How many investments has Bacchus Venture Capital made?

Bacchus Venture Capital has 29 tracked investments.

What stage does Bacchus Venture Capital invest at?

Bacchus Venture Capital invests at the Seed stage.

What sectors does Bacchus Venture Capital focus on?

Bacchus Venture Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Sector Agnostic.

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BVC follows a mentor-first model: its partners mentor seed-stage founders at two accelerators — Endless Frontier Labs in New York and Creative Destruction Lab in Toronto — and then invest in ventures after building a relationship. The firm invests across sectors, drawing on partner experience in biotech, enterprise SaaS, oil and gas, venture funds, and investment banking. It currently deploys the partners' own capital and anticipates opening up to outside investors in future years.

Invests inAdvanced ManufacturingSector AgnosticNorth America

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Team · 18 people

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Jim Horowitz· Founding Partner

Founder of Bacchus VC and co-founder of Beresford Ventures (2018), with over 200 direct investments plus crowdfunding and LP positions. A former UBS and Chase banker, he mentors at Endless Frontier Labs and the Creative Destruction Lab and holds an MBA from NYU Stern and a BA from Yale.

Abhishek Agrawal· Partner

Commercialization expert and entrepreneur with experience in healthcare and management consulting, having launched new molecular entities at GSK and Novartis. He advises entities including Gates Ventures and NYU's tech incubator and focuses on AI/ML in life sciences across the US, Japan, and China.

Ade Ajanaku· Partner

Technical product leader focused on B2B/B2C data platforms, AI/ML, and go-to-market strategy, currently working on AI-powered data integration and ad-tech at Intuit after roles at Yelp, Capital One, and ConsenSys. He holds a BA in Information Sciences from Columbia and mentors at NYU's Endless Frontier Labs.

Alessandro Piol· Partner

Managing Partner of AlphaPrime Ventures and President of Epistemic AI who co-founded AT&T Ventures and was a General Partner at Invesco Private Capital leading its technology team. He holds an MBA from Harvard and CS degrees from Columbia and co-authored 'Tech and the City'.

Andy Feldstein· Partner

Entrepreneur with over 30 years in the defense and wireless industry who co-founded and led Innovative Concepts, Inc. (acquired by Herley Industries, where he became CTO) and served as president of T2I. He holds a DSc in engineering from George Washington University and invests in healthcare startups.

Avi Rosenbaum· Partner

Founder of advisors.bio and COO of Peak B Bio, involved in company formation at Great Point Ventures and Cornucopian Capital, with prior product work at Ion Torrent Systems. He holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard (George Church lab) and has backed Mammoth Biosciences, Shape Therapeutics, and Mission Barns.

David Fenyo· Partner

Computational biologist and NYU School of Medicine professor directing programs in Systems and Computational Biomedicine, with 35+ years in biomedical data analysis and 200+ publications. He holds a PhD in Physics from Uppsala University and applies data science to cancer research.

Denis Rajotte· Partner

Finance and legal executive with nearly 30 years in investing, capital markets, and M&A spanning energy, infrastructure, financial services, and technology, including senior roles at Morgan Stanley and CIBC. He began his career as an M&A lawyer and advises MyEngene.

Diegane "Didi" Dione· Partner

Deep-tech investor, inventor, and operator with 20+ years translating emerging technologies into businesses across robotics, AI, IoT, semiconductors, and advanced materials. A former Accenture Digital Senior Manager, he holds four US patents and has advised 150+ founders.

Doug Stern· Partner

Investor in real estate, private equity, and startups for 30 years who was lead investor in Official (acquired by Bumble) and formerly a partner at PlumTree Ventures. He holds an MBA from NYU Stern, where he mentors.

Jeff Enslin· Partner

Investor with 23 years as a Global Macro/EM portfolio manager and Senior Partner at Caxton Associates, having managed over $1.25B in capital. An active angel with 80+ private investments, he holds a BS from Lehigh and an MBA from NYU Stern.

Jonathan Polak· Partner

Biotechnology executive and former CEO who led development of novel therapeutics and raised over $40M in financing. He holds an MBA and a B.Eng from the University of Toronto.

Mirza Ahmed· Partner

Partner at Bridge-ME connecting foreign startups to the MENA region and former Senior Director at Hikma Pharmaceuticals, where he led healthtech portfolio growth and corporate venture efforts. He advises OCA Ventures on healthtech and previously worked at Syneos Health and PwC.

Paul Horn· Partner

Senior Vice Provost for Research and entrepreneurship leader at NYU's Tandon School of Engineering, formerly SVP and research director at IBM where he oversaw breakthroughs including Deep Blue, the first copper chip, and BlueGene.

Scott Saxberg· Partner

Energy and technology entrepreneur who founded Cache Island Corp. and earlier ventures Crescent Point and Shelter Bay, and manages Icebook Investments Corp's portfolio of about 25 tech startups. He mentors at NYU Stern and is a Fellow at the Creative Destruction Lab.

Steffanie Bristol· Partner

Strategy and commercialization leader with a background in healthcare, life sciences, and consulting who has driven corporate innovation at companies including Biogen, Philips, Accenture, and Medtronic. She holds an MBA and MPH from the University of Michigan and a BS from Clemson.

Ashleigh Falanga· Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant at Bacchus who holds a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from Central Connecticut State University and is active in community service in Connecticut.

Chance Hartman· Associate

Associate who entered venture capital at Beresford Ventures in 2018 and joined Bacchus in 2023, after a stint as an operations manager at Amazon Logistics. He holds a BBA in Finance from Florida Atlantic University.

What they invest in

from 20 of 29 portfolio companies

Healthtech ×8AI & Machine Learning ×6Deep Tech ×6Medical Devices ×6Digital Health ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×3Biotech ×3Cleantech ×3

HQs:United States×11Canada×3United Kingdom×1

Investments · 29 tracked

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Automated Architectureauar.io in

AUAR builds robotic MicroFactories that deploy directly onto live construction sites to produce housing, working alongside homebuilders in the construction industry.

Construction TechPropTechRobotics

Mollie Claypool in Gilles Retsin in

Co-investorsConcrete Venture Capital Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)Planet A Ventures PT1 Shadow Ventures Unruly Capital +1 more

BrainSpecbrainspecmed.com in 𝕏

BrainSpec develops software for analyzing and visualizing MR spectroscopy (MRS) neuroimaging data, aiming to make a non-invasive "virtual biopsy" available to clinicians and researchers.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US

Alexandra Zimmerman(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Dorm Room Techstars

Cooler Headscoolerheads.com in

Cooler Heads develops scalp cooling technology to prevent hair loss in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

HealthtechMedical DevicesSan Diego, US

Kate Dilligan(Founder & CEO)in

Board Maria Gonzalez-Blanch(Director)in MICHAEL SCHOTZINGER(Director)inLIZ TODIA(Director)LIZ ZAMBORY(Director)in JASON PESTERFIELD(Director)in

Co-investorsAd Astra Ventures Aloft VC Astia CALIFORNIA INNOVATION Golden Seeds Mutual Capital Partners +3 more

culina healthculinahealth.com in

Culina Health connects patients with registered dietitians for personalized, virtual nutrition care that is in-network with major insurance plans.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew Jersey, US

Vanessa Rissetto(Co-founder)in Tamar Samuels(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAlpine Meridian Cake Ventures Graham Walker Venture MGV.VC REDO Ventures Rethink Impact +3 more

Danu Roboticsdanurobotics.com in 𝕏

Danu Robotics manufactures AI-controlled two-arm robots and computer vision systems for sorting and picking dry mixed recyclable materials, designed to retrofit into existing manual waste sorting facilities (MRFs).

AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyRoboticsEdinburgh, GB

Xiaoyan Ma(Founder)

Co-investorsSnatched Ventures Sustainable Ventures

Detrapeldetrapel.com in

DetraPel manufactures PFAS-free protective coatings and stain-repellent technologies for use in textiles, packaging, healthcare, and electronics.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew MaterialsCharlotte, US

David Zamarin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Co-investorsBoro Capital Boston Harbor Angels Cerity Partners Ventures Fitz Gate Ventures Material Impact

Direct Kinetics Solutionsdirectkinetics.com in 𝕏

Direct Kinetics (DKS) develops radioisotopic batteries based on beta-emitting isotope power sources, designed to provide continuous power for decades in an ultra-light form factor.

Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech

Co-investorsAggie Angel Network Houston Angel Network

Eksteraekstera.ca in

Ekstera develops Stirling engines that convert industrial waste heat into electricity, serving manufacturers seeking to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEnergyOntario, CA

Brendan MacDonald(Founder)in

Co-investorsInnovative Solutions Canada UCeed Funds

Hyivyhyivy.com in 𝕏

Hyivy Health develops a holistic pelvic health device that treats, monitors, tracks, and helps prevent pelvic floor symptoms, along with connecting patients to clinicians and pelvic floor therapists.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical Devices

Rachel Bartholomew(CEO & Founder)inKamyar Rounidej(Former Co-founder & first Chief Technical Officer)

Co-investorsAltitude Angels Beresford Ventures FACIT (Fight Against Cancer Innovation Trust)The 51 Ventures Women's Equity Lab Equation Angels +2 more

InGelingeltx.com in

InGel Therapeutics develops engineered cell therapies for complex retinal degenerative diseases, combining retinal precursor cells with a biomimetic hyaluronic acid and gelatin hydrogel delivery matrix that mimics the human vitreous.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechCambridge, US

Patrick Jiang(CEO & Co-founder)inPierre Colombe Dromel(Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder)in Deepti Singh(Chief Scientific Officer & Co-founder)inMyron Spector(Director)Michael Young(Director)

Co-investorsMassVentures Service Provider Capital The Venture Collective ZAKA VC

IRALOGIXiralogix.com in

IRALOGIX provides a white-labeled, purpose-built IRA platform that lets financial institutions manage individual retirement accounts at any balance, including low-balance accounts.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSPittsburgh, US

Peter Littlejohn(Founder)inTHOMAS G. ANDERSON(Director)ANNE ARCHIBALD(Executive Officer)DAVID BERNARD(Executive Officer, Director)

Board RYAN WEBER(Director)in MICHAEL B. DOWDLE(Director)in

Co-investorsBeresford Ventures Circadian Ventures CreativeCo Great North Ventures Riverfront Ventures, LLC University Growth Fund

Isenergyisenergy.ca

MAREL Power Solutionsmarel-power.com

Marel builds ultra-compact power-conversion building blocks — power modules and power stacks — that integrate semiconductor packaging and cooling to reduce the size, weight, and cost of high-power converters, inverters, and breakers.

EnergyHardwareSemiconductors

Amrit Vivekanand(Chief Executive Officer)in Garry Miller(Chief Operating Officer)in Ian Byers(Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsEvergreen Climate Innovations Michigan Rise

Norbert Healthnorberthealth.com in

Norbert Health develops multimodal sensing AI and autonomous care technology for healthcare facilities, combining hardware and machine learning to monitor patients and reduce clinical workload.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsHCVC Kima Ventures LDV Capital r24 Serena C4 Ventures +2 more

Nozenoze.ca in

Noze develops a breath-analysis platform that uses nano-sensor "smell on silicon" chips and AI neural models to detect trace molecular patterns in exhaled breath and translate them into diagnostic signals.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsBeresford Ventures Convergent Ventures Innovative Solutions Canada Mistral Venture Partners

Path Keeperpath-keeper.com

Qubridgequbridge.io in

Quantum Bridge develops quantum-safe communication technology to protect internet communications against classical and quantum threats, working on quantum entanglement generation and quantum repeaters.

CybersecurityDeep TechQuantum ComputingToronto, CA

Mattia Montagna(CEO & Co-founder)inHoi-Kwong Lo(CSO & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsGood News Ventures Primo Ventures Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners

Simulacrasimulacra-data.com in

Simulacra builds causal AI software for consumer research teams at CPG and brand companies, enabling them to run counterfactual scenarios on survey data they've already collected to predict outcomes of strategic changes like pricing or messaging.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechNew York, US

Gerard 'Gerry' Schweitzer(Co-founder)Jason Cohen(Founder & CEO)in

Solidddsoliddd.com in

Soliddd is an optical and vision technology company developing a low-vision aid for people with macular degeneration, using autostereo 3D optics that let the visual cortex perceive 3D to restore sight in previously blind areas of the visual field.

Deep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesBrooklyn, US

Neal Weinstock(CEO)inNorman Gross(Director)Albert Litewka(Director)

Co-investorsBeresford Ventures

SUNCHEM LLCsunchem.io in

Sunchem develops patented processes to recover metals such as gold, copper, silver, and silicon from electronic waste, concentrates, and ore with high purity, using less energy and milder chemicals than smelting or cyanide leaching.

Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsBerkeley, US

Co-investorsCollaborative Fund

Turion Spaceturionspace.com in 𝕏Series A

Turion Space builds space infrastructure spanning maneuverable spacecraft, mission planning software, and orbital logistics such as refueling and servicing, with capabilities for space domain awareness and rendezvous proximity operations.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechSpace TechLos Angeles, US

Ryan Westerdahl(CEO & Co-Founder)in Tyler James Pierce(Founder)in Patryk Wiatr(Founder)in Ryan W(Founder)in

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity Fund Asymmetry Ventures Aurelia Foundry Beyond Earth Ventures Center15 Capital DG Daiwa Ventures +37 more

Unravel Biosciencesunravel.bio in

Unravel Bio uses computational drug discovery and advanced animal models to accelerate pharmaceutical development with lower cost and risk.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDigital HealthBoston, US

Richard Novak(CEO & Co-Founder)inFrederic Vigneault(CSO & Co-Founder)in Donald Ingber(Director)inLewis Geffen(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBeresford Ventures Slingshot Ventures Active Partners BoxOne Ventures Nauta Capital

Urideuride.co

Vodyvody.com

Other

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

DeepLook MedicalDISAImpossible Sensing EnergyQuantum BridgeSpeedSize

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Bacchus Venture Capital made?: Bacchus Venture Capital has 29 tracked investments.
What stage does Bacchus Venture Capital invest at?: Bacchus Venture Capital invests at the Seed stage.
What sectors does Bacchus Venture Capital focus on?: Bacchus Venture Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Sector Agnostic.

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