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Versant Ventures

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Versant Ventures is a leading healthcare-focused venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in medical devices, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, healthcare services, and healthcare information technology. The firm, founded in 1999, consists of a seasoned team of twelve managing directors with more than 130 years of venture capital investing experience and more than 150 years of operating experience.

Recent Milestones

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  Versant Ventures invested in GenSight Biologics. (4/8/13)
  Posted 4/9/13 at 9:38pm via yahoo.com
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  Versant Ventures invested in Theraclone Sciences. (3/25/13)
  Posted 3/25/13 at 8:12pm via finsmes.com
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  Versant Ventures invested in Novira Therapeutics. (3/25/13)
  Posted 3/28/13 at 8:42pm via fiercebiotech.com
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  Versant Ventures invested in Holaira. (2/11/13)
  Posted 2/11/13 at 8:55pm via finsmes.com
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  Versant Ventures invested in Glaukos. (2/7/13)
  Posted 2/7/13 at 8:17pm via dowjones.com
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  Versant Ventures invested in Ocular Therapeutix. (1/28/13)
  Posted 1/28/13 at 6:43pm via businesswire.com
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  Versant Ventures invested in Ceterix Orthopaedics. (1/23/13)
  Posted 1/22/13 at 8:58pm via finsmes.com
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  Versant Ventures invested in Flexion Therapeutics. (12/4/12)
  Posted 12/4/12 at 7:39pm via reuters.com
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  Versant Ventures invested in CardiAQ Valve Technologies. (11/29/12)
  Posted 11/29/12 at 9:06pm via dowjones.com
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  Versant Ventures invested in Cerephex. (10/12/12)
  Posted 10/13/12 at 2:03am via dowjones.com
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  Versant Ventures invested in Innovative Pulmonary Solutions. (9/20/12)
  Posted 9/20/12 at 9:23pm via dowjones.com
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  Versant Ventures invested in ROX Medical. (9/6/12)
  Posted 9/7/12 at 2:17am via dowjones.com
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  Versant Ventures invested in Alter-G. (8/13/12)
  Posted 8/13/12 at 9:32pm via dowjones.com
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  Versant Ventures invested in Benvenue Medical. (6/28/12)
  Posted 6/28/12 at 6:20pm via sacbee.com
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  Versant Ventures invested in Zyga Technology. (5/16/12)
  Posted 5/16/12 at 6:59pm via dowjones.com
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  Versant Ventures invested in OpGen. (3/7/12)
  Posted 3/12/12 at 6:15pm via finsmes.com

Investments

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1. Versant Ventures raises $500M for life sciences investing (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
2. GenSight Biologics Raises €32m in a Series A Financing for Ophthalmic Gene Therapy (finance.yahoo.com) [edit]
3. Theraclone Sciences Closes $14M in Series B and Debt Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
4. Versant adds $7.5M to upstart biotech's A round (fiercebiotech.com) [edit]
5. Holaira Raises $10M in Series C Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
6. Glaukos Spots $30M for Eyeball Stent, Doesn't Blink in Ivantis Rivalry (pevc.dowjones.com) [edit]
7. Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. Closes on $23.8 Million Series D Extension (businesswire.com) [edit]
8. Ceterix Orthopaedics Raises $19.5M in Series B Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
9. Flexion Therapeutics Secures $20 Million in Series B Financing (reuters.com) [edit]
10. CardiAQ Raises $37.3M Series B Led by OrbiMed (pevc.dowjones.com) [edit]
11. Neurostim Device Maker Cerephex Raises Series A Tranche for Trials (pevc.dowjones.com) [edit]
12. Innovative Pulmonary Raises $10.6M for COPD Therapy Trials, Names New CEO (pevc.dowjones.com) [edit]
13. ROX Medical Grabs Another $6M for Hypertension Therapy (pevc.dowjones.com) [edit]
14. Versant Ventures Puts Another $10M Into High-Tech Treadmill Maker Alter-G (pevc.dowjones.com) [edit]
15. Benvenue Medical Secures $25 Million Series D Financing (sacbee.com) [edit]
16. Zyga Stacks Up $25M Series C To Test, Sell Joint Devices (pevc.dowjones.com) [edit]
17. OpGen to Receive up to $17M in Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
18. Sequent Medical Announces Closing of $26.0 Million Venture Financing (marketwatch.com) [edit]
19. Groove Biopharma Raises $6M in Series B Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
20. Trident Capital, Inc. Invests in Advanced ICU Care® and Its ICU Performance Solutions (icumedicine.com) [edit]
21. AcuFocus Closes $65M Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
22. KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals Closed $37.4M Series D Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
23. Intuity Medical Closes $12M Second Tranche of Series D Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
24. WaveTec Vision Closes $15.9M Series D Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
25. Benvenue Medical raises $35.5M (bizjournals.com) [edit]
26. Medical device startup Augmenix infused with $3M financing (masshightech.com) [edit]
27. Synosia Therapeutics Raises $30M in Series C Financing (synosia.com) [edit]
28. OpGen Completes $17 Million Series B Financing (opgen.com) [edit]
29. Italy's Okairos raises $20.5M for vaccine work (fiercebiotech.com) [edit]
30. Immune Design Nabs $32M for Targeted Vaccines (xconomy.com) [edit]
31. Veracyte, Inc.: Series B $28M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
32. Sequent Medical, Inc.: Series B $15.6M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
33. Mirina Nabs $3.9M (xconomy.com) [edit]
34. Intuity Medical Secures $64M in Series D Financing Round (finsmes.com) [edit]
35. Fluidigm raises another $7.5M for stem-cell analysis chips (venturebeat.com) [edit]
36. Metabolex (Metabolex.com) [edit]
37. Xconomy Boston (xconomy.com) [edit]
38. Flexion garners $33M in Series A (fiercebiotech.com) [edit]
39. Rennovia Grabs $12M for Renewable Chemicals (earth2tech.com) [edit]
40. I-Therapeutix, Inc.: Series C $15M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
41. Transcend Medical sees $20M for glaucoma device (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
42. Anaphore, Inc.: Series A $13M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
43. Clovis Oncology (Boulder, CO) an entity focused on licensing or acquiring rights to oncology compounds in all stages of clinical development (onbiovc.com) [edit]
44. CVCA (cvca.com.cn) [edit]
45. Ambrx, Inc.: Series D $10M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
46. LensX Lasers nabs $22M for eye surgery lasers (venturebeat.com) [edit]
47. Alter‐G secures $8 million in series B financing from Versant Ventures (alter-g.com) [edit]
48. Synosia raises $29M for Phase II testing (fiercebiotech.com) [edit]
49. Cardiac Concepts Raises $21 Million (equityhelpdesk.com) [edit]
50. APT Pharmaceuticals Secures $32 Million in Series B Financing (aptbio.com) [edit]
51. Microfabrica Secures $22.5 Million Funding to Grow its Medical Device Business (microfabrica.com) [edit]
52. Glaukos Adds $35 Million (equityhelpdesk.com) [edit]
53. Immune Design Aiming To Make Vaccines That Work Better in a Single Shot (xconomy.com) [edit]
54. Vaccsys raises $9 million for vaccine research (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
55. Capital Funding Report [edit]
56. Novasys Medical takes $49.5M for women’s medical device (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
57. April 15, 2008 - Anaphore Receives $8M In Financing (anaphoreinc.com) [edit]
58. Defibrillator maker Cameron Health takes in $14M (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
59. Biotech Startup PhaseRx Wins $19M Pledge (biospace.com) [edit]
60. Benvenue Medical Closes $15 Million Series B Financing (benvenuemedical.com) [edit]
61. OpGen Announces $23.6 Million Series A Financing (opgen.com) [edit]
62. Metabolex (Metabolex.com) [edit]
63. Life science fluid control company, Fluidigm, raises $17M more (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
64. Neurological co. Synosis raises $32.5M (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
65. NeoVista, a co. targeting age-related macular degeneration, raises $41M (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
66. Impedance Cardiology raises $5 million (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
67. Neurotechâ„¢, Inc. Completes $35 Million Private Equity Financing (neurotechusa.com) [edit]
68. Achaogen Closes Series B Financing (achaogen.com) [edit]
69. NeoVista, a radiation treatment device maker, to raise $26M (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
70. KYTHERA Raises $30 Million In Series B Financing (kytherabiopharma.com) [edit]
71. EDGAR [edit]
72. MedManage Systems, Inc. Closes $10.75 Million Series D (biospacejobs.com) [edit]
73. EDGAR [edit]
74. EDGAR [edit]
75. Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. Raises $45MM in Private Financing (fiveprime.com) [edit]
76. Glaukos Receives Series A Investment From Domain Associates, LLC, Versant Ventures, And Frazier Healthcare Ventures (privco.com) [edit]