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ARCH Venture Partners

8755 W. Higgins Rd., Suite 1025, Chicago, IL, 60631, United States

Overview

Venture capital firm investing in life sciences innovations.

Founded

1986

Deals ยท 12mo

28

Links

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Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Finance
Financial Services
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

308rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Oratomic
Oct 2026Led
$475 MSeries B
Ramona Optics
Sep 2026Led
$25 MSeries A
Encoded Therapeutics
Sep 2026Participated
$275 MSeries F
Moonwalk Biosciences
Sep 2026Participated
$70 MSeries B
Happy Health
Aug 2026Led
$15 MSeries A
LifeMine Therapeutics
Aug 2026Participated
$188 MSeries E
Oratomic
Jul 2026Led
$300 MSeries A
Trase
Jun 2026Led
$107 MSeed
Ollin Biosciences
Jun 2026Led
$330 MSeries B
Project Prometheus
Jun 2026Participated
$12.0 BSeries B
City Therapeutics
Jun 2026Participated
$100 MSeries B
Countable Labs
May 2026Led
$26 MOther Equity
Oratomic
Oct 2026Led
$475 MSeries B
Ramona Optics
Sep 2026Led
$25 MSeries A
Encoded Therapeutics
Sep 2026Participated
$275 MSeries F
Moonwalk Biosciences
Sep 2026Participated
$70 MSeries B
Happy Health
Aug 2026Led
$15 MSeries A
LifeMine Therapeutics
Aug 2026Participated
$188 MSeries E
Oratomic
Jul 2026Led
$300 MSeries A
Trase
Jun 2026Led
$107 MSeed
Ollin Biosciences
Jun 2026Led
$330 MSeries B
Project Prometheus
Jun 2026Participated
$12.0 BSeries B
City Therapeutics
Jun 2026Participated
$100 MSeries B
Countable Labs
May 2026Led
$26 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

ARCH Venture Partners: 308 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
ARCH Venture Partners: 308 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed46
Series A5348
Series B2565
Series C+655
Other Equity1630

Monthly Deal Activity

ARCH Venture Partners: 308 deals are recorded across 241 months.All available history.
ARCH Venture Partners: 308 deals are recorded across 241 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Jan '111
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Oct '133
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Jan '140
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Jan '151
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Nov '151
Dec '150
Jan '166
Feb '160
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Jun '264
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Oct '261

Sector Breakdown

ARCH Venture Partners: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (283 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

ARCH Venture Partners: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (283 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences283
Space & Frontier Tech34
AI & Machine Learning22
Networks, Cloud & Communication15
Enterprise Software14
Hardware & Robotics14
Consumer & Lifestyle12
Manufacturing12
Clean Energy & Sustainability9
Data, Analytics & IT6
Government & Defense4
AR/VR4
Food & Agriculture4
Professional Services3
Marketing & Advertising2
Crypto & Blockchain1
Media & Entertainment1
Social & Community Platforms1

Deal Size Distribution

ARCH Venture Partners: 308 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

ARCH Venture Partners: 308 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M9
$5M-$10M10
$10M-$25M53
$25M-$50M70
$50M-$100M81
$100M-$250M61
$250M-$500M20
$500M-$1B2
$1B+2

Deals By Geography

ARCH Venture Partners: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (282 deals).All available history.

Top 6 of 6 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

ARCH Venture Partners: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (282 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States282
Europe17
China5
India2
Singapore1
Canada1
ARCH Venture Partners: 20 co-investors are shown, with Alexandria Venture Investments sharing 62 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

ARCH Venture Partners: 20 co-investors are shown, with Alexandria Venture Investments sharing 62 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Alexandria Venture Investments62
Google Ventures50
Polaris Partners32
Fidelity Management & Research Company31
Invus29
F-Prime Capital28
Altitude Life Science Ventures23
Casdin Capital21
Venrock21
Foresite Capital18
T. Rowe Price Associates18
Cormorant Asset Management14
Mubadala Capital14
Tao Capital Partners14
Northpond Ventures13
Section 3213
Eli Lilly and Company12
Flagship Ventures12
General Catalyst12
Newpath Partners12

Investment Strategy

ARCH Venture Partners: Led accounts for 34% and participating for 66% of round participation.All available history.
ARCH Venture Partners: Led accounts for 34% and participating for 66% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led10434%
Participating20466%
ARCH Venture Partners: Single-lead accounts for 35% and co-led for 65% of lead dynamics.All available history.
ARCH Venture Partners: Single-lead accounts for 35% and co-led for 65% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead3635%
Co-led6865%

Team

Brian Cuneo

Chief Business & Legal Officer

Cindy Bayley

Affiliate

Clinton Bybee

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Corey Ritter

Business Management

Hong Hou

Venture Partner

Keith Crandell

Founder and Managing Director

Kristina Burow

Managing Director

Mark McDonnell

Managing Director, Chief Financial and Chief Administrative Officer

Patrick A. Weiss
Paul L Berns

Founder

Richard Heyman

BOD Member

Robert Nelsen

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Sean Kendall
Steven Gillis

Managing Director

Steven Lazarus

Co-founder and Managing Director, Emeritus Chicago