Merck Global Health Innovation Fund
Corporate VCRahway · Seed–Growth
What they invest in
from 18 of 24 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×13AI & Machine Learning ×11Digital Health ×9Biotech ×5Medical Devices ×4Data & Infrastructure ×2Deep Tech ×2SaaS ×2
HQs:United States×20
Investments · 24 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 42023 · 12022 · 12019 · 12016 · 12015 · 110 dated
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
BiotechWoburn, US
Donald B. Hawthorne(Executive Officer)Thomas P. Kelly(Executive Officer)
BoardDennis H. Langer(Director)Christopher D. Earl(Director)David M. Rubin(Director)Lars Tonnesen(Director)
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
Precision cancer prevention platform that stratifies patient risk and enables earlier detection through risk scoring and monitoring.
Chicago, US
Olufeyikemi Olopade Ayodele(Executive Officer, Director)Haibo Lu(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Bun(Executive Officer)Jordan Dolin(Director)Evan Wood(Director)Olufunmilayo Olapade(Director)
Co-investorsHealthX VenturesOSF Ventures
HealthtechWesley Chapel, US
Travis Bond(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Lisa Bond(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardRyan Cortner(Director)John Tullis(Director)Ashok 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
HealthtechMendota Heights, US
Bryan P. Adams(Executive Officer)A. R. Weiler(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Brodsky(Executive Officer)Gregory Melsen(Executive Officer)W. Bryan Fuhr(Executive Officer)
BoardJordan Davis(Director)
Co-investorsMANSA CAPITAL
HealthtechNew York, US
Eyal Ephrat(Chief Executive Officer)Sonia Ben-Yehuda(President, Treasurer and Secretary)Guy Eiferman(Director)Andrew Levitch(Chief Financial Officer)
BoardShivdev Rao(Director)Pamela Peele(Director)
Co-investorsEaston Capital Investment Group
New York, US
Sundeep Bhan(Executive Officer, Director)Jason Bhan(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Chase(Executive Officer)
BoardGary Kurtzman(Director)Joseph Volpe(Director)Raymond Hill(Director)
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
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
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 PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersHealthQuadKae CapitalMassMutual VenturesNovo Holdings+1 more
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 InvestmentsDeerfield Management CompanyPfizer Ventures
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 CapitalHuman Capital+2 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(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors7wire VenturesCorewell Health VenturesGeneral CatalystGeodesic CapitalGreatPoint VenturesHuman Capital+5 more
Alexandria, US
Dennis Groseclose(Executive Officer, Director)Shariar Shahidi(Executive Officer)Dawn Morat(Executive Officer)James Clautice(Executive Officer)
BoardPatrick McPherson(Director)Joseph Volpe(Director)
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
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+5 more
Little Rock, US
Co-investorsCDP Venture CapitalCivilization Ventures Management, LlcForgePoint CapitalPear VCWILD TREE VENTURES
Little Rock, US
Lee Watson(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcEnergy Impact PartnersMantis CapitalPear VCWILD TREE VENTURES
Washington, US
Shub Debgupta(Executive Officer, Director)David Ehrhardt(Executive Officer)
BoardRobert Proctor(Director)Glen Tullman(Director)inFrank Coliano(Director)Tom Byrd(Director)
Co-investors7wire VenturesMartin Ventures
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latest coverage across their companies
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ClearDATA · funderintel.com · Jul 16, 2026
PreciseDx · finsmes.com · Jun 19, 2025
Transcarent · cnbc.com · Apr 8, 2025
Transcarent · cnbc.com · Apr 8, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- 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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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.
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.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
Comcast Ventures is the venture capital arm of Comcast NBCUniversal, backing early- to growth-stage companies in sectors relevant to Comcast's future, and offering portfolio companies access to Comcast NBCUniversal's expertise, scale, network, and resources.
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.
Pitango is a venture capital firm that has backed founders across multiple stages for decades, providing capital along with network access to customers, partners, and experienced leaders.
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.
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.
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