Alta Partners
{{Short description|American venture capital firm}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Alta Partners
| type = Private ownership
| predecessor = Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co.
| foundation = 1996
| founder = Dr. Jean Deleage, Ph.D., Garrett Gruener, Marino Polestra, Guy Paul Nohra
| location = One Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, California, United States
| industry = Private equity
| products = Venture capital
| key_people =
| num_employees =
| homepage = [http://www.altapartners.com/ www.altapartners.com]
}}
Alta Partners is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco which invests primarily in biotechnology and life science companies.
Investments
Notable investments include Kite Pharmaceuticals, ZS Pharma, Esperion, Allakos Chemgenx, DeCode Calistoga, Aerie, Cymabay, and Tyra Biosciences.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/biotech/story/2020-01-21/carlsbads-tyra-biosciences-nets-50-million-to-combat-drug-resistant-cancers|title=Carlsbad's Tyra Biosciences nets $50 million to combat drug resistance in cancer therapies|date=2020-01-21|website=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-23}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://altapartners.com/ Alta Partners] (company website)
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Category:Financial services companies established in 1996