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Aurora Forge

Venture studio

Jacksonville · Seed · 28 people tracked

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Investment thesis

The Aurora Forge empowers visionary startups in healthcare and government technology sectors by combining strategic seed-stage funding with expert mentorship from founders and advisors who have successfully launched and scaled impactful companies. The firm leverages its team's deep domain expertise in healthcare innovation, clinical transformation, and digital technology adoption to refine business models and accelerate growth of transformative solutions.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.

Stage
Seed
HQ
Jacksonville, FL, US
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
11

Team · 28 people

from the firm's website
Craig Richmond· Founder and CEO, Onward Advisory Group
Newton Howard· Founder, Newton Howard Industries
Anthony Binge· Managing Director
Cynthia Petrone-Hudock· Chief Strategy Officer
Jarrod Germano· Managing Director
Darren Dworkin· Investment Advisor
Caleb Anderson· Senior Vice President & Chief Sales Officer, athenahealth
Chad Brisendine· VP, Chief Information Officer, St. Luke's University Health Network
Craig Richardville· National Healthcare & Technology Executive
Dustin Hufford· SVP, Chief Information Officer, Cooper University Health Care
John Kuelper· Senior Managing Director & Head of Healthcare Technology at Stanford Children's Health, Ascension Ventures
John M. Kravitz· VP, Head of Healthcare, Go to Market, Workday
John P. Pigott· Chief Innovation Officer, ProMedica
Matt Kull· EVP, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Inova Health System
Michael Prilutsky· Executive Vice President, RWJBarnabas Health
Ophir Frieder· Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Biomathematics Faculty, Georgetown Medical Center
Osama Elhassan· Chair, ZIMAM
Phillip Chang· Chief Medical & Quality Officer, CommonSpirit Health
Ricardo Azziz· Principal, SPH Consulting Group; Professor, UAB School of Public Health & School of Medicine
Robert Bart· Chief Medical Information Officer, Hospital Services Division, UPMC
Ronnie Daves· Executive, National Healthcare
Russell Medford· Chairman, Board of Directors, Center for Global Health Innovation; Chairman and CEO, Covanos, Inc.
Tanya Townsend· Chief Information and Digital Officer, Stanford Children's Health
Vincent Grazidei· Venture Associate

What they invest in

from 3 of 11 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×3Healthtech ×3Digital Health ×2Medical Devices ×2

HQs:United States×3

Investments · 11 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2024 · 12014 · 12 dated

AIQaiq-solutions.comin𝕏Mar 2014

AIQ Solutions develops TRAQinform IQ, a software medical device that analyzes serial radiographic images (such as PET and CT scans) to quantify changes in individual tumor lesions over time.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York, US

William O'Conor(Member of the Board of Directors)T. Gary Liberman(Chief Financial Officer and Secretary)Nicholas W. Stuller(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCapital Midwest FundNew York AngelsRock River Capital PartnersTundra AngelsVenture Management

AIQ Solutions

Healthcare technology company providing advanced software solutions and quantitative imaging analytics for complex disease management, particularly oncology.

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBascom VenturesBasecamp FundRock River Capital PartnersWisconsin Investment Partners

Covanos
Digital Cortex
Heally
Nsight Healthnsightcare.comFeb 2024

Nsight Health provides remote patient care using nursing staff and proprietary technology to monitor, predict, and prevent adverse health events, working through fee-for-service and at-risk contracts to lower care costs and improve outcomes.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMiami, US

Harry Leider(Chief Medical Officer)Michael Ciullo(Executive Officer, Director)

Polaris Advisors
Radleyradley.healthin𝕏

Radley is an AI-native radiology group that reads imaging studies for hospitals and imaging centers, using AI to draft reports that its radiologists review, correct, and sign in the client's format.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Maryam Jahed(CEO Founder)inSeak Meng Lay(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Radley Care
Spaulding Medical
Virsec

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Aurora Forge made?
Aurora Forge has 10 tracked investments.
What stage does Aurora Forge invest at?
Aurora Forge invests at the Seed stage.
What sectors does Aurora Forge focus on?
Aurora Forge focuses on GovTech, Healthtech.
Where is Aurora Forge located?
Aurora Forge is headquartered in Jacksonville, US.
Who does Aurora Forge co-invest with?
Aurora Forge most often shares deals with Rock River Capital Partners, Bascom Ventures, Basecamp Fund, among 9 tracked co-investors.

Co-investors · 5

Oak HC/FT

Oak HC/FT is a growth equity firm that partners with founders building companies in healthcare and financial services, with a focus on enterprise technology and AI.

01 Advisors

01 Advisors is led by former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, former Twitter COO Adam Bain, and Facebook's former Chief Revenue Officer David Fischer, who bring first-hand experience scaling Twitter, Google, and Facebook from early revenue to tens of billions in sales. They operate as "venture coaches" who deliberately avoid taking board seats so they can provide candid advice without formal constraints, focusing on Series A and B companies that have product-market fit but need help building professional sales organizations and revenue operations.

$1M – $10M
AIX Ventures

AIX Ventures is an AI-focused venture fund that backs founders building companies in artificial intelligence.

$1M – $5M
Vera Equity

Vera Equity is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed investments in fintech companies. The firm provides capital alongside operations advisory and strategic introductions to executive talent through its partnership with True, a global talent management platform.

Animal Capital

Animal Capital is a $15M venture fund founded by TikTok mega-influencers Josh Richards, Griffin Johnson, and Noah Beck, who bring direct access to over 100 million combined social followers instead of traditional GP backgrounds. The fund positions itself as a complementary "influencer-capital" partner that provides instant distribution to portfolio companies through its founders' social channels while explicitly focusing on understanding and serving Gen Z consumers rather than just marketing to them.

$100K – $1M

Firms observed investing alongside Aurora Forge, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Aurora Forge's recorded portfolio.

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