ARCH Venture Partners

Venture capital firm

Life sciences and deep tech venture firm investing in biotech, healthcare, and genomics companies from seed through Series B.

At a glance

ARCH Venture Partners appears in 5 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2026, leading 2. Its most frequent sectors in these rounds are Health & Biotech and Semiconductors & Hardware, and its most recent tracked deal was Souffle Therapeutics' $135M Series B round (Oct 13, 2026). It co-invests most often with Khosla Ventures, Bezos Expeditions and General Catalyst. ValueAddVC also tracks 6 funds managed by ARCH Venture Partners.

Strategy

Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
BiotechHealthcareGenomicsTherapeuticsDeep Tech
Geographies
USAChicago, Illinois, USA
Check size
$1M–$50M

Recent changes

  1. Oct 13, 2026Invested in Souffle Therapeutics (Series B, $135M) FinancialContent
  2. Oct 8, 2026Follow-on: Invested in Oratomic (Series B, $475M) SiliconANGLE
  3. Sep 9, 2026Invested in Encoded Therapeutics (Series F, $275M) Encoded Therapeutics (Business Wire via BioSpace)
  4. Sep 8, 2026Invested in Moonwalk Biosciences (Series B, $70M) BioSpace
  5. Sep 5, 2026Stages updated: Seed, Series A, Series B archventure.com
Earlier changes (9)
  1. Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: Biotech, Healthcare, Genomics, Therapeutics, Deep Tech archventure.com
  2. Sep 5, 2026Check size updated: $1M–$50M archventure.com
  3. Aug 31, 2026New fund: ARCH Venture Partners Venture Fund XIV (target $3B) SEC EDGAR Form D
  4. Jul 10, 2026Invested in Oratomic (Series A, $300M) TechCrunch
  5. Feb 1, 2024New fund: ARCH Venture Partners Venture Fund XIII (target $3B) SEC EDGAR Form D
  6. Feb 4, 2022New fund: ARCH Venture Partners Venture Fund XII (target $2.9B) SEC EDGAR Form D
  7. Jan 28, 2021New fund: ARCH Venture Partners Venture Fund XI ($1.85B) SEC EDGAR Form D
  8. Nov 16, 2018New fund: ARCH Venture Partners Venture Fund X (target $675M) SEC EDGAR Form D
  9. May 5, 2016New fund: ARCH Venture Partners Venture Fund IX (target $550M) SEC EDGAR Form D

Funds

6
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
ARCH Venture Partners Venture Fund XIV2026target $3BVenture
As of Aug 31, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D
ARCH Venture Partners Venture Fund XIII2024target $3BVenture
As of Feb 1, 2024SEC EDGAR Form D
ARCH Venture Partners Venture Fund XII2022target $2.9BVenture
As of Apr 1, 2022SEC EDGAR Form D
ARCH Venture Partners Venture Fund XI2020$1.85BVenture
As of Jan 28, 2021SEC EDGAR Form D
ARCH Venture Partners Venture Fund X2018target $675MVenture
As of Oct 25, 2019SEC EDGAR Form D
Show 1 earlier fund
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
ARCH Venture Partners Venture Fund IX2016target $550MVenture
As of Nov 18, 2016SEC EDGAR Form D

Portfolio

13 total

Recent Investment Activity

5

Track record: led 2 and participated in 3 of 5 tracked venture rounds · 5 in the last 12 months · led 1 Series B, 1 Series A

DateCompanyEventRoleAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Oct 13, 2026Souffle TherapeuticsSeries BParticipated$135M—
Fidelity InvestmentsunverifiedARCH Venture PartnersunverifiedBessemer Venture PartnersunverifiedJanus Henderson InvestorsunverifiedLeaps by BayerunverifiedPolaris PartnersunverifiedTemasekunverifiedVida VenturesunverifiedJuvia GroupTCG Crossover ManagementBB BiotechBalyasny Asset Management+5 more
FinancialContent
Oct 8, 2026OratomicSeries BLed$475M$5.5B
ARCH Venture PartnersLeadunverifiedSpark CapitalLeadunverifiedKhosla VenturesLeadunverifiedIndex VenturesLeadunverifiedGeneral CatalystLeadunverifiedBezos ExpeditionsLeadunverified
SiliconANGLE
Sep 9, 2026Encoded TherapeuticsSeries FParticipated$275M—Encoded Therapeutics (Business Wire via BioSpace)
Sep 8, 2026Moonwalk BiosciencesSeries BParticipated$70M—BioSpace
Jul 10, 2026OratomicSeries ALed$300M$7 billionTechCrunch

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
Biotech
11 · 85%
Quantum computing
1 · 8%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Series B
3 · 60%
Series F
1 · 20%
Series A
1 · 20%

Co-Investors

12

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Latest Pulse

  1. City Therapeutics Prices Upsized $200M IPO At $18City Therapeutics priced its upsized IPO at $18 a share for about $200 million in gross proceeds, above the terms Pulse covered in early October, with Nasdaq trading under ticker CTY starting October 16.→
  2. Souffle Therapeutics Raises $135M For RNA TherapiesSouffle Therapeutics closed an oversubscribed $135 million Series B led by Juvia Group on Oct. 13 to push its RNA-delivery platform's first three programs toward the clinic.→
  3. Oratomic Triples To $5.5B Valuation In Three MonthsQuantum computing startup Oratomic raised a $475 million Series B at a $5.5 billion valuation, up from $1.5 billion three months ago, the same day rival Universal Quantum closed a $100 million-plus Series A.→
  4. Moonwalk Biosciences Raises $70M For Obesity RNAiMoonwalk Biosciences closed an oversubscribed $70 million Series B to advance an adipose-targeted RNA interference therapy for obesity toward its first human trial, bringing total funding to roughly $127 million since its 2024 launch.→
  5. Miles Wang, Ex-OpenAI Researcher, in Talks for $2B Drug-Discovery BetEx-OpenAI researcher Miles Wang is in talks to launch an AI drug-discovery startup at a roughly $2 billion valuation before the company has meaningfully operated.→
  6. Quantum Computing's Venture Moment Keeps CompoundingOratomic's $300 million Series A -- Khosla's largest-ever first check -- is the clearest sign yet that VCs now treat quantum computing as its own well-capitalized category, distinct from the AI infrastructure boom.→
  7. Oratomic Raises $300M to Build a 20K-Qubit Quantum ComputerOratomic, a Caltech-spinout quantum computing startup, raised a $300 million Series A to build a utility-scale quantum computer using roughly 20,000 qubits instead of the million-plus rivals are targeting.→
  8. Oratomic Raises $300M for a 20,000-Qubit Quantum ComputerCaltech-founded Oratomic raised a $300 million Series A co-led by ARCH, Spark Capital and Khosla, betting its neutral-atom architecture needs only 10,000-20,000 qubits for a useful, fault-tolerant quantum computer.→
  9. Ollin Biosciences Raises $330M Series B to Advance Its Therapeutics PipelineOllin Biosciences raised a $330 million Series B co-led by TCG Crossover and Arch Venture Partners, one of the largest life-sciences rounds of the week. The financing pushes its therapeutics pipeline deeper into clinical development and adds to mounting evidence that biotech's capital markets have reopened in force alongside the AI boom.→
  10. Ollin Biosciences Raises $330M Series B for Next-Generation Eye Disease TherapiesOllin Biosciences raised a $330 million Series B led by TCG Crossover and ARCH Venture Partners to advance its pipeline of ophthalmic therapies, one of the largest biotech rounds of the period. The deal is a reminder that even amid AI's dominance of headlines and capital, large therapeutic biotech rounds remain a major and resilient corner of venture funding.→
  11. SonoThera Raises $125M for Ultrasound Gene TherapySonoThera closed an oversubscribed $125 million Series B led by Vida Ventures to push its ultrasound-delivered, nonviral genetic medicine platform toward its first clinical trial in Duchenne muscular dystrophy in 2027.→

ARCH Venture Partners FAQ

What is ARCH Venture Partners' latest fund?

ARCH Venture Partners Venture Fund XI, closed at $1.85B (As of Jan 28, 2021; SEC EDGAR Form D).

What companies has ARCH Venture Partners invested in?

ARCH Venture Partners' portfolio includes Souffle Therapeutics, Oratomic, Encoded Therapeutics, Moonwalk Biosciences, Gossamer Bio, LifeMine Therapeutics, and 7 more tracked companies.

Who does ARCH Venture Partners co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, ARCH Venture Partners most often invests alongside Bezos Expeditions (2 shared deals), EcoR1 Capital (2 shared deals), Janus Henderson Investors (2 shared deals), Khosla Ventures (2 shared deals), RA Capital (2 shared deals).

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