Alta Partners

Venture Capital Est. 1996
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≈USD 2.8B
Firm FUM
Capital raised to date, stated by Alta Partners website, 2026 · source
Type
Venture Capital
HQ
San Francisco, CA, United States
Founded
1996
Last fundraise
2021 (USD 275M)

About

Alta Partners is a leading healthcare venture capital fund with offices in Denver and San Francisco. We have raised 9 funds since our founding in 1996 and have deep expertise in the healthcare space. We help create lasting companies that will change the healthcare landscape.

Strategies

Venture Capital
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Locations & investment markets

Capital and location details checked 2026-10-12.

Investment Focus

Investment size
USD 500K - USD 5M

Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.

Investment Stages
Stages
Series A Series B
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States
Coverage
Country-focused
Regions
North America

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
San Francisco, CA, United States
More investors with offices in San Francisco
Office Presence
1 country
United States
2 known offices
San Francisco, CA, United States (HQ)
Denver, CO, United States

Fundraising

Alta Partners NextGen Fund III, L.P.
2021
USD 275M
source
Alta BioPharma Partners III, L.P. and Alta California Partners IV, L.P.
2004
USD 475M
source
Alta California Partners, L.P.
1996
USD 130M
source

Deals & Activity

Tracked Deals
24
Most common deal types
Unknown (24)
Deals by domain
Healthcare 5
Recent tracked deals
Umpartners
Transcarent
Harborhealth
Patientslikeme
Freemarkethealth
Paladinahealth
Dispatchhealth
Bettervet

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