GRA Venture
Government fundGeorgia · Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
GRA Venture Fund invests in early-stage, research-based startups originating from Georgia's academic institutions. The fund aims to give promising startups a fair chance at market success through long-term partnership, combining public funding from the State of Georgia with private sector capital and expertise. The fund demonstrates its commitment through active participation in investment rounds and ongoing support for portfolio company development and growth.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 20 of 34 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×9Biotech ×8Medical Devices ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Digital Health ×4Enterprise Software ×4Deep Tech ×3Cybersecurity ×2
HQs:United States×16
Investments · 34 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12022 · 12 dated
Develops drugs to protect and restore cellular function in neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Accuitis is developing a lead drug compound that restores mitochondrial SIRT3 expression to recover healthy cellular function, targeting neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and methamphetamine addiction.
BiotechLongevity
Co-investorsAtlanta Technology Angels
Atlanta, US
Louise Wasilewski(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPaul Iaffaldano(Director)inDarryl DeFreese(Director)Bryant Isaacs(Director)
Co-investorsBIP VenturesRoyal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcBIP Capital
BiotechCollege Park, US
John Clerici(Executive Officer)Andrew Drechsler(Executive Officer)Brett Giroir(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNicholas Williams(Director)Moncef Slaoui(Director)Jon Edwards(Director)
Provides cybersecurity compliance software that unifies security processes, tracking, and reporting across multiple frameworks.
Atlanta, US
Jacob Ferro(Director)
BoardMike Dowdle(Director)Armistead Whitney(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCircadian VenturesMainsail Partners
Offers a platform combining utility data, tariffs, and APIs to help companies electrify and decarbonize, and manages community solar portfolios.
Arcadia is an energy intelligence platform that helps businesses manage utility bills, procure energy, and track sustainability through a single interface.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareWashington, US
Kiran Bhatraju(Executive Officer)Ryan Nesbitt(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBay Bridge Ventures ClimateBoxGroupBroadscaleCamber CreekCity LightCongruent Ventures+8 more
Aruna Bio develops a proprietary neural exosome platform and a lead therapeutic neural cell-derived exosome, AB126, designed to cross the blood-brain barrier.
BiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsEshelman Ventures, LLCEvolution VC Partners
Develops cell-free exosome biologics to treat neurodegenerative disorders and optimize delivery of other therapeutic molecules.
BiotechAtlanta, US
Thomas O'Brien(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichelle Jarrard(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Nahirny(Director)
Carbice manufactures aligned carbon nanotube-based thermal management products for aerospace, defense, and industrial power applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsAtlanta, US
Baratunde Cola(CEO & Founder)Suresh Sharma(Executive Officer, Director)Craig E Green(Executive Officer)
BoardSebastine Ujereh, Jr.(Director)
Co-investorsPortfoliaStarbridge Venture Capital LlcToyota Ventures
Provides AI-driven applications to help healthcare organizations reduce risks from fraud, waste, and abuse.
Codoxo builds AI technology for healthcare payment integrity and cost containment, helping payers detect and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechInsurTech
Musheer Ahmed(CEO & Founder)
Co-investorsBrewer Lane VenturesEcho Health VenturesQED InvestorsCVS Health VenturesSands Capital VenturesWest Capital+1 more
Develops technologies for healthcare organizations to monitor and manage chronically ill patients and reduce clinical inertia.
Dragos provides cybersecurity software, threat intelligence, and professional services to protect operational technology (OT), IT, and IoT assets in industrial environments.
CybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHanover, US
Robert M. Lee(CEO and co-founder)in
Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalBYU Cougar CapitalCanaan PartnersCyber Mentor FundDataTribeEarth Foundry+8 more
Develops technologies for earlier diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities in children.
EarliPoint Health develops the EarliPoint System, an FDA-cleared medical device that uses eye-tracking to measure a child's visual attention and generate objective reports across language, cognition, and social engagement indices.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
HealthtechMarietta, US
Yogi Patel(Executive Officer, Director)David Prologo(Director)John David Prologo(Executive Officer)Robert Kline(Director)
The Georgia Research Alliance is a nonprofit that supports university research and entrepreneurship across Georgia by funding scientists, backing research infrastructure, and helping launch and grow companies based on university inventions.
Deep TechHealthtechImpact & Social Good
Provides a unified inventory tracking system with IoT hardware, mobile software, and cloud platform for the unattended retail industry.
GimmeVending builds cloud-based management, delivery, and invoicing software for full-line markets, vending, and office coffee operators, as well as Direct Store Delivery (DSD) teams.
Logistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsAtlanta Tech VillageAtlanta Technology Angels
HealthtechAtlanta, US
Christopher Hallett(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Lee(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Burnham(Executive Officer)Brennan Torstrick(Executive Officer, Director)Kenneth Gall(Director)
BoardKurt Jacobus(Director)
Co-investorsDuke Capital Partners
Develops gene therapies for cancer treatment using proprietary technology for transferring genetic material between cells.
Kodikaz develops Zip-Code, a non-viral cell-specific delivery platform for gene therapy applications, particularly focused on oncology and cancer treatments.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesAtlanta, US
Anthony Johnson(Co-Founder & CEO)inDr. Leon Bernal-Mizrachi(Co-Founder, CSO)in
Co-investorsEpidarex CapitalIllumina Ventures
Lucid Scientific develops Resipher, a technology for live, continuous, and noninvasive monitoring of cellular oxygen consumption rate to study cell metabolism.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareAtlanta, US
Samuel Walker Inman(Executive Officer, Director)Ian W. Hunter(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDr. Gustavo Mahler(Director)in
Co-investorsDynamk Capital
Develops pharmaceutical products based on microneedle patch technology for improved vaccine and drug delivery with better patient compliance.
Micron Biomedical develops a dissolvable microarray technology that delivers vaccines and medicines through the skin without needles, enabling painless self-administration in seconds to minutes.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsJ2 Ventures
Nyra Medical is a clinical-stage medical device company developing transcatheter solutions to treat functional mitral regurgitation in heart failure patients, including its CARLEN (Cardiac Leaflet Enhancer) sutureless single-leaflet device.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesAtlanta, US
Dr. Murali Padala(Founder)Dr. Eric Sarin(Founder)Dr. Kirthana Suresh(Founder)Sai Muralidhar Padala(Executive Officer, Director)Lori Chmura(CEO)Gowri Raman(Director)
Co-investorsBroadview VenturesEpidarex CapitalVensana Capital
Pindrop is a cybersecurity company that delivers identity verification and deepfake detection across voice, video, and digital communications in real time.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAtlanta, US
Vijay A. Balasubramaniyan(CEO and Co-Founder)Paul JudgeinMustaque AhamadinVijay Balasubramaniyan(Founder)in
BoardScott Weiss(Director)Somesh Dash(Director)in
Co-investorsAllegion VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAtlanta Technology AngelsBling CapitalCapitalGCerity Partners Ventures+9 more
A wellness company developing AnemoCheck, an app that estimates hemoglobin levels via fingernail selfie, and an at-home anemia test.
Co-investorsXRC
Sanguina develops affordable, accessible products for regular anemia screening, helping people monitor and manage the most common blood disorder.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Erika(CEO & Founder)Rob(CTO)
Co-investorsVeritus Holdings
Develops a cancer vaccine that generates long-lived immune responses against tumors through T cell and B cell production.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCodoxo website · crowdfundinsider.com · Dec 19, 2025
Carbice website · ainvest.com · Aug 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has GRA Venture made?
- GRA Venture has 33 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does GRA Venture invest at?
- GRA Venture invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does GRA Venture focus on?
- GRA Venture focuses on Biotech, Deep Tech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is GRA Venture located?
- GRA Venture is headquartered in Georgia, US.
- Does GRA Venture lead rounds?
- Yes, GRA Venture leads investment rounds.
- Who does GRA Venture co-invest with?
- GRA Venture most often shares deals with Atlanta Technology Angels, Epidarex Capital, PROOF, among 54 tracked co-investors.
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