18 investors have funded 18 Life Sciences companies head-officed in Memphis, across 55 rounds (Nov 2005 – Jul 2024). They are ranked by how many Memphis companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Memphis" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Innova Memphis | Memphis, United States | SeedSeries BSeries A | 11 | 21 | 1 | Oct 2017 | 71 |
| 2 | MB Venture Partners | Memphis, United States | SeedSeries B | 10 | 16 | 2 | Jun 2016 | 37 |
| 3 | ZeroTo510 | Memphis, United States | Seed | 3 | 3 | 1 | Jun 2016 | 10 |
| 4 | Versant Ventures | Basel, Switzerland | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2007 | 174 |
| 5 | SV Health Investors | Boston, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2007 | 154 |
| 6 | Jumpstart Foundry | Nashville, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 113 |
| 7 | Canaccord Genuity Group | Toronto, Canada | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2021 | 85 |
| 8 | Green Park & Golf Ventures | Dallas, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2015 | 37 |
| 9 | Accuitive Medical Ventures | Duluth, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2007 | 19 |
| 10 | Health Wildcatters | Dallas, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2014 | 23 |
| 11 | Launch Tennessee | Nashville, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2013 | 21 |
| 12 | Lotte Ventures Japan | Shinjuku, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2024 | 17 |
| 13 | The JumpFund | Chattanooga, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2016 | 8 |
| 14 | Stanford Financial Group | Houston, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2005 | 3 |
| 15 | Elm Ridge Management | Irvington, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2005 | 1 |
| 16 | The Catalyst Group | Houston, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2018 | 1 |
| 17 | GIST Network | Washington, DC, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2015 | 1 |
| 18 | Capvest Security | Shah Alam, Malaysia | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2005 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
Life Sciences companies head-officed in Memphis that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SweetBio sweetbio.com |
5 | 6 | $6.7M | Series B Jul 2024 |
| Luminetx luminetx.com |
3 | 3 | $33M | Series A Nov 2005 |
| NovaLign Orthopaedics novalign.com |
3 | 3 | $30M | Series B Jul 2007 |
| Silicone Arts Laboratories siliconeartslabs.com |
3 | 3 | $3M | Series A Mar 2015 |
| GlucosAlarm glucosalarm.com |
3 | 4 | $125K | Seed Aug 2015 |
| Triad Life Sciences triadls.com |
2 | 2 | $18.3M | Series B Aug 2021 |
| iScreen Vision iscreenvision.com |
2 | 3 | $11.3M | Series B Sep 2013 |
| Quire Data quiredata.com |
2 | 3 | $2.7M | Seed Jun 2013 |
| Mobilizer mobilizerinc.com |
2 | 6 | $700K | Seed Jan 2014 |
| Urova Medical urovamed.com |
2 | 6 | $550K | Seed Jan 2014 |
| EndoInSight endoinsight.com |
2 | 4 | $300K | Seed Oct 2014 |
| BioNanovations bionanovations.com |
2 | 4 | $280K | Seed Sep 2013 |
| Innometrix innometrixhealth.com |
2 | 2 | $100K | Seed May 2014 |
| FlexSpark flexspark.cc |
2 | 2 | $75K | Seed Jun 2016 |
| Hapten Sciences haptensciences.com |
1 | 1 | $475K | Seed Jan 2014 |
| Diatech Diabetes diatechdiabetes.com |
1 | 1 | $150K | Seed Dec 2021 |
| HandMinder handminder.com |
1 | 1 | $50K | Seed Aug 2012 |
| EMBrace Design embracedesignorthotics.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Oct 2017 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | Lotte Ventures JapanLED | SweetBio | Series B | $1.2M |
| Dec 2021 | Jumpstart FoundryLED | Diatech Diabetes | Seed | $150K |
| Aug 2021 | Canaccord Genuity GroupLED | Triad Life Sciences | Series B | $18.3M |
| May 2018 | The Catalyst GroupLED | Triad Life Sciences | Seed | — |
| Oct 2017 | Innova Memphis | EMBrace Design | Seed | — |
| Jun 2016 | MB Venture Partners | SweetBio | Seed | $1.2M |
| Jun 2016 | Innova Memphis | SweetBio | Seed | $1.2M |
| Jun 2016 | ZeroTo510 | SweetBio | Seed | $1.2M |
| Jun 2016 | The JumpFund | SweetBio | Seed | $1.2M |
| Jun 2016 | MB Venture Partners | FlexSpark | Seed | $25K |
| May 2016 | Innova Memphis | FlexSpark | Seed | $50K |
| Dec 2015 | MB Venture Partners | SweetBio | Seed | $900K |
| Aug 2015 | MB Venture Partners | GlucosAlarm | Seed | $50K |
| Aug 2015 | Innova Memphis | GlucosAlarm | Seed | $50K |
| Jun 2015 | Innova Memphis | GlucosAlarm | Seed | — |
| Mar 2015 | Innova Memphis | Silicone Arts Laboratories | Series A | $1.5M |
| Mar 2015 | Green Park & Golf Ventures | Silicone Arts Laboratories | Series A | $1.5M |
| Mar 2015 | GIST Network | GlucosAlarm | Seed | $25K |
| Oct 2014 | MB Venture Partners | EndoInSight | Seed | $100K |
| Oct 2014 | Innova Memphis | EndoInSight | Seed | $100K |
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