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Avalon Ventures

North America, California, United States, La Jolla

Description

Avalon Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund focused on information technology and life sciences.

Investor Profile

Avalon Ventures has made 185 investments, with 1 in the past 12 months and 31% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (37%)
  • Series B (24%)
  • Series Unknown (13%)
  • Seed (10%)
  • Series C (9%)
  • Series D (4%)
  • Series E (1%)
  • Angel (1%)
  • Undisclosed (1%)
  • Convertible Note (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (97%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)
  • Denmark (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Health Care
  • Biotechnology
  • Enterprise Software
  • Advertising
  • Mobile
  • Therapeutics
  • Saas
  • Medical
  • Internet
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Avalon Ventures frequently co-invest with?

OrbiMed
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 6
Versant Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 7
RA Capital Management
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 6
Correlation Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Diego
Co-Investments: 12
Sigma Partners
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 8
Austin Ventures
North America, Texas, United States, Austin
Co-Investments: 8
OUP (Osage University Partners)
North America, Pennsylvania, United States, Bala Cynwyd
Co-Investments: 6
Foundry Group
North America, Colorado, United States, Boulder
Co-Investments: 8
Union Square Ventures
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 12
B
Europe, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Tórtola
Co-Investments: 6

Which angels does Avalon Ventures often collaborate with?

AP
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Shared Deals: 2
BO
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
MM
North America, Texas, United States, Houston
Shared Deals: 2
GJ
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
David S. Kidder
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
JR
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
BS
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
MC
North America, Texas, United States, Dallas
Shared Deals: 3
Dave Morgan
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 4
David Rosenblatt
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Avalon Ventures?

Enlaza Therapeutics

La Jolla, California, United States

Enlaza Therapeutics is a biotechnology research company.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
Series AApr 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $100,000,000
Vocera Communications

San Jose, California, United States

Vocera Communications is a medtech company that offers communication systems and solutions for healthcare professionals and patients.

Health CareInformation TechnologymHealthTelecommunications
Post Ipo EquityMay 8, 2023
Amount Raised: $8,000,000
Jnana Therapeutics

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Jnana Therapeutics develops innovative therapies using a chemoproteomics drug discovery platform.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalTherapeutics
Series CNov 15, 2022
Amount Raised: $107,000,000
Enlaza Therapeutics

La Jolla, California, United States

Enlaza Therapeutics is a biotechnology research company.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
SeedOct 12, 2022
Amount Raised: $61,000,000
Joy

San Francisco, California, United States

Joy is a wedding planning platform that helps users with their wedding, from engagement to honeymoon and everything in-between.

AppsEvent ManagementWeb DesignWedding
Series ASep 1, 2021
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Jnana Therapeutics

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Jnana Therapeutics develops innovative therapies using a chemoproteomics drug discovery platform.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalTherapeutics
Series BAug 18, 2021
Amount Raised: $50,000,000
Primer

San Francisco, California, United States

Primer develops a text analytics solution designed to automate the analysis of textual data.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataData VisualizationMachine LearningNatural Language Processing
Series CJun 22, 2021
Amount Raised: $110,000,000
Janux Therapeutics

La Jolla, California, United States

Janux Therapeutics develops immunotherapies that generates immune responses to prevent tumors and not affecting a patient’s healthy tissue.

BiotechnologyHealth DiagnosticsPharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Series BApr 20, 2021
Amount Raised: $125,000,000
Fortis Therapeutics

La Jolla, California, United States

Fortis Therapeutics is an immuno-oncology biotech focused on developing new antibody drug conjugate therapies against CD46.

BiotechnologyOncologyTherapeutics
Series AMar 29, 2021
Amount Raised: $40,000,000
Janux Therapeutics

La Jolla, California, United States

Janux Therapeutics develops immunotherapies that generates immune responses to prevent tumors and not affecting a patient’s healthy tissue.

BiotechnologyHealth DiagnosticsPharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Series AMar 3, 2021
Amount Raised: $56,000,000