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Versant Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Versant Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Healthcare, Other. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$10.0M checks and has 9 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$10.0M
Portfolio
9 companies on record
Partners
11 listed
AUM
$5.5B
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Healthcare, Other
HQ
San Francisco, CA

Last verified: 2026-07-18

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $10.0M

AUM

$5.5B

Portfolio

9+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Versant focuses exclusively on creating and financing innovative biotechnology companies pushing the frontier of cell and gene therapy.

How Versant Ventures invests

Versant Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Healthcare, Other.

Versant Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$10.0M per investment, backed by approximately $5.5B in assets under management.

Versant Ventures has backed 9 companies in our records, including Jasper Therapeutics, Revolutio, Versant Venture Capital VIII, L.P. (CIK 0001832242).

Partners & Team

KG

Kevin Grove

Venture Partner

ME

Max Eisenberg

Chief Operating Officer

CR

Carlo Rizzuto

Managing Director

AM

Alexander Mayweg

Managing Director

BA

Brian Atwood

Managing Director

NS

Nigel Sheail

Venture Partner

RP

Robin Praeger

Managing Director

ZS

Zachary Sweeney

Venture Partner

JD

Jerel Davis

Managing Director

DM

Don Milder

Managing Partner

BS

Bijan Salehizadeh

Managing Partner

Biotech
Oncology
Cell Therapy

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Other

Portfolio Companies (9)

Other

JA

Jasper Therapeutics

Cell Therapy
RE

Revolutio

Immuno-Oncology
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Versant Venture Capital VIII, L.P. (CIK 0001832242)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Versant Ventures

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Versant Venture Capital IX, L.P. (CIK 0001947469)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Versant Ventures

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Versant Venture Capital SPV I (SAB), L.P. (CIK 0002020185)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Versant Ventures

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Versant Vantage II, L.P. (CIK 0001832235)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Versant Ventures

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Versant Voyageurs II, L.P. (CIK 0001832243)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Versant Ventures

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Versant Voyageurs III, L.P. (CIK 0001947466)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Versant Ventures

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Versant Vantage III, L.P. (CIK 0001947467)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Versant Ventures

How to pitch Versant Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $10.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kevin Grove, Venture Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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