VTC Ventures
Venture capitalRoanoke · Pre-Seed–Series B · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
VTC Ventures is not a generalist fund; its investment focus is guided by the differentiated subject-matter expertise of its strategic LPs, Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech. It concentrates on three areas: transformative healthcare (therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics, health tech), deep/hard tech with an emphasis on dual-use defense, AI, robotics, and cybersecurity, and early-stage food and agriculture tackling structural industry bottlenecks. The fund develops high conviction early, deploying targeted capital paired with institutional support such as hospital systems, patient populations, clinical trial infrastructure, university labs, and engineering talent to help companies move from idea to validation and scale.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 4 people
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What they invest in
from 14 of 16 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×5Digital Health ×5Medical Devices ×5Biotech ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4Deep Tech ×4Defense Tech ×3Enterprise Software ×3
HQs:United States×10
Investments · 16 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12020 · 12 dated
Atalan Tech develops clinician retention intelligence solutions for healthcare systems and organizations seeking to identify at-risk clinicians early, understand underlying causes of burnout and turnover, and implement targeted interventions to improve workforce sustainability.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechCalifornia, US
Tiffany ChanSisi HuTim Russo(Senior Healthcare Technology Executive)
Co-investorsBroad Street AngelsEarly Light VenturesExcelerate Health Ventures
BRAINBox Solutions develops a multi-modality diagnostic approach for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), combining blood biomarker panels with tablet-based neurocognitive testing to produce an objective injury score and a prognosis of post-injury symptoms.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesHouston, US
Steve Wallace(Chief Operating Officer, Global Supply Chain Management)Donna J. Edmonds(CEO)inJames V. Snider(Chief Technology Officer / Advisor)Tim Van Meter(Chief Scientific Officer)Richard Noel(Chief Product and Commercial Officer)Robert Sledd(Director)
Co-investorsAmbit Health VenturesBioventures InvestorsGenoa VenturesGENERAL INCEPTION
EarthOptics measures soil health for farmers and landowners using field sensors and lab analysis to assess soil's physical, chemical, and biological properties.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechArlington, US
Lars Dyrud(CEO)inTodd Martin(Executive Officer)inStephanie Landa(Executive Officer)Hunt Bowers(Executive Officer)inAdam Gerson(Executive Officer)John Dombrosky(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesCerity Partners VenturesDoon CapitaliSelect FundMiddleland CapitalRoute 66 Ventures+6 more
Empo Health develops in-home health monitoring devices for diabetic patients and healthcare providers to improve care outcomes.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Eric Dahlseng(Founder)inAnuj Khandelwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsStory VenturesUlu VenturesGaingelsSeaX VenturesUbiquity Ventures
KlariVis is a banking analytics platform that consolidates data from disparate core systems into a single source, offering 650+ interactive dashboards and reports for metrics such as lending, retail, finance, operations, and credit risk.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBlueprint Equity
PlanetiQ provides satellite-based GNSS radio occultation data for weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and space weather prediction.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureDefense TechEnergySpace Tech
Chris McCormick(Founder, President and Chairman)Ira Scharf(Chief Executive Officer)Dr. Kursinski(Chief Scientist)
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersAV8 VenturesMoonshots CapitalNew Science VenturesTremendous View CapitalAccess Ventures
Sedaro builds digital engineering and simulation infrastructure for national security missions, enabling complex systems to be designed, predicted, and decided upon with confidence through rigorous simulation.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSpace Tech
Robbie(Head of Product and Business Strategy)Bas(Head of Platform Development)Daniel(Head of Operations and Financial Strategy)
Co-investorsEarly Light VenturesSpice Capital
Slate Bio develops regulatory T cell (Treg) therapies for treating autoimmune diseases.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesCharlottesville, US
Robert Creeden(Director)Kurt Woerpel(Executive Officer)Andrew J Krouse(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKyparissia Sirinakis(Director)in
Co-investorsEpidarex Capital
SWARM is a decision intelligence platform that helps agrifood and manufacturing organizations solve operational challenges by defining problems clearly before deploying agentic AI and optimization algorithms.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsS2G InvestmentsMiddleland CapitalSerra Ventures
TearSolutions develops Lacripep, a topical peptide therapy derived from the Lacritin protein for the treatment of dry eye disease, including cases associated with primary Sjögren's Syndrome.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesCharlottesville, US
Gordon W Laurie(Executive Officer)Gordon Laurie(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)Mark B. Logan(Co-founder & Director)Gordon W. Laurie(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Colin M Rolph(Executive Officer)Robert J Dempsey(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsLaunchCapital
Veracity provides a platform for school districts to govern their edtech, AI tools, contracts, and digital resources across their full lifecycle — from request and cross-department review to adoption, renewal, and compliance monitoring.
EdTechGovTechSaaS
Virginia Tech is a public university offering higher education and conducting research across fields such as engineering and semiconductors.
EdTech
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSedaro · spacenews.com · Aug 20, 2026
TearSolutions · dailyprogress.com · Apr 30, 2026
PlanetiQ · prnewswire.com · Apr 16, 2026
Empo Health · finance.yahoo.com · Jun 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has VTC Ventures made?
- VTC Ventures has 16 tracked investments.
- What stage does VTC Ventures invest at?
- VTC Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is VTC Ventures's typical check size?
- VTC Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What sectors does VTC Ventures focus on?
- VTC Ventures focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Healthtech, Medical Devices, New Materials, Robotics, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is VTC Ventures located?
- VTC Ventures is headquartered in Roanoke, US.
- Does VTC Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, VTC Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does VTC Ventures co-invest with?
- VTC Ventures most often shares deals with Early Light Ventures, Middleland Capital, Epidarex Capital, among 26 tracked co-investors.
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