Sarah Smith

Scios Inc. developed, manufactured, and commercialized pharmaceuticals for conditions such as cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in 1981 and was headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers pharmaceutical drugs, pharmaceutical instruments, and diagnostics solutions. The company was founded by Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche on October 1, 1896 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Verinata Health, Inc. focuses on maternal and fetal health. It develop and offer non-invasive tests for early identification of fetal chromosomal abnormalities. The firm's products include 'verifi' prenatal test, a non-invasive test that detects three primary aneuploidies for trisomies 21, 18 and 13 from a single maternal blood draw as early as 10 weeks and 'Monosomy X', a test for Turner syndrome. The company was founded by Michael D. Grisham and Richard P. Rava in 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

RainDance Technologies, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of professional laboratory system. It develops and manufactures genomic tools for non-invasive liquid biopsy applications for the research, early detection, treatment of cancer, and inherited and infectious diseases. The company was founded by Andrew Griffiths, Darren R. Link, and Jerome Bibette in 2004 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Analyte Health, Inc. provides medical services and information about specific health conditions online. It offers access to healthcare via the phone and the web to a national team of doctors and partner diagnostic labs. The company was founded by Michelle Sobel, John Kawa and Daniel Malven in 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Lifescan, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and market of blood glucose monitoring products. Its portfolio includes personal blood glucose meters, testing strips, lancets, point of care testing systems and integrated digital solutions. The company was founded by Gary H. Stroy in 1981 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

5AM Venture Management LLC (5AM Ventures) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2002 by Andrew J. Schwab, Carin M. Rollins and John D. Diekman. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Springboard Enterprises, Inc. is a leading network of industry experts, investors, and innovators dedicated to building companies at scale led by women who are transforming industries in technology, life sciences, and healthcare. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. Since 2000, over 890+ Springboard portfolio companies seeking investment and human capital for product development and expansion have created over $39.10b in value. With 225 exits to strategic acquirers, 27 IPOs, and 10 unicorns, Springboard entrepreneurs are transforming industries. The American company's mission is to accelerate the growth of women-led entrepreneurial companies through access to essential resources and a community of experts. Springboard is a network of entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors accelerating the success of women entrepreneurs in technology and life sciences. The company was founded by Kay Koplovitz, Amy Millman. Natalie Buford-Young has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

MDV Management Co. LLC (MDV Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Y Combinator LLC (Y Combinator) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Bird Rock Bio, Inc. develops protein therapeutics. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel antibodies with upsized potential that represent to antibody therapeutics. The company was founded by Richard J. Ulevitch, Phyllis Ellen Whiteley and Katherine S. Bowdish in 2007 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

OneSpot, Inc. provides software platform that delivers the most relevant web media content. The firm offers content marketing with the power, data intelligence, and infrastructure of online advertising. It offers a platform that enables users to make content personalization and repeat engagement work across various channels. The company was founded by Nathan Matthew Cohen in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

The Personalized Medicine Coalition promotes the understanding and adoption of personalized medicine concepts, services, and products. The private company is based in Washington and was founded by Patrick F. Terry.

Boehringer Ingelheim (BIVF) is the venture capital arm of Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, itself a subsidiary of C.H. Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. KG. The firm was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany. It also has two US offices located in Fremont, California, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Atreo Medical, Inc. manufactures first aid resuscitation tools. The private company is based in Burlington, Canada. The Canadian company was founded by Corey Centen.

Initialized Capital Management LLC (Initialized Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Alexis Ohanian and Garry Tan. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Balance Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapeutics to address conditions of intellectual disability. Its pharmacological approach, based on technology licensed from Stanford University, hypothesizes that restoring the proper balance between inhibition and excitation at the neuronal synapse by antagonizing excessive inhibitory circuits could result in the appropriate plasticity for memory and learning to occur in many conditions of intellectual disability. The company was founded by Lyndon Lien, Craig Garner and Daniel Wetmore in 2009 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA.

Playground Global (Playground Global) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Andy Rubin. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Wildcat Venture Partners LLC (Wildcat Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Bill Ericson, Bryan D. Stolle, Bruce Cleveland and Katherine Barr. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Salus Labs, Inc. provides technical recruiting applications. The company was founded by Harjeet Taggar, Ammon Bartram and Guillaume Luccisano and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Mezmo, Inc. is a log management company, which automates and personalizes email marketing for eCommerce. Its solution, PushMarket, analyzes consumer behavior on email, website and purchase history. The company was founded by Chris Nguyen and Lee Liu and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Hinge Health, Inc. provides healthcare services. Its solutions include sensor bands, a tablet computer, and accessories. The firm's sensor technology guides about physical therapy and weight loss activities; and provides support services. The company was founded by Daniel Perez and Gabriel Mecklenburg in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Carrum Health, Inc. operates as an online marketplace for medical procedures. It offers bundled payment solution for employers. The firm directly connects self-insured employers to regional healthcare providers through the industry?s bundled payment solution. The company was founded by Sachin Jain in 2014 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Standard Cognition Corp. engages in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) platform. It focuses on building and providing AI-powered computer vision checkout platform for retailers. The company was founded by Jordan Fisher, Michael Suswal, David Valdman, John Novak, Brandon Ogle, Dan Fischetti, and T. J. Lutz in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Pioneer Fund/NY/ is a venture capital firm founded by Jason Gray. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Alydia Health, Inc. operates as medical device company which provides solution to postpartum hemorrhage. The company was founded by Nathan Bair and Jessie Becke on May 8, 2018 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

1910 Genetics Operates as a biotechnology company. The company was founded by Jennifer Nwankwo and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Lassogen, Inc. operates as a preclinical biotechnology company. It develops lasso peptides as a new therapeutic modality for diagnosing and treating intractable health challenges. The company was founded by Mark J. Burk, Douglas Mitchell, Tracy Handel and Kent Boles in 2019 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Trunk Technologies, Inc. brings industry-leading best practices to every repo, from a one person hobby project to a thousands-strong engineering organization. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. Eli Schleifer, David Apirian has been the CEOs since 2020. The company was founded in 2020 by Eli Schleifer, Chris Clearwater, Matt Matheson, David Apirian.

Tigereye Labs, Inc. develops sales software. The American company was founded by Ralph Lee Gootee and Tracy Young, with Tracy Young serving as CEO since incorporation.