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OSF Ventures

Corporate VC

Peoria · Seed–Series A · 19 people tracked

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Investment thesis

OSF Ventures invests as part of an investment syndicate in companies at post-seed stages that align with OSF HealthCare's key objectives and innovation strategy. It focuses on healthcare solutions that improve patient outcomes, enhance patient experience and reduce the cost of care, and it prioritizes companies interested in collaborating with OSF HealthCare's clinicians and other professionals. Beyond capital, the firm positions its investment as a partnership, offering access to its innovation teams and clinical subject matter experts to help portfolio companies test and refine concepts, speed adoption and scale their impact.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
HQ
Peoria, Illinois, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
AUM
$250M
Tracked investments
39
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
5

Team · 19 people

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Ben Spektor· Director, Venture Investmentsin

Serves as a Director of Venture Investments at OSF Ventures.

Liridon Rrushaj· Director, Venture Investments

Director of Venture Investments at OSF Ventures; holds an MBA.

Becky Buchen· Senior Vice President, Innovation and Transformationin
Elizabeth Eaker· Project Assistant

Serves as a Project Assistant at OSF Ventures.

Jeremy Snell· Venture Analystin

Venture Analyst at OSF Ventures; holds a PhD.

John Vozenilek· Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Innovation and Digital Health
Juli Plack· Vice President, Data and Analytics Servicesin
Kelly George· Vice President, Performance Improvement
Kip McCoy· Vice President, OSF Innovation Studiosin
Mark Hohulin· Senior Vice President, Healthcare Analytics
Roopa Foulger· Vice President, Digital Innovation Development

What they invest in

from 33 of 39 portfolio companies

Healthtech ×31Digital Health ×23AI & Machine Learning ×13Medical Devices ×13Biotech ×6SaaS ×6Deep Tech ×4Mental Health ×3

HQs:United States×27

Who they back

founder profiles across 19 portfolio companies
53%
solo founders
10 of 19 mapped founding teams
35%
repeat founders
of 23 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 8 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×102 founders×53 founders×14+ founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data

Tel Aviv University ×2University of Virginia ×2Virginia Tech ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×11Medicine ×7Computer Science ×5Life Sciences ×4Business & Management ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 23 founders with career history

Stanford University ×3Lifefuels ×2

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

Investments · 39 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12024 · 32022 · 42021 · 12018 · 12017 · 22015 · 12014 · 114 dated

Health Catalysthealthcatalyst.comin𝕏NASDAQ: HCAT

Health Catalyst provides a data platform, analytics applications, and AI-powered insights that help healthcare organizations improve clinical, financial, and operational performance.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital Health

Benjamin Albert(Chief Executive Officer and Director)Jason Alger(Chief Financial Officer)inLinda Llewelyn(Chief People Officer)in

Co-investorsDecheng CapitalEPIC VENTURESFifty YearsKaiser Permanente VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersTenaya Capital+2 more

410 Medical410medical.comin𝕏

410 Medical makes LifeFlow, a hand-operated rapid infuser that lets clinicians quickly deliver blood or fluids to critically ill patients needing volume resuscitation.

HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesDurham, US

Mark Donald Piehl(Executive Officer, Director)KYLE CHENET(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJEFF TERRELL(Director)inSTANLEY D. LYNALL(Director)FRED GOLDWATER(Director)inMAYANK TANEJA(Director)in

Co-investorsBallad VenturesCU Healthcare Innovation FundDuke Capital PartnersWolfpack Investor NetworkArboretum VenturesBios Partners+1 more

Arrayarraybc.comin

Array Behavioral Care is a virtual psychiatry and therapy practice that delivers integrated behavioral health services from hospitals to homes.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Co-investorsCVS Health VenturesFrist Cressey VenturesHLM Venture PartnersHypothesisNew Stack VenturesHyde Park Angels+1 more

Ascensionventuresascensionventures.org

Ascension Ventures is a healthcare venture capital fund and innovation catalyst managing over $1 billion in capital that invests in emerging healthcare innovators and technologies.

HealthtechSector Agnostic

Co-investorsBroadview Ventures

AVIAaviahealth.comin

AVIA operates a network and advisory platform for health systems, providing benchmarking, market intelligence, and peer collaboration to support their digital transformation and AI adoption.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Linda Finkelin

Co-investors7wire VenturesA1 Health VenturesFirst Trust Capital Partners

Calacalahealth.comin𝕏

Cala Health develops non-invasive prescription therapies for movement disorders, starting with a treatment for hand tremor and essential tremor.

Deep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSilicon Valley, US

Kate Rosenbluth, PhD(President & Chief Innovation Officer)Kate Rosenbluth(Founder)inDeanna Harshbarger(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAscension VenturesGlobal BrainGV (Google Ventures)Lightstone VenturesTriventuresAME Cloud Ventures+1 more

Cancer IQcanceriq.comin𝕏Mar 2022

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 VenturesImpact Engine+1 more

Cardiosensecardiosense.comin𝕏Nov 2022 · $15.1M

Cardiosense develops wearable sensing hardware and deep-learning algorithms that convert physiological signals into clinical insights for cardiovascular disease detection and management.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesChicago, US

Omer Inan(Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer)inAndrew Carek(Co-founder, Chief Technical Officer)inAmit Gupta(Co-founder, Advisor)inMozziyar Etemadi(Co-founder, Head of AI)Omer Inan, PhD(Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer)inAndrew Carek, PhD(Co-founder, Chief Technical Officer)in

Co-investorsBayMed Venture PartnersBroadview VenturesCross-Border Impact VenturesLaerdal Million Lives FundPortal InnovationsArboretum Ventures+1 more

Current Healthcurrenthealth.comin𝕏acquired by Best Buy

Current Health builds FDA-cleared clinical technology and infrastructure that enables acute and complex care—including advanced therapies like CAR-T, bispecifics, and cell and gene therapies—to be delivered safely in ambulatory and home settings.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesEdinburgh, US

Christopher McGhee(Founder)in

Co-investorsLRVHealthMMC VenturesNorthpond VenturesSection 32

Digital Diagnosticsdigitaldiagnostics.cominAug 2022 · $75M

Digital Diagnostics is a healthcare technology company that builds AI systems to diagnose disease by analyzing medical images.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

John Bertrandin

Co-investors8VCAlpha EdisonOptum VenturesKinderhook

DotCom Therapydotcomtherapy.comin𝕏Sep 2021 · $13M

Provides IEP-related services — including speech therapy, occupational therapy, mental health, and school psychology — to K-12 school districts through a nationwide network of clinical providers delivered via teletherapy.

Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechMental HealthSpringfield, US

Rachel Robinson(Executive Officer, Director)inSanaz Cordes(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMark Bakken(Director)inColleen Kraft(Director)

Co-investorsNew Capital PartnersHealthX VenturesLRVHealthOSF

Endotronixendotronix.comin𝕏Mar 2014

Endotronix develops the Cordella PA Sensor and Heart Failure System, an FDA-approved implantable pulmonary artery pressure sensor and remote monitoring platform for managing patients with NYHA class III heart failure.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWoodridge, US

Harry Rowland(Executive Officer, Director)inAnthony I Nunez(Executive Officer, Director)inAnthony A. Nunez(Executive Officer, Director)inAnthony Nunez(Founder)in

BoardJonathan Jonas(Director)Raymond S. Barrett, Jr.(Director)

Co-investorsBioventures InvestorsJumpstart VenturesLumira VenturesSeroba Life SciencesSV Health InvestorsLSP (Life Sciences Partners)

Epitelepitel.comFeb 2022 · $12.5M

Epitel is a digital health company that builds REMI, a wearable, wireless cloud-based EEG monitoring system with AI-based seizure event detection for use in healthcare and ambulatory settings.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSalt Lake City, US

Mark Lehmkuhle(CTO, Founder)inSteve Pacelli(CEO)in

Co-investorsAngel Physicians FundGenoa VenturesMedMountain VenturesWavemaker Three-Sixty Health

Euphrates Vasculareuphratesvascular.cominAug 2018

Euphrates Vascular develops the Pulse NanoMED System, a nanoscale interventional medical device that uses magnetically guided iron-oxide nanoparticles to reach and disrupt distal vascular occlusions beyond the reach of wires and catheters.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSt. Louis, US

Troy Long(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Blair(Director)Tim Blair(Executive Officer)inEric Moessinger(Director)Robert Mitchell(Director)Thomas Hillman(Director)

Co-investorsMissouri Technology CorporationView Ventures+ND CapitalCultivation Capital

Exo Imagingexo.incin𝕏

Exo is a company backed by leading venture capital and corporate investors focused on innovative technologies, with particular emphasis on healthcare, bioelectronic medicines, materials science, and deep technology solutions.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Yusuf Haque(Founder)in

Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersCreative VenturesPage One VenturesTDK VenturesSquareOne CapitalAction Potential Venture Capital Ltd.+1 more

GYANTgyant.comin𝕏

Fabric unifies virtual and in-person care through technology for intake, triage, routing, and treatment, serving healthcare providers and patients.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Aniq Rahman(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsGrazia Equity GmbHJoyance PartnersSocial StartsTechstarsWessel ManagementWing+1 more

Hellocarehellocare.aiApr 2025 · $47M

hellocare.ai is an end-to-end virtual care delivery platform combining software, hardware, and AI to support virtual nursing, virtual sitting, telehealth, and remote patient monitoring.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechClearwater, US

Labinot Bytyqi(Founder)in

Co-investorsLRVHealthHealthQuest Capital

Humata Healthhumatahealth.comin𝕏May 2024

Humata provides an end-to-end platform to streamline prior authorization processes in healthcare, reducing delays and improving care access for patients.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMiami, US

Jeremy Friese(Founder, MD)inOscar Callejas(Executive Officer)inMichael Kolb(Executive Officer)inPhilip Fibiger(Executive Officer)in

BoardWord D. Peake(Director)Thomas Hawes(Director)in

Co-investors.406 VenturesBlue Venture FundsLRVHealthOptum Ventures

Inflammatixinflammatix.comin𝕏

Inflammatix develops host-response-based molecular diagnostics tests to identify acute infections and sepsis in emergency and critical care settings.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesBurlingame, US

Tim Sweeney(Co-Founder and CEO)inPurvesh Khatri(Co-Founder and Chief Scientist)inJONATHAN ROMANOWSKY(Executive Officer)in

BoardKENNETH BAHK(Director)MICHAEL RUBIN(Director)DAVID PERSING(Director)

Co-investorsKhosla VenturesNorthpond VenturesInitiate Venture PartnersDFJ

Insight RXinsight-rx.comin𝕏

InsightRX builds precision dosing and clinical decision support software for hospitals, using pharmacokinetic models that are continuously retrained on de-identified patient data aggregated across participating institutions.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Sirj Goswami, PhD(Founder)inSirj Goswami(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inRON KEIZER(Director)inSRIJIB GOSWAMI(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardASHOK KRISHNAMURTHI(Director)in

Co-investorsComet LabsFundersClubGreatPoint VenturesHealthX VenturesWorldQuant VenturesLeawood Venture Capital Llc+1 more

Leavittequityleavittequity.comin

Care Hospice is a regional hospice provider operating 25+ locations across 8 states in the southern and eastern United States, delivering end-of-life care services to patients.

Digital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social Good

Level Exlevel-ex.comAcquired

Creates industry-leading mobile and AR training software and games for physicians.

Co-investorsJAZZ Venture PartnersService Provider Capital4490 VenturesPritzker Group Venture Capital

NuXcelnuxcel.comOct 2024 · $66M

NuXcel is a global medical device accelerator that founds and incubates bioelectronics and neuromodulation startups addressing large unmet clinical needs, using a lean innovation model.

Deep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsTreo Ventures, LlcAmzak HealthAPERTURE Venture PartnersNorwest Venture PartnersU.S. Venture Partners

Osfhealthcareosfhealthcare.orgin

OSF HealthCare is an integrated health system operating 16 hospitals, urgent care clinics, primary and specialty care facilities, and digital health services across Illinois and Michigan.

Digital HealthHealthtechPeoria, US

PatientWisdompatientwisdom.cominJul 2017

PatientWisdom provides an EHR-integrated patient experience tool that summarizes patient context, risks, and past experiences (MyView) and collects patient-generated information (MyStory) so care teams can prepare for and personalize visits.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSNew Haven, US

Gregory Makoul(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew Storeygard(Director)inHenry Schaffer(Executive Officer)

BoardEric Langshur(Director)

Co-investorsLaunchCapitalA1 Health VenturesOCA Ventures

Photonicarephotoni.carein𝕏

PhotoniCare develops OtoSight, an FDA-cleared optical coherence tomography device for non-invasive assessment and monitoring of middle ear infections in healthcare facilities.

Deep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesDurham, US

Ryan Shelton(CEO)inStephen Boppart(CMO)Cary Vance(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardPatrick Zeller(Director)Dale Grogan(Director)inDr. Zishan Haroon(Director)

Co-investorsFirst Leaf CapitalHealthtech CapitalIllinois VenturesMichigan Capital NetworkMichigan RisePlains Ventures+1 more

Piecestechpiecestech.com

Pieces Technologies is a physician-led AI company whose cloud-hosted Pieces Intelligence Platform generates clinical documentation and summaries—such as progress notes, discharge summaries, and care plans—directly within the EHR to assist physicians, nurses, and case managers.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechDallas, US

Rubendran Amarasingham(Executive Officer)Ruben Amarasingham(CEO & Founder)

Respiratory Motionrespiratorymotion.comNov 2015

HealthtechWaltham, US

Jenny Freeman(Executive Officer, Director)inKamen Bliznashki(Executive Officer)Svetlana Panasyuk(Executive Officer)

BoardJaideep Mehta(Director)Peter Aranow(Director)Don Freeman(Director)

Co-investorsBoston Harbor AngelsKeiretsu ForumWalnut Venture AssociatesEaston Capital

ShiraTronicsshiratronics.cominSep 2024 · $66M

ShiraTronics is a medical device company developing an implantable device to treat chronic migraine disease.

BiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesBrooklyn Park, US

Robert Binney(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJoyce Erony(Director)inZack Scott(Director)inBrad Vale(Director)inCasey Tansey(Director)Mudit Jain(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsAmzak HealthAPERTURE Venture PartnersBreakout VenturesGlobal BioAccess FundNorwest Venture PartnersSeroba Life Sciences+3 more

SilverCloud Healthsilvercloudhealth.cominacquired by Amwell

SilverCloud by Amwell is a digital mental healthcare platform designed to provide mental health services to a broad audience.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsMemorialCare Innovation FundB Capital GroupB4 CapitalFurthr VC

Socially Determinedsociallydetermined.comin𝕏

Socially Determined provides a HIPAA-compliant platform that analyzes social determinants of health data to help healthcare providers and payers understand and manage health risk.

Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSWashington, US

Ryan Bosch(Executive Officer, Director)inTrenor Williams(Executive Officer, Director)inAnthony Beverina(Director)in

Co-investorsCorewell Health VenturesQuesta CapitalLRVHealthZiegler Link-age Funds

Tailormedtailormed.coin

TailorMed provides a platform that helps patients access, afford, and stay on their prescribed medications by connecting them to financial assistance and support programs.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Adam Siton(Founder)inIsrael (Srulik) Dvorsky(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelmed PartnersAllumia VenturesBallad VenturesBridges IsraelSamsung NextSanara Capital+2 more

Vida Lungvidalung.aiin𝕏

VIDA provides imaging data collection and AI-powered analysis services to life sciences companies for accelerating drug development and clinical trials.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech

Susan Wood(Chief Executive Officer)inSandra Stapleton(Chief Operating Officer)inTodd Johnson(Chief Technology Officer)inLars Nordenmark(Chief Scientific Officer)inDr. Wood(CEO)Dr. Nordenmark(Chief Scientific Officer)

Co-investorsChartline Capital PartnersDaybreak PartnersInnoventures IowaNext Level Ventures

Other

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

BrightWaterCareSignalGaussParadigm DiagnosticsRenoviaVIDA

Exits · 6

1 IPOs · 5 acquisitions · showing 5

Health CatalystNASDAQ: HCATBrightWateracq. by Merit MedicalCurrent Healthacq. by Best BuyGaussacq. by StrykerSilverCloud Healthacq. by Amwell

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has OSF Ventures made?
OSF Ventures has 39 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does OSF Ventures invest at?
OSF Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does OSF Ventures focus on?
OSF Ventures focuses on Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
Where is OSF Ventures located?
OSF Ventures is headquartered in Peoria, US.
Does OSF Ventures lead rounds?
OSF Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does OSF Ventures co-invest with?
OSF Ventures most often shares deals with HealthX Ventures, LRVHealth, Bold Capital Partners, among 99 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does OSF Ventures back?
Across 6 deals with disclosed amounts, OSF Ventures has joined rounds of $12.5M – $75M (median $31.1M).

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