VTC Ventures
Venture capitalRoanoke · Pre-Seed–Series B · 6 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 · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 11 of 16 portfolio companiesBiotech ×4Medical Devices ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Deep Tech ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Digital Health ×2EdTech ×2Healthtech ×2
HQs:United States×8
Investments · 16 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12020 · 12 dated
BRAINBox Solutions develops a diagnostic and prognostic platform for mild traumatic brain injury that combines blood biomarker panels, neurocognitive testing, and AI-driven scoring to provide objective evidence of injury and predict post-injury symptoms.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesHouston, US
Robert Sledd(Director)Steve Wallace(Executive Officer)Scott Gazelle(Director)
BoardMarc Goldberg(Director)Donna Edmonds(Executive Officer, Director)Vikram Chaudhery(Director)
EarthOptics builds a machine learning platform and remote-sensing system (GroundOwl and SoilMapper) that maps physical, chemical, and biological soil data to measure compaction, moisture, carbon, and nutrient content.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechArlington, US
Lars Dyrud(CEO)Todd Martin(Executive Officer)Stephanie Landa(Executive Officer)Hunt Bowers(Executive Officer)Adam Gerson(Executive Officer)John Dombrosky(Executive Officer, Director)
Empo Health develops in-home health monitoring devices for diabetic patients and healthcare providers to improve care outcomes.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
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
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)
BiotechCharlottesville, US
Gordon W Laurie(Executive Officer)Colin M Rolph(Executive Officer)Robert J Dempsey(Executive Officer, Director)Anil Asrani(Executive Officer, Director)Bruce Kuper(Director)Thomas Gadek(Executive Officer, Director)
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 companiesEmpo Health · finance.yahoo.com · Jun 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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