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Venture capitalBethlehem · Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
Also known as ACTIVATE MANAGEMENT LLC
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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.
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Team · 10 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 25 of 42 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×14SaaS ×12Enterprise Software ×11AI & Machine Learning ×9Digital Health ×9Data & Infrastructure ×5InsurTech ×3Construction Tech ×2
HQs:United States×17United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×23 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
Columbia University ×2Harvard University ×2Princeton University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with field-of-study data
Medicine ×3Business & Management ×2Life Sciences ×2Social Sciences ×2
Investments · 42 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12024 · 22022 · 22021 · 22020 · 22019 · 12018 · 12017 · 22016 · 12012 · 22004 · 220 dated
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HealthtechMedical DevicesNew MaterialsWyomissing, US
Sheng Zhang(Executive Officer)John Prelaz(Executive Officer)Steve Bryant(Director)William A. Graham, IV(Director)Peter Molinaro(Executive Officer, Director)Bryan Davis(Executive Officer)
Aibuild develops parametric, data-driven software for large format additive manufacturing, helping organizations improve the efficiency of their 3D printing processes.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSaaSLondon, GB
Daghan(Co-founder)inMichail(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsACT Venture PartnersAI SeedAtlas Ventures (UK)First Imagine!SuperSeedCambridge Angels group+3 more
Aidin provides data analytics and workflow optimization software for healthcare providers to improve patient flow and reduce delays in post-acute care transitions across hospital systems.
Data & InfrastructureHealthtechSaaSNew York, US
Russell Graney(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardWhitney Kalb(Director)inMichael Galbo(Director)Arun Mohan(Director)Adam Gail(Director)Andrew Bouldin(Director)in
Co-investorsFCA Venture PartnersRed Swan Ventures
Aledade is an accountable care organization (ACO) partner that works with primary care organizations to improve patient outcomes and healthcare quality.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechBethesda, US
Bijan Salehizadeh(Co-founder)inFarzad Mostashari(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inMat Kendall(President and Co-Founder)in
BoardRobert Kocher(Director)in
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersEcho Health VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Intrepid Growth PartnersIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lightspeed Venture Partners+12 more
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
Co-investorsPaladin Capital GroupOsage Venture Partners
Benefix is a digital platform that connects carriers, brokers, small businesses and individuals to simplify benefits enrollment and access.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechInsurTechSaaSLancaster, US
Matt Ranauro(Co-founder)inLee Shand Snyder(Co-founder)in
Co-investors1855 Capital PartnersLeading Edge Ventures
Canvs interprets customer and audience reactions using data analysis, helping media leaders, sports organizations, and enterprise teams make data-driven decisions from feedback.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalBigfoot CapitalFeenix Venture Partners LLCFulcrum Equity PartnersTech Square VenturesYork IE
Connective Health builds clinical data integration and predictive analytics tools for healthcare providers and accountable care organizations.
Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechWoburn, US
Ryan Hess(Co-founder)Chris DiBlasi(Executive Officer, Director)inTodd Pietri(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSebastian Anastassiou(Director)
Co-investorsNina CapitalTwo Lanterns Venture Partners
Unanet (Cosential) is an AI-first enterprise CRM built specifically for architecture, engineering, and construction firms.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
Marie Cornish(Founder)in
Co-investorsJMI Equity
CrowdHealth offers a community-based approach to health care funding, where members help cover each other's medical bills as an alternative to traditional health insurance.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechInsurTechAustin, US
ANDREW SCHOONOVER(PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ISSUER)Andy(Founder)
Co-investorsLightning VenturesNext Coast VenturesActivate Ventures
New York, US
Joseph Mayer(Director)inJames Bradley(Director)Bharath Ganesan(Director)Richard Resnick(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJohn Clarke(Director)inTodd Pietri(Director)in
Co-investorsCardinal PartnersWindham Capital PartnersActivate Ventures
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)Eric Rosow(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Russ ThomasinRichard Dumler(Director)
BoardMatthew D. Storeygard(Director)in
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsExcelerate Health VenturesHLM Investment PartnersLRVHealthOptum Ventures
GalenusCare (ChorusRx) provides precision pharmacy services for PACE and hospice care programs, combining clinical pharmacists with AI-powered analytics to optimize medication regimens, reduce adverse drug events, and lower medical costs.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsRittenhouse Ventures
WellSky operates a network connecting post-acute and social care providers with health plans and government organizations to enable coordinated care management programs.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsBlue Venture FundsKapor CapitalPrimary Venture PartnersSandbox Industries
Inception Point AI creates AI-driven personalities and characters that produce audio and video content, including podcasts, short-form video, and books.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US
Jeanine Wright(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inWilliam Corbin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Joshua Taylor(Executive Officer, Promoter)John Peed(Executive Officer, Promoter)Katie Brown(Executive Officer, Promoter)
BoardTodd Pietri(Director)
Co-investorsActivate Ventures
Katabat is a cloud-based debt collection and management platform for banks, lenders, and enterprises that combines omnichannel communication (email, SMS, voice, print) with workflow automation and decisioning tools to improve collection rates and customer experience.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsCamden PartnersOsage Venture PartnersTritium Partners
Mind and Match works with health benefits plans to match individuals with therapists based on their needs through a short questionnaire.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Noom offers psychology-based weight-loss programs that combine behavior-change lessons, human and AI coaching, and access to prescription GLP-1 medications through its telehealth platform.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Saeju Jeong(Co-founder)inArtem Petakov(Co-founder)inGeoff Cook(Chief Executive Officer)inRichard Friedman(Chief Technology Officer)inPeter Scherr(Chief Marketing Officer)inJim Bugden(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsAdit Ventures Management, LlcAglae VenturesCAVU Consumer PartnersOak HC/FTQualcomm VenturesScrum Ventures+8 more
NovaData Solutions audits property restoration invoices for insurance companies, MGAs, adjusting firms, and other insurance-related entities using proprietary technology.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSPhiladelphia, US
Joseph Troy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Christopher Leo Troy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Anthony Mark Troy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardGary Enzor(Director)Jeffrey Davison(Director)
Co-investorsBen Franklin Technology Partners
Replika Software is an enterprise "community commerce" platform that lets brands activate sellers, creators, advisors, employees, and ambassadors as measurable ecommerce sales channels through affiliate marketing, social selling, clienteling, and AI.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaSWoodbury, US
Kareen Mallet(Executive Officer, Director)inSheri Elowsky(Executive Officer)Corey Gottlieb(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsL'Oréal BOLD
Ride Health connects healthcare organizations with transportation services to ensure patients, particularly older adults and people with disabilities, can reliably access medical care.
B2B MarketplacesHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Imran Cronk(Founder)inDaniel Faath(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Reardon(Executive Officer)Cindy Nguyen(Executive Officer)
BoardTodd Pietri(Director)inSamir Malik(Director)
Co-investorsAnthro VenturesBioAdvanceExcelerate Health VenturesTopmark PartnersActivate VenturesBridge Bank+3 more
Spectramedix develops cloud-based analytics applications for healthcare organizations to improve patient outcomes and reduce care costs.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSNew Jersey, US
Raj Lakhanpal(Chief Executive Officer)in
Thrive Therapies Group provides therapy and support services for children with disabilities, offering results-driven services and intelligent tools to support development, well-being, and health outcomes.
Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSNashville, US
Kristin McGraner(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKrishna Srinivasan(Director)
Triplemoon is a behavioral health services provider offering clinical care through licensed mental health professionals, with specialized focus on maternal mental health, perinatal care, and family-centered psychiatry integrated into primary care settings.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthDallas, US
Lauren Gage(Founder/CEO)inDr. Katie Sardone(Founder)inAntares MeketainAli Hollmanin
Co-investorsLiveOak Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Access HealthAnytime AccessBomodaBonsaiBtgCaregainCemaCyprisHighQAIndependent Primary Care NetworkKAID HealthManaged Care PlatformTabula Rasa HealthCareTapRoot SystemsTeamSQL, Inc.Wire Technologies
Exits · 3
3 acquisitions · showing 2Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCrowdHealth · trysignalbase.com · Mar 25, 2026
Triplemoon · finsmes.com · Oct 17, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Activate Venture Partners made?
- Activate Venture Partners has 42 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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.
- Who does Activate Venture Partners co-invest with?
- Activate Venture Partners most often shares deals with GV (Google Ventures), IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Lightspeed Venture Partners, among 31 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 7
Primary Venture Partners is a seed-stage venture fund that backs founders at the earliest moments, combining deep sector specialization with a large operating team that provides hands-on support.
Paladin Capital Group invests in early stage and growth companies developing cyber, AI and deep technologies that address security and resilience needs for commercial and government customers.
LiveOak Ventures is a venture capital firm that partners with Texas-based founders building technology and tech-enabled service companies.
Inovia Capital is a full-stack venture capital firm based in Canada with a presence in the EU, partnering with founders to build global technology companies.
Silverton Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Texas that partners with founders long-term, having backed 75+ portfolio companies with 30+ acquisitions and 4 IPOs.
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.
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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