In 2000, orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. Kingsley R. Chin conceived his first spine patent while training at Harvard Medical School. In 2005, he incorporated Kingsley Investment Company (KIC LLC) and later that year sold the MANTIS™ percutaneous pedicle screw system to Stryker, a Fortune 500 orthopedic medical technology company founded by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Homer Stryker. This validated a long-term vision to build a surgeon-led platform that identifies trends early and drives the next era of spine innovation. In 2006, Dr. Chin founded SpineFrontier Inc. as a spine R and D company, and in 2007 established a model of surgeon collaboration and physician leadership through a minimum $500,000 investment commitment from spine surgeon investors and the formation of the Strategic Advisory Board (SAB).

 

In 2013, seeing around the corner, Dr. Chin began the transition into health technology private equity with the incorporation of KIC Ventures. In 2014, KIC Ventures acquired AxioMed Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio, including its patented viscoelastic cervical and lumbar disc technologies, with commercialization underway in Europe and the lumbar disc IDE program nearing completion in the United States. Today, the transition to KIC Ventures is nearing full completion as we move to close our $15 million Series A round, with over $5 million already raised, to expand our R and D moat strategy, accelerate global scale, and position the platform for stronger strategic collaborations.