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IKJ Capital
Venture capitalPalo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 11 people tracked
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Investment thesis
IKJ Capital backs early-stage healthcare technology startups addressing major challenges in healthcare, concentrating on three themes: chronic conditions (prediction, prevention and management), longevity and healthy aging, and mental and brain health. The firm favors a targeted rather than a spray-and-pray portfolio, allowing closer support of founders through advice, a referral network, and scientific and clinical validation help from its partners. It invests early to generate better returns and takes a holistic view of patient care emphasizing prevention, access, better care, and value. Its reach is global with a focus on the Americas, particularly the United States and Brazil, and it manages the IKJ Health Innovation I and II funds.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 28 of 36 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×20Digital Health ×17AI & Machine Learning ×12Biotech ×12Deep Tech ×4Longevity ×4Medical Devices ×4SaaS ×3
HQs:United States×10Brazil×7Canada×2United Kingdom×1Mexico×1
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12022 · 12021 · 15 dated
Absci uses an AI-based drug creation platform combined with wet lab validation to design biologic therapeutics such as antibodies from scratch.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechPortland, US
Sean McClain(Executive Officer)inPhil Barish(Executive Officer)inZachariah Jonasson(Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer)Shelby Walker(Chief Legal Officer)inRansi Somaratne(Chief Medical Officer)Andreas Busch(Chief Innovation Officer)in
Co-investorsConvergent VenturesDas & Co.Oregon Venture FundPhoenix Venture PartnersTachyon VenturesTau Ventures+4 more
Alice is a Brazilian corporate health plan (plano de saúde empresarial) for companies, combining a curated network of doctors and hospitals with an app-based care team and a data-driven, proactive care model.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTech
Guilherme [Gui] Azevedo(Founder)inIsabela Chusid
Co-investorsEndeavor CatalystGrupo Globo - Mídia e ConteúdoKaszek VenturesMAYA Capital VenturesNext Billion Capital PartnersSoftbank Latin America Fund+8 more
Carbon Health operates a chain of clinics offering urgent care, primary care, and chronic condition management, combining technology with in-person care to provide broader access to health services.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedia & Entertainment
Eren Bali(Founder)inGreg BurrellinTom Berry
Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 GlobalAkkadian VenturesAnnex InvestmentsBuilders VCCatalio Capital Management, LP+25 more
Earli develops a biotechnology platform that uses genetic constructs to detect cancer and produce therapeutic proteins by reprogramming cancer cells.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US
Dr. Sam Gambhir(Founder)Cyriac Roeding(Co-founder)inDr. David Suhy(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)
BoardJustin Kao(Director)inJorge Conde(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBreyer CapitalHan River PartnersMenlo VenturesDFJKhosla Ventures+1 more
Eli develops and manufactures at-home hormone level tests that collect longitudinal data on daily hormonal patterns.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechDigital HealthFemTechWellness & FitnessMontréal, CA
Thomas Cortina(Founder)in
Co-investors2048 VenturesBDC Thrive Venture Fund for WomenCake VenturesForeground CapitalGarage CapitalMuse Capital+6 more
Evidium provides predictive analytics and clinical progression modeling for self-insured health plans and employers, forecasting disease evolution and high-cost claim exposure to improve stop-loss underwriting and financial planning.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechInsurTech
Carl Bate(Founder)in
Co-investorsHealth2047Interwoven VenturesMindset Venture
One Health operates a clinical trial platform using canine cancer data to accelerate and de-risk human oncology drug development.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Christina Lopes(Co-Founder & CEO)inBenjamin Lewis(Co-Founder)inchristina lopes(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzaVentureCivilization Ventures Management, LlcGlobal BrainMaC Venture CapitalMyAsiaVC+6 more
Digital-first, user-centric marketplace connecting employers, brokers, providers, and employees
Co-investorsVox CapitalCriabiz VenturesHeadline
Forta Health provides ABA (applied behavior analysis) therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder, delivered either virtually via video with board-certified BCBAs or in-home by certified RBTs with BCBA oversight.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Jonathan Roberts(Founder)in
Co-investorsBantam GroupBrighter CapitalEvolution VenturesGood FriendsKinled HoldingMoai Capital+5 more
GEMMABio is a biotechnology company developing gene therapies for rare diseases using next-generation AAV technology, with programs spanning motor neuron disorders and skeletal and cardiomyopathies.
BiotechHealthtechPhiladelphia, US
James M. Wilson(Founder)
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Co-investorsBioluminescence VenturesEarlybird Venture Capital
Genial Care operates a network of clinics ("Casas Geniais") providing evidence-based, multidisciplinary therapy (psychology, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and ABA) for children up to 7 years and 11 months diagnosed with autism, along with parental guidance.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSão Paulo, BR
Co-investors1616 VenturesAtlanticoCanaryGeneral CatalystIKJ Health Innovation
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Iterative Health is a healthcare technology and services company that combines clinical trial expertise with AI to help research teams and study sponsors expand and speed up patients' access to novel therapeutics.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechCambridge, US
Jonathan Ng(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardPeter Moran(Director)Nan Li(Director)Charles Cooney(Director)
Co-investorsBreyer CapitalG Vision CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Insight PartnersIntrepid Growth PartnersMicron Ventures+10 more
Locke Bio operates a white-labeled digital health platform enabling brands to launch integrated telehealth services with telemedicine consultations, patient intake, pharmacy networks, and payment processing.
Digital HealthE-commerceFintechHealthtechSaaS
Cathy Tie(Founder and CEO)inJosh Rosaasen(COO)in
Co-investorsTen13
Mevo is a Brazilian digital health platform offering digital medical prescriptions along with online purchase and delivery of medications.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Neomed is a Brazilian healthtech that combines artificial intelligence with cardiologists to speed cardiovascular diagnosis, offering AI-based ECG triage and remote reporting of graphic-method exams for hospitals, emergency rooms, clinics, and labs.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Nilo Saúde provides AI agents and automation solutions designed for healthcare institutions to improve operational efficiency and financial outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsCitrino VenturesMAYA Capital VenturesTau VenturesThe Column GroupThe Fund
Oisín Biotechnologies develops non-viral genetic therapies built on its Fusogenix Proteo-Lipid Vehicle (PLV) delivery platform, which delivers DNA and RNA payloads to tissues throughout the body and allows repeat dosing.
BiotechHealthtechLongevitySeattle, US
Matthew Scholz(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Garcia(Executive Officer)inStephen Hilbert(Executive Officer)John Lewis(Executive Officer)inGary Hudson(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDavid Gobel(Director)
Oya Care operates women's health clinics in São Paulo offering in-person and online gynecological consultations, exams, procedures, egg freezing, and surgeries, paired with a digital platform to manage appointments, exams, and medical history.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechGrand Cayman, BR
Stephanie von Staa Toledo(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors1616 VenturesFloating PointPositive VenturesCanarySusa Ventures
Perceiv builds Foresight, a cloud platform for coordinating and standardizing the delivery of disease-modifying therapies for neurological diseases, starting with Alzheimer's, covering patient identification, eligibility screening, ARIA and safety monitoring, and outcomes management.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSMontreal, CA
Portal develops a universal cell engineering platform designed to expand the biological potential of cell therapies and improve their accessibility for research and therapeutic applications.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechArlington, US
Armon Sharei(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsScaleGood Fund LP (powered by TELUS)Undeterred CapitalIA VenturesNFXPear VCTechU Ventures
Proton Intel develops medical devices for clinical use, drawing on biosensing and minimally invasive microdevice technology, with a focus on point-of-care diagnostics and continuous monitoring (CKM).
Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORBeresford VenturesDraper AssociatesSOSVAIN Ventures
Rubedo Life Sciences develops therapeutics targeting aging by eliminating senescent cells to extend human healthspan.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevityMedical Devices
Co-investorsBeiersdorf Innovation FundCDP Venture CapitalEvolution VenturesKhosla VenturesLongeVCModi Ventures+3 more
Shift Bioscience develops siRNA therapeutics for cell rejuvenation, using a target identification platform that has identified an anti-fibrotic candidate initially aimed at liver fibrosis.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevityCambridge, GB
Daniel Ives(Founder & CEO)inBrendan Swain(Co-founder & CSO)in
Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalKindred CapitalCambridge Innovation Capital
Sigma Genetics makes devices that use magnetic fields to introduce DNA, RNA, and other charged molecules into cells, offering advantages over electroporation including reduced arcing, better scalability, and reduced invasiveness for in vivo applications.
BiotechHealthtechSeattle, US
Karen Eaton(Founder/CEO)inMatthew Scholz(Founder)inChris Pihl(Founder)inZachary R.(Founder)in
Co-investorsInvariantes FundY Combinator
Superpower offers personalized health testing and monitoring for consumers, analyzing 100+ biomarkers across multiple body systems.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Jacob Peters(Founder)inDr Anant Vinjamoori
Co-investorsAOKI LABSAurumBackwards CapitalBlack FlagForerunner VenturesLaunch House+15 more
Teal (Tealomics) operates a proteomics and multi-omic analytics platform that maps molecular changes in human biology to support precision medicine research, with a focus on the biology of aging and chronic disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevity
Welbe is a corporate health platform that integrates a national medical network, telemedicine, an app, and a data portal to help companies manage employee health as a measurable preventive strategy.
Digital HealthHealthtechHR Tech
Co-investorsHTwentyMarathon VenturesNazcaParceiro VenturesBridge LatamIFC+4 more
Zya develops naturally-derived enzymes that change how the body processes food after eating, aiming to improve nutrition without altering taste.
BiotechFoodTech
Joshua Sauer(Co-Founder & CEO)inNiels Wicke(Co-Founder & CSO)in
Co-investorsAstanor VenturesAhren Innovation CapitalBetter Ventures Central LlcCavallo VenturesSiddhi CapitalUnruly Capital
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Exits · 1
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesIterative Health · iterative.health · Apr 30, 2026
Shift Bioscience · shiftbioscience.com · Oct 4, 2025
Eli · eli.health · Jun 10, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has IKJ Capital made?
- IKJ Capital has 36 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does IKJ Capital invest at?
- IKJ Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does IKJ Capital focus on?
- IKJ Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Digital Health, FemTech, Healthtech, Longevity, Medical Devices, Mental Health, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is IKJ Capital located?
- IKJ Capital is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does IKJ Capital lead rounds?
- IKJ Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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