# Seed San Diego

> Seed San Diego is a VC fund in San Diego backing Biotechnology and Software. See 11 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Diego, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Feb 2019
- Lead investor: 9%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seed-san-diego
- Website: http://www.seedsandiego.com

Seed San Diego is a VC fund in San Diego focused on Biotechnology and Software. Capital and intellectual value that measurably moves companies forward.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Seed San Diego. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Seed San Diego. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/seed-san-diego?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 5 | 45% |
| Software | 3 | 27% |
| Health Care | 3 | 27% |
| Health Diagnostics | 3 | 27% |
| Medical | 2 | 18% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 55% |
| Series A | 4 | 36% |
| Series B | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Taner Halicioglu | Founding Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taner-halicioglu |
| Doug Hecht | Capital Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doug-hecht |
| Eric Gasser | Founding Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-gasser |
| Kelly Abbott | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kelly-abbott |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| StemoniX | StemoniX is a biotechnology company that focuses on stem cell technologies to meet the demands of drug discovery and personalized medicine. StemoniX is revolutionizing the production, growth, and development of stem cell and stem cell technologies. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota. | $14.4M | Series B | Feb 28, 2019 | http://stemonix.com/ |
| Koriist | We focus on connecting disparate communications networks with a revolutionary software defined multi-protocol data+network router overlay. |  | Seed | Jun 28, 2018 | https://www.koriist.com |
| Grolltex, Inc. | Grolltex, for 'graphene-rolling-technology', is an advanced materials and biosensor company with patent protected processes enabling 1) The mass production of high quality, CVD generated 'sheet' graphene at scalable, manufacturing friendly prices, and 2) The design and production of single atomic layer biosensors capable ofadvanced life science applications in genomics, antigen and molecular detection, glucose and allergen sensing and many other areas. . The company's novel concept of 'metal assisted exfoliation' significantly lowers costs for the type of large area, mono-layer graphene needed for electronics manufacturing, finally taking graphene out of the lab and moving it into practical application. This process solves the CVD generated graphene 'transfer issue' by removing graphene from the previously sacrificial copper substrate without destroying the copper, putting that same copper right back into the production line. Additionally, this methodology uses conventional thin film tools and processes that exist in industry today. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2018 | https://grolltex.com |
| SOCi | SOCi is the leader in AI-powered marketing solutions for multi-location businesses. With its proprietary Genius AI™ and suite of Genius Agents™, SOCi provides a first-of-its-kind, AI-powered digital workforce capable of handling the workload of 1,000 local marketers™, empowering brands to achieve unmatched digital visibility, strengthen customerengagement, and scale faster than ever before.SOCi is recognized by Fast Company as one of the World's Most Innovative Companies, and is trusted by nearly 1,000 top brands—including Ford, Ace Hardware, Kumon, Liberty Tax, and more—to automate and optimize local marketing tasks across all locations. Founded in 2012 and backed by leading strategic investors, SOCi is transforming how multi-location brands manage and scale their marketing efforts. | $8.5M | Series A | Apr 06, 2017 | https://www.meetsoci.com/ |
| StemoniX | StemoniX is a biotechnology company that focuses on stem cell technologies to meet the demands of drug discovery and personalized medicine. StemoniX is revolutionizing the production, growth, and development of stem cell and stem cell technologies. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota. | $2.5M | Seed | Oct 03, 2016 | http://stemonix.com/ |
| Cloudbeds | Cloudbeds is a vertical SaaS business that creates cloud-based hospitality management software that simplifies the working lives of professional property owners, operators, and employees. It helps with OTAs, payments, reservations, and reporting so its clients can spend time on their most important job, taking care of their guests. Cloudbeds wasfounded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. | $3.1M | Series A | Jul 13, 2016 | https://www.cloudbeds.com |
| Great Jones Street | Great Jones Street publishes short literary fiction and delivers curated stories to readers via email and social platforms. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2016 | https://greatjonesstreet.press |
| Zerigo Health | Clarify Medical is innovating a well-established treatment, UVB therapy, to become easier, more convenient, more empowering, and more connected for psoriasis, eczema and vitiligo patients. The company also focused on developing innovative technology, products, and services that improve care for people with chronic skin conditions.Clarify Medicalindicated for the localized phototherapeutic treatment of dermatologic conditions such as psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis (eczema), seborrheic dermatitis, and leukoderma on all skin types (I-VI). It is the first and only connected phototherapy system that uses an app on the patient’s own smartphone (iOS or Android) to manage the dose, frequency, and duration of UVB light therapy, helping to ensure that patients receive the proper doses recommended by the American Academy of Dermatology and Vitiligo Working Group. The treatment regimen is prescribed by the patient’s physician but monitored and controlled by the Clarify System, enabling patients to administer treatment with clinical precision in the convenience of their homes. The connected system monitors dosing, adherence, compliance, patient progress, and satisfaction. | $1.4M | Seed | Dec 03, 2015 | https://www.zerigohealth.com/ |
| Portfolium | Portfolium partners with colleges and universities to help students connect learning with opportunity. The ePortfolio network helps connect 3.75M+ students from over 190 partner institutions with 50,000+ employers based on their proven skills and competencies. Portfolium's cloud-based platform empowers students with lifelong opportunities tocapture, curate, and convert skills into job offers while giving learning institutions and employers the tools they need to assess competencies and recruit talent.The platform is used by over 3600 institutions to help assess the effectiveness of their programs and courses, certify students’ competencies, and empower students to showcase their achievements and skills with evidence.It was founded in 2014 by Aerospace Engineer, Adam Markowitz and is based in San Diego, California. | $1.2M | Series A | Sep 17, 2015 | https://portfolium.com/ |
| InvVax | InvVax is a vaccine development company with a proprietary platform building breakthrough vaccines. Our initial product is a universal influenza vaccine. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2015 | http://www.inv-vax.com |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brightstone Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brightstone-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Moore Venture Partners — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TCA Venture Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tech-coast-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vertical Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vertical-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Axon Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Seed San Diego invest in?

Seed San Diego invests primarily in Biotechnology, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 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 Seed San Diego?

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### Who are the partners at Seed San Diego?

The team at Seed San Diego includes Taner Halicioglu (Founding Partner), Doug Hecht (Capital Partner) and Eric Gasser (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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