Our Investments
We at the Renaissance Venture Capital Fund believe that venture capital is both a driver of strong financial returns and of economic growth, and the venture capital funds in which we have invested reflect this belief.
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5AM Ventures – 5AM Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on building next-generation life science companies. Founded in 2002, 5AM Ventures has offices in Menlo Park, CA and Waltham, MA and over $435 million under management. |
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Allos Ventures – Allos only invest in early-stage companies, augmenting the capital provided by angel investors who have helped the companies reach a stage at which they are ready for their first institutional financing round. While Allos may be relatively new, we are leveraging the investment experience and business-building skills and resources developed over the past decade by our principals — Don Aquilano, John McIlwraith, and Dov Rosenberg — at Gazelle TechVentures and Blue Chip Venture Company, through those firms’ investments in over 100 companies. Additionally, many of our investors are successful technology company entrepreneurs, allowing us to tap into an even broader experience base of business-building expertise. |
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Arboretum Ventures – Arboretum Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in the healthcare sector. Arboretum aims to transform young companies into mature and thriving businesses that improve patient outcomes and lower the cost of care. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Arboretum currently manages approximately $170 million in capital. |
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Arsenal Venture Partners – Arsenal Venture Partners invests in early-stage companies that target extremely large commercial markets, but can also leverage the defense industrial complex in a manner that is beneficial to both the company and the defense community. |
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Mercury – Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Mercury is a seed and startup venture capital firm that invests in compelling and novel information technology and science-based startup opportunities. Mercury seeks to partner with extraordinary entrepreneurs to build globally competitive businesses, focusing on technology innovation in the U.S. Midcontinent. |
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Flagship Ventures – Flagship brings decades of operating and investing experience to the more than sixty companies in its portfolio. The portfolio consists primarily of seed and early-stage investments, with some later stage value investments. Healthcare investments target therapeutics and medical technologies and sustainability investments target clean technology and energy. Critical elements of these investments include visionary people, transformative ideas, significant intellectual property protection, deep market understanding, and the opportunity for capital efficiency and leverage. |
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H.I.G. Bioventures – H.I.G. BioVentures invests in a broad range of life science opportunities across sectors and stages. H.I.G.’s seasoned investment team has extensive and diverse experience in big pharma, small biotech, medical devices, diagnostics, basic science, clinical research, and technology transfer. |
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MK Capital – With offices in Northbrook, Illinois, Santa Monica, California and Ann Arbor, Michigan, MK Capital invests in companies at all stages of the funding lifecycle, with a strong sector focus on digital media, data center automation, software, and education technology. The MK Capital team aligns closely with entrepreneurs as a funding partner, a reliable mentor, and a valuable resource to build successful businesses. |
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RPM Ventures – RPM, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is an early-stage venture capital firm with a unique investing strategy and core platform that deliver repeatable, consistent value to portfolio companies and our investors. RPM provides capital and guidance to entrepreneurs starting and building innovative technology companies. |
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TGap Ventures – TGap serves entrepreneurs throughout the Midwest by assisting them define, develop, grow, and build value in their businesses. The TGap team is a mix of successful venture capitalists, managers and entrepreneurs with the aptitudes, experience, empathy, realism and patience required to build great businesses from, and add value to, developing companies. |