Ideaship
Venture capitalPortland · Seed–Growth · 13 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Ideaship believes that companies with strong patent portfolios achieve higher valuations and generate superior exit outcomes. The fund invests in founders building novel, patentable solutions across sectors, providing specialized patent strategy guidance, IP valuation, and claims development expertise throughout the company lifecycle to maximize enterprise value and liquidity premiums.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
Team · 13 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Ideaship went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 12 of 14 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×5Digital Health ×5Biotech ×3Consumer ×3SaaS ×3Wellness & Fitness ×3Cleantech ×2Enterprise Software ×2
HQs:United States×12
Investments · 14 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12024 · 12017 · 15 dated
San Diego, US
Jeremy Malecha(Executive Officer = CEO Director)in
BoardPhillip Potter(Director)Giovanni Battistini(Director)
Co-investorsCornucopian Capital Management
Clickvoyant provides conversion rate optimization (CRO) and analytics services on a fixed monthly retainer, including GA4 data cleaning, dashboards, natural-language analysis, and AI-generated CRO roadmaps.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSSan Diego, US
Co-investorsExpert DOJOHawke VenturesHow Women InvestRogue Womens FundTechstars
CrowdComfort offers a mobile app and QR-code-based platform with floor-plan mapping that lets facilities and custodial staff log cleaning and maintenance activities and gives operations leaders real-time, location-based analytics dashboards.
Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSSomerville, US
B. Eric Graham(Executive Officer, Director)inKevin Loos(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid Reibel(Director)Jeffrey J. Chizmas(Director)
DeepCharge operates a platform that predicts enterprise device failures using machine learning and IoT sensing technology.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainNeedham, US
Yousof Naderi(Founder)inMohammad Naderi(Executive Officer, Director)Kaushik Chowdhury(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsaVenture
Dermala is a skincare company offering a personalized, FDA-approved acne treatment delivered as a monthly subscription kit that uses probiotics, prebiotics, and postbiotics to target acne-causing bacteria in the skin and gut microbiome.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessSan Diego, US
Lada Rasochova(CEO & Founder)inMichelle Kem(COO)Alex Alim(CTO)inVlastimil Rasocha(Director)
BoardSara Brand(Director)in
Co-investorsCove FundTrue Wealth Ventures
Elite HRV provides a team dashboard for remote analysis of heart rate variability, sleep, exercise, and mood data to help coaches, sports teams, athletes, and wellness practitioners monitor client and team member wellbeing and optimize training and recovery.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSWellness & FitnessAsheville, US
Jason Moore(Executive Officer, Director)inVince Salvo(Executive Officer)inJef Fry(Executive Officer)
BoardAlyssa Moore(Director)Peter Blacklow(Director)Meredith McPherron(Director)
Co-investorsHigh Country Impact FundIDEA NCBoston Seed CapitalDBDK Venture
Hemex Health develops and commercializes the Gazelle diagnostic platform, including point-of-care readers and tests for conditions such as sickle cell disease and hemoglobin variants.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesPortland, US
Patricia White Seminario(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Peter Galen(Chief Innovation Officer, Co-Founder)inPatti White(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder)inDaren Bledsoe(Sr. VP, Engineering & Operations)inGerrit van Roekel(VP, Business Development)inUmut Gurkan(Chief Scientist, Microfluidics)in
Co-investorsCWRU Technology VenturesElevate CapitalPortland Seed Fund
Hygge Power develops energy products including plug-and-play energy storage, an energy forecasting app, and AI for comfort optimization, aimed at delivering cleaner energy to consumers.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyHardwareIoTBoulder, US
Caleb T. Scalf(Founder)David Delcourt(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCity LightEast Valley Ventures
BiotechOrlando, US
Codi Gharagouzloo(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inScott Hoge(Executive Officer)Valerie Aimee Gharagouzloo(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
ProMedix develops the PeriFRL Circulatory Dysfunction Monitor, a device that digitally measures capillary refill time (CRT) to provide standardized, noninvasive monitoring of peripheral perfusion for early sepsis detection and resuscitation.
BiotechDigital HealthHardwareMedical DevicesPortland, US
Matthew Hansen(Co-Founder)Steven Baker(Executive Officer)Scott Filer(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Sheridan(Co-Founder)Robert Jenks(Executive Officer)Andrew Kibler(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsElevate Capital
SavorEase makes Crispy Melts, plant-based dissolvable finger foods designed for people managing dysphagia, purée or soft-texture diets, and feeding difficulties, including both adults and children.
ConsumerDigital HealthFoodTech
Reva Barewal(Founder)
Co-investorsPortland Seed Fund
Spren offers a smartphone-camera body composition scan that uses patented imaging technology and validated algorithms to measure metrics like body fat, lean mass, and cardio-metabolic health without extra hardware.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsJoint EffectsKarlani CapitalBoston Seed CapitalDrive by DraftKings
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Hemex Health · ideashipfund.com · Sep 2, 2026
Dermala · ideashipfund.com · Jul 30, 2026
Savorease · ideashipfund.com · Jul 16, 2026
Imaginostics · intelligence360.news · Apr 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Ideaship invest at?
- Ideaship invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Ideaship focus on?
- Ideaship focuses on Deep Tech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Ideaship located?
- Ideaship is headquartered in Portland, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamManaging Director of Ideaship Fund Amanda Oborne on The Shades of Entrepreneurship
The Shades of Entrepreneurship · Amanda Oborne
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