Merck Global Health Innovation Fund — 2020 Investments
4 investments dated 2020 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
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
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.
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.
















