Versant Ventures

Versant Ventures, established in 1999, is a global healthcare investment firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. With over $2.3 billion under management and offices in North America and Europe, the firm invests across the healthcare sector, with a focus on discovering and developing novel therapeutics. Versant's team, comprising deep investment, operating, and scientific expertise, takes a hands-on approach to company building. Since inception, over 65 Versant companies have achieved successful acquisitions or IPOs.

Mehmet Badur

Principal

Bradley Bolzon

Managing Director

Jeremy Caldwell

Venture Partner

Jerel Davis Ph.D

Managing Director

Rich Van Doren

CFO

Joel Drewry

Principal

Gianni Gromo

Partner

Katharina Kreymborg Ph.D

Principal

William Link

Co-Founder

Guido Magni

Partner

Shane Mulligan

Principal

Kirk G. Nielsen

Managing Partner

Clare Ozawa

Managing Director

Nikita Sharma

Principal

Charles Warden

Managing Director

Rami Hannoush Ph.D

Venture Partner

Past deals in Ottawa

Turnstone Biologics

Series D in 2021
Turnstone Biologics Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Ottawa, Canada, with an additional office in New York. Founded in 2015, the company is dedicated to advancing innovative viral immunotherapies aimed at improving cancer patient survival. Its lead product, RIVAL-01, utilizes a vaccinia virus backbone that encodes several immunomodulators, including Flt3 ligand, anti-CTLA-4 antibody, and IL-12 cytokine, which work together to enhance immune activity and optimize the tumor microenvironment for effective cancer treatment. Additionally, Turnstone Biologics is developing next-generation tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapies by isolating and expanding the most potent and tumor-reactive T cells from patients' tumors, thereby harnessing the body's own immune system to combat solid tumors. Through these innovative approaches, Turnstone Biologics aims to deliver breakthrough cancer immunotherapies that significantly improve clinical outcomes for patients.

Turnstone Biologics

Series B in 2016
Turnstone Biologics Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Ottawa, Canada, with an additional office in New York. Founded in 2015, the company is dedicated to advancing innovative viral immunotherapies aimed at improving cancer patient survival. Its lead product, RIVAL-01, utilizes a vaccinia virus backbone that encodes several immunomodulators, including Flt3 ligand, anti-CTLA-4 antibody, and IL-12 cytokine, which work together to enhance immune activity and optimize the tumor microenvironment for effective cancer treatment. Additionally, Turnstone Biologics is developing next-generation tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapies by isolating and expanding the most potent and tumor-reactive T cells from patients' tumors, thereby harnessing the body's own immune system to combat solid tumors. Through these innovative approaches, Turnstone Biologics aims to deliver breakthrough cancer immunotherapies that significantly improve clinical outcomes for patients.

Turnstone Biologics

Series A in 2015
Turnstone Biologics Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Ottawa, Canada, with an additional office in New York. Founded in 2015, the company is dedicated to advancing innovative viral immunotherapies aimed at improving cancer patient survival. Its lead product, RIVAL-01, utilizes a vaccinia virus backbone that encodes several immunomodulators, including Flt3 ligand, anti-CTLA-4 antibody, and IL-12 cytokine, which work together to enhance immune activity and optimize the tumor microenvironment for effective cancer treatment. Additionally, Turnstone Biologics is developing next-generation tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapies by isolating and expanding the most potent and tumor-reactive T cells from patients' tumors, thereby harnessing the body's own immune system to combat solid tumors. Through these innovative approaches, Turnstone Biologics aims to deliver breakthrough cancer immunotherapies that significantly improve clinical outcomes for patients.
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