# Axiom Ventures

> Axiom Ventures is a VC fund in Hartford backing Medical and Health Care. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hartford, United States
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Jun 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.axiomventures.com

Axiom Ventures is a financial organisation which targets its investments in the high technology(communications, software, Internet infrastructure and information technology) and biotechnology sectors. They invest in companies throughout the United States.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 4 | 21% |
| Health Care | 4 | 21% |
| Software | 3 | 16% |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 16% |
| Pharmaceutical | 3 | 16% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 6 | 32% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 26% |
| Series A | 2 | 11% |
| Series D | 2 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 13 | 68% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Mendelson | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-mendelson |
| Barry Bronfin | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barry-bronfin |
| John Wieczorek | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-wieczorek |
| Samuel McKay | Co-founder, General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samuel-mckay |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tangen Biosciences | Tangen Biosciences LLC develops medical instrument that provides rapid nucleic acid detection, with the specificity and sensitivity of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. |  | Series A | Jun 20, 2019 |  |
| Melinta Therapeutics | Melinta Therapeutics is an antibiotics-focused company. The company’s mission is to discover, develop and commercialize urgently needed, groundbreaking antibiotics to overcome drug-resistant, life-threatening infections. The need for new therapies for drug-resistant infections is widely recognized as one of the most serious public health issuesfacing the world today. To meet this need, Melinta Therapeutics is rapidly progressing its late-stage investigational antibiotic, delafloxacin, which is currently in Phase 3 development for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). In addition, Melinta is focused on its ongoing research program to develop a new class of antibiotics designed to overcome the resistant ESKAPE pathogens known to cause the majority of serious hospital infections and patient deaths. Melinta Therapeutics is privately held and backed by Vatera Healthcare Partners and Warburg Pincus. | $25M | Series D | Jan 25, 2009 |  |
| MX Logic | MX Logic, Inc. provides managed email and Web security services in the United States and internationally. It offers Email Defense Solutions that protect against email-borne threats and help businesses to meet compliance regulations via email storage, retrieval, and surveillance.The company also provides Message Archiving for businesses tomonitor, store, and retrieve company email messages to comply with electronic security regulations; and Web Defense Service that blocks Web threats, including spyware, viruses, and phishing attacks. It serves public companies, as well as companies in healthcare, financial services, and law and insurance markets.The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. | $5.7M | Series G | Nov 04, 2008 |  |
| Small Bone Innovations | Small Bones Innovations (SBi) makes devices for small bones and joints, particularly focusing on trauma and arthroplasty. | $36M | Series C | Jan 01, 2008 |  |
| MX Logic | MX Logic, Inc. provides managed email and Web security services in the United States and internationally. It offers Email Defense Solutions that protect against email-borne threats and help businesses to meet compliance regulations via email storage, retrieval, and surveillance.The company also provides Message Archiving for businesses tomonitor, store, and retrieve company email messages to comply with electronic security regulations; and Web Defense Service that blocks Web threats, including spyware, viruses, and phishing attacks. It serves public companies, as well as companies in healthcare, financial services, and law and insurance markets.The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. | $2.7M | Series G | Dec 19, 2007 |  |
| MX Logic | MX Logic, Inc. provides managed email and Web security services in the United States and internationally. It offers Email Defense Solutions that protect against email-borne threats and help businesses to meet compliance regulations via email storage, retrieval, and surveillance.The company also provides Message Archiving for businesses tomonitor, store, and retrieve company email messages to comply with electronic security regulations; and Web Defense Service that blocks Web threats, including spyware, viruses, and phishing attacks. It serves public companies, as well as companies in healthcare, financial services, and law and insurance markets.The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. | $4M | Series F | Nov 07, 2006 |  |
| Melinta Therapeutics | Melinta Therapeutics is an antibiotics-focused company. The company’s mission is to discover, develop and commercialize urgently needed, groundbreaking antibiotics to overcome drug-resistant, life-threatening infections. The need for new therapies for drug-resistant infections is widely recognized as one of the most serious public health issuesfacing the world today. To meet this need, Melinta Therapeutics is rapidly progressing its late-stage investigational antibiotic, delafloxacin, which is currently in Phase 3 development for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). In addition, Melinta is focused on its ongoing research program to develop a new class of antibiotics designed to overcome the resistant ESKAPE pathogens known to cause the majority of serious hospital infections and patient deaths. Melinta Therapeutics is privately held and backed by Vatera Healthcare Partners and Warburg Pincus. | $50M | Series C | Jun 20, 2006 |  |
| Airwide Solutions | Airwide Solutions is a global leader in providing mobile infrastructure software to enable, enhance and ensure mobile communications for over 70 wireless operators worldwide. Airwide Solutions was founded in 2004 following the merger of Schlumberger Messaging Solutions (MSG) and Taral Networks. Airwide Solutions has a rich tradition of innovation;it sent the first commercial SMS (short message service) in 1992 and deployed the first A2P (application-to-person) MMS push gateway in 2004. Airwide Solutions has regional offices in England, Canada, India, Australia, Singapore and the United States. | $25M | Series D | Jan 25, 2006 |  |
| Small Bone Innovations | Small Bones Innovations (SBi) makes devices for small bones and joints, particularly focusing on trauma and arthroplasty. | $42.2M | Series B | Dec 16, 2005 |  |
| BioMimetic Therapeutics | BioMimetic Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops products to help stimulate the body natural tissue regenerative process. The company's products and product candidates include Augment Injectable and Augment Rotator Cuff for several orthopedic and sports medicine indications comprising the treatment of foot and ankle fusions,the stimulation of wrist fracture healing, and the surgical treatment of rotator cuff tears, as well as Augment Tendinopathy Injection for injuries cause of tendon overuse.BioMimetic Therapeutics was founded on 1999 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee. | $11.8M | Series C | May 18, 2005 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Axiom Ventures invest in?

Axiom Ventures invests primarily in Medical, Health Care and Software startups, most often at Series C and Funding Round stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Axiom Ventures?

The team at Axiom Ventures includes Alan Mendelson (Founder), Barry Bronfin (Partner) and John Wieczorek (Chief Financial Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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