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STRATEGIC INVESTMENT.
BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION.

Rex Health Ventures enables groundbreaking work to advance the future of health

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Rex Health Ventures (RHV) enables groundbreaking work by investing in and fostering companies and technologies that advance the future of health.

  • Entrepreneur-friendly strategic investor that speeds access to new healthcare products and services to improve patient care
  • Established by UNC REX Healthcare in 2012 as part of its commitment to innovation, Rex Health Ventures currently operates as the early-stage investment fund for all of UNC Health System
  • Partners with emerging companies throughout North Carolina and the U.S.
  • Leverages the talent and subject matter experts across the UNC REX and UNC Health Care network

Meet the Rex Health Ventures Team

Anita Watkins

Managing Director

John Perez Rex Health Ventures Healthcare Venture Capital

John Perez

Managing Director

Evan Bernath

Senior Associate

Austin Brooks

Portfolio Manager

Get the latest investment news from Rex Health Ventures:

Reprieve Cardiovascular Secures $61 Million Financing and Enrolls First Patient in Pivotal Study

— Series B fundraise led by Deerfield Management enables scaling of pivotal clinical trial and commercial readiness activities for Reprieve® System – First patient enrolled in FASTR II study by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis MILFORD, Mass., August 13, 2025 – Reprieve Cardiovascular, Inc., a clinical-stage company pioneering intelligent decongestion management therapy for […]

Carta Healthcare Secures $18.25 Million in Series B1 Funding to Accelerate AI-Powered Clinical Data Abstraction and Analytics

SAN FRANCISCO, May 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Carta Healthcare, a leading provider of AI-powered clinical data abstraction, today announced it has secured $18.25 million in Series B1 financing. This investment will accelerate the company’s growth as demand surges among health systems and life sciences organizations for AI-driven innovation that transforms clinical data into valuable insights. The investment was led by […]

410 Medical Secures $14 Million Series B Financing to Expand Access to Life-Saving Resuscitation Technologies

DURHAM, N.C., March 17, 2025 — 410 Medical, Inc., a medical device company focused on innovative technologies for emergency and critical care, today announced the completion of a $14 million Series B financing. Existing investor Hatteras Venture Partners led the funding round with participation from Orlando Health Ventures, Ballad Ventures, OSF Healthcare, WakeMed, Rex Health Ventures, […]