is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing therapies for cardiopulmonary and fibrotic diseases,United States$50M

Series C and later

13 startups · $1.3B raised

  1. NouscomNouscom is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company founded in 2015 and based in Basel, Switzerland, with operational facilities iSwitzerland$191M
  2. Vividion TherapeuticsWe are bringing more disease-causing targets within the reach of small molecule therapeutics to transform care for patients with dUnited States$185M
  3. Turnstone BiologicsTurnstone Biologics is a privately-held clinical stage biotech company.United States$133M
  4. Jnana TherapeuticsJnana Therapeutics develops innovative therapies using a chemoproteomics drug discovery platform.United States$107M
  5. Monteris MedicalMonteris Medical is a privately held company based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, focused on developing minimally invasive solutions foUnited States$104M
  6. Integrated DiagnosticsIntegrated Diagnostics develops tools to help physicians diagnose complex diseases with a non-invasive blood test.United States$95M
  7. STSynosia TherapeuticsSynosia Therapeutics develops and commercializes products for unmet medical needs in psychiatry and neurology.Switzerland$92M
  8. Bright Peak TherapeuticsBright Peak Therapeutics is a private biotechnology company founded in 2017, with headquarters in Basel/Allschwil, Switzerland, anSwitzerland$90M

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

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