Astellas Venture Management

Venture Capital

Wholly-owned corporate venture capital arm of Astellas Pharma. Invests in preclinical/early-stage biotech therapeutics and platform technologies aligned with Astellas R&D.

South San Francisco, United States · 19+ investments · 16 portfolio companies

Pre-Seed
Seed
Early Stage
Growth
Biotech
Medtech
Drug Discovery
Rare Diseases
Headquarters
South San Francisco, United States
Founded
2005
Portfolio Companies
16
Total Investments
19
Last Investment
May 2026
Geographic Focus
United States, Global

Investment Thesis

Supports cutting-edge science bringing value to patients, leveraging pharma expertise for portfolio growth and Astellas collaborations.

Astellas Venture Management is a Venture Capital firm based in South San Francisco, United States. It has made 19 investments, including DEM Bio, Somite and Syntax Bio. Focus areas include Biotech and Medtech.

Portfolio16

Co-investors24

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24 co-investors across 37 shared portfolio companies — who they back alongside, and how often they lead.

Venture Capital ×21 · Corporate VC ×3 · 31 shared rounds

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