Illumina Ventures Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Venture Capital

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 8

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 91

  • Portfolio
  • 37

  • Exits
  • 16

Exits

Illumina Ventures General Information

Company Description

Founded in 2016, Illumina Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Foster City, California. The firm seeks to invest in life science tools, diagnostics, therapeutics, and sustainability, as well as other areas impacted by genomics in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Business Details

Website
www.illuminaventures.com
Year Founded
2016
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Trade Association
National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
Primary Investor Type
Venture Capital
Corporate Office
  • 500 Lincoln Centre Drive
  • Suite 110
  • Foster City, CA 94404
  • United States

Illumina Ventures Investments (91)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Robigo 17-Sep-2026 Later Stage VC Other Agriculture Generating Revenue
Encoded 04-Aug-2026 Drug Discovery Clinical Trials - Phase 1
Syntax Bio 21-Jun-2026 Drug Discovery Pre-Clinical Trials
SonoThera 08-Jun-2026 Drug Discovery Pre-Clinical Trials
DeepSeq.AI 31-Mar-2026 Discovery Tools (Healthcare) Generating Revenue
CubaseBio 17-Feb-2026 Drug Discovery Generating Revenue
Lightcast (Biotechnology) 17-Feb-2026 Biotechnology Product In Beta Test
Oncko 01-Feb-2026 Biotechnology Stealth
Iambic 10-Nov-2025 Later Stage VC Drug Discovery Generating Revenue/Not Profitable
Hepta 05-Nov-2025 Seed Round Biotechnology Startup
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Illumina Ventures Exits (16)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Iambic 15-Oct-2026 IPO
Attovia Therapeutics 05-Aug-2026
NanoCellect Biomedical 24-Jul-2026
Alamar Biosciences 16-Apr-2026
Stilla Technologies 30-Jun-2025
Serimmune 18-Jun-2025
Sherlock Biosciences 19-Dec-2024
Fluent BioSciences 09-Jul-2024
Walking Fish Therapeutics 04-May-2024 Out of Business
LunaDNA 31-Jan-2024 Out of Business
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Illumina Ventures FAQs

  • What is Illumina Ventures?

    Founded in 2016, Illumina Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Foster City, California.

  • When was Illumina Ventures founded?

    Illumina Ventures was founded in 2016.

  • Where is Illumina Ventures headquartered?

    Illumina Ventures is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

  • What is Illumina Ventures's total asset value?

    Illumina Ventures has around in total assets under management.

  • How many investments has Illumina Ventures made?

    Illumina Ventures has made 91 investments.

  • What has Illumina Ventures invested in?

    Illumina Ventures has made numerous investments in companies like Robigo, Encoded, and Syntax Bio within the Agriculture and Drug Discovery industries.

  • What has Illumina Ventures invested in recently?

    Illumina Ventures's latest investment was on 17-Sep-2026 in Robigo, a company within the Agriculture industry.

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