# Green Park & Golf Ventures

> Green Park & Golf Ventures is a VC fund backing Health Care and Medical. See 94 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dallas, United States
- Total investments: 94
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last fund: Jan 2017
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-park-&-golf-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/gpgventures
- Website: http://www.gpgventures.com

Green Park & Golf Ventures is a VC fund in Dallas focused on Health Care and Medical. Green Park & Golf, built on over 50 years of operational and financial experience, seeks investment opportunities that offer above-market returns for its investors. Led by Clay Heighten, M.D., and Carl Soderstrom, the Firm delivers strategic solutions, financial backing and a reliable network to its portfolio companies. The Dallas-based Firm iscurrently looking for investment opportunities in medical-related start-ups.Dr. Heighten founded MedicalEdge Healthcare Group in 1993, and Mr. Soderstrom started PhyServe Physician Services in 1998 to administer the financial and operational needs of MedicalEdge. Together, the companies managed over 550 providers in five major markets. In 2011, the companies were sold to Texas Health Resources, a $3.8 billion health care system. That’s when Green Park & Golf was born.After earning his MBA at Southern Methodist University, Mr. Garcia joined them full-time in May 2011 to actively pursue new investment opportunities and monitor other investments in their portfolio. He has prior professional experience at FedEx, Bold Ventures, and Lone Star Investment Advisors.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $420k–$3.2M |
| Series A | $1.3M–$18M |
| Series B | $2.1M–$45M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 37 | 39% |
| Medical | 23 | 24% |
| Biotechnology | 19 | 20% |
| Medical Device | 15 | 16% |
| Software | 14 | 15% |

83 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 23 | 24% |
| Seed | 21 | 22% |
| Series B | 12 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 10 | 11% |
| Series C | 5 | 5% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 61 | 65% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% |
| Sweden | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| JR Garcia | Principal & VP of Investments | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jr-garcia |
| Carl Soderstrom | Founding Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carl-soderstrom-2 |
| Claire England | Investment Partner | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claire-england |
| Clay Heighten | Founding Member | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clay-heighten |
| Dan Parsley | Managing Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-parsley |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vellum Health | Vellum Health platform provides on-demand IV enablement & treatment optimized for provider organizations, payers, clinicians, and patients. |  | Series A | Jun 26, 2025 |  |
| Mobia Medical | MicroTransponder is a medical device company that develops and commercializes neurostimulation devices to treat neurological diseases. Its therapies include paired vagus nerve stimulation system (Paired VNS System) and wireless neurostimulation system for the treatment of chronic pain, post-stroke upper limb mobility issues, and variousneurological indications that enable healthcare practitioners to treat post-stroke upper limb mobility issues.Founded in 2007, MicroTransponder is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. | $65M | Series F | Mar 12, 2025 |  |
| Affineon Health | Affineon is the AI inbox that saves provider time. We automatically handle normal and clinically insignificant lab results, and help providers get through abnormal lab results faster. Our AI automatically groups, analyzes, and trends lab results into a smart summary, including possible next steps and a complete patient note. We also route"noise" to staff, reducing the number of messages a physician needs to pay attention to by up to 30%. The result is 5+ hours saved per week per provider. Plus, Affineon tightly integrates with the EHR, so providers don’t need to change their existing workflow. | $5M | Seed | Feb 03, 2025 |  |
| Prolocor | Prolocor is a biotechnology company that develops diagnostic tests for cardiovascular diseases. The company's goal is to develop a more precise method and diagnostic tool for assessing and managing risk in cardiovascular disease. Prolocor was founded in 2020 and is based in Philadelphia, PA. | $1.7M | Convertible Note | Feb 27, 2024 |  |
| Worlds | Worlds is completely re-inventing how organizations see and understand their worlds. Through live, AI-powered models, the company’s clients can remotely see, learn and analyze their worlds in ways that were never possible before. | $21.2M | Series A | Jan 03, 2023 |  |
| Validic | Validic is the healthcare industry's premier technology platform for convenient, easy data access to a world of mobile health and in-home devices, fitness equipment, clinical sensors, activity wearables, smart bands, and wellness applications. Founded in 2010, Validic is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. | $12M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 14, 2022 |  |
| Prolocor | Prolocor is a biotechnology company that develops diagnostic tests for cardiovascular diseases. The company's goal is to develop a more precise method and diagnostic tool for assessing and managing risk in cardiovascular disease. Prolocor was founded in 2020 and is based in Philadelphia, PA. | $3.2M | Seed | Aug 16, 2022 |  |
| Mobia Medical | MicroTransponder is a medical device company that develops and commercializes neurostimulation devices to treat neurological diseases. Its therapies include paired vagus nerve stimulation system (Paired VNS System) and wireless neurostimulation system for the treatment of chronic pain, post-stroke upper limb mobility issues, and variousneurological indications that enable healthcare practitioners to treat post-stroke upper limb mobility issues.Founded in 2007, MicroTransponder is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. | $73M | Series E | Jun 20, 2022 |  |
| Genomenon | Genomenon develops software tools to rapidly and autonomously prioritize data points for decision-making. It revolutionizes the way genetic diagnoses and discoveries are made. The company’s suite of diagnostic and discovery tools enable physicians, pharma, and researchers to quickly and accurately identify disease-causing variants fromgenomic-sequencing datasets.It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | $20M | Series B | Mar 08, 2022 |  |
| Alto | Alto provides on-demand rides using a dedicated fleet of new, safe, and well-maintained vehicles. Each driver is an employee of Alto and is carefully vetted and trained to give members a professional and predictable ride, every time. Alto's elegant apps and in-car technology customize each member's experience each time. In short, membersdrive everything, except for the car. The company is launching in Dallas, Texas with plans to scale to new US cities in 2019. Alto was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, United States | $45M | Series B | Jun 28, 2021 |  |

10 of 94 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Green Park & Golf Ventures invest in?

Green Park & Golf Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, Medical and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 94 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Green Park & Golf Ventures's check size?

Green Park & Golf Ventures typically joins rounds of $420k–$3.2M at Seed, $1.3M–$18M at Series A and $2.1M–$45M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Green Park & Golf Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Green Park & Golf Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Green Park & Golf Ventures?

The team at Green Park & Golf Ventures includes JR Garcia (Principal & VP of Investments), Carl Soderstrom (Founding Partner) and Claire England (Investment Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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