Founded in 1974, Sofinnova is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical investment firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm seeks to invest in late pre-clinical and clinical therapeutic companies across the United States and Europe.
Sofinnova Ventures partners with entrepreneurs to secure initial funding, help their partner companies build successful teams, find customers, and help them complete acquisitions and IPOs.
Sofinnova Ventures invests in Life Science and Technology start-ups. Their professionals are business operators with domain and investment experience. Sofinnova knows how to help entrepreneurs build successful, global businesses.
Timeline
Funded Companies
A company developing treatments for dermatology and immunology.
A company developing therapeutics for the treatment of cancer
A biotechnology company in California that focuses on developing, manufacturing and commercializing biologic therapeutics or biosimilars for oncology and inflammatory diseases.
Avantium Technologies is an Amsterdam-based manufacturing company offering research and development for products and applications in the energy, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals industry.
Akouos is a Brookline, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company developing precision genetics-based medicines founded in 2016 by Emmanuel Simons.
Spark Therapeutics is a Philadelphia-based therapeutics and biotechnology company founded in 2013.
Guavus, a subsidiary of Thales, is a company which provides data analytics software.
Pionyr Immunotherapeutics is a San Francisco-based biotechnology company and developer of cancer immunotherapies designed to target the tumor microenvironment.
A biopharmaceutical company developing oral small molecule therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases
A biopharmaceutical company developing ganaxolone for the treatment of drug-resistant seizures and neuropsychiatric disorders
A company developing antigen for ophthalmology, dermatology and inflammatory diseases
XyloCor Therapeutics is focused on improving the lives of people with cardiovascular disease through our commitment to advancing the science of gene therapy.
A biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for diabetic complications
ENOVIX is a Fremont, California-based company founded in 2006.
Entasis Therapeutics is a Waltham, Massachusetts-based company.
Iterum Therapeutics is an Old Saybrook, Connecticut-based company.
People
Alan colowick, MD MPH
Partner
Alex Chan
Accounting Manager
Alex Dulnev
IT Manager
Alfred Yue
Vice President Finance
Amanda Phillips
Executive Assistant
Aneal Tenjarla
Senior Analyst, Public Equity
Cameron Pitt, PhD
Principal, Private Equity
David Kabakoff, PhD
Executive Partner, Private Equity
Dina Hauser
Executive Assistant
Eric Delbridge, MD
Portfolio Manager and Partner, Public Equity
Frances Benson
Administrative Receptionist
Hooman Shahlavi
Partner and Chief Legal Officer
James Brody
Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Public Equity
James Healy, MD, PhD
General Partner
Jason Pitts, PhD
Principal, Private Equity
Jay Boddu
Employee
Jenn Symmons
Executive Assistant
Jia Zhang
Financial Analyst
Josie Kastelic
Menlo Park Office Manager and Executive Assistant
Lars Ekman, MD PhD
Executive Partner, Private Equity
Leighanne Oh
Analyst, Public Equity
Lesley Weber
San Diego Office Manager and Executive Assistant
Maha Katabi, PhD, CFA
Partner
Mike Powell, PhD
General Partner
Nathalie Auber
Partner and CFO