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Astellas Venture Management

2180 Sand Hill Road Suite 460, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, United States

Overview

Investment firm focused on biotechnology sector.

Founded

2005

Deals ยท 12mo

3

Links

Website

Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Japan
United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Biotechnology
Health Care
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

49rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
SyntaxBio
Jun 2026Participated
$14 MSeries A
Restore Vision
Apr 2026Participated
$8 MSeries B
Sidewinder Therapeutics
Apr 2026Participated
$137 MSeries B
Solu Therapeutics
Apr 2025Participated
$41 MSeries A
PhoreMost
Sep 2024Participated
$12 MSeries B
Somite
Sep 2024Led
$5 MSeed
Toregem BioPharma
Aug 2024Participated
$10 MSeries B
NeoPhore
Feb 2024Participated
$12 MSeries B
Shinobi Therapeutics
Dec 2023Participated
$51 MSeries A
Mogrify
Oct 2023Led
$10 MSeries A
Solu Therapeutics
Aug 2023Participated
$31 MSeed
Toregem BioPharma
Jul 2023Participated
$3 MSeries A
SyntaxBio
Jun 2026Participated
$14 MSeries A
Restore Vision
Apr 2026Participated
$8 MSeries B
Sidewinder Therapeutics
Apr 2026Participated
$137 MSeries B
Solu Therapeutics
Apr 2025Participated
$41 MSeries A
PhoreMost
Sep 2024Participated
$12 MSeries B
Somite
Sep 2024Led
$5 MSeed
Toregem BioPharma
Aug 2024Participated
$10 MSeries B
NeoPhore
Feb 2024Participated
$12 MSeries B
Shinobi Therapeutics
Dec 2023Participated
$51 MSeries A
Mogrify
Oct 2023Led
$10 MSeries A
Solu Therapeutics
Aug 2023Participated
$31 MSeed
Toregem BioPharma
Jul 2023Participated
$3 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Astellas Venture Management: 49 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Astellas Venture Management: 49 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed12
Series A217
Series B114
Series C+05
Other Equity16

Monthly Deal Activity

Astellas Venture Management: 49 deals are recorded across 231 months.All available history.
Astellas Venture Management: 49 deals are recorded across 231 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Sector Breakdown

Astellas Venture Management: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (49 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.

Astellas Venture Management: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (49 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences49
Enterprise Software3
Professional Services3
Space & Frontier Tech3
Consumer & Lifestyle3
Data, Analytics & IT2
Developer Tools2
Manufacturing1
AI & Machine Learning1

Deal Size Distribution

Astellas Venture Management: 49 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.

Astellas Venture Management: 49 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M7
$5M-$10M3
$10M-$25M14
$25M-$50M17
$50M-$100M7
$100M-$250M1
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Astellas Venture Management: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (32 deals).All available history.

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Astellas Venture Management: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (32 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States32
Europe11
Japan6
Astellas Venture Management: 20 co-investors are shown, with MPM Capital sharing 10 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.

Astellas Venture Management: 20 co-investors are shown, with MPM Capital sharing 10 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
MPM Capital10
Novartis9
Longwood Fund8
U.S. Venture Partners5
Alexandria Venture Investments4
Celgene4
DCVC Bio4
OrbiMed4
Osage University Partners4
Parkwalk Advisors4
Sofinnova Partners4
SR One4
2Invest3
3B Future Health Fund3
5AM Ventures3
Abingworth3
Amgen Ventures3
Atlas Venture3
Claris Ventures3
JIC Venture Growth Investments3

Investment Strategy

Astellas Venture Management: Led accounts for 10% and participating for 90% of round participation.All available history.
Astellas Venture Management: Led accounts for 10% and participating for 90% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led510%
Participating4490%
Astellas Venture Management: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Astellas Venture Management: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led5100%

Team

Satoshi Konagai

Executive

Tadayoshi Hirata

Senior Investment Manager

Takashi Futami

Associate Investment Director