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 25, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 18 of 38 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×14Digital Health ×9Biotech ×6Medical Devices ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3SaaS ×3Hardware ×2Mental Health ×2
HQs:United States×16
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×4
Investments · 38 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22023 · 12021 · 14 dated
Q32 Bio is a biotechnology company developing therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, with a scientific focus on the complement system and immune regulation in conditions such as inflammation, autoimmunity and fibrosis.
BiotechHealthtech
Shelia Violette(Founder & Chief Scientific Officer)Michael Holers(Co-founder)Jodie Morrison(Chief Executive Officer)Lee Kalowski(President & Chief Financial Officer)Maria Marzilli(Chief Business Officer)David Appugliese(Senior Vice President, Head of People)
Co-investorsAtlas VentureOrbiMedOUP (Osage University Partners)Sanofi VenturesAgent Capital
Babyscripts provides a maternity care platform with remote patient monitoring, risk screening, and care management services for pregnant and postpartum patients.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Co-investorsMemorialCare Innovation FundPhilips VenturesBuilders + BackersCivilization Ventures Management, LlcIrishAngelsK Street Capital+4 more
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)
BoardJEFF TERRELL(Director)inSTANLEY D. LYNALL(Director)FRED GOLDWATER(Director)inMAYANK TANEJA(Director)in
Co-investorsBallad VenturesDuke Capital PartnersOSF VenturesWolfpack Investor NetworkBios PartnersHatteras Venture Partners
Co-investorsSWO Angel GroupYork Angel Investors Inc.
Arrive Health provides in-workflow software that gives clinical care teams real-time insurance, medication cost, and coverage data plus automation for prior authorization and patient outreach.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsJAZZ Venture PartnersUpslope Ventures
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
James Mault(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Wang(Executive Officer, Director)inRonald Chwang(Director)Alan Meeker(Director)Larry Leisure(Director)Steve Hess(Director)
Co-investorsBose VenturesFresenius Medical Care VenturesSkyPoint Ventures
Needham, US
Eric Schraufnagel(Founder)inAndrea Valente(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardSteve Lindseth(Director)Bob Conway(Director)
Co-investorsJoyance PartnersNelstone VenturesSocial StartsBoulder VenturesFirst Trust Capital Partners
CodaMetrix operates an AI-based contextual coding automation platform that converts clinical data and chargeable activities into billable, clinical, and demographic medical codes for hospitals and health systems.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechBoston, US
Hamid Tabatabaie(Director, Executive Officer, Promoter)Mark Pottle(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.)Tara Bradley(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsFrist Cressey VenturesMartin VenturesSignalFireTRANSFORMATION CAPITALMass General Brigham Ventures
HealthtechLong Island City, US
Mark Mathews(Director)Paul Gilbert(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcCity LightInflect Health
Icarus Medical builds custom-fit knee, leg, and ankle braces using a proprietary scan-to-fabrication process, including offloading knee braces that reduce weight on the joint to relieve pain from cartilage damage.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Dave Johnson(CEO & Founder)
Co-investorsLighthouse Network Ventures Llc
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)in
Oui Therapeutics develops prescription digital therapeutics aimed at suicide prevention, including what it describes as the first digital therapeutic for suicide, currently in clinical trials.
BiotechDigital HealthMental HealthNew Haven, US
Co-investorsCVS Health VenturesFlare Capital Partners
Peer Supply offers an end-to-end workflow platform for healthcare supply chain teams to manage backorders, find and approve substitute products, and plan for supply disruptions.
HealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsCorewell Health VenturesMartin Ventures
Reimagine Care provides home-based oncology care combining Remi, an AI-powered assistant for cancer patients, with round-the-clock oncology-trained clinicians in a virtual care center.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNashville, US
Douglas French(Director)Dan Nardi(Mr. Nardi is the CEO and a director of the Issuer)Keith Figlioli(Director)Feby Abraham(Director)Chris Stenzel(Director)
BoardHarlan Levine(Director)
Co-investorsMartin VenturesMcKesson VenturesOncology VenturesLRVHealth
STAQ Pharma is an FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility that compounds and supplies medications to hospitals and healthcare providers across the United States, aiming to address drug shortages.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Joe Bagan(CEO)Mark Spiecker(President)Jeff Hval(Chief Pharmacist)
Co-investorsJobsOhio VenturesStout Street Capital
ThinkBioscience develops small-molecule drugs aimed at historically difficult drug targets, using synthetic biology to identify novel mechanisms of biomolecular engagement.
BiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsAV8 VenturesBuff Gold VenturesWireframe VenturesAxial VC
uMotif develops electronic clinical outcome assessment (eCOA/ePRO) software for clinical trial sponsors and contract research organizations to collect patient-reported data and improve study participant experience.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Bruce Hellman(Chief Patient Officer and Co-founder)Ben James(Chief Design Officer and Co-founder)
Co-investorsAlbionVC
Valera Health provides virtual mental health care for adults and children, connecting patients with vetted in-house providers who develop personalized, data-driven treatment plans.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthBrooklyn, US
Thomas Tsang(Executive Officer, Director)Dr. Thomas TsangCraig Albright(Executive Officer, Director)Arick Rynearson(Director)Ofer Sharon(Director)
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsCorewell Health VenturesFigure 8 InvestmentsGreyMatterMedStartr VenturesWindham Capital Partners+2 more
Verily is a health technology company that develops products and solutions for consumers and healthcare.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechCoppell, US
Brian Otis(Founder)inJessica Mega(Founder)inStephen Gillett(Chairman and CEO)Scott Burke(Chief Technology Officer)inMyoung Cha(Chief Product Officer)inAlix Hart(Chief Marketing Officer)in
Co-investorsAlphabetSilver Lake PartnersTemasek
BiotechBoulder, US
Theodore Randolph(Director)Romulo Colindres(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardGlenn Rockman(Director)Rene Lorenz(Director)Louise Brady(Director)
Co-investorsBuff Gold VenturesRA CapitalAdjuvant Capital
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
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesQ32 Bio · stocktitan.net · Aug 5, 2026
Verily · finance.yahoo.com · Mar 26, 2026
VitriVax · trysignalbase.com · Jan 8, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has CU Healthcare Innovation Fund made?
- CU Healthcare Innovation Fund has 36 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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.
- Who does CU Healthcare Innovation Fund co-invest with?
- CU Healthcare Innovation Fund most often shares deals with Buff Gold Ventures, Martin Ventures, Corewell Health Ventures, among 45 tracked co-investors.
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