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Venture capitalPasadena · Growth · 7 people tracked
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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.
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Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 17 of 20 portfolio companiesBiotech ×9Healthtech ×9Medical Devices ×6Deep Tech ×4AgTech ×3AI & Machine Learning ×3Digital Health ×2IoT ×2
HQs:United States×12Israel×1Singapore×1
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12020 · 12018 · 12016 · 25 dated
Coya Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing regulatory T cell (Treg) therapeutic modalities to treat neurodegenerative, autoimmune, and metabolic diseases.
BiotechHealthtechHouston, US
David Snyder(Executive Officer)inFred Grossman(Executive Officer)inHoward Berman(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrea Goldstein(Executive Officer, Director)Jani Tuomi(Director)Shawn M. Titcomb(Director)
Offers soft tissue repair solutions combining naturally sourced tissue with polymer; lead product OviTex for hernia repair (NASDAQ: TELA), based in Malvern, PA.
BiotechMalvern, US
Antony Koblish(Founder)inFrancis Conway(Executive Officer)Maarten Persenaire(Executive Officer)Christine Arasin(Executive Officer)
BoardKevin Rakin(Director)inAshley Freidman(Director)
Co-investorsEssex Woodlands Healthcare PartnersHighCape CapitalOrbiMedSignet Healthcare Partners1315 CapitalRTW Investments L.P.
Austrianova is a biotech company that manufactures cell-based products using encapsulation technology and GMP-grade processes.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechLongevityMedical DevicesSingapore, SG
Dr. Brian Salmons(CEO & President)Prof. Walter H. Günzburg(Chairman & CTO)
Co-investorsUntroD Capital
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)inJimmy Smedley(Executive Officer)inSamuel Franklin(Director)Joseph McMahon(Director)Michael Biron(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChristopher Perkins(Director)
Co-investorsAtlanta Technology AngelsCentral Texas Angel NetworkCowtown AngelsHatteras Venture PartnersJohnson Venture PartnersNC IDEA+1 more
CropX develops digital farming solutions for growers and agribusinesses to optimize agronomic decisions through soil sensors, precision irrigation, and data analytics.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT
Co-investorsArmada Investment AGBosch VenturesGermin8 VenturesNZ Growth Capital PartnersOurCrowdPacific Channel+3 more
Organics by Gosh is a regional composting company based in Austin, Texas that processes yard trimmings and food waste from residential and commercial sources, producing high-quality compost and blended soils for landscapers and contractors.
AgTechCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodAustin, US
Lactiga is a biotechnology company developing mucosal antibody therapies based on secretory IgA antibodies derived from human breastmilk.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Rikin Mehta(Co-founder & CEO)Rikin Mehta, PharmD/JD(CEO | Co-founder)Viraj Mane, PhD(Chief Scientific Officer | Co-founder)in
Co-investorsJude Gomila1517
LynxBio (Lynx Biosciences) is a biotech company developing immuno-oncology and immunology therapies using a proprietary patient-based ex vivo disease biology platform combined with a multiomics approach for drug discovery.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Diego, US
Chorom Pak(Founder)in
Co-investorsCove FundGreat Oaks Venture CapitalFlare Capital Partners
MAIA Biotech is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing telomere-targeting cancer therapies, with a lead compound (THIO) based on a telomerase-targeting therapeutic approach.
BiotechHealthtechChicago, US
Sergei M. Gryaznov(Chief Scientific Officer)Jeffrey C. Himmelreich(Head of Finance)Vlad Vitoc(Chief Executive Officer and Chairman)Ngar Yee Louie(Director)
BoardCristian Luput(Director)Jean-Manasse Theagene(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)Lodwrick M. Cook(Director)
BoardKirk Calhoun(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
Co-investorsNextFab Ventures
HealthtechTucson, US
Laurence John Marsteller(Executive Officer, Director)Harry Allan George(Executive Officer, Director)
Sana Health develops an audiovisual device intended to help users improve physical recovery and mental well-being, targeting relief and more restful states of mind.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental HealthLafayette, US
Richard Hanbury(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAsia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC)Click VenturesEsplanade VenturesFlucas VenturesHarmonix Fund+8 more
Soteria provides cybersecurity advisory services and solutions, including managed detection and response (MDR), virtual CISO support, domain monitoring, and Microsoft 365 risk management.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCharleston, US
Glenn Starkman(Co-Founder)inCHRISTOPHER O'ROURKE(Executive Officer)
Co-investors5AM VenturesRoche Venture Fund
Triumvira is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing autologous and allogeneic T cell therapeutics for cancer treatment.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesAustin, US
TERESA MCROBERTS(Executive Officer)inPAUL LAMMERS, MD, MSc(Executive Officer, Director)inJON IRVIN(Executive Officer)in
BoardDANIEL JANSE(Director)JURGEN ECKHARDT(Director)ELIZABETH WILLIAMS(Director)
Co-investorsATEM Capital FundB Capital GroupB4 CapitalLeaps by BayerNorthpond VenturesOceanpine Capital
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
CropXelucidElucidbio
Exits · 2
2 IPOsCoya TherapeuticsNASDAQ: COYATELA BioNASDAQ: TELA
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesNeuroSigma · finance.yahoo.com · Dec 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Checkmate Capital Group LLC made?
- Checkmate Capital Group LLC has 20 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Checkmate Capital Group LLC invest at?
- Checkmate Capital Group LLC invests at the Growth stage.
- 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.
- Who does Checkmate Capital Group LLC co-invest with?
- Checkmate Capital Group LLC most often shares deals with B Capital Group, Marram Ventures, NextFab Ventures, among 42 tracked co-investors.
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