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What they invest in
from 30 of 36 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×21Digital Health ×16AI & Machine Learning ×13Medical Devices ×8Biotech ×7SaaS ×4Deep Tech ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2
HQs:United States×31
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 52023 · 12022 · 32021 · 12020 · 42019 · 22018 · 22017 · 22016 · 12015 · 124 dated
electroCore develops non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) medical devices, marketed as gammaCore, to treat patients suffering from pain and chronic conditions.
BiotechDigital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesBasking Ridge, US
JP Errico(Executive Officer)inBrian Posner(Executive Officer)inDaniel S. Goldberger(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Staats(Director)inFrank Amato(Executive Officer)in
BoardTrevor Moody(Director)
Co-investorsFoothill VenturesTullis Health Investors
ClearDATA is a cloud security and compliance platform purpose-built for healthcare organizations.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDigital HealthHealthtech
Rick Froehlich(President & Chief Executive Officer)inJim Ducharme(Chief Technology Officer)inGregg Bjork(Chief Revenue Officer)inDrew Schaal(Chief Financial Officer)inCarol Boone(Vice President of People)in
Co-investorsExcel Venture ManagementFlare Capital PartnersNorwest Venture PartnersHLM Venture Partners
Variational AI develops generative AI technology to accelerate small molecule drug discovery for pharmaceutical partners.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Handol Kim(Co-Founder & CEO)Jason Rolfe(Co-Founder & CTO)Ali Saberali(Co-Founder & Head of Platform)
Co-investorsFlying Fish VenturesNimbus Synergies Inc.
Welldoc develops an AI-driven digital health platform focused on cardiometabolic disease management, providing personalized treatment solutions for patients with diabetes and related conditions.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechBaltimore, US
Ryan Sysko(Executive Officer, Director)inSuzanne Clough(Executive Officer)inKevin McRaith(President and CEO)inAnand Iyer(Chief AI Officer)inChris Bergstrom(Executive Officer)in
BoardTerry Lierman(Director)
Co-investorsSamsung VenturesAsset Management CompanyDigiTx Partners LLCExcel Venture ManagementTCP Venture CapitalWindham Capital Partners+1 more
HealthtechNew York, US
Kiel Dowlin(Director)Kyle Waters(Executive Officer, Director)David Stein(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsXRC
Atropos Health develops a cloud-based platform that generates real-world evidence from electronic health records to inform clinical decision-making and healthcare research.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechStanford, US
Nigam Shah(Co-Founder & Chief Data Scientist)Brigham Hyde(Chief Executive Officer & co-Founder)inSaurabh Gombar(Chief Medical Officer & co-Founder)inNigam Shah, PhD MBBS(Co-Founder of Atropos Health & Chief Data Scientist at Stanford Health Care)NEIL SANGHAVI(Executive Officer)in
BoardMATTHEW BETTONVILLE(Director)
Co-investorsYosemiteBreyer CapitalCencora VenturesCerity Partners Venturesmark vcMcKesson Ventures+2 more
CancerIQ is a healthcare software platform that helps hospitals and providers run cancer risk-assessment and precision prevention programs by gathering patient data, triaging patients into risk tiers using guidelines like NCCN and Tyrer-Cuzick, and managing genetic counseling, testing, and ongoing care.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSChicago, US
Olufeyikemi Olopade Ayodele(Executive Officer, Director)Feyi Ayodele(Founder)inHaibo Lu(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Bun(Executive Officer)Jordan Dolin(Director)Evan Wood(Director)
Co-investors2Flo VenturesCleveland AvenueHealthX VenturesLightbankMcKesson VenturesOSF Ventures+1 more
HealthtechWesley Chapel, US
Travis Bond(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Lisa Bond(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardRyan Cortner(Director)John Tullis(Director)inAshok Subramanian(Director)David Lefell(Director)
Co-investorsGreycroft PartnersTullis Health Investors
CargoSense provides a SaaS cloud platform and services for supply chain exception management, offering real-time shipment visibility, sensor-based monitoring, and machine learning root cause analysis to detect and resolve logistics deviations.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSReston, US
Richard A. C. Kilmer(Executive Officer, Director)inBenjamin Wilson(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Newman(Executive Officer)Mark Gardner(Executive Officer)inAjaipal S. Virdy(Director)
BoardMichael McNamara(Director)
Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesIrishAngels
Intermountain Health is a healthcare provider offering primary, pediatric, and specialty care services to patients, with a focus on preventive care and wellness.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsEPIC VENTURESAmgen Ventures
FabricNano develops cell-free biocatalysis technology that immobilizes engineered enzymes onto scalable, environmentally friendly support materials for use in bio-processes.
BiotechCleantechNew MaterialsClaymont, US
Grant Aarons(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inFerdinando Randisi(Director)
BoardSiraj Khaliq(Director)inRobert Kniaz(Director)in
Co-investorsBackedEntrepreneur FirstHoxton VenturesPace VenturesAir Street CapitalAmadeus Capital Partners+16 more
ID Connect provides access to specialized infectious disease (ID) expertise through a team of clinicians and technology staff, using telemedicine to improve patient care and outcomes.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesCranberry Township, US
John Mellors(Co-founder)Riaan Erwee(Executive Officer)Tami Minnier(Director)Rima Abdel-Massih(Co-founder)Brenton Burns(Director)Jonathan Phillips(Director)
Co-investorsFirst Trust Capital Partners
Livongo offers a chronic condition management program combining connected health-monitoring devices (blood glucose meters, blood pressure monitors, scales), certified health coaches, and clinical support to help members manage diabetes, hypertension, and weight, including GLP-1 medication access.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessMountain View, US
JOSEPH E. CAREY(Executive Officer)BRIAN VANDENBERG(Executive Officer)MARIO CHRISTOPHER(Executive Officer)
BoardBETH SEIDENBERG(Board Director (Kleiner Perkins))inLEE SHAPIRO(Director)inHEMANT TANEJA(Director)in
Co-investors7wire VenturesCorewell Health VenturesGeneral CatalystHuman CapitalKleiner PerkinsSapphire Ventures+7 more
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Provider of the SmartHospital Platform, a connected system that links patient rooms, operating suites, and other hospital facilities to support clinical workflows.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Diego, US
Siliang Luo(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph A. Condurso III(Executive Officer, Director)Bruce Eklund(Executive Officer)
BoardJoel Krikston(Director)Cayce Denton(Director)Christopher Kersey(Director)
Co-investorsCamden PartnersHighBar PartnersShoreline Venture ManagementPsilos GroupTPG
PreciseDx develops molecular pathology diagnostic tools for cancer care, combining anatomical pathology with molecular and systems biology to enable precise diagnosis and treatment planning.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York, US
Dr. Carlos Cordon-Cardo(Founder)Eric Converse(Chief Executive Officer and Director)inEdward Joseph Sitar(Chief Financial Officer)Wayne Brinster(Chief Executive Officer and Director)in
BoardErik Lium(Director)Westley Dupray(Director)
Co-investorsPhilips Ventures
HealthtechHouston, US
Jonathan P. Otterstatter(Executive Officer, Director)Larry Lawson(Executive Officer, Director)John Untereker(Executive Officer)
BoardWilliam Taranto(Director)Joseph Volpe(Director)
Co-investorsArthur VenturesNovo HoldingsSamsung Catalyst FundVivo Capital
Prognos builds a healthcare analytics platform that fuses clinical lab results with other patient-journey data to create unified patient views for life sciences companies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtech
Sundeep Bhan(Founder)in
Co-investorsHikma VenturesMaywic Select InvestmentsMontage CapitalPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)Red & Blue Ventures+1 more
Qure.ai builds deep learning and AI software to detect and manage diseases such as lung cancer, tuberculosis, pediatric TB, and stroke, with several FDA-cleared solutions.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersHealthQuadLightspeed Venture PartnersNVIDIAKae CapitalMassMutual Ventures+3 more
Redica offers an AI-enriched intelligence platform that unifies global regulatory, inspection, site, and post-market data to help companies manage risk and protect product quality.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSYorkville, US
Michael de la Torre(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJavier Rojas(Director)Rick Stratford(Director)inMartin Van Trieste(Director)Julian Castelli(Director)in
Co-investorsKennet PartnersRock Creek Capital
Platform connecting healthcare providers with life science experts to access critical information and insights.
Co-investorsJavelin Venture PartnersMcKesson VenturesSlater Technology FundSpectrum Equity
Strata Oncology develops precision oncology biomarkers and predictive diagnostic tools for cancer treatment, including treatment response scores for antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and an Immunotherapy Response Score for anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapies.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesAnn Arbor, US
Daniel Rhodes(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Martin(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Williams(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChristopher O'Donnell(Director)inDavid Rubin(Director)inJames Pavlik(Director)in
Co-investorsArboretum VenturesPfizer Venture InvestmentsBaird CapitalDeerfield Management CompanyPfizer Ventures
Tasso develops diagnostic testing devices and platforms for home use, enabling patients to perform health monitoring and inform clinical decisions outside traditional healthcare settings.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSeattle, US
Ben Casavant(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inErwin Berthier(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inAlan Levy(Director)
BoardElizabeth Hambrecht(Director)Paul Conley(Director)in
Co-investorsForesite CapitalJ2 VenturesOMX VenturesRA CapitalTechstarsVenture Capital Investment Management+1 more
Transcarent operates a generative AI-powered health and care platform that combines medical, pharmacy, and point solutions to help people navigate the healthcare system and access on-demand care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsAlta PartnersThreshold VenturesAlly Bridge GroupGeneral CatalystGeodesic CapitalGreatPoint Ventures+3 more
Transcarent operates a generative AI-powered health and care platform that combines medical, pharmacy, and point solutions into a single member experience, helping people navigate the healthcare system and access on-demand care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechDenver, US
Glen Tullman(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investors7wire VenturesCorewell Health VenturesGeneral CatalystGeodesic CapitalGreatPoint VenturesHuman Capital+5 more
Unnatural Products is a drug discovery platform company that develops synthetic macrocycles to target previously undruggable disease targets.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesSanta Cruz, US
Cameron Pye(Co-Founder & CEO)inJoshua Schwochert(Co-Founder & CSO)in
BoardVasudev Bailey(Director)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesArtis VenturesAsset Management CompanyBetter Ventures Central LlcBlue Bear VenturesDroia Ventures+6 more
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Uptime Health provides operational tools and preventive maintenance plans to healthcare practices to reduce downtime and ensure regulatory compliance.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSBoston, US
William Olsen(Executive Officer, Director)Jinesh Patel(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJohn Huysmans(Director)
Co-investorsBantam GroupC2 VenturesCaduceus Capital PartnersDIAKluz VenturesOverline+6 more
Volansi manufactures and operates unmanned vertical-takeoff aircraft designed to carry heavy payloads across long distances for point-to-point delivery, targeting business customers in defense, commercial, and medical sectors seeking to reduce operational downtime expenses.
Advanced ManufacturingRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Hannan Parvizian(Founder)in
Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCY CombinatorHarpoon VenturesIcon VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners
Zapata Quantum is a publicly traded company (OTCQB: ZPTA) that develops quantum algorithms and applies agentic AI to automate quantum resource estimation workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum ComputingCambridge, US
Christopher Savoie(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardReed Sturtevant(Director)inAlán Aspuru-Guzik(Director)inRuss Wilcox(Director)
Co-investorsBosch VenturesComcast VenturesCXO FundPropagator VenturesRaptor GroupRobert Bosch Venture Capital+7 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
HealthsenseKoneksa HealthMedCPUMedivoTransVoyantVCWiserTogether
Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1electroCore, Inc.NASDAQ: ECOR
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
VC · infotechlead.com · Sep 4, 2026
electroCore, Inc. · stocktitan.net · Aug 6, 2026
ClearDATA · funderintel.com · Jul 16, 2026
Transcarent · cnbc.com · May 19, 2026
Zapata Computing · tipranks.com · Apr 24, 2026
IPO stake values · per SEC filings
Value of this firm's stake in each portfolio company at its IPO price, from the prospectus principal-stockholder table.
| Company | Owned | IPO price | At IPO | Stake value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| electroCore, Inc. | 10.8% | $15.00 | Jun 2018 | $46.4M |
Source: SEC S-1 / 424B prospectus filings. Stake value = shares beneficially owned × the initial public offering price, as disclosed — a market value at IPO, not a return multiple (the firm's original cost is not disclosed).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Merck Global Health Innovation Fund made?
- Merck Global Health Innovation Fund has 36 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Merck Global Health Innovation Fund invest at?
- Merck Global Health Innovation Fund invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Merck Global Health Innovation Fund focus on?
- Merck Global Health Innovation Fund focuses on Data & Infrastructure, Digital Health, Healthtech.
- Where is Merck Global Health Innovation Fund located?
- Merck Global Health Innovation Fund is headquartered in Rahway, US.
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Hoxton Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs pre-seed and seed companies, often investing before revenue or product and offering hands-on support to founders.
The Venture Collective (TVC) is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports a portfolio of startups across sectors such as energy and consumer products.
Pitango is an Israel-based venture capital firm that has backed founders across technology sectors for decades, offering portfolio companies access to a broad network of customers, partners, and leaders.
Artis Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on supporting founders reimagining the systems that sustain life, spanning from cellular biology to broader societal impact.
Northpond Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Bethesda, Maryland that invests in life sciences, technology, and related sectors.
Deerfield Management is a healthcare-focused investment firm that supports companies across the healthcare ecosystem through flexible funding, market intelligence, and philanthropic initiatives.
Ahren Innovation Capital is a deep-tech investment firm that backs companies emerging at the intersection of breakthrough science and advanced technology, supported by science partners and strategic LP relationships.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
S32 is a high-conviction venture firm that concentrates on a small set of core relationships, committing deeply and supporting founders over the long term.
Creator Fund is a venture capital firm that backs scientific founders building deep-technology and invention-driven companies aimed at solving large global challenges.
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