UpStart Ventures
UpStart Ventures, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, focuses on investing in seed and early-stage healthcare companies. The firm emphasizes breakthrough technologies from major research universities, particularly in Utah and neighboring states. UpStart Ventures believes in creating significant value through the formation and initial management of cutting-edge life science companies, rather than traditional venture capital investing in pre-existing companies. Their investment strategy combines idea generation, science discovery, seed-stage investing, venture judgment, and company management, with a strong focus on healthcare, medical devices, drug delivery systems, diagnostics, and biopharma products.
Services
Locate the Right Science & Technology
UpStart Ventures sources technology with commercial promise and untapped research potential from leading regional academic institutions.
Partner with Leading Academics
The firm collaborates with motivated scientific co-founders who are committed to advancing their science to the marketplace.
Incubate & Maintain Cash Efficiency
UpStart Ventures keeps investments in the lab to minimize seed-stage hiring costs and leverages executive management experience.
Source Non-Dilutive Capital
The firm has extensive experience in obtaining financial grants to fund investments.
Technology Company Growth & Exit Expertise
UpStart Ventures has a history of organizing, financing, and operating healthcare and life science start-up companies, with expertise in company growth and exit strategies.
Locate the Right Science & Technology
UpStart Ventures sources technology with commercial promise and untapped research potential from leading regional academic institutions.
Partner with Leading Academics
The firm collaborates with motivated scientific co-founders who are committed to advancing their science to the marketplace.
Incubate & Maintain Cash Efficiency
UpStart Ventures keeps investments in the lab to minimize seed-stage hiring costs and leverages executive management experience.
Source Non-Dilutive Capital
The firm has extensive experience in obtaining financial grants to fund investments.
Technology Company Growth & Exit Expertise
UpStart Ventures has a history of organizing, financing, and operating healthcare and life science start-up companies, with expertise in company growth and exit strategies.
Portfolio
Sera Prognostics’ PreTRM Test was named a 2017 Silver Edison Award Winner for innovation in the 'Health and Wellness' category.
#Healthcare
Q Therapeutics announced a joint venture with REPROCELL to develop iPSC-derived products for CNS diseases.
#Healthcare
XableCath received FDA clearance for its peripheral arterial catheters and was featured in MedTech Strategist as a startup to watch in 2018.
#Medical Devices
Sera Prognostics’ PreTRM Test was named a 2017 Silver Edison Award Winner for innovation in the 'Health and Wellness' category.
#Healthcare
Q Therapeutics announced a joint venture with REPROCELL to develop iPSC-derived products for CNS diseases.
#Healthcare
XableCath received FDA clearance for its peripheral arterial catheters and was featured in MedTech Strategist as a startup to watch in 2018.
#Medical Devices