# Jeff Raikes

> Jeff Raikes is a Series C investor backing Life Science and Biotechnology. See 4 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffraikes/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jeffraikes

Jeff Raikes is a Series C investor in Seattle focused on Life Science and Biotechnology. Jeff Raikes is the Co-founder of the Raikes Foundation.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Life Science | 2 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 50% |
| Video | 1 | 25% |
| AgTech | 1 | 25% |
| Sports | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series D | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lumen Bioscience | Lumen Bio is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing topically and mucosally delivered biologic drugs to treat and prevent highly prevalent diseases. | $30M | Series C | Oct 08, 2025 | http://lumen.bio |
| Hudl | Hudl is a platform and software that provides video analysis and coaching tools for sports teams. It enables coaches to upload footage of games, practices, and opponents, break the video down, add illustrations, voice clips, and text feedback, and deliver the video and coaching notes to their athletes. | $30M | Series D | Jul 06, 2017 | http://www.hudl.com |
| Epicrop Technologies | Epicrop develops a revolutionary epigenetic technology for improving crop yields. It also provides support services for crop production to improve crop development and abiotic stress tolerance and is applicable to all plant species, enabling farmers to improve the crop yield while keeping the crop prices lower.Epicrop Technologies was founded in2013 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. | $3.2M | Series A | Mar 06, 2017 | http://www.epicrop.com/ |
| Hudl | Hudl is a platform and software that provides video analysis and coaching tools for sports teams. It enables coaches to upload footage of games, practices, and opponents, break the video down, add illustrations, voice clips, and text feedback, and deliver the video and coaching notes to their athletes. | $72.5M | Series C | Apr 02, 2015 | http://www.hudl.com |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Nelnet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nelnet) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Nelnet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/Nelnet) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-melinda-gates-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [North Forty Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-forty-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Speedway Properties](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedway-properties) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Jeff Raikes invest in?

Jeff Raikes invests primarily in Life Science, Biotechnology and Video startups, most often at Series C and Series A 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 Jeff Raikes?

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### When did Jeff Raikes last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jeff Raikes closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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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