Investments
78Portfolio Exits
37Funds
1About Balyasny Asset Management
Founded in 2001, Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) is a global asset management firm dedicated to delivering consistent, uncorrelated absolute returns in all market environments. The firm manages more than $10 billion through a series of funds managed on behalf of leading endowments, foundations, pension funds, and other institutional and private investors. BAM's disciplined investment approach focuses on true alpha generation by combining a deep fundamental research team with an active risk management culture. The firm has offices in the United States, London & Hong Kong with more than 300 employees representing greater than 40 countries.
Balyasny Asset Management Headquarter Location
135 E.57th Street 27th Floor
New York, New York, 10022,
United States
212-808-2300
Latest Balyasny Asset Management News
Apr 26, 2022
Harness today announced it has closed $230 million in new financing at a valuation of $3.7 billion, more than doubling its valuation since its last financing round in January 2021. Norwest Venture Partners led the Series D round, with new investors J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Splunk Ventures, Adage Capital Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, Gaingels, Harmonic Growth Partners and all existing investors participating, including ServiceNow, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, Citi Ventures, Battery Ventures, Alkeon Capital, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Sorenson Capital, Thomvest Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank. The round includes $175 million in equity and $55 million in debt financing. Harness will use the new funding infusion to continue to grow its world-class talent across the company and further expand the Harness Software Delivery Platform. Harness, the Modern Software Delivery Platform, provides a simple, safe and secure way for engineering and DevOps teams to rapidly release applications into production. Harness uses machine learning to detect the quality of deployments and automatically roll back failed ones, saving time and reducing the need for custom scripting and manual oversight, giving engineers their weekends back. (c)2011-2020 by Massinvestor, Inc. For contact info, please check out our about page.
Balyasny Asset Management Investments
78 Investments
Balyasny Asset Management has made 78 investments. Their latest investment was in Edge Delta as part of their Series B on May 5, 2022.
Balyasny Asset Management Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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5/3/2022 | Series B | Edge Delta | $63M | Yes | 3 | |
4/26/2022 | Series D | Harness | $175M | Yes | Adage Capital Management, Alkeon Capital Management, Battery Ventures, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, Gaingels, Google Ventures, Harmonic Growth Partners, Institutional Venture Partners, J.P. Morgan & Co., Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, ServiceNow Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Sorenson Capital, Splunk Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, and Unusual Ventures | 5 |
2/17/2022 | Series C | Instrumental | $50M | Yes | 4 | |
2/16/2022 | Seed VC - II | |||||
1/11/2022 | Series C - II |
Date | 5/3/2022 | 4/26/2022 | 2/17/2022 | 2/16/2022 | 1/11/2022 |
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Round | Series B | Series D | Series C | Seed VC - II | Series C - II |
Company | Edge Delta | Harness | Instrumental | ||
Amount | $63M | $175M | $50M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Adage Capital Management, Alkeon Capital Management, Battery Ventures, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, Gaingels, Google Ventures, Harmonic Growth Partners, Institutional Venture Partners, J.P. Morgan & Co., Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, ServiceNow Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Sorenson Capital, Splunk Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, and Unusual Ventures | ||||
Sources | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management Portfolio Exits
37 Portfolio Exits
Balyasny Asset Management has 37 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Antares Pharma on May 24, 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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5/24/2022 | Acq - P2P | 5 | |||
4/14/2021 | IPO | 8 | |||
6/8/2020 | Take Private | Undisclosed Investors | 1 | ||
Date | 5/24/2022 | 4/14/2021 | 6/8/2020 | ||
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Exit | Acq - P2P | IPO | Take Private | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management Fund History
1 Fund History
Balyasny Asset Management has 1 fund, including Atlas Private Ventures.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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8/28/2019 | Atlas Private Ventures | $30.06M | 1 |
Closing Date | 8/28/2019 |
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Fund | Atlas Private Ventures |
Fund Type | |
Status | |
Amount | $30.06M |
Sources | 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management Team
3 Team Members
Balyasny Asset Management has 3 team members, including current General Partner, John-Paul Van Arsdale.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
---|---|---|---|
John-Paul Van Arsdale | General Partner | Current | |
Ken D'Agostino | Chief Technology Officer | Former | |
Ted Wu | Portfolio.io, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., and Beast Financial Systems | Chief Information Officer | Former |
Name | John-Paul Van Arsdale | Ken D'Agostino | Ted Wu |
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Work History | Portfolio.io, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., and Beast Financial Systems | ||
Title | General Partner | Chief Technology Officer | Chief Information Officer |
Status | Current | Former | Former |
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