Bryan Roberts
Partner @ Venrock
Palo Alto, United States
Bryan Roberts is a Partner at Venrock, a venture capital firm he joined in 1997. At Venrock, he has invested broadly in healthcare technology including therapeutics, medical devices, and diagnostic companies.Bryan Roberts is Chairman of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and serves on the board of over a dozen other healthcare technology companies. He hasbeen ranked the #1 healthcare investor by Forbes magazine since 2008 and is a Henry Crown Fellow.Bryan Roberts received a B.A. from Dartmouth College and a Ph.D. in chemistry and chemical biology from Harvard University.
- Total investments:
- 44
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 23%
Last updated:
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Industries Bryan Roberts invests in
Stages Bryan Roberts invests in
Countries Bryan Roberts invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 20 (45%)
- Biotechnology 17 (39%)
- Medical 9 (20%)
- Therapeutics 5 (11%)
- Pharmaceutical 5 (11%)
Stage
- Series B 11 (25%)
- Series C 10 (23%)
- Series D 8 (18%)
- Seed 5 (11%)
- Series A 5 (11%)
Country
- United States 26 (59%)
- China 1 (2%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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K2 Therapeutics
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K2 Therapeutics creates advanced antibody-based therapies focused on difficult multi-pass membrane targets to address unmet disease needs. | Seed / Jan 01, 2025 | |
Suki
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Suki is an AI-powered, voice-enabled digital assistant for doctors. It was designed to help healthcare organizations with their administrative tasks. Suki helps physicians in dictating notes, retrieving info, and works with EHR. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. | $70M / Series D / Oct 10, 2024 | |
Element Biosciences
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Element Biosciences is a multi-disciplinary startup focused on innovating genetic analysis tools for the research and diagnostic markets. We are developing a modular and high-performing DNA sequencing platform that will deliver high quality data, workflow flexibility, and make next-generation sequencing technology more accessible. Our proprietaryapproach to improve the signal-to-noise ratio allows us to provide groundbreaking innovations in surface chemistry, instrumentation and biochemistry to drastically decrease the run cost and capital cost while delivering high sequencing data quality. | $277M / Series D / Jul 11, 2024 | |
SmithRx
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SmithRx is a pharmacy benefits partner built on a modern technology platform that creates new levels of flexibility, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. It’s a new path forward that aligns incentives and harnesses data analytics to deliver an exceptional pharmacy benefit product.A San Francisco-based technology company, SmithRx was founded in2016 to create a cost-competitive PBM that offers clients a proven pass-through model, a single technology platform, concierge-level service, and strong drug cost, rebate, and service level guarantees. The in-house team brings together experience from healthcare companies including Anthem, Collective Health, and Castlight Health, as well as a broader set of technology leaders including Facebook, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and Docker. Front-line clinicians guide plan execution and member support.Named after a smith, a craftsman, or someone who is precise about their trade. SmithRx embodies these characteristics and brings precision to the pharmacy benefits industry by leveraging technology and data to forge the product of the future. | $60M / Series C / Jan 23, 2024 | |
Moonlight Bio
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Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | ||
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SmithRx
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SmithRx is a pharmacy benefits partner built on a modern technology platform that creates new levels of flexibility, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. It’s a new path forward that aligns incentives and harnesses data analytics to deliver an exceptional pharmacy benefit product.A San Francisco-based technology company, SmithRx was founded in2016 to create a cost-competitive PBM that offers clients a proven pass-through model, a single technology platform, concierge-level service, and strong drug cost, rebate, and service level guarantees. The in-house team brings together experience from healthcare companies including Anthem, Collective Health, and Castlight Health, as well as a broader set of technology leaders including Facebook, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and Docker. Front-line clinicians guide plan execution and member support.Named after a smith, a craftsman, or someone who is precise about their trade. SmithRx embodies these characteristics and brings precision to the pharmacy benefits industry by leveraging technology and data to forge the product of the future. | $27.2M / Series B / Mar 10, 2022 | |
Accompany Health
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Accompany Health provides comprehensive in-home care to patients who live in sometimes underserved regions. Accompany Health offers primary care services such as chronic illness management and treatment of new symptoms. They also assist in the organization and coordination of care. There will be no more waiting rooms or lines for another form.Accompany Health cultivates long-term connections with the people they serve so that they know, without a doubt, that the team is there for them at all hours of the day and night, year after year. | Seed / Jan 01, 2022 | |
Mythic Therapeutics
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Mythic Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on a new generation of groundbreaking cancer therapeutics. The company is pioneering a powerful protein engineering-focused approach to improving the effectiveness of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and other antibody-based therapeutics. Their technology dramatically increases therapeuticpotency without compromising safety, thereby unlocking the full potential of targeted therapies against a broad array of tumor targets. | $103M / Series B / Dec 15, 2021 | |
Stride Health
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Stride Health is a provider of an insurance recommendation platform designed to offer health insurance services. Everyone deserves a smart way to protect your health – and your wallet – without breaking a sweat. That’s why we do the tricky calculus for you. In minutes we’ll enroll you in your most cost-effective health plan, minimize your taxes andmaximize your take-home pay as an independent worker or part-time employee. If that wasn’t enough, our personal advisors will navigate the details for you whenever you need us! | $47M / Series C / Oct 26, 2021 | |
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Element Biosciences
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Element Biosciences is a multi-disciplinary startup focused on innovating genetic analysis tools for the research and diagnostic markets. We are developing a modular and high-performing DNA sequencing platform that will deliver high quality data, workflow flexibility, and make next-generation sequencing technology more accessible. Our proprietaryapproach to improve the signal-to-noise ratio allows us to provide groundbreaking innovations in surface chemistry, instrumentation and biochemistry to drastically decrease the run cost and capital cost while delivering high sequencing data quality. | $276M / Series C / Jun 29, 2021 | |
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Co-Investors
About Venrock
Venrock continues a tradition of partnering with entrepreneurs to establish successful, enduring companies. With a primary focus on technology and healthcare, portfolio companies have included Apple Computer, Athenahealth, Centocor, Check Point Software, DoubleClick, Endeca, Gilead Sciences, Idec Pharma, Imperva, Illumina, Intel, Nest, SlideShare,and Tudou.
Venrock Contacts
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Andrew Gottesdiener
Partner
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Anthony Evnin
Partner Emeritus
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Bryan Roberts
Partner
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Mariana Mihalusova
Vice President
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Mike Tyrrell
General Partner
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FAQ
What does Bryan Roberts invest in?
Bryan Roberts invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Medical startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 44 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Bryan Roberts last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Bryan Roberts closed in Jan 2025. Shizune tracks 44 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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