Firms

EcoR1 Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

ecor1cap.com

San Francisco biotechnology investment advisory firm founded by Oleg Nodelman. It invests in companies across stages of research and development, combining scientific evaluation with investment analysis. Its published venture portfolio includes AI-enabled drug discovery, computational biotechnology, cell and gene therapies, and companies developing treatments for neurological disorders.

Founded

2013

Type

Venture capital

Team

Operations and support

Areesha SaifAnalyst

Basheer ZadaPrincipal

Caroline ChoExecutive Personal Assistant

Caroline StoutPartner

Daniel ChizhikovAnalyst

Daniel RodriguezCounsel

Geoff KeoughTrader

Maddie GehrichInvestor Relations Associate

Miranda FornaroOperations Manager

Nima EmamiAnalyst

Oleg KhusainovController

Oleg NodelmanFounder and Portfolio Manager

Sarah MarriottPartner, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

Scott PerlenChief Financial Officer

Whan LeeSenior Analyst

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Investments

$200M2026-02-17	Immunic	BVF Partners L.P., Avidity Partners, EcoR1 Capital, Janus Henderson Investors, OrbiMed, RA Capital Management, Vivo Capital, Woodline Partners, Trails Edge Capital Partners
$30M2025-12-18	CAMP4 Therapeutics	Janus Henderson Investors, EcoR1 Capital, Trails Edge Capital Partners, Vivo Capital
$200M2024-11-04	Neurogene	RTW Investments, LP, Casdin Capital, EcoR1 Capital, Redmile Group, Commodore Capital, Samsara BioCapital, Great Point Partners
$95M2023-12-18	Neurogene	EcoR1 Capital, Redmile Group, Samsara BioCapital, Janus Henderson Investors, BlackRock, Casdin Capital, Avidity Partners, Cormorant Asset Management, Alexandria Venture Investments, Great Point Partners
$150M2022-02-03	Dewpoint Therapeutics	SoftBank Vision Fund 2, ARCH Venture Partners, Leaps by Bayer, Maverick Ventures, Mirae Asset Capital, General Catalyst, BECO Capital, 3E Bioventures Capital, NS Investment, Polaris Partners, Samsara BioCapital, Mubadala Capital, Elena Viboch, EcoR1 Capital
$115M2020-12-16	Neurogene	EcoR1 Capital, Redmile Group, Samsara BioCapital, Cormorant Asset Management, BlackRock, Janus Henderson Investors, Casdin Capital, Avidity Partners, Alexandria Venture Investments
$77M2020-09-29	Dewpoint Therapeutics	ARCH Venture Partners, Maverick Ventures, Leaps by Bayer, Polaris Partners, Samsara BioCapital, Innovation Endeavors, EcoR1 Capital
$68M2019-02-12	Neurogene	EcoR1 Capital, Samsara BioCapital, Cormorant Asset Management, Redmile Group
$60M2019-01-30	Dewpoint Therapeutics	Polaris Partners, Samsara BioCapital, 6 Dimensions Capital, Alexandria Venture Investments, Leaps by Bayer, EcoR1 Capital
$—Unknown date	Unity Biotechnology	EcoR1 Capital

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