# Allston Venture Fund

> Allston Venture Fund is a VC fund backing Health Care and Biotechnology. See 35 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Allston, United States
- Total investments: 35
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allston/
- Website: https://innovationlabs.harvard.edu/allston-venture-fund/

Allston Venture Fund is a VC fund in Allston focused on Health Care and Biotechnology. Formed in 2019, The Allston Venture Fund is an investment collaborative focused on providing funding to high-potential, high-impact ventures led by Harvard students. The fund is backed by Bain Capital, General Catalyst, GETTYLAB, Highland Capital, Polaris Partners and Underscore.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 13 | 37% |
| Biotechnology | 6 | 17% |
| Medical Device | 6 | 17% |
| Wellness | 5 | 14% |
| Software | 4 | 11% |

42 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 26 | 74% |
| Seed | 3 | 9% |
| Series A | 2 | 6% |
| Grant | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 24 | 69% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Singapore | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aniq Kassam | Founder | 162 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aniq |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Neru Health | AI Personalized sleep therapy platform for shift workers (nurses, truckers, and pilots). | $150K | Pre-Seed | Jun 17, 2024 |  |
| Neru Health | AI Personalized sleep therapy platform for shift workers (nurses, truckers, and pilots). | $440K | Pre-Seed | Jun 17, 2024 |  |
| KiraGen Bio | KiraGen Bio is leveraging AI-driven, combinatorial gene editing to unlock the full potential of CAR-T cells against solid tumors. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 27, 2023 |  |
| Pathways Technologies | Pathways is a full stack sustainability platform for the construction industry. | $225K | Pre-Seed | Jun 20, 2023 |  |
| Anise Health | Anise Health is a digital platform that provides culturally-responsive mental health care for people of colour and has been shown to be five times more successful than current one-size-fits-all methods. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Jun 12, 2023 |  |
| NovaXS Biotech | NovaXS is developing the next generation of smart needle-free drug delivery platform that improves the medication adherence and optimizes the treatment outcomes. | $1M | Seed | Mar 01, 2023 |  |
| Rehydrate | Rehydrate is redesigning fuel cells to maximize water output. | $25K | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2023 |  |
| Smoodi | Smoodi develops an automated, self-cleaning smoothie machine allowing individuals to easily make fresh and delicious smoothies. Smoodi also provides pre-packed, all-natural frozen smoothie cups in a separate freezer unit. Smoodi makes it attractive for convenience store owners to provide fresh, premium, and on-demand, healthy nutrition to fulfillthe growing unmet demand among customers. | $5M | Series A | Nov 30, 2022 |  |
| EndoShunt Medical | EndoShunt Medical is a provider of a medical device for targeted hemorrhage control in emergency situations. The company was founded in 2022 and is headquartered in Nashville TN, United States. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 11, 2022 |  |
| Parker | Our mission is to simplify the path to homeownership.HiHome is a technology company that builds tools to help people become homeowners with greater ease and joy. With HiHome, individuals and families of all backgrounds access the knowledge and guidance they need to confidently make one of the biggest personal and financial decisions of theirlives. We're starting by building the fastest and most personalized home search experience ever. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2022 |  |

10 of 35 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [(ERA) Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/er-accelerator) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [PROTOCOL — by GETTYLAB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prtcl) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [FAST — by GETTYLAB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-st) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Golden Seeds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-seeds) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gold House](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gold-house) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Allston Venture Fund invest in?

Allston Venture Fund invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Medical Device startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 35 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Allston Venture Fund?

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### Who are the partners at Allston Venture Fund?

The team at Allston Venture Fund includes Aniq Kassam (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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