# IU Ventures

> IU Ventures is a VC fund in Bloomington backing Software and Biotechnology. See 48 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bloomington, United States
- Total investments: 48
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 27%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/iuventures
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/IUFund
- Website: https://iuventures.com/

IU Ventures is a VC fund in Bloomington focused on Software and Biotechnology. IU Ventures is affiliated with Indiana University focusing on assisting IU students, faculty, staff, and alums in new venture opportunities.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for IU Ventures. Shizune tracks 7 team members at IU Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/iu-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 10 | 21% |
| Biotechnology | 7 | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 6 | 13% |
| Mobile | 5 | 10% |
| SaaS | 4 | 8% |

67 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 18 | 38% |
| Series A | 6 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 10% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 8% |
| Series B | 3 | 6% |

9 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jonathan Barada | Vice President - Engagement | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-barada |
| Teri F. Willey | Managing Director | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/teri-f-willey |
| Adam Sobol | Shoebox Fund Investment Committee Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-sobol |
| Jason Wadler | Member/IU Angels | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-wadler |
| Ken Green | Managing Director | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-green |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amplified Sciences | Amplified Sciences is a molecular diagnostics company unlike other diagnostics companies due to their ultra-sensitive molecular sensing technology with composition of matter IP exclusively licensed from Purdue University. The technology is disease state agnostic, can detect to the single molecule level, scales easily to point of care, and providesa very favorable cost structure for their platform of reagents. The first application – early detection of pancreatic cancer - is an assay that will quickly prove the investment thesis due to large unmet medical need and a favorable reimbursement path. The team has delivered a working prototype and published proof of concept data. | $2.6M | Seed | Nov 25, 2024 |  |
| Plan Forward | Plan Forward provides a dental membership platform designed to offer in-house membership plans to patients that do not have traditional insurance which ultimately gives more patients access to quality care and loyalty to quality providers. The company partners with dentists, group practices, and dental practice office managers to create and powertheir in-office dental membership plans.Plan Forward was established in 2018 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. | $2M | Seed | Oct 09, 2023 |  |
| Boardable | Boardable makes software for nonprofits to boost board member engagement and streamline remote collaboration. Having meetings, voting, discussions, and documents all in one place tames the chaos of managing a board via inboxes and hard drives and speeds things up by connecting members between meetings. With everything in one place, Boardableensures continuity when board members transition in and out of the organization.The company was founded in 2016 and based in Indianapolis, Indiana. | $2.6M | Series A | Oct 24, 2022 |  |
| Confluence Pharmaceuticals | Confluence Pharmaceuticals is developing novel therapeutic medications for neurological development disorders. The company's current focus is advancing a novel drug discovery that improves social and communication impairments for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Fragile X Syndrome. | $200K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 17, 2022 |  |
| Folia | Folia develops productivity applications for digital document work. Folia products include iAnnotate, which is for reading and annotating documents, and the Folia, which offers a streamlined way to perform research and analysis. With the touch of a finger, users can highlight, draw, stamp, underline, and more with iAnnotate. Users of Folia can markup any type of document, work across devices, securely share documents, collaborate in real-time with others, and present ideas persuasively and beautifully. | $2M | Seed | May 16, 2022 |  |
| iink Payments | iink Payments provides a platform helping contractors automate their customers' insurance proceeds verification and disbursement. | $2.8M | Seed | Mar 18, 2022 |  |
| iink Payments | iink Payments provides a platform helping contractors automate their customers' insurance proceeds verification and disbursement. | $1.1M | Convertible Note | Mar 18, 2022 |  |
| The Bee Corp | The Bee Corp’s product, Verifli applies data analytics to beehives to help growers ensure effective pollination through infrared inspection technology. The Bee Corp increases yield for farmers by monitoring the number, health and distribution of pollinating bees. | $1.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 07, 2022 |  |
| HotDrop | HotDrop is a Techstars and venture-backed music discovery platform that connects undiscovered artists with superfans. Founded by a team of Gen-Z music addicts and artists, HotDrop addresses the current generational shift underway in music discovery and consumption. 30-second snippets enable rapid discovery, are easily shared with other musicsuperfans, yielding high virality for emerging artists. Within two days of its initial launch, the HotDrop app had more than 25,000 downloads and ranked 7th on the App Store. Join the music discovery revolution by downloading HotDrop on the App Store and learn more at www.hotdropapp.com. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Kovina Therapeutics | Kovina Therapeutics operates as a pre-clinical biotechnology company aims to discover a non-surgical, medical treatment for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infections and cancers. | $2M | Seed | Oct 20, 2021 |  |

10 of 48 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [High Alpha](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-alpha-llc) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
- [Elevate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elevate-ventures) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indiana-university-philanthropic-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [BioCrossroads](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/biocrossroads) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Green Egg Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greeneggventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Motivate Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motivate-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does IU Ventures invest in?

IU Ventures invests primarily in Software, Biotechnology and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 48 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 IU Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at IU Ventures?

The team at IU Ventures includes Jonathan Barada (Vice President - Engagement), Teri F. Willey (Managing Director) and Adam Sobol (Shoebox Fund Investment Committee Member), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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