SmartHealth Catalyzer
Venture studioChicago · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
SmartHealth Catalyzer builds biomedical startups by commercializing therapeutics, diagnostics, and medical devices developed at Midwest universities and research hospitals. The firm combines academic research with experienced biotech entrepreneurs and specialists to launch new ventures focused on diagnosing, preventing, and treating life-threatening diseases.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 4 of 10 portfolio companiesBiotech ×4Digital Health ×1FemTech ×1Healthtech ×1Medical Devices ×1
HQs:United States×2
Investments · 10 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12023 · 12 dated
Focuses on gastrointestinal disease treatment and prevention by restoring the GI mucosal-immune system with a first-in-class therapeutic.
BiotechIllinois, US
Joseph Francis Pierre(Director)Brian Yoor(Director)Eugene Chang(Director)Jaime Contreras(Director)John C. Alverdy(Director)Peter Farmakis(Executive Officer, Director)
32 Biosciences develops gut mucosal-immune science to prevent and treat gastrointestinal diseases, offering a GI discovery platform that measures metabolomic signatures of the gut mucosal-immune system and a therapeutic platform based on a Mucosal Immune Modulator (MIM) that restores and protects the gastrointestinal mucosal-immune barrier.
BiotechDigital Health
Created a point-of-care diagnostic platform for specialty physician and oncologist offices enabling rapid cancer diagnosis during patient visits.
Developing a first-in-class smartlens system for glaucoma treatment that rapidly reduces intraocular pressure in patients.
Co-investorsElevate Ventures
Cadenza Bio develops small-molecule drugs for oral administration to treat demyelinating and inflammatory diseases.
BiotechFemTechMedical DevicesYukon, US
Carol Curtis, PhD(Chief Executive Officer, Founder)Elaine Hamm, PhD(Chief Operating Officer, Founder)John Katzenellenbogen, PhD(Scientific Founder)Seema Tiwari-Woodruff, PhD(Scientific Founder)Elaine Hamm(Executive Officer, Director)Carol Curtis(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCortado VenturesIllinois VenturesPlains Ventures
Saros is a biopharmaceutical company developing immunotherapies based on a proprietary lipid nanoparticle platform that targets innate immune cells to activate immune responses.
BiotechHealthtech
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has SmartHealth Catalyzer made?
- SmartHealth Catalyzer has 10 tracked investments.
- What stage does SmartHealth Catalyzer invest at?
- SmartHealth Catalyzer invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does SmartHealth Catalyzer focus on?
- SmartHealth Catalyzer focuses on Biotech, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- Where is SmartHealth Catalyzer located?
- SmartHealth Catalyzer is headquartered in Chicago, US.
- Who does SmartHealth Catalyzer co-invest with?
- SmartHealth Catalyzer most often shares deals with Cortado Ventures, Elevate Ventures, Illinois Ventures, among 4 tracked co-investors.
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