Hi bbready:
Thanks for the interesting question.
While it may not be possible to find *all* VC firms dealing in
biotechnology in any one particular area, I believe the following list
represents a majority of the biggest ones. I weeded out all those
companies that did not have a sizable investment in multiple biotech
companies.
For each company I have provided:
* Company Name
* Website homepage
* Description (pulled from their own site)
* Biotech Investments - a link to the page where they list their
current/previous biotech investments. Some companies list them under
Medical or Life Science or...
* Contact Information (including the page where this information came
from - which often contains further contact details)
MPM Capital
Website: http://www.mpmcapital.com/flash/index.html
Description: "MPM Capital is the world's largest dedicated investor in
life sciences. With committed capital under active management of more
than $2.1 billion, MPM is uniquely structured to invest globally in
healthcare innovation. In addition to its BioVentures family of
venture capital funds, MPM invests in the public markets through its
BioEquities hedge fund. Primarily in biotechnology, but also in
medical devices and biopharmaceuticals, MPM has seamlessly integrated
private and public equity products to target innovation in healthcare
and, thereby, deliver exceptional returns to investors. The MPM
BioVentures and MPM BioEquities family of funds are two distinctly
different but highly complementary investment vehicles."
Biotech Investments:
http://www.mpmcapital.com/flash/portfolio/biotech.html
Contact Information:
111 Huntington Avenue
31st floor
Boston, MA 02199
Phone: 617-425-9200
Fax: 617-425-9201
From: http://www.mpmcapital.com/flash/offices/boston.html
Polaris Venture Partners
Website: http://www.polarisventures.com/
Description: "Polaris Venture Partners is a partnership of experienced
venture capital investors whose mission since 1996 has been to find
and invest in seed and early stage information technology and life
sciences companies with exceptional promise, and help them grow
sustainable, market leading companies. With over $2 billion under
management and offices in the technology centers of Boston and
Seattle, we partner with gifted, driven entrepreneurs to help them
develop their ideas into highly successful businesses. Through our
philosophy of active lead investing and partnering with early-stage
companies, the firm's team of experienced venture investors and
technology executives has helped a number of companies achieve market
leadership."
Biotech Investments:
http://www.polarisventures.com/portfolio/sector.html#
Contact Information:
1000 Winter Street
Suite 3350
Waltham, MA 02451-1215
tel: 781.290.0770
fax: 781.290.0880
From: http://www.polarisventures.com/contact.html
Prism Venture Partners
Website: http://www.prismventure.com/home/index.asp
Description: "Prism Venture Partners is a venture capital firm
combining investment expertise with entrepreneurial passion to deliver
success to promising companies and outstanding returns to investors.
Since 1996, we've raised four venture funds totaling $1 billion and
backed more than 50 start-up, early-stage and growth companies in
communications, business infrastructure software, and healthcare
technology"
Biotech Investments:
http://www.prismventure.com/portfolio/healthcare.asp
Contact Information:
100 Lowder Brook Drive
Suite 2500
Westwood, MA 02090
Phone: 781-302-4000
FAX: 781-302-4040
From: http://www.prismventure.com/about/contact-us.asp
Oxford Bioscience Partners
Website: http://www.oxbio.com/missionpage.html
Description: "Oxford Bioscience Partners (OBP) is a life science
venture capital firm that provides equity financing and management
assistance to start-up early-stage, entrepreneurial-driven companies
in the bioscience and healthcare industries. The General Partners of
OBP currently manage venture funds with combined committed capital of
more than $800 million."
Contact Information:
222 Berkeley Street
Suite 1650
Boston, MA 02116
Tel: (617) 357-7474
Fax: (617) 357-7476
From: http://www.oxbio.com/index.html
Atlas Ventures
Website: http://www.atlasventure.com/default.asp
Description: "Atlas Venture is the leading international early-stage
venture capital firm, investing in communications, information
technology and life sciences companies. Atlas Venture has investing
offices in Boston, London, Munich and Paris, and its investments are
evenly divided between the United States and Europe.
Founded in 1980, Atlas Venture has organized six international funds,
and currently manages more than $2.1 billion in committed capital. The
Atlas Venture investment team is comprised of seasoned operating
executives and career venture capitalists that have been deeply
involved in the formation and development of more than 300 companies
worldwide."
Biotech Investments:
http://www.atlasventure.com/portfolio_content.asp?item_id=17
Contact:
890 Winter Street
Suite 320
Waltham, MA 02451, USA
t: +1 781 622 1700
f: +1 781 622 1701
e: boston@atlasventure.com
From: http://www.atlasventure.com/contact_us_content.asp?contact_id=7
Zero Stage Capital
Website: http://www.zerostage.com/
Description: "One of the original pioneers of start-up company
investing, Zero Stage Capital proactively invests and manages a
balanced and diversified fund investing across technology sectors and
across all stages of company growth. Zero Stage Capital seeks to
achieve superior returns for its investors, while creating an
attractive liquidity profile, by investing approximately 50 percent of
its funds in early-stage ventures and 50 percent in later-stage
ongoing companies. Since 1994, Zero Stage Capital has performed in the
top ten percent among peer funds."
Biotech Investments:
http://www.zerostage.com/Portfolio/PortfolioNav.asp?choice=2&cat=13
Contact Information:
101 Main Street, 17th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142-1519
Telephone 617-876-5355
Fax 617-876-1248
From: http://www.zerostage.com/Contact/Offices.asp?id=1
Flagship Ventures
Website: http://www.flagshipventures.com/
Description: "Founded in 1999, Flagship Ventures is an
entrepreneurship and venture capital firm comprising a family of
funds: OneLiberty Funds, AGTC Funds and NewcoGen Group. Flagship
currently invests from $400 million in funds raised in 2000, and
manages a total pool of committed capital approaching $600 million.
The Flagship Ventures team consists of 31 professionals focused on
creating, financing, and building companies in the life science,
information technology, and communications sectors. Complementing our
internal team is our extensive network of Advisor Partners who are
actively engaged in evaluating, and often co-founding, our new
ventures."
Biotech Investments: http://www.flagshipventures.com/applied.html
Contact Information:
150 Cambridge Park Drive
10th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02140
Main: 617.868.1888
Fax: 617.868.1115
From: http://www.flagshipventures.com/contact.html
Ampersand Ventures
Website: http://www.ampersandventures.com/
Description: "Ampersand Ventures traces its lineage to the early days
of the private equity industry. Organized in 1969 as an internal
technology-focused venture capital investment activity at PaineWebber,
Ampersand was founded in 1988 as a spinoff from PaineWebber to step
outside of the mainstream by focusing on the Specialty Materials and
Chemicals (SMC) industry.
This differentiated strategy paid off. By the early 1990's, unlike the
mainstream, Ampersand's funds were generating results that placed us
among the best performers of our vintages—a function of our contrarian
industry focus and our operations-oriented investment style."
Biotech Investments:
http://www.ampersandventures.com/portfolio_companies/index.html#lifesciences
Contact Information:
55 William St., Ste. 240
Wellesley, MA 02481
(781) 239-0700 Tel
(781) 239-0824 Fax
From: http://www.ampersandventures.com/contact_us/
Greylock
Website: http://www.greylock.com/
Description: "Greylock is a private venture capital firm, founded in
Boston in 1965, with committed capital of over $2.2 billion under
management. Over the past 37 years we have provided equity capital and
support to more than 250 developing companies, many of which have gone
on to become leaders in their respective industries. Of these
companies, over 120 have become publicly held, while more than 80
others have merged successfully with other leading companies."
Biotech Investments:
http://www.greylock.com/companies/ByCategory.asp?c=1100
Contact Information:
Greylock
880 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451
781.622.2200 tel
781.622.2300 fax
boston@greylock.com
From: http://www.greylock.com/contact/default.asp
Advent International
Website: http://www.adventinternational.com/HomePage.aspx
Description: "We are one of the largest and most established private
equity groups in the world. By drawing on our deep industry knowledge,
broad international resources and strong local presence, we help build
market-leading businesses in Europe, North America, Latin America and
Asia Pacific."
Biotech Investments:
http://www.adventinternational.com/Investments/Investments.aspx?PageID=5.1&Sector=Healthcare/Life%20Sciences&DealStage=VC
Contact Information:
Boston – Regional Headquarters
Advent International Corporation
75 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Tel: +1 617 951 9400
Fax: +1 617 951 0566
info@adventinternational.com
From: http://www.adventinternational.com/ContactUs/MainTemplate.aspx?PageID=8.0
Bain Capital
Website: http://www.baincapital.com/default.htm
Description: "Founded in 1984, Bain Capital's primary aim is to
acquire or invest in companies that have excellent potential for
equity appreciation.
Bain Capital's approach is to develop partnerships with exceptional
management teams. Significant management participation through
equity-based compensation in stock ownership is a critical ingredient
to each company's success. Bain Capital professionals are also
significant personal investors in each portfolio company.
Our unique approach to managing several distinct pools of capital
allows us to leverage industry expertise, financing needs and employee
skills across a wide variety of investments."
Biotech Investments:
http://www.baincapital.com/investment/industry/industry.asp?id=3
Contact Information:
111 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02199
Phone: (617) 516-2000
Fax: (617) 516-2010
Email: info@baincap.com
From: http://www.baincapital.com/contactus.htm
Summit Partners
Website: http://www.summitpartners.com/default.aspx
Description: "Since our founding in 1984, Summit Partners has raised
in excess of $5 billion in capital and invested in more than 230
businesses. These companies have completed more than 100 public
offerings and more than 75 strategic sales or mergers.
The knowledge base within our firm is far-reaching. Our partners have
more than 200 collective years of private equity and venture capital
experience, averaging 15 years per partner. We understand the
financial and operational issues that confront entrepreneurs and
managers of growth companies."
Biotech Investments:
http://www.summitpartners.com/portfolio/portfolio_list.aspx?MID=3&SID=301&industryID=7
Contact Information:
Summit Partners
222 Berkeley Street, 18th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Voice: 617.824.1000
Fax: 617.824.1100
From: http://www.summitpartners.com/contactUs/contact_us.aspx?MID=8
Bessemer Venture Partners
Website: http://www.bvp.com/
Description: "Bessemer Venture Partners is a private venture capital
firm that carries on one of the longest-standing venture capital
activities in the country. In 1911, Henry Phipps established what was
to become Bessemer Securities Corporation (BVP's principal limited
partner) as an investment firm for the benefit of his descendants,
starting with his share of the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie
Steel. Since its inception, a central component of Bessemer
Securities' charter has been to invest in and help build innovative,
high-growth companies. Some of the companies that Bessemer helped
establish or build in the early days include W. R. Grace,
International Paper, and Ingersoll-Rand."
Biotech Investments:
http://www.bvp.com/port/results.asp?keyword=1&location=&investor=&submit.x=56&submit.y=3
Contact Information:
83 Walnut Street
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
tel 781.237.6050
fax 781.237.7576
From: http://www.bvp.com/contact/wel.asp
Advanced Technology Ventures
Website: http://www.atvcapital.com/index.php
Description: "Founded in 1979, Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) is a
bi-coastal venture capital firm with more than $1.5 billion in capital
under management. We work closely with entrepreneurial teams in
several technology markets, including communications, IT
infrastructure, software and services, and healthcare technologies, to
build emerging-growth business ventures into market leaders. With more
than 20 years of experience, ATV has a proven track record of success
in helping to build strong, sustainable business enterprises."
Biotech Investments: http://www.atvcapital.com/portfolioGroup.php?id=4
Contact Information:
Bay Colony Corporate Center
1000 Winter Street, Suite 3700
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-290-0707
Fax: 781-684-0045
E-mail: info@atvcapital.com
From: http://www.atvcapital.com/contact.php
BancBoston Ventures
Website: http://www.bancboscap.com/bbv/index.asp
Description: "Since 1959, BancBoston Ventures has been investing in
growth opportunities within the technology, media, communications and
healthcare sectors. From the incubation phase through an IPO, we
provide expansion capital to the right team to enhance the right
opportunity. Combining proven experience with the global reach of our
franchise and strategic partnerships, our value creation is unique and
limitless."
Biotech Investments:
http://www.bancboscap.com/bbv/ourportfolio/portfolio.asp?id=4
Contact Information:
BancBoston Ventures
175 Federal Street
10th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Main Telephone Number: 617.434.2442
Main Fax Number: 617.434.6175
Claflin Capital Management
Website: http://www.clafcap.com/index.html
Description: "Claflin Capital Management, Inc., was founded in 1978
and manages private equity investment partnerships. The firm invests
in early-stage information technology, life science and specialty
electronics companies located in the Northeast."
Biotech Investments: http://www.clafcap.com/Portfolio.html#LS
Contact Information:
Mail: 10 Liberty Square,
Suite 300 Boston,
MA 02109
Phone: 617-426-6505
Fax: 617-482-0016
E-mail: Office@clafcap.com
From: http://www.clafcap.com/Contact.html
Highland Capital Partners
Website: http://www.hcp.com
Description: "Capital is the lifeblood of any organization. We
recently closed our sixth fund, capping it at $800 million. This new
fund brings Highland's committed capital to over $1.8 billion and will
further drive the firm's focus on early-stage investments in the
communications, healthcare and information technology sectors. Our
capital comes from a committed group of investors, many of whom have
decades of experience with the venture capital process."
Biotech Investments: http://www.hcp.com/port/healthcare.htm
Contact Information:
Highland Capital Partners
92 Hayden Avenue
Lexington, MA 02421
Phone: 781-861-5500
Fax: 781-861-5499
From: http://www.hcp.com/contact/contact.htm
Venrock Associates
Website: http://www.venrock.com/index.html
Description: "The Rockefeller Family and Venrock have a long and
distinguished history of supporting emerging companies. With over 270
investments over the past 30 years, the firm has an established track
record of identifying and supporting promising early stage,
technology-based enterprises. In almost every instance, Venrock has
been a lead investor and an active participant in the growth of the
company."
Biotech Investments: http://www.venrock.com/portfolio_hcdevices.html
Contact Information:
One Canal Park
Suite 1120
Cambridge, MA 02142
Tel: (617) 679-0300
Fax: (617) 679-0301
From: http://www.venrock.com/contact.html
Village Ventures
Website: http://www.villageventures.com/
Description: "Village Ventures, Inc., manages a nationwide network of
early-stage venture capital funds located in emerging technology
centers.
VVI has joined with a number of financial partners - including Bain
Capital, Highland Capital Partners, Sandler Capital Management and
Janus Capital Corporation, among others - in order to provide strong
support for this network. VVI, along with its partners, also invests
capital alongside the funds and has proprietary access to second and
third stage opportunities emerging from these funds.
VVI selects the most promising markets for our network of affiliated
venture funds - regions that offer rich intellectual capital, low
costs of living and doing business, and high quality of life. These
markets have often been overlooked by traditional venture capitalists
and therefore offer excellent value opportunities for capital."
Biotech Investments:
http://www.villageventures.com/performance/portfolio_companies.html
Contact Information:
Village Ventures, Inc.
160 Water Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
Telephone: (413) 458-1100
Fax: (413) 458-0336
From: http://www.villageventures.com/contact/
St. Paul Venture Capital
Website: http://www.spvc.com/public?ua=home
Description: "Across our investments, one thing remains constant: it
has been our privilege to work with many talented entrepreneurs,
industry insiders and fellow venture capitalists, often multiple
times. Our success is a result of their collective experience, insight
and incredible determination."
Biotech Investments:
http://www.spvc.com/public?ua=left_nav&item=1.1c.1cc
Contact Information:
St. Paul Venture Capital
Westboro Office Park
1700 West Park Drive
Westboro, MA 01581
Voice: 508-475-2300
Fax: 508-475-2399
From: http://www.spvc.com/public?ua=contact_us
Boston Millenia Partners
Website: http://www.milleniapartners.com/
Description: "Boston Millennia Partners provides private equity
financing to high growth companies in the telecommunications,
information technology, and healthcare and life sciences industries.
Our team brings over seventy-five years of combined private equity
experience to the investment process. Our broad experience, combined
with expertise in finance, engineering, operations, and law provides
significant value to the companies in which we invest."
Biotech Investments:
http://www.milleniapartners.com/our_portfolio_life_sciences.html
Contact Information:
Boston Millennia Partners
30 Rowes Wharf, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: (617) 428.5150
Fax: (617) 428.5160
E-mail: info@millenniapartners.com
From: http://www.milleniapartners.com/contact_us.html
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Search Strategy (on Google):
I did a search for
Boston "Venture Capital"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Boston+%22Venture+Capital%22+
then found the following listings of Boston VC firms.
http://digitalmass.boston.com/news/globe_tech/venture_capital/
http://digitalmass.boston.com/news/globe_tech/venture_capital/2001/1231.html
http://www.bizforward.com/bos/issues/2001-08/venturecapital/scorecard.shtml
I then went through each and every one to see whether it met your
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