Venture Management, LLC (“VMLLC”) currently has the following active investments. Choose a category tab below for details.
AIQ has developed a clinical decision support platform based on advanced analytics, including artificial intelligence, to better evaluate and predict treatment response in patients with complex diseases. The current focus is on oncology, where AIQ’s patented technology can automatically detect lesions, quantify changes in disease burden over time, and use this information to predict overall clinical effectiveness and toxicity
Carson Life is an all-natural health and beauty products company focused on the Hispanic market. Carson Life’s products include offerings in the hair care, weight loss, skin care, vitamins and rejuvenation categories. Carson Life has exclusive endorsement deals with well-known celebrities in the Hispanic market. Carson Life products are currently sold online and through retailers such as Walmart and Walgreens.
FluGen is dedicated to improving public health by developing a vaccine that can prevent disease caused by all forms of the deadly influenza virus. We are fighting a virus that mutates quickly and results in over 200,000 hospitalizations and up to 36,000 deaths each year in the U.S. alone. Worldwide, influenza causes 250,000 to 300,000 deaths every year. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, FluGen is developing RedeeFlu™, an influenza vaccine that is poised to enter human trials. We are committed to forging a new and more effective weapon in the fight against influenza.
Invenra is focused on developing the next generation of best-in-class biologics, with an emphasis on multispecific antibodies and their derivatives. Invenra’s proprietary technologies combine our highly developable B-Body™ bispecific platform with high throughput functional screening, enabling the optimization of unprecedented numbers of bispecific antibodies in phenotypic assays. Invenra has a pipeline of immuno-oncology bispecific antibodies that are currently in preclinical studies.
Immuto Scientific is a CRO specializing in protein characterization services serving the pharmaceutical industry. We utilize our patented technology to provide fast, high-resolution structural characterization of therapeutic proteins and antibodies in their native form to accelerate the lead validation process of drug development.
MVI is developing simple, safe, effective and economical immune-activating therapies for men with all stages of prostate cancer. MVI is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, and is focused on advancing innovative gene-based immunotherapies in three distinct stages of prostate cancer from pre-metastatic, to the start of metastases, to late-stage, castrate-resistant disease.
Sitka Salmon Shares is a completely integrated boat-to-doorstep seafood company. The Company has a lovable group of fishermen-owners who catch and deliver premium Alaskan fish. Sitka Salmon has a small processing plant in Sitka, Alaska, where it custom-processes the catch with a laser focus on quality and traceability. Blast frozen fish is then shipped to two Good-Fish Hubs in the Midwest, allowing the Company to deliver the catch directly to your doorstep (or to a local farmers market or restaurant).
Zurex Pharma, Inc. is a specialty medical technology company with a proprietary and novel antimicrobial technology platform. The company’s mission is to develop and commercialize a portfolio of these new antimicrobial products, which are designed to prevent healthcare acquired infections with a focus on surgical site wounds and catheter-related infections.
ParqEx is the Private Parking Marketplace that connects owners of underutilized parking spots to people in need of a place to park. Using ParqEx local residents, businesses, and real estate companies are able to monetize their idle assets while renters find more convenient and less expensive parking options. ParqEx Access+ provides additional value by allowing control of garage doors and gates through the app. Behind it all, the ParqEx support team ensures that the entire process of listing, reserving, parking, and paying is smooth for all involved. Learn more at ParqEx.com or download the app for free at the Apple iTunes and Google Play stores.
SHINE Medical Technologies is dedicated to being the world leader in safe, clean, affordable production of medical tracers and cancer treatment elements. At SHINE, our highest priority is delivering a highly reliable, high-quality supply of the medical ingredients required by nearly 100,000 patients each day which are the backbone of over thirty medical procedures primarily used to detect and treat heart disease and cancer. By working around the clock, our goal is to ensure that medical tracers are there when patients need them most.
Meihui Software is developing a nationwide vehicle traffic management business in China. The business, co-founded by two Madison PhDs of Chinese descent, is built on their proprietary, patented technology, a lifetime of experience in the international traffic data industry, and personal and intimate knowledge of China’s unique traffic challenges and opportunities. Meihui Software’s long-term objective is to develop a China-wide traffic data business, and the Company already has significant commercial contracts in many Chinese cities and provinces.
OptiMine Software is a leader in cloud-based omni-channel marketing analytics and optimization that helps marketers grow their businesses and achieve significant ROI lift from their ad spend. Through OptiMine’s ad measurement and optimization platform, marketers maximize ROI by gaining insight into every ad’s contributions to financial performance, while optimizing ad mix and spend—across digital display, search and social channels. When optimizing ad spend across multiple channels, OptiMine’s solution consistently proves significant lift in ROI and ROAS across a wide range of industries—from retail to financial services to telecommunications to travel & hospitality.
VMLLC has successfully exited a number of investments, including:
- NeuWave Medical
- Phoenix
- Berbee Information Systems
- Promega
- Jellyfish
- Gander Mountain
- TomoTherapy
- Ultravisual
- TermSync
- Celleration
- nPoint