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Innovate Health Fund

VC
Toronto, CanadaWebsite

Innovate Health Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Toronto, Canada investing in Other, Healthcare, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.5M checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in cutting-edge biotechnology and healthcare enterprises that are addressing significant medical and scientific challenges.

How Innovate Health Fund invests

Innovate Health Fund is a vc firm based in Toronto, Canada. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Healthcare, Enterprise, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer Electronics.

Innovate Health Fund typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment.

Innovate Health Fund has backed 6 companies in our records, including HealthBridge Systems, Century Health, Switchboard Health.

Meet the Team

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Nevin Ramanujan

General Partner

Healthcare
Healthcare venture investing
Health equity
Corporate development
M&A

Has been venture investing in healthcare as an investor at Sandalphon Capital since 2022 and co-founded and managed the Health Equity investment strategy at the Tarrson Impact Fund. Previously managed and led M&A and investing at Elevance Health as part of the Corporate Development team, contributing to growth of its government insurance business and Carelon through acquisitions including Aspire Health and Beacon Health Options. Earlier career in private credit investing. Has managed and led over $5 billion in aggregate transactions. Holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA from the University of Washington.

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Michael Tran

Investment Partner

HealthTech
Biotechnologies
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Jonathan Ellis

Managing Partner

B2B tech
Seed-stage investments
Healthcare
Insurtech
Fintech
Regtech

Founder & Managing Partner of Sandalphon Capital, focused on seed-stage B2B tech investments since 2016. Previously Senior Vice President at Macquarie, investing in private equity and private credit across sectors including B2B SaaS, healthcare, specialty finance, real estate and infrastructure. Has experience across 50 prior fund portfolio companies, 10 startup board roles, and 30 angel investments. Holds a Masters in Finance from INSEAD and a BSc from the University of Manchester.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Healthcare
Enterprise
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Electronics

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

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HealthBridge Systems

HealthTech
CE

Century Health

Accelerating medical breakthroughs with real-world data

SW

Switchboard Health

InnovateHealth Ventures

A hybrid virtual and brick-and-mortar specialty network and software platform

AR

Array Behavioral Care

The leading and largest telepsychiatry service provider in the United States

ME

Metopio

Ridiculously easy data tools to help understand places & populations for healthcare

IT

Itiliti Health

A touchless prior authorization process that is fast and efficient for payors and providers.

How to pitch Innovate Health Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Healthcare, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Nevin Ramanujan, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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