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Breath of Life: Duke Inventors Secure $5M for Novel Oxygenation Startup

27th Mar 2025

Duke clinician partners with Duke engineers to tackle an elusive critical care challenge: Can oxygen be delivered directly into the bloodstream?

Founder Spotlight: Max Hodak and Science Corp

Duke Capital Partners Founder Spotlight Max Hodak Founder & CEO, Science Corporation | Co-founder, Neuralink | Duke BME ’12 | DCP Portfolio Founder –> “Restore and extend life by transcending the limits of biology.” Max…

Founder & Investor Spotlight: Deb Liu

Deb Liu, Founder, Tech Executive, Board Member, Duke Capital Partners Investor Member embodies the spirit of technical innovation and entrepreneurship fostered here at Duke University.

Neurophos Secures $110 Million Series A to Launch Exaflop-Scale Photonic AI Chips

Neurophos, a Duke Capital Partners portfolio company and leader in photonic AI chip technology, has raised $110 million in an oversubscribed Series A round led by Gates Frontier.

Founder Spotlight: Elle Smyth

Elle Smyth, Co-Founder and CEO of RetailReady, embodies the spirit of technical innovation and entrepreneurship fostered here at Duke University.

10 Years, 60 Startups, $105 Million – and Counting: Duke Capital Partners Leads the Way in Alumni Investing

From its start as one of the first alumni-led venture groups of its kind, Duke Capital Partners continues to connect Duke alumni investors with innovative Duke-affiliated startups – and train the next generation of venture…

VQ Biomedical secures $5M, including a seed round led by Harbright, WIN, and DCP

VQ Biomedical is a Duke University start-up and DCP portfolio company resulting from the collaboration Duke clinicians and engineers.

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