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Venbio Raises $550 Million Venture Capital Fund Focused On Life Sciences

Jun 03, 2021•about 4 years ago

Amount Raised

$550 Million

San Francisco

Description

venBio today announced the closing of venBio Global Strategic Fund IV, LP (“venBio Fund IV”), its fourth life sciences venture capital fund, exceeding its target and closing on approximately $550 million in capital commitments in an oversubscribed fundraise. The capital was raised from existing and new investors, including a broad range of institutional investors comprising corporate pensions, financial institutions, university endowments and foundations, family offices and funds-of-funds.

Company Information

Company

Ven Bio

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Established in 2011, venBio is a life science venture capital firm that focuses on novel therapeutics for unmet medical needs. Since inception in 2011, venBio has raised nearly $1.5 billion in capital commitments and led investment rounds in 34 companies, including: venBio-founded Labrys Biologics (acquired by Teva) and ALX Oncology (NASDAQ: ALXO); Aragon Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Johnson & Johnson); Seragon Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Roche); Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AUPH); Apellis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: APLS); Turning Point Therapeutics (NASDAQ: TPTX); Precision Biosciences (NASDAQ: DTIL); Akero Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AKRO); Harmony Biosciences (NASDAQ: HRMY); and Pharvaris (NASDAQ: PHVS). For more information, please visit www.venbio.com.

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