# Versant Ventures

> Versant Ventures is a VC fund backing Biotechnology and Health Care. See 300 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 300
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last fund: Apr 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/versant-ventures
- Website: https://www.versantventures.com/

Versant Ventures is a healthcare investment firm committed to helping exceptional entrepreneurs build the next generation of great companies. The firm invests across the healthcare sector and at all stages of company development, with an emphasis on the discovery and development of novel therapeutics. With $2.3 billion under management and officesin Canada, the U.S., and Europe, Versant has built a team with deep investment, operating, and scientific expertise that enables a hands-on approach to company building. Since the firm’s founding in 1999, more than 65 Versant companies have achieved successful acquisitions or IPOs.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $5M–$72M |
| Series B | $10M–$107M |
| Series C | $12M–$108M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 118 | 39% |
| Health Care | 109 | 36% |
| Medical | 55 | 18% |
| Therapeutics | 48 | 16% |
| Medical Device | 36 | 12% |

43 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 85 | 28% |
| Series B | 67 | 22% |
| Series C | 45 | 15% |
| Series D | 25 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 21 | 7% |

13 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 131 | 44% |
| Switzerland | 12 | 4% |
| Canada | 5 | 2% |
| France | 2 | 1% |
| China | 1 | 0% |

11 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Charles Warden | Managing Director | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-warden |
| Clare Ozawa | Managing Director | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clare-ozawa |
| Gianni Gromo | Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gianni-gromo |
| Guido Magni | Partner | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guido-magni |
| Max Eisenberg | General Counsel | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/max-eisenberg |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dayra Therapeutics | Dayra Therapeutics manufactures peptide based medicines. | $20M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 24, 2025 |  |
| Gate Bioscience | Gate Bioscience specializes in a small molecule modality to treat biology’s intractable diseases. | $65M | Series B | Nov 13, 2025 |  |
| Dualitas Therapeutics | Dualitas Therapeutics is leading the way in bispecific antibody treatments for inflammatory and immunological (I&I) disorders and other conditions. With a growing collection of innovative cell surface proximity engagers and our in-house DualScreen™ discovery engine, our pipeline | $65M | Series A | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| AllRock Bio | AllRock Bio is a drug developing firm that offers novel therapies to patients suffering hypertension and other fibrotic conditions. | $50M | Series A | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| Kriya Therapeutics | Kriya is a next-generation gene therapy company focused on designing and developing transformative new treatments for highly prevalent and severe chronic diseases. We target conditions where the underlying biology is well-understood, rationally designing one-time gene therapies to durably express therapeutic proteins within the appropriate humantissues. Our team has deep expertise in the field and includes former senior leadership from pioneering gene therapy companies and academic institutions. We use algorithmic tools, scalable infrastructure, and proprietary technology to optimize the efficacy and durability of our gene therapies – with a goal of transforming the treatment paradigm for some of the most serious and widespread diseases. | $313.3M | Series C | Aug 15, 2025 |  |
| Granite Bio | Granite Bio is a biotechnology business developing novel antibodies to treat inflammatory, autoimmune, and fibrotic disorders. | $30M | Series A | Apr 24, 2025 |  |
| Helicore Biopharma | Helicore Biopharma is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge treatments for obesity and related disorders. | $65M | Series A | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| Light Horse Therapeutics | Light Horse Therapeutics is the gene editing applied to small-molecule drug discovery, pioneering approaches to target the root causes of disabling and life-threatening diseases. Its advanced platform identifies cryptic chemically accessible functional domains within targets that are critical in disease biology. Our initial focus addresseshigh-value, historically challenging oncology targets with the opportunity to apply the technology to other therapeutic areas in the future. | $62M | Series A | Jan 09, 2025 |  |
| Antag Therapeutics | Antag Therapeutics operator of a biotechnology company intended to develop metabolic and anti-obesity therapeutic drugs.The company specializes in the development of peptide-based GIP receptor antagonist in order to monitor dietary-related metabolic diseases through the infusion, enabling the healthcare industry to decrease blood flow and lipiduptake in adipose tissue in an efficient manner. | $84.1M | Series A | Dec 04, 2024 |  |
| Pep2Tango Therapeutics | Pep2Tango Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that offers superior unimolecular multi-receptor drugs for obesity and related disorders. | $1K | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 21, 2024 |  |

10 of 300 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-enterprise-associates) — VC Fund, 29 deals together
- [RA Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ra-capital-management) — VC Fund, 24 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Versant Ventures invest in?

Versant Ventures invests primarily in Biotechnology, Health Care and Medical startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 300 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 Versant Ventures's check size?

Versant Ventures typically joins rounds of $5M–$72M at Series A, $10M–$107M at Series B and $12M–$108M 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 Versant Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Versant Ventures?

Public channels for Versant Ventures include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Versant Ventures?

The team at Versant Ventures includes Charles Warden (Managing Director), Clare Ozawa (Managing Director) and Gianni Gromo (Partner), among 18 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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