US Venture Partners
Venture capitalMenlo Park · Seed–Late Stage · 12 people tracked
Also known as USVP MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
Investment thesis
USVP focuses on early-stage investments in information technology and healthcare, partnering with entrepreneurs to help build market-leading companies. Drawing on four decades and four generations of investing experience, the firm supports a network of around 500 companies and 5,000 executives. Its track record spans hundreds of portfolio companies and dozens of IPOs.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 55 of 143 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×22AI & Machine Learning ×19Enterprise Software ×17Medical Devices ×16SaaS ×13Biotech ×11Cybersecurity ×9Digital Health ×6
HQs:United States×48
Investments · 143 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathHeartflow develops AI-powered 3D modeling and diagnostic tools for coronary artery disease detection and management, serving clinicians and healthcare teams to optimize patient care pathways.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesRedwood City, US
Lonnie Smith(Director)Christopher K. Zarins(Executive Officer, Director)Casey Tansey(Director)Tom Hawes(Director)Jeff Lightcap(Director)Barry Uphoff(Director)
Board seatCasey Tansey· per SEC Form D
HealthtechMountain View, US
Charles Taylor(Director)John Farquhar(Executive Officer, Director)Vikram Verghese(Executive Officer)Monica Tellado(Executive Officer)
BoardJeff Lightcap(Director)
Board seatCasey Tansey· per SEC Form D · $50M raise · filed Apr 2025
Mobia Medical (formerly MicroTransponder) develops Vivistim Paired VNS Therapy, an FDA-approved treatment for stroke survivors with moderate to severe upper extremity impairment.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesAustin, US
Richard John Foust(Executive Officer, Director)Nelson Bunker Curnes(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Jordan Curnes II(Executive Officer, Director)Casey Tansey(Director)Dana Mead(Director)Bill Harrington(Director)
Board seatCasey Tansey· per SEC Form D · $65M raise · filed Mar 2025
Shoulder Innovations develops InSet® glenoid technology for shoulder joint implants that reduce the rocking horse effect and provide mechanical stability, serving patients with severe shoulder arthritis.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesNorthern California, US
Robert Ball(CEO & Executive Chairman)Matthew Ahearn(Chief Operating Officer)Geoff Pardo(Director)Jeff Points(Executive Officer)Paul Buckman(Director)Mike Carusi(Director)
Board seatCasey Tansey· per SEC Form D
Box provides intelligent content management and secure collaboration for enterprise teams, combining unstructured data access and sharing with AI-powered workflows and insights.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Carl Bass(Director)Dana L. Evan(Director)John Park(Director)Peter Leav(Director)Jack Lazar(Director)Dylan Smith(Executive Officer)
Check Point delivers unified security solutions for artificial intelligence, infrastructure, data, and users across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity
San Mateo, US
Emily Culp-Hogue(Director)Miguel A. Lopez Ben(Director)Tyrone Ahmad-Taylor(Director)Michael Dennison(Director)Susan Lyne(Director)Brian McGee(Executive Officer)
Wilmington, US
Jim Mabry(Director)Pierre Naude(President and Chief Executive Officer)Katherin Smith(Secretary)Jonathan Rowe(Director of Marketing)Pullen Daniel(Treasurer)William Ruh(Director)
Omada Health provides virtual-first, integrated care programs for chronic disease management, delivered as data-driven solutions for employers, health plans, and healthcare organizations.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Jonathan Root(Director)Casper De Clercq(Director)Andrew DiMichelle(Executive Officer, Director)Adrian James(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Duffy(Executive Officer, Director)Balaji Srinivasan(Director)
Snowflake is a fully managed cloud data platform that integrates data ingestion, processing, analysis, and AI application development across multiple cloud providers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSan Mateo, US
John Walecka(Director)Jeffrey T. Balaguras(Executive Officer)John McMahon(Director)Michael L. Speiser(Director)Matthew Glickman(Executive Officer)Barbara Walkowski(Executive Officer)
Airship is an AI-powered, mobile-first customer experience platform that orchestrates cross-channel journeys for retail, media, finance, travel, sports, and telecom brands.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nancy Hua(Founder/CEO)inDafina Toncheva(Director)Neill Occhiogrosso(Director)
Board seatDafina Toncheva· per SEC Form D · $12.4M raise · filed Aug 2016
Cagent Vascular develops the Serranator, a balloon angioplasty device that uses serration remodeling therapy to gently remodel blood vessels and restore blood flow.
HealthtechMedical DevicesWayne, US
Bruce Brumfield, Jr.(Director)Aaron Green(Secretary of Issuer)inMarc-Andre Marcotte(Director)Tak Cheung(Director)Brian Walsh(President of Issuer)inPeter Schneider(Director)
Board seatCasey Tansey· per SEC Form D
HealthtechSan Francisco, US
Senan Ebrahim(Executive Officer, Director)Isabel Fulcher(Director)
BoardJacob Yormak(Director)
Board seatDafina Toncheva· per SEC Form D · $17.4M raise · filed Feb 2025
Malibu, US
Mark Goldman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jacques Benkoski(Director)John Hadl(Executive Officer, Promoter)Rob Weisbord(Director)
Board seatJacques Benkoski· per SEC Form D · $4.4M raise · filed Apr 2015
Iantrek develops medical devices and technologies for micro-interventional ophthalmic surgery, specifically targeting glaucoma treatment through uveoscleral pathway outflow enhancement for surgeons and ophthalmologists.
BiotechMedical DevicesElkins Park, US
Tsontcho Ianchulev(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Haydin(Executive Officer)Andrew Corley(Director)Stephen Bloch(Director)
BoardJeffry K Weinhuff(Director)Farrell Tyson(Director)
Board seatCasey Tansey· per SEC Form D
Provo, US
DAFINA TONCHEVA(Director)JOSHUA JAMES(Director)KENNETH KROGUE(Executive Officer, Director)DAVID ELKINGTON(Executive Officer, Director)MARK GORENBERG(Director)LARS LECKIE(Director)
Board seatDafina Toncheva· per SEC Form D · $90M raise · filed Mar 2015
HealthtechSunnyvale, US
Charles Larsen(Director)Anders Hove, M.D.(Director)Richard Thompson(Director)Rebecca Robertson(Director)Casey Tansey(Director)Stephen Campe(Director)
Board seatCasey Tansey· per SEC Form D · $2M raise · filed Jul 2015
NeoChord develops a medical device system for beating heart mitral valve repair in patients with mitral valve regurgitation.
Advanced ManufacturingHealthtechMedical DevicesMaple Grove, US
Todd Berg(Executive Officer, Director)J. Alex Martin(Director)Andrew ElBardissi(Director)David H. Chung(Executive Officer, Director)Ron Nelson(Executive Officer)Michael Liang(Director)
Board seatCasey Tansey· per SEC Form D
Neuros Medical develops the Altius Direct Electrical Nerve Stimulation System, an FDA-approved implantable device for managing chronic phantom limb pain and residual limb pain in adults with lower limb loss.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesAliso Viejo, US
David Veino(President, Chief Executive Officer, and Secretary)Joyce Erony(Director)William Harrington(Director)Fouad Azzam(Director)Zach Stassen(Chief Financial Officer)Marc-Andre Marcotte(Director)
Board seatCasey Tansey· per SEC Form D
Menlo Park, US
Board seatSteve Krausz· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Feb 2016
AtriCure develops medical devices and solutions for atrial fibrillation (Afib) treatment, focusing on patient care and early recognition of cardiac health changes.
BiotechMedical DevicesRedwood City, US
Victor Tong(Director)Russell Hirsch(Director)Russell Seiber(Executive Officer, Director)Theodore Huber(Director)Pam Simons(Executive Officer)Greg Fung(Executive Officer)
Board seatCasey Tansey· per SEC Form D
Atlanta, US
Dafina Toncheva(Director)Todd Fryburger(Executive Officer, Director)Raghupathy Sivakumar(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDafina Toncheva· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Mar 2015
New York, US
Peter Charbonneau(Director)Jonathan Root(Director)Dennis McWilliams(Director)Dafina Toncheva(Director)Teodor P. Grantcharov(Executive Officer, Director)Hartley Stern(Director)
Board seatJonathan RootDafina Toncheva· per SEC Form D · $20.2M raise · filed Mar 2026
Anaplan is an AI-driven scenario planning and analysis platform that helps enterprises optimize decision-making by transforming data into actionable insights and enabling dynamic scenario planning.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Charlie Gottdiener(Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Board)Michael Gould(Director)Randall Glein(Director)Frederic Laluyaux(Executive Officer, Director)Standish O'Grady(Director)James Budge(Executive Officer)
Arkose Labs provides fraud and bot protection for enterprises including banks, gaming platforms, fintechs, and marketplaces.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Kevin Gosschalk(CEO)Nagraj Kashyap(Director)Jeremiah Grossman(Director)Mark Resnick(Executive Officer)James Wu(Director)Dafina Toncheva(Director)
Amgen is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures therapeutics targeting oncology, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, bone health, neuroscience, and other serious illnesses.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesThousand Oaks, US
George B. Rathmann(First CEO)
BoardWilliam K. Bowes
Carrot is a global fertility and family-building platform that provides access to fertility care, maternity support, and family-building guidance for individuals and families.
FemTechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Castlight Health provides digital health navigation solutions that help employees understand and use their benefits while enabling employers to manage benefit programs effectively through integrated, personalized services.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Jonathan Porter(CEO)
Chute provides a platform that helps brands, agencies, and publishers find, create, and distribute user-generated photos and videos, using visual and text search tools.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US
Ranvir Gujral(Founder/CEO)inGaurav Sharma(Founder/Lead Engineer)inJohn Battelle(Director)Ryan McIntyre(Director)
BoardJacques Benkoski(Director)
Clarify builds a modern CRM platform that consolidates customer data from multiple sources, automates workflows, and provides insights to drive business growth.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Patrick Thompson(Co-Founder / CEO)inOndrej Hrebicek(Co-Founder / CTO)inPranav Priyush(CEO)
Contego Medical develops cardiovascular intervention technologies, founded by an interventional cardiologist inventor.
HealthtechMedical DevicesRaleigh, US
Ravish Sachar(CEO & Founder)Paul Sanders(Chief Operating Officer)Elizabeth K. Saylors(Corporate Secretary)
Darwinium is a cyberfraud prevention platform that uses AI and behavioral analysis to identify genuine users, fraudsters, and AI agents across digital interactions in real time.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSan Francisco, US
Alisdair Faulkner(Co-founder, CEO)Ananth Gundabattula(Co-founder, Head of Data / Architecture)Ben Davey(Co-founder, VP Products)Caleb Moore(Co-founder, CTO)Colin Goldie(Co-founder, VP Engineering)Peng Leong(Executive Officer)
eFFECTOR Therapeutics was a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company.
BiotechSolana Beach, US
Stephen F. Worland, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Alana McNulty(Executive Officer)Simeon George(Director)Jonathan Root(Director)Ken Haas(Director)Laurence Lasky(Director)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does US Venture Partners invest at?
- US Venture Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is US Venture Partners's typical check size?
- US Venture Partners typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
- What sectors does US Venture Partners focus on?
- US Venture Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- Where is US Venture Partners located?
- US Venture Partners is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team409th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Dafina Toncheva, US Venture Partners - YouTube
1Mby1M Roundtables · Dafina Toncheva
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