CLI Ventures

CLI Ventures is a global venture capital and private equity investment firm founded in 2010 and based in Mountain View, California. The firm focuses on supporting exceptional entrepreneurs in building innovative healthcare and data analytics companies. With $1 billion under management, CLI Ventures invests across various stages of company development, particularly in the areas of diagnostics, therapeutics, and data applications. The firm operates offices in major cities including Palo Alto, New York, Boston, San Diego, Los Angeles, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Wuhan. CLI Ventures has established a robust team with extensive investment, operational, and scientific expertise, enabling a proactive approach to company development. It has been instrumental in forming over 200 portfolio companies that have contributed to advancements in human health, including products approved in the U.S. and China. The firm has also pioneered successful investment strategies, such as U.S.-China cross-border licensing, and is actively collaborating with health ministries and local governments in China to foster new opportunities.

Xin Chen

VP

24 past transactions

Sentieon

Series B in 2021
Sentieon develops and commercializes cloud-based bio-informatics solutions for the life sciences and clinical market. They develop and supply a suite of bioinformatics secondary analysis tools that process genomics data with high computing efficiency, fast turnaround time, accuracy, and consistency. Some of the released products include Sentieon DNAseq, a germline DNA pipeline; and Sentieon TNseq, for tumor-normal somatic variant detection. The company’s tools are scalable, deployable, upgradable, and software-only solutions. The Sentieon tools achieve their efficiency and consistency through optimized computing algorithm design and enterprise-strength software implementation. The company was founded by Jun Ye in 2014 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Synlogic

Series C in 2017
Synlogic, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in the discovery and development of synthetic biotic medicines aimed at treating metabolic, inflammatory, and cancer-related diseases. The company’s lead therapeutic program, SYNB1618, is an oral therapy currently in Phase I/IIa clinical trials for the treatment of phenylketonuria. Additionally, Synlogic is developing SYNB1891, an intratumoral synthetic biotic medicine that is undergoing Phase I clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors and lymphoma. The company is also exploring synthetic biotics for more common conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease and secondary hyperoxaluria. Synlogic has established a collaboration with Ginkgo Bioworks to advance its development of these innovative therapies.

Immune-Onc Therapeutics

Series A in 2016
Immune-Onc Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2016. The company specializes in the discovery and development of innovative biologic therapies aimed at treating cancer. Immune-Onc Therapeutics focuses on the tumor microenvironment and immune suppressive pathways, utilizing advanced scientific insights to create novel immuno-oncology products. The company employs a targeted approach to develop first-in-class therapeutic antibodies that disarm immune suppression in tumors, thereby enhancing the immune response against cancer. Through its differentiated pipeline, Immune-Onc Therapeutics aims to provide new treatment options for cancer patients, addressing critical needs in the field of immunology and oncology.

Eonite Perception

Seed Round in 2016
Eonite Perception Inc. specializes in developing inside-out positional tracking software, which facilitates three-dimensional mapping and ego-tracking using commodity dense depth sensors. This technology is applied in various sectors, including augmented and virtual reality, home-scale 3D scanning, and more. The company's offerings include a positional tracking system designed for headsets and a software development kit for creating applications across multiple industries, such as entertainment, robotics, architecture, engineering, construction, and geographical information systems. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Eonite Perception aims to enhance machine perception, enabling computers to better understand the real world, which is crucial for the future of virtual and augmented reality, as well as robotics and drones.

Medigo

Series A in 2016
Headquartered in Berlin, Medigo enables global access to quality healthcare. Their flagship product was a very popular medical travel platform that simplified the process of arranging treatment abroad. As a third party administrator (TPA), Medigo helps organisations navigate healthcare across the globe with an international provider network, tech-driven cost containment, and an excellent member experience. Medigo is supported by leading VCs such as Accel Partners and Atlantic Labs, and employs a driven team of 50+ people from 25 countries.

Aria Pharmaceuticals

Seed Round in 2015
Aria Pharmaceuticals is a preclinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel small molecule therapies for complex and hard-to-treat diseases. The company leverages an innovative drug discovery approach that significantly accelerates the development process and enhances success rates compared to traditional methods. Aria's technology enables it to build a robust pipeline of therapeutic candidates while also collaborating with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to jointly discover and develop new drug candidates. The company aims to address over 1,000 diseases, responding to the urgent need for breakthrough treatments for patients facing challenging health conditions. Incorporated in 2014 and based in Mountain View, California, Aria Pharmaceuticals is committed to advancing healthcare through its advanced drug discovery capabilities.

Civil Maps

Convertible Note in 2015
Civil Maps, a geospatial technology company, provides artificial intelligence based mapping solutions that enables computers to interpret and act on the physical world. The company operates as an on-demand perception and actuation technology company. It serves heavy-industry and governmental customers; Fortune 100 clients; and customers in electrical utilities, oil and gas, solar, telecommunications, transportation, rail, forestry, and more markets. The company is based in Berkeley, California.

Skydrop

Venture Round in 2015
Flirtey Technology Pty Ltd specializes in drone delivery services, focusing on urgent medical supplies, retail items, and food delivery across the United States. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Reno, Nevada, the company aims to enhance lifestyles by providing instant delivery solutions. Flirtey has achieved significant milestones in the drone delivery industry, being the first to conduct an FAA-approved drone delivery, the first to perform a fully autonomous delivery to a home, and the first to launch a commercial drone delivery service.

Genalyte

Series C in 2015
Genalyte, Inc. is a clinical and diagnostic life sciences company based in San Diego, California. Founded in 2007, it focuses on providing rapid diagnostic testing solutions for healthcare professionals and researchers. The company has developed an innovative technology platform that utilizes silicon photonic biosensors to quantify the binding of biomolecules, such as antibodies and proteins. This platform enables direct measurement of protein interactions, which is essential for various applications, including monitoring autoimmune diseases, screening for cancer biomarkers, and detecting infectious agents like Ebola. Genalyte's technology is also employed by pharmaceutical companies and academic researchers in their diagnostic and therapeutic efforts, making it a significant player in the life sciences sector.

Genalyte

Series C in 2015
Genalyte, Inc. is a clinical and diagnostic life sciences company based in San Diego, California. Founded in 2007, it focuses on providing rapid diagnostic testing solutions for healthcare professionals and researchers. The company has developed an innovative technology platform that utilizes silicon photonic biosensors to quantify the binding of biomolecules, such as antibodies and proteins. This platform enables direct measurement of protein interactions, which is essential for various applications, including monitoring autoimmune diseases, screening for cancer biomarkers, and detecting infectious agents like Ebola. Genalyte's technology is also employed by pharmaceutical companies and academic researchers in their diagnostic and therapeutic efforts, making it a significant player in the life sciences sector.

iMicrobes

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Industrial Microbes designs and builds microbes that produce better chemicals with lower costs and lower carbon emissions. We use greenhouse gases as the raw materials, including biogas, natural gas, and carbon dioxide. We scale our process with global chemical producers.

CoPromote

Series A in 2015
CoPromote, Inc. operates a social exchange platform designed to assist individuals and organizations in expanding their audience. The platform allows users to promote their content within a community, connect with other content creators, and share recommended promotions across various networks. It enables users to discover and share relevant content while facilitating real-time engagement with fans of other influencers. The service caters to a diverse range of content creators, including artists, bloggers, brands, businesses, musicians, and tastemakers. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in New York, CoPromote was previously known as Headliner.fm Corp. before rebranding in February 2014.

InsideMaps

Seed Round in 2015
InsideMaps is a smartphone and tablet app that enables anyone to easily create photorealistic 3D models and virtual tours of their homes. It disrupts other available solutions through a simple, inexpensive APP designed for anyone to use. The 3D model that is created is an immersive, fast, web-based 3D environment with innovative tools to help potential home buyers visualize the interior of a home and for homeowners to try the furniture and make home improvements in their virtual home.

Propel(X)

Seed Round in 2015
Propel(x), Inc. operates an online platform that connects investors with early-stage companies in the life sciences, computer sciences, energy/clean-tech, and materials/chemicals sectors. The platform facilitates interactions between investors and industry experts, customers, and startup executives, aiming to simplify complex technologies and enhance fundraising efforts for startups. Founded in 2014 and based in Palo Alto, California, Propel(x) is dedicated to supporting investments in significant technological advancements that contribute to the betterment of society. The company was previously known as The Founders Market, Inc. before adopting its current name.

Aria Pharmaceuticals

Seed Round in 2015
Aria Pharmaceuticals is a preclinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel small molecule therapies for complex and hard-to-treat diseases. The company leverages an innovative drug discovery approach that significantly accelerates the development process and enhances success rates compared to traditional methods. Aria's technology enables it to build a robust pipeline of therapeutic candidates while also collaborating with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to jointly discover and develop new drug candidates. The company aims to address over 1,000 diseases, responding to the urgent need for breakthrough treatments for patients facing challenging health conditions. Incorporated in 2014 and based in Mountain View, California, Aria Pharmaceuticals is committed to advancing healthcare through its advanced drug discovery capabilities.

HireTeamMate

Seed Round in 2015
HireTeamMate owns and develops Hiretual, the top recommended recruiting tool by recruiter community leaders. Please get more details by visiting us: https://hiretual.com

Voxel

Seed Round in 2015
Voxel is a company that specializes in a virtualization platform designed to enhance mobile application development. Founded in 2013 and based in Palo Alto, California, Voxel enables users to build applications that run in the cloud, streaming seamlessly to client devices. The company also focuses on transforming mobile advertising by allowing users to engage with apps before making a purchase decision. This "try before they buy" approach enhances the app discovery process, ensuring that each visit to the app store is intentional and contributes to a higher lifetime value for users.

CStorePro

Series A in 2015
CStorePro Inc. is a software company based in Sugar Land, Texas, that specializes in providing online store management and back-office solutions for convenience store and gas station owners in the United States. Founded in 2013, the company offers a user-friendly software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that enables operators to monitor sales, manage inventory, and generate daily reports directly from their smartphones or tablets. Its solutions facilitate the management of various operational tasks, including pricing adjustments, merchandise sales, and financial transactions, while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. By integrating operational and sales data, CStorePro helps retailers optimize their pricing, purchasing, and human resources, making it an essential tool for thousands of store owners and operators seeking to streamline their retail operations.

Publet

Seed Round in 2015
Publet, Inc. develops and offers a content marketing software which amplifies B2B white papers and collateral through social and mobile platforms to generate sales leads. The software uses PDF-based reports and pulls out quotes and text snippets with links to the report for the organization to easily share via social media. When a potential lead interacts with those posts, Publet tracks how they interacted, and if they click on the link, it serves them with the traditional paywall-and-contact-form. The company is based in San Francisco, California.

Droplet Inc.

Convertible Note in 2015
Droplet Inc. specializes in developing a robotic water sprinkler system designed to optimize plant irrigation. By utilizing data from weather stations, soil samples, and biological plant information, the system intelligently decides when, where, and how much water to deliver. This innovative solution caters to a variety of plant types, including grass, trees, and potted plants, and is applicable for use in gardens and lawns by homeowners. Founded in 2013 and based in the United States, Droplet Inc. aims to enhance irrigation efficiency while conserving water, leveraging advancements in robotics and cloud computing to transform traditional sprinkler systems.

Arthena

Seed Round in 2014
Arthena is a venture-backed financial technology company which has pioneered quantitative strategies for asset acquisition, allowing for targeting investment decisions. Arthena is committed to bringing transparency to art investing, enabling investors to view and learn about acquired assets and artists.

popSlate

Convertible Note in 2014
popSlate Media, Inc. specializes in a smart digital case designed for mobile phones, featuring an always-on ePaper screen on the back. This innovative product allows users to easily display images from various sources, including their photo gallery, camera, friends, dedicated artist channels, and Instagram. Based in San Francisco, California, popSlate enhances personalization by enabling users to showcase their favorite images at any time, making it a unique accessory in the mobile technology market.

Weft

Seed Round in 2014
Weft, Inc. is a global logistics data company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in providing real-time asset intelligence to enhance supply chain operations. Established in 2013 and operating as a subsidiary of Genscape, Inc., Weft integrates various tracking technologies, including Wi-Fi, BLE, GPS, satellite, and GPRS, to offer insights into logistics processes. The company's platform allows users to monitor and manage their assets, setting alerts for conditions such as location, temperature, and vibrations. By leveraging predictive analytics, Weft helps shippers anticipate potential bottlenecks by analyzing current locations and planned routes against historical data, enabling proactive adjustments to improve delivery timelines. The platform is accessible through web and mobile applications, and it collaborates with ERP providers, telecommunications companies, and logistics firms to extend its reach and capabilities within the industry.

Ntirety

Series B in 2008
Ntirety is a leader in delivering managed hybrid and multi-cloud solutions to 3200 enterprise customers throughout the globe, serving customers globally from four continents and 14 data centers worldwide. Formed in 2018 through the merger of Hostway and HOSTING, Ntirety is now a powerhouse with over 20 years of experience and unmatched customer service and support. With combined specializations in managing compliant, mission-critical workloads, Ntirety delivers highly secure and always available solutions to thousands of customers around the globe, enabling business to move faster with less risk.
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