Samsara BioCapital

Samsara BioCapital LLC is a private equity firm established in 2016 and located in Palo Alto, California. The firm specializes in investing in biotechnology companies across the United States, providing capital and strategic support to help advance innovations in the life sciences sector. Samsara BioCapital aims to identify and cultivate promising biotechnological advancements that can transform healthcare and improve patient outcomes.

Srini Akkaraju

Founder and Managing Partner

Aditya Asokan

Associate

Abe Bassan

Principal

Michael Dybbs Ph.D

Partner

Cory Freedland

Partner

Roger Zhang

Associate

Past deals in TMT

Ablaze Pharmaceuticals

Series A in 2021
Ablaze Pharma is a clinical stage bio-pharmaceutical company that is focused on developing Targeted Radiotherapy (TRT) to benefit cancer patients.

Tentarix Biotherapeutics

Series A in 2021
Tentarix creates innovative protein therapeutics with uniquely combined bioactivities that leverage synthetic biology. The company develops a protein engineering platform designed for multispecific therapies.

Tango Therapeutics

Post in 2021
Tango Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company, develops cancer drugs based on synthetic lethality. The company uses the genetic principle of synthetic lethality to discover and develop therapies that take aim at driver genes in cancer. It focuses counteracting tumor suppressor gene loss; reversing the ability of cancer cells to evade the immune system; and identifying novel combinations that are more effective than single agent therapy. Tango Therapeutics, Inc. was formerly known as Cancer Combos NewCo, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Abata Therapeutics

Series A in 2021
Abata Therapeutics, a company focused on translating the biology of regulatory T cells (Tregs) into transformational medicines for patients living with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) and other severe autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

Autobahn Therapeutics

Series B in 2020
Autobahn Therapeutics, Inc. develops small molecule therapies for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders. The company develops ABX-002, a thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist therapy for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), and adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN). Autobahn Therapeutics, Inc. was formerly known as Llama Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Autobahn Therapeutics, Inc. in December 2019. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in San Diego, California.