CU Healthcare Innovation Fund

The CU Healthcare Innovation Fund is located on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. The fund invests in companies that have developed meaningful partnerships with the institutions on the campus. The $50 million fund invests across digital health, therapeutics and devices.

Gali Baler

Director of Investments

Steve Lindseth

General Partner

Kimberly Muller

General Partner

Steve VanNurden

General Partner

10 past transactions

Eon Health

Series A in 2022
Eon Health is a healthcare technology company based in Denver, Colorado, specializing in software solutions that enhance complex patient management. Founded in 2015 as Matrix Analytics and rebranded in 2018, Eon Health focuses on revolutionizing healthcare data collection and sharing among healthcare professionals. Its EonDirect platform integrates with existing electronic health record systems, providing an online dashboard that aids healthcare providers in diagnosing and treating complex diseases. The company currently partners with 31 hospitals, managing care for over 12,000 patients, particularly in tracking and managing pulmonary nodules and lung cancer. Eon Health aims to ensure that critical healthcare data is accessible to the right professionals at the right time.

GoCheck

Venture Round in 2021
GoCheck, also known as Gobiquity, Inc., specializes in mobile health applications aimed at the early detection and prevention of health disorders, particularly eye diseases. Its flagship product, GoCheck Kids, is a smartphone application designed to screen for amblyopia risk factors in children, adhering to the guidelines set by the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. The application enables pediatric teams to conduct visual acuity assessments and photo screenings, significantly enhancing early detection efforts. GoCheck Kids is utilized by over 6,500 pediatric teams across the United States and Europe, addressing the urgent need to prevent vision impairment, a leading disabling condition in children. By leveraging the manufacturing scale of smartphones, GoCheck has made early vision screening more affordable, reducing costs by over 60%. The company, founded in 2010 and based in Aliso Viejo, California, is FDA-registered and CE certified, reflecting its commitment to quality and safety in pediatric health care.

Cured

Series A in 2021
Cured, Inc. is a healthcare technology company that develops solutions for connecting health systems and healthcare organizations to patients and their families. The company’s platform solutions focus on network management, patient marketing and insights, and customer experience. Cured, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in Chicago and Denver.

Babyscripts

Series B in 2021
Babyscripts is a digital health platform focused on enhancing prenatal and postpartum care through a virtual approach. Designed to strengthen the relationship between patients and healthcare providers, it offers a mobile app that guides expectant mothers through their pregnancy journey with tasks related to nutrition, exercise, and other relevant behaviors. Upon enrollment by their OBGYN, patients receive a Mommy Kit, which includes internet-enabled devices such as a weight scale and blood pressure cuff. This setup allows mothers to monitor their health at home while staying connected with their healthcare providers. The app automatically captures health readings and compliance data, facilitating real-time feedback and intervention. Babyscripts collaborates with major health systems to improve care for high-risk pregnancies, continuously refining its offerings to reach more expecting mothers and address critical issues such as maternal mortality.

Carta Healthcare

Series A in 2021
Carta Healthcare, Inc. is a technology company that has developed a software-as-a-service platform to enhance the patient journey within hospitals by utilizing data from existing IT systems. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Carta's platform aims to personalize care by identifying past patients with similar profiles and analyzing their experiences. By employing machine learning, the platform predicts potential bottlenecks, alerts facilities about recovery bed shortages, and forecasts the needs and expectations of current patients. Additionally, Carta combines artificial intelligence with skilled human expertise to improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare data management, ultimately enabling health systems to achieve more effective data abstraction.

Riva Health

Venture Round in 2021
Riva Health is building the future of cardiovascular healthcare. Riva’s breakthrough cardiology technology measures and manages hypertension, all through a smartphone app and camera. The company is led by co-founders, Dag Kittlaus and Tuhin Sinha, and confronts the leading cause of mortality in the United States, heart disease.

Babyscripts

Venture Round in 2020
Babyscripts is a digital health platform focused on enhancing prenatal and postpartum care through a virtual approach. Designed to strengthen the relationship between patients and healthcare providers, it offers a mobile app that guides expectant mothers through their pregnancy journey with tasks related to nutrition, exercise, and other relevant behaviors. Upon enrollment by their OBGYN, patients receive a Mommy Kit, which includes internet-enabled devices such as a weight scale and blood pressure cuff. This setup allows mothers to monitor their health at home while staying connected with their healthcare providers. The app automatically captures health readings and compliance data, facilitating real-time feedback and intervention. Babyscripts collaborates with major health systems to improve care for high-risk pregnancies, continuously refining its offerings to reach more expecting mothers and address critical issues such as maternal mortality.

AristaMD

Series B in 2020
AristaMD, Inc. is a digital health company based in La Jolla, California, founded in 2013. The company specializes in enhancing the specialty referral process through its electronic consultation platform, which allows primary care providers to conduct eConsults with specialists. This platform includes clinical workup checklists and facilitates the secure transmission of patient clinical notes, history, lab results, and images, enabling collaborative care planning. By connecting primary care physicians with board-certified specialists, AristaMD aims to improve patient access to specialty care, reduce referral wait times, and minimize unnecessary in-person visits.

ClinOne

Series A in 2020
ClinOne, Inc. specializes in developing a mobile software application that enhances the management of clinical trials by providing critical information and improving communication among investigators and research staff. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, the company’s platform facilitates the transition of clinical research into a mobile environment, thereby enhancing interaction between researchers and patients. ClinOne offers a comprehensive suite of mobile technologies that centralizes research efforts and efficiently delivers essential clinical trial content to the appropriate participants. The platform supports day-to-day engagement among clinicians, academic researchers, drug developers, and patients, ultimately aiming to advance the progress of drug and medical device trials. Notable clients include Array Biopharma, Genentech, Actelion, Takeda, and Boston Scientific.
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