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from 10 of 10 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×5Medical Devices ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Digital Health ×3Biotech ×2EdTech ×2Fintech ×2Hardware ×2
HQs:United States×7Australia×1China×1
Investments · 10 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 22024 · 12022 · 12020 · 12019 · 19 dated
Plexision develops cellular biomarker-based blood tests for personalized diagnostics and drug development in infectious diseases, transplant rejection, and immuno-oncology.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesPittsburgh, US
Rakesh Sindhi(Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer and Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsInnovation Works
CytoAgents is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for the life-threatening symptoms of Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), an immune overreaction causing systemic inflammation.
BiotechHealthtechPittsburgh, US
Teresa Whalen, RPh(Chief Executive Officer)inCatherine Mott(Director)Teresa Whalen(Chief Executive Officer)Anthony McCarley(Director)John Friedman(Director)Stanley Marks(Director)
Co-investorsBoston Harbor AngelsDelaware Crossing Investor Group
Earflo develops a non-invasive home treatment device for negative middle ear pressure in children, addressing a common pediatric condition that affects millions of children annually.
Digital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesPerth, AU
Dr. Intan Oldakowski(Co-founder)Dr. Matthew Oldakowski(Co-founder)Dr. Peter Santa Maria(Co-founder, Chief Medical Officer)Dr. Stephen Kargotich(Co-founder)
Co-investorsMelt VenturesPerth Angels
Innsightech develops technology for disease diagnosis and management that translates laboratory innovations into clinical applications.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesPittsburgh, US
Leanne Labriola(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Dipanjan Pan(Executive Officer)
BoardGregory Jackson(Director)
Co-investorsLife Sciences Greenhouse Investments
LadderUp Housing runs a coached rent-to-own pathway that helps working-class renter families build credit, reduce debt, and become mortgage-ready over about two years before purchasing a home.
FintechImpact & Social GoodPropTechToledo, US
Tom Voutsos(Founder & CEO)inGreg Voutsos(Head of Operations)inJD Vougiouklakis(Head of Client Success and Technology)inDoug Bowen(Head of Finance)in
MoneyStack provides financial counseling services to mental health and behavioral health professionals for their clients experiencing acute financial distress.
FintechHealthtechMental HealthAllison Park, US
Alex De Marco(Founder)in
Co-investorsSamvid VenturesSidecut VenturesTechstarsThe Fintech Fund
Nuvaira develops the dNerva Lung Denervation System, a catheter-based device used in a one-time, outpatient bronchoscopic procedure that disrupts pulmonary nerve input to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesMinneapolis, US
Martin Mayse(Founder)inSteve Dimmer(Founder)inDennis Wahr(President & CEO)inLisa Flaherty(Chief Strategy Officer)inSteve Sathre(Vice President of Finance)inSteve Paidosh(Vice President of Operations)
Co-investorsWindham Capital PartnersEndeavour VisionLightstone VenturesMorgenthalerQiming Venture PartnersSplit Rock Partners+2 more
Surface Design Solutions offers Surface Designer, a physics-informed AI software platform paired with expert analysis services that help manufacturers optimize the surfaces of parts and tooling.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechPittsburgh, US
Luke Thimons(Secretary and Director)inTevis Jacobs(President, Treasurer and Director)inJohannes H?rmann(Secretary and Director of Issuer)Lars Pastewka(Director)
Toyz Electronics operates Dah-Varsity AI, an AI-enhanced learning platform and video game that upskills diverse and disadvantaged Gen Z students toward college or careers in STEAM, hardware, software, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechGaming
Damola Idowu(Co-founder)inWole Idowu(Co-founder)
Co-investorsJumpstart Ventures
Huasen Wei designs and supplies early childhood education furniture and classroom products for kindergartens and preschools, including themed room collections and integrated space planning services.
ConsumerEdTechGuangzhou, CN
Co-investorsNavis Capital PartnersPermanent Capital Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCytoAgents · finance.yahoo.com · Oct 1, 2025
Surface Design Solutions · finsmes.com · Aug 27, 2025
Fund commitments · as a limited partner · 92
as of Dec 2023Private-fund positions this organization discloses in its own public filings and reports, $329.6M reported NAV. Returns are this LP's own position, net of fees.
| Fund | Manager | Vintage | Committed | NAV | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canvas Ventures 3 L.P. | Canvas Ventures | 2020 | — | $222.5K | — | — | — |
| Capital Link Fund I, LLC | Link Capital | 2007 | — | $15.2M | — | — | — |
| Capital Link Fund II, LLC | Link Capital | 2008 | — | $8.7M | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Asia Growth Partners III, L.P. | Carlyle Group | 2005 | — | $948.4K | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Asia Growth Partners IV LP | Carlyle Group | 2008 | — | $437.8K | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Asia Partners Growth II | Carlyle Group | 2021 | — | $1.8M | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Asia Partners II, L.P. | Carlyle Group | 2006 | — | $48.4K | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Asia Partners IV, LP | Carlyle Group | 2014 | — | $3.8M | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Asia Partners V | Carlyle Group | 2018 | — | $5M | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Europe Partners II, L.P. | Carlyle Group | 2003 | — | $105.9K | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P. | Carlyle Group | 2012 | — | $139.7K | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Europe Partners IV, L.P. | Carlyle Group | 2015 | — | $2.6M | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Europe Partners V, S.C.SP. | Carlyle Group | 2019 | — | $5.3M | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Europe Real Estate Partners III | Carlyle Group | 2007 | — | $22.9K | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Partners V, L.P. | Carlyle Group | 2007 | — | $486.5K | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Partners VI, L.P. | Carlyle Group | 2013 | — | $5.1M | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Partners VII LP | Carlyle Group | 2018 | — | $13M | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Partners VIII, L.P. | Carlyle Group | 2022 | — | $5.5M | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Realty Partners IX | Carlyle Group | 2021 | — | $2.2M | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Realty Partners V, LP | Carlyle Group | — | — | $5.9K | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Realty Partners VI, L.P. | Carlyle Group | 2010 | — | $597.4K | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Realty Partners VII, L.P. | Carlyle Group | 2014 | — | $2.2M | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Realty Partners VIII, L.P. | Carlyle Group | 2017 | — | $4.4M | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Strategic Partners II, L.P. | Carlyle Group | 2007 | — | $17 | — | — | — |
| Carlyle U.S. Equity Opportunity Fund II, L.P. | Carlyle Group | 2015 | — | $5.6M | — | — | — |
| Carlyle Venture Partners II, L.P. | Carlyle Group | 2001 | — | $18.3K | — | — | — |
| Energy Capital Credit Solutions II-A | Energy | 2018 | — | $20.7M | — | — | — |
| Energy Capital Partners IV-A, LP | Energy | 2017 | — | $5.1M | — | — | — |
| Energy Capital Partners V | Energy | 2023 | — | $2.1M | — | — | — |
| Energy Spectrum Partners VI, L.P. | Energy Spectrum Capital | 2010 | — | $122.2K | — | — | — |
| Energy Spectrum Partners VII, L.P. | Energy Spectrum Capital | 2014 | — | $5.2M | — | — | — |
| KKR Asian Fund III-EEA SCSp LP | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts | 2018 | — | $7.3M | — | — | — |
| KKR Asian Fund IV | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts | 2020 | — | $3.3M | — | — | — |
| KKR North America Fund XIII | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts | 2021 | — | $2.8M | — | — | — |
| KKR Special Situations Fund II | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts | 2014 | — | $3M | — | — | — |
| KSL Capital Partners IV, L.P. | KSL | 2016 | — | $6.2M | — | — | — |
| KSL Capital Partners V, L.P. | KSL | 2019 | — | $5.8M | — | — | — |
| KSL Capital Partners VI | KSL | 2022 | — | $1.1M | — | — | — |
| Lion Capital Fund III | Lion Capital | 2010 | — | $3M | — | — | — |
| M/C Partners VIII | Mc Credit | 2019 | — | $5.2M | — | — | — |
| M/C Venture Partners V, L.P. | Mc Credit | 2000 | — | $8.8K | — | — | — |
| Newbridge Asia IV, L.P. | Newbridge Asia | 2005 | — | $22.9K | — | — | — |
| NGP ETP IV, LP | Ngp | 2021 | — | $1.2M | — | — | — |
| NGP Natural Resources XI, L.P. | Ngp | 2014 | — | $4.6M | — | — | — |
| NGP Natural Resources XII, L.P. | Ngp | 2017 | — | $4M | — | — | — |
| Oaktree Opportunities Fund IX | Oaktree | 2012 | — | $7.1M | — | — | — |
| Oaktree Opportunities Fund X | Oaktree | 2015 | — | $5.1M | — | — | — |
| Oaktree Opportunities Fund Xb | Oaktree | 2018 | — | $17.3M | — | — | — |
| Oaktree Opportunities Fund XI, L.P. | Oaktree | 2020 | — | $10.1M | — | — | — |
| Oaktree Principal Fund V, L.P. | Oaktree | 2010 | — | $5K | — | — | — |
| Oaktree Real Estate Opportunities Fund V, L.P. | Oaktree | 2012 | — | $30.4K | — | — | — |
| Oaktree Real Estate Opportunities Fund VIII | Oaktree | 2020 | — | $5.2M | — | — | — |
| OCM Opportunities Fund V, L.P. | Oaktree | 2004 | — | $6.5K | — | — | — |
| OCM Opportunities Fund VI, L.P. | Oaktree | 2005 | — | $2.1K | — | — | — |
| OCM Opportunities Fund VII, L.P. | Oaktree | 2007 | — | $96.2K | — | — | — |
| OCM Opportunities Fund VIIb | Oaktree | 2008 | — | $4.1K | — | — | — |
| OCM Opportunities Fund VIIIb, L.P. | Oaktree | 2001 | — | $977K | — | — | — |
| OCM Principal Opportunities Fund IV, LP | Oaktree | 2006 | — | $57.1K | — | — | — |
| OpenView Venture Partners V LP | OpenView Venture Partners | 2017 | — | $7.7M | — | — | — |
| OpenView Venture Partners VI LP | OpenView Venture Partners | 2020 | — | $3.9M | — | — | — |
| OpenView Venture Partners VII LP | OpenView Venture Partners | 2022 | — | $729.4K | — | — | — |
| Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund V, L.P. | Riverstone Global Energy and Power | 2012 | — | $1.8M | — | — | — |
| Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund VI, L.P. | Riverstone Global Energy and Power | 2016 | — | $4.7M | — | — | — |
| RREEF Global Opportunities Fund II, LLC | Rreef | 2005 | — | $37.8K | — | — | — |
| TA XI | Avista | 2010 | — | $886.5K | — | — | — |
| TPG Asia V | TPG | 2008 | — | $264.4K | — | — | — |
| Tpg Asia Vi, LP | TPG | 2012 | — | $7.5M | — | — | — |
| TPG Asia VII (A), L.P. | TPG | 2019 | — | $7.5M | — | — | — |
| TPG Growth Fund III, L.P. | TPG | 2002 | — | $3.9M | — | — | — |
| TPG Growth IV LP | TPG | 2018 | — | $6.9M | — | — | — |
| TPG Growth V LP | TPG | 2021 | — | $5.6M | — | — | — |
| TPG Partners IV, L.P. | TPG | 2003 | — | $4.6K | — | — | — |
| TPG Partners IX, L.P. | TPG | 2023 | — | $1.6M | — | — | — |
| TPG Partners V LP | TPG | 2006 | — | $5.1K | — | — | — |
| TPG Partners VI | TPG | 2008 | — | $77.6K | — | — | — |
| TPG Partners VII, L.P. | TPG | 2015 | — | $4M | — | — | — |
| TPG Partners VIII, L.P. | TPG | 2019 | — | $8.6M | — | — | — |
| TPG Real Estate Partners III | TPG | 2019 | — | $3.7M | — | — | — |
| TPG Real Estate Partners IV | TPG | 2022 | — | $224.4K | — | — | — |
| Vensana Capital I, L.P. | Vensana Capital | 2018 | — | $2.5M | — | — | — |
| Versant Venture Capital II, L.P | Versant Ventures | 2001 | — | $135.9K | — | — | — |
| Warburg Pincus China LP | Warburg Pincus | 2016 | — | $5.5M | — | — | — |
| Warburg Pincus Energy, L.P. | Warburg Pincus | 2014 | — | $2.5M | — | — | — |
| Warburg Pincus Equity Partners, L.P. | Warburg Pincus | 1998 | — | $29.4K | — | — | — |
| Warburg Pincus Global Growth | Warburg Pincus | 2019 | — | $9.8M | — | — | — |
| Warburg Pincus Global Growth XIV | Warburg Pincus | 2022 | — | $2.4M | — | — | — |
| Warburg Pincus Private Equity Fund XI, L.P. | Warburg Pincus | 2009 | — | $2.8M | — | — | — |
| Warburg Pincus Private Equity Fund XII, L.P. | Warburg Pincus | 2011 | — | $8.8M | — | — | — |
| Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX LP | Warburg Pincus | 2005 | — | $11.8K | — | — | — |
| Warburg Pincus Private Equity X LP | Warburg Pincus | 2007 | — | $183.3K | — | — | — |
| WindRose Health Investors V LP | WindRose Health Investors | 2019 | — | $10.9M | — | — | — |
| WindRose Health Investors VI LP | WindRose Health Investors | 2022 | — | $4M | — | — | — |
Source: Form 990-PF RICHARD KING MELLON FOUNDATION 2020. TVPI = total value / paid-in; DPI = distributions / paid-in.
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