Veteran life-sciences investor and founder-CEO known for building a crossover bio-focused investment platform that deploys patient capital across public and private companies.
James B. Tananbaum leads RA Capital, directing concentrated equity and venture investments in therapeutics, diagnostics and platform biotech, and serves on multiple corporate boards while positioning the firm between VC and long-only strategies to finance translational R&D and late-stage clinical value creation.
Veteran life-sciences investor and founder-CEO known for building a crossover bio-focused investment platform that deploys patient capital across public and private companies.
James B. Tananbaum leads RA Capital, directing concentrated equity and venture investments in therapeutics, diagnostics and platform biotech, and serves on multiple corporate boards while positioning the firm between VC and long-only strategies to finance translational R&D and late-stage clinical value creation.
Deploys patient, concentrated capital across public and private life-science companies, prioritizing therapeutics, diagnostics and platform biotech. Blends venture and crossover approaches to underwrite translational R&D and late-stage clinical value creation, favoring investments where scientific validation, regulatory path and clear clinical catalysts align. Time horizon is multi-stage and long, with active board engagement to derisk development and shape value inflection. Capital allocation emphasizes concentrated, conviction positions complemented by stage diversification and exit-ready public stakes. Risk discipline centers on technical due diligence, milestone-driven financing and portfolio sizing around asymmetric risk/reward.
Deploys patient, concentrated capital across public and private life-science companies, prioritizing therapeutics, diagnostics and platform biotech. Blends venture and crossover approaches to underwrite translational R&D and late-stage clinical value creation, favoring investments where scientific validation, regulatory path and clear clinical catalysts align. Time horizon is multi-stage and long, with active board engagement to derisk development and shape value inflection. Capital allocation emphasizes concentrated, conviction positions complemented by stage diversification and exit-ready public stakes. Risk discipline centers on technical due diligence, milestone-driven financing and portfolio sizing around asymmetric risk/reward.
| Trades 52 | Longs Won 24/52 46% | Profit Factor 5.7 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $15.28M |
| Average Win $10.7M | Best Trade (Jun 15) $70.53M | Sharpe Ratio -7.19 |
| Average Loss -$1.61M | Worst Trade (Sep 29) -$7.95M | Z-Score -0.38 (29.56%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 7m 1w | Expectancy $4.07M |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | 0.04% | 0.39% | 3.1% | 19.38% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 282 | 254 | 226 | 198 | 169 | 141 | 113 | 85 | 56 | 28 |