Saltagen Ventures
Venture capitalHong Kong · Seed–Series B · 21 people tracked
Investment thesis
Saltagen Ventures targets early-stage deep biotechnology and deep tech startups with strong fundamental research capabilities and high-growth potential. The firm concentrates on a strategic corridor connecting North American markets (notably Canada) with Asian markets (notably Hong Kong), helping founders scale across the Pacific. Investing from seed through Series B, Saltagen reserves capital for follow-on rounds in companies showing traction and emphasizes driving its own exits. Beyond capital, the firm contributes strategic industry relationships, board-level guidance, and network access across Asia and North America to build category-leading companies alongside founders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 21 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 14 of 27 portfolio companiesMedical Devices ×8AI & Machine Learning ×6Healthtech ×6Digital Health ×5Biotech ×3Hardware ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Deep Tech ×2
HQs:Canada×5United States×2Singapore×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 7 portfolio companiesAccelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 27 tracked
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Beatdapp offers a "Trust and Safety OS" that unifies identity, security, content, and engagement integrity for digital platforms, using AI-driven detection to combat fraud.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSocial
Morgan Hayduk(Founder)inPouria Assadipour(Founder)inAndrew BateyArpan DeolMorgan HaydukPouria Assadipour
Co-investors500 GlobalCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Maple VCPanache VenturesBlockchain Founders FundHike Ventures
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBrisbane, US
Jamie Bacher(Founder)inAdam Paul Arkin(Founder)in
BoardErkki Aaltonen(Director)in
Co-investorsCompoundKickstart InnovationUniversal Materials IncubatorY CombinatorYara Growth VenturesNimble Ventures+1 more
Child Health Imprints develops IoT devices and AI-driven predictive analytics software for neonatal intensive care units, including a bedside surveillance device (NEO), a NICU workflow platform (iNICU), and a post-discharge child growth tracking product (iCHR).
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSingapore, SG
Harpreet Singh(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ravneet Kaurin
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)UCeed Funds
Fano provides Conversation Intelligence software that analyzes customer and operational interactions to detect customer needs, complaints, policy concerns, and operational risks.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsGobi PartnersHorizons VenturesOpenspace Ventures
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy Ventures
Halion develops color-changing nanomaterials that enable reflective displays with full color and video capability, as well as color-changing plastics.
CleantechHardwareIoTNew MaterialsKitchener, CA
Co-investorsScout VenturesScout VenturesTechstars
HelpWear develops HeartWatch, a medical-grade ambulatory ECG monitor with a novel dry-electrode design for extended wear in cardiac arrhythmia detection and patient monitoring.
Digital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesToronto, CA
Andre Bertram(Founder/CEO)inDr. Derek Exner(Co-Founder / Chief Medical Officer)inScott Klein(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsGarage CapitalPallasite VenturesUCeed FundsY CombinatorEarl Grey Capital
HyliDx develops a home-based blood testing and remote care platform for monitoring chronic kidney disease and heart failure, delivering lab-accurate results in 5 minutes from a finger-prick sample with integrated cloud AI analysis for complications prediction.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesOttawa, CA
Jack Fairbank(CEO)Navin Dewagan(CIO)Marco Witteveen(Director of Strategy & BD)
Incisive Genetics is a gene editing company developing therapies for Huntington's disease using allele-selective gene editing combined with a proprietary non-viral lipid nanoparticle (LNP/RNP) delivery platform.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Oncoustics develops ultrasound-based artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions for cancer detection and liver disease characterization, serving clinical researchers and healthcare providers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesToronto, CA
Ahmed El Kaffas(Founder)Beth Rogozinski(CEO)in
Co-investorsCreative VenturesPallasite VenturesSony Ventures CorporationUCeed Funds
PHASE Scientific Americas is a biotechnology company that develops diagnostic and data tools for healthcare providers and patients.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesLos Angeles, US
PulseMedica develops femtosecond laser technology for imaging and treating vitreoretinal eye conditions, building medical devices aimed at improving care for patients with retinal diseases.
Deep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Nir Katchinskiy(CEO & Co-founder)inEric Martin(COO & Co-Founder)inAbdulhakem Elezzabi(Co-founder)Thas Yuwaraj(CTO)in
Co-investorsAccelerate FundEdmonton UnlimitedScaleGood Fund LP (powered by TELUS)Startup TNTUCeed Funds
Sanctuary AI develops "Physical AI" software and autonomous task policies that run on commercially available robotic systems, including support for multiple hardware configurations, mobility options, end effectors, and a path to humanoids.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Olivia Norton(Founder)inJames G. Wellsin
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Evok InnovationsFoothill VenturesInBC Investment Corp.Intrepid Growth PartnersPanache Ventures+6 more
Spot Biosystems develops non-viral gene therapies using an extracellular vesicle (EV) gene delivery platform aimed at improving the safety and efficacy of treatments for diseases, initially targeting Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
BiotechMedical Devices
Xandar Kardian uses ultra-wideband (UWB) radar sensors to monitor human vital signs and building occupancy, serving healthcare providers for continuous, contactless vital signs monitoring and building owners and operators for real-time occupancy data and people counting.
HardwareHealthtechIoTPropTech
Sam Yang(Founder)in
Co-investorsPhoenix Venture PartnersCABHI VenturesParticlePortfolia
Startup for which Saltagen Ventures was a pre-seed investor and continues as advisor and board observer.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Beatdapp · edmsauce.com · Aug 18, 2026
Sanctuary · deserttrumpet.org · Aug 4, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Saltagen Ventures made?
- Saltagen Ventures has 27 tracked investments.
- What stage does Saltagen Ventures invest at?
- Saltagen Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Saltagen Ventures focus on?
- Saltagen Ventures focuses on Biotech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Medical Devices, New Materials.
- Where is Saltagen Ventures located?
- Saltagen Ventures is headquartered in Hong Kong, HK.
- Who does Saltagen Ventures co-invest with?
- Saltagen Ventures most often shares deals with UCeed Funds, Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), Pallasite Ventures, among 35 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team11thTransPacific - Joseph Fung, Managing Partner & Responsible Officer, Saltagen Ventures
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong · Joseph Fung
Co-investors · 8
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Firms observed investing alongside Saltagen Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Saltagen Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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