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Venrock

Venrock (portmanteau of Venture and Rockefeller) is an American venture capital firm formed in 1969 to build upon the successful investing activities of the Rockefeller family that began in the late 1930s. It has offices in Palo Alto, California, and New York City.

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Founded
1969; 57 years ago (1969)
Industry
Venture capital
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California, United States
Founder
Laurance Rockefeller
Products
Investments
Type
Limited liability company

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Venrock

Nodes53
Edges52
Triples67
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037736
Components1

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Venrock

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related to Investments · 43
Venrock → Apple, AppNexus, Astranis, BioTime, Bryan Roberts, Caliper Technologies Corporation, Castlight Health, Centocor, Check Point Software, Corporation, CTERA Networks, Dapper Labs, Digex, DoubleClick, Du Pont, Genetics Institute, Geron, Grand Rounds, HealthSouth Corporation, Idec Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Founded · 1
Venrock → 1969; 57 years ago (1969)
Founder · 1
Venrock → Laurance Rockefeller
Headquarters · 1
Venrock → Palo Alto, California, United States
Industry · 1
Venrock → Venture capital
Products · 1
Venrock → Investments
Type · 1
Venrock → Limited liability company
Website · 1
Venrock → venrock.com

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rockefeller venture capital 1969 investments early-stage investing family new york laurance palo alto california partners include activities began late also

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VenrockFounded1969; 57 years ago (1969)1.00infobox
VenrockFounderLaurance Rockefeller1.00infobox
VenrockHeadquartersPalo Alto, California, United States1.00infobox
VenrockIndustryVenture capital1.00infobox
VenrockProductsInvestments1.00infobox
VenrockTypeLimited liability company1.00infobox
VenrockWebsitevenrock.com1.00infobox
Bryan Robertsinstance ofOthers include BioTime.In the healthcare sector with partners0.80text
Venrock has invested in athenahealthinstance ofOthers include BioTime.In the healthcare sector with partners0.80text
Grand Roundsinstance ofOthers include BioTime.In the healthcare sector with partners0.80text
HealthSouth Corporationinstance ofOthers include BioTime.In the healthcare sector with partners0.80text
MedPartnersinstance ofOthers include BioTime.In the healthcare sector with partners0.80text

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