Venrock Launches $194M Healthcare Fund

Venrock Associates says it has formed Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners with a $194 million fund to invest in public and late-stage private healthcare companies. The venture firm, which has offices in Cambridge, MA, New York, Palo Alto, CA, and Israel, now has $2.2 billion under management. Venrock’s previous healthcare investments in Boston, San Diego and Seattle were highlighted in Luke’s recent story about the economic challenges facing the venture capital business.

Author: Ryan McBride

Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News. Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.