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IU Ventures
Investor · Bloomington, IN, United States · North America
IU Ventures is a 501(c)(3) affiliate of Indiana University that assists IU students, faculty, staff and alumni in advancing new venture opportunities. It manages programs including the IU Founders & Funders Network, the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund, the Innovate Indiana Fund and the IU Angel Network.
Invests inHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsuniversity-affiliatedearly-stageangel-networkindianaentrepreneurship
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Or find every investor that fitsIU Ventures lists 49 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (32%), Education (14%) and Enterprise Software (8%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Elevate Ventures, Render Capital and Techstars.
Counts come from funding rounds that name IU Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not IU Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 49. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundIU Ventures does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 0% |
| Series A | 100% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 1 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 0 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 83th | 49 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 54th | 2% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 56th | 32% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 32% | 15% |
| Education | 14% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 8% |
| Consumer | 8% | 3% |
| Media & Entertainment | 7% | 4% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 5% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 5% | 7% |
| Food & Agriculture | 5% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Elevate Ventures | 18 |
| Render Capital | 2 |
| Techstars | 2 |
| Tribal Ventures | 2 |
| Allos Ventures | 1 |
| Atento Capital | 1 |
| Atland Ventures | 1 |
| Atoms VC | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers4796%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company24%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Elevate Ventures
Compare IU Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
as stated on its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with IU Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2022 | Series A |
Round details for IU Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in IU Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
49 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amplified Sciences is a clinical stage diagnostics company that provides diagnostic tests for earlier detection, risk stratification and monitoring of diseases. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Apexian Pharmaceuticals develops a novel oral agent for the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
Consumer | Portfolio page | |||
Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | |||
| Boardable provides software for managing nonprofit boards | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Nov 2022Series A | Page + round | |
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Cardinal Spirits is a craft distillery in Bloomington, Indiana that specializes in producing extraordinary spirits from local ingredients. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Civic Champs provides volunteer management software for nonprofits | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Confluence Pharmaceuticals develops novel therapeutic treatments for core social and communication impairments caused by Fragile X Syndrome, Autism, and other disorders. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Data2Discovery uses its knowledge graph and advanced data science technologies to find insights in fields such as drug discovery, disaster medicine and food science. | Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Detour provides travel insurance plans that cover trip cancellations, interruptions, and delays, as well as medical expenses and gear protection. | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Folia develops and provides annotation products for teams, including iAnnotate and Folia, for use in various industries such as courts, capital markets, and research labs. | Enterprise SoftwareEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells footwear, including boots and shoes, through its online platform. | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Homefield creates and sells vintage collegiate apparel | EducationConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| HotMic provides creator-powered content solutions for apps | Media & EntertainmentSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company brings lived-experience stories and patient ambassadors into health systems to improve patient engagement and loyalty. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells adaptive clothing for people with various needs and disabilities. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Kovina Therapeutics is a preclinical stage biotechnology company developing targeted antiviral therapeutics designed to eliminate Human Papillomavirus (HPV) driven cancers and premalignant infections caused by HPV. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Lil Bucks produces and sells sprouted buckwheat snacks and toppings | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 13 Nov 2026- Site
- iuventures.com
- Last read
- 13 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 8 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 8 Nov 2022
- Companies checked
- 49
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