Modi Ventures
Overview
Modi Ventures is a Houston-based venture capital firm investing at the intersection of technology and biology. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in technology platforms that have a positive impact on health, with a deep emphasis on opportunities leveraging AI, microfluidics, multiomics, precision medicine, synthetic biology, gene editing, and living therapies. Their portfolio includes companies like Lila Sciences, Ignota Labs, and Glyphic Biotechnologies. In July 2025, Modi Ventures closed its second fund, raising $88 million, bringing its total committed capital to over $134 million. This fund continues the firm's mission to support startups transforming medicine and biology through AI. The firm operates from the Texas Medical Center's Helix Park campus, benefiting from proximity to a world-class biomedical research ecosystem. Modi Ventures employs a sophisticated financial engineering framework rooted in modern portfolio theory and the efficient frontier principles. This approach aims to build resilient portfolios consisting of funds and companies to navigate market volatility. The firm's investments span various sectors, including digital biology, multi-omics, cellular reprogramming, AI-driven drug discovery, next-generation diagnostics, and therapeutics.
Investment Focus
- Focus on AI-driven drug discovery and diagnostics
- Early-stage technology platforms with a positive impact on health
- Alignment with sectors like AI, microfluidics, multiomics, precision medicine, synthetic biology, gene editing, and living therapies
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does Modi Ventures invest in?
Modi Ventures invests in Technology, Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Health, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, and is based in Sugar Land, United States. Modi Ventures is listed as a venture capital in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Modi Ventures invest at?
Modi Ventures backs companies at Seed, Early Stage, Series A, Series B, Growth and Late Stage.
Which regions does Modi Ventures invest in?
Modi Ventures invests across United States.
Who are the partners at Modi Ventures?
Team members listed for Modi Ventures include J.d. Swartz (Head of Communications) and Sahirzeeshan Ali (Founder & General Partner).
What companies has Modi Ventures invested in?
Modi Ventures's portfolio includes Ignota Labs, Lila Sciences and Glyphic Biotechnologies.
How do I contact Modi Ventures?
Modi Ventures's contact details — including LinkedIn — are listed in the ConnectSafely investor database, along with its website and the LinkedIn profiles of its partners.
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