Funding profile · Neurology care delivery
Synapticure
One Form D exists for this company. It reports $40,145,500 sold to 51 investors, filed two months before the $25 million Series A was announced. Federal grants add $5.18 million that cost no equity.
$40.1MSold on the company’s only Form D, filed Sep 24, 2024
51Investors on that filing, about $787,167 each
$5.18MNIH NINDS awards FY2022 to FY2026, non-dilutive
$1.0MRaised by a single-investor SPV in January 2020
Data as of September 22, 2026. Company-reported figures are labeled.
Rounds at a glance
| When | Round | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2020 | Synapticure SPV I, LLC, pooled vehicle | $1,000,000 | 1 investor; manager Synapticure Ventures, LLC; administrator Assure Fund Management II | Form D |
| 2020 | Y Combinator, Summer 2020 | Not disclosed | Y Combinator | YC data |
| Closed fall 2021, announced Feb 1, 2022 | Seed | $6,000,000 | Led by GV; LifeForce Capital, Martin Ventures, Byers Capital, Y Combinator; angels including Ron Conway, Jeff Huber, Adam Koppel, Ben and Divya Silbermann | Release |
| Sep 2024 | Equity offering reported on Form D | $40,145,500 offered and sold | 51, not named | Form D |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Series A announced | $25,000,000 | Led by B Capital; CommonSpirit Health, CVS Health Ventures, RA Capital Management, Nexus NeuroTech Ventures; existing GV, Optum Ventures, Rock Health Capital | Release |
| FY2022 to FY2026 | Federal grants | $5,175,078 | NIH NINDS small business awards | NIH |
What the filings show
Synapticure, Inc. · Form D · filed Sep 24, 2024
- First sale
- Sep 9, 2024
- Offered
- $40,145,500 equity
- Sold
- $40,145,500 · $0 remaining
- Investors
- 51 · average about $787,167
- Exemption
- Rule 506(b)
- Issuer
- Delaware corporation, incorporated 2019, Chicago IL · revenue range: Decline to Disclose
- Related persons
- Sandra Abrevaya (executive officer, director); Brian Wallach (director); Jason Langheier (director); Adam Seabrook (director); Peter Wallach, Joe Leinbach and Eric Anderson (executive officers)
- Filing
- SEC EDGAR, CIK 0002038193
Synapticure SPV I, LLC · Form D · filed Feb 6, 2020
- First sale
- Jan 31, 2020
- Type
- Pooled investment fund, Delaware LLC formed 2019
- Sold
- $1,000,000 of $1,000,000
- Investors
- 1
- Exemptions
- Rule 506(b); Investment Company Act 3(c)(1)
- Costs
- $9,500, described in the filing as a one-time cost for fund organizational and operating expenses
- Related persons
- Synapticure Ventures, LLC (manager); Assure Fund Management II LLC (administrative manager); Richard Thoms (officer of the administrative manager)
- Filing
- SEC EDGAR, CIK 0001802424
Reading the filings
- The filing is bigger than the round.The Form D reports $40,145,500 sold. The press release six weeks later announced $25 million. The $6 million seed plus the $25 million Series A comes to $31 million, leaving $9.1 million unexplained by the two announced rounds. MedCity News put total capital raised at $40 million, which matches the filing rather than the headline. A Form D that shows the same figure offered and sold with nothing remaining is what you get when a filing sweeps in earlier tranches or converting notes alongside the new money.
- The checks are institutional size.$40,145,500 across 51 investors is about $787,167 each. That is a fund-sized average, consistent with the eight named venture and strategic investors plus a tail of smaller participants, not an angel crowd.
- The money was in before it was news.First sale Sep 9, 2024. Form D filed Sep 24. Announcement Nov 19. The round was closed and reported to the SEC 71 days before the press cycle.
- The earliest money on record predates the company’s own launch story.On Jan 31, 2020, a Delaware pooled fund called Synapticure SPV I, LLC took $1,000,000 from a single investor. It lists the same telephone number as the company’s 2024 Form D. The company dates its launch to February 2022.
- The board on paper is founders plus the lead.Directors named in 2024: Sandra Abrevaya, Brian Wallach, Jason Langheier and Adam Seabrook, the B Capital partner quoted as lead investor in the November release. No seat is listed for GV, which led the seed.
- An eighth of the capital came from NIH.$5,175,078 of grants against $40,145,500 of equity is about 11.4% of the $45.3 million total, and it funds a stem cell laboratory rather than the clinic.
Commercial signals
| Signal | Detail | Source type |
|---|---|---|
| Payment model | CMS GUIDE dementia model, live since Jul 1, 2024. Tiered monthly per patient care management fee plus up to $2,500 a year per patient for respite. New participant enrollment closed for the model’s eight year run. | Public record |
| Referral channels | ALS Association (Apr 2024), Pearl Health primary care referrals under GUIDE (Aug 2024), Biogen supporting ataxia education (Jul 2026). | Partner-stated |
| Strategic holders | CommonSpirit Health, CVS Health Ventures and Optum Ventures sit on the cap table, which puts a health system and two payer-affiliated funds behind a provider that bills payers. | Release |
| Revenue | “Decline to Disclose” on the 2024 Form D. No revenue figure has been published. | Public record |
| Reported outcomes | 25% fewer all-cause admissions and 19.6% fewer emergency department visits from baseline. Not located in any CMS document. | Company-stated |
| Research line | Five NINDS awards totaling $5,175,078; the current one runs to Apr 30, 2027. | Public record |
What to watch
- A Form D for any raise after September 2024. Two years have passed with no new filing.
- An amended Form D, which would settle whether the $40.1 million included converting earlier paper.
- Whether CMS publishes participant-level GUIDE results.
- Whether the strategic investors turn into named payer or health system contracts.
- What happens to the organoid laboratory when the NINDS award ends in 2027.
The Synapticure story on Healthcare DiscoveryHealthcare Discovery
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Sources
- Public recordForm D, Synapticure, Inc.
- Public recordForm D, Synapticure SPV I, LLC
- Public recordNIH RePORTER, awards R44NS124457, R43NS134458, R44NS143521
- Public recordGUIDE Model overview and payment terms
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- CompanyCMS GUIDE and partners pages
Compiled from SEC, NIH and CMS public records and published reports as of September 22, 2026. Form D notices report offerings under Regulation D; amounts reflect the filing date and may not capture later sales. Healthcare Venture Capital Fund holds no position in Synapticure. This page is not an offer to sell or a recommendation to buy any security.
