Versant Venture Management, LLC
Institutional venture firm, based in San Francisco, California, reporting $3.9B of fund assets on its funds' Form ADV filings.
Composed from this organization's classification, location and filed figures.
16 additional team members, 34 additional co-investors and affiliates, 77 additional investments, funds and LPs, 44 events, 1 verified contact (1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 1 companynew in 12 months
1 new company in the last 12 months.
A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.
- 1 companyportfolio raising
One portfolio company has new financing on record in 6 months without this firm named on the round; the latest on 10 Jun 2026 ($75M sold on Form D).
A portfolio company raising again is a follow-on decision for the firm and a co-investment opening for others.
- 12 dealswith 5am Ventures
Invests most often alongside 5am Ventures (12 shared deals) and OrbiMed (6 shared deals). 1 of the 24 most frequent co-investors were first seen with it on record in the last 12 months.
pair last observed on record 9 Jan 2017, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.
Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →
People to know
View all people- Managing Member, Versant Venture Management, LlcWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
- Managing Member, Versant Venture Management, LlcWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
- Managing Member, Versant Ventures V, LlcWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
Relationship network
111 connected entities57 observed rounds21 repeat counterparties18 dated rounds shown here, 2009 to 2025
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.
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›How strength and recency are read
Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Versant Venture Management, LLC: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
See how you connect to Versant Venture Management, LLC
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Investing
32 companies on record, 1 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycia Therapeutics, Inc. | board seat | unknown · board | Clare Ozawa (strongly supported) | unknown | unknown | Jun 25, 2026 | Inference Form D |
| AllRock Bio | Series A · Series A | lead | unknown | $50.0M | unknown | Sep 16, 2025 | Fact Press release |
| Cero Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. | board seat | unknown · board | Brian G. Atwood (strongly supported) | unknown | unknown | May 6, 2025 | Inference Form D |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- not stated or not yet read
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Team
18 current, 4 departed
Decision makers
- Brian G. Atwood · Managing Member, Versant Venture Management, LlcWhy this person: Named with investment responsibility
- Samuel D. Colella · Managing Member, Versant Venture Management, LlcWhy this person: Named with investment responsibility
- William J. Link · Managing Member, Versant Ventures V, LlcWhy this person: Named with investment responsibility
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Managing Member, Versant Ventures V, Llc · 11 deals attributed
- Managing Member, Versant Venture Management, Llc · 10 deals attributed
- Managing Member, Versant Venture Management, Llc · 7 deals attributed
4 departed (kept with end dates)
- Camille D. Samuels · Managing Member, Versant Ventures Iv, Llc · Jul 1, 2008 to Mar 27, 2013 Inference
- Kevin J. Wasserstein · Managing Member, And Trustee Of The Wasserstein Family Trust Dated March 29, 2006, Versant Ventures Iv, Llc · Jul 1, 2008 to Mar 27, 2013 Inference
- Rebecca B. Robertson · Managing Member, And Trustee Of Robertson Family Trust U/D/T 5/7/98, Versant Ventures Iv, Llc · Jul 1, 2008 to Mar 29, 2023 Inference
Contacts
1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
31 vehicles, 1 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Versant Venture Capital SPV I (SAB), L.P. | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2024 form d first sale | Early deployment | unknown | unknown | $5.0M of $5.0M | May 9, 2024 |
| Versant Venture Capital Ix (canada), L.P. | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $7.2M Mar 30, 2026 | 1 | unknown | unknown |
| Versant Voyageurs III (canada), L.P. | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $3.7M Mar 30, 2026 | 1 | unknown | unknown |
Limited partners
- 2 commitments to 2 funds · $15.5M disclosed
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego City Employees' Retirement System | MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM | Versant Venture VII, L.P | $10.0M committed | reported as of Mar 31, 2026 | Fact Pension disclosure |
| San Diego City Employees' Retirement System | MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM | Versant Venture VI, L.P | $5.5M committed | reported as of Mar 31, 2026 | Fact Pension disclosure |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | FOUNDATION | Versant Venture Capital Ix, L.P. | $900,222 fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Sep 30, 2025 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
Relationships across DFX
24 co-investors · on 2 other DFX graphs
Co-investors
- 2017-01-0912 shared deals · very strong
- 2015-10-226 shared deals · strong
- 2014-04-285 shared deals · strong
Across DFX and the capital chainon 2 other DFX graphs · 14 capital paths ShowHide
- The same institution is held on Allocators, RIA and Wealth, matched by identifier. See which records
Versant Venture Management, LLC is the same institution as 2 records in Allocators and RIA and Wealth.
DFX found 2 relationships across 2 datasets
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.
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Checking your plan…
Versant Venture Management, LLC sits on 14 traced paths of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 14 paths of capital through this record
Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.
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Derived from allocator disclosures, BDC schedules and SEC filings; confidence is the weakest hop.
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Evidence and history
49 dated events, 60 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
- Mar 30, 2026Versant Venture Capital Spv I (sab), L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Versant Venture Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $5,924,847
- Mar 29, 2023Versant Voyageurs III (canada), L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Versant Venture Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,826,531
- Mar 29, 2023Versant Vantage III (canada), L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Versant Venture Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,807,107
- Mar 29, 2023Versant Vantage III, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Versant Venture Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $270,736,041
- Mar 29, 2023Versant Voyageurs III, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Versant Venture Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $272,117,347
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 30, 2026 · 28 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- VERSANTVENTURES.COM
- SEC adviser type
- Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 30, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 28 (28 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $3.9Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- Versant Vantage II Gp-Gp, LLC (General Partner, Versant Vantage Ii Gp, Lp), owns under 5%; Versant Voyageurs I Carry, L.P. (Stockholder, Versant Voyageurs I Gp Company), owns 75% or more; Versant Ventures VI GP, LP (General Partner Of Versant Voyageurs I Gp, Lp), owns under 5%
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried5 on recordShowHide
- Sep 23, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $3.9B across 31 vehicles
- Sep 15, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $4.1B across 30 vehicles
- Sep 14, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $4.1B across 29 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $4.1B across 27 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $4.1B across 26 vehicles
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC exemption, VC funds reported | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-03-30 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-03-30 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-30 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-30 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-03-28 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | ERA - Active | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2012-03-30 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 28 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 28 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 27 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $3.9B | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $3.9B | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $4.1B | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 28 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 28 | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 27 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Mar 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website status | unreachable “home page did not answer with HTML” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Website status | unreachable “home page did not answer with HTML” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Website status | unreachable “home page did not answer with HTML” | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersInstitutional venture firm, confirmedShowHide
Venture manager, reported GAV $3.9B across 31 vehicles
- importance
- gav: 0.78 · funds: 1 · people: 1 · investments: 0.66 · co investors: 0.56
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0.13 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2026-06-25
- emerging manager
- fund count: 35 · reported gav: $3.9B · first adv filing: 2012-03-30 · years since first filing: 14.5
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Merged in2026-09-14
- Adviser's first ADV filing2012-03-30source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.