Henry Ford + MSU Innovation Fund

Profile, fund size and leaders

Parent Henry Ford HealthHQ Detroit, United StatesFounded 2025

Henry Ford + MSU Innovation Fund is the corporate venture arm of Henry Ford Health, a healthcare company. It was founded in 2025 and is based in Detroit, United States. It invests from pre-seed to Series A. Sectors it names: biotech and life sciences, healthcare and digital health, medical devices.

Fund sizeS3: USD 10M+
Companies backedS1: 2

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Pre-seed to Series A

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Item	Value
Stage range	Pre-seed to Series A
Sectors	Biotech and life sciences, Healthcare and digital health, Medical devices
Geography	North America
Offices	Detroit, United States, East Lansing, United States

Sources: S1 Henry Ford + MSU: Innovation Fund.

Scale and capital allocated

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Measure	Value	Unit	Kind	Source
Headline size	USD 10M+	Fund size	Stated by the firm or its parent	S3
Companies backed	2	companies	Stated by the firm	S1

Sources: S3 Henry Ford Health: Innovation Fund announces first investments; S1 Henry Ford + MSU: Innovation Fund.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Detroit, United States
Offices: Detroit, United States
East Lansing, United States

Investment regionsS1

North America

LeadersS2

Lisa PrasadVice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Henry Ford HealthFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Jeff WesleyExecutive Director of Ventures, MSU Research FoundationFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Matt OkoneskiVenture Investments Director, MSU Research FoundationFind on LinkedIn Firm page

Henry Ford + MSU Innovation Fund on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	Henry Ford Health	Single source	S3
Parent industry	Healthcare and life sciences	Single source	S3
Founded	2025	Single source	S3
Headquarters	Detroit, United States	Single source	S3
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S3
Headline size	USD 10M+ (Fund size)	Single source	S3
Companies backed	2	Single source	S1
Stages	Pre-seed, Seed, Series A	Single source	S1

For founders

Item	What the firm says	Source
Stages	Pre-seed, Seed, Series A	S1
Check size, Seed	USD 250,000 to USD 400,000	S1

Fund vehicles

Vehicle	Size	Year	Source
Henry Ford + MSU Innovation Fund	USD 10M	2025	S3

Recent rounds

Date	Company	Round	Amount	Source
2026-07-30	LightHearted AI	Not stated	Not stated	S3
2026-07-30	M3D	Not stated	Not stated	S3

History

2025Henry Ford + MSU Innovation Fund launched with an initial USD 10 million commitmentS3
2026First investments announced in LightHearted AI and M3DS3

Portfolio

Portfolio companies named in public sources: LightHearted AI, M3D.S3

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website henryfordmsu.org/innovation/innovation-fund
Portfolio www.henryford.com/news/2026/07/henry-ford-and-msu-innovation-fund-announces-first-investments

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Disclaimer and corrections

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