We invest in leaders reshaping the future
At Auxilium Partners, we are dynamic investors with a deep respect for what it takes to build and scale extraordinary organizations. As founders ourselves, we are passionate about supporting founders through the entrepreneurial journey — bringing a partnership mindset to every investment.
Flexible capital supporting Founder Mode
We partner with companies across the full lifecycle and tailor our support to what each company needs to scale.
Core Focus
We primarily invest in emerging technologies and healthcare innovations that have the potential to transform industries and improve lives.
Flexible Mandate
We partner with companies across the full lifecycle — from seed and early growth to late-stage private companies and select public market opportunities.
Flexible Structure
We invest opportunistically across equity, debt, and hybrid securities, tailoring our support to what each company needs to scale.
Value-Add Capital
We aim to be more than just investors. We bring operating experience, strategic insight, and founder empathy — but always at the discretion of the leadership team.
Extraordinary Opportunities Require Extraordinary Leadership
We back and support the strongest leaders in the game. We invest in the people first and the opportunity second — partnering exclusively with resilient, bold founders who have the ambition and grit to build and scale extraordinary organizations.
Emerging Technologies
We back pioneering companies with transformative potential — technologies that are redefining what’s possible and creating new categories.
Healthcare Innovation
We invest in companies improving healthcare outcomes, access, and efficiency — driven by our firsthand experience building in the space.
What sets us apart
Entrepreneurial DNA
Our founding partners are entrepreneurs who have built and scaled businesses from the ground up.
Dynamic & Opportunistic
We move quickly when we see transformational potential — no bureaucracy, no committees.
Aligned & Supportive
We invest as true partners, providing value-add capital on the terms that aligning with leadership.
Zero to One
Beyond investing, we have the flexibility to incubate and co-build new ventures from the ground up alongside exceptional founders when the opportunity is right.
Portfolio
We are proud to partner with exceptional companies across emerging technology and healthcare.
Sandstone Care
Evidence-based treatment programs for adolescents and young adults with mental health and substance use disorders.
APH Florida
Comprehensive outpatient psychiatric and mental health services including medication management, therapy, and TMS across Florida.
Silver Creek Dental Partners
Dental Support Organization partnering with dental practices across California to deliver comprehensive care.
Stealth
Healthcare technology company leveraging AI to help providers streamline admin time and maximize direct patient care.
Figure AI
AI-powered humanoid robots for manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics applications.
Apptronik
General-purpose humanoid robots designed for industrial and service environments.
Syncere
Inconspicuous home robots including an AI-powered lamp that autonomously folds laundry.
Microfactory
Capital-efficient automated factories using digital fabrication for on-demand, localized production.
Hark AI
AI laboratory building personal intelligence systems integrating foundation models, hardware, and user interfaces.
Genie AI
Agentic AI platform automating complex middle- and back-office investment operations for asset managers.
xAI
AI company building Grok, an advanced AI assistant, with a mission to advance scientific discovery.
Saronic
Autonomous surface vessels for maritime security, ISR, logistics, and payload deployment missions.
Scout
Foundation AI model for autonomous defense robotics, enabling independent operation in GPS-denied environments.
True Anomaly
Spacecraft, software, and payloads for space defense and superiority operations.
SpaceX
Reusable rockets, orbital missions, and the Starlink satellite internet constellation.
Exowatt
24-hour dispatchable energy solutions powering AI data centers with solar thermal and storage technology.
Venus Aerospace
Developing hypersonic aircraft and propulsion technology for ultra-fast global transportation.
Kamino Fund: Emerging Technologies
Auxilium Partners is the General Partner of Kamino Fund. Our emerging technology-related investments are typically made through this platform, providing institutional-grade access to the most transformative companies in robotics, AI, defense tech, blockchain, and space.
Experience of the team
Our team has extensive experience as both operators and investors — spanning founding and scaling companies, building in healthcare, and investing across emerging technology sectors.
Marcello La Rocca
Co-founded Sandstone Care, scaling from 2 to 250+ employees. Previously at Grey Mountain Partners ($700M+ AUM) and Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Healthcare Investment Banking. Miami University — B.S. Finance & Accountancy, magna cum laude.
Rick McKenzie
Co-founded Sandstone Care alongside Marcello. Previously at Grey Mountain Partners and Jefferies’ Consumer & Retail Investment Banking Group. Wake Forest University — B.S. Finance, cum laude.
Korrigan Clark
Deep expertise in blockchain technology, mathematics, and database technologies. Co-founded Kamino Management. Former software performance engineer at Coinbase (through IPO). University of South Carolina — B.S. Applied Mathematics; CCNY — M.S. Physics.
Workforce Housing & Value-Add
While our core investment focus is in emerging technologies and healthcare, we also invest passively in real estate by partnering with entrepreneurial-minded GPs. Our emphasis is on value-add, multi-family opportunities, with a focus on workforce housing that delivers both impact and sustainable returns.
Building something transformational?
Auxilium Partners invests in leaders who are reshaping the future. We’d love to hear from you.