# Atlas Venture

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## TL;DR

A Cambridge, Massachusetts biotech-only venture firm that seeds and incubates new drug companies. Cancer companies it has built include Bicycle Therapeutics, Day One Biopharmaceuticals and Antares Therapeutics.

## Summary

Atlas Venture dates from 1980 (Wikipedia) and today describes itself as having created and built biotech companies for over 30 years, with an in-house incubator that has launched 92 start-ups and produced 43 IPOs and 39 M&A exits according to its homepage. It leads seed and Series A rounds, often forming companies around a single academic insight. The portfolio page lists many oncology companies: Accent Therapeutics (RNA-modifying protein inhibitors for cancer), Antares Therapeutics (first-in-class precision medicines for cancer, the subject of a Novartis deal), Bicycle Therapeutics (bicyclic peptide drug conjugates, Nasdaq: BCYC), Day One Biopharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: DAWN), IFM Therapeutics (innate immunity for cancer, sold to BMS and Novartis), Ikena Oncology and K36 Therapeutics.

## Fields

- Kind: Company
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: vc
- HQ: Cambridge, MA
- Type: investor
- Website: https://atlasventure.com/

## Sources

- Official website: https://atlasventure.com/
- Portfolio: https://atlasventure.com/portfolio/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Venture

## Connected records

- companies: [K36 Therapeutics](https://onco.cc/companies/k36-therapeutics/), [Mariana Oncology](https://onco.cc/companies/mariana-oncology/), [Nimbus Therapeutics](https://onco.cc/companies/nimbus-therapeutics/), [Obsidian Therapeutics](https://onco.cc/companies/obsidian-therapeutics/), [Pheon Therapeutics](https://onco.cc/companies/pheon-therapeutics/), [Triana Biomedicines](https://onco.cc/companies/triana-biomedicines/)

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