Venture • Life Science

Alta Partners Invests In Achaogen

On April 7, 2010, venture capital firm Alta Partners invested in life science company Achaogen

Investment Context
  • This is Alta Partners’ 40th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Alta Partners’ 39th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Alta Partners’ 26th transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Achaogen went public in 2014.

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Investment Summary

Date April 7, 2010
Target Achaogen
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) Alta Partners
Deal Type Venture

Target Company

Achaogen

San Francisco, California, United States
Achaogen is a bio-pharmaceutical company developing treatments for life-threatening infections caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria, an area of critical unmet medical need. Achaogen was formed in 2002 and is based in San Francisco, California.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

Alta Partners

Jackson, Wyoming, United States

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Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 2.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Alta Partners is a venture capital firm that targets investments in early and later stage life science companies, including biopharmaceuticals, medical technology, and information technology businesses. Alta was formed as an early stage investor but has since expanded its investment range to provide later stage growth capital to private and young public companies. Alta was established in 1996 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 47 of 59
Sector: Life Science 40 of 50
Type: Venture 39 of 48
State: California 26 of 31
Country: United States 39 of 50
Year: 2010 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-15 Anesiva

South San Francisco, California, United States

Anesiva, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company that licenses, develops, and commercializes drugs for pain.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-04-29 ATS Medical

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

ATS Medical, Inc., engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of medical devices for the treatment of structural heart diseases. It offers prosthetic heart valves, such as ATS Open Pivot Heart Valve, as well as ATS 3F Aortic Bioprosthesis, a biological replacement aortic heart valve and heart valve repair products. The company also markets and sells surgical cryoablation products for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, and it is developing minimally invasive and off-pump aortic valve concepts.

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