How many investments has MemorialCare Innovation Fund made?

MemorialCare Innovation Fund has 20 tracked investments.

What stage does MemorialCare Innovation Fund invest at?

MemorialCare Innovation Fund invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.

What sectors does MemorialCare Innovation Fund focus on?

MemorialCare Innovation Fund focuses on Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.

Where is MemorialCare Innovation Fund located?

MemorialCare Innovation Fund is headquartered in Long Beach, US.

Does MemorialCare Innovation Fund lead rounds?

Yes, MemorialCare Innovation Fund leads investment rounds.

Who does MemorialCare Innovation Fund co-invest with?

MemorialCare Innovation Fund most often shares deals with .406 Ventures, Echo Health Ventures, HLM Venture Partners, among 60 tracked co-investors.

MemorialCare Innovation Fund

Corporate VC

Long Beach · Seed–Growth · 11 people tracked

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Investment thesis

MCIF is the corporate venture arm of MemorialCare Health System, investing to accelerate entrepreneurial healthcare solutions for health systems nationwide. It focuses on privately held, early- to mid-stage companies across healthcare information technology, healthcare services, and medical device innovation. The fund partners with businesses led by proven management teams that show strong revenue growth potential and develop novel solutions to improve the performance of leading health systems and physician organizations.

Invests inDigital Health Healthtech Medical Devices United States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Growth

Long Beach, California, US

Leads rounds

Leads

Instruments

Equity

Founded

1993

Tracked investments

Team · 11 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Brant Heise· Managing Director· Long Beach, California, United Statesin

Leads MCIF's investing activities with over 30 years of healthcare experience across non-profit and for-profit settings, including operating roles at start-ups and numerous portfolio board seats. He is also Senior Managing Director at Summation Health Ventures and VP at National Healthcare Services, and holds a Masters in Healthcare Service Administration from the University of Michigan.

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Caleb Winder· Managing Director· Boston, Massachusetts, United Statesin

Co-leads MCIF's investment activities with over 30 years of venture capital experience in early-to-mid-stage healthcare technology companies, sourcing and syndicating deals and supporting portfolio companies. He is also Co-Founder and Managing Director at Excel Venture Management and previously a Principal at Biotechonomy Ventures, holding an MBA from Babson College.

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Heise· MCIF Management· Long Beach, California, United States

Serves in a management role at MCIF and is also Senior Managing Director at Summation Health Ventures and Vice President at National Healthcare Services. Has held numerous board and observer positions at venture-backed healthcare companies and holds a Masters in Healthcare Service Administration from the University of Michigan.

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Winder· MCIF Management

Has extensive private and public healthcare company board experience and is Co-Founder and Managing Director at Excel Venture Management. Previously a Principal at Biotechonomy Ventures; holds an MBA from Babson College's Olin Graduate School and a BA in Biology from Colby College.

Barry S. Arbuckle· Chairman of the Board, MCIF; President and CEO, MemorialCare Health System· Fountain Valley, California, United Statesin

President and CEO of MemorialCare Health System and Chairman of the MCIF board, who has overseen significant growth of the Southern California not-for-profit health system. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina.

Dowerah· MCIF Management

A finance and accounting professional with over 20 years in the healthcare industry, holding an MBA from Pittsburg State University.

Eugene Kim· Chief Medical Officer, MemorialCare Health System· Fullerton, California, United Statesin

CMO of MemorialCare overseeing case management, risk management, and quality improvement, and a board member of MCIF. Board-certified in internal medicine, he previously served as CMO for Providence Clinical Network and St. Jude Medical Center.

Ken Charhut· Board Member; Executive Chairman of the Board, Foldax, Inc.

Medical products executive with more than 30 years of experience, currently Executive Chairman of Foldax and a director at multiple medical device and technology companies. He has led and exited companies including MindFrame (acquired by Covidien) and Reshape Medical.

Peter Dowerah· Controller

Financial controller with more than 30 years in public accounting and private industry, including 20+ years in healthcare finance. He is a CPA certified in England and Wales and holds an MBA from Pittsburg State University.

Peter Kung· Chief Strategy Officer, MemorialCare· Laguna Niguel, California, United Statesin

Chief Strategy Officer at MemorialCare leading enterprise strategy, business development, and growth. He previously held strategy and innovation leadership roles at Hospital Sisters Health System and SCL Health, and holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson.

Steven Beal· Senior Vice President and CIO, MemorialCare Health System

SVP and CIO of MemorialCare with over 35 years in technology and 28 years in healthcare IT, leading technology and digital strategy across the health system. He previously served as CIO of Talbert Medical Group and VP of Information Services at Medpartners.

What they invest in

from 21 of 24 portfolio companies

Healthtech ×18Digital Health ×13AI & Machine Learning ×10SaaS ×10Enterprise Software ×6Medical Devices ×3Cybersecurity ×2HR Tech ×2

HQs:United States×15

Who they back

founder profiles across 11 portfolio companies

45%

solo founders

5 of 11 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×6

Investments · 24 tracked

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By year:2023 · 1 2019 · 1 2018 · 1 2016 · 14 dated

Babyscriptsbabyscripts.com in 𝕏✓ verified

Babyscripts provides a maternity care platform with remote patient monitoring, risk screening, and care management services for pregnant and postpartum patients.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech

Co-investorsCU Healthcare Innovation Fund Philips Ventures Builders + Backers Civilization Ventures Management, Llc IrishAngels K Street Capital +4 more

SilverCloud Healthsilvercloudhealth.com in✓ verifiedacquired by Amwell

SilverCloud by Amwell is a digital mental healthcare platform designed to provide mental health services to a broad audience.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsB Capital Group B4 Capital Furthr VC OSF Ventures

Aventura HQ, Inc.Nov 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

Denver, US

Joseph Jaudon(Executive Officer)John Gobron(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMorris Wheeler(Director)Caleb Winder(Executive Officer, Director)Joel Krikston(Director)

Board seatBrant Heise· per SEC Form D · $1.8M raise · filed Dec 2016

Co-investorsHLM Venture Partners

amenitiesamenitieshealth.com

Amenities Health is preparing to offer a concierge longevity service focused on helping people improve their health and wellness beyond the absence of illness.

HealthtechLongevityWellness & Fitness

AristaMDaristamd.com in 𝕏

AristaMD is a technology-enabled clinical services provider that connects primary care physicians with board-certified specialists through eConsults to improve access to specialty care and reduce costs.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Diego, US

Keith Pinter(Chief Executive Officer)inJulia Jezmir(President and Chief Medical Officer)inBrooke LeVasseur(Executive Officer, Director)inDouglas Downs(Executive Officer, Director)Rebecca Cofinas(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJohn Kuelper(Director)in

Co-investorsAscension Ventures .406 Ventures Cobalt Ventures Optum Ventures Avalon BioVentures Avalon Ventures Management, Llc

Arteraartera.io in 𝕏

Artera provides AI-powered voice and text communication agents for healthcare providers to improve patient engagement and streamline coordination of care.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSSanta Barbara, US

Guillaume de Zwirek(Founder)in

Co-investorsJackson Square Ventures Martin Ventures ScOp Venture Capital Techstars Health Velocity Capital Lead Edge Capital +1 more

Asimilyasimily.com in 𝕏

Asimily provides an exposure management platform that inventories, prioritizes, and mitigates cybersecurity risk across IoMT, IoT, IT, and OT devices.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHealthtechIoTSunnyvale, US

Shankar Somasundaram(Founder & CEO)inHithesh Nama(Co-founder)Michael Brown(Director)Brendan Baker(Director)Hank Barry(Executive Officer)

BoardJohn Dougery(Director)in

Co-investorsEngineering Capital Inventus Capital Partners Ridge Ventures

Aviahealthinnovationaviahealthinnovation.com in

AVIA operates a network and membership program for health systems, offering benchmarking, market intelligence, and peer collaboration to guide their digital transformation.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsCorewell Health Ventures

Bayesian Healthbayesianhealth.com in 𝕏

Bayesian Health develops clinical artificial intelligence for real-time patient monitoring and clinical decision support.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Suchi Saria(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Catalio Capital Management, LP Epsilon Health Investors Health2047 Capital Partners LLC Lifeforce Capital

Carta Healthcarecarta.healthcare in

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AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechPittsburgh, US

Gilan El Saadawi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Betsy Castillo(Head of Clinical Data Abstraction)inMichael Finke(Director)Brenton Burns(Director)Scot Stevens(Director)Aaron Brauser(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsAsset Management Company Frist Cressey Ventures Healthy Ventures Katalyst Ventures Katalyst.Ventures Life Sciences Greenhouse Investments +3 more

Censinetcensinet.com inJan 2023 · $9M

Censinet provides risk management solutions for healthcare organizations, built by former healthcare operators and security experts who understand the integrated risks healthcare systems face.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSBoston, US

Co-investorsBallad Ventures Excelerate Health Ventures HLM Venture Partners Schooner Capital Excel Venture Management LRVHealth +1 more

Foldaxfoldax.com in 𝕏

Foldax develops heart valve replacement technology leveraging polymer expertise and biologic design.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSalt Lake City, US

Frank Maguire(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKen Charhut(Director)George Wallace(Director)Morteza Gharib(Director)Mory Gharib(Director)

Co-investorsAngel Physicians Fund Kairos Venture Investments, Llc Kairos Venture Partners

Health Enterprise Partners Healthcare Private Equity Fundhepfund.com in

Healthcare North America Growth Stagecentivo.com in

Centivo is a primary-care-centered health plan administrator for self-funded employers, sold through benefits brokers and consultants.

Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTech

Alan Cohen(Founder)inAshok Subramanian(Founder & CEO)Stuart Roth(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures B Capital Group B4 Capital Basecamp Fund F-Prime Capital GPO Fund+5 more

Hlmvphlmvp.com in

HLM is a venture capital firm that invests exclusively in the healthcare sector, backing early-stage health tech and healthcare services companies.

Digital HealthHealthtech

Laudiolaudio.com in 𝕏Jan 2019acquired by Ascend Learning

Laudio builds a SaaS platform that supports frontline leaders in hospitals and health systems, using data and analytics to improve employee engagement, retention, and operational outcomes.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHR TechSaaSNewton, US

Russell Richmond, MD(Executive Officer, Director)Tim Darling(Co-founder & President, Laudio Insights)inKevin Kumler(Director)Constantine John Floros(Executive Officer, Director)Lisa Mastrangelo(Executive Officer)Mike Caffrey(Director)

Co-investors.406 Ventures InHealth Ventures Define Ventures

Leantaasleantaas.com in 𝕏

Santa Clara, US

Mohan Giridharadas(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJohn D. Durrett(Director)Ray Conley(Director)Brad Johnson(Director)Peter Willats(Director)

Co-investorsInsight Partners

NeuroFlowneuroflow.com in 𝕏

NeuroFlow builds behavioral health integration platforms that identify population behavioral health risk, engage individuals with acuity-specific resources, and give care teams data to make decisions.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental HealthPhiladelphia, US

Christopher Molaro(Co-founder & CEO)inAdam Pardes(Co-founder)inAlan Wayne Tamarelli(Director)

Co-investorsCorewell Health Ventures Echo Health Ventures HLM Venture Partners Red & Blue Ventures Ben Franklin Technology Partners Chestnut Street Ventures

SpendRulespendrule.com in

SpendRule provides a contract intelligence platform that automates the validation and enforcement of purchased services contracts in healthcare.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS

Chris Heckler(CEO & Co-Founder)Joseph Akintolayo(CTO & Co-Founder)

Syllablesyllable.ai inAug 2018

Syllable is a platform for building, running, and optimizing production AI agents, offering a no-code conversational builder for domain experts and declarative configurations and APIs for engineering teams.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSunnyvale, US

Sarel Kobus Jooste(Executive Officer, Director)Guilherme Medeiros Bastos(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Oak HC/FT TCV

Tyto Caretytocare.com in 𝕏

TytoCare provides Home and Pro Smart Clinic solutions that let clinicians conduct clinical-grade remote physical exams using a handheld exam device combined with FDA-cleared AI decision support.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices

Ofer Tzadik(Co-Founder)inDedi Gilad(Co-Founder & Board Member)inAdam Pellegrini(Chief Executive Officer)inGreg Orr(Chief Operating Officer)Tamir Gotfried(Chief Business & Strategy Officer)Eyal Bychkov(VP Hardware & Innovation)

Co-investorsEcho Health Ventures Insight Partners LionBird OrbiMed OTV Qualcomm Ventures +3 more

Vitalizevitalize.care in 𝕏

Vitalize provides an AI platform for health systems that unifies staffing, scheduling, and capacity management to optimize labor operations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Veeraj Shah(Founder)inSanketh Andhavarapu(Founder)in

Co-investors.406 Ventures Dorm Room Y Combinator Wisdom Ventures

Wellistwellist.com in

Wellist operates a resource matching platform that helps employers and healthcare providers optimize benefits and support programs.

Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechSaaS

Ashley Reid(Founder)in

Co-investors.406 Ventures

Xealthxealth.com in 𝕏

Xealth offers an orchestration platform for Digital Care Execution that lets clinicians prescribe digital health programs directly from the EHR, coordinate care across patients and partners, and centralize engagement and outcome data.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSSeattle, US

Michael McSherry(Executive Officer, Director)Aaron Sheedy(Executive Officer, Director)inSundar Balasubramanian(Executive Officer, Director)William Bryant(Director)Eric Fu(Executive Officer)

BoardAaron Martin(Director)

Co-investorsLRVHealth DFJ

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.

Exits · 2

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

SilverCloud Healthacq. by AmwellLaudioacq. by Ascend Learning

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Venture funding drops in Seattle area as AI boom reshapes startup world – GeekWire

Tyto Care · geekwire.com · Jul 13, 2026

Curative Raises $150 Million in Series B | Empathy Health Raises $7.6M | Artera Secures $65M | Healthcare IT Today

Artera · healthcareittoday.com · Dec 22, 2025

Ascend Learning acquires Laudio to expand suite of workforce management tools | MobiHealthNews

Laudio · mobihealthnews.com · Sep 10, 2025

Seattle startup Xealth lands investment to grow its digital healthcare delivery platform

Xealth · geekwire.com · Mar 25, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has MemorialCare Innovation Fund made?: MemorialCare Innovation Fund has 20 tracked investments.
What stage does MemorialCare Innovation Fund invest at?: MemorialCare Innovation Fund invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
What sectors does MemorialCare Innovation Fund focus on?: MemorialCare Innovation Fund focuses on Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
Where is MemorialCare Innovation Fund located?: MemorialCare Innovation Fund is headquartered in Long Beach, US.
Does MemorialCare Innovation Fund lead rounds?: Yes, MemorialCare Innovation Fund leads investment rounds.
Who does MemorialCare Innovation Fund co-invest with?: MemorialCare Innovation Fund most often shares deals with .406 Ventures, Echo Health Ventures, HLM Venture Partners, among 60 tracked co-investors.

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