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venBio Partners

Investor type

VC

Founded

2011

AUM

$1 500 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A

Region of investment

North America Europe

ESG Focus

Impact investor
Investor profile last updated: 24 April, 2025

Profile

We take a unique approach to investments, and it has to do with the people in, behind, and associated with our firm. We make all investments as a team; every member of our firm is involved in every investment that we make. We seek the advice of a wide range of expert advisors. Our Limited Partners include both strategic partners (several large biotech and pharma companies) and qualified financial investors. We listen to our LPs and include their expertise in our diligence. We believe we make better decisions this way.

venBio invests in promising companies at various stages: from early to late stage, and from academic startups to spinouts. We tend to lead most of our investments, and we enjoy building syndicates and teams.

We are mindful of potential acquisition partners from the outset, and we ensure that our companies are best positioned to meet their requirements. This includes IP, CMC, and the details of clinical trials, including indication, trial design, endpoints, powering, and regulatory considerations. Our team’s expertise and involvement helps companies make a bigger impact, and this leads to impactful and lasting relationships with the leaders that we work with.


We seek out teams who are developing treatments that will have a meaningful impact on patient care. Our mission is to put our companies in the best possible position to succeed, by helping teams think through the best development plan to bring these therapies to patients.

Founded in 2011, venBio’s venture funds comprise nearly $1 billion of committed capital. We are currently investing out of our third fund of approximately $394M committed capital. Our team combines scientific, clinical and operating experience in our investment decisions.

Industry

Healthcare Services HealthTech Biotechnology Pharmaceuticals MedTech Life Sciences Digital Medical Devices Technology

venBio Partners Funds

Name Type
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Region
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venBio Global Strategic Fund, L.P.
Venture Capital (VC)
Pharmaceuticals
Life Sciences
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$177 M
November 2010
venBio Global Strategic Fund II
Venture Capital (VC)
Pharmaceuticals
Life Sciences
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
South America
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Asia
Australia and others
$5-10 m
$315 M
May 2016
venBio Global Strategic Fund III
Venture Capital (VC)
Pharmaceuticals
Life Sciences
Pre-seed
Seed
Series A
North America
$5-10 m
$394 M
April 2020
venBio Global Strategic Fund IV, LP
Venture Capital (VC)
Pharmaceuticals
Life Sciences
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$550 M
June 2021

Contacts

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Yvonne Yamanaka Principal
Principal
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Aaron Royston, M.D. Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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FAQs about venBio Partners

venBio Partners is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
venBio Partners is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
venBio Partners was founded in 2011.
venBio Partners invests in companies and startups in Healthcare Services, HealthTech, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, MedTech, Life Sciences, Digital, Medical Devices, Technology.
venBio Partners invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
venBio Partners invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A.
venBio Partners usually invests $0-1 m on average.
venBio Partners has around $1 500m assets under management.
venBio Partners last fund was created/launched in 2021-06-25
Yes, venBio Partners is impact investor.
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