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Overview

Life sciences venture capital firm investing in biopharmaceuticals and medt

Founded

2005

Deals ยท 12mo

0

Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Biotechnology
Financial Services
Medical Device

Investment portfolio

38rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Avrobio
Feb 2018Participated
$60 MSeries B
Gritstone bio
Sep 2017Participated
$93 MSeries B
Cleave Therapeutics
Aug 2016Participated
$37 MSeries B
Flowonix
Jun 2016Led
$16 MOther Equity
Lumos Pharma
Apr 2016Participated
$34 MSeries B
Forty Seven
Feb 2016Participated
$75 MSeries A
Gritstone bio
Oct 2015Participated
$102 MSeries A
Annexon Biosciences
Dec 2014Participated
$34 MSeries A
Flowonix
Nov 2014Participated
$40 MOther Equity
Restoration Robotics
Nov 2014Participated
$45 MSeries C
Imago BioSciences
Oct 2014Led
$27 MSeries A
Astria Therapeutics
Nov 2013Participated
$32 MSeries B
Avrobio
Feb 2018Participated
$60 MSeries B
Gritstone bio
Sep 2017Participated
$93 MSeries B
Cleave Therapeutics
Aug 2016Participated
$37 MSeries B
Flowonix
Jun 2016Led
$16 MOther Equity
Lumos Pharma
Apr 2016Participated
$34 MSeries B
Forty Seven
Feb 2016Participated
$75 MSeries A
Gritstone bio
Oct 2015Participated
$102 MSeries A
Annexon Biosciences
Dec 2014Participated
$34 MSeries A
Flowonix
Nov 2014Participated
$40 MOther Equity
Restoration Robotics
Nov 2014Participated
$45 MSeries C
Imago BioSciences
Oct 2014Led
$27 MSeries A
Astria Therapeutics
Nov 2013Participated
$32 MSeries B
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Deal Distribution

Clarus Ventures: 38 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Clarus Ventures: 38 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series A36
Series B48
Series C+17
Other Equity26
Debt01

Monthly Deal Activity

Clarus Ventures: 38 deals are recorded across 243 months.All available history.
Clarus Ventures: 38 deals are recorded across 243 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Clarus Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (38 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.

Clarus Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (38 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences38
Consumer & Lifestyle3
Hardware & Robotics2
Manufacturing1
Space & Frontier Tech1

Deal Size Distribution

Clarus Ventures: 38 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.

Clarus Ventures: 38 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M0
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M9
$25M-$50M18
$50M-$100M9
$100M-$250M1
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Clarus Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (36 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Clarus Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (36 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States36
Europe2
Clarus Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with 5AM Ventures sharing 6 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.

Investment Strategy

Clarus Ventures: Led accounts for 26% and participating for 74% of round participation.All available history.
Clarus Ventures: Led accounts for 26% and participating for 74% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led1026%
Participating2874%
Clarus Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 60% and co-led for 40% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Clarus Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 60% and co-led for 40% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead660%
Co-led440%

Team

Christine Esguerra

Executive Assistant

Elsa Gelin

Controller

Emmett Cunningham

Partner & Managing Director

Kayla Seaman

Executive Assistant

Michael Steinmetz

Managing Director

Nicholas J. Simon

Managing Director

Teresa McCoy

Executive Assistant

William Young

Venture Partner