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UNC Health Ventures

Profile, fund size and portfolio

Parent UNC HealthHQ Raleigh, United StatesFounded 2012

UNC Health Ventures is the corporate venture arm of UNC Health, a healthcare company. It was founded in 2012 and is based in Raleigh, United States. It invests from Series A to Series B. Sectors it names: medical devices, healthcare and digital health, biotech and life sciences.

Commitment by parentS3
USD 125M

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Series A to Series B
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Stage rangeSeries A to Series B
SectorsMedical devices, Healthcare and digital health, Biotech and life sciences
GeographyGlobal
OfficesRaleigh, United States

Sources: S1 UNC Health Ventures: website.

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Investment stage: Series A to Series B

Sources: S1 UNC Health Ventures: website.

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Scale and capital allocated
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MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Headline sizeUSD 125MCommitment by parentStated by the firm or its parentS3
Companies on the firm's portfolio page11companiesCounted from the firm's own listS3

Sources: S3 North State Journal: UNC Health puts $125M behind expanded venture arm.

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Scale and capital allocated

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Sources: S3 North State Journal: UNC Health puts $125M behind expanded venture arm.

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Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters
Raleigh, United States
Offices
  • Raleigh, United States

Investment regionsS1

LeadersS2S4

UNC Health Ventures on LinkedIn

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent companyUNC HealthSingle sourceS2
Parent industryHealthcare and life sciencesSingle sourceS2
Founded2012Single sourceS2
HeadquartersRaleigh, United StatesSingle sourceS3
StatusActiveSingle sourceS1
Capital sourceParent company onlySingle sourceS2
Headline sizeUSD 125M (Commitment by parent)Single sourceS3
StagesSeries A, Series BSingle sourceS1

Notable outcomes

IPOs and acquisitions of portfolio companies. Price shown only where published.

CompanyTypeYearAcquirer or exchangeSource
Aerial BioPharmaAcquisition2014Jazz PharmaceuticalsS3
Veran Medical TechnologiesAcquisition2020OlympusS3
Bardy DiagnosticsAcquisition2021HillromS3
Gauss SurgicalAcquisition2021StrykerS3

Fund vehicles

VehicleSizeYearSource
Rex Health Ventures initial allocationUSD 10M2012S3

Portfolio

Public sources name 11 portfolio companies.S3

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

3 companies on the UNC Health Ventures portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

FirmSharedCompanies in common
Orlando Health Ventures2Gauss Surgical, Vergent Bioscience
Memorial Hermann Strategic Investments1Carta Healthcare
MemorialCare Innovation Fund1Carta Healthcare
TGH Ventures1Carta Healthcare
UnityPoint Health Ventures1Carta Healthcare
Corewell Health Ventures1Gauss Surgical

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the UNC Health Ventures list

11 companies, as named in the sources cited: 7 active, 4 listed.S3 Read the firm's list.

Active 7

  • Arrivo BioVentures
  • Baebies
  • Carta Healthcare
  • Phononic
  • Pryon
  • Reprieve Cardiovascular
  • Vergent Bioscience

Listed 4

  • Aerial BioPharma
  • Bardy Diagnostics
  • Gauss Surgical
  • Veran Medical Technologies

History

  1. Rex Health Ventures created with USD 10 million; first investment USD 500,000 in Aerial BioPharmaS3
  2. Rex Health Ventures renamed UNC Health Ventures; USD 125 million set aside for the next decadeS3

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Sources

  1. S1UNC Health Ventures: websiteFirm
  2. S2UNC Health newsroom: UNC Health launches UNC Health VenturesFirm
  3. S3North State Journal: UNC Health puts $125M behind expanded venture armPress
  4. S4Rex Health Ventures: John Perez team pageFirm
  5. S5Rex Health Ventures: team page (archived copy)Firm

Disclaimer and corrections

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