Birchmere Ventures
Venture capitalPittsburgh · Seed–Late Stage · 3 people tracked
Also known as BIRCHMERE MANAGEMENT LLC
Investment thesis
Birchmere invests in private technology companies, with a focus on seed-stage SaaS and marketplace startups. Its Birchmere Labs arm operates as a seed and studio fund targeting community-driven commerce startups. The firm draws on partners' backgrounds in engineering, operations, strategic planning, marketing, and capital markets to support portfolio growth, and has backed companies that reached IPOs and M&A exits.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 27, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 14 of 28 portfolio companiesSaaS ×6AI & Machine Learning ×4EdTech ×3Hardware ×3Healthtech ×3HR Tech ×2Medical Devices ×2Biotech ×1
HQs:United States×18
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×24+ founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 28 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12023 · 12019 · 12018 · 12017 · 52016 · 12015 · 111 dated
Pinterest operates a visual discovery platform where users save and browse images organised into boards, used heavily for shopping, recipes and design.
San Francisco, US
Evan Sharp(Co-founder & CDO)Ben Silbermann(Co-founder & CEO)inPaul Sciarra(Co-founder)Mike Yang(Executive Officer)Natalie Fair(Executive Officer)Bill Readyin
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesA*Acequia Capital (AceCap)Allied Venture PartnersAmakorAndreessen Horowitz+44 more
Aktiv Chemistry is an online learning platform for college and university chemistry courses, offering a library of 20,000+ interactive problems, in-class active learning tools, homework, and online quizzes and exams with LMS integration.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSNew York, US
BoardIgor Belyayev(Executive Officer, Director)Justin Weinberg(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatNed Renzi· per SEC Form D · $1M raise · filed Jun 2019
Co-investors27V (Twenty Seven Ventures)
Pittsburgh, US
Norman Joyner(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Philip E. Dougherty(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardD. Thompson Jones(Director)
Board seatSean Ammirati· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsDraper Triangle
Pittsburgh, US
Steve Pogorzelski(Director)Don Charlton(Executive Officer, Director)John Greathouse(Director)Peter Lamson(Director, Executive Officer)in
BoardSean Cantwell(Director)in
Board seatSean Ammirati· per SEC Form D · $6.6M raise · filed Oct 2017
Co-investorsVolition Capital
Identified Technologies provides drone-based site survey services for construction and jobsite operations, offering both a managed Reports Service (certified pilots fly RTK drones and deliver processed reports) and a SiteIQ Software Service where customers upload imagery for processing, storage, and unlimited report generation.
Construction TechHardwareSaaSPittsburgh, US
Richard Yang Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)Andy Wu(Executive Officer)
Board seatNed Renzi· per SEC Form D · $1M raise · filed Jul 2017
Pittsburgh, US
Steven Welles(Executive Officer, Director)Patrick Paul(Executive Officer)
Board seatSean Ammirati· per SEC Form D · $1M raise · filed Apr 2017
Pittsburgh, US
KEVIN L. MILLER(Executive Officer, Director)ELLIOT WILLIAMS(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatSean Ammirati· per SEC Form D · $300K raise · filed Jan 2017
Gainesville, US
William D. Richardson(Executive Officer)Brian G. Picciano(Executive Officer)Nathan D. Hagen(Executive Officer)James Hartig(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Rua(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardJohn Vecchio(Director)
Board seatSean Ammirati· per SEC Form D · $10.6M raise · filed Mar 2024
BiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesPittsburgh, US
Peter M. DeComo(Executive Officer, Director)David J. Haffner(Executive Officer)Nicholas J Kuhn(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Cullen(Director)William B Ross(Director)Gary Glausser(Director)
Co-investorsAllos VenturesRiverfront Ventures, LLCBlack Tech Nation Ventures
Aspinity designs analog processing chips that enable near-zero power AI systems using its AnalogML technology.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSemiconductorsMorgantown, US
Brandon Rumberg(Executive Officer)inThomas Doyle(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Hegberg(CEO)inThomas P. Beckley(Director)
BoardNed Renzi(Director)
Co-investorsAnzu PartnersBantam GroupNew Stack VenturesNewlin VenturesRiverfront Ventures, LLCTechstars+2 more
BloomBoard is a talent development provider offering turnkey educator pipeline, advancement, and retention programs for school districts.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR Tech
Co-investorsImagine K12
Eargo was a hearing aid company that provided high-quality hearing aids and related care services.
HealthtechMedical DevicesMountain View, US
Raphael Michel(Executive Officer, Director)Christian Gormsen(Executive Officer, Director)William Brownie(Executive Officer)Peter Tuxen Bisgaard(Director)
BoardDavid Wu(Director)inJosh Makower(Director)
Co-investorsLongitude CapitalMaveronNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Dolby Family VenturesMontage VenturesRed Sea Ventures
Healthie provides a software platform for healthcare practitioners including dietitians and life coaches to manage their practices and deliver virtual, recurring care to patients outside traditional hospital settings.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Cavan Klinsky(Executive Officer, Director)inErica Jain(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSean Ammirati(Director)
Co-investorsDorm RoomGreen Egg VenturesGreyMatterLongley CapitalTechstarsVelvet Sea Ventures+2 more
Idelic offers Safety Suite, a platform that centralizes fleet driver data by integrating with existing vendors and uses predictive analytics to identify at-risk drivers and guide managers in coaching them before accidents occur.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSPittsburgh, US
Thomas Hayden Cardiff(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Nick Bartel(Founder)in
BoardSean Sebastian(Director)
Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital PartnersCarbon VenturesOrigin VenturesAtlantic Vantage PointAXA Venture PartnersBain Capital Ventures+2 more
iRestify provides property cleaning and maintenance services combined with a real-time operations platform for property management companies overseeing multifamily and commercial buildings.
MarketplacesPropTechSaaSDallas, US
Charlotte Gummeson(President & Co-Founder)Karl Sowa(Chief Executive Officer and Director)Charlotte Gummesson(President and Director)Emi Quadri(Chief Financial Officer)
BoardJukka Heikka(Director)Maia Heymann(Director)in
Co-investorsConvergeGood News VenturesGutbrain VenturesJoint Effects
JazzHR is an applicant tracking system (ATS) and recruiting software with features like automated resume parsing, customizable workflows, interview scheduling, AI-powered candidate fit recommendations, and reporting.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsRiverfront Ventures, LLCVolition CapitalK1 Investment Management
Paper provides personalized academic support services to K-12 schools, including tutoring, 24/7 support, and after-school enrichment programs designed to build student confidence and academic skills.
EdTech
Philip Cutler(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalFounderFuelFramework Venture PartnersIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Sapphire VenturesSoftBank Vision Fund+1 more
New York City, US
Ryan Shank(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSean Ammirati(Director)
Co-investorsTechstarsActive Capital
Sleeper operates a mobile app and website offering free-to-play games, paid contests of skill, and fantasy sports products for sports fans to engage together socially.
GamingSports Tech
Henry Leung(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzLeonis CapitalNimble Partners
Mt. Juliet, US
Joyce Mehlman(Executive Officer, Director)Ramy Serageldin(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCofounders CapitalHeartland Ventures
Data & InfrastructureTorrance, US
Rahul Sidhu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardAlex Rubalcava(Director)in
Co-investorsTechstars
Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking platform where users create and follow blogs, share posts, and explore content organized by topic tags such as music.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocial
David Karp(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAvant Global LLCBetaworksDraper AssociatesGlynn Capital ManagementIsaac LidskyJazzya Investments+11 more
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Pinterest · opportunitiesforyouth.org · Jul 30, 2026
Eargo · wfmz.com · Jul 15, 2026
Sleeper · startupintros.com · Jul 13, 2026
Paper · finsmes.com · May 7, 2026
PhoneWagon · data.landbase.com · Aug 17, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Birchmere Ventures made?
- Birchmere Ventures has 17 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Birchmere Ventures invest at?
- Birchmere Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What is Birchmere Ventures's typical check size?
- Birchmere Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What sectors does Birchmere Ventures focus on?
- Birchmere Ventures focuses on Biotech, Data & Infrastructure, Digital Health, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Gaming, GovTech, Hardware, HR Tech, Marketplaces, Medical Devices, New Materials, SaaS, Semiconductors, Sports Tech.
- Where is Birchmere Ventures located?
- Birchmere Ventures is headquartered in Pittsburgh, US.
- Who does Birchmere Ventures co-invest with?
- Birchmere Ventures most often shares deals with Riverfront Ventures, LLC, Techstars, Velvet Sea Ventures, among 44 tracked co-investors.
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