Updated: June 13, 2026
Venture Capital Firm
BioTech
Health
ARCH Venture Partners
Founded 1986 · Chicago, USA
ARCH is an early-stage venture firm that focuses on life science discoveries to prevent, detect, and cure disease.
Total investments
435
Successful exits
99
About the program
Program type
Investment stage
Description
Invests at the concept stage, co-founding and building breakthrough life sciences and deep-science platforms directly with university researchers, acting as a company-builder partner to commercialize frontier biology.
Founded1986
Location
Investment offer
Check size$50,000,000 – $150,000,000
Can lead rounds
No
Lead preference
Sometimes
Details
Avg Check: $500K - $5M ·
Funding requirements
We invest in life science discoveries aimed at preventing, detecting, and curing disease.