Taiho Ventures

Biotechnology · Venture Capital
$478.5Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
12open roles in its portfolio
25investments
6exits

Overview

Taiho Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Taiho Pharmaceutical, investing in biotechnology startups aligned with its growth strategy. It backs global companies developing novel therapeutics and enabling technologies, with a particular interest in oncology and other areas of strategic importance to its parent. The firm was established in 2016 in California as a subsidiary of Taiho Pharmaceutical, a Tokyo-based drug maker that belongs to the Otsuka group.

Key facts

These are the key facts about Taiho Ventures on Alion as of Nov 13, 2026. Taiho Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States. It was founded in 2016.

Headquarters
Palo Alto, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Sep 17, 2026
Founded
2016Alion company profile, updated Sep 17, 2026
Employees
10+Alion company profile, an estimated range

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
25
12 of them startups
Hiring now
3
12 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
5
$478.5M raised
Exits
6
Focusshare of its companies
Health Care 75%Biotechnology 42%Artificial Intelligence 17%
Where its companies are
United States 28%Germany 8%United Kingdom 4%
Stage of its companies
Series B 43%Series A 29%Pre-seed & seed 14%Series C and later 14%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 25 investments
Dren BioVenture round $350M · this month STORM TherapeuticsVenture round · 7 mo ago Breakpoint TherapeuticsVenture round · 9 mo ago EpiBiologicsSeries B $107M · 10 mo ago NormunitySeries B $75M · 21 mo ago Transition BioVenture round $13.3M · 2 yr ago Anavo TherapeuticsSeed $30.2M · 3 yr ago cellvieVenture round $5.5M · 3 yr ago ORIC Pharmaceuticals6 roles Magnet Biomedicine5 roles Arcus Biosciences2 roles Libero Thera
12 open roles at 3 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
ORIC Pharmaceuticals3 new roles in 30 days Magnet Biomedicine3 new roles in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
M Ventures 3 shared GV 3 shared Nextech Invest 3 shared Aisling Capital 2 shared Mubadala Ventures 2 shared University of Tokyo Innovation Platform 2 shared Cambridge Enterprise 2 shared EcoR1 Capital 2 shared RA Capital Management 2 shared Foresite Capital 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Nextech Invest RA Capital Management EcoR1 Capital Sofinnova Investments MPM BioImpact Omega Funds Atlas Venture Foresite Capital
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Palo Alto United States
HQ
10-50 est. staff

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