About Puma Venture Capital
Puma Venture Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2023. It is primarily based out of San Diego, United States. As of Mar 2026, Puma Venture Capital is an active investor, having invested in 8 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Life Sciences to High Tech and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Vitestro A lot of funds co-invest with Puma Venture Capital, with names like Intuitive sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Puma Venture Capital has team of 16 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series B, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Puma Venture Capital's List of Top Investments
Puma Venture Capital has a portfolio of 8 companies. Their most notable investmentis in NAVIGANTISTheir portfolio spans across United States and Netherlands. They have invested in Life Sciences, High Tech, Enterprise Applications and 2 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Puma Venture Capital:1. Vitestro
Developed AI-based blood drawing robot for clinic use. The company has developed a medical robotics device that autonomously draws blood from patients. The device has a guided 3D construction with a robotic needle that secures blood collection. It has features for bandage application as well.
Key facts about Vitestro
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Utrecht (Netherlands)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $120M
- Employee Count: 138 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: PGGM, Mayo Clinic and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 10, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. MedCrypt
Key facts about MedCrypt
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $58.4M
- Employee Count: 29 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Section 32, Sway Ventures and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Feb 04, 2025, $*****
Developer of remote surgery paltform for healthcare professionals. It offers Sovato platform utilizes robotic surgery technology to facilitate procedures over long distances, provide access to surgical care and reducing costs. It facillates remote connectivity of third-party robotic systems, manages disparate people, systems, tools, and data, financial incentives and contracting strategies.
Key facts about Sovato Health
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Santa Barbara (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $41M
- Employee Count: 49 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Polaris Partners, Laerdal Million Lives Fund and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 04, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
AI-driven imaging-guided surgical robotics for microsurgery. The company offers Polaris, leverages state-of-the-art robotics, advanced medical imaging, and AI for real-time visualization of surgical instruments, providing surgeons with enhanced situational awareness during procedures.
Key facts about Horizon Surgical Systems
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Malibu (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $30M
- Employee Count: 66 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Exsight Ventures, Main Street Advisors and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 16, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of a robotic system for endoluminal and single-incision surgery. The system aims to enable and enhance physician capabilities during surgical procedures. It focuses on eliminating or minimizing external incisions to reduce patient trauma. The goal is to improve patient outcomes, accelerate recovery, and reduce healthcare costs. The system is under development and not for commercial sale.
Key facts about EndoQuest Robotics
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Houston (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $232M
- Employee Count: 87 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Crescent Enterprises, McNair and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, May 19, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Puma Venture Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Puma Venture Capital has invested in 8 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Vitestro and most recent follow-on round was in EndoQuest Robotics.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Puma Venture Capital's Investments by Stage
Puma Venture Capital has made 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $50.1M, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $12M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $42M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 4 |
Series A | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Puma Venture Capital's Investments by Sector
Puma Venture Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Life Sciences, High Tech, Robotics - Industry Applications, Enterprise Applications and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 6 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 6 Tech companies, 5 Tech hardware companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Life Sciences | 4 |
High Tech | 2 |
Robotics - Industry Applications | 2 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
HealthTech | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Puma Venture Capital's Investments by Geography
Puma Venture Capital has made most investments in United States (5), followed by Netherlands where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 5 |
Netherlands | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Puma Venture Capital's recent investments
Puma Venture Capital has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Vitestro.Here are the most recent investments by Puma Venture Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 10, 2026 | Netherlands | Series B | 4089 | [+11] | |
Nov 04, 2025 | United States | Series B | 7731 | [+5] | |
May 19, 2025 | United States | Series D | 4223 | [+2] | |
Sep 26, 2024 | United States | Series B | 2402 | [+3] | |
Apr 29, 2024 | United States | Series A | 1716 |
Team profile of Puma Venture Capital
Puma Venture Capital has a team of 16 members including 2 Partners and 14 Venture Partners located in United States, Italy and 3 more locations. Puma Venture Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Puma Venture Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | ||
Venture Partner | San Diego | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | ||
Venture Partner | Tampa | - | ||
Venture Partner | Fort Lauderdale | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Buffalo | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Aalst | - |
Co-investors of Puma Venture Capital
Over the past 3 years, 36 investors have co-invested in Puma Venture Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Puma Venture Capital: Sonder Capital, EIC Fund and 8 others have invested in rounds before Puma Venture Capital. There is 1 company where Sonder Capital has invested before Puma Venture Capital and 1 company where EIC Fund has invested before Puma Venture Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Puma Venture Capital: 22 investors entered a company along with Puma Venture Capital. These include investors like Intuitive (2 companies).
- Invested after Puma Venture Capital: A total of 4 investors have invested in Puma Venture Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include UTHealth (1 company), Dr. Fred Moll (1 company) and Yu Galaxy (1 company).
Recent News related to Puma Venture Capital
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Utrecht-based Robot Blood Sampler Raises 60 MillionMena•Mar 10, 2026•InterVest, Vitestro, PGGM, LabCorp and 9 others
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Sovato Closes Series B to Advance the World’s First and Only Remote Robotic Surgery & Procedure Platformintelligence360•Nov 26, 2025•Sovato Health, GS Ventures, Puma Venture Capital, Laerdal Million Lives Fund and 3 others
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Sovato Closes Series B to Advance the World’s First and Only Remote Robotic Surgery & Procedure PlatformBusiness Wire•Nov 04, 2025•Sovato Health, GS Ventures, Laerdal Million Lives Fund, Beringea and 5 others
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NAVIGANTIS Secures $12M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Jul 25, 2024•NAVIGANTIS, Puma Venture Capital, Mirae Asset Capital Markets
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EndoQuest Robotics Endoluminal Robotic Technologies Company Raises $42 MillionPulse 2.0•Dec 16, 2023•EndoQuest Robotics, CE Venture Capital, McNair, Puma Venture Capital and 2 others
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Capstan Medical Attracts $31.4 Million in Series B FundingMedical Product Outsourcing•Oct 16, 2023•Capstan Medical, Intuitive, Puma Venture Capital, Eclipse
