Venrock helps entrepreneurs build some of the world's most disruptive, successful companies. We partner with entrepreneurs who have grand ambitions - who want to tackle big, hard problems that most think not possible. Our collaboration - engagement, network, passion and experience - gives entrepreneurs the unfair advantage needed to win, and win big.
Experience
We have helped hundreds of Venrock entrepreneurs create products and services that change the way we live, pioneer new markets and disrupt the status quo. Our experience has helped us understand what is most important for success in different sectors and at different stages of a company's growth.
Pioneered Personal Computing
Invested: 1978, Series A
Venrock led Apple’s first venture round and held a board seat for nearly 20 years
Pioneered Genotyping and Whole Genome Sequencing
Invested: 1998, Series B
Illumina founder John Stuelpnagel has continued to collaborate with Venrock on three subsequent companies, and counting
Pioneered Microprocessors
Invested: 1969, First Institutional Round
Intel was one of Venrock’s first investments, funded the year Venrock was formed
Pioneered the Firewall
Invested: 1995, Series A
Venrock’s involvement with CheckPoint was the beginning of a franchise that today includes a total of 20 security companies
Pioneered Internet Advertising
Invested: 1997, Series B
The original New York startup success story and original advertising technology leader
Pioneers in Healthcare IT
Invested: 1999, Series A
athenahealth co-founder Todd Park, now the CTO of the United States, partnered with Venrock a second time to found Castlight Health
Adding Value
Entrepreneurs are the center of everything we do. We help in almost every dimension of building your company: hiring, strategy, financing, scaling, introductions and managing a great exit. We know we’re doing our job if we’re your first call.
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Ryan Gilbert
Better Finance
“From incubation to today, Venrock has been there every step of the way. The team thrives on helping a company take those first steps and is willing to do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes, to build a truly great company.”
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Ted Bailey
Dataminr
“Our financing process was very competitive, but partnering with Venrock was an easy decision. Their network in the New York ecosystem has been extremely helpful, and their help with building our team changed the growth trajectory of our company.”
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Kurt Graves
Intarcia
“When you are committing to spend 10-20 years of your life working with someone to do something that’s really hard and important, you want a whole lot more more than just deep pockets. You need a thoughtful, engaged, creative partner that is there to help shape the best outcomes. That is Venrock.”
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Owen Tripp
Grand Rounds
“I think of Venrock as an extension of our team. The partners dig in on every aspect of our business, share our excitement when something works and manage to keep their feet on the ground so we maintain focus on what’s important.”
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Michael Dubin
Dollar Shave Club
“I appreciate Venrock's drive to win. The firm has been a pioneer across many sectors and their continued focus on novel approaches to massive markets has made them great.”