VC firm
ARCH Venture Partners
Also known as Arch Capital Group, Arch Capital Management, ARCH Venture Fund, ARCH Venture Fund IX Overage, ARCH Venture Fund IX Overage, L.P., ARCH Venture Fund VIII Overage, ARCH Venture Fund VIII Overage, L.P., ARCH Venture Fund X Overage
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-28
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL, United States
- Assets under management
- $15.1BStated by firm, as of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 14
- Check size
- as little as $50K to as much as hundreds of millions of dollars, per companySource (opens in a new tab)
- Legal name
- ARCH VENTURE MANAGEMENT LLC
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About
ARCH Venture Partners backs disruptive science companies, investing from as little as $50K to hundreds of millions of dollars per company over more than 30 years. The firm focuses on founding and building companies from revolutionary technologies, with a heavy concentration in biotechnology, therapeutics, and life sciences, partnering with scientific founders through formation and growth stages.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We are not interested in following the crowd. We are contrarian, bold, and imaginative risk takers. We follow the science to found companies based on revolutionary technologies that can impact people’s lives.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Investing status notes
- Portfolio page lists a large number of current, non-exited companies and the site presents an active, current team and portfolio.
Funds
- ARCH Venture Fund X Overage, L.P.
- $636MVintage 2018, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- ARCH Venture Fund IX Overage, L.P.
- Vintage 2016Main fund
- ARCH Venture Fund VIII Overage, L.P.
- Vintage 2014Main fund
- ARCH VENTURE FUND XI, LP
- Main fund
- HEALTHCARE FOCUS FUND LP
- Main fund
- ARCH V ENTREPRENEURS FUND LP
- Main fund
- ARCH VENTURE FUND XIII, LP
- Main fund
- ARCH VENTURE FUND VI LP
- Main fund
- ARCH VENTURE FUND IX LP
- Main fund
- ARCH VENTURE FUND V LP
- Main fund
- ARCH VENTURE FUND VII LP
- Main fund
- ARCH VENTURE FUND XII, LP
- Main fund
- More funds
- 2 more recorded
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- ARCH VENTURE MANAGEMENT LLC
- CRD number
- 158196 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 802-75688
- Registration
- Exempt reporting adviser
- Regulatory AUM
- $10.5Bas of 2026-03-30
- Private funds reported
- 13
- Principal office
- CHICAGO, IL, United States
- SEC CIK
- 1617237, 1666307, 1757017
Locations
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL, United States
- Office
- Mercer Island, WA, United States
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