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Vida Ventures Activity

Every public signal F4 has attached to this firm, with sources and cross-entity links.

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Investment

Led SonoThera's oversubscribed $125M Series B for ultrasound-mediated nonviral genetic medicines; Rajul Jain joined the board.

SonoThera

SonoThera Vida Ventures

businesswire.comJUN 10, 2026

JUN 10, 2026

Exit

Portfolio company Candid Therapeutics was acquired by UCB.

Candid Therapeutics

Candid Therapeutics Vida Ventures

businesswire.comMAY 2026

MAY 2026

Investment

Participated in Poplar Therapeutics' $45M Series A extension alongside RA Capital and SR One.

Poplar Therapeutics

Poplar Therapeutics Vida Ventures

citybiz.coMAR 2026

MAR 2026

Investment

Lead investor (with SR One and Platanus) in Poplar Therapeutics' $50M Series A for anti-IgE therapy.

Poplar Therapeutics

Poplar Therapeutics Vida Ventures

biospace.comJAN 2026

JAN 2026

News

Marked a fourth major 2025 portfolio acquisition (Halda by J&J), capping a record-setting year that also included Capstan/AbbVie, Scorpion/Lilly, and Vigil/Sanofi.

Fourth major portfolio acquisition of 2025

businesswire.comNOV 17, 2025

NOV 17, 2025

Exit

Portfolio company Halda Therapeutics was acquired by Johnson & Johnson for $3.05B, the largest-ever acquisition of a Phase 1 company.

Halda Therapeutics

Halda Therapeutics Vida Ventures

statnews.comNOV 17, 2025

NOV 17, 2025

Exit

Portfolio company Capstan Therapeutics was acquired by AbbVie for up to $2.1B, a record for a company with only healthy-volunteer data.

Capstan Therapeutics

Capstan Therapeutics Vida Ventures

news.abbvie.comJUN 30, 2025

JUN 30, 2025

Team Change

Added Matt Cohen (ex-J.P. Morgan) to lead new public-markets investing and Brian Goodman (ex-MPM BioImpact) as Managing Directors, following two co-founder departures.

Matt Cohen and Brian Goodman join as Managing Directors

vcwire.techAPR 2, 2025

APR 2, 2025