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WARF Ventures

North America, Wisconsin, United States, Madison

Description

WARF Ventures provides seed and growth funding to early-stage startups that are commercializing the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Investor Profile

WARF Ventures has made 10 investments, with 2 in the past 12 months and 30% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (30%)
  • Series B (20%)
  • Series C (20%)
  • Seed (20%)
  • Pre Seed (10%)

Country Focus

  • United States (90%)
  • United Kingdom (10%)

Industry Focus

  • Health Care
  • Biotechnology
  • Medical
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Health Diagnostics
  • Oncology
  • Data Visualization
  • Fintech
  • Hedge Funds
  • Veterinary
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Who does WARF Ventures frequently co-invest with?

JC
Asia, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Co-Investments: 1
Northpond Ventures
North America, Maryland, United States, Bethesda
Co-Investments: 4
DO
North America, California, United States, Anaheim
Co-Investments: 1
Moore Strategic Ventures
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3
Tao Capital Partners
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
North America, Wisconsin, United States, Madison
Co-Investments: 2
Sands Capital Ventures
North America, Virginia, United States, Arlington
Co-Investments: 4
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 2
ARCH Venture Partners
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 2
Pureland Venture Global
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 1

What are some of recent deals done by WARF Ventures?

Hubble Therapeutics

Hanover, New Hampshire, United States

Hubble Therapeutics is a biotechnology research company that offers gene therapy for leber congenital amaurosis type 16.

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeuticsWellness
Series AMar 25, 2025
Amount Raised: $7,300,000
Madison Scientific

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Madison Scientific develops solutions for optimizing hydrocephalus treatment and creates novel neurological devices.

BiotechnologyManufacturingMedical Device
SeedMar 18, 2025
Amount Raised: $7,000,000
Elephas

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Elephas harnesses latest advances in cancer biology, multimodal microscopy, and artificial intelligence to empower clinical decision-making.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical
Series CJan 24, 2024
Amount Raised: $55,000,000
Elephas

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Elephas harnesses latest advances in cancer biology, multimodal microscopy, and artificial intelligence to empower clinical decision-making.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical
Series CNov 30, 2023
Amount Raised: $55,000,000
Innervace

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Innvervace develops regenerative therapy solutions for neurodegenerative disorders.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalNeuroscience
Series ASep 8, 2022
Amount Raised: $40,000,000
Elephas

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Elephas harnesses latest advances in cancer biology, multimodal microscopy, and artificial intelligence to empower clinical decision-making.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical
Series BSep 6, 2022
Amount Raised: $41,500,000
Quiver Quantitative

Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States

Quiver Quantitative is an alternative data platform designed for retail investors.

Data VisualizationFinTechHedge Funds
SeedMar 2, 2022
Amount Raised: $2,000,000
Transfur

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Transfur is a comprehensive referral management platform that makes it easy to request, send, manage and review animal medical records.

MedicalVeterinary
Pre SeedJan 17, 2022
Elephas

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Elephas harnesses latest advances in cancer biology, multimodal microscopy, and artificial intelligence to empower clinical decision-making.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical
Series ASep 15, 2021
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Leo Cancer Care

Harley, Surrey, United Kingdom

Leo Cancer Care constantly seeking to optimise and improve.

Health CareOncology
Series BJul 20, 2021
Amount Raised: $25,300,000