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Laerdal Million Lives Fund
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Series A–Series B · 10 people tracked
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Investment thesis
The Million Lives Fund backs disruptive, data-driven technologies that help deliver the right care at the right time to maximize life-saving impact. Its focus is on advancing global health equity by investing in solutions that improve access, affordability, and quality of healthcare, particularly those developed by entrepreneurs building life-saving technologies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 10 people
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What they invest in
from 14 of 15 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×12Digital Health ×7Medical Devices ×7AI & Machine Learning ×3Hardware ×3IoT ×2SaaS ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1
HQs:United States×10Switzerland×1Nigeria×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×22 founders×53 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Obafemi Awolowo University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×6
Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history
Goldman Sachs ×2
Investments · 15 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 42023 · 12022 · 22021 · 211 dated
Corflow develops diagnostic and therapeutic solutions to restore healthy microvascular blood flow in the human body, serving the cardiovascular medical device industry.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Martin(Physician Co-Founder)Rick Geoffrion(Chairman and CEO)
Co-investors415 CapitalBroadview VenturesPanakes PartnersKorysMérieux Equity PartnersMonte Carlo Capital+1 more
Sovato provides a platform and integrated hardware system to enable remote robotic-assisted surgery and procedures, connecting surgical teams across sites with verification, communication, and workflow tools for healthcare organizations and surgical system manufacturers.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics
Yulun Wang, PhD(Executive Chairman & Co-Founder)Cynthia Perazzo, MBA(President & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsBeringea
Aloe Care develops a comprehensive platform for monitoring and coordinating care for independent older adults, addressing safety, communication, and care collaboration among family members and caregivers.
Digital HealthHardwareHealthtechIoTMedical DevicesNew York, US
Ray Spoljaric(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Evan Schwartz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Adam Burgoon(Director)
Co-investorsAgeTech CapitalCity LightGrit Capital PartnersOceans VenturesSpringbankTechstars
AMOpportunities operates a clinical training platform that connects medical, MBBS, and nursing students with clinical placements at U.S. and international healthcare sites, offering visa and immigration support.
B2B MarketplacesEdTechHealthtechMarketplacesSaaSTravel & HospitalityChicago, US
Benjamin Bradley(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Kyle Swinsky(President, Co-Founder)inDaniel Flores(Executive Officer)inKevin Iverson(Executive Officer)inJohn Danaher(Executive Officer)inMamta Patel(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsDreamit VenturesChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)HealthX VenturesM25Oui CapitalPACE Healthcare Capital+1 more
Avive develops automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and cardiac emergency response systems designed to improve outcomes for sudden cardiac arrest.
Digital HealthHealthtechIoTMedical DevicesForsyth, US
Rory Beyer(Co-founder)inMoseley Andrews(Co-founder)inSameer Jafri(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Physicians FundCatalyst Health VenturesEckuityHealthtech CapitalIrishAngelsQuesta Capital+2 more
Boulder provides medication-assisted treatment for addiction through licensed specialists who prescribe buprenorphine, supported by dedicated care teams offering medical care, peer recovery coaching, and care coordination accessible via a digital platform.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthBoulder, US
Stephanie Papes(Cofounder)
Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersAlumni VenturesFirst Round CapitalGreycroftQiming Venture Partners USATusk Venture Partners+3 more
Cardiosense develops wearable sensing hardware and deep-learning algorithms that convert physiological signals into clinical insights for cardiovascular disease detection and management.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesChicago, US
Omer Inan(Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer)inAndrew Carek(Co-founder, Chief Technical Officer)inAmit Gupta(Co-founder, Advisor)inMozziyar Etemadi(Co-founder, Head of AI)Omer Inan, PhD(Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer)inAndrew Carek, PhD(Co-founder, Chief Technical Officer)in
Co-investorsBayMed Venture PartnersBroadview VenturesCross-Border Impact VenturesOSF VenturesPortal InnovationsArboretum Ventures+1 more
Connected is a web-based address book that consolidates a user's contacts from email accounts and social networks into a single view.
Media & Entertainment
Sachin Rekhi
Co-investors500 GlobalFocus Central AmericaCatalyst Health VenturesEckuityQuesta CapitalRC Capital
Fabric builds healthcare technology that unifies virtual and in-person care across intake, triage, routing, and treatment while automating clinical and administrative workflows for staff.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSTroy, US
Keith Algozzine(Executive Officer, Director)Aniq Rahman(Founder & CEO)inAiden Feng(COO)inDerek Rockwell(CTO)inJillian Moulton(Chief People Officer)inStefan Behrens(Chief Strategy Officer)in
Co-investorsArmory Square VenturesAtento CapitalBoxGroupJanuary VenturesUpVentures Capital
Novocuff is a medical device company developing the Novocuff Cervical Control System, an investigational device aimed at improving outcomes for pregnancies affected by preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) or cervical shortening.
FemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesMountain View, US
Donald Lee(Executive Officer)inAmelia Degenkolb(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardLilly DeSouza Burr(Director)Curt LaBelle(Director)Rebecca Shmukler(Director)inShacey Petrovic(Director)in
Co-investorsAvestria VenturesForeground CapitalGlobal Health Investment FundTullis Health Investors
Pharaoh Neuro is a neurotechnology company focused on protecting and restoring brain health, with an emphasis on the fluids surrounding the brain such as cerebrospinal fluid.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
Mark Wagner(Founder, Investor, & Director in Pharaoh)inDr. Nandan Lad(Chief Medical Officer & Co-Founder)Rich Nazarian(Founder, Investor, & Director in Pharaoh)inAmaza Reitmeier(Chief Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsArboretum VenturesHatteras Venture PartnersIAG Capital Partners
RapidSOS operates a safety network that connects public safety agencies, enterprises, and consumer/corporate devices to provide critical context and pre-arrival intelligence to emergency responders and 911 dispatchers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechNew York, US
Nicholas Horelik(Executive Officer)inMichael Martin(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDan Nova(Director)Matthew Bozik(Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAlumni VenturesApax DigitalAvanta VenturesBasecamp FundCity Light+16 more
Reliance Health provides healthcare services combining medical expertise with technology for individuals and corporate customers in growing economies.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechLagos, NG
Femi Kuti(Founder/CEO)inMatthew Mayaki(Founder/Senior Vice President Product)inOpeyemi Olumekun(Director)in
BoardTidjane Deme(Director)Christian Braunfisch(Director)
Co-investorsAsia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC)LoftyInc CapitalP1 VenturesPartech VenturesPICUS CAPITALRed Sails Investment+14 more
Tele911 connects patients on scene with board-certified emergency medicine physicians via telehealth, bridging the gap between a 911 call and the emergency department to triage cases and reduce unnecessary ambulance and ER use.
Digital HealthHealthtechPasadena, US
Ramon Lizardo(Executive Officer)inChristopher Maloney(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Marc Eckstein(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJeff Trost(Director)inBruce Meadows(Director)
Co-investorsTakeda Ventures
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPharaoh Neuro · pharaohneuro.com · Jul 23, 2026
Sovato · finance.yahoo.com · Nov 4, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Laerdal Million Lives Fund made?
- Laerdal Million Lives Fund has 15 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Laerdal Million Lives Fund invest at?
- Laerdal Million Lives Fund invests at the Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Laerdal Million Lives Fund's typical check size?
- Laerdal Million Lives Fund typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What sectors does Laerdal Million Lives Fund focus on?
- Laerdal Million Lives Fund focuses on Digital Health, EdTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Medical Devices.
- Where is Laerdal Million Lives Fund located?
- Laerdal Million Lives Fund is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Laerdal Million Lives Fund lead rounds?
- Laerdal Million Lives Fund has led 3 of the 7 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Laerdal Million Lives Fund co-invest with?
- Laerdal Million Lives Fund most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Broadview Ventures, City Light, among 70 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 7
City Light is an impact-focused investment firm that partners with experienced teams to build scalable companies addressing challenges in education, safety and care, and the environment.
Partech is a global venture capital firm supporting founders across multiple continents and investment stages through dedicated teams and funds.
Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy, partnering closely with founders on strategic and operational challenges to build global companies.
Advance Venture Partners (AVP) is an evergreen venture capital firm making concentrated, long-duration investments in tech and tech-enabled companies across enterprise and consumer markets. It is built in partnership with Advance, a family-owned holding company.
Telescope Partners is a thesis-driven, early growth investor backing entrepreneurs building enterprise software companies, offering hands-on advice and bespoke support to founders.
Springbank is an early-stage venture firm investing in mission-critical infrastructure across the themes of how people work, live, and care, backing technology and AI-driven companies.
Global Health Investment Corporation (GHIC) is a nonprofit organization that invests in life sciences and healthcare technology companies to accelerate the development and accessibility of products that improve global public health and health equity while generating sustainable financial returns.
Firms observed investing alongside Laerdal Million Lives Fund, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Laerdal Million Lives Fund's recorded portfolio.
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