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Illinois Ventures — 2020 Investments

2 investments dated 2020 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Ascent Integrated Techascentitech.comin𝕏Jan 2020

Ascenti Tech builds WearTAK, a wrist-worn Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) end-user device that passively monitors operator vitals, drops MIL-STD-2525D map points, sends alerts, and provides microphone-based gunshot and UAS detection over existing TAK infrastructure.

Defense TechHardwareIoT

Paul Couston(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Elevate VenturesSandalphon CapitalTribes VenturesDipalo Ventures+1 more

cystetic Medicinescysteticmedicines.comNov 2020

cystetic Medicines is a drug development company creating an inhaled dry-powder therapy based on an FDA-approved antifungal compound to treat cystic fibrosis, targeting the roughly 10% of patients not helped by existing modulators.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesChampaign, US

MARTIN BURKE, MD., PH.D.(Director)Dr. Martin D. Burke(Co-founder)Dr. Michael J. Welsh(Co-founder)Dr. Jeffry Weers(Chief Technology Officer)PETER W STEELMAN(Director)inJONATHAN RAMOS(Director)

Co-investorsDeerfield Management Company

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.