Joel S. Marcus, Alexandria Venture

Joel S. Marcus, JD, CPA, is the Executive Chairman and Founder of Alexandria Real Estate Equities and co-founded its. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Joel S. Marcus

Joel S. Marcus, JD, CPA, is the Executive Chairman and Founder of Alexandria Real Estate Equities and co-founded its strategic venture arm, Alexandria Venture Investments, in 1996 after leading the REIT from a 1994 garage startup to an S&P 500 company. His firm’s investment thesis targets seed-, early-, and growth-stage companies in life science and AgTech, focusing on breakthroughs in precision farming, gene editing, AI, and indoor vertical farming within the United States. Alexandria Venture Investments typically acts as a lead investor, recognized as the #1 most active biopharma corporate venture capital investor by new deal volume for four consecutive years. Notable portfolio companies include Applied Therapeutics, Atara Biotherapeutics, Intra-Cellular Therapies, and MeiraGTx Holdings, for which Marcus also serves on the board. Marcus distinguishes his approach by pioneering life science real estate as a mainstream asset class and co-founding accelerator platforms like Accelerator Life Science Partners to bridge real estate and venture capital. He has received multiple civic and industry honors, including the Richard J. Bolte, Sr. Award, reflecti

Joel S. Marcus at a glance

Role
Executive Chairman & Founder
Organization
Alexandria Venture Investments
Location
Pasadena, CA
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics, Medical, Life Science, Pharamceutical, Genetics, Biopharma

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Joel S. Marcus at Alexandria Venture Investments (Pasadena, CA) — sector focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics, Medical, Life Science, Pharamceutical, Genetics, Biopharma, Agriculture, Health Diagnostics.
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Where is Joel S. Marcus based?
Joel S. Marcus is based in Pasadena, CA.

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