Inclusive Health Innovation Starts Here
Inclusive Health Innovation Starts Here
Inclusive Health Innovation Starts Here
2Flo Ventures is a startup studio and venture capital firm dedicated to accelerating equitable innovation in healthcare. We invest in diverse healthcare entrepreneurs and support companies to close gaps in health outcomes for underserved communities.
2Flo Ventures is a startup studio and venture capital firm dedicated to accelerating equitable innovation in healthcare. We invest in diverse healthcare entrepreneurs and support companies to close gaps in health outcomes for underserved communities.
2Flo Ventures is a startup studio and venture capital firm dedicated to accelerating equitable innovation in healthcare. We invest in diverse healthcare entrepreneurs and support companies to close gaps in health outcomes for underserved communities.
9
Companies invested and supported in the life sciences.
9
Companies invested and supported in the life sciences.
9
Companies invested and supported in the life sciences.
100+
People employed across 2Flo Ventures portfolio companies.
100+
People employed across 2Flo Ventures portfolio companies.
100+
People employed across 2Flo Ventures portfolio companies.
$85M+
Raised by 2Flo Ventures portfolio companies.
$85M+
Raised by 2Flo Ventures portfolio companies.
$85M+
Raised by 2Flo Ventures portfolio companies.
Advancing Health Equity
Advancing Health Equity
Advancing Health Equity
Not enough VC dollars go to BIPOC-led healthcare companies or to those solving problems that disproportionately affect communities of color — further exacerbating already glaring healthcare disparities. 2Flo Ventures was founded to redirect capital flow and ensure all populations are fairly represented in venture capital, funded as entrepreneurs, and served by our healthcare system.
Not enough VC dollars go to BIPOC-led healthcare companies or to those solving problems that disproportionately affect communities of color — further exacerbating already glaring healthcare disparities. 2Flo Ventures was founded to redirect capital flow and ensure all populations are fairly represented in venture capital, funded as entrepreneurs, and served by our healthcare system.
Not enough VC dollars go to BIPOC-led healthcare companies or to those solving problems that disproportionately affect communities of color — further exacerbating already glaring healthcare disparities. 2Flo Ventures was founded to redirect capital flow and ensure all populations are fairly represented in venture capital, funded as entrepreneurs, and served by our healthcare system.
Our Portfolio
Our Portfolio
Meet our Team
Meet our Team
Meet our Team
Combining decades of experience in healthcare and entrepreneurship, the 2Flo Ventures team is dedicated to advancing health equity.
Combining decades of experience in healthcare and entrepreneurship, the 2Flo Ventures team is dedicated to advancing health equity.
Combining decades of experience in healthcare and entrepreneurship, the 2Flo Ventures team is dedicated to advancing health equity.
Through Burton Advisory, Inc. Paul Burton provides strategic and financial advice to healthcare companies drawing from over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and strategic advisory in fortune 500 companies. Experience Since December 2018, Paul has been the CEO of Akan Biosciences, a biotech start-up developing regenerative medicinal therapeutics. Through Burton Advisory, he also advises early stage biotech as well as some digital healthcare companies such as Temprian Therapeutics, Schedule1, Cancer IQ, Care Advisors and 4D Healthware. Additionally, Paul is currently an Entrepreneur In Residence at Northwestern University supporting students and faculty with healthcare oriented commercialization projects. Previously, he was the CEO of ResQ Pharma, Inc. from July 2015 through December 2018. Similarly, he co-founded Vivacelle Bio, Inc. and was employed as its CFO and a member of its Board of Directors (BOD) from 2012 through 2015. Paul is a Member of MATTER, a Chicago based healthcare incubator and the Bunker Labs, an Incubator started in Chicago for U.S. military veterans. Paul started his professional career after law and business school as an investment banking associate at Salomon Brothers (now Citigroup Corporate & Investment Bank) in New York. Prior to grad school he served as a United States Regular Army Commissioned Officer (Infantry). While an undergraduate student Paul worked as a lab assistant at UIC’s Medical School Pharmacology Department, earning three co-authorships for research published in peer-reviewed journals. Education Paul earned his JD and MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He earned two Bachelor’s Degrees from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Paul Burton, JD, MBA
Managing Partner
Charlotte Jones-Burton, MD, MS
Partner
Dr. Berkowitz is an active healthcare advisor and investor with over 25 years experience as a primary care physician, an informatician, a healthcare innovator and a health tech entrepreneur. Experience Previous roles include serving as Director of Innovation at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago; founder and Chairman of healthfinch; Chief Medical Officer and EVP of Product at MDLIVE; and founder/advisor to multiple other digital health companies over the years. He currently sits on the board of Oneview Healthcare and is Editor-in-Chief for Telehealth and Medicine. He has served on multiple national boards in the past, including the Innovation Learning Network (ILN), the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Foundation. He has been listed as one of HealthLeader’s “Twenty People Who Make Healthcare Better”; Healthspottr’s “Future Health Top 100”, and Modern Healthcare’s “Top 25 Clinical Informaticists”. He is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. He has been elected to Fellowship in both the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Education Dr. Berkowitz received his Biomedical Engineering degree from the University of Pennsylvania, his Medical Degree from the University of Illinois and did his Internal Medicine residency program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL.
Lyle Berkowitz, MD
Partner
John is the founder of Plowshares Asset Management, a private company focused on strategic investments in real estate and healthcare since 1994. Experience John founded Plowshares Asset Management LLC, with the primary focus of the development of multi-family residential real estate in the midwestern/western US. The firm has branched into healthcare via investments in private companies that seek to better the lives of others. Prior to 1994 John was involved in various management/board positions with investment firms and partnerships ranging from sales/marketing to CFO/Treasurer/HR. Philanthropy Chairman on the Board – First Congregational Church Evanston 1994-96 Board of Directors – Evanston Community Foundation 2015-2018 Volunteer – Martha’s Vineyard Food Bank 2020 – present Education Vanderbilt University BS Economics 1979
John Cunningham
Partner
Ibraheem is an emerging global health leader passionate about tackling health disparities and preventing the spread of disease. Experience A first-generation Caribbean-American Muslim, he is passionate about providing opportunities for all and building community to solve complex problems. He is a serial entrepreneur with experience in research commercialization and innovation. In 2017, he founded City Health Tech, an IoT behavior change solution to prevent the spread of disease. He has spent the last few years in venture capital as a Venture Fellow at DeepWork Capital, a Venture Partner at WeFunder, and then as Director of Platform and Community at GoodLight Capital. He started his career at a $300M research consortia building strategic models and growth plans for the assets as well as identifying new investment opportunities and partnerships. He has collaborated with Fortune 100 companies, leading academic institutions, and civic leaders from across the world. His work has been featured in Forbes, FOX Chicago, WGN, Northwestern Engineering, and many more national outlets. He currently serves on the advisory board for Northwestern’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and mentor at Impact Ventures. He is a Gates Scholar and member of the Obama Foundations Community Leadership Corp. He is married with two cats and enjoys composing music on the piano, playing console video games, and getting his community together to play board games. Education Northwestern University BSE Industrial Engineering Minor in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Design
Ibraheem Alinur
Vice President
Through Burton Advisory, Inc. Paul Burton provides strategic and financial advice to healthcare companies drawing from over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and strategic advisory in fortune 500 companies. Experience Since December 2018, Paul has been the CEO of Akan Biosciences, a biotech start-up developing regenerative medicinal therapeutics. Through Burton Advisory, he also advises early stage biotech as well as some digital healthcare companies such as Temprian Therapeutics, Schedule1, Cancer IQ, Care Advisors and 4D Healthware. Additionally, Paul is currently an Entrepreneur In Residence at Northwestern University supporting students and faculty with healthcare oriented commercialization projects. Previously, he was the CEO of ResQ Pharma, Inc. from July 2015 through December 2018. Similarly, he co-founded Vivacelle Bio, Inc. and was employed as its CFO and a member of its Board of Directors (BOD) from 2012 through 2015. Paul is a Member of MATTER, a Chicago based healthcare incubator and the Bunker Labs, an Incubator started in Chicago for U.S. military veterans. Paul started his professional career after law and business school as an investment banking associate at Salomon Brothers (now Citigroup Corporate & Investment Bank) in New York. Prior to grad school he served as a United States Regular Army Commissioned Officer (Infantry). While an undergraduate student Paul worked as a lab assistant at UIC’s Medical School Pharmacology Department, earning three co-authorships for research published in peer-reviewed journals. Education Paul earned his JD and MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He earned two Bachelor’s Degrees from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Paul Burton, JD, MBA
Managing Partner
Charlotte Jones-Burton, MD, MS
Partner
Dr. Berkowitz is an active healthcare advisor and investor with over 25 years experience as a primary care physician, an informatician, a healthcare innovator and a health tech entrepreneur. Experience Previous roles include serving as Director of Innovation at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago; founder and Chairman of healthfinch; Chief Medical Officer and EVP of Product at MDLIVE; and founder/advisor to multiple other digital health companies over the years. He currently sits on the board of Oneview Healthcare and is Editor-in-Chief for Telehealth and Medicine. He has served on multiple national boards in the past, including the Innovation Learning Network (ILN), the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Foundation. He has been listed as one of HealthLeader’s “Twenty People Who Make Healthcare Better”; Healthspottr’s “Future Health Top 100”, and Modern Healthcare’s “Top 25 Clinical Informaticists”. He is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. He has been elected to Fellowship in both the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Education Dr. Berkowitz received his Biomedical Engineering degree from the University of Pennsylvania, his Medical Degree from the University of Illinois and did his Internal Medicine residency program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL.
Lyle Berkowitz, MD
Partner
John is the founder of Plowshares Asset Management, a private company focused on strategic investments in real estate and healthcare since 1994. Experience John founded Plowshares Asset Management LLC, with the primary focus of the development of multi-family residential real estate in the midwestern/western US. The firm has branched into healthcare via investments in private companies that seek to better the lives of others. Prior to 1994 John was involved in various management/board positions with investment firms and partnerships ranging from sales/marketing to CFO/Treasurer/HR. Philanthropy Chairman on the Board – First Congregational Church Evanston 1994-96 Board of Directors – Evanston Community Foundation 2015-2018 Volunteer – Martha’s Vineyard Food Bank 2020 – present Education Vanderbilt University BS Economics 1979
John Cunningham
Partner
Ibraheem is an emerging global health leader passionate about tackling health disparities and preventing the spread of disease. Experience A first-generation Caribbean-American Muslim, he is passionate about providing opportunities for all and building community to solve complex problems. He is a serial entrepreneur with experience in research commercialization and innovation. In 2017, he founded City Health Tech, an IoT behavior change solution to prevent the spread of disease. He has spent the last few years in venture capital as a Venture Fellow at DeepWork Capital, a Venture Partner at WeFunder, and then as Director of Platform and Community at GoodLight Capital. He started his career at a $300M research consortia building strategic models and growth plans for the assets as well as identifying new investment opportunities and partnerships. He has collaborated with Fortune 100 companies, leading academic institutions, and civic leaders from across the world. His work has been featured in Forbes, FOX Chicago, WGN, Northwestern Engineering, and many more national outlets. He currently serves on the advisory board for Northwestern’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and mentor at Impact Ventures. He is a Gates Scholar and member of the Obama Foundations Community Leadership Corp. He is married with two cats and enjoys composing music on the piano, playing console video games, and getting his community together to play board games. Education Northwestern University BSE Industrial Engineering Minor in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Design
Ibraheem Alinur
Vice President
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We aim to include as many people as possible along this journey.
