ID Ventures
Venture capitalDetroit · Pre-Seed–Series A · 8 people tracked
Investment thesis
ID Ventures focuses on scaling promising early-stage Michigan-based, high-tech startups into thriving companies that support the state's economy, create local jobs, and strengthen Michigan's startup community. Beyond capital, the firm's team works with ecosystem partners across its network to help portfolio companies prepare for follow-on funding, scale their teams, and build out their boards and advisors. Entrepreneurs join a community of early-stage companies to share, learn, and grow together. Since 2009 the firm has invested in over 244 companies with 30 exits, deploying more than $42 million through multiple funds and leveraging over $3 billion in additional investment.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 8 people
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What they invest in
from 92 of 155 portfolio companiesSaaS ×26AI & Machine Learning ×22Healthtech ×17Hardware ×16Biotech ×15Deep Tech ×11Advanced Manufacturing ×10Enterprise Software ×10
HQs:United States×59
Investments · 155 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22023 · 12020 · 42019 · 22015 · 110 dated
FAIT provides a mobile application and care coordination platform for families and clinics managing oral immunotherapy (OIT) for food allergies, offering dose tracking, predictive insights, and secure communication tools.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Board seatPatti Glaza· per SEC Form D
86 Repairs provides a platform to help restaurants manage repairs and maintenance, removing the burden of equipment R&M so operators can focus on their core business.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Daniel Estrada(Founder & CEO)
AdAdapted builds a platform that connects digital advertising to purchase intent for consumer packaged goods brands and agencies, enabling shoppers to see relevant ads earlier in their buying journey.
AdTechConsumerMarketing TechAnn Arbor, US
Molly McFarland(Executive Officer)Michael Pedersen(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Cell(Director, Promoter)
Aerogen Systems builds point-of-use active filtration modules that continuously capture and chemically degrade airborne acids and organic contaminants inside localized microenvironments such as FOUPs and wafer storage.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Airspace Link provides a unified platform (AirHub Portal) for airspace security, drone operations management, and air traffic coordination, serving government agencies, defense organizations, and commercial enterprises operating unmanned aircraft systems.
Defense TechGovTechIoTNorthville, US
Michael Healander(Executive Officer, Director)Dillon Krasnigor(Director)Daniel Bradshaw(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJonathan Struhl(Director)
Akadeum manufactures GMP-compliant ancillary materials for cell and gene therapy applications, specializing in microbubble-based negative selection products.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesAnn Arbor, US
James Militello(Executive Officer)Kalyan Handique(Executive Officer, Director)Douglas Neal(Director)John Younger(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJeffrey S. Williams(Director)Paul D'Amato(Director)
ArborMetrix provides a software platform for healthcare quality improvement that aggregates and analyzes patient data to help providers, payers, and health systems optimize clinical and financial performance, reduce adverse events, and improve outcomes.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechAnn Arbor, US
Brett Furst(Executive Officer, Director)Christian Birkmeyer(Executive Officer)John Birkmeyer, M.D.(Director)Anthony Grover(Director)Mark McClellan(Director)Steven Richvalsky(Executive Officer)
Arborsense develops transdermal wearable sensors that monitor biomarkers in sweat, including the SCANar wrist-worn sweat collection device, providing non-invasive alcohol and substance monitoring.
Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices
Aries is an open trading platform for retail traders, investors, and developers, offering a mobile app and tools to trade stocks, options, ETFs, and index funds through a FINRA-member broker-dealer.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Detroit, US
C.J. Ritterbusch(Director)Steven Mazur(Executive Officer, Director)Eric 48266 Huang(Executive Officer, Director)
Avidhrt makes the Avidhrt Sense, a portable device that combines a clinical-quality ECG, pulse oximeter, and infrared temperature sensor for at-home heart and vital-sign monitoring.
Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices
Bedestrian designs and supplies autonomous delivery and mobility robots offered as a robot-as-a-service platform, using voice interaction, environmental perception, and hybrid autonomy that blends self-driving with human teleoperators.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
BlueConduit provides AI-driven predictive modeling software that helps water utilities and cities locate lead and galvanized service lines and assess water main risk, supporting inventory classification, replacement planning, and regulatory compliance.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechGovTech
BRCĒ Sports manufactures engineered shoelaces designed for athletic performance, with sport-specific tension and width calibration to improve ankle lockdown and stability during physical activity.
HardwareHealthtechSports TechDetroit, US
Breadless makes bread-free sandwiches, bowls, and salads wrapped in greens like swiss chard and romaine, with menu items such as jerk chicken, falafel, and braised beef.
ConsumerFoodTech
Build Additive manufactures 3D concrete printing (3DCP) systems for on-site and off-site masonry construction, including HAUS systems for residential builders producing concrete homes and LAB systems for universities and research institutions.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechHardwareTroy, US
CertifID provides software, insurance, and recovery services to prevent and respond to real estate wire fraud, serving the title industry and parties in property transactions.
CybersecurityFintechPropTechGrand Rapids, US
Mike DeVries(Director)Lawrence Duthler(Executive Officer)Thomas W. Cronkright(Executive Officer, Director)Tyler Adams(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Cronkright
CircNova uses artificial intelligence to generate, analyze, and identify circular RNA structures for therapeutic development.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDetroit, US
Crystal Brown(Chief Executive Officer)inAlex Wesselhoeft(Principal Scientific Architect)inJoe Deangelo(Chief Scientific Officer)inRobin Pearce(Principal AI Architect)in
Connect Space is an event management platform and mobile app for hosting live, hybrid, and virtual events such as conferences, summits, and tradeshows.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSocial
Covaron Advanced Materials develops high-performance coatings for high-heat and high-abrasion applications, including thermal coatings rated to point-source temperatures up to 1600°C and single-part spray abrasion and corrosion coatings.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials
DeepHow creates video-based training and AI-powered standard operating procedure (SOP) verification for frontline operations workers in manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEdTechNew York City, US
Xianjun Zheng(Director)Sivakumar Lakshmanan(Chief Executive Officer)Patrik Matos da Silva(Director)Zhe Huang(Director)
Diet ID develops digital health technology for assessing and treating diet as a vital sign, using a proprietary photo-based dietary intake assessment method for clinical and public health applications.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
David Katz(Founder)Rachna Govani(Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer)
Ann Arbor, US
NIGEL GRISWOLD(Executive Officer, Director)BENJAMIN CALNIN(Executive Officer, Director)
Ann Arbor, US
Jeremy Minty(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew C Hertig(Executive Officer)Geoff Horst(Director)Xiaoxia Lin(Director)Caroline Drouart(Director)
BoardJames Agley(Director)
Southfield, US
Josef Hjelmaker(Executive Officer, Director)
Elite Care provides a platform that integrates clinical, claims, pharmacy, and care-management data to generate dynamic care plans, routed workflows, and billing-readiness and audit evidence for care-management programs like TCM, CCM, and RPM.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Healthcare IT company offering a vendor-neutral software suite for cardiac diagnostic echocardiography workflows.
Esperovax is a biotechnology company developing an oral mRNA-based vaccine and biotherapeutic platform that produces shelf-stable vaccines in tablet and capsule form as an alternative to injection-based treatments.
BiotechDeep TechPlymouth, US
Roger NewtonSavita NikamDavid O'Hagan
Espervita Therapeutics is a drug discovery company developing metabolic reprogramming therapies, with a lead compound (EVT0185) that inhibits acetyl-CoA metabolic enzymes to treat conditions such as MASH, chronic kidney disease, and liver and kidney fibrosis.
Biotech
EVOQ Therapeutics develops immunotherapies for autoimmune diseases using its proprietary NanoDisc technology, which delivers disease-specific antigens to dendritic cells via subcutaneous administration to restore native immune tolerance.
BiotechHealthtech
Grand Rapids, US
Christian K. Fernando(Founder)Hans M. Nelson(Founder)Joe Lampen(Director)
BoardPaul D'Amato(Director)
FirstIgnite provides AI software that helps universities, hospitals, nonprofits, and foundations identify, engage, and manage partnership opportunities in research funding, philanthropy, and technology licensing.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Chase Bonhag(Founder)inCody Pawlowski(Founder)in
Flightpath Biosciences develops Targeted Bacterial Deletion, a platform that selectively removes harmful gram-negative bacteria while sparing the surrounding microbiome to interrupt infection-driven disease.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
FreightRoll provides a non-app-based driver authentication and workflow system, including a "YardFlow" protocol builder, that automates yard operations for warehousing and logistics facilities.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSAnn Arbor, US
Functional Fluidics develops diagnostic tools to objectively monitor red blood cell health in patients with Sickle Cell Disease.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesDetroit, US
John Cunningham(Chief Operating Officer)Patrick Hines(CEO & Founder)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesDeepHow · automotiveworld.com · Jul 17, 2026
Voxel51 · start-midwest.com · Jul 14, 2026
FirstIgnite · msufoundation.org · Mar 26, 2026
Alerje · castleplacement.com · Jan 8, 2026
Wizehire · wizehire.com · Nov 20, 2025
BRCĒ · contests.startgarden.com · Jul 7, 2025
Akadeum Life Sciences · finsmes.com · Jun 4, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does ID Ventures invest at?
- ID Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is ID Ventures's typical check size?
- ID Ventures typically writes checks of $50K – $250K.
- What sectors does ID Ventures focus on?
- ID Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Biotech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is ID Ventures located?
- ID Ventures is headquartered in Detroit, US.
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