Foresite Capital

San Francisco, United States · DeepTech Native
Tier 3 Industrial

Bio

Foresite Capital Foresite Capital, founded in 2011 by Jim Tananbaum MD, manages $3.5B-plus, making it one of the largest dedicated healthcare and life sciences VCs. Fund VI closed at $900M in June 2024. Check sizes range from $2M to $75M, backing approximately 20 companies per fund through the full investment lifecycle. The portfolio demonstrates deep tech conviction in genomics and precision medicine: 10x Genomics (genomic analysis platform, NYSE: TXG), Pacific Biosciences (long-read sequencing)

Industries

BiotechMedTechAI Infrastructure

Stages

SeedSeries A

Geography

US

Notable investments

  • 10x Genomics
  • Relay Therapeutics
  • Vaxcyte
  • Juno Therapeutics
  • Intellia Therapeutics
  • Pacific Biosciences
  • Quantum-SI