K2X Active Portfolio
Updated October 21, 2024
Consisting of 85+ companies in tech and life science, our investment portfolio is filled with some of the brightest and most promising startups from the US, Canada, Israel, and India.
AbFero Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Boston, MA
Dedicated to treating diseases of iron overload
Thomas NeenanCEO
Achelios Therapeutics, Inc.
Chapel Hill, NC
Trans-dermal delivery of drugs for TMJ
Crist Frangakis, PhDCEO
Altis Biosystems
Chapel Hill, NC
Stem cell technology that recreates the human intestinal epithelium
Ben Scruggs, PhDCEO
AmplifiDX
Newark, CA
Next-gen molecular point-of-care disease testing platform
Nancy SchoenbrunnerCEO
AOA Inc.
Boston, MA
Extremely sensitive liquid biopsy detection method for ovarian cancer
Oriana Papin-ZoghbiCEO
Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Cambridge, MA
Neuroprotection therapies for TBI, concussions, & stroke
William S. Korinek, PhDCEO
Avisi Technologies Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
Next-gen aqueous shunt to treat glaucoma
Rui Jing JiangCEO
Basepaws, Inc.
El Segundo, CA
First consumer cat DNA kits and study of nutrition relation with DNA
Anna SkayaCEO
Beam Semiconductor
Rehovot, Israel
Compact 5G 60 GHz radio for wireless backhaul
Stacy JosephCEO
BendaRx Corp
Montreal, Canada
Gentler chemotherapeutics targeting blood cancers
Martin NoelCEO
Boardwalktech, Inc.
Cupertino, CA
Patented digital ledger for collaborative enterprise applications
Andrew DuncanCEO
Cardiokol
Airport City, Israel
Voice-based markers and methods for monitoring and screening heart rhythm disorders
James AmihoodCEO
Celero Systems, Inc
Lincoln, MA
Ingestible “smart pill” system to detect and reverse opioid overdose
Ben PlessCEO
Chakra Growth Capital
Saratoga, CA
Fund focused on Indian startups in automation and decarbonizing traditional markets
Sri PurisaiManaging Director
CNote Group, Inc.
Oakland, CA
Alternative products offering higher returns for savers
Catherine BermanCEO
CoLabs, Inc.
Morgan Hill, CA
Device to improve oxygen flow for heart attack victims
Clay NolanCEO
CorInnova, Inc.
Houston, TX
Minimally invasive non-blood contacting cardiac device to treat acute heart failure
William AltmanCEO
CorIT Medical
Arlington, VA
Single use surgical device for the reduction of inferior turbinates in patients with obstructed breathing
Christian HallerCEO
Crediwatch
Bangalore, India
Credit intelligence, financial insights, and tools to empower lenders and businesses
Meghna SuryakumarCEO
DASI Simulations
Dublin, OH
Personalized medicine using simulation to transform the safety of care for structural heart disease patients
Teri Sirset, MSCEO
Deep Blue Medical Advances, Inc.
Durham, NC
Novel hernia mesh solution
Bill PerryCEO
Discure Medical
Herzlyia, Israel
Minimally invasive implant to reverse spinal disc degeneration
Yuval MandelbaumCEO
EarthGrid
Richmond, CA
Plasma tunnel-boring robot, 100X faster with lower cost
Troy HelmingCEO
EchoPixel, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA
Real-time 4D holographic digital twin of a patient’s heart
Sergio AguirreCEO
Enduralock
Lenexa, KS
Vibration resistant fasteners for aerospace and oil & gas
Dr. Harold HessCEO
Epilogue Systems
Villanova, PA
Create in-app guidance and training resources for accelerated adoption of enterprise software
Mike GrahamCEO
EuMentis Therapeutics Inc.
Boston, MA
Novel therapeutics for treating neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases
Mark Tepper, PhDCEO
Everykey Inc
Cleveland, OH
Bluetooth key replacement device for phone, laptop, house, and car
Chris WentzCEO
Exodos Life Sciences Partners
Chapel Hill, NC
Incubator funds promising biotech research & spins out
Wade FickenCEO
FemtoDx, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Doctor’s office blood tests for cancer
Raj Mohanty, PhDCEO
FluidAI Medical
Kitchener, ON, Canada
Real-time monitoring for anastomotic leaks
Youssef HelwaCEO
Green Sun Medical
Fort Collins, CO
Dynamic spinal alignment brace for scoliosis
Jamie HaggardCEO
Healionics
Seattle, WA
Artificial blood vessel for dialysis greatly reducing occlusions and infection
Mike ConnollyCEO
iDentical, Inc.
Mountain View, CA
Personalized, drill-free dental implants modeled from the patient’s own tooth
Iris Wedeking, MBACEO
i-Lumen Scientific, Inc.
Bloomington, MN
Non-invasive pulsed microcurrent stimulation to treat dry AMD
John VeLureCEO
inBay Technologies Inc.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Enterprise authentication technology that cannot be hacked
Shane YoungCEO
infiniDome
Caesarea, Israel
End-to-end GPS protection from jamming attacks
Omer ShararCEO
Inhalon Biopharma Inc.
Chapel Hill, NC
Monoclonal antibodies for the treatment and prevention of respiratory infections
John WhelanCEO
InterShunt Technologies, Inc.
Plymouth, MN
Interatrial shunting device that requires no implant and no energy, for the treatment of heart failure
Harlee SorkinCEO
IRIS R&D Group Inc.
Burlington, ON, Canada
End-to-end data collection and reporting for smart cities and automated road monitoring
Emil RamosCEO
KalGene Pharmaceuticals
Montreal, QC, Canada
Alzheimer’s disease lead molecule with no ARIA risk and superior biological efficacy
Nickolay Kukekov, PhDCEO
Kiana Analytics, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA
Device detection & location-based analytics to automate site management, physical security, & digital contact tracing
Nader FathiCEO
KitoTech Medical
Seattle, WA
Wound closure devices to replace stitches
Ronald Berenson, MDCEO
Lifewave Biomedical, Inc.
Los Altos, CA
Non-invasive lung sensor improving the clinical management of patients with CHF
Steve StephansenCEO
Life Detection Technologies, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA
Contactless device captures overnight heart and respiration rates for remote care of chronically ill patients
Eric HowieCEO
Light Line Medical, Inc.
Salt Lake City, UT
Proprietary visible-light method for preventing and treating infections
Vicki Farrar, JDCEO
Loliware Inc.
San Francisco, CA
World’s first seaweed pellet that can be processed on existing plastic equipment
Sea BrigantiCEO
Lowell Therapeutics, Inc.
Lowell, MA
Anticoagulant for dialysis patients
James WilkieCEO
Madorra
Portland, OR
Medical device that restores vaginal vibrancy without hormones
Holly RockweilerCEO
Makani Science
Irvine, CA
Wearable patch sensor that continuously monitors breathing
Greg Buchert, MDCEO
Marel Power Solutions, Inc.
Saline, MI
Miniaturized and scalable high-density power stack platform for inverters
Amrit VivekanandCEO
Micronic Technologies, Inc.
Bristol, VA
Industrial wastewater purification technology approaching 100% water reuse
Karen D. SorberCEO
Mitre Medical
Morgan Hill, CA
Medical heart device requiring no chest opening for insertion
John MacMahonCEO
mmTron Inc.
Belmont, CA
5G mmwave ultra-linear power-efficient broadband products
Seyed Tabatabaei, PhDCEO
Nanochon, LLC
Burke, VA
3D printed implants to replace lost or damaged cartilage
Benjamin HolmesCEO
Navaux, Inc.
Little Rock, AR
Quantifying circulating levels of Hepsin in the blood for early cancer detection
Don E. FowlerCEO
Neuro42
Oakland, CA
Portable MRI for neuro imaging and interventions
Amit Vohra, PhD, MBACEO
NeuroFlow
Philadelphia, PA
Software for hospitals to ensure mental patient compliance with programs
Christopher MolaroCEO
New View Surgical, Inc.
Boston, MA
Visualization of the surgical field directly through each access port
Bryce KlontzCEO
NuvOx Pharma
Tucson, AZ
First-in-class oxygen therapeutic to treat life-threatening diseases where hypoxia plays a role
Evan Unger, MDCEO
Octagon Therapeutics
Cambridge, MA
Targeted inhibition of diseased immune cells while sparing beneficial immune functioning
Isaac StonerCEO
Orion Biotechnology Canada, Ltd.
Ottawa, Canada
https://orionbiotechnology.com
Novel chemokine analogs for oncology, neuroinflammation, and infectious disease treatments
Mark GroperCEO
Otomagnetics, Inc
Rockville, MD
Non-invasive magnetically assisted drug delivery to ears, eyes, and skin
Abhita BatraCEO
Patheous Health, Inc.
Leawood, KS
Mobile dysphagia diagnostics to improve the assessment and treatment of swallowing impairment
Michael PeckCEO
Perceptive Technologies, Inc.
Formerly “Cyberdontics”
Boston, MA
Painless automated laser-based crown surgery
Chris Ciriello, DDSCEO
Perikinetics, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
True “set it and forget it” artificial pancreas for diabetes management
Christopher HansonCEO
PreView Medical, Inc
Longmont, CO
Smarter biopsy needle with integrated optics for real-time spectroscopy during a prostate biopsy
Amir TehraniCEO
Promaxo
Oakland, CA
Low-Cost MRI Machines for early cancer detection
Amit Vohra, PhD, MBACEO
Rapid Nexus
Irvine, CA
Nanotechnology wound treatment system for chronic and nonhealing wounds
Dr. Margaret KalmetaCEO
Raydiant Oximetry
San Ramon, CA
Non-invasive fetal oximeter to keep mothers & babies safe during childbirth
Neil Ray, MDCEO
Response Pharmaceuticals
McLean, VA
Developing first-in-class iMTP inhibitor for treating the metabolic side effects of antipsychotic drugs
Eric Keller, JDCEO
Rhaeos, Inc.
Evanston, IL
Wearable wireless skin sensors that can assess flow throughout the body
Anna Lisa Somera, MBACEO
RiSo Capital
Saratoga, CA
Seed investor for India based tech startups
Sri PurisaiCEO
Saccharo, Inc.
Oakland, CA
Proprietary mAbs against a novel cancer target
Sherry Martin-Moe, PhDCEO
SageMedic, Corp.
Redwood City, CA
Direct testing of dozens of therapies upon 3D micro-tumors
Chris Apfel, MD, PhD, MBACEO
Sanolla
Nesher, Israel
Smart infrasound-based diagnostics solutions for physicians and patient self-assessment
Doron Adler, PhDCEO
Seal Rock Therapeutics, Inc.
Seattle, WA
Focused on NASH fatty liver opportunities
Neil McDonnell, PharmDCEO
Single Pass Inc.
Lake Forest, CA
Patented disposable bipolar electrocautery device
Bill ColoneCEO
Spintly
Milpitas, CA
Smart access control that replaces badges, fobs, and keys with your smartphone
Rohin ParkarCEO
TibaRay
Fremont, CA
Ultra-efficient linear accelerator to power ultra-rapid cancer radiotherapy
Peter Schwartz, PhDCEO
Trellis Bioscience
Redwood City, CA
Fighting antibiotic resistance with human-derived rare and optimized antibodies
Stefan Ryser, PhDCEO
Trio Labs
Morrisville, NC
Proprietary 3D printing technology for precise micro metal components
Adam SteegeCEO
Valfix
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Trans-catheter solution offering a viable alternative to open heart surgery
Eli BarCEO
VESTECK Inc.
West Chester, PA
“Suture-Tight” catheters that secure endovascular aortic repair grafts to the aorta
Joseph RaffertyCEO
Visgenx, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Therapeutics for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
William PedrantiCEO
Xpan Inc.
Toronto, Canada
Next-gen expandable trocars for minimally invasive surgical access
Zaid AttoCEO