# Riptide Ventures

> Riptide Ventures is a VC fund backing Medical, Biotechnology and Medical Device. See 8 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.riptide.vc/

Riptide Ventures is a network powered angel syndicate that leverages our members to source, diligence, and support the best early stage companies in consumer, software, and healthcare.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 3 | 38% |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 38% |
| Medical Device | 3 | 38% |
| Health Care | 2 | 25% |
| Retail | 1 | 13% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 50% |
| Seed | 3 | 38% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 88% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Frenos Inc. | Frenos transforms how critical infrastructure teams assess the cybersecurity posture of mission-critical environments, devices, and applications. Our continuous security assessment platform reduces assessment time from months to minutes, with zero impact on operations. By proactively identifying the most effective risk mitigations at scale, Frenoshelps companies save time, money, and resources. Discover more at frenos.io. | $1.5M | Seed | Jul 28, 2026 |  |
| Icarus Medical Innovations | Icarus Medical Innovations specializes in the design and manufacture of custom knee braces to treat osteoarthritis. | $7.2M | Series A | Jun 17, 2026 |  |
| Scamnetic | Scamnetic provides AI-based real time scam protection services. | $13M | Series A | Apr 23, 2025 |  |
| Sonavex | Sonavex is committed to improving outcomes for surgical patients by using cutting-edge imaging technology to provide clinicians with visualization of critical data -- directly at the point of care. The company's technology offers a proprietary technology platform that utilizes ultrasound to detect blood clots after surgery, enabling cliniciansto measure critical intravascular flow metrics to detect post-operative clots directly at the point of care and improve outcomes. | $15M | Series A | Oct 24, 2024 |  |
| Previse | Capsulomics is a biotechnology company that specializes in the fields of diagnostics, medical devices, medicine, early detection, and Medtech. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. | $3M | Seed | Mar 21, 2023 |  |
| SafKan Health | SafKan Health is transforming ear care with OtoSet® — its viral, FDA-cleared ear cleaning system. Now available at its All Ears Ear Care Studios nationwide. | $8M | Series A | Dec 01, 2022 |  |
| Wove | Wove is an online custom jewelry company, that provides engagement rings. | $3.9M | Seed | Nov 21, 2022 |  |
| Vita Therapeutics | Vita Therapeutics is a cell engineering company that develops life-transformative treatments. Vita utilizes induced pluripotent stem cell technology to engineer specific cell types designed to replace those that are defective in patients. | $31M | Series B | Oct 12, 2022 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dreamit Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dreamit-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TEDCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maryland-technology-development-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Solve FSHD](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/solve-fshd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Unorthodox Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unorthodox-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [1st & Main Growth Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1st-main-growth-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alliance of Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliance-of-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Riptide Ventures invest in?

Riptide Ventures invests primarily in Medical, Biotechnology and Medical Device startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 8 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 Riptide Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Riptide Ventures closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 8 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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