About Venrock
Venrock is a venture capital firm founded in 1969. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of Jun 2025, Venrock is an active investor, having invested in 417 companies, with 11 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Life Sciences to Enterprise Applications and High Tech. Most recently it led the $12.8M Series B round of Adyton along with Khosla Ventures. This round also saw participation from Initialized Capital and other investors.
Overall, Venrock portfolio has seen 14 unicorns, 75 IPOs and 179 acquisitions including key companies like CloudFlare, ZoomInfo and athenahealth. A lot of funds co-invest with Venrock, with names like RA Capital Management sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Venrock has team of 54 people including 19 partners.
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Venrock's List of Top Investments
Venrock has a portfolio of 417 companies, including 14 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Stride Health and Gazelle.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, United KingdomÌý²¹²Ô»å 14 more locations. They have invested in Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications, High TechÌý²¹²Ô»å 34 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B Ìý²¹²Ô»å 9 more. Here is the list of top investments by Venrock:1. CloudFlare
Cloud based website security solutions. It is a cloud-based platform providing website security, performance, and content delivery solutions for businesses, enabling them to connect, protect, and build the online presence securely.
Key facts about CloudFlare
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1.67B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $332M
- Employee Count: 4,263 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: Venrock, HTIF and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 2021, $1.29B
- Highlight: Public
2. ZoomInfo
Contact database platform for businesses. It is a SaaS-based sales conversation intelligence solution. It provides a multi-channel operating system and sales conversation solutions to help the sales team connect with the right prospects by analyzing customer calls, meetings, and emails.
Key facts about ZoomInfo
- Founded Year: 2000
- Location: Vancouver (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1.24B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $32M
- Employee Count: 3,540 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Vulcan Capital, Venrock and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: PE, 2014, $25M
- Highlight: Public
3. athenahealth
Cloud-based administrative tool for healthcare providers. The company has developed EHR, practice management, and population health solutions. The features include EHR, practice management, revenue cycle management (RCM), patient engagement, population health services, care coordination, clinical decision support, and more.
Key facts about athenahealth
- Founded Year: 1997
- Location: Watertown (United States)
- Annual Revenue: ₹727Cr as on Mar 31, 2023
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $46.5M
- Employee Count: 4,445 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Bain Capital Private Equity, Cardinal Partners and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Convertible Debt, 2007, $6.5M
- Highlight: Acquired
4.
Subscription-based anime and manga streaming platform. Allows users to stream and download content under various categories including anime series, shows, manga, drama, music, electronic entertainment, and more. in multiple languages. It also provides e-commerce, news, and an online community for viewers. The mobile app supports game consoles, set-top boxes, Android, and iOS devices. Generates revenue through advertisements and in-app purchases.
Key facts about Crunchyroll
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $55.5M
- Employee Count: 139 as on Dec 31, 2014
- Investors: Venrock and
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 26, 2015, $22M
- Highlight: Acquired
5.
In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $385.1B and a net profit of $94.32B.
Key facts about Apple
- Founded Year: 1976
- Location: Cupertino (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $383B as on Sep 30, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 164,000 as on Sep 30, 2024
- Investors: Herald Investment Management, Venrock and
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 25, 2020
- Highlight: Public
Venrock's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Venrock has invested in 417 companies over the last 41 years, with an average of 12 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 18 investments, while as of Jun 2025, it has made 8 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Adyton and most recent follow-on round was in Zero Networks.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 4 | 4 | 8 |
2024 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
2023 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
2022 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
2021 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
2020 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
2019 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
2018 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
2017 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
2016 | 8 | 19 | 27 |
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Venrock's Investments by Stage
Venrock has made 111 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $18.9M, 77 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $36M and 42 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $56.1M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 111 |
Series B | 77 |
Series C | 42 |
Seed | 36 |
Post IPO | 23 |
Others | 37 |
Venrock's Investments by Sector
Venrock has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 324 Tech companies, 295 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 97 Software companies and at least 61 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Life Sciences | 119 |
Enterprise Applications | 96 |
High Tech | 54 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 46 |
Consumer | 29 |
Others | 246 |
Venrock's Investments by Geography
Venrock has made most investments in United States (295), followed by Canada where it has made 7 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 295 |
Canada | 7 |
United Kingdom | 5 |
China | 4 |
Israel | 4 |
Others | 12 |
Venrock's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Venrock:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 03, 2025 | Israel | Series C | $55M | Highland Europe [+3] | |
May 28, 2025 | United States | Post IPO | $125M | [+6] | |
May 01, 2025 | United States | Series D | $93M | ||
Apr 30, 2025 | United States | Series B | $12.8M | Khosla Ventures [+5] | |
Apr 01, 2025 | United States | Series B | $155M | Forbion [+4] |
Get the detailed list of all investments by Venrock. Download now!Unicorns in Venrock's Portfolio
Here is a list of unicorns in Venrock's portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | Portfolio management software for financial advisors | 2018 | Los Angeles | Series F | sbmlptl | ||
63 | Product content management and syndication platform for businesses | 2012 | Boston | Series F | vqjsbom | ||
69 | An end-to-end corporate payment solution for companies | 2014 | Cuauhtemoc | Series B | cyfeerj | ||
54 | Provider of AI and ML-based intelligence systems | 2019 | Washington, DC | Series B | wfcxgls | ||
53 | AI-based supply chain resilience management platform | 2005 | Arlington | Series D | dvjrcen |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Venrock's Portfolio
Here are Venrock's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 31, 2025 | Nov 12, 2024 | Series B | $215M | |
Jul 19, 2024 | Feb 22, 2021 | Series B | $120M | |
Sep 12, 2023 | Apr 19, 2022 | Series A | $100M | |
Jul 14, 2023 | Dec 07, 2022 | Series B | $149M | |
Feb 10, 2023 | Feb 08, 2024 | Post IPO | Undisclosed |
Acquired companies in Venrock's Portfolio
Here are Venrock's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 25, 2024 | May 01, 2017 | Series A | $9M | |
Jul 17, 2024 | Nov 30, 2005 | Series B | $31.8M | |
Jun 27, 2024 | Oct 19, 2004 | Series E | $52M | |
Apr 05, 2024 | May 19, 2015 | Series B | $40M | |
Feb 16, 2024 | Jul 21, 2020 | Series C | $98M |
Team profile of Venrock
Venrock has a team of 54 membersÌýincluding 19 Partners and 22 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States. Venrock's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Venrock:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | New York City | - | , | |
Partner | Santa Clara | - | - | |
Partner | Palo Alto | - | ||
Partner | Palo Alto | - | ||
Partner | Cambridge | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Palo Alto | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Menlo Park | - | ||
Partner | Menlo Park | - | - |
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Over the past 41 years, 1930 investors have co-invested in Venrock's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Venrock:ÌýNew Enterprise Associates, Frazier Healthcare Partners and 443 others have invested in rounds before Venrock. There are 8 companies where New Enterprise Associates has invested before Venrock and 8 companies where Frazier Healthcare Partners has invested before Venrock.
- Top Co-investors of Venrock:Ìý624 investors entered a company along with Venrock. These include investors like RA Capital Management (20 companies).
- Invested after Venrock:ÌýA total of 861 investors have invested in Venrock's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Fidelity Investments (14 companies), SVB (13 companies) and GGV Capital (9 companies).
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