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Ridgeback Capital

North America, New York, United States, New York

Description

Ridgeback Capital is a private investment company that is focused on investing in life science companies.

Investor Profile

Ridgeback Capital has made 30 investments, with 1 in the past 12 months and 20% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Post Ipo Equity (27%)
  • Series B (27%)
  • Series A (17%)
  • Series C (17%)
  • Series D (7%)
  • Series E (3%)
  • Series F (3%)

Country Focus

  • United States (87%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)
  • Canada (7%)

Industry Focus

  • Biotechnology
  • Health Care
  • Therapeutics
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Medical
  • Biopharma
  • Oncology
  • Genetics
  • Life Science
  • Health Diagnostics
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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 Ridgeback Capital frequently co-invest with?

OrbiMed
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 7
CA
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 5
Adage Capital Management
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 4
Biotechnology Value Fund
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 7
RA Capital Management
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 5
ArrowMark Partners
North America, Colorado, United States, Denver
Co-Investments: 5
Perceptive Advisors
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 5
Logos Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 5
Janus Henderson Investors
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 10
Fidelity
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Ridgeback Capital often collaborate with?

Dermot Halpin
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
CT
Europe, Zurich, Switzerland
Shared Deals: 1
Mark Newhall
North America, Colorado, United States, Denver
Shared Deals: 1
JR
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
MB
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Wellesley Hills
Shared Deals: 1
BW
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
KP
North America, Florida, United States, Miami
Shared Deals: 1
SH
North America, California, United States, Santa Monica
Shared Deals: 1
JB
North America, California, United States, San Diego
Shared Deals: 1
JG
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Ridgeback Capital?

LENZ Therapeutics

Del Mar, California, United States

LENZ Therapeutics operates as an organization engaged in the late-stage clinical development of pharmaceuticals for the eyes.

Health CareMedicalPharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Post Ipo EquityJul 15, 2024
Amount Raised: $30,000,000
Nkarta Therapeutics

South San Francisco, California, United States

Nkarta Therapeutics is a developer of cell engineering platform created to build the next generation of cell therapies.

BiotechnologyHealth Care
Post Ipo EquityMar 25, 2024
Amount Raised: $240,000,000
Pyxis Oncology

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pyxis Oncology is a developer of antibody therapeutics intended to promote the body's immune response to cancer.

BiotechnologyHealth CareOncologyPharmaceutical
Post Ipo EquityFeb 27, 2024
Amount Raised: $50,000,000
Crisp

New York, New York, United States

Crisp ingests and delivers daily, actionable retail data from 40+ sources, providing brands with visibility into inventory and sales.

Business IntelligenceData IntegrationFood and BeverageRetail TechnologySaaS
Series BFeb 2, 2022
Amount Raised: $35,000,000
Freenome

South San Francisco, California, United States

Freenome is a biotechnology company with a comprehensive multiomics platform for cancer detection using a routine blood draw.

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsPersonal Health
Series DDec 7, 2021
Amount Raised: $300,000,000
Quell Therapeutics

London, England, United Kingdom

Quell Therapeutics is a cell therapy company

AssociationBiotechnologyEducationHealth Care
Series BNov 29, 2021
Amount Raised: $156,000,000
Arbor Biotechnologies

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Arbor Biotechnologies is an operator of a bio-discovery company intended to provide human diagnostic development services.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyLife Science
Series BNov 9, 2021
Amount Raised: $215,000,000
Garuda Therapeutics

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Garuda Therapeutics develops off-the-shelf hematopoietic stem cell therapies to treat life-threatening diseases.

BiotechnologyHealth CareLife ScienceTherapeutics
Series ASep 23, 2021
Amount Raised: $72,000,000
Turnstone Biologics

La Jolla, California, United States

Turnstone Biologics is a privately-held clinical stage biotech company.

BiotechnologyInnovation ManagementTherapeutics
Series DJul 14, 2021
Amount Raised: $79,999,979
TwinStrand Biosciences

Seattle, Washington, United States

TwinStrand Biosciences develops and commercializes the duplex sequencing technology for DNA sequencing.

BiotechnologyGeneticsHealth Care
Series BMay 6, 2021
Amount Raised: $50,000,000