# Steve Haakenson

> Steve Haakenson is a seed investor at Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center (BRCC) backing Health Care. See 4 investments, check sizes…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center (BRCC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/biosciences-research-and-commercialization-center-brcc)
- Location: Grand Rapids, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-haakenson-b1353b/

Steve Haakenson is a seed investor at Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center (BRCC) in Grand Rapids focused on Health Care and Hospital. Steve Haakenson

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 50% |
| Hospital | 1 | 25% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 25% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 25% |
| Clinical Trials | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Russian Federation | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Culturewell | Cleanliness Analytics - helping healthcare systems prevent infections in their facilities | $750K |  | May 29, 2026 |  |
| Culturewell | Cleanliness Analytics - helping healthcare systems prevent infections in their facilities | $1.4M | Seed | Nov 03, 2023 |  |
| GreenMark Biomedical | GreenMark is a healthcare company providing health-based benefits using nanoparticles. The company develops technologies that involve biopolymer nanoparticles produced from natural starch as a raw material. | $670K | Seed | Mar 20, 2019 |  |
| GreenMark Biomedical | GreenMark is a healthcare company providing health-based benefits using nanoparticles. The company develops technologies that involve biopolymer nanoparticles produced from natural starch as a raw material. | $500K | Seed | Jun 29, 2018 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Michigan Rise](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michigan-rise) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Ann Arbor SPARK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ann-arbor-spark) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blue Water Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-water-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Michigan Angel Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michigan-angel-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Invest Detroit Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invest-detroit-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Invest Michigan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invest-michigan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center (BRCC)

VC Fund · Kalamazoo, United States

The BRCC, established in 2003 by the Michigan Legislature, is located at Western Michigan University and is perfectly positioned to access the wealth of scientific talent and pharmaceutical commercialization expertise that is part of Kalamazoo’s heritage. Long-time home to such industry giants as the Upjohn Co., Richard-Allan Scientific, StrykerCorp. and Pfizer Inc., Kalamazoo offers a forward-looking, entrepreneurial business climate and a growing reputation among venture capitalists seeking to invest in life sciences discoveries and promising business ventures. Their customers are entrepreneurs, scientists, University Technology Transfer offices and corporate clients.The BRCC provides startup and gap funding to promising Michigan-based life sciences and medical device ventures entering the commercialization phase of development.

1 contacts available at Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center (BRCC).

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Steve Haakenson | Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-haakenson |

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## FAQ

### What does Steve Haakenson invest in?

Steve Haakenson invests primarily in Health Care, Hospital and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 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 Steve Haakenson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Steve Haakenson closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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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