# MB Venture Partners

> MB Venture Partners is a VC fund in Memphis backing Health Care and Medical. See 90 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Memphis, United States
- Total investments: 90
- Last investment: May 2020
- Lead investor: 9%
- Fund size: $22M
- Last fund: Nov 2011
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mb-venture-parners/about/
- Website: http://www.mbventures.com

MB Venture Partners is a Memphis, Tennessee venture capital firm that provides equity capital and strategic direction to life sciences companies. The Firm invests in medical device and biotechnology companies at all stages of development. Their Firm is especially interested in product solutions for musculoskeletal diseases, and their partnersbenefit from their deep experience and relationships in this area of investment.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $50k–$700k |
| Series B | $1.3M–$18M |
| Series C | $5M–$28M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 41 | 46% |
| Medical | 27 | 30% |
| Medical Device | 22 | 24% |
| Biotechnology | 19 | 21% |
| Manufacturing | 8 | 9% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 29 | 32% |
| Series B | 11 | 12% |
| Series C | 9 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 8 | 9% |
| Series A | 5 | 6% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 49 | 54% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bob Compton | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-compton |
| Charlie Federico | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charlie-federico |
| Dick Tarr | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dick-tarr |
| Jack Blair | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-blair |
| Larry Papasan | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/larry-papasan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lineus Medical | Lineus Medical offers medical devices designed to prevent IV mechanical complications and improve vascular access outcomes. Its SafeBreak Vascular device utilizes a patented break-away technology to create a separation in the IV tubing. | $1.3M | Series B | May 27, 2020 |  |
| SweetBio | SweetBio operates as a medical device company specializing in bioengineering honey-incorporated materials for wound care. It has bioengineered a new, platform material that will revolutionize wound care across multiple markets. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. | $930K | Seed | Oct 26, 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 |  |
| Spine Wave | Spine Wave engages in developing and marketing medical devices for the treatment of spinal disorders. It focuses on commercializing technology platforms that offer surgical solutions for spine surgeons and their patients. Spine Wave offers expandable PEEK spacers and expandable interbody devices for posterior surgery; pivoting spacer systems;lateral spacer systems, XDL expandable devices, and lateral access systems for lateral stabilization; Leva PX, an expandable interbody device for the treatment of spinal disorders; GraftMag Graft Delivery System to deliver large amounts of bone graft; and fixation products such as spine systems for treating degeneration, deformity, tumor, and trauma of the thoracolumbar spine as well as adjacent level systems. Spine Wave also offers anterior cervical plate systems that provide stabilization as an adjunct to spinal fusion from C2-C7 through anterior screw fixation; and cervical spacer systems to treat degenerative disc disease from C2-T1. It offers its products through distributors. John Pafford and Mark LoGuidice founded Spine Wave on February 1, 2001. It has its headquarters in Shelton in Connecticut. | $11M | Series F | May 31, 2016 |  |
| Lineus Medical | Lineus Medical offers medical devices designed to prevent IV mechanical complications and improve vascular access outcomes. Its SafeBreak Vascular device utilizes a patented break-away technology to create a separation in the IV tubing. | $850K | Seed | Jan 19, 2016 |  |
| SweetBio | SweetBio operates as a medical device company specializing in bioengineering honey-incorporated materials for wound care. It has bioengineered a new, platform material that will revolutionize wound care across multiple markets. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Dec 03, 2015 |  |
| Ortho Kinematics | Ortho Kinematics is a spine diagnostics company, provides spine motion analysis and diagnostic services. The company provides information to spine clinicians to assist them in diagnosing and treating back and neck pain. Its solution includes KineGraph Vertebral Motion Analyzer, an automated functional diagnostic test for the spine that usesfluoroscopy to capture the spine in motion, producing patient-specific graphs of the kinematics for each vertebral level. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Austin, Texas. |  |  | Aug 31, 2015 |  |
| Restore Medical Solutions | Restore Medical Solutions is a medical device company focusing on products and techniques that promote SSI reduction, safety, and productivity within healthcare. The company manufactures a sterilization tray system that reduces the risk of infection from contaminated medical instruments. Its modular sterilization tray systems reduce the potentialrisk of infection from contaminated instruments and enable surgical departments to improve the quality of care while reducing cost.Founded in 2012, Restore Medical Solutions is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. | $1.6M | Series A | Jul 09, 2015 |  |
| Ortho Kinematics | Ortho Kinematics is a spine diagnostics company, provides spine motion analysis and diagnostic services. The company provides information to spine clinicians to assist them in diagnosing and treating back and neck pain. Its solution includes KineGraph Vertebral Motion Analyzer, an automated functional diagnostic test for the spine that usesfluoroscopy to capture the spine in motion, producing patient-specific graphs of the kinematics for each vertebral level. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Austin, Texas. | $9.6M | Series C | Apr 14, 2015 |  |
| Better Walk | The company was built on the principle that even age old technologies require innovation, and that mindset has proven to be one of the main pillars of their culture as they've grown. Better Walk was accepted into the second class of the Zero To 510 accelerator in Memphis, TN where it raised its early venture funding.In late 2014, thecompany moved its headquarters to Atlanta, GA, and focused on developing the Better Walk crutch and is currently preparing for production and a product launch that will begin in early 2015. | $450K | Series A | Feb 17, 2015 |  |

10 of 90 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Innova Memphis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innova-memphis) — VC Fund, 33 deals together
- [ZeroTo510](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zeroto510) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
- [Split Rock Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/split-rock-partners) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Investor Growth Capital Limited](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investor-growth-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [TEXO Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/texo-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Charter Life Sciences](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charter-life-sciences) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does MB Venture Partners invest in?

MB Venture Partners invests primarily in Health Care, Medical and Medical Device startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 90 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is MB Venture Partners's check size?

MB Venture Partners typically joins rounds of $50k–$700k at Seed, $1.3M–$18M at Series B and $5M–$28M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds MB Venture Partners participates in.

### How do I contact MB Venture Partners?

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### Who are the partners at MB Venture Partners?

The team at MB Venture Partners includes Bob Compton (Venture Partner), Charlie Federico (Venture Partner) and Dick Tarr (Venture Partner), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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