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TEXO Ventures

Venture capital

Austin · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked

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Investment thesis

TEXO Ventures concentrates exclusively on the business side of healthcare, backing companies that sit at the convergence of Health IT and Health Services. It favors technology-enabled health services that use recurring revenue models, require less capital to commercialize, offer high scalability, and face fewer regulatory hurdles than traditional healthcare businesses.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Austin, Texas, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2009
Tracked investments
15

Team · 4 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Philip Sanger, M.D.· General Partner

What they invest in

from 10 of 15 portfolio companies

Healthtech ×8Digital Health ×5Medical Devices ×3SaaS ×3Biotech ×2Enterprise Software ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1AI & Machine Learning ×1

HQs:United States×10

Investments · 15 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2019 · 12014 · 12013 · 12012 · 14 dated

Wenzel Spinewenzelspine.comin𝕏Jan 2019

Wenzel Spine is a medical technology company that develops and manufactures products for minimally invasive spine surgery, including stand-alone spine fusion devices.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesAustin, US

William Wilson(Executive Officer)Chad Neely(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPhillip Hodges(Director)Jerry DeVries(Director)inRussell C. Joseph(Director)Warren Neely(Director)

Board seatPhil Sanger· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel NetworkiNetworks

Alafair Biosciencesalafairbiosciences.comin𝕏

Alafair Biosciences develops advanced bioresorbable biomaterials for surgical soft tissue healing and motion preservation.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesNew MaterialsAustin, US

Sarah Mayes(Chief Scientific Officer and Co-founder)inDaniel Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Joyoprayitno(President and Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardJerry DeVries(Director)inRobert Wills(Director)Christophe Lavigne(Director)

Co-investorsATPUT Horizon Fund

Betterdoctorquestanalytics.comin𝕏Jun 2014

Quest Analytics provides cloud-based software and services for healthcare provider network management, including its Quest Enterprise Services (QES) platform for measuring, monitoring, and modeling network adequacy, compliance, performance, and provider data accuracy.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ari Tulla(Executive Officer, Director)inTapio Tolvanen(Director)in

BoardMohamad Makhzoumi(Director)Jean-Francois Clavier(Director)Jaakko Kokko(Director)in

Co-investorsCommerce VenturesHealth Catalyst CapitalLifeline VenturesMetaplanetUncork Capital

CareDoxcaredox.comin

CareDox (operating as SchoolCare) provides a digital health record platform for K-12 school nurse offices that manages immunizations, chronic disease information, and student health compliance reporting.

Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechForest Hills, US

Hesky Kutscher(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardGreg Goff(Director)Eyal Niv(Director)

Co-investorsKima VenturesDigitalis VenturesFirst Round CapitalProlog VenturesWestern Technology Investment

CreativePicklecreativepickle.com

CreativePickle is a full-service creative agency offering branding, logo design, graphic design, content creation, presentation design, social media management, tradeshow booth design, and custom website development.

Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentAustin, US

Edhcedhc.comin

Lantern is a specialty care platform that connects members with top-rated local providers for surgery, cancer treatment, and infusion therapy, negotiating rates 55% lower than traditional insurance to make care affordable.

Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechMedical DevicesSaaS

Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel Network

Openmarketshealthopenmarketshealth.comin

OpenMarkets provides a platform that streamlines the purchase and sale of medical equipment for healthcare providers and suppliers through connected workflows and direct supplier access.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSChicago, US

Trevor Wood(CEO)in

Ortho Kinematicsorthokinematics.com

HealthtechAustin, US

Paul Gunnoe(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Deitz(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJohn Rodakis(Director)Gerald L. DeVries, Jr.(Director)Gary Stevenson(Director)Nelson Jaeggli(Director)

SwipeSenseswipesense.cominSeries A · Sep 2012

SwipeSense is a healthcare technology company that provides a hospital safety platform with applications for electronic hand hygiene monitoring, real-time asset tracking, automated contact tracing, and nursing insights.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechIoTChicago, US

Mert Iseri(Executive Officer, Director)inYuri Malina(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Berthusen(Chief Executive Officer)

BoardLior Susan(Director)inRandall Crowder(Director)inDaniel Phillips(Director)

Co-investorsBlue Venture FundsNew Ground VenturesEclipse VenturesSandbox Industries

Televero Healthteleverohealth.comin

Televero is a physician-led behavioral health platform delivering online therapy, counseling, psychiatry, and neurotesting with same-day and same-week appointment availability across 20+ states.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel Network

Other

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

AlafairIsoStemOpenMarketsPrecedenthealthSensentia

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has TEXO Ventures made?
TEXO Ventures has 15 tracked investments.
What stage does TEXO Ventures invest at?
TEXO Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does TEXO Ventures focus on?
TEXO Ventures focuses on Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
Where is TEXO Ventures located?
TEXO Ventures is headquartered in Austin, US.
Who does TEXO Ventures co-invest with?
TEXO Ventures most often shares deals with Central Texas Angel Network, Blue Venture Funds, Commerce Ventures, among 13 tracked co-investors.

Co-investors · 1

Eclipse Ventures

Eclipse is a venture firm that backs entrepreneurs building companies in the physical and essential economy — industries tied to resilience, competitiveness, and security.

Both backed · 1
$200K – $5M

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