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.
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.