CU Healthcare Innovation Fund
Corporate VCAurora · Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
Also known as CU HEALTHCARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
The fund invests strategically in healthcare innovation, drawing on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus ecosystem. It supports portfolio companies in developing, validating, and advancing solutions aimed at improving patient outcomes and optimizing health system operations.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 12 of 37 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×9Digital Health ×6Medical Devices ×5Biotech ×3Hardware ×2Mental Health ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1FemTech ×1
HQs:United States×11
Investments · 37 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22021 · 13 dated
Nashville, US
Fred Goldwater(Executive Officer, Director)Kevon Saber(Executive Officer, Director)Michelle Snyder(Director)Ben Chelf(Director)Drew Harman(Director)Bruce Feuchter(Executive Officer)
Board seatSteven Lindseth· per SEC Form D · $3.5M raise · filed Jun 2025
410 Medical makes LifeFlow, a hand-operated rapid infuser that lets clinicians quickly deliver blood or fluids to critically ill patients needing volume resuscitation.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesDurham, US
Mark Donald Piehl(Executive Officer, Director)KYLE CHENET(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Liddell(Manager)Lukas Miller Roush(Manager)
BoardJEFF TERRELL(Director)STANLEY D. LYNALL(Director)
Arrive Health provides technology that surfaces real-time, patient-specific clinical, cost, and coverage data within electronic health record (EHR) and clinical workflows, helping providers and patients understand out-of-pocket treatment costs and make care decisions.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Babyscripts provides remote patient monitoring and care management software for obstetric teams to identify maternal health risks during pregnancy and postpartum, serving health systems, private practices, and payers.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
BioIntelliSense develops scalable physiologic monitoring technology for continuous, proactive patient monitoring aimed at improving clinical outcomes and lowering the cost of care.
Digital HealthHealthtechIoTMedical DevicesGolden, US
Conlan Ma(Director)David Wang(Executive Officer, Director)Xinyaun Yu(Director)James Mault(Executive Officer, Director)Ronald Chwang(Director)Alan Meeker(Director)
Changing how mutant RAS cancers are treated.
CodaMetrix builds AI-powered automation for medical coding within the healthcare revenue cycle, translating unstructured clinical data into reimbursement codes.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechBoston, US
Hamid Tabatabaie(Director, Executive Officer, Promoter)Mark Pottle(Executive Officer)Tara Bradley(Executive Officer)Jim Whelan(Mr. Whelan is the Chief Revenue Officer of the Issuer.)Kevin Schmitt(Mr. Schmitt is the Chief Engineering Officer of the Issuer.)Jay Aslam(Mr. Aslam is the Chief Data Science Officer of the Issuer.)
HealthtechLong Island City, US
Mark Mathews(Director)Paul Gilbert(Executive Officer, Director)
Icarus Medical manufactures custom-fit knee, leg, and ankle braces that use a proprietary scan-to-fabrication process to reduce pain and improve mobility.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
BiotechAurora, US
Massimiliano Colao(Chief Executive Officer)Clayton Smith(Chief Medical Officer)Steven VanNurden(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardArjen Lemmen(Director)Petra Van Vlierberghe(Director)Kimberly Muller(Director)
Oui Therapeutics develops prescription digital therapeutics for suicide prevention.
Digital HealthMedical DevicesMental HealthNew Haven, US
STAQ Pharma is an FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility that manufactures and distributes medications to address drug shortages for hospitals and healthcare providers.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Valeera Health provides virtual mental health care for adults and children, offering treatment plans developed by vetted in-house providers using data-driven clinical practices.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthBrooklyn, US
Craig Albright(Executive Officer, Director)Arick Rynearson(Director)Ofer Sharon(Director)Thomas Tsang(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAdam Fine(Director)James Nahirny(Director)
BiotechBoulder, US
Theodore Randolph(Director)Romulo Colindres(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardGlenn Rockman(Director)Rene Lorenz(Director)Louise Brady(Director)
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
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioQ32 BioNASDAQ: QTTB
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does CU Healthcare Innovation Fund invest at?
- CU Healthcare Innovation Fund invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does CU Healthcare Innovation Fund focus on?
- CU Healthcare Innovation Fund focuses on Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- Where is CU Healthcare Innovation Fund located?
- CU Healthcare Innovation Fund is headquartered in Aurora, US.
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