# Scientific Health Development Partners

> Scientific Health Development Partners is a VC fund backing Health Care. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dallas, United States
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scientific-health-development
- Website: http://www.shdpartners.com

Scientific Health Development Partners is a VC fund in Dallas focused on Health Care and Medical Device. Scientific Health Development ("SHD") is a boutique investment company located in Dallas, TX. SHD invests in early-stage, innovative healthcare-related technologies and products.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 11 | 69% |
| Medical Device | 6 | 38% |
| Medical | 5 | 31% |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 19% |
| Women's | 1 | 6% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 6 | 38% |
| Series A | 4 | 25% |
| Series C | 3 | 19% |
| Seed | 2 | 13% |
| Grant | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 10 | 63% |
| Israel | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Phil Romano | Co-Founder and General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phil-romano-e715 |
| Stuart Fitts | Co-Founder and General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stuart-fitts |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Urologic Health | Urologic Health developing innovative solutions to improve bladder function diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of urinary disorders. | $11M | Seed | May 14, 2026 |  |
| Cooler Heads | Cooler Heads develops cold caps designed for chemotherapy patients. | $11M | Series A | Jul 22, 2025 |  |
| SecondWave Systems | SecondWave Systems develops an ultrasound stimulation platform that will give patients and their physicians a new option for treating debilitating or life-threatening diseases. Their technology utilizes non-invasive, low-intensity focused ultrasound to modulate nerves, cells, and organs deep within the body. They provide technology that suppressesneural and cellular pathways with the potential to treat many conditions, including inflammation, pain, and a variety of other disorders. | $7M | Series A | Apr 08, 2025 |  |
| Podimetrics | Podimetrics is a care management company with the leading solution to help prevent diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), one of the most debilitating and costly complications of diabetes. On behalf of payers and at-risk providers, we send high-risk patients our FDA-cleared, cellular-connected SmartMat. After placing their feet on the mat for just 20 secondsa day, patients’ data are automatically sent to our care management team that triages any concerning findings. By combining cutting-edge technology with best-in-class care management, Podimetrics earns high engagement rates from patients and allows clinicians to achieve unparalleled outcomes saving limbs, lives, and money. Founded in 2011 by a physician and engineers from MIT and Harvard, Podimetrics is headquartered in Somerville, MA and backed by Norwich Ventures, Scientific Health Development, and Rock Health. For more information, go to www.podimetrics.com or follow us on Twitter @podimetrics. | $45M | Series C | Mar 24, 2022 |  |
| Koya Medical | Koya Medical is a transformative healthcare company developing breakthrough treatments for lymphedema and venous diseases to increase movement, mobility, and personalized care that is unavailable with traditional compression therapy. | $26M | Series B | Feb 03, 2022 |  |
| Empirical Spine | Empirical Spine is a developer of a medical stabilization system designed to treat degenerative lumbar spinal disorders. The company's system is a minimally invasive flexion-restricting stabilization device that aids patients suffering from spinal stenosis with grade I degenerative spondylolisthesis, enabling hospitals to have tools for securespinal surgeries. | $10M | Series B | Jun 02, 2021 |  |
| MiNDERA Corporation | MiNDERA Dx conducts research and development on non-invasive molecular testing for skin cancer and other skin diseases. The company is currently focused on a technology solution to extract skin biomarkers in a non-invasive manner. It was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, United States. | $12M | Series A | May 12, 2021 |  |
| Koya Medical | Koya Medical is a transformative healthcare company developing breakthrough treatments for lymphedema and venous diseases to increase movement, mobility, and personalized care that is unavailable with traditional compression therapy. | $11M | Series A | Jan 14, 2021 |  |
| Podimetrics | Podimetrics is a care management company with the leading solution to help prevent diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), one of the most debilitating and costly complications of diabetes. On behalf of payers and at-risk providers, we send high-risk patients our FDA-cleared, cellular-connected SmartMat. After placing their feet on the mat for just 20 secondsa day, patients’ data are automatically sent to our care management team that triages any concerning findings. By combining cutting-edge technology with best-in-class care management, Podimetrics earns high engagement rates from patients and allows clinicians to achieve unparalleled outcomes saving limbs, lives, and money. Founded in 2011 by a physician and engineers from MIT and Harvard, Podimetrics is headquartered in Somerville, MA and backed by Norwich Ventures, Scientific Health Development, and Rock Health. For more information, go to www.podimetrics.com or follow us on Twitter @podimetrics. | $13.4M | Series B | May 09, 2019 |  |
| Channel Medsystems | Channel Medystems is a clinical-stage medical technology engaged in the development of proprietary cryo-ablation delivery technologies. The company is developing proprietary cryo-ablation delivery technologies. They strive to develop treatments to meet the unique needs of female patients and the high standards of their healthcare providers.Channel Medsystems was founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $14.1M | Series C | Aug 23, 2017 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arboretum Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arboretum-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [D1 Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d1-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Easton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/easton-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Koa Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koa-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Legacy Life Sciences](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/legacy-life-sciences) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Millennium Life Sciences Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/millennium-life-sciences-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Scientific Health Development Partners invest in?

Scientific Health Development Partners invests primarily in Health Care, Medical Device and Medical startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 16 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 Scientific Health Development Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Scientific Health Development Partners?

The team at Scientific Health Development Partners includes Phil Romano (Co-Founder and General Partner) and Stuart Fitts (Co-Founder and General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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