Rex Health Ventures

What is Rex Health Ventures?

Rex Health Ventures (RHV) is a corporate venture capital arm of UNC REX Healthcare with headquarters at 310 S Harrington St., Raleigh, North Carolina. Established in 2012, RHV stands out as a strategic and entrepreneur-friendly investor, dedicated to enabling groundbreaking work that advances the future of health. The firm specializes in equity investments with a focus on HealthTech and Fitness, Medical Devices and Hospital Services, as well as Life Science sectors.

RHV invests in seed, startup, and early-stage companies, aiming to facilitate access to innovative healthcare products and services that have the potential to significantly improve patient care.

With assets under management amounting to $10 million, Rex Health Ventures supports emerging companies throughout North Carolina and the U.S., seeking investment opportunities where they can invest between $250,000 and $500,000.RHV partners with companies that align with their ethos of breakthrough innovation and strategic investment, leveraging talent and expertise across UNC REX and the broader UNC Health Care network.

Their active portfolio showcases companies like Phononic, which has pioneered solid-state thermal management technologies for the healthcare sector, demonstrating RHV's commitment to not just fund but also test and validate such innovations. Rex Health Ventures maintains a close association with its portfolio companies and promotes collaboration to expedite the practical application of these new technologies in the healthcare industry.

Beyond financial support, RHV offers its portfolio companies access to valuable industry insights, a network of experts, and strategic guidance, thus fostering a healthy ecosystem where healthcare entrepreneurs and startups can thrive and contribute to shaping the healthcare landscape with their pioneering solutions.