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venBio Partners

Life-sciences VC building concentrated portfolios of novel therapeutics; Fund V closed at ~$528M in 2024.
VC Sector Specialist 📍 San Francisco, CA Founded 2011
AUM
Not Disclosed
Strategic / Balance-Sheet
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venBio Partners is a San Francisco life-sciences venture firm founded in 2011 (co-founders Corey Goodman and Robert Adelman) that invests in companies developing biopharmaceuticals for unmet medical needs across all clinical stages, including crossover rounds and IPOs. It runs a highly concentrated, hands-on portfolio; the firm cites nine FDA approvals across its companies over six years. Fund V (venBio Global Strategic Fund V) closed oversubscribed at ~$528M in 2024.

Firm Profile

Firm Type
VC
Subtype
Sector Specialist
Founded
2011
HQ
San Francisco, CA
Country
USA
Active Fund
venBio Global Strategic Fund V ($528M) · 2024

Notable Partners

Corey GoodmanAaron RoystonRichard GasterYvonne Yamanaka

Portfolio Companies (8)

Akero TherapeuticsApellis PharmaceuticalsTurning Point TherapeuticsRayzeBioAurinia PharmaceuticalsPharvarisHarmony BiosciencesVicebio

Investment Focus

Stages
Seed · Series A · Series B · Crossover
Sectors
Bio · Healthcare · Therapeutics
VCSector SpecialistSJ Top 100
Investor data reflects publicly disclosed AUM, fund sizes, and portfolio holdings as of recent date. Refreshed periodically.