# Parkwood

> Parkwood is a VC fund in Cleveland backing Medical, Biotechnology and Financial Services. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cleveland, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parkwood-llc/
- Website: http://www.parkwoodcorp.com/

Parkwood is a dynamic and fast-growing private financial services company based in Cleveland, Ohio.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series D | $52M–$236M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 2 | 40% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 40% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 40% |
| Credit | 1 | 20% |
| Drones | 1 | 20% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series D | 3 | 60% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 80% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EGenesis | EGenesis operates as a biotechnology company. The Company focuses on leveraging genome editing technology to deliver safe and effective human transplantable cells, tissues, and organs. eGenesis serves patients worldwide. | $191M | Series D | Sep 04, 2024 |  |
| Paywatch | Paywatch offers a platform that allows employees to access their earnings before payday anytime. | $9M | Seed | Dec 06, 2022 |  |
| Epirus | Epirus develops solid-state, software-defined directed energy systems for counter-electronics applications and power management in defense and commercial sectors. The company specializes in long-pulse high-power microwaves combined with AI and advanced electronics for electronic warfare. | $200M | Series C | Feb 15, 2022 |  |
| Kallyope | Kallyope, we believe that the gut is the gateway to our internal world. Containing millions of neurons, the gut informs our brains about our well-being, metabolism, and nutritional state. The gut-brain axis the communication highway between our gut and our brain offers an unprecedented opportunity to access and influence brain centers involved infundamental human processes. An understanding of the biology mediated by the gut and gut-brain circuits will change the way we think about food, nutrition, and human physiology. | $236M | Series D | Feb 15, 2022 |  |
| Octane | Octane provides a digital financing platform that enables consumers to obtain personalized loan offers for powersports vehicles, outdoor equipment, and similar lifestyle purchases, using soft credit checks that do not impact credit scores. The platform connects shoppers with dealer partners to support an end-to-end process from online rate checksto in-store financing and loan servicing. Octane also offers tools for dealers to close deals with digital approvals and paperless workflows while accommodating a range of credit profiles. The company’s services include programs tailored for different buyer types and integration features that simplify purchase decisions for both consumers and dealer partners. | $52M | Series D | Aug 05, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Leaps by Bayer](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leaps-by-bayer) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lux Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lux-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [StepStone Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stepstone-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Third Prime](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/third-prime) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Trajectory Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trajectory-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Parkwood invest in?

Parkwood invests primarily in Medical, Biotechnology and Financial Services startups, most often at Series D and Seed stage. Most of the 5 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 Parkwood's check size?

Parkwood typically joins rounds of $52M–$236M at Series D. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Parkwood participates in.

### When did Parkwood last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Parkwood closed in Sep 2024. Shizune tracks 5 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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