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Lifeforce Capital

Venture capital

Chevy Chase · Seed–Series C · 3 people tracked

Also known as LIFEFORCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Lifeforce Capital focuses on backing software companies aiming to reshape and modernize the status quo within healthcare's largest markets.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series C
Check
$500K – $5M
HQ
Chevy Chase, Maryland, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2015
Last 12 months
1 investment
Private fund assets
$91.7M
VC funds
16
Tracked investments
55
Unicorns
3
IPOs
4
Acquisitions
4

Team · 3 people

from public directories
Dora Hughes· Venture Partnerin

What they invest in

from 48 of 55 portfolio companies

Healthtech ×37Digital Health ×27Biotech ×21AI & Machine Learning ×19Medical Devices ×17Deep Tech ×11Mental Health ×6Wellness & Fitness ×4

HQs:United States×36United Kingdom×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 36 portfolio companies
47%
solo founders
17 of 36 mapped founding teams
37%
repeat founders
of 49 founders with career history
~3.5 yrs
old at investment
median across 8 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×172 founders×103 founders×74+ founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 46 founders with education data

University of Cambridge ×6Harvard University ×5Yale University ×5University of California, Berkeley ×4Brown University ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3Cornell ×2Duke University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 44 founders with field-of-study data

Life Sciences ×13Engineering ×10Computer Science ×7Business & Management ×6Mathematics & Statistics ×6Medicine ×6Economics ×5Chemistry ×4

Where their founders worked beforefrom 49 founders with career history

Stanford University ×4Goldman Sachs ×3Harvard Medical School ×3Flatiron Health ×2Google ×2Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ×2Health Catalyst ×2McKinsey & Company ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×9

18 founders hold a PhD · 7 hold an MBA (of 46 with degree data)

Investments · 55 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12024 · 12022 · 32021 · 32020 · 42019 · 12017 · 114 dated

HeartFlowheartflow.comin𝕏NASDAQ: HTFL

Heartflow provides an AI-based analysis that converts a coronary CTA scan into a personalized 3D model of the heart, assessing anatomy and physiology to help diagnose and manage coronary artery disease (CAD).

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesRedwood City, US

Christopher K. Zarins(Executive Officer, Director)inCharles A. Taylor(Executive Officer, Director)inNicky Espinosa Hayes(Executive Officer)John Stevens(Executive Officer, Director)inH. Baird Radford, III(Executive Officer)John Farquharin

Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesBlue Venture FundsEmergent Medical Partners, LLPKhosla VenturesLotus CapitalSilver Lake Partners+1 more

Senti Biosciencessentibio.comin𝕏NASDAQ: SNTI

Senti Bio develops cell and gene therapies for cancer and difficult-to-treat diseases using synthetic biology and engineered Gene Circuits to enhance precision, control, and selectivity in targeting tumor cells.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US

Tim Lu(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inPhilip Lee(Executive Officer)inKanya Rajangam(President, Head of Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer)inYvonne Li(Executive Officer)inJames Collins(Director)

BoardDonald Tang(Director)

Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersFlucas VenturesLux CapitalMenlo VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NSG Ventures+10 more

Aspen Neuroscienceaspenneuroscience.comin𝕏✓ verified

Aspen Neuroscience develops iPSC-derived autologous cell therapies for neurological diseases, with a lead product (ANPD001) in Phase 1/2a clinical trials for Parkinson's disease.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical Devices

Andrés Bratt-Leal(Co-Founder and Senior Vice President, Research & Development)inDamien McDevitt(President and Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersOrbiMedDomain AssociatesEDB InvestmentsSection 32Frazier Life Sciences+4 more

64x64-x.comin𝕏Jan 2022 · $55M

64x provides a platform and product suite for manufacturing advanced therapeutics, including gene therapies, cell therapies, and biologics.

BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices

Co-investorsBoxGroupFifty YearsFirst Round CapitalFuture VenturesNorthpond VenturesRefactor Capital+1 more

64x Bio64xbio.comin𝕏Jan 2022 · $55M

64x develops infrastructure and manufacturing systems for next-generation medicines, focusing on genetic engineering, cell line development, and computational biology to enable scalability of advanced therapies.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Lexi Rovner(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsFifty YearsFuture VenturesRaptor GroupY CombinatorAlix VenturesBoxGroup+4 more

Able Healthablehealth.cominMar 2019Acquired

Able Health provides software for physician organizations to administer value-based care programs, including quality measure calculation and health plan coordination to reduce administrative overhead.

HealthtechSan Francisco, US

Rachel Katz(Founder/CEO)inSteve Daniels(Founder/President)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorRefactor Capital

Advantiahealthadvantiahealth.comin

Advantia Health is a women's healthcare provider operating multiple branded practices across Maryland, Virginia, and Illinois that offer obstetric, gynecological, and midwifery services.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechWashington, US

Aspire Healthaspirehealthcare.cominacquired by CareMore Health (Anthem) · Jun 2018

Nashville-based provider of home and outpatient community-based palliative care for seriously ill patients, acquired by Anthem in 2018.

Digital HealthHealthtechNashville, US

Brad Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Lasher(Executive Officer)Diane Seloff(Executive Officer)William Anderson(Executive Officer)inWilliam Frist(Director)in

BoardAnn Lamont(Director)in

Co-investorsBlue Venture FundsFrist Cressey VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Mountain Group CapitalOak HC/FTSandbox Industries

Bayesian Healthbayesianhealth.comin𝕏

Bayesian Health develops clinical artificial intelligence for real-time patient monitoring and clinical decision support.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Suchi Saria(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCatalio Capital Management, LPEpsilon Health InvestorsHealth2047 Capital Partners LLCMemorialCare Innovation Fund

Carecubescarecubes.cominMar 2026 · $6.5M

Carecubes provides healthcare facilities with solutions to prevent infectious disease spread while maintaining patient connections to family members.

HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsSchooner CapitalVery Serious Ventures

Character Biocharacterbio.cominSeed · Apr 2020 · $6M

Character Bio is a patient-driven therapeutics company that combines genomics, longitudinal clinical and imaging data, and machine learning to identify genetic drivers of disease progression and develop new treatments, with a focus on polygenic diseases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthJersey City, US

Cheng Zhang(CEO, Co-Founder)inMarcel van der Brug(Scientific Advisor, Co-Founder)inNick Johnson(Technology Advisor, Co-Founder)inDaniel Elgort(Chief Data and Analytics Officer)inLaura Carter(Chief Scientific Officer)inRobert Kim(Chief Medical Officer)in

Co-investorsaMoonSanofi VenturesInnovation EndeavorsLuma GroupCantos VenturesCatalio Capital Management, LP+3 more

Circle Pharmacirclepharma.com

Circle Pharma develops cancer treatments using macrocycle therapies designed to reduce side effects compared to conventional therapies.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US

Matthew P. Jacobson(Co-founder)Scott R. Lokey(Director)David J. Earp(President & CEO)inPaul Park(Executive Officer)

BoardThilo Schroeder(Director)inWalter H. Moos(Director)

Co-investorsBerkeley CatalystHemisphere Ventures LLCMission Bay CapitalMission BiocapitalNextech InvestPandect Bioventures+2 more

City Blockcityblock.comin𝕏

Cityblock provides primary care and health services focused on making healthcare accessible as a basic right, particularly serving underserved and marginalized communities with an emphasis on trust-based, inclusive care.

Digital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social GoodMental HealthBrooklyn, US

Iyah Romm(Executive Officer, Director)Toyin Ajayi(Founder)inMat Balez(Founder)in

BoardAndy Slavitt(Director)inAmbar Bhattacharyya(Director)Elliot Geidt(Director)in

Co-investors8VCEcho Health VenturesGeneral CatalystKinnevikMaverick VenturesOpen Opportunity Fund+4 more

Clover Healthcloverhealth.comin𝕏

Clover Health is a health insurance provider offering low-cost plans with minimal premiums, copays, and prescription drug costs.

Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechJersey City, US

Vivek Garipalli(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew ToyinKris Gale(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardNat Turner(Director)inMike Dixon(Director)Josh Kopelman(Director)in

Co-investorsFirst Round CapitalFloodgateGV (Google Ventures)Toba CapitalRefactor CapitalSequoia Capital+2 more

Cricket Healthcrickethealth.comin

Cricket Health provides value-based kidney care, using a holistic approach to treat people with chronic kidney disease and related cardiovascular conditions.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Arvind Rajan(Executive Officer, Director)inDr. Carney Taylor(Chief Medical Officer)Dr. Terry Ketchersid(Senior Vice President, Medical Office)Dr. Julie Dominguez(Vice President, Medical Office)

BoardVincent Kim(Director)

Co-investorsNext Play VenturesNFXOak HC/FT

Cylinder Healthvivantehealth.comin𝕏

Vivante Health offers a digital platform providing clinician-backed, personalized care for digestive and gastrointestinal health, covering issues from bloating and women's digestive health to chronic conditions like IBS and IBD.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Kimon Angelides(Founder)in

Co-investorsCorewell Health VenturesMercato Partners

Dr Consultadrconsulta.com

HealthtechGrand Cayman

Thomaz Srougi(Director)inJuan Carlos Moreno(Director)Luiz Claudio Nacimento(Director)Juan Vergara(Director)Renato Velloso(Director)

BoardHernan Kazah(Director)in

Co-investorsKaszek VenturesLightrock

Drkatzincdrkatzinc.comin

Dr.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMental HealthOakland, US

Nathaniel Hundt(Founder)in

Eko Healthekohealth.comin𝕏

Eko develops FDA-cleared digital stethoscopes and AI-powered software that enables healthcare professionals to detect and diagnose cardiovascular disease with greater accuracy.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Connor Landgraf(Co-Founder and CEO)inTyler CrouchinJason Bellet(Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer)in

Co-investorsQuesta CapitalHighland Capital PartnersArtis VenturesBetter Ventures Central LlcCALIFORNIA INNOVATIONDigiTx Partners LLC+12 more

Envedaenvedabio.com

Clinical-stage biotech using AI and metabolomics to decode natural chemistry and discover small-molecule medicines.

Viswa Colluru, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalBoulder VenturesCatalio Capital Management, LPFPVHummingbird VenturesJAZZ Venture Partners+7 more

Fathomfathomhealth.comin𝕏

Fathom structures and organizes healthcare data to address inefficiencies in the healthcare system.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechOakland, US

Andrew(CEO)Chris(CTO)Enoch(COO)

Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersFounders FundGV (Google Ventures)Alkeon InnovationGreat Oaks Venture CapitalMBX Capital+2 more

Fauna Biofaunabio.cominSeed · Sep 2021 · $9M

Fauna Bio applies AI and computational analysis to its proprietary biobank of data from extreme mammals such as hibernating species to identify drug targets that are conserved across species including humans.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechEmeryville, US

Linda Goodman(Founder)inAshley(CEO)

Co-investorsage1Farvatn VentureGRIDS CapitalMetaplanetVibe CapitalBeagle Ventures+3 more

Floreotechfloreotech.comin𝕏

Floreo builds a library of immersive VR lessons designed to help develop social and behavioral regulation skills.

Digital HealthEdTechHealthtech

Co-investorsCity LightColopl NextPresence Capital

Galileogalileo.ioin

Galileo operates a medical practice combining a technology platform with in-house primary and multi-specialty clinicians to provide accessible, lower-cost care.

Digital HealthHealthtech

Tom X Lee(Founder)in

Co-investors8VCMcKesson VenturesNext Coast VenturesOak HC/FTObvious VenturesOptum Ventures+4 more

Included Healthincludedhealth.comin𝕏Sep 2020

Included Health provides healthcare navigation and delivery services—including care guidance, billing and claims support, and virtual and in-person care spanning primary, behavioral, urgent, and specialty care—for employees and members of health plans and employers.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSan Francisco, US

Owen Tripp(Co-Founder & CEO)inLawrence Hofmann(Co-Founder, Grand Rounds)inAdam Jackson(Co-Founder, Doctor On Demand)Jay McGraw(Co-Founder, Doctor On Demand)Phil McGraw(Co-Founder, Doctor On Demand)Colin Quinn(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsACME CapitalAdams Street PartnersAlpha PartnersB CapitalBlackRockFelicis Ventures+15 more

Iora Healthin𝕏acquired by One Medical

Iora Health was a primary care company focused on value-based care for Medicare-eligible seniors, operating clinics with a team-based model including health coaches.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

RUSHIKA FERNANDOPULLE(Executive Officer, Director)inCHRISTOPHER J. MCKOWN(Executive Officer, Director)DAVID FIELDING(Executive Officer)ALEXANDER PACKARD(Executive Officer)inDAVID JUDGE(Executive Officer)

BoardSTEPHEN KNIGHT(Director)in

Co-investors.406 VenturesDag VenturesF-Prime CapitalFlare Capital PartnersGV (Google Ventures)Maverick Ventures+5 more

MindRightmindright.ioinSeed · May 2022 · $2M

MindRight Health provides culturally affirming mental health support through a community-based platform and network of peer supporters.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSaaSWellness & FitnessMiami, US

Ashley Edwards(Founder)inAlexander Phillip Zito(Executive Officer)Jacob Slome Rauchbach(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsDigitalDx VenturesImpact America Fund

Mythic Therapeuticsmythictx.comDefunct

Mythic Therapeutics was a clinical-stage biotech developing next-generation antibody-drug conjugates for cancer using its proprietary FateControl technology.

BiotechWaltham, US

Brian Fiske(Executive Officer, Director)George Eliades(Executive Officer, Director)inSandra Poole(Executive Officer)inAlex Nichols(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardBryan Roberts(Director)inPeter Hecht(Director)

Co-investorsForesite CapitalHemi Ventures, LlcRefactor CapitalVenrock Associates

Nanocan Therapeuticsnanocan.lifeNov 2020

BiotechNational Harbor, US

Dave Krasne(Executive Officer)Eric C. Broyles(Executive Officer, Director)Jacques P. Walker(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN Ventures

Notable Labsnotablelabs.comin𝕏Series A · Sep 2017 · $10M

Notable Labs operates an automated laboratory that tests combinations of existing drugs against individual patients' blood cancer cells to identify effective treatment options for patients whose cancers have become resistant to standard therapies.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Matthew De Silva(Founder/CEO)inPete Quinzio(Founder)in

Co-investors11.2 CapitalBuilders VCFundersClubHemisphere Ventures LLCY CombinatorAmplify Partners+3 more

Ochre Bioochre-bio.comin𝕏

Ochre Bio develops RNA therapeutics and drug discovery platforms targeting liver disease, combining proprietary human liver datasets with AI-driven causal prediction and human tissue validation models.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB

Quin Wills(Founder/CSO)inJack O'Meara(Founding CEO)in

BoardChinwe UkomaduElaine SullivanEliot ForsterJack Castle

Co-investorsBackedBeast VenturesCoastCapEntrepreneur FirstExpaHoxton Ventures+7 more

People Sciencepeoplescience.healthin

People Science runs real-world clinical research for the health and wellness industry, offering a decentralized clinical trial platform (Chloe Clinical) and a real-world data collection tool (Chloe LiveLab) alongside clinical research services.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Noah Craft(Founder)in

Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersFTW VenturesNoeticBluestein VenturesSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL

Positive Developmentpositivedevelopment.comin𝕏

Positive Development provides autism therapy and developmental care services for neurodivergent children and their families.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental HealthMclean, US

Mike Suiters(Executive Officer, Director)inNick Whitehead(Director)in

BoardAdam Seabrook(Director)inDaniel Gebremedhin(Director)John Banta(Director)Brenton Fargnoli(Director)in

Co-investorsAlleyCorpaMoonB Capital GroupB4 CapitalFlare Capital PartnersObvious Ventures+3 more

PostErapostera.aiin𝕏Dec 2021

Postera uses artificial intelligence and computational chemistry to accelerate drug discovery for pharmaceutical companies.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US

Aaron Morris(Founder)inAlpha Lee(Founder)inMatthew Robinson(Founder)in

Co-investorsBreyer CapitalHOF CapitalMetaplanetY CombinatorACE & Company

Reverie Labsreverielabs.comin𝕏Defunct

Reverie Labs develops cancer treatments designed to cross the blood-brain barrier and treat tumors in the central nervous system.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechBoston, US

Ankit Gupta(Founder/CTO)inConnor Duffy(Founder)inJonah Kallenbach(Founder)in

Co-investorsDorm RoomRuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.Wireframe VenturesY CombinatorFirst Round CapitalNeo

Rivahealthrivahealth.com

Riva Health offers a program that measures and manages cardiovascular health using a smartphone.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Tuhin Sinha, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesTop Corner CapitalMenlo Ventures

Sempresemprehealth.com

Sempre Health provides digital health solutions focused on patient engagement and outcomes management for the healthcare industry.

Digital HealthHealthtechColorado Springs, US

Anurati Mathur(Founder)inRobert S. Spalding(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTyler Rowe(Director)Benjamin J. Doramus(Director)Kelsey Gorman(Director)

Co-investorsCencora VenturesCerity Partners VenturesEcho Health VenturesRethink ImpactSterling RoadIndustry Ventures

Serna Bioserna.bioin𝕏

Serna builds a platform to unlock the transcriptome as a drug target for drug discovery.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechOntario, US

Rabia Khan(Founder)in

Co-investorsBackedHummingbird VenturesY Combinator

Sonomasonoma.devin

Sonoma provides a governance platform for enterprise deployments of AI agents built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), offering a self-service MCP catalog, workflow builder, entitlement policies, audit logging, and security controls such as supply chain scanning and prompt injection protection.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Stephen Cobbe(Founder)in

Co-investorsGoAhead VenturesHawk Hill Ventures8VCAlexandriaARCH Venture Partners

Sonoma Biotherapeuticssonomabio.comin𝕏Jul 2021

Sonoma Biotherapeutics develops engineered regulatory T cell therapies to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US

Jeffrey Bluestone(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardFan Yu(Director)Maggie Wilderotter(Director)Toni Hoover(Director)Terry Rosen(Director)Richard Klausner(Director)

Co-investors8VCARCH Venture PartnersFrazier Life SciencesJDRF T1D FundLAVLilly Asia Ventures+1 more

Sunstone Therapiessunstonetherapies.comin𝕏

Sunstone Therapies is a clinical research organization with expertise in psychedelic and consciousness research, operating with teams that include researchers from institutions like Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental HealthRockville, US

Manish Agrawal(CEO)inKimberly Roddy(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul Thambi(Executive Officer, Promoter)

BoardRiaz Valani(Director)Omar Njie(Director)in

Co-investorsAlleyCorpAlley Robotics Ventures

Synapticuresynapticure.comin𝕏Sep 2024

Synapticure provides virtual care services for individuals and families with neurodegenerative conditions, offering access to expert-led care, cutting-edge treatments, clinical trials, and wraparound support across all 50 US states through a network of local partners.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechChicago, US

Peter Wallach(Founding CEO, Founder)Brian Wallach(Founder)inMartina de Majo(Founder)inSandra Abrevaya(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inJason Langheier(Co-Founder, Board Co-Chair)inJaimie Hatcher-Martin(Dr.)

Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticSV AngelB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCVS Health VenturesMartin Ventures+2 more

Tarabiosystemstarabiosystems.comin𝕏

Valo builds an AI-driven drug discovery and development platform that combines real-world human data, causal inference, statistical genetics, and predictive chemistry to identify disease targets and engineer small-molecule compounds.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Co-investorsTachyon Ventures

Topography Healthjointopo.cominMay 2020Acquired

Topography Health operated a site business unit that was acquired by FOMAT Medical Research.

Medical DevicesWilmington, US

N. Alexander Saint-Amand(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAlexander Saint-Amand(Founder)inAndrew P. Kirchner(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Joshua M. Parish(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzValspring Capital75 & SunnyBain Capital Ventures

Transition Biotransitionbio.comin

Transition Bio applies methods from physics, chemistry, biology, and machine learning to study protein biophysics—including protein aggregation, self-assembly, and protein-protein interactions—for developing therapeutics targeting health and disease.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechCambridge, US

Tuomas Knowles(Executive Director, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)Samuel Cohen(Executive Director & Co-Founder)inG. Kelly Martin(Executive Chairman & Co-Founder)George Martin(Executive Officer, Director)inStephanie Torruella(Executive Officer)inPreet Makkar(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsNorthpond VenturesMagnetic VenturesTaiho Ventures, LLCDolby Family Ventures

Verge Genomicsvergegenomics.comin𝕏

Verge Labs builds AI models trained on multimodal human patient data to predict drug targets and patient populations for clinical development, primarily in neuroscience and central nervous system (CNS) disease.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Alice Zhang(Co-founder & CEO)inJason Chen(Cofounder)inEmily Ripka(Head of Product & Engineering)in

Co-investorsAgent CapitalBOLD LongevityDraper AssociatesFitz Gate VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalKarlin Ventures+5 more

Vivante Healthin

Digital health company advancing digestive care.

HealthtechHouston, US

Sally Welborn(Director)William Snyder(Executive Officer, Director)Marco Veremis(Director)inShawn Ellis(Director)inSanford Duncan(Director)Andrew Bouldin(Director)in

Co-investors7wire VenturesBig Pi VenturesFCA Venture PartnersHealth Catalyst CapitalHuman CapitalLeaps by Bayer+1 more

Wavebreaktxwavebreaktx.comin

Wavebreak develops a drug discovery platform targeting amyloid oligomers, toxic protein intermediates implicated in neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Bart Henderson(President & Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsSchooner Capital

Zing Healthmyzinghealth.comin

Zing Health provides managed care Medicare Advantage plans designed to address social determinants of health and reduce healthcare disparities among underserved populations.

Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechChicago, US

Eric E. Whitaker(Founder)Kenneth AlleyneGarfield Collins

Co-investorsHealth2047Health2047 Capital Partners LLCTown Hall Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Exits · 8

4 IPOs · 4 acquisitions · showing 4

HeartFlowNASDAQ: HTFLSenti BiosciencesNASDAQ: SNTIAspire Healthacq. by CareMore Health (Anthem)Iora Healthacq. by One Medical

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Lifeforce Capital made?
Lifeforce Capital has 55 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Lifeforce Capital invest at?
Lifeforce Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C stages.
What is Lifeforce Capital's typical check size?
Lifeforce Capital typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What sectors does Lifeforce Capital focus on?
Lifeforce Capital focuses on Digital Health, Healthtech, SaaS.
Where is Lifeforce Capital located?
Lifeforce Capital is headquartered in Chevy Chase, US.
Does Lifeforce Capital lead rounds?
Lifeforce Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Lifeforce Capital co-invest with?
Lifeforce Capital most often shares deals with Y Combinator, GV (Google Ventures), 8VC, among 171 tracked co-investors.

Co-investors · 6

Entrepreneur First

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Both backed · 1
$1M – $7M
Builders VC

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Both backed · 1
Industry Ventures

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Both backed · 1
$250K – $50M
KdT Ventures

KdT Ventures is an early-stage venture firm investing in frontier science and technology startups, backing founders building platforms that engineer matter, energy, and information across biology, chemistry, physics, and computation.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $3M
Lookout Ventures

Lookout Ventures provides seed-stage funding to enterprise technology companies outside Silicon Valley, with partner expertise in AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure software, and vertical SaaS.

$250K – $2M
Bija Ventures

Bija invests in computationally-enabled therapeutic platforms, supporting biotech companies from development candidate stage through first-in-human trials.

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