Science
Convertible Note in 2025
Science is a startup company that develops technologies for a range of serious unmet medical needs.
C the Signs
Venture Round in 2025
C the Signs is a healthcare technology company that has developed a cancer prediction system. This system enables general practitioners (GPs) to swiftly assess combinations of signs, symptoms, and risk factors during consultations, supporting them in recommending appropriate investigations or urgent referrals for patients suspected of having cancer.
Rad AI develops an artificial intelligence platform that automates report generation for radiologists. Its solution integrates with existing workflows, automating repetitive tasks to enhance efficiency, reduce burnout, and improve patient care.
Synex Medical
Series A in 2024
Synex Medical is a company focused on advancing health monitoring technology through non-invasive blood testing. It has developed a portable device that utilizes a miniaturized magnetic resonance system to measure blood metabolites without the need for skin penetration. This innovative approach employs only magnets and radio waves, ensuring no adverse health effects for users. By accurately measuring critical metabolites such as glucose, lactate, and ketones, Synex Medical's technology empowers individuals to monitor their health proactively and make informed decisions about their well-being.
Neurode
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Neurode develops a non-invasive wearable headset and companion software to treat and monitor ADHD-related symptoms by delivering electrical stimulation to balance brain activity, targeting cognitive functions such as working memory, attention, and impulse control. The drug-free approach supports medical professionals in improving cognitive performance, while the paired app tracks progress and shares data with clinicians for ongoing assessment and adjustment of treatment.
Inflammatix
Series E in 2024
Inflammatix develops rapid molecular diagnostics tests that interpret the immune system to resolve major clinical challenges. Initially focused on acute bacterial and viral infections, sepsis, and other conditions like tropical infections and autoimmune diseases.
Viome Life Sciences
Series D in 2024
Viome Life Sciences, established in 2016 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, specializes in providing comprehensive health insights through its proprietary at-home clinical-grade tests. The company analyzes RNA from stool samples, along with other bodily fluids, to determine the makeup of microbial communities, offering personalized recommendations for diet and lifestyle based on the results. Viome's services aim to empower individuals to track their microbiome health, mitochondrial health, cellular health, and biological age, ultimately aiding in the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases. The company operates as a subsidiary of BlueDot LLC and sells its products through distributors and online channels.
Egenesis is a biotechnology company focused on gene editing and genome engineering to develop human-compatible organs, tissues, and cells for transplantation. Its platform enables the creation of solid organs and therapeutic cells intended for transplantation, addressing the global organ shortage. The company pursues programs in kidney and islet cell transplantation and related regenerative approaches. It is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in New York.
Noetik is an AI-native biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of cancer immunotherapies. Utilizing advanced machine learning techniques, Noetik's platform identifies new therapeutic targets and designs innovative treatments. By harnessing self-supervised learning and integrating diverse human multimodal data, the company aims to enhance the precision and effectiveness of immunotherapies. This approach enables the development of more personalized cancer treatments, contributing to the advancement of targeted therapies in oncology.
Openwater
Venture Round in 2024
Openwater is a medical technology startup founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in developing advanced wearable devices that utilize novel optoelectronics to achieve MRI-like resolution for medical diagnostics and treatments. By employing LCDs with small pixels, Openwater's technology creates holographic images that reduce scattering, enabling physicians to visualize the inner workings of the body and brain at a cellular level. This innovation allows for precise diagnosis and targeted treatment of diseases by manipulating or destroying individual cells without damaging surrounding tissue. Openwater aims to revolutionize medical imaging and improve patient outcomes through its cutting-edge approach.
Q Bio
Venture Round in 2024
Q Bio, Inc., established in 2015, develops a comprehensive health assessment platform that combines advanced non-invasive imaging, genetic testing, vital signs, and medical history to provide a snapshot of an individual's health. The company's flagship product, Q BioVault, aggregates and summarizes an individual's entire medical history, identifying and tracking significant health changes. Q Bio's interdisciplinary team, based in San Carlos, California, comprises experts in applied math, computational physics, electrical engineering, genetics, and radiology. Backed by prominent venture capital firms, the company aims to empower healthcare professionals with proactive, data-driven insights to improve patient outcomes.
Rad AI develops an artificial intelligence platform that automates report generation for radiologists. Its solution integrates with existing workflows, automating repetitive tasks to enhance efficiency, reduce burnout, and improve patient care.
Karius is a life sciences company that develops genomic insights for infectious diseases. Its core offering, the Karius Test, is a non-invasive blood test that sequences microbial cell-free DNA to identify and quantify pathogens—including bacteria, DNA viruses, fungi, and parasites—for use in complicated pneumonia, infections in immunocompromised patients, and endocarditis. The company also provides laboratory services for pathogen biomarker detection for biopharmaceutical research and development. Founded in 2014, Karius is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with an additional office in Menlo Park, California. The laboratory operations are CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited, enabling high-complexity clinical testing. By mapping a patient’s microbial landscape from a single blood draw, Karius aims to support rapid, informed treatment decisions.
Rubedo Life Sciences
Series A in 2024
Rubedo Life Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Sunnyvale, California, focused on developing innovative therapies that target senescent cells implicated in age-related diseases. Established in 2018, the company utilizes its proprietary ALEMBIC drug discovery platform to create a pipeline of therapeutic candidates. These candidates are designed to selectively address senescent cells, as well as pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic cell populations that contribute to various chronic conditions, including pulmonary, dermatological, oncological, neurodegenerative, and fibrotic diseases. Rubedo's leadership team comprises industry experts with significant experience in drug development and commercialization across both large pharmaceutical companies and biotech firms.
Nabla Bio
Series A in 2024
Nabla Bio is a biotechnology company that uses artificial intelligence and lab technologies to rationally design novel proteins for drug development. They aim to create medicines and improve nutrition by engineering proteins with enhanced qualities.
Loyal is a biotechnology company focused on developing medicines to extend the lifespan of dogs. By creating drugs that potentially slow aging processes, they aim to delay or prevent age-related diseases such as cancer and dementia.
Relation Therapeutics
Seed Round in 2024
Relation Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on advancing drug discovery and development. It utilizes human genetics and clinical omics data, alongside patient-derived tissue samples, to identify and validate therapeutic programs. The company employs machine learning to explore the relationships between genes, proteins, and drugs, generating insights that have real translational validity. By combining single-cell multi-omics from patient tissues with functional assays, Relation Therapeutics aims to deepen the understanding of biological processes in human health and disease. This approach enables healthcare providers to discover and develop novel treatments, particularly in areas with unmet medical needs.
Founded in Bengaluru, India in 2016, CureSkin develops AI-powered software that analyzes skin issues via mobile photos. It recommends products, dermatologists, and personalized treatment plans for clients.
Siolta Therapeutics
Series C in 2024
Siolta Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing microbiome-based therapeutics and diagnostics aimed at preventing and treating chronic inflammatory diseases, particularly asthma and atopic conditions. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company utilizes its extensive understanding of the developing gut microbiome to promote immune tolerance. Siolta Therapeutics is advancing pharmaceutical-grade anaerobic organisms and is currently in phase 2 of development for its products. By leveraging insights from human microbiome studies, the company aims to create targeted microbial therapeutics and companion diagnostics that facilitate precision medicine in the management of inflammatory diseases.
Founded in London in 2017, Limbic specializes in developing software solutions for mental health. They create AI-driven agents to assist in patient intake, triage, screening, and therapy, aiming to enhance the efficiency of healthcare providers and improve patient outcomes.
Moonwalk Biosciences
Series A in 2024
Moonwalk Biosciences is a genomic medicine startup focused on developing precision epigenetic therapeutics. The company specializes in creating a profiling and engineering technology platform that leverages advanced artificial intelligence predictions to offer a comprehensive view of the epigenome in both health and disease states. This innovative approach aims to revolutionize therapy discovery and development, enabling healthcare providers to reprogram cells back to their healthy state.
Eligo Bioscience
Series B in 2023
Founded in Paris, France in 2014, Eligo Bioscience specializes in developing innovative antimicrobials called Eligobiotics. These are protein-based nanodelivery vectors that employ a synthetic circuit encoding for a programmable RNA-guided nuclease, targeting bacteria based on their genome. The company's applications span therapeutics, cosmetics, biodefense, and more.
Rejuvenation Technologies
Seed Round in 2023
Founded in 2016, Rejuvenation Technologies is a biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California. It specializes in developing nucleoside-modified TERT mRNA to safely extend telomeres for human health extension.
Viome Life Sciences
Series C in 2023
Viome Life Sciences, established in 2016 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, specializes in providing comprehensive health insights through its proprietary at-home clinical-grade tests. The company analyzes RNA from stool samples, along with other bodily fluids, to determine the makeup of microbial communities, offering personalized recommendations for diet and lifestyle based on the results. Viome's services aim to empower individuals to track their microbiome health, mitochondrial health, cellular health, and biological age, ultimately aiding in the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases. The company operates as a subsidiary of BlueDot LLC and sells its products through distributors and online channels.
Eureka Health
Seed Round in 2023
Helping people with chronic conditions mitigate their symptoms.
Tachyon Therapeutics
Series A in 2023
Tachyon Therapeutics develops innovative compounds to enhance cancer treatments. It is currently conducting Phase 1 clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its lead compound, TACH101.
IgGenix is a biotechnology company that develops an antibody-based therapeutic platform to treat food and other severe allergies. The platform re-engineers allergen-specific IgE antibodies into IgG antibodies to suppress the allergic cascade and alleviate or prevent allergic reactions. It identifies rare human B cells expressing allergen-binding antibodies and engineers them to endow immune-modulating activities derived from the IgG antibody class. Based in South San Francisco, California, the company aims to accelerate clinical responses to life-threatening allergies.
Synchron is a company that develops implantable neural interfaces designed to restore motor function by recording and interpreting brain activity through minimally invasive devices. Its catheter-delivered brain implants record neuron signals and translate them into control signals for prosthetics or digital devices, enabling users with motor impairments to interact with technology through thought. The devices incorporate electrode arrays within a stent-like platform to create a brain-computer interface that modulates neural activity in targeted brain regions. The goal is to provide a less invasive option for patients to regain voluntary control over assistive technologies, augmenting mobility and communication for those with paralysis or severe motor limitation.
Bionaut Labs
Series B in 2022
Founded in 2016, Bionaut Labs specializes in developing intra-tissue navigation platforms using micro-robots for precise anatomical targeting. Its innovative technology enables remote-controlled delivery of therapeutics to challenging clinical settings, revolutionizing the treatment of central nervous system disorders and other diseases.
Viome Life Sciences
Series C in 2022
Viome Life Sciences, established in 2016 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, specializes in providing comprehensive health insights through its proprietary at-home clinical-grade tests. The company analyzes RNA from stool samples, along with other bodily fluids, to determine the makeup of microbial communities, offering personalized recommendations for diet and lifestyle based on the results. Viome's services aim to empower individuals to track their microbiome health, mitochondrial health, cellular health, and biological age, ultimately aiding in the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases. The company operates as a subsidiary of BlueDot LLC and sells its products through distributors and online channels.
Ochre Bio
Series A in 2022
Ochre Bio is a biotechnology company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Oxford, United Kingdom. The firm focuses on developing genomic medicines that rejuvenate donor livers before transplantation, aiming to expand the supply of healthy organs for patients. By using genomics to identify and silence over‑active genes that drive liver disease, Ochre Bio tests novel RNA‑based therapies directly in discarded donor livers maintained on machine‑based perfusion systems. This approach allows the company to evaluate treatments in a human organ context, reducing complications such as cirrhosis and improving transplant outcomes. With more than fifteen years of liver genomics research experience, Ochre Bio leverages deep phenotyping and advanced therapeutic modalities to create a pipeline of medicines for liver and liver‑mediated conditions.
AliveCor, Inc. specializes in developing digital medical-grade electrocardiograms, enabling users to monitor their heart health through mobile technology. The company's flagship product, KardiaMobile, is a personal mobile EKG device that provides instant detection of common heart arrhythmias, along with features for blood pressure and weight tracking, as well as storage for recorded EKGs. Additionally, AliveCor offers KardiaMobile 6L, a six-lead EKG device that allows patients to share detailed EKG readings with healthcare providers. The company also operates KardiaCare, a digital health subscription service that empowers users to manage their heart health conveniently at home. Founded in 2010 and incorporated in 2011, AliveCor is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and is recognized for its innovative contributions to cardiac care through the integration of machine learning techniques.
Prellis Biologics
Series C in 2022
Prellis Biologics is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, founded in 2016, focused on bioprinting vascularized human tissues and organs for drug development, disease modeling, and transplantation. Its platform enables rapid, high-resolution printing of tissues and organoids, including lymph node models, to reproduce human immune responses. This capability supports antibody discovery, immunogenicity assessment, and tumor–immune studies, aiming to accelerate early-stage drug discovery and translational pharmacology while advancing the development of tissue and organ therapies.
Faeth Therapeutics
Series A in 2022
Faeth Therapeutics is a healthcare company dedicated to enhancing cancer treatment through a deep understanding of the relationship between dietary nutrients and tumor growth. By aligning specific diets with tumor genotypes and treatment regimens, Faeth aims to limit the energy and resources that tumors need to proliferate, thereby improving patient outcomes in cancer therapy. Founded by leading researchers and clinicians, the company seeks to translate significant discoveries from cancer research laboratories into effective clinical practices, focusing on evidence-based approaches to optimize treatment strategies for cancer patients.
Relation Therapeutics
Seed Round in 2022
Relation Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on advancing drug discovery and development. It utilizes human genetics and clinical omics data, alongside patient-derived tissue samples, to identify and validate therapeutic programs. The company employs machine learning to explore the relationships between genes, proteins, and drugs, generating insights that have real translational validity. By combining single-cell multi-omics from patient tissues with functional assays, Relation Therapeutics aims to deepen the understanding of biological processes in human health and disease. This approach enables healthcare providers to discover and develop novel treatments, particularly in areas with unmet medical needs.
Loop Health is a healthcare provider based in Pune, India, founded in 2018. The company offers a range of services including acute and urgent care, chronic condition management, women's health, health coaching, and preventive care. Loop Health aims to simplify the healthcare experience by connecting patients with family physicians, specialists, and hospitals, facilitating access to major medical treatments. Their team of Loop Coordinators assists patients in finding appropriate doctors, comparing treatment costs, obtaining second opinions, and managing admission procedures, thereby alleviating the stress associated with healthcare decisions. Additionally, Loop Health features a virtual medical practice that supports employees and their families, allowing them to consult with healthcare experts and medical advisors without delay, ultimately promoting better health management and cost-effectiveness.
Turn.bio
Venture Round in 2022
Turn.bio is a biotechnology company developing drugs to reverse aging and age-related diseases. Utilizing its patented mRNA platform technology ERA, the company targets indications in immune-related diseases like cancer and dermatological conditions, as well as therapies for ophthalmology, osteoarthritis, and the muscular system.
Scipher Medicine
Series D in 2022
Scipher Medicine develops a molecular technology platform that predicts patient responsiveness to specific drugs in cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases. Its flagship product, PrismRA, identifies rheumatoid arthritis patients unlikely to respond to anti-TNF therapies, enabling alternative treatments. The company aims to transform drug prescription by predicting optimal therapy using simple blood samples.
Cellino develops scalable, automated biomanufacturing systems for personalized cell therapies based on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The company aims to enable potentially curative, patient-specific treatments by producing autologous iPSCs at scale and applying AI-guided, image-driven laser processing and robotics to remove unwanted cells. By integrating image-guided machine learning, single-cell laser processing, and robotics, Cellino seeks to enhance precision, efficiency, and scalability in optical bioprocessing, accelerating the development of regenerative therapies for chronic degenerative diseases such as vision loss and Parkinson's disease.
Faeth Therapeutics
Seed Round in 2022
Faeth Therapeutics is a healthcare company dedicated to enhancing cancer treatment through a deep understanding of the relationship between dietary nutrients and tumor growth. By aligning specific diets with tumor genotypes and treatment regimens, Faeth aims to limit the energy and resources that tumors need to proliferate, thereby improving patient outcomes in cancer therapy. Founded by leading researchers and clinicians, the company seeks to translate significant discoveries from cancer research laboratories into effective clinical practices, focusing on evidence-based approaches to optimize treatment strategies for cancer patients.
Prellis Biologics
Series B in 2021
Prellis Biologics is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, founded in 2016, focused on bioprinting vascularized human tissues and organs for drug development, disease modeling, and transplantation. Its platform enables rapid, high-resolution printing of tissues and organoids, including lymph node models, to reproduce human immune responses. This capability supports antibody discovery, immunogenicity assessment, and tumor–immune studies, aiming to accelerate early-stage drug discovery and translational pharmacology while advancing the development of tissue and organ therapies.
NextVivo
Seed Round in 2021
NextVivo is a biotechnology company developing an immune organoid technology platform. This platform aims to transform drug development by accelerating the creation of safer, more effective therapies. It achieves this by generating and testing therapies in human-derived models that mimic the body's natural immune response.
Robin Healthcare
Series B in 2021
Robin Healthcare, Inc. is a healthcare technology company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas. The company specializes in developing innovative solutions for the medical industry, including a smart assistant device, clinical documentation solutions, and services for order and medication entry, chart review, billing and coding, and referral management. Robin Healthcare provides comprehensive medical scribe services designed to alleviate administrative burdens on healthcare providers, thereby enhancing the doctor-patient experience. By integrating technology and trained medical scribes directly into electronic medical records, the company aims to streamline workflows and allow physicians to focus more on patient care.
Nabla Bio
Seed Round in 2021
Nabla Bio is a biotechnology company that uses artificial intelligence and lab technologies to rationally design novel proteins for drug development. They aim to create medicines and improve nutrition by engineering proteins with enhanced qualities.
Fountain Therapeutics
Series A in 2021
Founded in 2018, Fountain Therapeutics develops cellular model-based therapeutics targeting age-related diseases. It employs an AI-driven platform for identifying novel targets and potential treatments.
Viome Life Sciences
Series C in 2021
Viome Life Sciences, established in 2016 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, specializes in providing comprehensive health insights through its proprietary at-home clinical-grade tests. The company analyzes RNA from stool samples, along with other bodily fluids, to determine the makeup of microbial communities, offering personalized recommendations for diet and lifestyle based on the results. Viome's services aim to empower individuals to track their microbiome health, mitochondrial health, cellular health, and biological age, ultimately aiding in the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases. The company operates as a subsidiary of BlueDot LLC and sells its products through distributors and online channels.
Pearl Bio
Seed Round in 2021
Pearl Bio is a synthetic biology company that leverages its proprietary platform to create novel biologics and biomaterials. By engineering genomes and ribosomes, the company enables scientists to explore diverse chemistries and advance treatments for genetic or acquired diseases.
Lightship
Series C in 2021
Founded in 2018, Lightship aims to enhance health equity globally by transforming clinical trials. It combines digital health innovations, technology, remote care, and high-quality clinical research to make studies more accessible and offer choices, keeping patients at the core of its work.
Loop Health is a healthcare provider based in Pune, India, founded in 2018. The company offers a range of services including acute and urgent care, chronic condition management, women's health, health coaching, and preventive care. Loop Health aims to simplify the healthcare experience by connecting patients with family physicians, specialists, and hospitals, facilitating access to major medical treatments. Their team of Loop Coordinators assists patients in finding appropriate doctors, comparing treatment costs, obtaining second opinions, and managing admission procedures, thereby alleviating the stress associated with healthcare decisions. Additionally, Loop Health features a virtual medical practice that supports employees and their families, allowing them to consult with healthcare experts and medical advisors without delay, ultimately promoting better health management and cost-effectiveness.
Loyal is a biotechnology company focused on developing medicines to extend the lifespan of dogs. By creating drugs that potentially slow aging processes, they aim to delay or prevent age-related diseases such as cancer and dementia.
Karma Biotechnologies
Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2019, Karma Biotechnologies is a Los Angeles-based company dedicated to developing therapies for autoimmune diseases, allergies, and food sensitivities. It specializes in antigen-specific immunotherapies using lipid nanoparticle engineering.
House Rx
Seed Round in 2021
House Rx is a health technology platform focused on improving affordability and patient access to specialty medications.
Known Medicine
Seed Round in 2021
Known Medicine Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, founded in 2020. The company specializes in developing a custom organoid platform designed for tumor sensitivity testing through advanced bioengineering techniques. Known Medicine focuses on transforming the process of evaluating how tumors respond to cancer therapies by taking tumor samples and breaking them down into microtumors. These microtumors are treated in specialized micro-environments using various methods to ascertain the most effective treatment options. The company's platform integrates machine learning with omics data to identify predictive biomarkers that inform oncologists about cancer cell behavior and potential treatment pathways, ultimately aiming to enhance personalized cancer care.
Connie Health
Series A in 2021
Connie Health assists older Americans in making informed decisions about their healthcare by providing medical advisory services through a technology platform paired with local Medicare experts. They help individuals optimize prescription costs, find healthcare providers, and navigate insurance plan benefits.
IgGenix is a biotechnology company that develops an antibody-based therapeutic platform to treat food and other severe allergies. The platform re-engineers allergen-specific IgE antibodies into IgG antibodies to suppress the allergic cascade and alleviate or prevent allergic reactions. It identifies rare human B cells expressing allergen-binding antibodies and engineers them to endow immune-modulating activities derived from the IgG antibody class. Based in South San Francisco, California, the company aims to accelerate clinical responses to life-threatening allergies.
Ochre Bio
Seed Round in 2021
Ochre Bio is a biotechnology company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Oxford, United Kingdom. The firm focuses on developing genomic medicines that rejuvenate donor livers before transplantation, aiming to expand the supply of healthy organs for patients. By using genomics to identify and silence over‑active genes that drive liver disease, Ochre Bio tests novel RNA‑based therapies directly in discarded donor livers maintained on machine‑based perfusion systems. This approach allows the company to evaluate treatments in a human organ context, reducing complications such as cirrhosis and improving transplant outcomes. With more than fifteen years of liver genomics research experience, Ochre Bio leverages deep phenotyping and advanced therapeutic modalities to create a pipeline of medicines for liver and liver‑mediated conditions.
Synchron is a company that develops implantable neural interfaces designed to restore motor function by recording and interpreting brain activity through minimally invasive devices. Its catheter-delivered brain implants record neuron signals and translate them into control signals for prosthetics or digital devices, enabling users with motor impairments to interact with technology through thought. The devices incorporate electrode arrays within a stent-like platform to create a brain-computer interface that modulates neural activity in targeted brain regions. The goal is to provide a less invasive option for patients to regain voluntary control over assistive technologies, augmenting mobility and communication for those with paralysis or severe motor limitation.
Turn.bio
Funding Round in 2021
Turn.bio is a biotechnology company developing drugs to reverse aging and age-related diseases. Utilizing its patented mRNA platform technology ERA, the company targets indications in immune-related diseases like cancer and dermatological conditions, as well as therapies for ophthalmology, osteoarthritis, and the muscular system.
Pendulum Therapeutics
Series C in 2021
Pendulum Therapeutics is a biotechnology company specializing in microbiome-targeted therapies. Founded in 2013 by experts in microbiology, biochemistry, computational science, and clinical research, the company develops evidence-based medical probiotics to manage chronic illnesses, with a focus on type 2 diabetes. Its flagship product, Pendulum Glucose Control, has demonstrated efficacy in lowering blood sugar spikes and reducing A1C levels in clinical trials.
Scipher Medicine
Series C in 2021
Scipher Medicine develops a molecular technology platform that predicts patient responsiveness to specific drugs in cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases. Its flagship product, PrismRA, identifies rheumatoid arthritis patients unlikely to respond to anti-TNF therapies, enabling alternative treatments. The company aims to transform drug prescription by predicting optimal therapy using simple blood samples.
Briefcase Biotec
Seed Round in 2021
Briefcase Biotec develops KiloBaser, a Nespresso machine of DNA synthesis - enabling cutting edge research without detours.
KiloBaser is a device for printing short synthetic DNA sequences. It enables individual scientists to easily produce the DNA they need on their desktops, while speeding up production of the basics for all genetic engineering and synthetic biology research and development.
Headquartered in Graz, Steiermark, KiloBaser was founded in 2013 by Martin Jost and Alexander Murer.
Inflammatix
Series D in 2021
Inflammatix develops rapid molecular diagnostics tests that interpret the immune system to resolve major clinical challenges. Initially focused on acute bacterial and viral infections, sepsis, and other conditions like tropical infections and autoimmune diseases.
Bionaut Labs
Series A in 2021
Founded in 2016, Bionaut Labs specializes in developing intra-tissue navigation platforms using micro-robots for precise anatomical targeting. Its innovative technology enables remote-controlled delivery of therapeutics to challenging clinical settings, revolutionizing the treatment of central nervous system disorders and other diseases.
Egenesis is a biotechnology company focused on gene editing and genome engineering to develop human-compatible organs, tissues, and cells for transplantation. Its platform enables the creation of solid organs and therapeutic cells intended for transplantation, addressing the global organ shortage. The company pursues programs in kidney and islet cell transplantation and related regenerative approaches. It is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in New York.
Cellino
Seed Round in 2021
Cellino develops scalable, automated biomanufacturing systems for personalized cell therapies based on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The company aims to enable potentially curative, patient-specific treatments by producing autologous iPSCs at scale and applying AI-guided, image-driven laser processing and robotics to remove unwanted cells. By integrating image-guided machine learning, single-cell laser processing, and robotics, Cellino seeks to enhance precision, efficiency, and scalability in optical bioprocessing, accelerating the development of regenerative therapies for chronic degenerative diseases such as vision loss and Parkinson's disease.
Lumiata is a predictive health analytics company that applies artificial intelligence to healthcare data to deliver real-time, patient-level predictions. It builds a medical graph to organize symptoms, diagnoses, procedures and medications, enabling risk-bearing organizations such as payers, hospital networks, and population health programs to forecast health trajectories, cost, and care needs. The Lumiata Risk Matrix provides time-based predictions with explanations of medical reasoning. The platform combines big data, clinical knowledge, and proprietary intellectual property drawn from over 120 million patient records to support use cases like underwriting and care management. Founded in 2013 and based in San Mateo, California, Lumiata serves providers, payers, and digital health companies, enabling predictive analytics at scale while protecting privacy.
Curai Health
Series B in 2020
Curai Health is a virtual care company founded in 2017 by Neal Khosla and Xavier Amatriain, headquartered in Palo Alto. The company specializes in providing affordable primary care through a chat-based interface that integrates artificial intelligence with human clinicians. This approach leverages advanced machine learning tools to streamline patient interactions and enhance diagnostic accuracy. By creating a responsive learning healthcare system, Curai Health aims to make high-quality primary care accessible to everyone, reducing the overall cost of care delivery. The service is available directly to consumers and can also be accessed through enterprise partnerships, emphasizing its commitment to improving healthcare accessibility and affordability.
Rubedo Life Sciences
Seed Round in 2020
Rubedo Life Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Sunnyvale, California, focused on developing innovative therapies that target senescent cells implicated in age-related diseases. Established in 2018, the company utilizes its proprietary ALEMBIC drug discovery platform to create a pipeline of therapeutic candidates. These candidates are designed to selectively address senescent cells, as well as pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic cell populations that contribute to various chronic conditions, including pulmonary, dermatological, oncological, neurodegenerative, and fibrotic diseases. Rubedo's leadership team comprises industry experts with significant experience in drug development and commercialization across both large pharmaceutical companies and biotech firms.
AliveCor, Inc. specializes in developing digital medical-grade electrocardiograms, enabling users to monitor their heart health through mobile technology. The company's flagship product, KardiaMobile, is a personal mobile EKG device that provides instant detection of common heart arrhythmias, along with features for blood pressure and weight tracking, as well as storage for recorded EKGs. Additionally, AliveCor offers KardiaMobile 6L, a six-lead EKG device that allows patients to share detailed EKG readings with healthcare providers. The company also operates KardiaCare, a digital health subscription service that empowers users to manage their heart health conveniently at home. Founded in 2010 and incorporated in 2011, AliveCor is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and is recognized for its innovative contributions to cardiac care through the integration of machine learning techniques.
Siolta Therapeutics
Series B in 2020
Siolta Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing microbiome-based therapeutics and diagnostics aimed at preventing and treating chronic inflammatory diseases, particularly asthma and atopic conditions. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company utilizes its extensive understanding of the developing gut microbiome to promote immune tolerance. Siolta Therapeutics is advancing pharmaceutical-grade anaerobic organisms and is currently in phase 2 of development for its products. By leveraging insights from human microbiome studies, the company aims to create targeted microbial therapeutics and companion diagnostics that facilitate precision medicine in the management of inflammatory diseases.
Focal Medical
Series A in 2020
Focal Medical is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing targeted therapeutic delivery systems for cancer. It leverages an innovative and patent-protected platform to create therapies that actively direct chemotherapeutics to tumor sites, aiming to improve efficacy and reduce systemic exposure. The lead program targets pancreatic cancer by delivering gemcitabine directly to the pancreas through non-circulatory pathways. The company also develops drug-delivery technologies for solid tumors that are difficult to treat with systemic therapy, including approaches that combine iontophoresis with implantable delivery systems to achieve precise chemotherapy delivery. Headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, Focal Medical emphasizes advancing treatments with targeted delivery to support quicker patient recovery and better tolerability.
IgGenix is a biotechnology company that develops an antibody-based therapeutic platform to treat food and other severe allergies. The platform re-engineers allergen-specific IgE antibodies into IgG antibodies to suppress the allergic cascade and alleviate or prevent allergic reactions. It identifies rare human B cells expressing allergen-binding antibodies and engineers them to endow immune-modulating activities derived from the IgG antibody class. Based in South San Francisco, California, the company aims to accelerate clinical responses to life-threatening allergies.
HeartVista
Series A in 2020
HeartVista is a medical technology company that provides one-click diagnostic imaging. It brought in machine learning to make the scanning process faster, easier, and more consistent. Its platform leverages existing scanners and contains all of the mri tools needed for a comprehensive cardiac examination, with just one click.
Yes Health
Series A in 2020
Yes Health designs a mobile application offering personalized nutrition, fitness, and diabetes-prevention advice. Its team of physicians, health coaches, and engineers creates engaging programs for users to adopt healthier lifestyles, prevent diabetes onset, and manage symptoms effectively.
E25Bio
Venture Round in 2020
E25Bio Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2018, that focuses on developing rapid diagnostic tests for epidemic fever viruses. The company designs paper-based diagnostic systems and kits that facilitate the detection of viruses such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. E25Bio's innovative platform enables multiplexed testing that quickly identifies viral antigens during infections, allowing for real-time data reporting through a mobile application. This capability supports epidemiologic predictions and disease mapping, empowering governments and health organizations to respond effectively to outbreaks and manage public health crises. Through its commitment to fast, mobile testing solutions, E25Bio aims to prevent severe health outcomes associated with viral epidemics.
Karius is a life sciences company that develops genomic insights for infectious diseases. Its core offering, the Karius Test, is a non-invasive blood test that sequences microbial cell-free DNA to identify and quantify pathogens—including bacteria, DNA viruses, fungi, and parasites—for use in complicated pneumonia, infections in immunocompromised patients, and endocarditis. The company also provides laboratory services for pathogen biomarker detection for biopharmaceutical research and development. Founded in 2014, Karius is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with an additional office in Menlo Park, California. The laboratory operations are CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited, enabling high-complexity clinical testing. By mapping a patient’s microbial landscape from a single blood draw, Karius aims to support rapid, informed treatment decisions.
Q Bio, Inc., established in 2015, develops a comprehensive health assessment platform that combines advanced non-invasive imaging, genetic testing, vital signs, and medical history to provide a snapshot of an individual's health. The company's flagship product, Q BioVault, aggregates and summarizes an individual's entire medical history, identifying and tracking significant health changes. Q Bio's interdisciplinary team, based in San Carlos, California, comprises experts in applied math, computational physics, electrical engineering, genetics, and radiology. Backed by prominent venture capital firms, the company aims to empower healthcare professionals with proactive, data-driven insights to improve patient outcomes.
Fountain Therapeutics
Series A in 2020
Founded in 2018, Fountain Therapeutics develops cellular model-based therapeutics targeting age-related diseases. It employs an AI-driven platform for identifying novel targets and potential treatments.
Iora Health
Series F in 2020
Iora Health, Inc. is a healthcare organization based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in providing primary care services across the United States. Founded in 2010, Iora Health focuses on redesigning primary care to eliminate barriers and enhance patient experience. Each patient is assigned a personal physician and a health coach, ensuring continuous support and communication through various channels, including email, text, and video, in addition to in-person visits. The company employs a team-based approach to care, which includes a doctor or nurse practitioner, a nurse, a behavioral health specialist, and a health coach, all supported by a proprietary technology platform that integrates population health management into the primary care workflow. Iora Health also offers educational programs, such as group visits, to help patients stay engaged with their health and achieve their wellness goals.
Lightship
Series B in 2020
Founded in 2018, Lightship aims to enhance health equity globally by transforming clinical trials. It combines digital health innovations, technology, remote care, and high-quality clinical research to make studies more accessible and offer choices, keeping patients at the core of its work.
Connie Health
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Connie Health assists older Americans in making informed decisions about their healthcare by providing medical advisory services through a technology platform paired with local Medicare experts. They help individuals optimize prescription costs, find healthcare providers, and navigate insurance plan benefits.
Inflammatix
Series C in 2020
Inflammatix develops rapid molecular diagnostics tests that interpret the immune system to resolve major clinical challenges. Initially focused on acute bacterial and viral infections, sepsis, and other conditions like tropical infections and autoimmune diseases.
Egenesis is a biotechnology company focused on gene editing and genome engineering to develop human-compatible organs, tissues, and cells for transplantation. Its platform enables the creation of solid organs and therapeutic cells intended for transplantation, addressing the global organ shortage. The company pursues programs in kidney and islet cell transplantation and related regenerative approaches. It is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in New York.
Digi-Prex
Seed Round in 2019
Digi-Prex is a healthcare company that operates a monthly medication delivery platform focused on chronic disease management. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Hyderabad, India, with an additional office in San Francisco, California, the company enables patients to manage their conditions more effectively. Digi-Prex provides a subscription service that offers discounted medications based on prescriptions uploaded by patients. The platform ensures regular delivery of these medicines from local pharmacies, making it a cost-effective solution for patients. In addition to medication delivery, Digi-Prex offers a comprehensive service tailored to the unique needs of each patient, creating a one-stop solution for managing chronic health conditions.
Karma Biotechnologies
Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2019, Karma Biotechnologies is a Los Angeles-based company dedicated to developing therapies for autoimmune diseases, allergies, and food sensitivities. It specializes in antigen-specific immunotherapies using lipid nanoparticle engineering.
GEn1E Lifesciences
Seed Round in 2019
GEn1E Lifesciences Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Palo Alto, California, that focuses on developing therapies for inflammatory and age-related diseases. Incorporated in 2018, GEn1E employs a unique artificial intelligence platform to accelerate the creation of immunomodulatory therapies targeted at rare diseases that currently lack effective treatments. The company has built a robust pipeline of over 21 novel immunomodulators and is working to expedite the development of additional therapies to address pressing health challenges. One of its key products, MUC1-ED, is an antibacterial therapy designed to combat pseudomonas infections. GEn1E's innovative approach allows for the rapid advancement of drug development, significantly reducing time and costs compared to traditional methods in the pharmaceutical industry. The company's experienced team, formed from notable backgrounds in drug development and machine learning, has made substantial progress in a short period, with the aim of delivering life-saving treatments to patients in need.
Bionaut Labs
Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2016, Bionaut Labs specializes in developing intra-tissue navigation platforms using micro-robots for precise anatomical targeting. Its innovative technology enables remote-controlled delivery of therapeutics to challenging clinical settings, revolutionizing the treatment of central nervous system disorders and other diseases.
Probably Genetic
Seed Round in 2019
Probably Genetic is a company that provides genetic testing services to diagnose rare genetic conditions, including those often initially misdiagnosed as autism spectrum disorder. It enables at-home saliva sample collection and performs comprehensive DNA sequencing analysis, accompanied by personalized counseling to help patients and families obtain accurate diagnoses and access relevant clinical treatments. By offering educational materials and streamlined testing, the company aims to shorten diagnostic journeys and support individuals who fall through gaps in the healthcare system.
Pendulum Therapeutics
Series B in 2019
Pendulum Therapeutics is a biotechnology company specializing in microbiome-targeted therapies. Founded in 2013 by experts in microbiology, biochemistry, computational science, and clinical research, the company develops evidence-based medical probiotics to manage chronic illnesses, with a focus on type 2 diabetes. Its flagship product, Pendulum Glucose Control, has demonstrated efficacy in lowering blood sugar spikes and reducing A1C levels in clinical trials.
Cellino
Venture Round in 2019
Cellino develops scalable, automated biomanufacturing systems for personalized cell therapies based on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The company aims to enable potentially curative, patient-specific treatments by producing autologous iPSCs at scale and applying AI-guided, image-driven laser processing and robotics to remove unwanted cells. By integrating image-guided machine learning, single-cell laser processing, and robotics, Cellino seeks to enhance precision, efficiency, and scalability in optical bioprocessing, accelerating the development of regenerative therapies for chronic degenerative diseases such as vision loss and Parkinson's disease.
Prellis Biologics
Series A in 2019
Prellis Biologics is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, founded in 2016, focused on bioprinting vascularized human tissues and organs for drug development, disease modeling, and transplantation. Its platform enables rapid, high-resolution printing of tissues and organoids, including lymph node models, to reproduce human immune responses. This capability supports antibody discovery, immunogenicity assessment, and tumor–immune studies, aiming to accelerate early-stage drug discovery and translational pharmacology while advancing the development of tissue and organ therapies.
BioAge Labs
Series B in 2019
BioAge Labs develops medicines to treat aging and age-related diseases using its proprietary BioAge platform, which combines systems biology and AI. Its pipeline includes BGE-117 for multiple aging-related conditions, BGE-175 for immune aging and respiratory infections, and azelaprag for obesity in the elderly.
CureSkin
Venture Round in 2019
Founded in Bengaluru, India in 2016, CureSkin develops AI-powered software that analyzes skin issues via mobile photos. It recommends products, dermatologists, and personalized treatment plans for clients.
Loop Genomics
Series A in 2018
Loop Genomics develops long-read DNA sequencing technology that enables existing short-read instruments to perform high-throughput, phased, single-molecule sequencing. The company provides consumables and analysis tools to extend sequencing capabilities across research, diagnostics, agriculture-biotech, and industrial applications, allowing laboratories to access long-read sequencing without new platforms. Its technology supports full-length, phased sequencing of microbial communities to improve microbiome profiling by capturing all variable regions, and enables accurate phased sequencing of human leukocyte antigen genes to reduce diploid ambiguity for transplantation testing and association studies. In virology, it maps viral genetic variability at the quasi-species level to identify mutations and inform therapy and vaccine strategies. By delivering high-throughput, phased data with existing infrastructure, Loop Genomics clarifies complex genetic signals.
Openwater
Seed Round in 2018
Openwater is a medical technology startup founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in developing advanced wearable devices that utilize novel optoelectronics to achieve MRI-like resolution for medical diagnostics and treatments. By employing LCDs with small pixels, Openwater's technology creates holographic images that reduce scattering, enabling physicians to visualize the inner workings of the body and brain at a cellular level. This innovation allows for precise diagnosis and targeted treatment of diseases by manipulating or destroying individual cells without damaging surrounding tissue. Openwater aims to revolutionize medical imaging and improve patient outcomes through its cutting-edge approach.
Scipher Medicine
Series A in 2018
Scipher Medicine develops a molecular technology platform that predicts patient responsiveness to specific drugs in cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases. Its flagship product, PrismRA, identifies rheumatoid arthritis patients unlikely to respond to anti-TNF therapies, enabling alternative treatments. The company aims to transform drug prescription by predicting optimal therapy using simple blood samples.
Remedy is a prescriptive chronic care analytics platform employing artificial intelligence to help value-based health systems determine who should get what care, when, how, and by whom to maximize patient health outcomes per dollar spent. We are a design-driven company with core medical AI technology capable of diagnosing disease, catching hidden high-risk diagnoses, and projecting the development of patient’s health into the future. Built around our core AI engine, our first product Remedy Sentinel helps value-based providers identify hidden chronic, co-morbid conditions and intervene by engaging high-risk patients prior to onset. We envision a world where healthcare marries the science of “health” with the art of “care”: scientific, data-driven decision making drives the best outcomes for each individual patient, and frees providers to focus on applying their human touch.
Remedy combines novel artificial intelligence algorithms for predictive medical analytics with a healthcare-optimized product development process to give leaders the tools they need to transform their delivery networks and thrive in a value-based care environment. With this approach, Remedy builds a scalable suite of products that, when deployed, learn from experience, and grow into a solution optimized to fit the needs of specific provider groups and the populations they serve.
Remedy systematically maximizes the patient health outcome achieved with each dollar spent by using AI to help determine what care is delivered to whom, when it is delivered, where it is delivered, how it is delivered, followed, and supported, and who should deliver it. We not only surface insights, but also build the necessary tools and helps coordinate step-by-step implementation processes to affect real change.
Lumiata is a predictive health analytics company that applies artificial intelligence to healthcare data to deliver real-time, patient-level predictions. It builds a medical graph to organize symptoms, diagnoses, procedures and medications, enabling risk-bearing organizations such as payers, hospital networks, and population health programs to forecast health trajectories, cost, and care needs. The Lumiata Risk Matrix provides time-based predictions with explanations of medical reasoning. The platform combines big data, clinical knowledge, and proprietary intellectual property drawn from over 120 million patient records to support use cases like underwriting and care management. Founded in 2013 and based in San Mateo, California, Lumiata serves providers, payers, and digital health companies, enabling predictive analytics at scale while protecting privacy.
Viome Life Sciences
Series B in 2018
Viome Life Sciences, established in 2016 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, specializes in providing comprehensive health insights through its proprietary at-home clinical-grade tests. The company analyzes RNA from stool samples, along with other bodily fluids, to determine the makeup of microbial communities, offering personalized recommendations for diet and lifestyle based on the results. Viome's services aim to empower individuals to track their microbiome health, mitochondrial health, cellular health, and biological age, ultimately aiding in the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases. The company operates as a subsidiary of BlueDot LLC and sells its products through distributors and online channels.
Zebra Medical Vision
Series C in 2018
Zebra Medical Vision is an Israel-based company that develops an imaging analytics platform for healthcare. The platform supplies clinicians with imaging research tools, provides advanced learning and computer-vision diagnostic algorithms for developers, and offers risk management and preventative care tools for providers. The company also offers researchers access to tools and datasets to accelerate the development of decision-support and diagnostic technologies. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Shefayim, Zebra Medical Vision collaborates with partners such as USARAD Holdings and TELUS Ventures and has deployed its AI-enabled imaging analytics across hospitals worldwide.