private equity predecessor burr egan deleage & co. founded 1996 founder dr. jean deleage ph.d. garrett gruener marino polestra guy nora headquarters one embarcadero center san francisco california united states products venture capital website www.altapartners.com alta partners is a venture capital firm based in san francisco ca . the company was founded in 1996 by dr. jean deleage ph.d. who was also a founder of the venture capital firms burr egan deleage & co. bedco and sofinnova together with garrett gruener a former general partner at bedco . the company was founded in 1996 and invests in biotechnology and life science companies . according to the company website over the past ten years alta has invested in over 150 companies including some of the leaders in the biopharmaceuticals medical technology and information technology sector . the firm is no longer associated with the boston based venture capital firm alta communications which also traces its roots to burr egan deleage & co. . contents 1 investment funds 2 see also 3 references 4 external links investment funds edit since 1996 alta has raised eight venture capital funds including four funds in its alta california funds series three funds in its alta biopharma partners series and most recently in 2006 alta raised alta partners viii with 500 million of investor commitments . the following is a summary of the venture capital funds raised by alta as of 2008 1996 130 m alta california partners early stage 1998 180m alta biopharma partners i late stage 1998 186m alta california partners ii early stage 2000 212m alta biopharma partners ii 2000 229m alta california partners iii early stage 2003 300m alta biopharma partners iii 2004 184m alta california partners iv early stage 2006 500m alta partners viii see also edit burr egan deleage & co. alta communications references edit company profile at biospace december 17 2007 alta partners invest 25 million investment in anesiva nasdaq ansv a generation gap in venture capital gupta udayan . done deals venture capitalists tell their stories 2000 venture capital firms prepare for next generation of partners jean deleage forbes profile external links edit alta partners company website v t e private equity and venture capital investment firms investment strategy venture growth mezzanine secondaries leveraged buyout history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s investors angel investor corporate venture capital commercial bank crowdfunding institutional investor insurance company investment bank endowment family office fund of funds high net worth individual merchant bank pension fund sovereign wealth fund private equity firms venture capital firms portfolio companies retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title alta partners & oldid 701938286 categories companies established in 1996ta associatesventure capital firms of the united stateslife sciences industry navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 january 2016 at 13 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view