# StarFish Medical

> StarFish Medical is a VC fund in Victoria backing iOS and Music. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Victoria, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/107474/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/starfishmedical
- Website: http://starfishmedical.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarFishMedical

StarFish Medical is a full service medical device design company with product design, development, and manufacturing services. We use our Pathfinder™ process to reduce wasted effort and increase success for medical device product definition, technical engineering, and product development. Prototype and volume production are delivered within an ISO13485 certified Quality Management System and an FDA registered manufacturing and clean room facility.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for StarFish Medical. Shizune tracks 2 team members at StarFish Medical. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/starfish-medical?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| iOS | 1 | 50% |
| Music | 1 | 50% |
| Android | 1 | 50% |
| Casual Games | 1 | 50% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| James Jackson | Principal Industrial Designer and Technical Lead | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-jackson-1dd6 |
| Scott Phillips | President, Founder & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-phillips-f764 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hidden Bands | We put bands on the map. Our free music discovery app brings users into the real world to find exclusive music and engage with artists. Users download our free app, and similar to Pokémon GO they follow a map to capture exclusive free music. We then link the song to the artist's streaming (Spotify, Apple Music) and social platforms (YouTube,IG,Bandcamp) to consume more of the artist's content.Users are rewarded to re-hiding songs in new locations and artists receive full analytics into song plays at a hyper geographic level. Artists use this info to plan tours. Unlike Spotify and YouTube we also allow artists to email users directly inside our app.The app is free for both users and artists and complements existing streaming and social platforms by solving the problem of discoverability in a fun gamified way. |  | Seed | Oct 01, 2021 |  |
| Opticyte | Opticyte, Inc, a medical device innovator developing proprietary advanced algorithms and tailored optical spectroscopy technology to measure and detect low oxygen levels in cells to prevent organ failure. Opticyte is developing the first Cell O2 Monitor for reducing organ failure. Founded in 2016, Opticyte, Inc, is a spinoff from the University ofWashington. Headquartered in Seattle, WA, Opticyte employs engineering, regulatory, and communications teams with deep experience in bringing medical devices to market. | $1.7M | Seed | Nov 01, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Creative BC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creative-bc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Creative BC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creative-bc-3c29) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Export Development Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/export-development-canada) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hello Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hello-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Newchip Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newchip) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [One Net Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/one-net-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does StarFish Medical invest in?

StarFish Medical invests primarily in iOS, Music and Android startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact StarFish Medical?

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### Who are the partners at StarFish Medical?

The team at StarFish Medical includes James Jackson (Principal Industrial Designer and Technical Lead) and Scott Phillips (President, Founder & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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