Birchmere Ventures
Venture capitalPittsburgh · Seed–Late Stage · 3 people tracked
Also known as BIRCHMERE MANAGEMENT LLC
Investment thesis
Birchmere Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1996, investing in private technology companies, with a seed and studio arm (Birchmere Labs) focused on community-driven commerce.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 8 of 24 portfolio companiesSaaS ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2EdTech ×2Healthtech ×2Data & Infrastructure ×1Digital Health ×1Enterprise Software ×1Gaming ×1
HQs:United States×14
Investments · 24 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12019 · 12018 · 12017 · 42016 · 12015 · 19 dated
San Francisco, US
Evan Sharp(Executive Officer)Mike Yang(Executive Officer)Benjamin Silbermann(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Natalie Fair(Executive Officer)
BoardJeremy Levine(Director)Jeff Jordan(Director)
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
Igor Belyayev(Executive Officer, Director)Justin Weinberg(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatNed Renzi· per SEC Form D · $1M raise · filed Jun 2019
Pittsburgh, US
Norman Joyner(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Philip E. Dougherty(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sean Ammirati(Director)D. Thompson Jones(Director)
Board seatSean Ammirati· per SEC Form D
Pittsburgh, US
Sean Ammirati(Director)Steve Pogorzelski(Director)Sean Cantwell(Director)Don Charlton(Executive Officer, Director)John Greathouse(Director)Peter Lamson(Director, Executive Officer)
Board seatSean Ammirati· per SEC Form D · $6.6M raise · filed Oct 2017
Pittsburgh, US
Andy Wu(Executive Officer)Richard Yang Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)Ned Renzi(Director)
Board seatNed Renzi· per SEC Form D · $1M raise · filed Jul 2017
Pittsburgh, US
Steven Welles(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Ammirati(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)John Vecchio(Director)Nathan D. Hagen(Executive Officer)James Hartig(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Rua(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatSean Ammirati· per SEC Form D · $10.6M raise · filed Mar 2024
Aspinity designs analog processing chips that enable near-zero power AI systems using its AnalogML technology.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsMorgantown, US
Richard Hegberg(CEO)inBrandon Rumberg(Executive Officer)inThomas P. Beckley(Director)Thomas Doyle(Executive Officer, Director)Ned Renzi(Director)
Eargo was a hearing aid company that provided high-quality hearing aids and related care services.
HealthtechMedical DevicesMountain View, US
David Wu(Director)Raphael Michel(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Tuxen Bisgaard(Director)Christian Gormsen(Executive Officer, Director)William Brownie(Executive Officer)Josh Makower(Director)
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)Erica Jain(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Ammirati(Director)
Pittsburgh, US
Sean Sebastian(Director)Thomas Hayden Cardiff(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Data & InfrastructureTorrance, US
Alex Rubalcava(Director)Rahul Sidhu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
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 · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPinterestNYSE: PINS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesEargo · wfmz.com · Jul 15, 2026
Paper · finsmes.com · May 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- 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, Medical Devices, New Materials, SaaS, Semiconductors, Sports Tech.
- Where is Birchmere Ventures located?
- Birchmere Ventures is headquartered in Pittsburgh, US.
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