# mHUB

> mHUB is a VC fund in Chicago backing Health Care and Medical Device. See 69 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 69
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 43%
- Fund size: $15M
- Last fund: Aug 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mhub-chicago
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mHubChicago
- Website: http://www.mhubchicago.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mHUBChicago/

mHUB is a leading independent hardtech and manufacturing innovation center that exists to convene the entrepreneurial ecosystem around physical product innovation to ensure that the manufacturing industry continues to accelerate, grow and thrive. The mHUB community includes over 428 active and alumni startups and small businesses supported by adeep talent pool of product designers and developers, entrepreneurs, engineers and manufacturers, corporate leaders, industry experts, mentors and investors. Since launching in 2017, the mHUB community has generated more than $1.1B in revenue, launched more than 1,256 products, hired more than 4,153 employees, and raised nearly $1.45B in capital. For more information on the innovation center visit mhubchicago.com For more information on how to partner with mHUB's talent pool visit mhubhd.com

## Contacts

5 contacts available for mHUB. Shizune tracks 6 team members at mHUB. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/mhub-3?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 23 | 33% |
| Medical Device | 14 | 20% |
| Medical | 6 | 9% |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 9% |
| Renewable Energy | 6 | 9% |

84 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 42 | 61% |
| Seed | 14 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 3% |
| Angel | 1 | 1% |
| Series A | 1 | 1% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 47 | 68% |
| Canada | 4 | 6% |
| Estonia | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Lambert | Corporate Development Coordinator | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-lambert-f9d4 |
| Manas Mehandru | COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manas-mehandru |
| Melissa Lederer | Chief Experience Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melissa-lederer |
| Thierry Van Landegem | Executive Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thierry-van-landegem |
| John Welin | Prototyping Shop Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-welin |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Grapherry | Upcycling Waste into Customizable Graphene and Its Products.Grapherry Inc. is a deep-tech materials startup pioneering the large-scale upcycling of carbon waste into high-quality, customizable graphene and graphene oxide. Using a scalable, energy-efficient, and sustainable process, Grapherry converts industrial and biological carbon sources intoadvanced nanomaterials that power next-generation technologies in energy storage, construction, agriculture, composites, water treatment, and electronics. | $200K | Pre-Seed | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Nano Gas Technologies | Nano Gas Technologies uses nature to improve the environment with tiny bubbles. Nano Gas™ nanobubbles of gas in liquid improve oil well production, clean oil industry wastewater, remediate algae, and accelerate plant and animal growth. Our unique technology doesn’t clog up because we require no membranes. The technology scales up for highvolume treatment because we put so much gas in solution in a single pass that we can dilute 15 times and still be at 70 ppm dissolved oxygen. This platform technology has applications in sewage treatment, farming, and aquaculture as well. Nano Gas Technologies has 18 patents with 30 more applications. oil well and separated oil and water by floating oil as heavy as 10 API. We are targeting oil wells and salt water disposal wells to roll out our solution. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Amplify Dynamics | Amplify Dynamics is a biotechnology firm that offers modern purification methods for lipid nanoparticles. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Rhoic, Inc. | Nanofiber manufacturing platform for customizable filtration and separations |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Noah System | Noah System provides automatic water quality monitoring devices that removes harmful substances from drinking water. | $200K | Pre-Seed | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Spacedrip | Spacedrip is the creator of wastewater treatment robots that turn wastewater into pristine water. It attempts to give communities living in water-stressed areas or areas cut off from the main sewerage system with reusable water and sanitary facilities. |  | Seed | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Madison Scientific | Madison Scientific develops an integrated management solution aimed at optimizing treatment for hydrocephalus patients. The company focuses on creating novel neurological devices and is involved in the biotechnology and medical equipment manufacturing industries. Their solutions are designed to improve patient outcomes through innovative technologyand comprehensive treatment plans. | $3M | Seed | Sep 08, 2025 |  |
| Kat Innovation | Kat Innovation counters osteoporosis problems and reduce the risk of fractures by developing a medical device to increase bone growth. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 12, 2024 |  |
| NSPIRE Healthcare | NSPIRE Healthcare provides skilled nursing, rehabilitation, physical, occupational, and speech therapy services. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 12, 2024 |  |
| Palmplug | Palmplug specializes in human computer interactions. We build wearable technologies that connects and immerses your hands into the digital world. Our patented technology enables you to touch, grasp and control both real and virtual objects. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 12, 2024 |  |

10 of 69 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AccelerateBaltimore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acceleratebaltimore) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Baxter International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baxter-international) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Edward-Elmhurst Health](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-elmhurst-health) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SOSV HAX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hax-accelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Zcube](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/z-cube) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does mHUB invest in?

mHUB invests primarily in Health Care, Medical Device and Medical startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 69 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 mHUB?

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### Who are the partners at mHUB?

The team at mHUB includes Alex Lambert (Corporate Development Coordinator), Manas Mehandru (COO) and Melissa Lederer (Chief Experience Officer), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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