# Ikove Capital Partners

> Ikove Capital Partners is a VC fund backing Medical and Medical Device. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Columbus, United States
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last fund: Jun 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ikove-capital-partners/
- X (Twitter): http://www.twitter.com/IkoveCapital
- Website: http://ikovecapital.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ikove-Capital-393063104469058/

Ikove Capital Partners is a venture capital firm that offer early-stage investments in technology firms. The company offers early-stage investments for concept technology firms. Furthermore, it offers capital investments and advisory services to its clients.Ikove Capital Partners was founded in 2014 by Rodolfo Bellesi and Flavio Lobato andis based in Ohio.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 3 | 25% |
| Medical Device | 3 | 25% |
| Health Care | 2 | 17% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 17% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 17% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 58% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 8 | 67% |
| Brazil | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abraham Joseph | Entrepreneur In Residence | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abraham-joseph-013a |
| Flavio Lobato | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flavio-lobato |
| Jack Karabees | Entrepreneur In Residence | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-karabees-b6c3 |
| John D'Orazio | Founder / Managing Partner | 17 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-dorazio |
| Rodolfo Bellesi | Founder & Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rodolfo-bellesi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Coders4Future | Coders4Future teaches both hard skills—learning computational thinking—and soft skills that every IT professional should have. They have interactive lessons, regular workshops, and a team of professional developers that keep an eye on their needs. | $50K | Pre-Seed | Aug 16, 2022 |  |
| Matrix Food Technologies | Matrix Meats is built upon over a decade of industry leading experience in the design and manufacture of cell matrices to support all cell types. They create proprietary and custom-engineered nanofiber matrices and microcarriers that are animal-free, edible, and scalable. |  | Seed | Dec 21, 2020 |  |
| AssetWatch | AssetWatch is a leader in proactive and predictive maintenance solutions, providing a rapidly deployable, end-to-end remote condition monitoring service. We help eliminate unplanned downtime for global manufacturers and simplify the predictive maintenance process by providing a network of wireless sensors and communication hubs, cutting-edgesoftware, and condition monitoring engineers who condense and decipher the noise of data – making it more qualitative than just quantitative with expert prescriptive recommendations. By combining predictive analytics via machine learning in the software with the prescriptive insights of a certified expert, AssetWatch gives you way more than just the standard "pass/fail". We truly are a partner in the journey, helping change the culture of maintenance and reliability teams from reactive to proactive. | $4M |  | Sep 27, 2019 |  |
| ParaGen Technologies | ParaGen Technologies is a company focused on diverse clinical areas including wound care, orthopedics, vascular, and hernia repair. It aims to redefine tissue engineering by addressing the problems associated with synthetic and biologic implants; while incorporating their advantages. The company is utilizing synthetic nanofiber scaffolds thatpromote healing by mimicking the physical structures found naturally in the body. ParaGen Technologies is launching medical device companies that tailor this technology to meet the needs of specific clinical verticals. | $3M |  | Nov 29, 2018 |  |
| Circular Wave Drive | Circular Wave Drive (CWD) is developing a full product line of highly-efficient, ruggedized, speed-reducing gearing systems that overcome the limitations of both the premium and value market standards. | $2M | Seed | Mar 27, 2018 |  |
| ParaGen Technologies | ParaGen Technologies is a company focused on diverse clinical areas including wound care, orthopedics, vascular, and hernia repair. It aims to redefine tissue engineering by addressing the problems associated with synthetic and biologic implants; while incorporating their advantages. The company is utilizing synthetic nanofiber scaffolds thatpromote healing by mimicking the physical structures found naturally in the body. ParaGen Technologies is launching medical device companies that tailor this technology to meet the needs of specific clinical verticals. | $4.1M | Seed | Dec 08, 2017 |  |
| Cognovi Labs | Cognovi Labs has a first-of-its-kind proprietary AI that integrates deep machine learning with behavioral psychology to measure emotions from any textual and transcribable data to predict people's decisions and help shape the outcome.Cognovi's Psychological AI scientifically anticipates human decisions and provides its clients theprescriptive tools to change the outcome, from accelerating revenues and increasing prescription growth to identifying future threats. |  | Seed | Aug 15, 2017 |  |
| Vascular Genesis | A medical device company laying the foundation for vascular conduit replacement with its line of cell-free, synthetic scaffold products -- with self-healing capabilities that lower the risk of rejection, infection, and stenosis. Funding prior to formation: $2.5 million. |  | Seed | May 30, 2017 |  |
| Atreon Orthopedics | A medical device company building a line of orthopedic products that provide a structure for tissue growth and healing of sports medicine injuries including tendon ruptures/tears. |  | Seed | May 30, 2017 |  |
| RenovoDerm | A medical device company building a line of wound care products that provide a structure for tissue growth and promote faster healing of wounds—while reducing scar tissue. Funding prior to formation: $1.6 million. |  | Seed | May 30, 2017 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Monte Carlo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monte-carlo-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Proton Enterprises](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/proton-enterprises) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Clear Current Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clear-current-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CPT Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cpt-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater NY](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harvard-business-school-alumni-angels-of-greater-ny) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ikove Capital Partners invest in?

Ikove Capital Partners invests primarily in Medical, Medical Device and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 12 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 Ikove Capital Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Ikove Capital Partners?

The team at Ikove Capital Partners includes Abraham Joseph (Entrepreneur In Residence), Flavio Lobato (Co-Founder and Managing Partner) and Jack Karabees (Entrepreneur In Residence). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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