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    Balyasny Asset Management

    Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFounded 2001

    Balyasny Asset Management is primarily a multi-strategy asset management firm aiming to generate consistent, uncorrelated returns across various market environments through diverse strategies including equities, fixed income, commodities, and systematic approaches. The firm has also launched its first dedicated venture capital fund, Atlas Growth LP, which focuses on growth-stage enterprise technology startups in sectors such as AI, data infrastructure, healthtech, and cybersecurity, with a strategy to maintain a concentrated portfolio.

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    Portfolio

    3

    Fund Size

    Top Stage

    Growth

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    Dmitry Balyasny

    Dmitry Balyasny

    Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer

    Bill Wappler

    Bill Wappler

    Partner & Global Director of Research

    MC

    Mayank Chamadia

    Partner & Portfolio Manager, Head of New York Fixed Income & Macro

    Nilsson Kocher

    Nilsson Kocher

    Partner & Global Co-Head of Fixed Income & Macro

    SD

    Sebastiaan De Boe

    Partner & Portfolio Manager, Head of EMEA Equities

    DD

    Dan Deighton

    Global Head of Commodities

    Gappy Paleologo

    Gappy Paleologo

    Global Head of Quantitative Research

    Stage Distribution

    Portfolio

    3 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Aspen NeuroscienceSeries C$115MNov 2025
    RapidSOSGrowth$150MMar 2024
    AvantGrowth$325MSep 2015

    Top Co-Investors

    OrbiMed1 shared
    Frazier Life Sciences1 shared
    S321 shared
    Lifeforce Capital1 shared
    JPMorgan Chase & Co.1 shared
    BlackRock1 shared
    NightDragon1 shared
    BAM Elevate1 shared
    Manhattan Venture Partners1 shared
    aCrew1 shared

    Last updated: 1 March 2026