# Jan Bouten

> Jan Bouten is a seed investor at Innova Memphis (Memphis) backing Health Care and Medical Device. See 107 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Innova Memphis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innova-memphis)
- Location: Memphis, United States
- Total investments: 107
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 31%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jan-bouten
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/janboutenjr

Jan Bouten is a seed investor at Innova Memphis in Memphis focused on Health Care and Medical Device. currently works as the Partner for Innova Memphis. He previously worked at Restore Medical Solutions as the Board Member.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 10 | 9% |
| Medical Device | 8 | 7% |
| Software | 6 | 6% |
| SaaS | 5 | 5% |
| Medical | 5 | 5% |

52 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 17 | 16% |
| Series A | 10 | 9% |
| Convertible Note | 10 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 7 | 7% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 3% |

9 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| iYOTAH Solutions | iYOTAH Solutions is a transformational SaaS technology company that connects data to help the animal protein industry thrive. | $2.8M | Series A | Feb 05, 2024 |  |
| American Autonomy, Inc. | Rantizo delivers targeted liquid dry applications for agriculture precisely where and when they are needed in the field.The company's system utilizes an electrostatic spraying technology which reduces problems with uneven coverage and covers crops uniformly, enabling farmers to apply pesticides and chemicals in the farms evenly without ahassle and within a short duration of time. | $6M | Series A | Oct 02, 2023 |  |
| Glanris | Glanris developed a completely green, non-toxic, filtration media for water purification from an agriculture by-product. This agricultural product is grown around the world, is plentiful, and can be used locally to ensure clean drinking water in developing countries. It also gives local farmers a significant additional income source for a productthat today they are throwing away.This media has been independently tested over the last two years of development and is ready for production. |  | Seed | Dec 08, 2022 |  |
| SwineTech | SwineTech is a mechanical and industrial engineering company that bridges the gap between producers and pigs through artificial intelligence and sensor-based technologies. The company specializes in the fields of machine learning, audio, and pork production. SwineTech was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. | $1M | Convertible Note | Nov 02, 2022 |  |
| Glanris | Glanris developed a completely green, non-toxic, filtration media for water purification from an agriculture by-product. This agricultural product is grown around the world, is plentiful, and can be used locally to ensure clean drinking water in developing countries. It also gives local farmers a significant additional income source for a productthat today they are throwing away.This media has been independently tested over the last two years of development and is ready for production. | $1.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 11, 2022 |  |
| SwineTech | SwineTech is a mechanical and industrial engineering company that bridges the gap between producers and pigs through artificial intelligence and sensor-based technologies. The company specializes in the fields of machine learning, audio, and pork production. SwineTech was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. | $1M | Convertible Note | Jul 26, 2022 |  |
| Glanris | Glanris developed a completely green, non-toxic, filtration media for water purification from an agriculture by-product. This agricultural product is grown around the world, is plentiful, and can be used locally to ensure clean drinking water in developing countries. It also gives local farmers a significant additional income source for a productthat today they are throwing away.This media has been independently tested over the last two years of development and is ready for production. |  | Convertible Note | Jun 13, 2022 |  |
| American Autonomy, Inc. | Rantizo delivers targeted liquid dry applications for agriculture precisely where and when they are needed in the field.The company's system utilizes an electrostatic spraying technology which reduces problems with uneven coverage and covers crops uniformly, enabling farmers to apply pesticides and chemicals in the farms evenly without ahassle and within a short duration of time. |  | Convertible Note | May 09, 2022 |  |
| Glanris | Glanris developed a completely green, non-toxic, filtration media for water purification from an agriculture by-product. This agricultural product is grown around the world, is plentiful, and can be used locally to ensure clean drinking water in developing countries. It also gives local farmers a significant additional income source for a productthat today they are throwing away.This media has been independently tested over the last two years of development and is ready for production. |  | Convertible Note | Jan 03, 2022 |  |
| Shurpa | Shurpa leverage patented artificial intelligence (AI) to take the guesswork out of managing mandatory recurring appointments while driving maximum efficiency from clinician workforces in the field. Shurpa system is capable of managing multiple roles and skill levels, creating concentric routes that deliver a fully integrated hospital-at-homeexperience, with full visibility for patients. AI tracks infusions and dialysis schedules, planning flexible schedules and routes to meet changing workforce demands. It offers dynamic re-routing capabilities in the event of last-minute changes and custom reporting for the management team. The Shurpa system tracks all required visits and ensures workforce planning is meeting those obligations. It can forecast workforce shortages based on recurring appointment commitments and head off compliance issues before they ever begin. |  | Seed | Nov 12, 2021 |  |

10 of 107 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MB Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mb-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [ZeroTo510](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zeroto510) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Chrysalis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chrysalis-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [iSelect Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iselectfund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Quake Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quake-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [.406 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/406-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Innova Memphis

VC Fund · Memphis, United States

Founded in 2007 by the Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Innova is a pre-seed, seed and early-stage investor focused on starting and funding high-growth companies in the Biosciences, Technology and AgBio fields across the state of Tennessee. Innova links capital with great ideas to create groundbreaking products and services.At Innova we invest instart-up companies, help them grow, and then assist them in linking with established corporations for licensing, buy-outs or further investments. We provide the synergy of experienced management, market expertise and venture capital to accelerate the development of new products and services into viable business units that can stand on their own and then take their place with a mature market leader, if desired.Whether an innovation is still on the drawing board or stalled in the market place the Innova staff has the expertise, skills, and experience to envision and create a functioning business unit that is prepared to thrive in the market place. Technical know-how, market-proven staffing, and "just-right" funding assure the greatest chance possible for success.

4 contacts available at Innova Memphis.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dean Didato | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dean-didato |
| Jan Bouten | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-bouten |
| Ken Woody | Founder, President & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-woody-2 |
| Nate Smith | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nate-smith-728d |

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## FAQ

### What does Jan Bouten invest in?

Jan Bouten invests primarily in Health Care, Medical Device and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 107 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 Jan Bouten last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jan Bouten closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 107 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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