Versant Ventures

Venture Capital Est. 1999
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≈USD 2.51B
Est. FUM
Sum of 8 funds raised 2014–2021; preferred to the undated total from an earlier estimate
Type
Venture Capital
HQ
San Francisco, CA, United States
Founded
1999
Last fundraise
2021 (USD 560M)

About

Versant Ventures is a venture capital fund focused on biotechnology and life sciences, with a primary focus on novel therapeutics targeting important unmet medical needs. Versant Ventures both develops its own projects, and invests in external companies. In both instances we provide the necessary funds to bring the product to launch. We have a large team of scientists, known as our Discovery Engines, which develop and validate new biological discoveries and technologies. We also invest in externally developed IP in companies throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.

Strategies

Venture Capital
Sources

Locations & investment markets

Capital and location details checked 2026-10-12.

Investment Focus

Investment size
USD 1M - USD 50M

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

Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A Series B
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States Canada Switzerland
Coverage
Global
Regions
North America Europe

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
San Francisco, CA, United States
More investors with offices in San Francisco
Office Presence
3 countries
United States Canada Switzerland
6 known offices
San Francisco, CA, United States (HQ)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Basel, BS, Switzerland
San Diego, CA, United States
New York, NY, United States
Edina, MN, United States

Fundraising

Versant Venture Capital VIII
2021
USD 560M
source
Versant Vantage II
2021
USD 250M
source
Versant Voyageurs II
2021
USD 140M
source
Versant Vantage I
2020
USD 150M
source
Versant Venture Capital VII
2018
USD 600M
source
Versant Voyageurs I
2018
USD 100M
source
Versant Venture Capital VI
2017
USD 400M
source
Versant Venture Capital V
2014
USD 305M
source

Deals & Activity

Tracked Deals
2
Most common deal types
Unknown (2)
Recent tracked deals
a FINE site
2026
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