Sante Ventures

Santé Ventures is a life sciences venture capital firm that invests exclusively in early-stage companies developing innovative new medical technologies or healthcare delivery models. The firm was founded in 2006 and has $281 million in capital under management in two funds.

Derek Dedeker

Associate

Eric Epstein

Principal

Omar Khalil

Partner

Rosemary Han Shults

Fellow

Past deals in Austin, TX

Remedy

Series A in 2019
Remedy provides an on-demand urgent and primary care service focusing on innovative delivery of care. Remedy delivers medical care in the form of 24/7 telemedicine and nurse access, lab visits, and house calls, for individual patients and large employer clients, enabling patients to get quality doorstep treatment at an affordable price. Remedy was founded in 2015 and is based in Austin, Texas.

HNI Healthcare

Series E in 2018
HNI Healthcare (formerly Hospitalists Now) is a technology-enabled physician practice management company focused on the delivery of full-service facility-based physician programs to improve the quality of patient care. The Company’s physicians, processes and technologies enable healthcare facilities to improve key quality and performance metrics through a more clinically integrated care model.

Lumos Pharma

Series B in 2016
Lumos Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Austin, Texas, dedicated to developing and commercializing therapeutics for severe, rare, and genetic diseases. Its lead candidate, LUM-201, is an oral growth hormone stimulating small molecule currently undergoing Phase 2 clinical trials for pediatric growth hormone deficiency. The company also holds a licensing agreement with Ellipses Pharma Limited to develop and commercialize nanoparticle formulations for oncology indications. Additionally, Lumos Pharma is focused on treating Creatine Transporter Deficiency, leveraging technology from the University of Cincinnati and collaborating with Key Opinion Leaders and the National Institutes of Health. Founded in 2011, Lumos Pharma aims to address unmet medical needs through innovative therapies.

HNI Healthcare

Series D in 2016
HNI Healthcare (formerly Hospitalists Now) is a technology-enabled physician practice management company focused on the delivery of full-service facility-based physician programs to improve the quality of patient care. The Company’s physicians, processes and technologies enable healthcare facilities to improve key quality and performance metrics through a more clinically integrated care model.

Molecular Templates

Series D in 2015
Molecular Templates, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Austin, Texas, dedicated to discovering and developing biologic therapeutics for cancer treatment. The company utilizes a proprietary platform known as engineered toxin bodies to create targeted therapies. Its lead candidate, MT-3724, is currently undergoing Phase II clinical trials for relapsed and refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In addition, the company is developing other candidates, including MT-4019, which targets CD38, and has collaborations with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. These partnerships aim to enhance treatment options for conditions like multiple myeloma and improve outcomes in hematopoietic stem cell transplants. Molecular Templates continues to expand its pipeline with additional compounds targeting various cancers.

TVA Medical

Series C in 2015
TVA Medical, Inc. is a medical device company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in the development and manufacture of catheter-based equipment and solutions aimed at treating end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and peripheral vascular diseases. Founded in 2009, TVA Medical focuses on creating innovative and minimally invasive therapies to improve patient outcomes. The company has garnered funding from Santé Ventures and operates as a subsidiary of Becton, Dickinson and Company since July 2018.

Terapio

Series B in 2015
Terapio is developing a pipeline of therapies based on the normally-occurring transport protein RLIP76 that moves free-radical toxins out of cells before significant damage can occur. Although naturally present in cells, increasing the amount of this protein available to normal cells affords them an even greater ability to deal with toxins from a variety of sources, including chemicals and radiation.

Molecular Templates

Series C in 2014
Molecular Templates, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Austin, Texas, dedicated to discovering and developing biologic therapeutics for cancer treatment. The company utilizes a proprietary platform known as engineered toxin bodies to create targeted therapies. Its lead candidate, MT-3724, is currently undergoing Phase II clinical trials for relapsed and refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In addition, the company is developing other candidates, including MT-4019, which targets CD38, and has collaborations with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. These partnerships aim to enhance treatment options for conditions like multiple myeloma and improve outcomes in hematopoietic stem cell transplants. Molecular Templates continues to expand its pipeline with additional compounds targeting various cancers.

Molecular Templates

Venture Round in 2014
Molecular Templates, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Austin, Texas, dedicated to discovering and developing biologic therapeutics for cancer treatment. The company utilizes a proprietary platform known as engineered toxin bodies to create targeted therapies. Its lead candidate, MT-3724, is currently undergoing Phase II clinical trials for relapsed and refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In addition, the company is developing other candidates, including MT-4019, which targets CD38, and has collaborations with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. These partnerships aim to enhance treatment options for conditions like multiple myeloma and improve outcomes in hematopoietic stem cell transplants. Molecular Templates continues to expand its pipeline with additional compounds targeting various cancers.

Lumos Pharma

Series A in 2014
Lumos Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Austin, Texas, dedicated to developing and commercializing therapeutics for severe, rare, and genetic diseases. Its lead candidate, LUM-201, is an oral growth hormone stimulating small molecule currently undergoing Phase 2 clinical trials for pediatric growth hormone deficiency. The company also holds a licensing agreement with Ellipses Pharma Limited to develop and commercialize nanoparticle formulations for oncology indications. Additionally, Lumos Pharma is focused on treating Creatine Transporter Deficiency, leveraging technology from the University of Cincinnati and collaborating with Key Opinion Leaders and the National Institutes of Health. Founded in 2011, Lumos Pharma aims to address unmet medical needs through innovative therapies.

HNI Healthcare

Series C in 2013
HNI Healthcare (formerly Hospitalists Now) is a technology-enabled physician practice management company focused on the delivery of full-service facility-based physician programs to improve the quality of patient care. The Company’s physicians, processes and technologies enable healthcare facilities to improve key quality and performance metrics through a more clinically integrated care model.

Molecular Templates

Series C in 2013
Molecular Templates, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Austin, Texas, dedicated to discovering and developing biologic therapeutics for cancer treatment. The company utilizes a proprietary platform known as engineered toxin bodies to create targeted therapies. Its lead candidate, MT-3724, is currently undergoing Phase II clinical trials for relapsed and refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In addition, the company is developing other candidates, including MT-4019, which targets CD38, and has collaborations with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. These partnerships aim to enhance treatment options for conditions like multiple myeloma and improve outcomes in hematopoietic stem cell transplants. Molecular Templates continues to expand its pipeline with additional compounds targeting various cancers.

TVA Medical

Series B in 2013
TVA Medical, Inc. is a medical device company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in the development and manufacture of catheter-based equipment and solutions aimed at treating end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and peripheral vascular diseases. Founded in 2009, TVA Medical focuses on creating innovative and minimally invasive therapies to improve patient outcomes. The company has garnered funding from Santé Ventures and operates as a subsidiary of Becton, Dickinson and Company since July 2018.

HNI Healthcare

Series B in 2011
HNI Healthcare (formerly Hospitalists Now) is a technology-enabled physician practice management company focused on the delivery of full-service facility-based physician programs to improve the quality of patient care. The Company’s physicians, processes and technologies enable healthcare facilities to improve key quality and performance metrics through a more clinically integrated care model.

TVA Medical

Series A in 2010
TVA Medical, Inc. is a medical device company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in the development and manufacture of catheter-based equipment and solutions aimed at treating end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and peripheral vascular diseases. Founded in 2009, TVA Medical focuses on creating innovative and minimally invasive therapies to improve patient outcomes. The company has garnered funding from Santé Ventures and operates as a subsidiary of Becton, Dickinson and Company since July 2018.

Terapio

Series A in 2009
Terapio is developing a pipeline of therapies based on the normally-occurring transport protein RLIP76 that moves free-radical toxins out of cells before significant damage can occur. Although naturally present in cells, increasing the amount of this protein available to normal cells affords them an even greater ability to deal with toxins from a variety of sources, including chemicals and radiation.

HNI Healthcare

Series A in 2009
HNI Healthcare (formerly Hospitalists Now) is a technology-enabled physician practice management company focused on the delivery of full-service facility-based physician programs to improve the quality of patient care. The Company’s physicians, processes and technologies enable healthcare facilities to improve key quality and performance metrics through a more clinically integrated care model.

Molecular Templates

Series A in 2009
Molecular Templates, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Austin, Texas, dedicated to discovering and developing biologic therapeutics for cancer treatment. The company utilizes a proprietary platform known as engineered toxin bodies to create targeted therapies. Its lead candidate, MT-3724, is currently undergoing Phase II clinical trials for relapsed and refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In addition, the company is developing other candidates, including MT-4019, which targets CD38, and has collaborations with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. These partnerships aim to enhance treatment options for conditions like multiple myeloma and improve outcomes in hematopoietic stem cell transplants. Molecular Templates continues to expand its pipeline with additional compounds targeting various cancers.