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Health tech, medical devices, and healthcare services, backed by a decades-old biotech research base and a deep bench of clinical and diagnostics startups.

248
companies
$9.8B
total raised
31
cities
$656.4M
Avenzo Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2022

Developing the next generation of oncology therapies for patients.

Healthcare
$470.0M
ImmunityBio, Inc.
San Diego, CA

We're dedicated to defeating cancer with therapies that target disease, not immune systems. Find our investigational immunotherapy and cell therapy products.

Healthcare
$413.0M
Mirador Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2023
Healthcare
$400.2M
Avidity Biosciences, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Novartis completed its acquisition of Avidity Biosciences in 2026, folding the San Diego RNA-therapeutics company into its late-stage neuroscience pipeline.

Healthcare
$350.0M
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Crinetics is here for endocrine disease patients who are eager to find therapies that provide effective disease control and more simplicity in their lives.

Healthcare
$325.4M
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2019

Iambic has created a cutting-edge AI-driven platform to tackle the most challenging design problems in drug discovery and address unmet patient need.

Healthcare
Series E$265.1M
Nalu Medical, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA
Series EHealthcare
Series B$240.0M
Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Merck agreed to acquire the San Diego biotech for approximately $9.2 billion in November 2025.

Series BHealthcare
Series C$238.0M
Biolinq Inc
San Diego, CA

Founded in 2012 by two UC San Diego PhD alumni, Jared Tangney and Josh Windmiller, originally under the name Electrozyme.

Series CHealthcare
Series B$227.0M
Capstan Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2020

Co-founded by Drew Weissman, the 2023 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine for mRNA vaccine research, alongside CAR-T pioneer Carl June; the company was later acquired by AbbVie.

Series BHealthcare
Series F$225.9M
Rakuten Medical, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Series FHealthcare
Series B$212.1M
Gossamer Bio, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Science Seralutinib Seralutinib is an inhaled PDGFRα/β, CSF1R, and c‑KIT inhibitor designed to be delivered via dry powder inhaler for the potential treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD).

Series BHealthcare
$206.2M
Candid Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2024

Founded by Ken Song and launched with over $370 million (later exceeding $500 million) from investors including Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, RA Capital Management, and Fairmount.

Healthcare
$200.0M
Inhibrx, Inc.
La Jolla, CA

Anchored by our protein-engineering expertise and our proprietary single-domain antibody platform, we’ve developed a unique pipeline of therapeutic candidates.

Healthcare
Series C$200.0M
ADARx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2019

Has raised over $350 million from major healthcare investors including OrbiMed, BlackRock, and Bain Capital Life Sciences.

Series CHealthcare
Series B$200.0M
Tyra Biosciences, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA

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

Series BHealthcare
Series D$195.7M
CORTICA INC.
San Diego, CA

ABA therapy and comprehensive autism care for children, from diagnosis through developmental and medical therapy. Physician-led and in-network. Find a center near you.

Series DHealthcare
Series B$172.8M
BlossomHill Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2020

We are on a mission to exponentially improve the number of quality years for patients.

Series BHealthcare
Series C$158.3M
TORL Biotherapeutics LLC
Culver City, CA

Founded in 2019 with co-founder Dave Licata, and has raised over $450 million total, with investors including Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Blue Owl Capital.

Series CHealthcare
Series B$155.8M
Equip Health, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA · Founded 2019

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.

Series BHealthcare
Series B$152.2M
Skye Bioscience, Inc.
San Diego, CA

We are a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of proprietary cannabinoid derivatives for the treatment of glaucoma and other diseases with significant unmet medical needs. Our innovative approach to drug development combines strong science with the drive to find solutions where the need is the greatest.

Series BHealthcare
Series C$152.1M
Lightship Inc.
El Segundo, CA

Lightship is a clinical trial site network that expands participant choice through in-clinic, hybrid, virtual, and mobile research models.

Series CHealthcare
Series B$150.0M
Kura Oncology, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Our mission is to realize the promise of precision medicines to help patients with cancer lead better, longer lives.

Series BHealthcare
Series B$134.0M
Pelage Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Pelage raised a $120 million Series B co-led by ARCH Venture Partners and Google's venture arm GV, with GV's Cathy Friedman appointed board chair.

Series BHealthcare
Series C$132.6M
Endeavor Biomedicines, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Endeavor BioMedicines is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing transformational medicines for life-threatening diseases.

Series CHealthcare
$123.1M
Bright Uro, Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2021
Healthcare
$106.8M
RENOVARO INC.
Los Angeles, CA

Renovaro revolutionizes cancer and neurology care through early detection, drug discovery, and personalized treatments. AI-powered precision medicine.

Healthcare
Series B$105.0M
Vignette Bio, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2023

A Foresite Labs-incubated biotech backed by Foresite Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, and Samsara BioCapital that raised over $100M before being folded into Candid Therapeutics' $370M launch in 2024.

Series BHealthcare
Series B$100.8M
Autobahn Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Autobahn aims to improve life health for people affected by CNS disorders by driving the regenerative power of the human body.

Series BHealthcare
Series C$100.4M
JenaValve Technology Inc
Irvine, CA

JenaValve's investors include Bain Capital Life Sciences and the Qatar Investment Authority.

Series CHealthcare
Series C$100.0M
Boundless Bio, Inc.
San Diego, CA

We at Boundless Bio are pioneers in understanding and treating the most intractable cancers. We have charted a new spatial map of the cancer genome within cancer cells and are harnessing our scientific founders’ discoveries about “extrachromosomal DNA,” or ecDNA, to drive a revolution in cancer therapeutics.

Series CHealthcare
Series E$99.5M
Beta Bionics, Inc
Irvine, CA

No math. No dosing decisions. Just freedom to live.

Series EHealthcare
Series A$99.0M
Enlaza Therapeutics, Inc.
La Jolla, CA · Founded 2020

Enlaza Therapeutics is pioneering the field of covalent biologics, developing a novel classes of protein therapeutics based on its proprietary War-Lock™ platform.

Series AHealthcare
Series F$98.3M
NEONC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2023

NeOnc is a clinical-stage life sciences company developing a novel intranasal drug delivery system and platform technology to treat brain cancers and other central nervous system (CNS) diseases by bypassing the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB).

Series FHealthcare
Series B$90.0M
TRC 2004, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2020

TRC 2004 was co-founded by Third Rock Ventures and Two River, the same investor group behind Kite Pharma (sold to Gilead for roughly $11.9B), and later emerged publicly as Candid Therapeutics with a $370M capital raise.

Series BHealthcare
Series B$85.0M
Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Aardvark Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel, small-molecule therapies designed to inhibit hunger and treat metabolic

Series BHealthcare
Series B$85.0M
Prenuvo, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Proactive health memberships combining Whole Body MRI, advanced blood biomarker testing, and ongoing clinical guidance—designed to help you track your health year over year.

Series BHealthcare
Series B$84.3M
Akido Labs
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2014 · 1000 employees

Rebuilding healthcare with AI at the core

Y CombinatorSeries BHealthcare
Series B$75.1M
NantBio, Inc.
El Segundo, CA

Part of the NantWorks ecosystem of biotech and health companies founded by billionaire physician-entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong, who also owns the Los Angeles Times and invented the cancer drug Abraxane.

Series BHealthcare
Series D$75.0M
Bionano Genomics, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Discover how Bionano is striving to elevate health and wellness for all through optical genome mapping (OGM) solutions that transform the way the world sees the genome.

Series DHealthcare
Series A$72.8M
Kate Therapeutics Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2020

Gene therapy company that emerged from stealth in June 2023 with a $51M Series A co-led by Westlake Village BioPartners, developing AAV-based genetic medicines for muscle and heart disease.

Series AHealthcare
Series A$63.3M
CeleCor Therapeutics, Inc.
Del Mar, CA

Co-founded by biomedical engineer Robert S. Hillman, PhD; developing devices/therapies to get STEMI heart-attack patients to treatment with open coronary arteries, and has raised $58.4M.

Series AHealthcare
Series A$60.8M
VST BIO Corp
San Diego, CA

San Diego biologics company led by CEO Krisztina Zsebo, PhD, developing vascular biologic therapies for ischemic stroke and acute cardiovascular disease.

Series AHealthcare
Series B$60.1M
Plexium, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Plexium is a next-generation targeted protein degradation (TPD) company that discovers Monovalent Direct Degraders and Molecular Glues.

Series BHealthcare
Series B$53.0M
GLO Pharma, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA · Founded 2018

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.

Series BHealthcare
Series B$50.0M
Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc.
Thousand Oaks, CA

Disrupt Pain Without Opioids. While other treatments dull pain, Latigo’s solutions target the source of pain before it reaches the central nervous system. The result is healing without dependence, and relief that can help restore quality of life.

Series BHealthcare
Series E$50.0M
Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Irvine, CA

Eledon Pharmaceuticals was co-founded and is led by CEO David-Alexandre Gros, a physician and serial biotech entrepreneur, with investors including BVF Partners, RA Capital Management, and Blue Owl Capital.

Series EHealthcare
Series A$48.2M
Immunis, Inc.
Laguna Beach, CA

Discover how Immunis, a private biotechnology company is developing new secretome products for the treatment of age-related immune dysfunction

Series AHealthcare
$47.8M
Oncocyte Corp
Irvine, CA

Oncocyte is a publicly traded diagnostics company (Nasdaq: OCX) that later renamed itself Insight Molecular Diagnostics and relocated its headquarters to Nashville.

Healthcare
Series B$47.4M
SRT Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2024

SRT Therapeutics was founded in 2024 by former leaders of Prometheus Biosciences, including President & CEO Lauren Otsuki, and launched with roughly $47M in funding.

Series BHealthcare
$42.0M
Restora Medical, Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2023

Restora Medical was founded by Dr. Quan Ni, who previously co-founded Inspire Medical Systems (Nasdaq: INSP).

Healthcare
Series B$42.0M
Evida Biosciences Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2024
Series BHealthcare
Series C$41.0M
AHS Ventures
Chula Vista, CA · Founded 2023
Series CHealthcare
Series A$37.7M
Ceresti Health, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA

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

Series AHealthcare
Series A$37.1M
iBio, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Series AHealthcare
Series B$35.3M
9AMHEALTH INC.
Encinitas, CA · Founded 2021

Co-founded by Anton Kittelberger and Frank Westermann, who himself lives with diabetes; backers include Define Ventures and 7Wire Ventures.

Series BHealthcare
Series B$32.9M
Protego Biopharma, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Protego Bio is a clinical-stage biotech developing first-in-class small molecule pharmacological chaperones for AL amyloidosis and other protein misfolding diseases.

Series BHealthcare
Series B$32.0M
Human Longevity, Inc.
San Diego, CA

The most comprehensive executive health assessment — full-body MRI, whole genome sequencing, 120+ biomarkers & AI analysis in one visit. Starting at $8,000.

Series BHealthcare
$30.0M
HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. /DE/
San Diego, CA

At Heron, we aim to advance the therapeutic standard of care for patients through a portfolio of best-in-class therapies to deliver medicines that matter.

Healthcare
Series A$28.9M
Vektor Medical, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Discover vMap - The FDA-Cleared Non-Invasive AI-based Arrhythmia Analysis Solution by Vektor Medical. Improve Cardiac Ablation Efficiencies & Outcomes Today.

Series AHealthcare
$27.9M
Greater Good Healthcare Inc.
El Segundo, CA · Founded 2021

Elevating senior healthcare together. Discover comprehensive primary care, preventive care, behavioral health and more. Partner with us for a healthier future.

Healthcare
Series A$27.8M
CODAN US Holding Corp
Santa Ana, CA · Founded 2024

California-based IV therapy manufacturer serving hospitals, IDNs, and medical device OEMs across North America. ISO13485 certified with 50+years of expertise.

Series AHealthcare
$27.7M
CODAN US Corp
Santa Ana, CA

The U.S. operating arm of CODAN Companies, a Danish medical device manufacturer founded in 1939, with its American headquarters in Santa Ana, CA.

Healthcare
Series B$27.5M
Smart Health Diagnostics Co
Irvine, CA
Series BHealthcare
Series B$27.1M
Alume Biosciences Inc
La Jolla, CA

Founded and led by Dr. Quyen Nguyen, a UC San Diego head-and-neck surgeon named to Forbes' 50 Over 50 Innovation list.

Series BHealthcare
Series D$26.8M
ARTELO BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Solana Beach, CA

Modifying lipid-signaling pathways to improve treatments for people living with cancer

Series DHealthcare
Series B$25.2M
858 Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA

858 Therapeutics (its name references San Diego's 858 area code) has raised $110M across Series A and B rounds led by Versant Ventures and Avidity Partners, with participation from NEA and Insight Partners.

Series BHealthcare
Series A$25.0M
Poseida Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Poseida Therapeutics, a San Diego cell and gene therapy company founded by Eric Ostertag and once listed on Nasdaq as PSTX, was acquired by Roche in a December 2024 tender offer at $9.00/share cash plus a contingent value right.

Series AHealthcare
Series C$24.5M
Foresee Medical, Inc.
San Diego, CA

AI-powered risk adjustment software designed to increase the profitability of Medicare risk contracts.

Series CHealthcare
Series B$23.0M
Abrexa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Series BHealthcare
Series A$22.1M
Serimmune Inc.
Goleta, CA

Serimmune was founded by Patrick Daugherty, a former UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering professor who also co-founded CytomX Therapeutics; backers include Illumina Ventures, LabCorp, and Merck.

Series AHealthcare
Series D$21.8M
ClearNote Health, Inc.
San Diego, CA

The key to managing cancer is early detection. ClearNote Health makes this possible by finding signals of cancer in the blood early

Series DHealthcare
$21.7M
Amicrobe, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA

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

Healthcare
$21.3M
Lumati Holdings, LLC
Solana Beach, CA · Founded 2024

Lumati is a global holistic wellness optimization platform redefining longevity through science, technology, and personalized care — supporting cellular health, promoting recovery, and sustaining vitality.

Healthcare
Series B$20.6M
Pictor Labs, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2019

Pictor Labs is The Virtual Staining Company enabling digital pathology adoption through computational virtual staining technology that preserves tissue for comprehensive downstream analysis.

Series BHealthcare
Series B$20.3M
Sylke, Inc.
La Jolla, CA · Founded 2023

SYLKE® Skin Closure is a sterile, single-use, silk fibroin mesh strip with a pressure-sensitive adhesive intended for topical skin closure and wound support. The device is used to hold together well-approximated skin edges of a wound, and to cover and protect the wound. Learn more at sylke.com.

Series BHealthcare
Series A$20.0M
ThinkBio.Ai, Inc
Ontario, CA · Founded 2024

ThinkBio.Ai is an AI-powered healthcare and life sciences solutions company, transforming complex data into actionable insights for better, faster decision-making.

Series AHealthcare
Series D$20.0M
KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Encinitas, CA

Kiora Pharmaceuticals is a publicly traded, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company (Nasdaq: KPRX) developing treatments for retinal disease, led by CEO Brian Strem.

Series DHealthcare
Series A$19.5M
Rejuvenate Bio Inc
San Diego, CA
Series AHealthcare
Series A$19.1M
Rapalogix Health, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA · Founded 2023

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.

Series AHealthcare
Seed$18.6M
Spinogenix, Inc.
La Jolla, CA

Founded by Dr. Stella Sarraf; its ALS drug candidate SPG302 received an FDA-authorized expanded access program in 2025.

SeedHealthcare
Series B$18.5M
Paulex Bio Inc.
La Jolla, CA · Founded 2023

Paulex Bio stands at the threshold of what could be a transformative breakthrough for type 1 and type 2 diabetes: beta cell regeneration through an oral medicine designed to eliminate the root cause of diabetes.​

Series BHealthcare
$17.9M
ClearPoint Neuro, Inc.
Solana Beach, CA

ClearPoint Neuro is a global therapy-enabling platform for navigation & delivery to the brain. When Your Path Is Unclear, We Point The Way.™

Healthcare
Series B$17.8M
Athos Therapeutics, Inc.
Torrance, CA · Founded 2019

Its co-founders include one of the founders of Kite Pharma, which was acquired by Gilead for $12 billion.

Series BHealthcare
Series B$17.1M
AristaMD, Inc.
San Diego, CA

AristaMD empowers primary care providers with excellent specialty care - improving patient outcomes with timely, cost-effective access.

Series BHealthcare
$16.7M
Dare Bioscience, Inc.
San Diego, CA

At Daré Bioscience, women’s health is our mission. From clinical trials and non-hormonal contraception to therapies for menopause and vaginal dryness to vaginal health, our research is evidence-based and built exclusively for women.

Healthcare
Series A$16.3M
Tempo Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Tempo Therapeutics is a biotechnology and tissue engineering company based out of San Diego, CA specializing in speeding up patient recovery.

Series AHealthcare
Seed$16.1M
Astiva Health Holdings, Inc
Orange, CA · Founded 2023

Astiva Health, a Costa Mesa Medicare Advantage HMO, was co-founded by physician Dr. Tri Nguyen (CEO) and Chi Luong, and reported 188% membership growth to over 30,000 members.

SeedHealthcare
Series A$15.7M
Model Medicines, Inc.
La Jolla, CA · Founded 2019

Model Medicines engineers first-in-class small molecules against biological choke points, using AI to advance pipeline-in-a-pill therapeutics across high-impact diseases.

Series AHealthcare
Series A$15.6M
Handl Health, Inc.
Culver City, CA · Founded 2022

Price transparency and plan design tools for self-funded health plan comparisons and enhanced employee benefits strategies.

Series AHealthcare
Series B$15.5M
Syndex Bio Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2022

Syndex Bio was founded by Geoff Smith and raised a $15.5M seed round backed by ARCH Venture Partners, one of the top-tier biotech venture firms.

Series BHealthcare
Series B$15.2M
OutcomeMD, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

The Data Intelligence Network for Healthcare OutcomeMD’s Patient Experience Data Network™ turns de-identified patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) into act

Series BHealthcare
Series B$15.0M
Primrose Bio, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2023

Primrose Bio specializes in innovative manufacturing solutions for biotherapeutics and vaccines, setting new standards for quality and production efficiency.

Series BHealthcare
Seed$14.8M
Arialys Therapeutics, Inc.
La Jolla, CA · Founded 2021

We explore the immense therapeutic opportunities to help those bound by autoimmune neuropsychiatric diseases.

SeedHealthcare
Series A$14.0M
MiNDERA Corp
San Diego, CA

In only five minutes and a penny-sized patch, Mindera Health technology captures thousands of RNA transcripts. We enable scalable collection and analysis of individualized genetic information to provide actionable, data-driven decisions for patients, providers and payers.

Series AHealthcare
Series C$13.1M
Ensysce Biosciences, Inc.
La Jolla, CA
Series CHealthcare
Seed$13.0M
Valora Therapeutics, Inc.
La Jolla, CA · Founded 2023

Valora Therapeutics is developing AbLec™ multispecific antibodies and T-Lec™ T cell engagers — antibody-engineering platforms that decoy the glyco-immune checkpoint to create best-in-class therapeutics for cancer and autoimmune disease.

SeedHealthcare
Series A$11.7M
Cytonus Therapeutics, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA · Founded 2018

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

Series AHealthcare
Series A$11.5M
Pine Street Healthcare Holdings, LLC
Culver City, CA · Founded 2018
Series AHealthcare
Series B$10.9M
Syrna Therapeutics, Inc.
Del Mar, CA · Founded 2020

Syrna Therapeutics is pioneering a new class of mRNA targeting therapeutics that stop expression of disease-causing proteins

Series BHealthcare
Series A$10.8M
RCE Technologies, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA

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

Series AHealthcare
Seed$10.8M
Synthetica Bio, Inc.
Anaheim, CA · Founded 2023

Founded by entrepreneurs Simon Arkell and Alex Dickinson with seed funding from AIX Ventures and Page One Ventures; the company later rebranded as Ryght.

SeedHealthcare
Series A$10.6M
COOLER HEADS CARE, INC.
San Diego, CA

Cooler Heads is the creator of Amma™, an FDA-cleared scalp cooling system that helps cancer patients reduce hair loss during chemotherapy. Amma delivers hospital-grade cold-cap therapy that’s simple, portable, and patient-first.

Series AHealthcare
Series A$10.5M
Digital Surgery Systems, Inc.
Goleta, CA · Founded 2018

Digital Surgery Systems, Inc. is the legal name behind True Digital Surgery, a Goleta, CA maker of 3D robotic-assisted surgical microscopy systems that was fully acquired by German medical device company B. Braun SE in September 2025.

Series AHealthcare
Series A$10.4M
AeroRx Therapeutics, Inc.
La Jolla, CA · Founded 2024

AeroRx Therapeutics is developing potential best-in-class nebulized combination therapies to improve COPD treatment.

Series AHealthcare
Series B$10.3M
Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2021

Leading the fight against cancer with targeted stem cell and viral therapies that activate the immune system to destroy solid tumors and metastatic disease.

Series BHealthcare
Seed$10.2M
Exthymic Corp
San Diego, CA · Founded 2023

We bring cell therapies to patients through innovative point-of-care manufacturing solutions.

SeedHealthcare
Series C$10.1M
Elite Health Systems Inc.
Ontario, CA

Information about Elite Health Plan

Series CHealthcare
Series B$10.0M
Avicena, LLC
Pasadena, CA

Avicena was founded in 2019 by Bardia Pezeshki and raised a $65M Series B led by Tiger Global with participation from SK Hynix and Prosperity7 Ventures.

Series BHealthcare
$10.0M
GENOMIC LIFE, INC.
La Jolla, CA

Learn how Genomic Life enhances health and well-being through genetic screenings, early detection, personalized cancer navigation, and ongoing support. Optimize employee benefits and create a healthier workforce.

Healthcare
Seed$10.0M
EGB Ventures
Chula Vista, CA · Founded 2023
SeedHealthcare
$8.4M
DermOQ, Inc.
Sherman Oaks, CA

DermOQ was founded by Bradley Patt, who previously served as CEO of medical imaging company Gamma Medica.

Healthcare
Seed$8.2M
SLAM BioTherapeutics, Inc.
Thousand Oaks, CA · Founded 2022

SLAM BioTherapeutics, an oncology biotech based in Westlake Village, CA, was co-founded by Dr. Steven T. Rosen, a prominent cancer researcher affiliated with City of Hope, alongside CEO Rick Heinick.

SeedHealthcare
Series B$8.1M
Avenda Health, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA

Bringing Confidence to your Prostate Cancer Treatment Decisions A revolutionary platform that delivers tailored insights for prostate cancer management,

Series BHealthcare
Seed$7.9M
CELESTIAL THERAPEUTICS INC.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2019

Celestial Therapeutics is developing novel therapies based on innovative and groundbreaking science to treat, prevent and cure infectious diseases, rare diseases and cancers.

SeedHealthcare
Series A$7.5M
Alida Biosciences Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2020

EpiPlex™ assay detects RNA modifications by proximity barcoding and short read RNA sequencing, revealing insights into gene regulation for disease research.

Series AHealthcare
$7.5M
Auxilium Biotechnologies Inc.
San Diego, CA

We are a pioneering biotechnology company dedicated to producing innovative solutions to treat traumatic nerve injury.

Healthcare
Seed$7.2M
Tally Surgical, Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2020

The Tally Surgical retained sponge prevention solution utilizes UHF RFID to simplify and speed an accurate count of surgical sponges and towels.

SeedHealthcare
Seed$6.8M
Tele911, Inc.
Pasadena, CA · Founded 2020

Tele911 integrates emergency medicine telehealth and patient navigation into 911 & EMS systems.

SeedHealthcare
Series A$6.7M
Cellibre, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Cellibre, a San Diego biotech founded by CEO Ben Chiarelli in 2019, closed an $11.5M Series A led by Merida Capital Holdings to commercialize lab-cultured (fermentation-based) cannabinoids.

Series AHealthcare
Series A$6.7M
Qureator, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Qureator provides integrated human disease model and AI platform to evaluate treatment efficacy in complex disease models.

Series AHealthcare
Series B$6.5M
PALISADE BIO, INC.
Carlsbad, CA
Series BHealthcare
Series B$6.5M
Independa, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2024

Independa Health Hub® is a simple to use ecosystem of health & wellness benefits on any screen — TV, tablet, computer, or phone. Many benefits absolutely FREE!

Series BHealthcare
Seed$6.0M
Antlia Bioscience, Inc.
Encinitas, CA

Developing novel long-acting therapeutics targeting chronic cardiometabolic diseases.

SeedHealthcare
Series A$5.7M
CRISPRQC INC.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2021

Gain unprecedented kinetic insights into your CRISPR workflow with the CRISPR QC’s analytics platform

Series AHealthcare
Series A$5.6M
Eyenuk, Inc.
Woodland Hills, CA

EyeArt by Eyenuk is an autonomous, FDA-cleared AI for diabetic retinopathy screening and disease detection at the point of care.

Series AHealthcare
Series B$5.6M
Evofem Biosciences, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Evofem’s mission is to empower women by providing products that give women the control and flexibility they desire

Series BHealthcare
Series A$5.4M
selectIon, Inc.
San Diego, CA

selectION Therapeutics' si-544 is a first-in-class Kv1.3 blocker and the first disease modifying treatment for T cell autoimmunity. Autoimmunity affects millions worldwide, but current treatments leave the root cause untouched. si-544 is the first therapy to safely and selectively deactivate disease-causing T cells, while preserving immune competence.

Series AHealthcare
Series A$5.4M
Ospitek, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2018

Ospitek empowers surgical centers with real-time IoT and AI-enhanced solutions, improving workflow efficiency, patient care, and staff coordination. Seamlessly integrate with legacy systems and unlock unparalleled operational visibility with Ospitek’s cutting-edge platform.

Series AHealthcare
Series A$5.0M
Wonder Dog Health, Inc.
Hermosa Beach, CA · Founded 2026

Preventive health platform for dogs. AI Health Companion, at-home blood draws & 40+ biomarker panel. Vet-built care plans for early disease detection.

Series AHealthcare
Series B$5.0M
GYRE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
San Diego, CA

Already a publicly traded company on Nasdaq (ticker: GYRE), not a typical early-stage startup; it recently completed an acquisition of Cullgen to create a combined US/China drug-development operation.

Series BHealthcare
Series C$5.0M
Prana Therapies, Inc.
Encinitas, CA · Founded 2024

Founded and led by Dr. Sheila Gujrathi, a physician-scientist and serial biotech executive who also founded/chairs Vidya Therapeutics and Lila Biologics and sits on the board of Janux Therapeutics; the company is based in Encinitas, CA.

Series CHealthcare
Seed$5.0M
AcuraStem Inc
Pasadena, CA

Co-founded by CEO Sam Alworth and Dr. Qing Liu; this ALS/FTD biotech was awarded $7.5M in grant funding from California's stem cell agency (CIRM) toward its first human trial, on top of earlier NIH and DOD funding.

SeedHealthcare
Series A$5.0M
Sarmal, Inc.
La Jolla, CA
Series AHealthcare
$5.0M
EXCELLOS, Inc
San Diego, CA · Founded 2020

Excellos Labs is a cell therapy CDMO offering apheresis collection, PBMC and leukopak processing, T/NK cell isolation, and cGMP manufacturing for biotech and pharma.

Healthcare
$4.9M
California Compounding Company, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2026

California Compounding is a trusted compounding partner for telehealth and clinics, offering office stock programs, prescriber portals, and scalable fulfillment.

Healthcare
Series A$4.9M
ECLIPSE BIOINNOVATIONS, INC.
San Diego, CA
Series AHealthcare
Series A$4.7M
Transposon Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2019

Transposon Therapeutics, Inc. is developing TPN-101 (also known as Censavudine) and other LINE-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors for the treatment of rare neurodegenerative diseases such as progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

Series AHealthcare
Series C$4.6M
XiltriX North America, LLC
San Diego, CA

XiltriX provides 24/7 live agent monitoring for biotech and biopharma labs and facilities that need to prevent sample loss and maintain compliance.

Series CHealthcare
Seed$4.5M
Resolute Science, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2020

Founded by Dr. Faith H. Barnett, the San Diego biotech has received investment from NuFund Venture Group.

SeedHealthcare
Series A$4.5M
Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA

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

Series AHealthcare
Seed$4.5M
Treatment Technologies & Insights, Inc.
El Segundo, CA

Founded in 2016 by CEO Matt Lashey, who created the chemoWave cancer-treatment tracking app; investors include Plug and Play Tech Center.

SeedHealthcare
$4.5M
Vesica Health, Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2022

Norwegian medical device company Photocure ASA announced in 2026 it is acquiring Vesica Health, whose bladder-cancer diagnostic AssureMDx has received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation.

Healthcare
Seed$4.4M
CLEARFLOW, Inc
Irvine, CA

Founded in 2007 by cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Edward Boyle and Paul Molloy to develop anti-occlusion surgical drainage devices; the Anaheim-based company's PleuraFlow system was later distributed exclusively in the US by Maquet Medical Systems.

SeedHealthcare
Seed$4.3M
StrokeDx, Inc.
Pasadena, CA · Founded 2022

Co-founded by Shane Shahrestani, incubated through Caltech's OTTCP startup program; the company closed an oversubscribed $5M Series Seed Prime round in 2024 backed by investors including Freeflow Ventures and DigiTx Partners.

SeedHealthcare
Series A$4.2M
Synaptec Health Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2020

AI-driven medical coding from Synaptec Health - a more accurate, secure, and comprehensive solution for all your medical coding needs.

Series AHealthcare
Series A$4.2M
Tenovi Co.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2021

Tenovi remote patient monitoring 40+ FDA-cleared hardware devices power RPM and RTM programs with the first plug-and-play Cellular Gateway.

Series AHealthcare
Seed$4.1M
Aqua Heart Inc
Santa Ana, CA

Founded in 2018 by Dr. Virender K. Sharma, a serial medtech entrepreneur and former Mayo Clinic professor, alongside CEO Dr. Holger Friedrich; the company develops single-shot catheter ablation technology for atrial fibrillation.

SeedHealthcare
Seed$4.1M
Acurion, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2026

Acurion's OncoGaze™ technology delivers critical genomic insights at the biopsy stage, empowering oncologists to make precision therapy a reality for more patients.

SeedHealthcare
Seed$4.1M
Virchow Medical, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2023

Why Use the Virchow Medical Crow’s Nest Biopsy Catchment System? To Improve Core Needle Biopsy Collection, Tissue Management, and Access to Targeted Diagnostics.

SeedHealthcare
Series B$4.0M
Meduloc, LLC
Del Mar, CA

Meduloc was founded by orthopedic hand surgeon Dr. Joshua Hustedt along with Cor Medical Ventures, and raised a $4M Series B led by GenHenn Capital.

Series BHealthcare
Series C$4.0M
PSHUH, LLC
Culver City, CA · Founded 2023
Series CHealthcare
Series C$3.8M
ChromaCode, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA

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.

Series CHealthcare
Seed$3.8M
2A Biosciences, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2022

Founded in 2022 by CEO Alex Speiser; backed by investors including Boost VC, Capital Factory, Gaingels, Healthspan Capital, and Mystic Ventures.

SeedHealthcare
Seed$3.8M
Limber Prosthetics, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2022

Precision fit and fully alignable. Unbelievably durable, versatile and affordable. It’s time for the UniLeg.

SeedHealthcare
Series G$3.8M
View Point Medical, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA

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

Series GHealthcare
Series A$3.7M
Virgo Surgical Video Solutions, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA

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

Series AHealthcare
Series C$3.7M
Certis Oncology Solutions, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Certis Oncology Intelligence: predictive AI + advanced cancer models for more insightful data. Translational science, done differently.

Series CHealthcare
$3.6M
10K Health, LLC
Beverly Hills, CA
Healthcare
Series B$3.5M
LIXTE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
Pasadena, CA

Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIXT) is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing a new class of oncology treatments and cancer therapies called PP2A inhibitors.

Series BHealthcare
$3.5M
Kairos Pharma, LTD.
Los Angeles, CA

Kairos Pharma develops novel therapies to combat cancer drug resistance and restore immune response, advancing innovative treatments for cancer patients.

Healthcare
Series B$3.5M
JumpCode Genomics, Inc.
San Diego, CA

The majority of molecules sequenced are uninformative. Jumpcode Genomics is changing that by helping researchers boost usable NGS data.

Series BHealthcare
Series A$3.3M
MCH Ventures, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Does business as Mahmee, a maternal health startup co-founded by Melissa Hanna that raised $3M in seed funding from Mark Cuban and Serena Williams.

Series AHealthcare
Series A$3.3M
Laguna Tech USA, Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2022

Laguna Tech USA is an Irvine-based transcatheter heart valve company led by CEO Gilbert Madrid; it has raised over $8M, including investment from MedTech Innovator.

Series AHealthcare
Seed$3.2M
Illudent, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Illudent (operating as Illudent Therapeutics), a San Diego cancer-treatment biotech, has raised roughly $3.25-5.2M in funding from investors including Ulu Ventures and SeedFolio.

SeedHealthcare
Series A$3.1M
Vivamed, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2024

VivaMed BioPharma is a clinical-stage biopharma advancing new chemical entities and repurposed drugs across neurology, pain, psychiatry, pulmonology, and rheumatology. Operator-led development, global partnerships.

Series AHealthcare
Series A$3.1M
Oral Genome Corp.
Carlsbad, CA · Founded 2021

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

Series AHealthcare
Series A$3.0M
Ocelot Bio, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2020

Ocelot Bio closed a $36M Series A led by RA Capital Management, Venrock, and Vivo Capital.

Series AHealthcare
Series A$3.0M
Amydis, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Amydis is the leader in developing a new class of diagnostic compounds that enable digital detection and monitoring of human disease-related molecular biomarkers through standard ocular imaging cameras.

Series AHealthcare
$2.7M
MedVector Corp
El Segundo, CA

Co-founded by CEO Scott Stout, recognized as one of 2021's top healthcare innovators, and Dr. Dennis Patterson; the El Segundo company builds decentralized clinical-trial technology.

Healthcare
Series A$2.6M
Tetrous, Inc.
Sherman Oaks, CA · Founded 2019

Biologic solutions to optimize enthesis reformation, EnFix® is the future of bone to tendon healing.

Series AHealthcare
Seed$2.6M
OrthoRPM, Inc.
Encinitas, CA · Founded 2021

Discover OrthoRPM, transforming home exercise programs with guided rehabilitation, motion tracking, and connected digital therapy solutions for clinics without paper.

SeedHealthcare
Seed$2.5M
CARI Health, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2021

CARI Health empowers clinicians to personalize methadone dosing for every patient.

SeedHealthcare
$2.5M
Sure Count Surgical, LLC
Los Angeles, CA

SureCount SmartTrays streamline surgical instrument management, reducing errors, speeding counts, and improving safety across OR and SPD teams.

Healthcare
Series A$2.3M
Sensible Care Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2022

Co-founded in 2017 by Paul Kim, an Army veteran, the teletherapy company raised a $13M Series A led by Volition Capital.

Series AHealthcare
Series A$2.3M
U.S. NeuroSurgical Holdings, Inc.
Ontario, CA

Formerly operated Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery centers; the publicly traded company (OTC: USNU) renamed itself Elite Health Systems Inc. in September 2024.

Series AHealthcare
Series A$2.3M
Dracen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Founded by Thomas Estok and Dr. Mohamed Ragab, the cancer-drug developer has raised about $59M from investors including Deerfield Management and i&i Biotech Fund.

Series AHealthcare
Series D$2.2M
Varsity Emergency Care Holdings, LLC
Los Angeles, CA

This entity is tied to Emergency Care Partners, which is majority owned by private-equity firm Varsity Healthcare Partners and received a structured equity investment from MidOcean Partners in 2025.

Series DHealthcare
$2.2M
AETHLON MEDICAL INC
San Diego, CA

Aethlon Medical is a publicly traded company on Nasdaq under the ticker AEMD.

Healthcare
Series A$2.1M
Angiocrine Bioscience, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Transforming medicine through cellular therapies that restore, regenerate, and repair tissues and organs

Series AHealthcare
Seed$1.9M
Balboa Joint Ventures Consolidated, LLC
La Jolla, CA · Founded 2021
SeedHealthcare
$1.8M
Synedgen, Inc.
Claremont, CA
Healthcare
Seed$1.7M
AscentX Medical, Inc.
San Diego, CA

AscentX Medical was founded by Dr. Stefan Lemperle and has raised over $10 million, including a grant from the European Union's Horizon 2020 program.

SeedHealthcare
$1.6M
Pasadena Fair Oaks Exer Management Services, LLC
El Segundo, CA · Founded 2024
Healthcare
Seed$1.5M
CancerVAX, Inc.
Santa Barbara, CA · Founded 2021

Founded by Ryan Davies in 2021 and led by CEO Byron Elton, the company has raised funds through equity crowdfunding on StartEngine.

SeedHealthcare
Series A$1.5M
Allevion Therapeutics, Inc.
Irvine, CA

Discover Allevion Therapeutics’ Allevx™ Smart-Band, a wearable device designed to reduce movement-related disorders due to Essential Tremor.

Series AHealthcare
Series B$1.3M
Navega Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Navega Therapeutics was founded in 2018 by Ana Moreno along with UC San Diego bioengineering professor Prashant Mali, developing gene therapies for chronic pain; it has received a CIRM grant to support its work.

Series BHealthcare
Series C$1.2M
Califia Pharma, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Discover delicious and nourishing Oatmilks, Almondmilks, Creamers, Coffees, and other natural, non-GMO beverages from Califia Farms. We’re dedicated to powering your wellness transformation by innovating better forms of nourishment with delicious dairy-free plant-based products.

Series CHealthcare
Seed$1.2M
Paralos Bioscience Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2024

Paralos Bioscience, co-founded by Yanxi Yang, is developing a phage-drug conjugate platform targeting drug-resistant infections and has been backed by Carbon Silicon Ventures, Larta Institute, Incate, and UCLA's Magnify program.

SeedHealthcare
Series A$1.0M
BRT Biotechnologies, Inc.
Claremont, CA · Founded 2021

BRT Biotechnologies was co-founded by CEO Jane Liu, a tenured professor, and LA-based biotech operator Gregory Copeland, and counts StoryHouse Ventures and Springboard Enterprises among its investors.

Series AHealthcare
Seed$1.0M
ClearPath Vascular, Inc.
Solana Beach, CA · Founded 2025

Share medical imaging 99% faster and 100% digitally with the world's first digital films fulfillment platform.

SeedHealthcare
Seed$1.0M
FluxWear, Inc.
Santa Ana, CA · Founded 2021

Take control of your health. Reduce pain. Stress less. Improve focus. SHIFT.

SeedHealthcare
Seed$950K
Impulse Medical, Inc.
La Jolla, CA · Founded 2023

Impulse Medical Technologies - A leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality medical electrodes and diagnostic supplies. Parent company of The Electrode Store and TES Wholesale.

SeedHealthcare
Seed$882K
SeqOnce BioSciences, Inc.
Pasadena, CA

SeqOnce was co-founded in 2014 by Chris Angermayer and Joseph Dunham as a spinout from the University of Southern California, and has drawn investment from Wavemaker 360 Health and Mount Wilson Ventures.

SeedHealthcare
Seed$819K
BioSig Technologies, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

BioSig Technologies (Nasdaq: BSGM), originally a medical-device company, pivoted into real-world-asset tokenization through a 2025 merger with Streamex Exchange, backed by mining financier Frank Giustra as a strategic advisor.

SeedHealthcare
Series A$762K
GRI BIO, Inc.
La Jolla, CA

GRI Bio is a publicly traded clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company (Nasdaq: GRI), led by CEO Marc Hertz, PhD.

Series AHealthcare
$750K
Be.u.tiful LLC
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2024
Healthcare
Seed$690K
Controlled Delivery Systems Inc.
Beverly Hills, CA · Founded 2022
SeedHealthcare
Series A$667K
Spinnaker Biosciences, Inc.
Solana Beach, CA

Nano porous silicon particles for controlled release drug delivery for the treatment of ocular diseases such AMD and for application to oncology

Series AHealthcare
Series A$607K
Berman Medical, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2024

Berman Medical is a San Diego medical-imaging AI startup founded in 2024 by co-founder and CEO Andrew Hanna, and has raised about $607K to date.

Series AHealthcare
Seed$581K
Azora Therapeutics, Inc.
Encino, CA

Azora Therapeutics, an LA biopharma founded in 2019 by Matt Davidson and Julie Saiki, was acquired by Adial Pharmaceuticals in 2026 for up to $64 million.

SeedHealthcare
Seed$575K
Vetmab Biosciences, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2022

Developing Life-Changing Therapeutics For Our Pets Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for modern veterinary practices Developing Life-Changing Therapeutics For Our Pets Monoclonal... Read More

SeedHealthcare
Pre-Seed$559K
Caradon Therapeutics, Inc.
Encinitas, CA · Founded 2023
Pre-SeedHealthcare
Series A$500K
GABA Therapeutics, Inc.
Newport Beach, CA · Founded 2019

GABA Therapeutics partnered with atai Life Sciences (co-founded by Florian Brand) in a Series A deal worth up to $15.5 million to develop a novel anxiety treatment; it was co-founded by Richard Farrell.

Series AHealthcare
Series B$500K
Revital Clinical Nutrition, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2025
Series BHealthcare
Series A$450K
Persperion Diagnostics Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2022

Explore Persperion for innovative sweat sensing technology and metabolic health monitoring at your fingertips.

Series AHealthcare
Seed$400K
GVM2023, LLC
Encino, CA · Founded 2023
SeedHealthcare
$380K
Daedalus Medical Solutions, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2020
Healthcare
Series B$316K
LungLife AI, Inc.
Thousand Oaks, CA

LungLife AI is a diagnostic company focused on the early detection of lung cancer from a simple blood draw enhanced by artificial intelligence.

Series BHealthcare
Seed$310K
HOME CARE PLACEMENT LLC
San Diego, CA · Founded 2021

Our mission is to provide a compassionate, world-class customer experience to the families we serve.

SeedHealthcare
Series A$300K
CeraRoot USA Inc
Santa Monica, CA

Founded by brothers Dr. Josep Oliva and Dr. Xavi Oliva; the company makes the CeraRoot metal-free ceramic (zirconia) dental implant system.

Series AHealthcare
Series B$300K
Alto Labs LLC
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2023
Series BHealthcare
Series A$252K
Cybele Microbiome, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Unlocking the microbiome for better skin health The Human Body Relies On The Microbiome For: Inflammation Control Infection Protection Wound Healing And More The Microbiome Cannot Be Ignored For over 100 years, "skincare" has often treated

Series AHealthcare
Seed$250K
Trethera Corp
Sherman Oaks, CA

Discover Trethera’s breakthrough therapy TRE-515 for autoimmune, oncology, and neuroinflammatory diseases. Learn about our science-driven innovation.

SeedHealthcare
Pre-Seed$250K
GoDaveyGo, LLC
Long Beach, CA · Founded 2022
Pre-SeedHealthcare
Series C$218K
My Village Innovations Inc
Encinitas, CA · Founded 2024

My Village Innovations (MVI Medical) is a women-led medical device company co-founded by Andrea "Annie" Munoz, PA-C, and Alfonso Munoz, focused on reimagining the vaginal speculum for gynecologic care.

Series CHealthcare
Series A$200K
Aisona Care Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2026
Series AHealthcare
$200K
BXNG Holdings LLC
San Diego, CA

Operated as "The BXNG Club," a luxury boxing gym chain in San Diego; the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2024 and abruptly closed all its remaining locations.

Healthcare
$200K
Robin Bay Capital I, LLC
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2025

Robin Capital backs ambitious founders at Angel to Series A. We invest in grit, software, and vision—supporting startups with capital, experience, and founder-first values.

Healthcare
Series C$167K
Renova Therapeutics, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA

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.

Series CHealthcare
Seed$105K
EMERGE DIAGNOSTICS, INC
Carlsbad, CA

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.

SeedHealthcare
$74K
CARRIERO FOOT & ANKLE, INC.
Encinitas, CA
Healthcare
$60K
Gaius Therapeutics, Inc,
San Diego, CA · Founded 2026

Unlocking New Indications for the in vivo CAR-T Modality

Healthcare
Series C$55K
Seren Bio Corp.
Encinitas, CA · Founded 2023

Founded by Jongdae Lee, a San Diego/Encinitas-based researcher and CSO with over 20 years of experience working on inflammatory disease drug development, including viral and bacterial infections and Crohn's disease.

Series CHealthcare
$50K
Serafin Labs, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2024

Serafin Labs is a San Diego cancer-therapeutics company founded by CEO Sural Ranamukhaarachchi (UC San Diego bioengineering PhD) and affiliated with UCSD's Fraley Lab; it is still operating in stealth mode.

Healthcare
Series A$25K
Intrigue Health, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Intrigue Health, a San Diego home-diagnostics startup, was founded by Dereck Tatman, Ph.D., MBA, who brings over 25 years of industry experience to the company.

Series AHealthcare
Seed$468
Phythera Therapeutics Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2021

Phythera Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company leveraging the power of natural compounds to modulate key biological pathways in cancer and tissue regeneration to improve human health.

SeedHealthcare
$35
Surebion, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2025

Founded by Dr. Susanne B. Nicholas, a UCLA nephrology professor, to commercialize kidney-disease research from her own lab.

Healthcare
Immix Biopharma, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Founded and led by Ilya Rachman, a physician-scientist and former UCLA clinical faculty member; the company trades publicly on Nasdaq under ticker IMMX.

Healthcare
MedCrypt
San Diego, CA · Founded 2018 · 16 employees

MedCrypt gives medical device vendors cybersecurity features in a few…

Y CombinatorHealthcare
Axle Health
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2021 · 14 employees

Scheduling and workforce management SaaS for home healthcare providers

Y CombinatorHealthcare
Trestle Biotherapeutics
San Diego, CA · Founded 2021 · 2 employees

Bioengineered kidneys for patients with kidney failure

Y CombinatorHealthcare
CB Therapeutics
San Diego, CA · Founded 2018 · 18 employees

Fermentation-derived natural products to solve health problems

Y CombinatorHealthcare
Serif Health
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2022 · 20 employees

Healthcare Price Transparency APIs and Data Products

Y CombinatorHealthcare
Entelexo Biotherapeutics
Irvine, CA · Founded 2021 · 3 employees

Creating a New Class of Drugs to Address Incurable Autoimmune Diseases

Y CombinatorHealthcare
Recover
San Diego, CA · Founded 2021 · 10 employees

Government-funded online addiction treatment

Y CombinatorHealthcare
VedaBio
San Diego, CA · Founded 2021 · 30 employees

CRISPR powered Diagnostics with results in minutes.

Y CombinatorHealthcare
Float Health
Carlsbad, CA · Founded 2022 · 3 employees

Float is the full-stack platform for Specialty Pharma

Y CombinatorHealthcare
Illuminant Surgical
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2022 · 11 employees

A new way of seeing inside the human body.

Y CombinatorHealthcare
Persephone Biosciences
San Diego, CA · Founded 2017 · 6 employees

We are using the gut microbiome to end cancer.

Y CombinatorHealthcare
Scanbase
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2022 · 10 employees

The API for Diagnostic Test Analysis (COVID-19, FLU, RSV, STD,…

Y CombinatorHealthcare
Vena Vitals
Irvine, CA · Founded 2020 · 9 employees

A small sticker that monitors blood pressure continuously

Y CombinatorHealthcare
Flowly
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2021 · 3 employees

Our mobile app reduces chronic pain for 100 million Americans.

Y CombinatorHealthcare
Origami Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2022 · 4 employees

Oral drugs to halt neurodegeneration

Y CombinatorHealthcare
Makani Science
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2021 · 2 employees

Reinventing respiration monitoring

Y CombinatorHealthcare
Elythea
San Diego, CA · Founded 2023 · 2 employees

ML to predict and prevent pregnancy complications

Y CombinatorHealthcare
Cisterna Biologics
San Diego, CA · Founded 2022 · 2 employees

High quality mRNA for therapeutic application

Y CombinatorHealthcare
AesculaTech
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2017 · 6 employees

Responsive materials, better lives.

Y CombinatorHealthcare
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