# iVenture Accelerator

> iVenture Accelerator is a VC fund in Urbana backing Biotechnology and Farming. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Urbana, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iventureaccelerator/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/iventure_uofi?lang=en
- Website: http://iventure.illinois.edu/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iventureaccelerator/

iVenture Accelerator is an educational accelerator for student startups to create economic and social value by supporting students.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 27% |
| Farming | 2 | 18% |
| Software | 2 | 18% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 18% |
| Health Care | 2 | 18% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 45% |
| Seed | 2 | 18% |
| Angel | 1 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 9% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ElectroKare | Electrokare is a continuous, non-invasive blood biomarker platform that turns ECG signals into real-time physiological insights. Our AI models translate existing wearable and clinical ECG data into estimates of key biomarkers like potassium and sodium, enabling earlier intervention, better decision-making, and proactive care.We’re building theintelligence layer that makes the human body continuously measurable. |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 24, 2025 |  |
| ElectroKare | Electrokare is a continuous, non-invasive blood biomarker platform that turns ECG signals into real-time physiological insights. Our AI models translate existing wearable and clinical ECG data into estimates of key biomarkers like potassium and sodium, enabling earlier intervention, better decision-making, and proactive care.We’re building theintelligence layer that makes the human body continuously measurable. | $140K | Pre-Seed | Aug 28, 2024 |  |
| Earnest Agriculture | Earnest Agriculture is a developer of probiotics that increase crop yields for farmers. The company's probiotics protect against disease, insects, and weeds and promote nutrients, soil health, and drought tolerance. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Haylon Technologies | Haylon Technologies is creating the future of smart batteries. | $220K | Angel | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| Earnest Agriculture | Earnest Agriculture is a developer of probiotics that increase crop yields for farmers. The company's probiotics protect against disease, insects, and weeds and promote nutrients, soil health, and drought tolerance. | $1.2M | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Nephra | Nephra leverages state-of-the-art technology like machine learning and artificial intelligence to develop real-time electrolyte monitoring tools for dialysis patients. We seek to support a transition towards personalized care for dialysis patients and to combat the many complications that can arise from infrequent monitoring. | $70K | Pre-Seed | May 01, 2021 |  |
| Yummy Future | Yummy Future is a robotics company working on massive adoption of intelligent robots into everyday life. | $10K | Pre-Seed | May 05, 2018 |  |
| Menu3 | Menu3 is a software company that develops 3D enabled products and platforms. |  | Pre-Seed | May 01, 2018 |  |
| HexNest | HexNest provides sports safety equipment for schools and private clubs. The company was founded in 2017 by Mark Van den Avont and is headquartered in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States. |  |  | Jan 01, 2018 |  |
| Cast21 | Cast21 is a developer of medical orthopedic products to create a waterproof and breathable cast for fracture and joint care. Its design also allows for the integration of electronic therapies to decrease healing time. Founded in 2015, the company is based in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. | $800K | Seed | Jan 12, 2017 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [VentureWell](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venture-well) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [AgLaunch Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aglaunch-accelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ag Ventures Alliance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ag-ventures-alliance) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [gener8tor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gener8tor) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Illinois Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/illinois-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does iVenture Accelerator invest in?

iVenture Accelerator invests primarily in Biotechnology, Farming and Software startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did iVenture Accelerator last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for iVenture Accelerator closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 11 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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