# Intellectual Ventures

> Intellectual Ventures is a VC fund in Bellevue backing Energy and Medical. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bellevue, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intellectual-ventures
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/IVinvents
- Website: http://www.intellectualventures.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/intven

Intellectual Ventures is a VC fund in Bellevue focused on Energy and Medical. Intellectual Ventures engages in invention and investment business that creates, incubates, and commercializes impactful inventions. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Medical | 1 | 25% |
| Nuclear | 1 | 25% |
| mHealth | 1 | 25% |
| Big Data | 1 | 25% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Israel | 1 | 25% |
| South Korea | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nathan Myhrvold | Founder, CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nathan-myhrvold |
| Dave Rosenberg | Senior Director, IDF Start | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-rosenberg |
| Edward Jung | Founder & CTO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-jung |
| Gita Bangera | Inventor & Consultant | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gita-bangera |
| Mathen Ganesan | Executive Vice President - Invention Investment Fund | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mathen-ganesan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Append Medical | Append Medical develops a next-generation transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) closure system.The Append Medical solution is in the pre-clinical in-vivo trial phase. It is intended to become a differentiated solution in the LAA closure market, which has been estimated to reach $25B within several years. This is the second-fastest growingsegment of the medical device market, with potential sales of $500M in 2019. Append Medical is a member of MEDX Xelerator, a medtech incubator backed by Boston Scientific, Intellectual Ventures, MEDX Ventures and Sheba Medical Center. | $7.4M | Series A | Aug 04, 2021 |  |
| EarthNow | EarthNow provides pictures of the planet on demand and real-time video anywhere a client desires.EarthNow is creating the means for anyone to instantly see almost anywhere on Earth in “true real-time,” giving anyone a live and unfiltered view of your planet. The company's aim is for you to experience Earth’s beauty and its fragility, and torecognize the importance of being good stewards of our world. Via a constellation of advanced imaging satellites, EarthNow will deliver an unprecedented and highly valuable user experience: continuous real-time video of the Earth enhanced by machine intelligence. |  | Seed | Apr 19, 2018 |  |
| Social Network | Social Network, a specialist platform servicing Korean trends. | $4.3M |  | Dec 01, 2015 |  |
| TerraPower | TerraPower aims to develop a sustainable and economic nuclear energy system while greatly reducing proliferation risks and creating new options for converting low-level waste into vast energy resources. TerraPower is investigating a class of nuclear fast reactors called the traveling wave reactor (TWR). |  |  | Jan 01, 2008 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Airbus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airbus-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boston Scientific](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boston-scientific) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Korea Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MEDX Xelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/medx-xelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mirae Asset Venture Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirae-asset-venture-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Posco Technical Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/posco-technical-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Intellectual Ventures invest in?

Intellectual Ventures invests primarily in Energy, Medical and Nuclear startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 Intellectual Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Intellectual Ventures?

The team at Intellectual Ventures includes Nathan Myhrvold (Founder, CEO), Dave Rosenberg (Senior Director, IDF Start) and Edward Jung (Founder & CTO), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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