Flagship Pioneering

2000

Founded

256

Investments

United States

Offices

Venture Fund

Investor Type

About

Flagship Pioneering is a biotechnology innovation company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that invents and builds platform companies with the potential to transform human health and sustainability. Since its inception in 2000, Flagship has originated and fostered more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $60 billion in aggregate value. The firm operates with $14 billion in assets under management as of its latest capital raise in July 2024.

Flagship's portfolio includes over 40 companies, such as Moderna, Generate Biomedicines, Inari Agriculture, and Tessera Therapeutics. The company's investment strategy focuses on developing platform companies that can generate multiple products addressing significant global challenges, including disease prevention and treatment, sustainable agriculture, and climate change mitigation. Flagship's approach combines life science innovation, capital formation, company formation, and scaling in a way that is largely without precedent.

Notably, Flagship was recognized as the #3 most innovative company in North America in Fast Company's 2024 list of the World's Most Innovative Companies, marking the third consecutive year the firm has been included.

Portfolio Companies

Moderna, Generate Biomedicines, Inari Agriculture, Tessera Therapeutics, Foghorn Therapeutics, Omega Therapeutics, Sana Biotechnology, Indigo Agriculture, Quotient Therapeutics, Valo Health

Gepgraphic Focus

United States

Key Differentiators

In-house company creation, Platform-based investment strategy, Focus on transformative global challenges

Thypical Investment Size

Not publicly disclosed

Total Funds Raised

$14 billion

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BioTech

Big Data & Analytics

Software

Cambridge

Pre-Seed

Seed

Series A

Series B

Series C

Series D

United States