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Cardinal Partners

Venture capital firm investing in early and growth-stage healthcare companies

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TrustList summary

Cardinal Partners is a venture capital firm that has focused on health and healthcare for more than 25 years. It invests at early and growth stages and stays closely involved with the companies it backs.

What Cardinal Partners does

  • Healthcare venture investment: funds early and growth-stage health care businesses.
  • Network access: draws on connections in the academic, clinical, industry and investment communities.
  • Sustained engagement: remains involved with each portfolio company over time.
  • Regulatory and syndicate help: in some cases has provided regulatory planning, investor syndication and strategic partnering.

Who it works with

Healthcare companies covering medical software, drug research, medical devices, physician and patient information tools, medical billing and secure clinical messaging. The firm believes technology will change how care is diagnosed and delivered.

Key facts

  • Experience: more than 25 years in healthcare investing
  • Stage: early and growth stage
  • Sector: health and healthcare

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Rankings

Cardinal Partners is ranked on 3 TrustList rankings: #11 on 1 and #17 on 2.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Cardinal Partners has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Venture capital firm · 3 rankings

  • #11of 130
    Growth stage

    It is the only one of the top 69 here listing insurance and one of 2 here listing medical.

    Its profile: “- Healthcare venture investment: funds early and growth-stage health care businesses.”

    Of the top 69 here, 18 also cover artificial intelligence and 16 also cover seed stage; 16 also work in New York City and 13 also work in San Francisco.

    Behind Karista, ahead of Cipio Partners.

  • #17of 184
    San francisco

    It is one of 7 here listing healthtech and one of 8 here listing growth stage.

    Of the top 53 here, 10 also cover partners and 8 also cover growth stage; 16 also work in Silicon Valley and 9 also work in London.

    Behind Sverica International, ahead of 5AM Ventures.

  • #17of 147
    Healthtech investors

    It is one of 16 here listing partners.

    Of the top 64 here, 14 also cover biotech and 10 also cover medical; 7 also work in Boston and 7 also work in Chicago.

    Behind Karista, ahead of Linden Capital Partners.

As of 2026-10-31. Organic ranks only; sponsored placements are never ranks. How TrustList ranks

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