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Aphelion Capital

Last cheque observed Apr 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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SeedSeries ASeries BMedical DeviceDigital Health

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 22 on record
Since the last cheque2754days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led0 of 22Sole investor2 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Aphelion Capital

Aphelion Capital highlights

  1. 01

    22 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series A: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $2.7M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Aphelion Capital is a healthcare venture capital firm investing in capital efficient products and services that improve patient outcomes at the same or lower cost to the healthcare system.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Medical DeviceDigital Health
Based in
Mill Valley, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first22 appearances

  1. 2019

    3 rounds

  2. Apr
    ExplORer SurgicalUS · FinSMEs$5.0MSole investor
  3. Apr
    Bardy DiagnosticsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$36MWith 8 others
  4. Mar
    BiolinqSeries A · US · FinSMEs$4.8MWith 4 others
  5. 2018

    1 round

  6. Sept
    Providence MedicalUS · FinSMEs$25MWith 3 others
  7. 2017

    1 round

  8. Sept
    iHear MedicalDebt · US · FinSMEs$2.3MWith 2 others
  9. 2015

    2 rounds

  10. Aug
    Providence Medical TechnologySeries D · US$12MWith 2 others
  11. Jun
    CyMedica OrthopedicsSeries A · US$12MWith 3 others
  12. 2014

    2 rounds

  13. Nov
    iHear Medical, Inc.Series C · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  14. Mar
    Providence Medical TechnologySeries C · US$6.8MWith 2 others
  15. 2013

    1 round

  16. Apr
    VideoCareSeed · US · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  17. 2012

    4 rounds

  18. Dec
    SurgiQuestSeries D · US · finsmes.com$7.5MWith 5 others
  19. Feb
    Clear Catheter SystemsSeries C · US · onbiovc.com$4.9MWith 2 others
  20. Feb
    ClearFlowSeries C · US$4.9MWith 2 others
  21. Jan
    CytoPherxVenture · US · finsmes.com$34MWith 9 others
  22. 2011

    3 rounds

  23. Dec
    Clear Catheter SystemsSeries A · US · marketwatch.com$4.0MWith 1 other
  24. Dec
    ClearFlowSeries A · US$4.0MWith 1 other
  25. Jul
    SurgiQuestSeries C · US · fis.dowjones.com$19MWith 5 others
  26. 2010

    1 round

  27. Jan
    iHear Medical, Inc.Series A · US$475KSole investor
  28. 2008

    1 round

  29. Oct
    OrthoScanSeries B · US$7.5MWith 2 others
  30. 2007

    2 rounds

  31. Sept
    Corium InternationalSeries C · US · coriumgroup.com$40MWith 2 others
  32. May
    StrataGent Life SciencesSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$16MWith 2 others
  33. 2001

    1 round

  34. Aug
    IKANO CommunicationsSeries C · US$25MWith 6 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 7 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

12 of 22 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

SurgiQuestBought by CONMED$265MNov 2015
IKANO CommunicationsBought by BroadvoiceUndisclosedFeb 2015
OrthoScanBought by AtonUndisclosedSept 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Aphelion Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

California Technology VenturesVC firm9rounds togetherRiver Cities Capital FundsInvestment firm4rounds togetherResearch Corporation TechnologiesVC firm3rounds togetherCMEA VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherEssex Woodlands Healthcare PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherFletcher Spaght, Inc.VC firm2rounds togetherPresidio PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherQuantum Technology PartnersGrowth equity2rounds togetherStanmore Medical InvestmentsGrowth equity2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Aphelion Capital put money into.

ExplORer Surgical$5.0M · Apr 2019Bardy Diagnostics$36M · Apr 2019Biolinq$4.8M · Mar 2019

Quick answers about Aphelion Capital

What does Aphelion Capital invest in?

Aphelion Capital invests most often at Series C and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Medical Device and Digital Health.

How active is Aphelion Capital?

22 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2019.

What has Aphelion Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ExplORer Surgical (Undisclosed round, Apr 2019), Bardy Diagnostics (Series B, Apr 2019) and Biolinq (Series A, Mar 2019).

How big are Aphelion Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does Aphelion Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 22 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Aphelion Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Aphelion Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2019.

Who does Aphelion Capital invest alongside?

Most often California Technology Ventures (9 rounds together), River Cities Capital Funds (4 rounds together) and Research Corporation Technologies (3 rounds together).

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