Updated: June 13, 2026
Venture Capital Firm
BioTech
Health
Versant Ventures
Founded 1999 · Menlo Park, USA
Versant Ventures caters to the healthcare sector with early and later stage venture, private equity, and debt financing investments.
Updated: June 13, 2026
Total investments
359
Successful exits
99
About the program
Program type
Investment stage
Investment focus areas
Description
Creates and seeds about half its companies from in-house discovery labs (Basel Ridgeline, New York Highline), seeding them with tens of millions and re-running key experiments, importing big‑pharma discipline.
Founded1999
Location
Investment offer
Check size$100 – $5,000,000
Can lead rounds
No
Lead preference
Sometimes
Details
Avg Check: $100K - $5M ·
Funding requirements
We invest in the healthcare sector, providing early and later-stage capital.