| Company type | Private ownership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private equity |
| Predecessor | Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Dr. Jean Deleage, Ph.D., Garrett Gruener, Marino Polestra, Guy Paul Nohra |
| Headquarters | One Embarcadero Center San Francisco, California, United States |
| Products | Venture capital |
| Website | www.altapartners.com |
Alta Partners is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco which invests primarily in biotechnology and life science companies.