# Sante Ventures

> Sante Ventures is a VC fund in Austin backing Health Care and Medical. See 119 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 119
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 61%
- Fund size: $260M
- Last fund: Sep 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sant-ventures
- Website: https://sante.com/

Sante Ventures is a VC fund in Austin focused on Health Care and Medical. Santé Ventures is a life sciences venture capital firm that invests exclusively in early-stage companies developing innovative new medical technologies or healthcare delivery models. The firm was founded in 2006 and has nearly $1 billion in capital under management.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $1.9M–$32M |
| Series B | $2.6M–$48M |
| Series C | $5M–$80M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 50 | 42% |
| Medical | 28 | 24% |
| Biotechnology | 25 | 21% |
| Therapeutics | 16 | 13% |
| Medical Device | 16 | 13% |

42 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 50 | 42% |
| Series B | 20 | 17% |
| Series C | 14 | 12% |
| Series D | 6 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 5% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 60 | 50% |
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Casey Cunningham | Partner & Chief Scientific Officer | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/casey-cunningham |
| David Kaufman | Chief Operating Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-kaufman-ac63 |
| Dennis McWilliams | Managing Director | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dennis-mcwilliams |
| Diane Brouilliard | Head of Talent & Networks | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diane-brouilliard |
| Douglas French | Co-Founder and Managing Director | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/douglas-d-french |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RapidPulse | RapidPulse, Inc. is a privately held medical device company that develops minimally invasive vascular products for ischemic stroke. The company is advancing the development of the RapidPulse™ Cyclic Aspiration System, which includes a novel aspiration pump to allow rapid and consistent removal of blood clots from the brain. RapidPulse is a spinoutof Syntheon LLC., a medical device incubator dedicated to developing innovative products in the medical device industry | $48M | Series B | Jul 16, 2026 |  |
| REVELOHEALTH | REVELOHEALTH provides advisory services. Their services include healthcare provider solutions, revenue cycle solutions, price transparency solutions, payment integrity, network claim repricing, data analytics, denial management, and direct-to-employer. |  |  | May 27, 2026 |  |
| SONIRE Therapeutics | SONIRE Therapeutics is a clinical-stage medical device company. It is a U.S. subsidiary of SONIRE Therapeutics Co., Ltd.. | $18M | Series A | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| Sonire Therapeutics | SONIRE Therapeutics Inc. (SONIRE) is working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system that will employ acoustic engineering (ultrasound) technologies developed through cutting-edge academic research. SONIRE has been working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment system as a noveltherapeutic modality with the goal of giving cancer patients and their families a new future. | $18M | Series A | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| Endovascular Engineering | Endovascular Engineering is a medical technology company focused on developing and deploying advanced clot removal solutions for the treatment of venous thromboembolism. It specializes in thrombectomy technologies designed to improve clinical outcomes and procedural efficiency in minimally invasive vascular interventions. The company’s flagshipinnovation is the Hēlo™ Thrombectomy System, a catheter-based device that uses a combination of mechanical agitation and physician-controlled aspiration to remove blood clots. Its technology emphasizes features such as a self-expanding funnel design and dual-action functionality to enhance clot engagement and navigation through complex anatomies. Endovascular Engineering primarily serves healthcare providers, including interventional cardiologists and radiologists, supporting the treatment of conditions such as pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis. | $80M | Series C | Apr 07, 2026 |  |
| beHuman Health | Cancer Screening Platform powered by Agentic AI | $4M | Seed | Feb 04, 2026 |  |
| Graici | Developer of a solution-focused AI intended to serve health, education and social sectors. | $7.5M | Series A | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| Sonire Therapeutics | SONIRE Therapeutics Inc. (SONIRE) is working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system that will employ acoustic engineering (ultrasound) technologies developed through cutting-edge academic research. SONIRE has been working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment system as a noveltherapeutic modality with the goal of giving cancer patients and their families a new future. | $8M | Series C | Jan 23, 2026 |  |
| Brado | Brado is an insight-driven brand growth firm. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 09, 2026 |  |
| AI Proteins | AI Proteins is a biotechnology company that focuses on the design and engineering of synthetic mini protein therapeutics. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts. | $42.5M | Series A | Nov 19, 2025 |  |

10 of 119 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Sante Ventures invest in?

Sante Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, Medical and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 119 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 Sante Ventures's check size?

Sante Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.9M–$32M at Series A, $2.6M–$48M at Series B and $5M–$80M 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 Sante Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Sante Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Sante Ventures?

The team at Sante Ventures includes Casey Cunningham (Partner & Chief Scientific Officer), David Kaufman (Chief Operating Officer) and Dennis McWilliams (Managing Director), among 13 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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