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Merck Global Health Innovation Fund — 2020 Investments

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

PreventiceinJul 2020

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

Volansiflyvoly.comin𝕏Sep 2020 · $50MAcquired

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 Computingzapatacomputing.cominNov 2020 · $38M

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.

Koneksa Health

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.