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.
Updated: June 13, 2026
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.