Company type | Private ownership |
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Industry | Private equity |
Predecessor | Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. |
Founded | 1996 |
Founder | Dr. Jean Deleage, Ph.D., Garrett Gruener, Marino Polestra, Guy Paul Nohra |
Headquarters | One Embarcadero Center San Francisco, California, United States |
Products | Venture capital |
Website | www.altapartners.com |
Alta Partners is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco which invests primarily in biotechnology and life science companies.
Investments
Notable investments include Kite Pharmaceuticals, ZS Pharma, Esperion, Allakos Chemgenx, DeCode Calistoga, Aerie, Cymabay, and Tyra Biosciences.
See also
References
- "Carlsbad's Tyra Biosciences nets $50 million to combat drug resistance in cancer therapies". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- Gupta, Udayan. Done Deals: Venture Capitalists Tell Their Stories, 2000
- Venture-Capital Firms Prepare for Next Generation of Partners
- Jean Deleage (Forbes Profile)
External links
- Alta Partners (company website)
- Company profile at BioSpace
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