Venrock Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Venture Capital

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 29

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 1,038

  • Portfolio
  • 118

  • Exits
  • 478

Exits

Venrock General Information

Company Description

Founded in 1969, Venrock is a venture capital investment firm based in Palo Alto, California. The firm has additional offices in New York. The firm primarily focuses on technology and healthcare. The firm seeks to invest in companies operating in the technology, healthcare, consumer, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, defense & aerospace, security & infrastructure, financial technology, software-as-a-service, and artificial intelligence sectors based in the United States region.

Business Details

Website
www.venrock.com
Formerly Known As
Venrock Associates
Year Founded
1969
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Trade Association
New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA)
National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
Primary Investor Type
Venture Capital
Other Investor Types
Growth/Expansion
Corporate Office
  • 3340 Hillview Avenue
  • Silicon Valley
  • Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • United States
+1 (650)

Venrock Investments & Acquisitions (1,038)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Adcendo 25-Nov-2024 Later Stage VC Drug Discovery Pre-Clinical Trials
Cidara Therapeutics 21-Nov-2024 Biotechnology Generating Revenue/Not Profitable
Metsera 13-Nov-2024 Drug Discovery Clinical Trials - Phase 2
Crescent Biopharma 29-Oct-2024 Drug Discovery Generating Revenue
enGene (Biotechnology) 25-Oct-2024 Biotechnology Clinical Trials - General
Scope3 10-Oct-2024 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
Suki 10-Oct-2024 Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) Generating Revenue
Candid Therapeutics 20-Aug-2024 Drug Discovery Clinical Trials - Phase 1
Tenax Therapeutics 12-Aug-2024 PIPE Pharmaceuticals Generating Revenue/Not Profitable
Vanilla 12-Aug-2024 Later Stage VC Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
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Venrock Exits (478)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Numerated 21-Nov-2024 Merger/Acquisition
Spyre Therapeutics 19-Nov-2024
Upstream Bio 11-Oct-2024
Viridian Therapeutics 13-Sep-2024
Artiva 19-Jul-2024
Running Tide 19-Jun-2024
Graphite Bio 20-Mar-2024
Carmot Therapeutics 26-Jan-2024
Humanigen 03-Jan-2024 Bankruptcy: Admin/Reorg
Annexon Biosciences 21-Dec-2023 Public Investment 2nd Offering
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Venrock Fund Performance

Fund Name Vintage Size Dry Powder DPI RVPI TVPI IRR

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Venrock FAQs

  • What is Venrock?

    Founded in 1969, Venrock is a venture capital investment firm based in Palo Alto, California.

  • When was Venrock founded?

    Venrock was founded in 1969.

  • Where is Venrock headquartered?

    Venrock is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

  • What is Venrock's total asset value?

    Venrock has around in total assets under management.

  • How many investments has Venrock made?

    Venrock has made 1,038 investments.

  • What has Venrock invested in?

    Venrock has made numerous investments in companies like Adcendo, Cidara Therapeutics, and Metsera within the Drug Discovery and Biotechnology industries.

  • What has Venrock invested in recently?

    Venrock's latest investment was on 25-Nov-2024 in Adcendo, a company within the Drug Discovery industry.

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