Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
BiotechSynthetic BiologyClimate TechAdvanced Materials
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeDeepTech Purist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
Breakout Ventures was founded in 2016, growing out of the Breakout Labs grants program at the Thiel Foundation (active since 2011). Fund II closed at $112.5M in December 2021. The firm describes itself as "the home for creative bioscience entrepreneurs treating biology like engineering."
The portfolio of 42 investments spans bio-based solutions, healthcare, and sustainability, with deal sizes of ...
Notable Investments
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Phantom NeuroE
Epana BioE
EnPlusOne BiosciencesSimilar Funds
Flagship Pioneering
Cambridge, United States
Pure DeepTechBiotechAgritechAIPre-SeedSeed
IV
Illinois Ventures
Champaign, Illinois, United States
Pure DeepTechBiotechAIQuantumPre-SeedSeed
Undeterred Capital
Los Angeles, United States
Pure DeepTechBiotechRoboticsSynthetic BiologyPre-SeedSeed
AV
Alix Ventures
San Francisco, United States
Pure DeepTechBiotechSynthetic BiologyMedtechPre-SeedSeed
BV
Breakout Ventures
San Francisco, United States
Pure DeepTechBiotechSynthetic BiologyAdvanced MaterialsSeed
Caltech Seed Fund
Pasadena, United States
Pure DeepTechBiotechQuantumAdvanced MaterialsPre-SeedSeed