NEWCaplight raises a $16M Series A, led by BlackRock and Fin Capital →
Skip to main content
Caplight Logo









venBio

venBio

San Francisco, Californiavenbio.com

Overview

venBio is a life sciences investment firm partnering with industry leaders to build game-changing medicines and technologies with a focus on novel therapeutics for unmet medical needs. They are mindful of potential acquisition partners from the outset, and they ensure that their companies are best positioned to meet their requirements. This includes intellectual property (IP), chemistry, manufacturing (CMC), and the details of clinical trials, including indication, trial design, endpoints, powering, and regulatory considerations.

Year Founded

2011

Portfolio Companies

28

Website

venbio.com

Investments

venBio investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Oak Hill BioJun 2026Series ALead
Candid Therapeutics, Inc.Mar 2026PIPECo-investor
Caldera TherapeuticsJan 2026Series A ExtensionCo-investor
Parabilis MedicinesJan 2026Series FCo-investor
Fog PharmaceuticalsJan 2026Series FCo-investor

Key People

Richard Gaster

Managing Partner

Jaume Pons

Venbio Venture Partner

Yvonne Yamanaka

Partner

Sector & Stage Mix

Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.

Premium
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

Unlock portfolio analytics

Sign up to view full sector, stage, and valuation breakdowns for this investor.

Investment Activity

Yearly cadence, pace, and funding raised over time.

Premium
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Unlock portfolio analytics

Sign up to explore yearly investment trends and funding raised over time.

FAQ

Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Year Founded2011

Institutional Data Access

Join leading institutional investors using Caplight to access private market data, discover pricing, and execute secondary block trades.

Requires verified institutional or accredited status.