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Anthem Venture Management, Llc
Venture capitalLos Angeles · Series A–Series B · 6 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Anthem focuses on early-stage Series A and B technology companies, writing initial checks of $1M to $5M with reserves for follow-on rounds. The firm almost always leads or co-leads deals and takes a board seat, concentrating primarily on Southern California. It positions itself as a contrarian investor seeking under-the-radar opportunities while avoiding crowded areas. Anthem emphasizes deep, personal relationships with founders, presenting itself as a hands-on partner that supports entrepreneurs especially in difficult times, and expecting every investment to succeed.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 6 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Anthem Venture Management, Llc went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 19 of 66 portfolio companiesSaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×6Fintech ×5Consumer ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3E-commerce ×3Media & Entertainment ×3
HQs:United States×18Canada×1Netherlands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×33 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
Caltech ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×3Computer Science ×2Law ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history
Green Meadow Ventures ×2
Investments · 66 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12021 · 12017 · 12010 · 14 dated
indie develops silicon, photonics, and sensor system technologies, including mixed-signal SoCs and software, for sensing applications in automotive ADAS and adjacent markets such as industrial mobility, humanoid robotics, and quantum technology.
HardwareMobility & TransportationSemiconductorsAliso Viejo, US
Scott Kee(Executive Officer)inDonald McClymontinIchiro Aoki(President)inMichael WittmanninNaixi WuinDr. Peter Gulden
Co-investorsAutotech VenturesBison CapitalEvolution VC PartnersBDC Capital Corporation
Phunware operates a configurable, multi-tenant Guest Intelligence Platform for resorts and hotels that unifies location, PMS, POS, mobile, and transactional data into a single property model.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalityAustin, US
Luan D. Dang(Executive Officer)inAlan S. Knitowski(Executive Officer, Director)Matt Aune(Executive Officer)Randall Crowder(Executive Officer, Director)Hans G. Erickson(Executive Officer, Director)Jeremy Krol(Interim Chief Executive Officer and Class I Director)
Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel NetworkScalare PartnersFirsthand CapitalFirsthand Technology Value Fund
Surf Air Mobility operates regional air travel across the U.S. through scheduled flights, on-demand private charter booking, and electric aviation technology.
CleantechMobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalityHawthorne, US
Sudhin Shahani(Director)inOliver Reeves(Executive Officer)Tyler Painter(Director)Deanna White(Executive Officer)inJames Bailey(Director)Bruce Gonzalez(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBaroda VenturesBase Venture Management, Inc.Ff Venture CapitalMucker CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Partners for Growth+6 more
Abra Dental is a family dental practice offering services ranging from cleanings and fillings to braces, implants, and veneers for children and families.
HealthtechNewark, US
Co-investorsClairvest Group Incnzt.capital
Bird provides messaging infrastructure for developers, offering SMS, email, voice, and real-time messaging APIs built and operated end-to-end.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Robert Vis(Founder/CEO)inBob Violier(Founder/CTO)inJoey van Ommen(Founder/Head of Product & Partner)in
Co-investorsAccelAtomicoBlue Lion GlobalGlynn Capital ManagementIntrepid Growth PartnersNewView Capital+12 more
Blurb is a self-publishing and print-on-demand platform that lets authors and creators design, format, print, and distribute their own books, including photo books, memoirs, and other titles.
ConsumerCreator EconomyE-commerceMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US
Eileen Gittins(Founder & CEO (later Executive Chairman))Andrew Wait(Executive Officer)Pete Wheelan(Executive Officer)Mark Lambert(Executive Officer)Todd Larsen(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardBrian Mesic(Director)
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersSaints Capital
Chime offers fee-free consumer banking products—including basic banking, credit-building tools, and low-cost liquidity—built on a vertically integrated, cloud-native platform with in-house payments, ledger, and data capabilities, delivered through bank partnerships and monetized via interchange fees.
ConsumerFintechImpact & Social Good
DailyPay provides on-demand pay solutions that allow employees to access their earned wages before traditional paycheck cycles, serving employers and workers seeking greater financial flexibility.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSNew York, US
Nelson Chai(Chief Executive Officer)inDeepa Subramanian(Chief Financial Officer)inAndrew Brandman(Chief Operating Officer)inPoulomi Damany(Chief Product Officer)inDavid Dyar(Chief Technology Officer)Jared DeMatteis(Chief Legal & Strategy Officer)in
Co-investors1/1 CapitalAccess Technology VenturesCarrick Capital PartnersCollective LiquidityEQUIAMEvolution VC Partners+11 more
Dosh is an Austin-based card-linked, transaction-based advertising platform that pays consumers cash back on purchases.
Austin, US
Ryan Wuerch(Director)Ed Mock(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Lohner(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsNext Coast VenturesChetrit VenturesGoodwater CapitalPayPal Ventures
Entropic Communications, LLC holds a patent portfolio covering foundational technology for the satellite and cable television industries, including signal delivery, in-home distribution, and home networking.
Deep TechHardwareMedia & Entertainment
FabFitFun sells a subscription box service that delivers seasonal boxes of full-size lifestyle, beauty, and wellness products, with options to customize the box contents.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceBeverly Hills, US
Michael Broukhim(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Broukhim(Executive Officer, Director)inKatie KitchensinSam Teller
Co-investors500 GlobalFounders Circle CapitalG SquaredKleiner PerkinsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Unilever Ventures+4 more
ImmunoVec develops programmable DNA-based in vivo medicines that use cell type- and cell state-specific synthetic promoters to control payload expression in targeted cells for treating cancer and autoimmune disease.
BiotechDeep TechLos Angeles, US
Dillon Woodward(Founder)inWilliam Woodward(Executive Officer, Director)Ryan Wong(Executive Officer, Director)Douglass Lorenzen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardChris Lucas(Director)
Co-investorsYing Fund
Jiko provides T-bill-backed accounts that automatically invest corporate cash in U.S.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Stephane Lintner(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalCore Venture CapitalDigital Currency GroupEmbark VenturesNycaNyca Partners+11 more
meez is a digital recipe management platform for restaurant and kitchen teams, letting them create scalable recipes, manage editing permissions, notify staff of recipe changes, and build interactive training with videos and images.
Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechFuture of WorkSaaSNew York, US
Josh Sharkey(Executive Officer, Director)inJoshua Sharkey(Founder)inMarylee Rosenwald(Executive Officer)inJohn Rigos(Director)
BoardVasant M. Kamath(Director)Michael Tam(Director)
Co-investorsBranded Strategic HospitalityCorrelation VenturesDERIVE VENTURESFJ LabsNoro-Moseley PartnersStruck Capital+4 more
Razor Group develops next-generation e-commerce products with a focus on building a global e-commerce platform.
E-commerceFintechMiami, US
Craig Isakow(Founder)inAllan (Amnon) Fisch(Founder)in
BoardMike Lowell(Member of Board of Managers)Daniel Peoples(Member of Board of Managers)Ross Atkins(Member of Board of Managers)Clinton T Greenleaf(Member of Board of Managers)
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersGarage CapitalHemisphere Ventures LLCKube VCMaropost VenturesOutbound Ventures+19 more
NewHound is a San Juan Capistrano, California company behind AppStack, a tool for building mobile websites for small businesses.
Co-investorsExpansion Venture Capital
Return Path (now part of Validity) offers email deliverability tools that provide real-time inbox placement testing, sender reputation and authentication monitoring, blocklist alerts, and pre-send deliverability checks.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Matthew Y. Blumberg(Executive Officer, Director)George Bilbrey(Co-Founder & President)Anita Absey(Chief Revenue Officer)JOHN T. SINCLAIR(Chief Financial Officer)Lisa T. Mogensen(Executive Officer)
BoardFred Wilson(Board Director (Union Square Ventures))in
Co-investorsFoundryGen CapitalSapphire VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Vista Equity PartnersCostanoa Venture Capital+1 more
Workplace loyalty program rewarding the modern workforce; acquired by Chime.
New York, US
BoardLogan Allin(Director)inRobert Law(Director)Jason Lee(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsThird PrimeFin Capital
Scopely is a mobile and interactive entertainment company that creates, publishes, and operates games across multiple platforms, powered by its proprietary Playgami technology platform.
GamingLos Angeles, US
Walter Driver(Founder)inSujay Tylein
Co-investorsBAM VenturesBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBonfire VenturesBoxGroupCollaborative Fund+29 more
TrueCar operates an online marketplace that connects consumers with certified dealers for buying, selling, and leasing new, used, and certified pre-owned vehicles.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationRetail Tech
Co-investorsElizabeth Street VenturesMoonshots CapitalUpfront VenturesRedpoint Ventures
VideoAmp provides a cross-screen media planning and optimization platform that integrates first-party data from major networks and publishers to enable advertisers to plan, buy, and measure video campaigns across linear, streaming, and social channels.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsAnkona CapitalEastward Capital PartnersGoAhead VenturesSaints Capital
Wave provides accounting, invoicing, and payroll software for small business owners in the US and Canada.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Kleiner PerkinsOMERS VenturesRBCx
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Affinity NetworksAndroidAudysseyAxiom MicrodevicesBig FrameCardCelenexCognetCorus PharmaCRS GroupCynvenio BiosystemsDarvisDemand MediaDesigners HouseDot WirelessExos FinancialGlossiIntersetJanrainKarmaLandlineLayerMadefireMaticNevenVisionNextCarNextestOCATA THERAPEUTICS, INC.PannaPlixiPricelockPrism SkylabsQSimulateRF MagicRollickSiperianSolar FlareSpinMediaStackIQThe Lucky GroupTroikaViewdleVuvoxWavestream
Exits · 7
3 IPOs · 4 acquisitions · showing 6IndieNASDAQ: INDIPhunwareNASDAQ: PHUNSurf AirNYSE: SRFMPlixiacq. by LockerzSalt Labsacq. by ChimeScopely, Inc.acq. by Savvy Games Group
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesJiko · finsmes.com · Oct 8, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Anthem Venture Management, Llc made?
- Anthem Venture Management, Llc has 66 tracked investments, 7 of which have exited.
- What stage does Anthem Venture Management, Llc invest at?
- Anthem Venture Management, Llc invests at the Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Anthem Venture Management, Llc's typical check size?
- Anthem Venture Management, Llc typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What sectors does Anthem Venture Management, Llc focus on?
- Anthem Venture Management, Llc focuses on Biotech, Fintech, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
- Where is Anthem Venture Management, Llc located?
- Anthem Venture Management, Llc is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
- Does Anthem Venture Management, Llc lead rounds?
- Yes, Anthem Venture Management, Llc leads investment rounds.
- Who does Anthem Venture Management, Llc co-invest with?
- Anthem Venture Management, Llc most often shares deals with New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Saints Capital, Upfront Ventures, among 107 tracked co-investors.
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