Frazier Life Sciences announced Thursday that it raised $1.3 billion for its 12th fund — its largest to date — to back more biopharmaceutical startups.
- Frazier Life Sciences, which focuses on investing and creating early stage biotech and therapeutics companies, raised $987 million for its previous venture fund. It also has a separate fund for small- and mid-cap public biotech companies.
- Frazier, which backed Seattle-based Alpine Immune Sciences (acquired last year by Vertex for $4.9 billion) has raised more than $3.6 billion across five venture funds since 2016, and $1.7 billion in public funds since 2021.
- The firm is based in Silicon Valley and has offices in San Diego, Seattle, and Boston.
- Frazier Healthcare Partners, which is based in Seattle, raised $2.3 billion for its 11th fund last year.
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