# Mike DeVries

> Mike DeVries is a pre-seed investor at Wakestream Ventures backing Health Care. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Wakestream Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wakestream-ventures)
- Location: Grand Rapids, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-devries-5425b6/

Mike DeVries is a pre-seed investor at Wakestream Ventures in Grand Rapids focused on Health Care and Machine Learning. Mike DeVries is Chief Investment Officer at Wakestream Ventures. He is also the managing director of EDF Ventures. He was the former CEO at A-Med Systems, and former venture director of Medtonic. Mike bears master of art degree in marketing and a bachelor degree in economics.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Health Diagnostics | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lazarus | Lazarus uses patient health data and AI to detect cancer early. The company has clinical decision support systems for skin and cervical cancer, which help improve the diagnostic accuracy of physicians. | $450K | Pre-Seed | Jul 15, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MetLife Digital Accelerator powered by Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metlife-digital-accelerator-powered-by-techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [One Way Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/one-way-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Wakestream Ventures

VC Fund · Grand Rapids, United States

Wakestream Ventures is an early stage fund that backs founders working with physical products converging with the internet. Their region has a rich history in innovation, industrial design and manufacturing giving them a unique advantage in the IoT / technical physical product space. They consider themselves an early stage fund with deal sizesranging from $100K–300K in initial investment size with follow-on commitments for 2nd and 3rd rounds up to $1.5M cumulative.

5 contacts available at Wakestream Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Benjamin Gott | Entrepreneur in Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-gott-2 |
| Joseph Lampen | Finance Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joseph-lampen |
| Kim Pasquino | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-pasquino |
| Mike DeVries | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-devries-2 |
| Mike Morin | Investment Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-morin |

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## FAQ

### What does Mike DeVries invest in?

Mike DeVries invests primarily in Health Care, Machine Learning and Health Diagnostics startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Mike DeVries last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mike DeVries closed in Jul 2019. Shizune tracks 1 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?

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