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Cleveland Clinic Ventures

Cleveland Clinic Ventures

Overview

Cleveland Clinic Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of the Cleveland Clinic, founded in 2000. It focuses on developing, financing, and growing spin-out companies based on intellectual property from Cleveland Clinic innovators, as well as investing in external transformative healthcare technologies. The firm invests in seed, early, and later-stage companies across sectors including medical devices, healthcare information technology, therapeutics, and diagnostics.

Portfolio Companies

11

Investments

Cleveland Clinic Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Enspire DBS Therapy, Inc.Jan 2026Series B Extension-
MediView XR, Inc.Oct 2025Series A-
Method AIAug 2025Series A-
Dyania HealthOct 2024Series ACo-investor
XII MedicalAug 2024Series B-

Key People

Jihad Kaouk

Chairman, Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western University, Zegarac-Pollock Endowed Chair in Robotic Surgery, Director, Center for Robotics and Image Guided Surgery, Vice Chair, Enterprize Surgical Operations, Institute Vice Chair for Surgical Innovations, Glickman Urologic Institute, Founder and PI, ASPIRE Lab, Staff, Glickman Urologic & Kidney Institute

BUILDER REAL ESTATES AND HOTELS RESORTS AND CLINICS HOSPITALS AND DR MD GINECOLOGIST

CEO

JD Friedland

Executive Director, Ventures

Sector & Stage Mix

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Investment Activity

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