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Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd.

Venture capital

Scotts Valley · Seed–Late Stage · 3 people tracked

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Action Potential Venture Capital is a venture firm investing in healthcare and medical technology companies.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Scotts Valley, California, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2013
Last 12 months
1 investment
AUM
$50M
Tracked investments
11
IPOs
1

Team · 3 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 9 of 11 portfolio companies

Healthtech ×9Medical Devices ×8Biotech ×5Deep Tech ×3AI & Machine Learning ×1Digital Health ×1

HQs:United States×8

Investments · 11 tracked

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By year:2025 · 42024 · 12019 · 22018 · 29 dated

CVRxcvrx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CVRXAug 2019 · $93M

CVRx develops Barostim, an implantable medical device that uses baroreceptor activation to treat heart failure patients and improve their functional capacity and quality of life.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesAustin, US

Craig Palmer(Executive Officer)inNadim Yared(Executive Officer, Director)inDean Bruhn-Ding(Executive Officer)inJohn Brintnall(Executive Officer)inLiz Galle(Executive Officer)Kevin Hykes(President, Chief Executive Officer & Director)in

Co-investorsABS VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Treo Ventures, LlcWindham Capital PartnersYsios CapitalHatteras Venture Partners+1 more

Alpheus Medicalalpheusmedical.cominSeries A · May 2025 · $16M

Alpheus is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing Porphyrin Metabolite Activation (PoMA™), a drug-led oncology approach designed to treat glioblastoma using proprietary low-intensity ultrasound to activate tumor-localized porphyrin metabolites.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesChanhassen, US

Jeremy Ling(Executive Officer)inSteve Weiner(Executive Officer)Vijay Agarwal(Founder, President and CEO)inWilliam Davis(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKlaus Veitinger(Director)inImran Eba(Executive Officer)in

Board seatJuan-Pablo Mas· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsOrbiMedHealthQuest CapitalSamsara BioCapitalSV Health InvestorsBrightEdge

Axon Therapiesaxontherapies.comJan 2019SEC filingmedium confidence

Axon Therapies develops the SAVM procedure, an implant-free catheter-based ablation therapy that targets the right greater splanchnic nerve to reduce overactive sympathetic nerve activity in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

HealthtechMedical DevicesNew York, US

Howard R. Levin(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Gelfand(Executive Officer)

BoardPaul LaViolette(Director)in

Board seatImran Eba· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Feb 2019

Co-investorsStar51 CapitalDeerfield Management CompanyEarlybird Venture CapitalSV Health Investors

Exo Imagingexo.incin𝕏Jan 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

Exo is a company backed by leading venture capital and corporate investors focused on innovative technologies, with particular emphasis on healthcare, bioelectronic medicines, materials science, and deep technology solutions.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Yusuf Haque(Founder)in

Board seatJuan-Pablo Mas· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed May 2025

Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersCreative VenturesPage One VenturesTDK VenturesIntel CapitalOSF Ventures+5 more

Neuspera Medical, Inc.neuspera.comin𝕏Jan 2018

Neuspera Medical develops an integrated sacral neuromodulation (iSNM) system that implants a smart neurostimulator near the sacral nerve to treat urinary urge incontinence, a symptom of overactive bladder.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Jose, US

Alexander Yeh(Founder)inMilton M. Morris(Executive Officer, Director)inDave Van Meter(Chief Executive Officer)Steve Paul(Chief Commercial Officer)in

Board seatImran Eba· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCerity Partners VenturesForeground CapitalPortfoliaTreo Ventures, LlcWindham Capital Partners+2 more

Saluda Medicalsaludamedical.cominOct 2025 · $40M

Saluda Medical develops the Evoke spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system, which records the spinal cord's physiologic response to stimulation using Evoked Compound Action Potentials (ECAPs).

Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesBloomington, US

Greg Plamondon(Executive Officer)inKristin Caplice(Executive Officer)inBarry Regan(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Schuermann(Director, Executive Officer)Geoffrey Kinghorn(Director)

Board seatJuan-Pablo Mas· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsWellington ManagementFidelity InvestmentsREDMILET. Rowe Price

SetPoint Medicalsetpointmedical.comin𝕏Series C · Mar 2025 · $27M

SetPoint Medical develops an FDA-approved implantable neurostimulation device that stimulates the vagus nerve to reduce inflammation, offering a device-based treatment for adults with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis who have not responded to biologic or targeted synthetic drugs.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesValencia, US

Murthy Simhambhatla(CEO)inDavid Chernoff(Chief Medical Officer (MD))Yaakov Levine(PhD)inRohan Seth(Executive Officer)inKevin Tracey(Founder)

BoardBlake Wu(Director)in

Board seatJuan-Pablo Mas· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlly Bridge GroupNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Norwest Venture PartnersTopspin PartnersAsahi Kasei Corporate Venture CapitalCatalio Capital Management, LP+8 more

Calacalahealth.comin𝕏

Cala Health develops non-invasive prescription therapies for movement disorders, starting with a treatment for hand tremor and essential tremor.

Deep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSilicon Valley, US

Kate Rosenbluth, PhD(President & Chief Innovation Officer)Kate Rosenbluth(Founder)inDeanna Harshbarger(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAscension VenturesGlobal BrainGV (Google Ventures)Lightstone VenturesLux Capital+5 more

Presidio Medicalpresidiomedical.comSeries A · Jan 2018

Co-investorsCWRU Technology VenturesShangBay Capital LLC

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

CALA HEALTH, INC.Gradient Denervation Technologies

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 1

1 IPOs

CVRxNASDAQ: CVRX

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd. made?
Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd. has 11 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd. invest at?
Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd. invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd. focus on?
Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd. focuses on Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
Where is Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd. located?
Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd. is headquartered in Scotts Valley, US.

Co-investors · 8

ShangBay Capital LLC

ShangBay Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in founders building disruptive companies addressing high, unmet clinical needs with novel ideas.

Both backed · 2
SetPoint MedicalPresidio Medical
Norwest Venture Partners

Norwest is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm that has backed over 700 companies across technology, consumer, and healthcare over its 65-year history.

Both backed · 1
$10M – $30M
OrbiMed

OrbiMed is a healthcare-focused investment firm providing tailored financing solutions and global resources to build world-class healthcare companies across biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital health, diagnostics, and healthcare services.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $75M
Morgenthaler

Morgenthaler is a venture capital and private equity firm that has focused on building valuable companies for over 40 years.

Both backed · 1
Ysios Capital

Ysios Capital is a life sciences venture investor that finances innovative biotech companies developing novel therapies for high unmet medical needs, primarily across Europe and the United States.

Both backed · 1
$5.4M – $21.6M
Energy Impact Partners

Energy Impact Partners is an investment firm that connects entrepreneurs with major corporate partners to help drive the transformation of the global economy toward a more sustainable future.

$5M – $20M
Sandbox Industries

Sandbox Industries is an investment firm that fosters innovation in the healthcare and insurance industries, partnering with corporate strategic investors as limited partners alongside financial investors and portfolio companies.

Cofounders Capital

Cofounders Capital is a North Carolina-based venture firm that leads seed-stage investments in B2B software companies across the southeastern United States.

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