Sands Capital Ventures

Sands Capital Ventures is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in early-stage and growth investments across technology, healthcare (including biotech and pharma), financial services, and consumer sectors. It is particularly active in the life sciences, supporting companies developing therapeutics, diagnostics, and life sciences tools from early venture to post-IPO stages. The firm is known for crossover investments in companies preparing to go public, including notable biotech firms like Karuna Therapeutics, Dice Therapeutics, and Acrovon Therapeutics. Sands Capital Ventures does not develop its own therapeutics or diagnostics but instead partners with and funds innovative companies in these fields. The firm is recognized for its ability to support companies through multiple funding rounds, including growth equity and public market transactions, and for having a global investment reach.