Alta Partners is a venture capital firm in San Francisco, California that invests in life science companies. Founded by Garrett Gruener, Guy P. Nohra, and Jean Deleage, it has funded over 130 companies in the industry since 1996. It invests in debt, private equity, early and late stage ventures, specifically in Series A, Series B, and post-IPO equity. Its portfolio companies include EGenesis, Qihan Biotech, Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Chimerix and Evofem Biosciences.
The company focuses on early-stage investing in life sciences, information technology and communications. Alta Partners has raised over $2.0 billion in capital and has invested $1.8 billion in over 150 life sciences companies.
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Funded Companies
Cara TherapeuticsA company developing treatments for pain, inflammation and pruritus
Healthcare
Biotechnology
Therapeutics
United StatesSunesis Pharmaceuticals is a publicly held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecular therapeutics.
eGenesisA Cambridge, MA - based startup that uses gene editing tech for xenotransplantation procedures in the medical industry.
Synthetic biology
Genetic engineering
CRISPR
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Intarcia TherapeuticsFormerly BioMedicines, Intarcia Therapeutics is an American biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for diseases with long-term treatment requirements.
Pharmaceutical industry
Hayward, California
Sanarus TechnologiesSanarus Technologies is a medical device company that develops and markets minimally-invasive, office-based breast care diagnosis and treatment solutions to patients and physicians.
Pleasanton, California
Kiadis PharmaKiadis Pharma is a biotechnology company developing stem cell regenerative medicine treatments for blood cancers and blood disorders.
Stem cell
Regenerative medicine
Immunotherapy
Netherlands
Sutro BiopharmaA biopharmaceutiical company discovering, developing and manufacturing therapeutics for the treatment of canccer
South San Francisco, California
MacroGenicsA biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, infectious diseases and autoimmune disorders
Rockville, Maryland
nCircle Network SecuritynCircle Network Security is a security company founded by Kanen Flowers.
Security
AchaogenA pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercializtion of antibacterials for the treatment of infections
zs pharmaA company developing ion trap therapies to treat hyperkalemia and liver diseases
Coppell, Texas
Avid RadiopharmaceuticalsA company that develops molecular imaging agents to detect and monitor chronic human diseases
Philadelphia
ZafgenA biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of metabolic disorders such as obesity
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Pathwork DiagnosticsA molecular diagnostics for oncology company
Redwood City, California
Immune DesignAn immunotherapy company developing approaches to enable the body's immune system to fight against diseases
Medicine
Seattle
ChimerixA company developing antiviral medicines for the treatment of diseases
Durham, North Carolina
VirobayA biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule, antiviral drug treatments for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, neuropathic pain, liver diseases and cancer
Menlo Park, California
TrevenaA biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapies for medical needs such as analgesic to treat moderate-to-severe acute pain
Calistoga PharmaceuticalsA company that develops therapeutic oral medicines for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases
ChemoCentryxA company developing small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer
Mountain View, California
Agensys
Esperion TherapeuticsEsperion Therapeutics is an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
aTyr PharmaA company focused on discovery and development of protein biologics for human therapeutics to treat rare diseases
San Diego
Coapt SystemsA company developing bio-absorbable implants for facial cosmetic surgery procedures
Palo Alto, California
CymaBay TherapeuticsA company developing treatments for liver and other chronic dieases
People
Dan Janney
Managing Director
Farah Champsi
Managing Director
Guy P. Nohra
Founder and Managing Director
Larry Randall
CFO
Alison de Bord
Director
Ed Penhoet
Director
Peter Hudson
Managing Director
Robert Simon
General Partner
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Companies
Allakos
CuraSen Therapeutics
DispatchHealth
DispatchHealth
EGenesis
Paladina Health
Qihan Biotech
Sutro Biopharma
VertiFlex
Vir Biotechnology
Company
Venture capital
San Francisco
