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Modi Ventures

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Houston · Pre-Seed–Series A · 21 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Modi Ventures invests at the intersection of technology and biology, backing both operating companies and other funds. Its portfolio concentrates on techbio, AI-driven drug discovery and diagnostics, therapeutics (including cell and gene therapies), precision medicine, longevity, and digital health, alongside AI compute infrastructure. As a fund-of-funds component, it also commits to specialized life-science and venture funds. The firm favors science-heavy startups applying artificial intelligence and advanced biology to detect, treat, and prevent disease.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Houston, Texas, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2023
Last 12 months
4 investments
Tracked investments
55
Unicorns
1

Team · 21 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Uli Maybach· Advisor (President, Maybach Foundation)
Irfan Ali· Venture Partner
Jimmy Ku· Venture Partner
Peter Gammel· Venture Hardware Partner
Minhas Vellani· Venture Partnerin𝕏
Riyaz Maknojia· Venture Partnerin
Junaid Bajwa· Advisor (Senior Partner, Flagship Pioneering)
Kaycee Kaplin· Advisor (CMO, Primer, Inc.)
Michael Kalos· Scientific Advisor
Tricia Carrigan· Translational Science Advisor

What they invest in

from 43 of 55 portfolio companies

Biotech ×27AI & Machine Learning ×23Deep Tech ×21Digital Health ×15Healthtech ×15Medical Devices ×12Longevity ×4Hardware ×3

HQs:United States×24United Kingdom×4Germany×1New Zealand×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 31 portfolio companies
55%
solo founders
17 of 31 mapped founding teams
50%
repeat founders
of 38 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×172 founders×53 founders×64+ founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 32 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×5Harvard University ×4Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2McGill University ×2University of California, San Francisco ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 36 founders with field-of-study data

Life Sciences ×19Engineering ×9Computer Science ×7Business & Management ×4Medicine ×4Economics ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 38 founders with career history

Flagship Pioneering ×3McKinsey & Company ×3Carnegie Mellon University ×2Codiakbio ×2Etiome ×2Google ×2Pear Therapeutics ×2Roivant ×2

22 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 37 with degree data)

Investments · 55 tracked

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By year:2026 · 42025 · 32024 · 32020 · 111 dated

Abingworthabingworth.comin

Abingworth is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in life sciences and healthcare investments across seed, development, and clinical co-development stages.

BiotechHealthtechLondon, GB

Aether Bioaetherbio.comin𝕏

Aether develops additives that blend into engineering-grade nylons to enable faster, high-throughput fused filament (FFF/FDM) 3D printing while maintaining mechanical strength and dimensional accuracy.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareNew Materials

Pavle Jeremic(Founder & CEO)inJay Zaveri(Co-Founder & President)

Co-investors4DX VenturesAbstract VenturesArtis VenturesBlue Bear VenturesBoxGroupCalm Ventures+12 more

Antler Nordicantler.co

Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders from first check through IPO, offering capital, network, and community.

Sector Agnostic

Magnus Grimeland(Founder)in

Co-investors1982 VenturesAC VenturesAgaeti VenturesAntler AustraliaElmehøj VenturesFarvatn Venture+7 more

Artis Venturesav.co

ARTIS Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in frontier technologies and breakthroughs primarily at the intersection of technology, biology, and healthcare.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Stuart Peterson(Founder and Managing Partner)in

Co-investorsMatrixY Combinator

Atomic AIatomic.aiin𝕏

Atomic.ai combines machine learning and RNA biology to discover and develop RNA-based drugs.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSouth San Francisco, US

Raphael Townshend(Founder & CEO)inManjunath Ramarao(Chief Scientific Officer)inStephan Eismann(Founding Scientist, Head of Machine Learning)inEsta Kor(Head of Business Operations)inBrent Townshend(Head of ML Data Generation)in

Co-investorsAIX VenturesAME Cloud VenturesGreylock PartnersNot Boring CapitalPlayground Global8VC

Brainomixbrainomix.comin

Brainomix, a spin-out from the University of Oxford, develops AI-powered imaging biomarkers and software that help physicians interpret medical images to support clinical decisions.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesOxford, GB

Michalis Papadakis(CEO)inAlastair Buchan(Co-founder; Oxford Professor of Stroke Medicine)

Co-investorsParkwalk Advisors

Cancer Focus Fundcancerfocusfund.comin

Cancer Focus Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in cancer-focused companies and life science ventures.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

Ross P. Barrett(Managing General Partner)in

Case 45case45.comin

Case45 is a company referencing the earliest recorded cancer diagnosis, presenting a team working from a London office and a laboratory in Houston.

BiotechLondon, GB

Cytospire Therapeuticscytospire.com

Cytospire Therapeutics develops multispecific antibodies and next-generation γδ T cell engagers designed to direct innate and adaptive immune effector cells as an alternative to CD3-based engagers.

BiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsCriteria Bio VenturesLifeArc VenturesMedical Incubator Japan K.K.Pathway BioventuresSound Bioventures4BIO Capital+1 more

Draper Associatesdraper.vcin𝕏

Draper Associates is a venture capital firm that invests across all sectors and geographies from pre-seed to Series A, with particular focus on frontier technologies including AI, robotics, crypto, blockchain, healthcare, and aerospace.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep TechSector AgnosticSilicon Valley, US

Tim Draper(Founder)in

Earlyearlyhealth.comin

Early develops a home urinalysis system that pairs a clinical-grade electrochemical reader with disposable urine tests to screen for markers of serious conditions such as urinary tract cancers, diabetes, kidney disease, and heart disease risk, plus wellness markers, delivering results to an app in under five minutes.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB

D-J Collins(Founder)Mark Emberton(Chief Medical Officer)inMark Emberton OBE(Chief Medical Officer)

Co-investorsCrit VenturesLocalGlobe

Elemindelemindtech.comin𝕏

Elemind makes a wearable neurotech sleep headband that measures EEG brain signals and delivers phase-locked acoustic stimulation to help users fall asleep faster and return to sleep after waking.

Deep TechDigital HealthHardwareHealthtechWellness & Fitness

David Wang(Co-Founder + CTO)inMeredith Perry(Co-Founder + CEO)inEd Boyden(Co-Founder)inNir Grossman(Co-Founder)Heather Read(Co-Founder + Science Advisor)inRoshan Rajappa(COO)in

Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersGreen Meadow VenturesJoyance PartnersMetaplanetThe E14 FundThe Family Fund+1 more

Eridueridu.aiin𝕏Mar 2026

Eridu develops networking infrastructure optimized for artificial intelligence workloads.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareSaratoga, US

Drew Perkins(CEO and founder)inBrian Kinard(Executive Officer)in

BoardJagdeep Singh(Director)Dipender Saluja(Director)Wen Hsieh(Director)inChristian Gallagher(Director)

Co-investorsBosch VenturesCatapult VenturesMatter Venture PartnersOUP (Osage University Partners)Socratic PartnersTDK Ventures+13 more

Evity Technologiesevity.aiin

Evity builds a platform that translates longevity and healthspan research into clinical tools and patient-accessible information.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechLongevity

Larry Brilliantin

Co-investorsMaC Venture Capital

Excivaexciva.com

Exciva is a company focused on neurological and neurodegenerative conditions, led by a team with expertise in chemistry, clinical operations, and regulatory affairs.

BiotechDigital HealthLongevityMedical DevicesHeidelberg, DE

Hans Moebius(Co-founder and CMO, Head of Clinical Operations)inAnton Bespalov(Co-founder and CSO, Head of Regulatory Affairs)in

Co-investorsAndera PartnersCARMA FUNDFountain Healthcare PartnersGimvLBBW Venture Capital GmbHLifeArc Ventures

First Spark Venturesfirstsparkventures.com

First Spark Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in deep tech startups focused on advanced compute, digital biology and biotech, and cyber-physical systems.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Co-investorsPerot JainLightspeed Venture Partners

flagship pioneeringflagshippioneering.com

Flagship Pioneering is a firm that builds and funds companies in life sciences and related fields, describing itself as focused on breakthroughs for people and the planet.

Noubar Afeyan(Founder)in

Co-investorsRenaissance Venture Capital

General Proximitygeneralproximity.bioin𝕏Jan 2025

General Proximity develops proximity-based technologies for drug discovery and development.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Armand Cognetta(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinatorage1Felicis VenturesFreemind InvestmentsLifespan Vision VenturesCoughdrop Capital+2 more

Glyphic Biotechnologiesglyphic.bioin𝕏Feb 2024

Glyphic Biotechnologies develops ProSE™, a high-throughput de novo protein sequencing technology for analyzing proteomes with single-molecule sensitivity.

BiotechDeep TechBerkeley, US

Daniel Estandian(Founder)inEd Boyden(Founder)Josh Yang(Founder)in

BoardCraig Asher(Director)inJimmy Yun(Director)in

Co-investorsArtis VenturesBlack FlagCivilization Ventures Management, LlcFoundersX VenturesHarpoon VenturesLongeVC+7 more

Groq Incgroq.comin𝕏

Groq designs and manufactures the LPU (Language Processing Unit), a chip purpose-built for AI inference, and operates GroqCloud, a platform for running inference workloads with low latency and cost efficiency across global data centers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US

Jonathan Ross(CEO)inDouglas Wightman(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardChamath Palihapitiya(Director)in

Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Acequia Capital (AceCap)Alumni VenturesAxiom PartnersB CapitalBanca Investis — Family Office+69 more

Healthier Capitalhealthiercapital.com

Healthier Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in technology-enabled healthcare companies seeking to reduce costs and improve care delivery.

Digital HealthFintechHealthtech

Amir Dan Rubin(CEO and Founding Managing Partner)in

Co-investorsBlack Opal VenturesDefine VenturesMacquarie CapitalMaverick VenturesOncology VenturesServiceNow Ventures+1 more

HeartXhealthtecharkansas.com𝕏

HealthTech Arkansas (HTA) helps medtech and healthtech companies from around the world enter the U.S. healthcare market by guiding U.S. strategy, arranging guaranteed hospital pilot projects and clinical trials through its coalition of clinical partners, and connecting them with U.S. investors.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Ignota Labsignotalabs.aiinFeb 2025

Ignota Labs uses SAFEPATH, a proprietary AI platform combining machine learning with bioinformatics and cheminformatics data, to identify and resolve drug safety and toxicity problems.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Co-investorsAIX VenturesBlue Wire CapitalElectric Feel Ventures LlcMontage VenturesSustainable VenturesGaingels

Imagenomiximagenomix.ai

Imagenomix develops AI-powered genomic diagnostics for cancer patients, using computational pathology to predict genetic alterations from tissue imagery.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesNew York, US

Aris Tsirigos(Co-Founder)Matija Snuderl(Co-Founder)Daniel Orringer(Co-Founder)Travis Wold(Chief Executive Officer)inMikhail Teverovskiy(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsMetavallon VCVerge HealthTech Fund

kamaukamautx.comin𝕏May 2025

Kamau Therapeutics develops targeted gene integration therapies to treat serious and life-threatening genetic diseases.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechAustin, US

Matthew Porteus(Executive Officer, Director)Valentin Barsan(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRaymond Kelleher(Director)Ness Bermingham(Director)

Co-investorsDraper AssociatesKhosla VenturesNeva Sgr.

Khosla Ventureskhoslaventures.com

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports founders building companies across areas including cleantech, deeptech, life sciences, enterprise software, and hardware.

Sector Agnostic

Vinod Khosla(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsBeast VenturesCalm/Storm VCClean Energy VenturesCollaborative FundPerot JainSDV+9 more

Komo Bioscienceskomobiosciences.comin

KOMO Biosciences develops genome engineering technology based on hyperactive large serine integrases to transform cell-based manufacturing of biologics and advanced therapies.

BiotechDeep Tech

Jennifer Manning(Founder & CEO)inThomas Page(Acting CTO)inMatt Farabaugh(Acting CFO)Jesse B. Owens(Acting CSA)in

BoardRay Tabibiazar(Chairman of the Board)in

Co-investorsGenesis BioCapitalEshelman Ventures, LLCGENERAL INCEPTIONLDV Partners

Latuslatusbio.cominMay 2026 · $97M

Latus develops gene therapy research and development capabilities leveraging cell and gene therapy expertise.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechPhiladelphia, US

Co-investorsHatch BioFund8VCBioAdvanceDCVC (Data Collective)DCVC BioGaingels+1 more

Latus Biolatus.bioin

Latus develops gene therapies based on novel AAV capsid variants matched to optimized routes of administration, aiming to target specific cell types and tissues to lower dose requirements, toxicity, and manufacturing costs.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Co-investors8VCBioAdvanceDCVC (Data Collective)

Lila Scienceslila.ai𝕏

LILA Sciences builds AI systems for autonomous scientific research and discovery across medicine, materials, energy, and defense sectors.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSaaS

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCatalio Capital Management, LPDauntless VenturesFlagship PioneeringGeneral CatalystMarch Capital Partners+8 more

March Biosciencesmarch.bioin

March Bioscience is a cell therapy company assembling leading scientists and drug developers to advance cell therapy treatments.

BiotechMedical DevicesHouston, US

Sarah Hein(CEO, Co-Founder)inMaksim Mamonkin(Co-Founder, Chair Scientific Advisory Board)Malcolm Brenner(Co-founder)

BoardThomas Luby(Director)inPeter Olagunju(Director)inJoseph Petrosino(Director)

Co-investorsMission Biocapital4BIO CapitalCancer FocusCancer FundFitz Gate VenturesPortal Innovations+2 more

Outpace Biooutpacebio.cominJul 2024

Outpace Bio develops engineered protein technologies and cell therapies to treat solid tumors, focusing on protein design and T cell engineering to improve cancer treatment efficacy and safety.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesSeattle, US

Marc Lajoie(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)inScott Boyken(Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inStanley Riddell(Co-Founder and Scientific Advisor)Aaron Foster(Executive Officer)inCharity Scripture(Executive Officer)inEric Soller(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsArtis VenturesRA CapitalAbstract VenturesATEL VenturesAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Civilization Ventures Management, Llc+8 more

PathPresenterpathpresenter.comin𝕏

PathPresenter is a digital pathology platform used for viewing, sharing, and managing pathology images in clinical, research, and educational settings.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Raj Singh(Founder)Rajendra Singh(Co-founder)inCory Batenchuk(Senior Vice President, Operations & Co-founder)inKV Acharya(System Architect & Co-founder)inPatrick Myles(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAvant BioWing

ProFound Therapeuticsprofoundtx.comin𝕏

ProFound Therapeutics discovers and develops therapeutic candidates by analyzing the expanded human proteome, identifying novel proteins from previously uncharacterized genetic sequences that can serve as drug targets for cancer, immune disorders, and metabolic diseases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Avak Kahvejian(Co-founder, Chairman)inYann Echelard(Co-founder)Vini Mani(Co-founder)inErica Weinstein(Co-founder)in

BoardNoubar Afeyanin

Co-investorsFlagship Pioneering

Prompt AIpromptai.coJan 2026 · $80M

Prompt is an Ambient AI product and research company that develops human-centered AI products designed to sense the physical environment.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechSan Francisco, US

Tete Xiao(Founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAIX VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Neotribe VenturesAlexandriaBraidwell+4 more

Proximaproximabio.comin𝕏

Proxima is a biotech company developing proximity therapeutics through a drug discovery engine and a structural proteomics data platform.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Jonathan Bernardini(Founder)inZachary Carpenter(Co-founder & CEO)inLuca Naef(Co-founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsMagnetic VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)

Proximaproxima.ggJan 2026 · $80M

Proxima develops AI-powered gaming experiences and infrastructure, with a focus on embodied AI agents and applied AI systems for interactive entertainment.

AI & Machine LearningGamingSan Francisco, US

Ran Mo(Founder)in

Co-investorsKonvoy VenturesProgressionAIX VenturesAlexandriaBalderton CapitalBayern Kapital+9 more

Rebel Fundrebelfund.vcJun 2020

Calabasas, US

Lord Barrington(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc

Rubedo Life Sciencesrubedolife.comin

Rubedo Life Sciences develops therapeutics targeting aging by eliminating senescent cells to extend human healthspan.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevityMedical Devices

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBeiersdorf Innovation FundCDP Venture CapitalEvolution VenturesIKJ CapitalKhosla Ventures+4 more

Samsara Biocapitalsamsaracap.comin

Samsara BioCapital is a venture capital firm that invests in therapeutic and biotech companies, backing scientific teams developing new drugs and medical treatments.

BiotechDeep Tech

Dr. Srinivas Akkaraju(Founder and Managing General Partner)

Co-investorsBioBrit

Section 32s32.com

S32 is a venture capital firm that invests in technology founders and companies, with particular focus on deep tech, AI, healthcare, and enterprise software.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise Software

Bill Maris(General Partner, Founder)Andy Harrison(General Partner, CEO)

Co-investorsSection 32Veronorte

Serif Biomedicinesserifbiomedicines.comin

Serif Biomedicines develops DNA-based therapies and nucleic acid delivery technologies for genetic medicine.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesCambridge, US

Jacob Rubens(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsFlagship Pioneering

Simple HealthKitsimplehealthkit.com

Diagnostics, labs, and digital health platform for accessible detection and care at enterprise scale.

Dr. Sheena Menezes, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investorsInitialized CapitalKapor CapitalKleiner PerkinsPortfoliaQuest Venture Partners

T.Rx Capitaltrxcap.comin

T.Rx Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in and helps build early-stage biotech, healthcare, and medical technology companies, focusing on drug discovery, advanced therapeutic modalities, medical devices, diagnostics, and healthcare software.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices

Kwesi Frimpong-Boateng(Co-founder & Managing Partner)inMichael Langer(Co-founder & Managing Partner)inCorey M. McCann(Co-founder & Managing Partner)inRobert Langer(Executive Chairman & Chair of Scientific Advisory Board)

Co-investorsOCA VenturesSeyen CapitalYamaha Motor Ventures

Tandem Vet Caretandem.vetin

Tandem Vet Care provides integrated in-person and online veterinary care for pet owners through a combination of physical clinics and digital health services.

ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechSomerville, US

Techiontechion.comin

Techion develops FECPAK, a portable digital microscope and data platform that provides digital diagnosis and data management for animal, human, and environmental health, serving farmers and animal health specialists.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthMedical Devices

Greg Mirams(Founder and Managing Director)in

Tiny Healthtinyhealth.cominAug 2024

Tiny Health offers at-home gut and vaginal microbiome test kits with age-specific, evidence-based reports that recommend diet, supplement, and lifestyle changes.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Cheryl Sew Hoy(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCartan CapitalNext Coast VenturesNorth South Ventures+11 more

Yosemiteyosemite.co

Yosemite is working toward making cancer non-lethal, focusing on cancer research and treatment.

BiotechLongevitySan Francisco, US

Zelda Ventureszelda.vc

Zelda Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that provides first checks to startups led by serial entrepreneurs across a range of sectors.

Sector Agnostic

Suzanne Fletcher(Founder & Managing Partner)

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

EvityGlyphic BioMoxxie VCRTW FundsTandemYpsilon Therapeutics

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Modi Ventures made?
Modi Ventures has 55 tracked investments, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Modi Ventures invest at?
Modi Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Modi Ventures focus on?
Modi Ventures focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Hardware, Healthtech, Longevity, Medical Devices, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
Where is Modi Ventures located?
Modi Ventures is headquartered in Houston, US.
Who does Modi Ventures co-invest with?
Modi Ventures most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Artis Ventures, Flagship Pioneering, among 140 tracked co-investors.

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Parkwalk Advisors is a UK-based investment manager focused on backing deeptech companies spun out of UK universities, bridging the gap between academic research and commercial success. It operates as part of IP Group plc and is a leading EIS fund manager.

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