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ARCH Venture Partners — Seed & Series A VC Firm

VC
Chicago, IllinoisWebsite

ARCH Venture Partners is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois investing in Healthcare, Other, SaaS. The firm has 14 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
14 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
AUM
$1B
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Healthcare, Other, SaaS
HQ
Chicago, Illinois
Check size
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-22

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

AUM

$1.0B

Portfolio

14+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Top-tier life sciences investor with a long history of backing breakthrough biotech and pharma companies. Best for exceptionally ambitious science with clear venture scale.

How ARCH Venture Partners invests

ARCH Venture Partners is a vc firm based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Healthcare, Other, SaaS.

ARCH Venture Partners manages approximately $1B in assets. Our records include 6 funds raised by the firm.

ARCH Venture Partners has backed 14 companies in our records, including Codiak BioSciences, Inc. (CIK 0001659352), ARCH Venture Fund VIII Overage, L.P. (CIK 0001617237), ARCH Venture Fund IX Overage, L.P. (CIK 0001666307).

Partners & Team

SP

Specific partner not identified in source

Partner

biotech
pharma

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Other
SaaS

Funds

ARCH Venture Partners Fund VI

$350M2021
investing

ARCH Venture Partners Fund V

$300M2018
closed

ARCH Venture Partners Fund IV

$250M2015
closed

ARCH Venture Partners Fund III

$200M2012
closed

ARCH Venture Partners Fund II

$150M2009
closed

ARCH Venture Partners Fund I

$100M2006
closed

Portfolio Companies (14)

Other

CO

Codiak BioSciences, Inc. (CIK 0001659352)

SEC Form D filing mentioning ARCH Venture Partners

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ARCH Venture Fund VIII Overage, L.P. (CIK 0001617237)

SEC Form D filing mentioning ARCH Venture Partners

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ARCH Venture Fund IX Overage, L.P. (CIK 0001666307)

SEC Form D filing mentioning ARCH Venture Partners

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ARCH Venture Fund XII, L.P. (CIK 0001906837)

SEC Form D filing mentioning ARCH Venture Partners

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ARCH Venture Fund IX, L.P. (CIK 0001666306)

SEC Form D filing mentioning ARCH Venture Partners

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ARCH Venture Fund XI, L.P. (CIK 0001831802)

SEC Form D filing mentioning ARCH Venture Partners

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ARCH Venture Fund X, L.P. (CIK 0001757011)

SEC Form D filing mentioning ARCH Venture Partners

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ARCH Venture Fund XIII, L.P. (CIK 0002006772)

SEC Form D filing mentioning ARCH Venture Partners

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908 Devices

Life sciences tools / analytical instrumentation·Not specified in the source.

Point-of-need chemical and biomolecular analysis devices.

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Agios Pharmaceuticals

Biopharmaceuticals / oncology·Not specified in the source.

Gene-targeted cancer therapeutics.

How to pitch ARCH Venture Partners
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Specific partner not identified in source, Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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