Organization · Venture Capital
Venrock
Venrock is a venture capital firm based in the United States, founded in 1969. It focuses on investing in early-stage and growth-stage technology and healthcare companies.
Overview
What Venrock does
What Venrock is
Venrock is a venture capital firm based in the United States, founded in 1969. It focuses on investing in early-stage and growth-stage technology and healthcare companies.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 1969
- Approximate age
- About 57 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- February 26, 2026
Official channels
Find Venrock elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Venrock as a funder
Investment thesis
Partners with entrepreneurs tackling big, hard problems in technology and healthcare. Rockefeller family heritage since 1969.
Focus narrative
Partners with entrepreneurs tackling big, hard problems most think impossible. Primary focus: technology and healthcare.
Value beyond capital
Venrock provides Rockefeller family heritage, long-term perspective, and deep technology/healthcare expertise spanning 55+ years.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $2,000,000–$20,000,000
- Sweet spot
- $8,000,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Seed · Series A · Series B
- Regions
- North America
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Investments in the last 12 months
- 10
- Last recorded investment
- December 1, 2025
- Recorded notable exits
- Apple, Intel, Gilead Sciences, Check Point, and Athenahealth
Portfolio context
Notable: Apple, Intel, Gilead Sciences, Check Point, Athenahealth, Nest, Illumina, DoubleClick, Imperva, Centocor.
Common questions
What to know about Venrock
Upseed classifies Venrock under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
February 26, 2026
Known limits
Capability profiles appear only when a structured public profile also contains decision-useful role evidence. Terms and availability can change.
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