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Websiteflagshipventures.com
Phone617 868 1888
Employees

Funds

Flagship Ventures Fund IV, 1/12 $270M

Offices

Cambridge, USA
One Memorial Drive
7th Floor
Cambridge, MA, 02142
USA

People

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Flagship Ventures

Flagship Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on creating, financing, and building innovative companies in the Life Science and Technology sectors. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, Flagship Ventures was founded in 2000 and manages $900 million in capital. Prior to its founding, Flagship’s principals were involved as founders or investors in over 100 firms including: Adolor, AltaVista, Anesta, Antigenics, Aspect Medical, Astral Point, Celera Genomics, ChemGenics Pharmaceuticals, Color Kinetics, Chantry Networks, Cytyc, DataSage, Exact Sciences, IDEXX, PerSeptive Biosystems, Somatogen, Telecorp PCS and TripAdvisor.

The Flagship investment team consists of 10 professionals and is led by co-founders Noubar Afeyan and Ed Kania. Complementing their internal team which has extensive network of academic and industrial advisors who are actively engaged in evaluating and helping develop new ventures.

Milestones

Investments

Company Date Round Size Participants
Polatis 2/12Unattributed$2.7M5
Blend Therapeutics 1/12Series A$2.8M2
Agios Pharmaceuticals 11/11Series C$78M4
T2 Biosystems 8/11Series D$23M10
ExactCost 6/11Unattributed$8.5M1
Kovio 6/11Unattributed$15M7
Seventh Sense Biosystems 5/11Series A$4.5M3
TARIS Biomedical 4/11Series B$18.3M4
LS9 12/10Series D$30M5
Accuri Cytometers 10/10Series E$6M5
Visterra 8/10Series A$6M3
Bind Biosciences 6/10Series C$12.4M4
Acceleron Pharma 6/10Unattributed$8.4M5
Everyday Solutions 6/10Unattributed$2.81M3
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals 6/10Series C$45M6
T2 Biosystems 5/10Series C$15M9
Joule Unlimited 4/10Series B$30M1
Selecta Biosciences 4/10Series C$15M5
TransMedics 3/10Series E$36M11
Eleven Biotherapeutics 3/10Series A$35M2
Receptos 11/09Series A$25M4
LS9 10/09Series C$25M4
Alvine Pharmaceuticals 9/09Series A$21.5M6
Pervasis Therapeutics 8/09Series C$17.4M3
Accuri Cytometers 8/09Series D$4M5
Advanced Electron Beams 8/09Series C$14.2M6
Novomer 8/09Series B$14M4
Kovio 7/09Series E$20M11
TARIS Biomedical 6/09Series A$15M3
Polatis 6/09Unattributed$8M7
Carbon Design Systems 5/09Series E$7.5M3
Parasol Therapeutics 5/09Series A$3.25M3
Seahorse Bioscience 3/09Series D$6M7
Selecta Biosciences 2/09Series B$15.1M4
Black Duck Software 2/09Series D$9.5M8
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals 8/08Series A$15M5
Mascoma 5/08Series C$61M4
Concert Pharmaceuticals 4/08Series C$37M12
Pervasis Therapeutics 1/08Unattributed$9.75M4
Carbon Design Systems 1/08Unattributed$6M3
Novomer 11/07Series A$6.6M2
BDNA 10/07Series D$20M4
Interactive Supercomputing 10/07Series B$11M5
LS9 10/07Series B$15M3
Kovio 9/07Series D$19.5M10
Adnexus 8/07Series C$15.5M5
Tira Wireless 7/07Series D$5M4
TransMedics 4/07Series D$25.5M9
Netuitive 4/07Series D$8M7
LS9 3/07Series A$5M2
Black Duck Software 2/07Series C$12M6
Codon Devices 12/06Series B$20M5
Concert Pharmaceuticals 11/06Series B$48.5M8
Mascoma 11/06Unattributed$30M7
SiCortex 10/06Series B$21M6
Carbon Design Systems 9/06Series D$5M3
Acceleron Pharma 8/06Series B$30M6
Adnexus 6/06Series B$27M4
Zingku 6/06Unattributed$1M1
Tira Wireless 3/06Series C$13M2
Calpurnia Corporation 1/06Series B$8M4
Interactive Supercomputing 1/06Series A$4.5M3
T2 Biosystems 1/06Unattributed$5.5M3
Carbon Design Systems 9/05Series C$5.35M3
Pervasis Therapeutics 8/05Series B$17.4M3
Extraprise 8/05Unattributed$5.1M8
Ellacoya Networks 7/05Unattributed$13.5M5
Black Duck Software 6/05Series B$12M6
Codon Devices 5/05Series A$13M3
Netuitive 5/05Series C$5M5
Tira Wireless 3/05Series B$2.5M3
Revivio 1/05Series C$25M7
Integrated Development Enterprise 1/05Unattributed$1.5M4
Black Duck Software 7/04Series A$5M3
ZoomInfo 7/04Series A$7M5
Ensemble Discovery 5/04Series A$15M3
TransMedics 1/04Series B$27.6M8

Videos

Sources

  1. Flagship Ventures Closes New Fund at $270M (finsmes.com) [edit]
  2. Flagship joins biotech's $30M financing (masshightech.com) [edit]
  3. Polatis Investors Bring $2.7M in New Funding for Company Growth (polatis.com) [edit]
  4. Blend debuts with $2.8 million (biocentury.com) [edit]
  5. Agios Pharmaceuticals Raises $78M in Series C Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
  6. T2 Biosystems closes $23M Series D financing (masshightech.com) [edit]
  7. ExactCost Recapitalizes With $8.5M Led By Flagship Ventures (fis.dowjones.com) [edit]
  8. Kovio Raises $15M in Equity Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
  9. Seventh Sense Biosystems Secures $4.5M from $10M Series A Offering (7sbio.com) [edit]
  10. TARIS Closes $18.3 Million Series B Financing (eon.businesswire.com) [edit]
  11. TechCrunch [edit]
  12. Accuri Cytometers, Inc.: Series E $6M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
  13. Visterra, Inc.: Series A $6M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
  14. Bind banks $12.4M round as lead program heads into PhI Read more: Bind banks $12.4M round as lead program heads into PhI - FierceBiotech http://www.fiercebiotech.com/story/bind-banks-12-4m-round-lead-program-heads-phi/2010-06-29?utm_medium=rss&utm_source (fiercebiotech.com) [edit]
  15. Acceleron Pharma pulls in $8.4M financing (masshightech.com) [edit]
  16. FONTINALIS PARTNERS ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT IN EVERYDAY SOLUTIONS THE LEADING PROVIDER OF GPS-DRIVEN SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (sec.gov) [edit]
  17. Tetraphase hauls in $45M C round to back antibiotic work (fiercebiotech.com) [edit]
  18. T2 Biosystems, Inc.: Series C $15M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
  19. Joule Closes $30 Million Funding Round (jouleunlimited.com) [edit]
  20. SELECTA CLOSES $15 MILLION SERIES C FINANCING (freshnews.com) [edit]
  21. TransMedics, Inc.: Series E $36M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
  22. Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc.: Series A $35M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
  23. Receptos raises $25M in Series A (fiercebiotech.com) [edit]
  24. LS9, Inc.: Series C $25M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
  25. Alvine gobbles $21.5M to treat gastrointestinal disease (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
  26. Pervasis Therapeutics Announces $17 Million in Financing and New Board Member (news.prnewswire.com) [edit]
  27. Accuri Cytometers, Inc.: Series D $4M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
  28. http://earth2tech.com/2009/08/04/ge-beams-more-cash-into-advanced-electron-tech/ (earth2tech.com) [edit]
  29. Green Plastics Startup Novomer Raises $14M (earth2tech.com) [edit]
  30. Kovio raises $20 million for chip-printing technology for tiniest radios and sensors (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
  31. Taris Biomedical raises $15 million (boston.bizjournals.com) [edit]
  32. Polatis Raises $8M (polatis.com) [edit]
  33. xconomy.com [edit]
  34. Parasol Therapeutics, Inc.: Series A $3.25M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
  35. Seahorse Bioscience lands $6M, buys BioProcessors Corp (masshightech.com) [edit]
  36. Selecta Biosciences, Inc. Closes $15.1M Series B Financing (selectabio.com) [edit]
  37. Black Duck Software Gets $9.5 Million To Help You Ship Better Software More Quickly (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  38. Equity Help Desk (equityhelpdesk.com) [edit]
  39. Mascoma Corporation Raises $61 Million in Third Round of Funding (findarticles.com) [edit]
  40. Capital Funding Report [edit]
  41. Pervasis Therapeutics Closes Additional $9.75 Million in Financing (pervasistx.com) [edit]
  42. xconomy.com [edit]
  43. Novomer, Next-Generation Eco-Plastics Company, Secures Series A Financing from Physic Ventures and Flagship Ventures (novomer.com) [edit]
  44. DNA Closes $20M in Latest Funding Round, Appoints New Chief Executive (bdna.com) [edit]
  45. Interactive Supercomputing Raises Series B Funding (insidehpc.com) [edit]
  46. NYT Dealbook (dealbook.nytimes.com) [edit]
  47. Kovio raises $19.4M for printed electronics (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
  48. Adnexus Therapeutics Raises $15.5 Million in Series C Funding (adnexustx.com) [edit]
  49. Tira Wireless Raises $5 Million in Series D Financing (wirelessfederation.com) [edit]
  50. TransMedics (transmedics.com) [edit]
  51. Netuitive Secures $8 Million in Financing to Accelerate Market Expansion (netuitive.com) [edit]
  52. CNET (news.cnet.com) [edit]
  53. Black Duck Software Closes $12 Million in Third Round Financing (blackducksoftware.com) [edit]
  54. Codon Devices Secures $20 Million in Series B Financing (findarticles.com) [edit]
  55. Concert Pharmaceuticals Raises $48.5 Million in Series B Financing (concertpharma.com) [edit]
  56. Mascoma gets $30M for cellulosic ethanol — in bid to replace gasoline (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  57. SiCortex Announces $21 Million Series B Funding Round Led By Strategic Investment Group (sicortex.com) [edit]
  58. Carbon Fuels Growth with Additional $5M Funding (carbondesignsystems.com) [edit]
  59. Acceleron Pharma Closes $30M Series B Financing (acceleronpharma.com) [edit]
  60. ADNEXUS THERAPEUTICS CLOSES $27M SERIES B FUNDING (adnexustx.com) [edit]
  61. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  62. Tira Wireless Raises $13 Million in Series C Financing (goodwinprocter.net) [edit]
  63. IntelliVid Announces $8.0 Million Series B Funding (flagshipventures.com) [edit]
  64. Interactive Supercomputing, Inc. Raises $4.5M Series A – Waltham, MA (venturefizz.wordpress.com) [edit]
  65. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  66. Cap funding Report [edit]
  67. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  68. Extraprise Closes Venture Financing to Support Expansion (extraprise.com) [edit]
  69. Funding Round Nets $13.5M for Ellacoya (multichannel.com) [edit]
  70. Black Duck Software Secures $12M in Series B Financing Led By Ventures (intel.com) [edit]
  71. Codon Devices closes on $13M first funding round (masshightech.com) [edit]
  72. Netuitive Closes $5 Million in Financing and Adds Former Mercury Executive to Board of Directors (netuitive.com) [edit]
  73. Tira Wireless Strengthens Leadership Position in Rapidly Expanding Market (flagshipventures.com) [edit]
  74. Revivio Secures $25 Million in Series C Funding Round (flagshipventures.com) [edit]
  75. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  76. Black Duck swimming in $5M round (boston.bizjournals.com) [edit]
  77. boston.bizjournals.com [edit]
  78. ENSEMBLE DISCOVERY CORPORATION ANNOUNCES $15M SERIES A PREFERRED FINANCING (ensemblediscovery.com) [edit]
  79. TransMedics (transmedics.com) [edit]
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