Fortify Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingWashington · Pre-Seed–Seed · 5 people tracked
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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 Sep 5, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 9 of 23 portfolio companiesDigital Health ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Developer Tools ×2Healthtech ×2SaaS ×2Social ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1Biotech ×1
HQs:United States×8
Investments · 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 52023 · 12016 · 12014 · 310 dated
Alter provides an authentication and authorization layer for AI agents, giving each agent scoped credentials, per-agent identity, policy enforcement, human-in-the-loop gates, and audit logging through a single SDK.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsY Combinator
Boardy is an AI-powered networking agent that identifies relevant people for users to meet and facilitates introductions.
AI & Machine LearningSocial
Andrew D'Souza(Founder)inAnkur Boyed(Founder)in
Co-investorsGolden VenturesNextView VenturesNorthside VenturesPhaze VenturesCreandumPortal
LearnBuddy is a Webflow template designed for educational technology companies and online learning platforms, offering AI-powered design elements and conversion-focused layouts with 18 pre-built pages and CMS functionality.
Developer ToolsEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsVentures Together
Distilled Intelligence is an annual offsite event that convenes early-stage founders and investors for networking, pitch sessions, and deal collaboration.
Future of WorkLoudoun County, US
BoardJonathon Perrelli
Different Health provides preventive health monitoring and coaching for individuals seeking to optimize their wellbeing before disease or decline occurs.
Digital HealthHealthtechHR TechLongevityWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Dylan Gambardella(Founder & CEO)inFran Pradas(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsBY Venture Partners
San Francisco, US
Konstantinos Eleftheriou(Executive Officer, Director)Ioannis Verdelis(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBrian Mixer(Director)in
Co-investorsDigital GarageEniac VenturesHighland Capital PartnersInveready Technology Investment GroupKleiner PerkinsMiddleland Capital+2 more
Hinge is a dating app that helps people find relationships by having users build detailed profiles and answer prompts to spark conversations and matches.
ConsumerImpact & Social GoodSocialNew York, US
Justin McLeod(Founder)in
BoardAndrew Dunn(Director)Tod Francis(Director)William Lomicka(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalEniac VenturesForerunner VenturesGraph VenturesLumia CapitalRed Swan Ventures+1 more
Blake Hall(Founder)in
Co-investorsBuilders + BackersCapitalGK Street CapitalMoonshots CapitalOssian CapitalRed Swan Ventures+4 more
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)in
Co-investorsTBD Angels
Samphire Neuro develops brain-based neurotechnology medical devices to treat chronic pain and mood conditions in women, targeting PMDD, dysmenorrhea, perimenopause, chronic migraines, and endometriosis.
Digital HealthFemTechMedical Devices
Emilė Radytė(CEO (Founder))inAlex Cook(COO (Founder))inErvinas Bern(CTO)inKendell Cannon(Chief Medical Officer)
Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesAlberts Impact VenturesAngel AcademeCVX VenturesFirstpickInventure+3 more
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 MarketplacesSaaSTravel & HospitalityWashington, US
Dan Berger(Chief Executive Officer)inMatthew TendlerTrevor Lynn(Director)in
BoardBrian Matthews(Director)Alex Ferrara(Director)inEd St. Onge(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalBessemer Venture PartnersHarmonic Growth PartnersHemisphere Ventures LLCK Street CapitalQuestMark Partners
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
IntrohiveMeasured Risk, Inc.AlterAlter (YC S25)BOLD BARCoFoundersLabCurve Compliancelobby-pastinv-opentable@2xParalexSombleTrip TribeVenga
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.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Hinge · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 12, 2026
Boardy · upstartsmedia.com · Jan 6, 2026
Samphire Neuroscience · futurefemhealth.com · Jun 2, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Fortify Ventures made?
- Fortify Ventures has 23 tracked investments, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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.
- Who does Fortify Ventures co-invest with?
- Fortify Ventures most often shares deals with 500 Global, K Street Capital, Red Swan Ventures, among 30 tracked co-investors.
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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.
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