Investments
434Portfolio Exits
130Funds
12Service Providers
1About Alta Partners
Alta Partners is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on the life sciences area funding over 100 companies in the industry since 1996. They prefer to act as lead investor in the projects that they pursue and, when appropriate, take a board seat as part of the investment.

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Alta Partners Investments
434 Investments
Alta Partners has made 434 investments. Their latest investment was in BetterVet as part of their Series A on November 11, 2022.

Alta Partners Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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11/16/2022 | Series A | BetterVet | $40M | Yes | 6 | |
9/13/2022 | Series B | Novome Biotechnologies | $43.5M | No | 4 | |
6/23/2022 | Series A | DEM BioPharma | $70M | Yes | 3 | |
4/28/2022 | Series A | |||||
4/19/2022 | Series A |
Date | 11/16/2022 | 9/13/2022 | 6/23/2022 | 4/28/2022 | 4/19/2022 |
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Round | Series A | Series B | Series A | Series A | Series A |
Company | BetterVet | Novome Biotechnologies | DEM BioPharma | ||
Amount | $40M | $43.5M | $70M | ||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Alta Partners Portfolio Exits
130 Portfolio Exits
Alta Partners has 130 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Affinivax on May 31, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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5/31/2022 | Acquired | 6 | |||
9/15/2021 | IPO | Public | 8 | ||
6/29/2021 | Acq - Pending | 2 | |||
Date | 5/31/2022 | 9/15/2021 | 6/29/2021 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | IPO | Acq - Pending | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Alta Partners Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Alta Partners acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Bioventus on May 09, 2012.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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5/9/2012 | Acq - Fin |
Date | 5/9/2012 |
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Investment Stage | |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | |
Note | Acq - Fin |
Sources |
Alta Partners Fund History
12 Fund Histories
Alta Partners has 12 funds, including Alta Partners NextGen Fund III.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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2/19/2021 | Alta Partners NextGen Fund III | $275M | 2 | ||
6/12/2018 | Alta Partners NextGen Fund I | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $130M | 1 |
10/9/2006 | Alta Partners VIII LP | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $500M | 1 |
12/31/2004 | ACP IV LP | ||||
3/30/2004 | Alta BioPharma Partners III LP Fund |
Closing Date | 2/19/2021 | 6/12/2018 | 10/9/2006 | 12/31/2004 | 3/30/2004 |
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Fund | Alta Partners NextGen Fund III | Alta Partners NextGen Fund I | Alta Partners VIII LP | ACP IV LP | Alta BioPharma Partners III LP Fund |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | |||
Status | Closed | Closed | |||
Amount | $275M | $130M | $500M | ||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Alta Partners Team
14 Team Members
Alta Partners has 14 team members, including current Founder, Managing Director, Jean Deleage.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Jean Deleage | Founder, Managing Director | Current | |
Name | Jean Deleage | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Founder, Managing Director | ||||
Status | Current |
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