# WISC Partners

> WISC Partners is a VC fund in Madison backing Health Care and Medical. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madison, United States
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 44%
- Fund size: $8.2M
- Last fund: Jun 2016
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wisc-partners
- Website: http://wiscpartners.com/

WISC Partners is a VC fund in Madison focused on Health Care and Medical. WISC Partners provides Strategic Operating Capital to entrepreneurs who have the potential to build great companies.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 4 | 22% |
| Medical | 3 | 17% |
| Medical Device | 2 | 11% |
| Music | 1 | 6% |
| Sales | 1 | 6% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 4 | 22% |
| Seed | 2 | 11% |
| Series A | 2 | 11% |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 6% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allen Dines | Executive Advisor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allen-dines |
| Cameron Ackbury | Venture Capital Executive Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cameron-ackbury |
| Craig Johnson | Executive Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-johnson-7 |
| Joni Kahn | LP Committee Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joni-kahn |
| Mike Splinter | General Partner & Founder | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-splinter |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rehabpulse | Rehabpulse is revolutionizing the access to medical products that enhance people's lives. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin. | $4.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 20, 2021 |  |
| Wellbe | Wellbe develops a cloud-based platform that facilitates connected care between patients and healthcare providers. It empowers patients to participate as active partners in their treatment and giving providers the ability to monitor large numbers of patients more effectively.The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Madison,Wisconsin. | $2M | Series A | Aug 31, 2021 |  |
| Imbed Biosciences | Imbed Biosciences, Inc, (“Imbed”) is a privately held medical device company developing novel and patent-pending technologies for imbedding bioactive molecules in wound dressings and surgical implants. By leveraging its novel biomaterials platforms, Imbed is revolutionizing wound dressings to prevent wound infections and expedite wound closure, andideally reduce the overall cost of managing surgical and chronic wounds, a $3 billion market opportunity in the U.S. and Europe. Imbed is a spin-off from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, based on 4 years of research by a multidisciplinary group of engineers, veterinary scientists and medical surgeons. Collectively, the founders bring more than 25 years of experience in clinical wound management. | $4M | Series A | Nov 05, 2019 |  |
| PegEx | The PegEx Platform is a waste management platform ideally suited for waste generators, brokers, haulers, and disposal facilities. The PegEx cloud-based Platform allows you to gain liability control of your waste streams and jobs Anytime. Anywhere. | $4M | Series B | May 04, 2018 |  |
| Imbed Biosciences | Imbed Biosciences, Inc, (“Imbed”) is a privately held medical device company developing novel and patent-pending technologies for imbedding bioactive molecules in wound dressings and surgical implants. By leveraging its novel biomaterials platforms, Imbed is revolutionizing wound dressings to prevent wound infections and expedite wound closure, andideally reduce the overall cost of managing surgical and chronic wounds, a $3 billion market opportunity in the U.S. and Europe. Imbed is a spin-off from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, based on 4 years of research by a multidisciplinary group of engineers, veterinary scientists and medical surgeons. Collectively, the founders bring more than 25 years of experience in clinical wound management. | $1.6M | Seed | Jan 02, 2018 |  |
| Imbed Biosciences | Imbed Biosciences, Inc, (“Imbed”) is a privately held medical device company developing novel and patent-pending technologies for imbedding bioactive molecules in wound dressings and surgical implants. By leveraging its novel biomaterials platforms, Imbed is revolutionizing wound dressings to prevent wound infections and expedite wound closure, andideally reduce the overall cost of managing surgical and chronic wounds, a $3 billion market opportunity in the U.S. and Europe. Imbed is a spin-off from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, based on 4 years of research by a multidisciplinary group of engineers, veterinary scientists and medical surgeons. Collectively, the founders bring more than 25 years of experience in clinical wound management. | $1.6M |  | Dec 28, 2017 |  |
| Wellbe | Wellbe develops a cloud-based platform that facilitates connected care between patients and healthcare providers. It empowers patients to participate as active partners in their treatment and giving providers the ability to monitor large numbers of patients more effectively.The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Madison,Wisconsin. | $400K |  | May 08, 2017 |  |
| Murfie | Murfie is an online platform for buying, selling, and trading music collections with remote storage and digital access. The company offers a buying, selling, and trading community for music lovers who want traditional ownership with the convenience of remote storage and digital access.It was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Madison,Wisconsin. | $623.3K |  | Jan 01, 2017 |  |
| Imbed Biosciences | Imbed Biosciences, Inc, (“Imbed”) is a privately held medical device company developing novel and patent-pending technologies for imbedding bioactive molecules in wound dressings and surgical implants. By leveraging its novel biomaterials platforms, Imbed is revolutionizing wound dressings to prevent wound infections and expedite wound closure, andideally reduce the overall cost of managing surgical and chronic wounds, a $3 billion market opportunity in the U.S. and Europe. Imbed is a spin-off from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, based on 4 years of research by a multidisciplinary group of engineers, veterinary scientists and medical surgeons. Collectively, the founders bring more than 25 years of experience in clinical wound management. | $600K | Debt Financing | Aug 18, 2016 |  |
| Murfie | Murfie is an online platform for buying, selling, and trading music collections with remote storage and digital access. The company offers a buying, selling, and trading community for music lovers who want traditional ownership with the convenience of remote storage and digital access.It was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Madison,Wisconsin. | $8.2M |  | Jul 02, 2016 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HealthX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/healthxventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MDC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kbs-p-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capital Midwest Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/midwest-capital-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [N29 Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/n29-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Plymouth Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plymouth-growth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Plymouth Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plymouth-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does WISC Partners invest in?

WISC Partners invests primarily in Health Care, Medical and Medical Device startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at WISC Partners?

The team at WISC Partners includes Allen Dines (Executive Advisor), Cameron Ackbury (Venture Capital Executive Partner) and Craig Johnson (Executive Partner), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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