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Venrock

Venrock

Venrock is a venture capital firm investing in technology and health

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Venrock capital is a private equity based venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The firm was founded in 1969 as the venture capital instrument of Laurance Rockefeller, grandson of John D. Rockefeller, and his siblings. The firm primarily invests in the technology and healthcare industries.

The firms first investments were in the aviation industry and the semiconductor sector.The company made early investments in computer companies Apple and Intel. It was a key investor in Aetna Health and has invested in the pharmaceutical companies such as Ironwood Pharmaceuticals as well. In 2017, the firm announced it had raised $450 million for its eighth fund.

The company also has offices in New York and Boston.

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Arch, Fidelity, Bezos Bet $116M On Startup To Fight Diseases Of Aging

Luke Timmerman

https://www.forbes.com/sites/luketimmerman/2016/10/27/drugs-for-diseases-of-aging-arch-fidelity-bezos-bet-116m-on-startup-unity-biotech/?sh=68ab6db479d5

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October 27, 2016

Interos Raises $17.5M from Venrock and Kleiner Perkins to Grow Third-Party Risk Management Platform

Interos

https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2020/03/12/1999289/0/en/Interos-Raises-17-5M-from-Venrock-and-Kleiner-Perkins-to-Grow-Third-Party-Risk-Management-Platform.html

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March 12, 2020

TECHNOLOGY; Bashful vs. Brash in the New Field of Nanotech

Barnaby J. Feder

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/15/business/technology-bashful-vs-brash-in-the-new-field-of-nanotech.html?_r=0

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March 15, 2004

Venrock

https://icx.efrontcloud.com/Venrock/login.aspx

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Venrock's Ethan Batraski on the Promise of the Space Industry - Mission North

https://missionnorth.com/dispatch/venrock-ethan-batraski-space-industry

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March 31, 2021

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Company attributes

Industry
Technology
Technology
Smart home
Smart home
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Investment
Investment
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity
Biology
Biology
...
Location
Boston
Boston
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto, California
New York City
New York City
Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California
New York
New York
California
California
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
United States
United States
B2X
B2B
B2B
Founder
David Pakman
David Pakman
Laurance Rockefeller
Laurance Rockefeller
Pitchbook URL
pitchbook.com/profiles.../11326-33
Legal Name
Venrock Ltd.
Subsidiary
Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners
Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners
Number of Employees (Ranges)
50 – 99
Full Address
3340 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94304
34 Farnsworth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02210
7 Bryant Park, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10018
Investors
Phononic
Phononic
Nuvalent
Nuvalent
Founded Date
1969
Email Address
publicrelations@venrock.com
Phone Number
+16179952000
+12124444100
Fax Number
212.444.4101
617.995.2001
650 561 9180
Competitors
Operator Partners
Operator Partners
CFO
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Lisa Harris
Key People
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Ethan Batraski
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Anders Hove
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Ray Rothrock
Bryan Roberts
Bryan Roberts
NAICS Code
541,512
Wellfound ID
venrock

Venture Capital Firm attributes

Blog
venrock.com/blog/

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Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto, California
Wikidata ID
Q7920201
Company Operating Status
Active
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