Fortify Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingWashington · Pre-Seed–Seed · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Fortify Ventures backs early-stage consumer health and wellness companies at the intersection of software and the physical body, where habits form and durable businesses are built on real behavior, real data, and feedback loops. The firm intentionally avoids biotech, pharma, and medical devices, focusing instead on consumer products, distribution, and brand where its founder/operator experience adds direct value. It looks for products that inspire customer devotion and evangelism, and provides hands-on support from the earliest stage through exit, including strategy, hiring, and customer and investor introductions. Its community and annual Distilled Intelligence summit connect founders, operators, investors, and experts.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 2 of 19 portfolio companiesB2B Marketplaces ×1Biotech ×1Digital Health ×1Healthtech ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 19 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12016 · 12014 · 13 dated
Paeonian Springs, US
Jason Daley(Director)DJ Dozier(Director)Tom Albert(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Lucian Niemeyer(Director)
Board seatJamie Marraccini· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Dec 2023
LymeAlert makes a lab-quality, at-home test that detects Lyme disease pathogens in the tick itself rather than the person or pet, returning results in under 30 minutes with app-based guidance on next steps.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Erin Dawicki(CEO & Co-founder)
Cvent Event Diagramming is a collaborative platform for event planning that helps planners and venues design event spaces, manage seating and layouts, and communicate in real-time.
B2B MarketplacesSaaSWashington, US
Brian Matthews(Director)Scott Sehon(Secretary)Trevor Lynn(Director)Ed St. Onge(Director)Dan Berger(Chief Executive Officer)Chris Hemmeter(Director)
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Fortify Ventures invest at?
- Fortify Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Fortify Ventures's typical check size?
- Fortify Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.
- What sectors does Fortify Ventures focus on?
- Fortify Ventures focuses on Consumer, Digital Health, Healthtech, Longevity, Mental Health, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is Fortify Ventures located?
- Fortify Ventures is headquartered in Washington, US.
- Does Fortify Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Fortify Ventures leads investment rounds.
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Co-investors · 1
NextView Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that works closely with founders, providing hands-on support to help build companies from inception to scale.
Firms observed investing alongside Fortify Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Fortify Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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