​The most important investment we can make is in our children

Every child deserves a healthy, happy childhood
​Healthy children enjoy a better quality of life - for the rest of their life
Families of healthy kids are spared emotional and financial burdens 
​Better child health outcomes can transform communities
Large-scale improvements to child healthcare are revolutionary for society
Setting children up to be healthy, smart, productive adults is vital to the future of humanity

Innovative solutions to help sick kids are developed every day
Yet millions of children continue to suffer

​All of the pieces for successful innovation seem to be in place​
​Innovations that were unthinkable or prohibitively expensive a decade ago are now possible and commercially viable
Billions go into pediatric research and development every year
​Lawmakers and the FDA understand the importance of children’s health and have prioritized pediatrics
Children's health is a high priority for government, nonprofits, and philanthropists
The investment market is strong - investors are pouring money into healthcare startups

So, why aren't good health solutions reaching these kids?

Most investors have little interest in early stage, child health-focused startups

Knowledgeable, risk-tolerant, and supportive capital focused on children’s health is needed

Springhood provides vital early capital to child heath-focused startups
Springhood backs young companies working to significantly improve health outcomes of children. We support passionate entrepreneurs developing strong science with a clear commercial pathway. Young companies developing solutions for kids have unique challenges. We meet those challenges head on by providing the capital and resources that will help the best of these companies navigate the startup journey - knowing that we are uniquely positioned to do this. 

We are unabashedly focused on our mission
Because our primary goal is to get meaningful solutions to children sustainably and at scale, we look at investment opportunities through a unique lens. Our true success comes every time we save or improve a child’s life. 

This does not mean we don't seek financial success. To the contrary, we believe this approach increases our ability to deliver superior financial returns. We believe that focusing on getting solutions to kids sustainably and at scale, will lead to great results for all stakeholders. 

Mission success requires commercial success

We back young companies with solid foundations, great potential, outstanding leadership, and clear need for our support 

John Parker founded Springhood to address the funding gap in child health innovation. He has brought 25 years in the alternative investment industry together with over a decade of philanthropic experience to create a new model using investment dollars to make a difference in the lives of kids. This model has emerged from his work as the Founder and Managing Director of CH Innovations, LLC, a child health venture fund backed by the Charles H. Hood Foundation, where he also serves as a Trustee. 
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Companies
Investments made by CH Innovations, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Charles H. Hood Foundation
Measuring brain oxygenation in preterm and low birth weight infants
Helping reduce the number of children born with HIV
Reducing infant mortality and morbidity in low-resource settings
Saving children's lives by providing clinical knowledge to everyone, everywhere
Treating Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and other infant sleep disorders
Improving treatment and quality of survival for children battling medulloblastoma
Improving brain health of premature babies by measuring cerebral blood flow
​Developing the first broad spectrum blood test for Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Developing a targeted therapy for bone wastage in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Developing safe, effective therapies for retinopathy of prematurity and drug-induced hearing loss in children
* Springhood has no direct interest in or financial relationship with the above companies. Mr. Parker manages this portfolio for the benefit of the Charles H. Hood Foundation. It is shared here for illustrative purposes only. 
Springhood supports companies in their seed-stage (typically less than $2 million of outside capital raised). To be considered, prospects must have a significant focus on clinical solutions for children. If you think your company may be a good fit, please submit a deck to the left.

If you are otherwise interested in learning more about our unique mission-first approach to investing, we'd love to hear from you through the form on the right.

​Together, we can change kids' lives for the better
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