Activate Venture Partners
Venture capitalBethlehem · Seed–Series A · 11 people tracked
Also known as ACTIVATE MANAGEMENT LLC
Investment thesis
Activate Venture Partners invests as a lead in seed and early-stage companies, providing a first institutional equity financing. The firm backs visionary founders with domain knowledge and operational scaling ability, targeting markets at inflection points in demand where new approaches can create significant value and disrupt incumbents. It emphasizes capital-efficient businesses where a first-round financing of $5 million or less can drive meaningful progress toward business objectives. Its approach combines deep business, technology, and clinical expertise with a high-value network and a commitment to building lasting, impactful companies. The firm has a track record spanning over 100 portfolio investments, including numerous healthcare companies, IPOs, and strategic exits.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 8 of 27 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Healthtech ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3SaaS ×3Construction Tech ×1HR Tech ×1InsurTech ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAledade is an accountable care organization (ACO) partner that works with primary care organizations to improve patient outcomes and healthcare quality.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtech<UNKNOWN>, US
Bijan Salehizadeh(Co-founder)Robert Kocher(Director)Farzad Mostashari(Executive Officer, Director)
BA Insight provides an AI enablement platform that integrates data from disparate enterprise systems using AI-powered enterprise search and retrieval-augmented generation to help organizations extract accurate answers and information across their content sources.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Company that spent five years building on AI.
Availity is a healthcare network platform that processes eligibility, authorizations, claims, and payment transactions for providers, payers, and healthcare IT vendors.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechFarmington, US
John D'Amore(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matthew D. Storeygard(Director)Richard Dumler(Director)Eric Rosow(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
The largest network of independent primary care in the country, helping physician practices, health centers and clinics deliver value-based care to patients.
A software platform enabling managed care organizations (MCOs) and third party administrators (TPAs) to develop and offer comprehensive consumer directed healthcare products.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Activate Venture Partners invest at?
- Activate Venture Partners invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Activate Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Activate Venture Partners typically writes checks of $5M.
- What sectors does Activate Venture Partners focus on?
- Activate Venture Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Digital Health, Healthtech, Mental Health, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Activate Venture Partners located?
- Activate Venture Partners is headquartered in Bethlehem, US.
- Does Activate Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Activate Venture Partners leads investment rounds.
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Co-investors · 7
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Primetime Partners is an early-stage venture capital fund that incubates and invests in companies transforming the quality of living for older adults, focused on the longevity economy.
Third Rock Ventures is a venture capital firm that discovers, launches, and builds life sciences and biotechnology companies developing novel medicines and therapies.
LiveOak Venture Partners is an Austin-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology companies, working closely with founders across sectors such as fintech, security, real estate technology, healthcare, and enterprise software.
Firms observed investing alongside Activate Venture Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Activate Venture Partners's recorded portfolio.
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