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The Venture Codex

Overview

Facilitates formation of sustainable bioscience companies with support.

Founded

2003

Deals ยท 12mo

3

Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Biotechnology
Finance
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

17rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Spearhead Bio
Sep 2026Led
$2 MSeed
Allotera Therapeutics
Jul 2026Participated
$35 MSeries C
Plastomics
Oct 2025Participated
$6 MSeries B
Edison Agrosciences
Jul 2024Participated
$0.60 MSeed
Maximum Fidelity Surgical Simulations
Jul 2024Led
$2 MSeed
Agragene
Mar 2023Led
$2 MSeries A
Geneoscopy
Nov 2021Participated
$105 MSeries B
SentiAR
Apr 2021Participated
$5 MSeries A
Canopy Biosciences
May 2018Led
$2 MSeries A
Covercress
Mar 2017Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Benson Hill
Aug 2015Participated
$7 MSeries A
GeneriCo
Aug 2015Participated
$2 MSeries A
Spearhead Bio
Sep 2026Led
$2 MSeed
Allotera Therapeutics
Jul 2026Participated
$35 MSeries C
Plastomics
Oct 2025Participated
$6 MSeries B
Edison Agrosciences
Jul 2024Participated
$0.60 MSeed
Maximum Fidelity Surgical Simulations
Jul 2024Led
$2 MSeed
Agragene
Mar 2023Led
$2 MSeries A
Geneoscopy
Nov 2021Participated
$105 MSeries B
SentiAR
Apr 2021Participated
$5 MSeries A
Canopy Biosciences
May 2018Led
$2 MSeries A
Covercress
Mar 2017Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Benson Hill
Aug 2015Participated
$7 MSeries A
GeneriCo
Aug 2015Participated
$2 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

BioGenerator: 17 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
BioGenerator: 17 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed31
Series A27
Series B02
Series C+01
Other Equity01

Monthly Deal Activity

BioGenerator: 17 deals are recorded across 170 months.All available history.
BioGenerator: 17 deals are recorded across 170 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Sector Breakdown

BioGenerator: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (16 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.

BioGenerator: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (16 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences16
Food & Agriculture6
Manufacturing3
Clean Energy & Sustainability2
Hardware & Robotics1
Marketing & Advertising1
AI & Machine Learning1
AR/VR1
Professional Services1
Data, Analytics & IT1

Deal Size Distribution

BioGenerator: 17 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.

BioGenerator: 17 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M12
$5M-$10M3
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M1
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

BioGenerator: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (17 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

BioGenerator: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (17 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States17
BioGenerator: 20 co-investors are shown, with Missouri Technology Corporation sharing 10 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

Bubble size = shared deals

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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.

Investment Strategy

BioGenerator: Led accounts for 29% and participating for 71% of round participation.All available history.
BioGenerator: Led accounts for 29% and participating for 71% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led529%
Participating1271%
BioGenerator: Single-lead accounts for 40% and co-led for 60% of lead dynamics.All available history.
BioGenerator: Single-lead accounts for 40% and co-led for 60% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead240%
Co-led360%

Team

Allyson Mayer

Principal

Dave Smoller

Entrepreneur in Residence

Donn Rubin

Chairman