Healthcare

Co-founded by CEO Todd Harris and COO Daniel Bensen, and was incubated by venture firm Alta Partners before going public.

Equip was co-founded by CEO Kristina Saffran, who drew on her own recovery from anorexia; she previously co-founded the nonprofit Project Heal. Actress Kerry Washington has also personally invested in the company.

Co-founded in 2018 by Scott Glenn and Lauren Otsuki, the skincare-tech company (parent of the Ourself brand) is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners and added former Allergan CEO Brent Saunders to its board.

Ceresti reduces hospitalizations and medical costs for people living with dementia by activating family caregivers to detect changes in the patient's condition.

German skincare giant Beiersdorf (maker of Nivea) became an investor in the company; Amicrobe later rebranded as Macro Biologics.

Rapalogix is advancing a portfolio of TORC1-selective therapies and pro-longevity skincare products, addressing skin aging and disease at the root to extend skin healthspan.

Founded by physician-entrepreneur Remo Moomiaie-Qajar, M.D.; the San Diego biotech has raised $14.4M in funding, including from Partners Investment.

Founded by Atandra Burman, the Carlsbad, California company is developing a transdermal wearable for early detection of heart attacks.

Nasdaq-listed (QLGN); received a $41 million strategic PIPE investment from Faraday Future, whose founder is Chinese entrepreneur YT Jia (Jia Yueting).

ChromaCode is a leading provider of HDPCR™ multiplexing technology for genomic solutions. Our breakthrough platform enables labs, physicians, and patients to access actionable biomarkers faster and more affordably. With HDPCR™, you can get critical and complete data, analyzed with simplicity, without paying for excess information.

Co-founded by Jeffrey Port and William Blair; the company was acquired by Merit Medical Systems, expanding Merit's therapeutic oncology portfolio.

Virgo builds frontier AI models to solve diseases mediated by the gut. Our flagship model, EndoDINO, was trained on the largest GI endoscopy dataset.

Effortless, science-backed oral microbiome insights from saliva. Decode your saliva for personalized wellness.

Co-founder Dr. H. Kirk Hammond of UC San Diego previously co-founded Collateral Therapeutics; CEO and co-founder Jack W. Reich received an Entrepreneur of the Year award.

Founded by MaryRose Reaston (co-founder/CSO) alongside CEO Brett Ottemeier; the Carlsbad-based company makes functional EMG diagnostic technology and has won an industry innovation award.

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