Investments
186Portfolio Exits
41Funds
1Partners & Customers
1About Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors is a global investment firm operating in the financial sector. The company manages over $42 billion of capital, employing a research-intensive investment process to generate high risk-adjusted returns for investors through public equity, private equity, and credit and structured capital strategies. Viking Global Investors primarily serves the financial services industry. It was founded in 1999 and is based in New York, New York.
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Latest Viking Global Investors News
Oct 20, 2025
Hedge fund heavyweight Viking Global Investors has ramped up its use of artificial intelligence across its $53bn platform, with its in-house chatbot “VikingGPT 2.0” now fielding up to three trader and analyst queries per minute, according to a report by Blooberg.
Viking Global Investors Investments
186 Investments
Viking Global Investors has made 186 investments. Their latest investment was in VeraDermics as part of their Series C on October 16, 2025.
Viking Global Investors Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/16/2025 | Series C | VeraDermics | $150M | Yes | 6 | |
10/14/2025 | Recap | Rockefeller Capital Management | Yes | Abrams Capital Management, Mousse Partners, Progeny 3, Rockefeller Family Office, Undisclosed Investors, and Undisclosed Private Equity Investors | 3 | |
9/30/2025 | Series D | Star Therapeutics | $125M | Yes | Agent Capital, Blue Owl Capital, Catalio Capital Management, Cormorant Asset Management, Frazier Life Sciences, GordonMD Global Investments, Janus Henderson Investors, New Leaf Venture Partners, NYBC Ventures, OrbiMed, Qatar Investment Authority, RA Capital Management, Redmile Group, Sanofi Ventures, Sofinnova Partners, Soleus Capital Management, Undisclosed Investors, and Westlake Village BioPartners | 7 |
9/22/2025 | Series C | |||||
9/17/2025 | PIPE - III |
Date | 10/16/2025 | 10/14/2025 | 9/30/2025 | 9/22/2025 | 9/17/2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series C | Recap | Series D | Series C | PIPE - III |
Company | VeraDermics | Rockefeller Capital Management | Star Therapeutics | ||
Amount | $150M | $125M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Abrams Capital Management, Mousse Partners, Progeny 3, Rockefeller Family Office, Undisclosed Investors, and Undisclosed Private Equity Investors | Agent Capital, Blue Owl Capital, Catalio Capital Management, Cormorant Asset Management, Frazier Life Sciences, GordonMD Global Investments, Janus Henderson Investors, New Leaf Venture Partners, NYBC Ventures, OrbiMed, Qatar Investment Authority, RA Capital Management, Redmile Group, Sanofi Ventures, Sofinnova Partners, Soleus Capital Management, Undisclosed Investors, and Westlake Village BioPartners | |||
Sources | 6 | 3 | 7 |
Viking Global Investors Portfolio Exits
41 Portfolio Exits
Viking Global Investors has 41 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Trace Genomics on July 07, 2025.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/7/2025 | Acquired | 3 | |||
2/7/2025 | IPO | Public | 3 | ||
1/31/2025 | IPO | Public | 3 | ||
Date | 7/7/2025 | 2/7/2025 | 1/31/2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | IPO | IPO | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | Public | |||
Sources | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Viking Global Investors Acquisitions
4 Acquisitions
Viking Global Investors acquired 4 companies. Their latest acquisition was Callstack on July 22, 2025.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/22/2025 | Acq - Fin | 2 | ||||
6/13/2025 | Other Venture Capital | |||||
10/13/2021 | Private Equity | |||||
5/1/2018 | Series D |
Date | 7/22/2025 | 6/13/2025 | 10/13/2021 | 5/1/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Other Venture Capital | Private Equity | Series D | |
Companies | ||||
Valuation | ||||
Total Funding | ||||
Note | Acq - Fin | |||
Sources | 2 |
Viking Global Investors Fund History
1 Fund History
Viking Global Investors has 1 fund, including Viking Global Equities.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/23/2023 | Viking Global Equities | $1,300M | 1 |
Closing Date | 11/23/2023 |
|---|---|
Fund | Viking Global Equities |
Fund Type | |
Status | |
Amount | $1,300M |
Sources | 1 |
Viking Global Investors Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Viking Global Investors has 1 strategic partners and customers. Viking Global Investors recently partnered with Battelle Memorial Institute on January 1, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/17/2023 | Partner | United States | Battelle, Viking Global Investors Launch Revive Environmental™ COLUMBUS , Ohio -- -- Battelle , in partnership with Viking Global Investors , is launching a new company called Revive Environmental ™ . | 2 |
Date | 1/17/2023 |
|---|---|
Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | Battelle, Viking Global Investors Launch Revive Environmental™ COLUMBUS , Ohio -- -- Battelle , in partnership with Viking Global Investors , is launching a new company called Revive Environmental ™ . |
Sources | 2 |
Viking Global Investors Team
9 Team Members
Viking Global Investors has 9 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Brian Olson | Founder | Current | |
Name | Brian Olson | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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