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Astellas Venture Management

Astellas Venture Management

South San Francisco, Californiaastellasventure.com

Overview

Astellas Venture Management (AVM) is the corporate venture capital arm of Astellas Pharma Inc., dedicated to supporting pre-clinical, cutting-edge science that can bring value to patients . AVM provides equity investments to private, early-stage companies developing therapeutic programs and platform technologies, helping them to advance their innovations faster . AVM is a strategic investor, making investments in science that will enhance the current Astellas R&D pipeline or that could catalyze new directions in discovery research .

Year Founded

2005

Portfolio Companies

23

Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
SidewinderApr 2026Series BCo-investor
Sidewinder TherapeuticsApr 2026Series BCo-investor
Pallando TherapeuticsJun 2025SeedCo-investor
Solu TherapeuticsApr 2025Series ACo-investor
PhoremostSep 2024Series B ExtensionCo-investor
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HeadquartersSouth San Francisco, California
Year Founded2005

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