Alta Partners

Biotechnology · Venture Capital
$87.5Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
101open roles in its portfolio
23investments
4exits

Overview

Alta Partners is a venture capital firm dedicated to healthcare and life sciences, backing entrepreneurs who build therapeutics and medical technology companies. It invests from company formation through later financing rounds, often partnering with scientific founders on novel drug programs and platform technologies. The firm was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, where it has built a long track record in biotechnology investing.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
23
13 of them startups
Hiring now
4
101 open roles
Deals in 12 months
2
2 as the lead
Rounds in 12 months
2
$87.5M raised
Exits
4
Focusshare of its companies
Health Care 67%Biotechnology 25%Artificial Intelligence 17%Financial Services 17%
Where its companies are
United States 39%China 4%
Stage of its companies
Series C and later 50%Series A 29%Series B 21%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 23 investments
ComeryxVenture round $7.5M · 8 mo ago · led a round TranscarentVenture round $481M · 19 mo ago · 6 roles | CuraSenVenture round $5.8M · 2 yr ago Harbor HealthVenture round $95.5M · 2 yr ago LassenVenture round $85M · 2 yr ago MBrace TherapeuticsSeries B $85M · 2 yr ago Qihan BiotechSeries A · 3 yr ago KeloniaVenture round $50M · 4 yr ago Variant BioVenture round $105M · 5 yr ago DispatchHealthSeries D $200M · 5 yr ago eGenesisSeries A $38M · 9 yr ago Marathon Health70 roles
101 open roles at 4 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Marathon Health25 new roles in 30 days Vir Biotechnology, Inc.5 new roles in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
General Catalyst 3 shared ARCH Venture Partners 3 shared GreatPoint Ventures 2 shared Lux Capital 2 shared Oak HC/FT 2 shared Optum Ventures 2 shared Longitude Capital 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Martin Ventures Oak HC/FT F-Prime Capital LRVHealth Optum Ventures 7wire Ventures HealthX Ventures Mubadala Ventures
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3; 2 rounds in the press that name it

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199 portfolio companies: Atlas Venture, Atento Capital, Atlandventures and 196 more
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
San Francisco United States
HQ
50-200 est. staff