Checkmate Capital Group LLC
Venture capitalPasadena · Seed–Late Stage · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
Checkmate Capital combines operating and advisory experience with an international network of strategic partners to serve cash-flow-generating enterprises. It provides management consulting, advisory services, and facilitates international licensing opportunities that build strategic partnerships and special-situation engagements. The firm applies a disciplined, boutique approach, prioritizing a limited number of mandates each year to emphasize speed and agility. Investments span multiple industries including biotech, agtech, and waste and energy, with a focus on creating synergy across portfolio companies. The team blends multidisciplinary expertise in finance, law, operations, and marketing to pursue long-term value creation aligned with client success.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 16 of 18 portfolio companiesBiotech ×8Healthtech ×6AgTech ×3AI & Machine Learning ×3Deep Tech ×3Medical Devices ×3IoT ×2Circular Economy ×1
HQs:United States×11Israel×1Singapore×1
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBiotechHouston, US
David Snyder(Executive Officer)Fred Grossman(Executive Officer)Howard Berman(Executive Officer, Director)Andrea Goldstein(Executive Officer, Director)Jani Tuomi(Director)Shawn M. Titcomb(Director)
Austrianova develops cell encapsulation technologies, including Cell-in-a-Box for micro-encapsulating living cells for immuno-protection in patients and Bac-in-a-Box for protecting probiotic bacteria and yeast.
BiotechHealthtechLongevitySingapore, SG
Altis Biosystems builds RepliGut®, human intestinal tissue models grown from human intestinal stem cells that provide human-relevant preclinical data for drug absorption, metabolism, toxicity, and disease modeling.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesDurham, US
Christopher Sims(Executive Officer)Jimmy Smedley(Executive Officer)Samuel Franklin(Director)Joseph McMahon(Director)Michael Biron(Executive Officer, Director)Swetha Peddibhotla(Senior Scientist)
CropX develops digital farming solutions for growers and agribusinesses to optimize agronomic decisions through soil sensors, precision irrigation, and data analytics.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT
Earth Holdings is a composting and soil science platform that converts diverted waste streams into compost and organic-rich soils for agricultural use.
AgTechCircular EconomyClimate Tech
Maia Biotech is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing pipeline therapeutic products that are under clinical investigation.
BiotechChicago, US
Vlad Vitoc(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey Himmelreich(Head of Finance)Sergei Gryaznov(Chief Scientific Officer)Jeffrey C Himmelreich(Head of Finance)Steven M Chaouki(Director)Ngar Yee Louie(Director)
Monarch Biosciences develops and commercializes medical device and biotechnology products based on Thin Film Nitinol technology.
BiotechMedical DevicesNew Materials
NeuroSigma is a bioelectronic medical device company that makes non-invasive external trigeminal-nerve stimulation systems to treat chronic neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesLos Angeles, US
Leon Ekchian(Executive Officer, Director)Kirk Calhoun(Director)Lodwrick M. Cook(Director)James Hindman(Director)
Precision Livestock provides a machine vision camera system that monitors cattle feed bunks and feeding behavior around the clock, converting the data into graphs, charts and alerts.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT
HealthtechTucson, US
Laurence John Marsteller(Executive Officer, Director)Harry Allan George(Executive Officer, Director)
Audio-visual technology to accelerate physical recovery and improve mental wellbeing.
HealthtechLafayette, US
Richard Hanbury(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioCoya TherapeuticsNASDAQ: COYATELA BioNASDAQ: TELA
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFrequently asked questions
- What stage does Checkmate Capital Group LLC invest at?
- Checkmate Capital Group LLC invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Checkmate Capital Group LLC focus on?
- Checkmate Capital Group LLC focuses on AgTech, Biotech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Energy, New Materials.
- Where is Checkmate Capital Group LLC located?
- Checkmate Capital Group LLC is headquartered in Pasadena, US.
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