Vida Ventures
A life sciences venture firm founded by scientists, doctors and investors that creates and funds biotech companies. Many of its companies treat cancer, including Aktis Oncology, Adcendo, Allogene and Halda Therapeutics.
Overview
Vida Ventures describes itself as 'a next-generation life sciences investment firm founded by a group of scientists, physicians, entrepreneurs and investors' whose mission is 'to bring science to life and advance transformative biomedical innovations into therapies'. It supports companies 'along the continuum of discovery and development', often co-creating companies with partners such as Two River (Candid Therapeutics) and MPM. Oncology dominates its portfolio page: Adcendo ApS (antibody-drug conjugates), Aktis Oncology (targeted radiopharmaceuticals for solid tumours), Allogene Therapeutics (allogeneic CAR-T, Nasdaq: ALLO), Alterome Therapeutics (alteration-specific targeted therapies), Antares Therapeutics, Asklepios BioPharmaceutical (neoantigen T-cell receptor therapies, acquired by Bayer in 2020) and Halda Therapeutics (RIPTAC cancer therapies, acquired by Johnson & Johnson). Third Arc Bio's $165 million Series A for solid tumour biologics is also featured.
Portfolio in OnCo (2)
Filter the startups table| Company | Stage | Type | Cancers | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adcendo Copenhagen, DK | Growth stage | biotech | Sarcomas (soft tissue, bone, GIST) | Series C 2026, $75M |
| Neogene Therapeutics Amsterdam, NL | Acquired | cell therapy | Acquisition 2023, $320M |
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