Updated: As bear market continues to beat down biotech, ARCH closes a $3B early-stage fund
One of the biggest names in biotech investing has a whole lot of new money to spend.
ARCH Venture Partners closed its 12th venture fund early Wednesday morning, the firm said, bringing in almost $3 billion to invest in early-stage biotechs. The move comes about a year and a half after ARCH announced its previous fund, for almost $2 billion back in January 2021.
In an interview with Endpoints News, ARCH managing director and co-founder Bob Nelsen brushed off concerns about the broader market troubles, saying the downturn that’s seen several biotechs downsize and the XBI fall back to almost pre-pandemic levels won’t impact ARCH’s mindset too much because it typically focuses on company formation.
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