Venrock
VC Fund
Palo Alto, United States
Venrock is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Health Care and Biotechnology. 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.
- Total investments:
- 606
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
- Fund size:
- $500M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Venrock invests in
Stages Venrock invests in
Countries Venrock invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 16 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series A
- $3.5M–$50M
- Series B
- $9.5M–$85M
- Series C
- $11M–$104M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 90 (15%)
- Biotechnology 84 (14%)
- Software 61 (10%)
- Medical 45 (7%)
- Information Technology 36 (6%)
Stage
- Series B 120 (20%)
- Series A 113 (19%)
- Series C 89 (15%)
- Series D 52 (9%)
- Seed 50 (8%)
Country
- United States 277 (46%)
- United Kingdom 4 (1%)
- Canada 3 (0%)
- Israel 3 (0%)
- Switzerland 3 (0%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Gottesdiener
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Anthony Evnin
Partner Emeritus
|
Partner Emeritus | Total investments: 17 | Find email | |
Bryan Roberts
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 64 | Find email | |
Mariana Mihalusova
Vice President
|
Vice President | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Mike Tyrrell
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 24 | Find email | |
| See all 16 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encoded Therapeutics is a developer of precision gene therapies intended to provide treatment for a broad range of severe genetic disorders. The company's therapy pipeline addresses devastating genetic and acquired disorders spanning multiple disease pathways including neurocircuitry, metabolic disorders, neurodegeneration and cardiovasculardisease, enabling medical practitioners to treat patients and improve their lives. | $275M / Series F / Sep 09, 2026 | ||
| Aligned Marketplace connects self-insured employers with independent advanced primary and specialty care providers. | $20M / Series A / Aug 13, 2026 | ||
| Expedition Therapeutics operates as an unincorporated association. | $115M / Series B / Aug 05, 2026 | ||
| Arca is an AI-native wealth management firm that pairs human financial advisors with purpose-built AI agents to deliver highly personalized, scalable advice for high-net-worth and growing clients. The company runs an integrated platform that automates operational work | $48.5M / Series A / Jun 25, 2026 | ||
| cAMPfield Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that specializes on exploration and development activities of therapeutic solutions. | $180M / Series A / May 20, 2026 | ||
| GenLogs is a freight intelligence company that offers truck carrier mapping services via AI-driven roadside sensors. | $60M / Series B / Feb 02, 2026 | ||
| FINNY is an AI prospecting tool that provides technology solutions for financial advisors. | $17M / Series A / Dec 18, 2025 | ||
| Archetype AI is a group of designers and technologists they are pioneering revolutionary artificial intelligence and interaction technologies for the real world. | $35M / Series A / Nov 20, 2025 | ||
| Syllo is a legal technology platform | $30M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 28, 2025 | ||
| Expedition Therapeutics operates as an unincorporated association. | $165M / Series A / Oct 09, 2025 | ||
| See all 606 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Venrock invest in?
Venrock invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Software startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 606 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Venrock's check size?
Venrock typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$50M at Series A, $9.5M–$85M at Series B and $11M–$104M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Venrock participates in.
How do I contact Venrock?
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Who are the partners at Venrock?
The team at Venrock includes Andrew Gottesdiener (Partner), Anthony Evnin (Partner Emeritus) and Bryan Roberts (Partner), among 16 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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