Looking Glass Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
Also known as LOOKING GLASS CAPITAL LLC
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Investment thesis
Looking Glass Capital invests in and supports mission-driven founders during the earliest days of company building. The firm makes high-conviction investments in non-consensus opportunities, focusing on entrepreneurs tackling major societal challenges across three core themes: health, climate, and empowerment.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
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What they invest in
from 10 of 11 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×5Healthtech ×5Enterprise Software ×4SaaS ×3Consumer ×2Digital Health ×2HR Tech ×2Medical Devices ×2
HQs:United States×5United Kingdom×1
Investments · 11 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 42023 · 22022 · 12021 · 29 dated
ThreeV builds a Multi-Sensory Asset Intelligence Platform that applies computer vision and AI to asset inspection use cases, currently focused on the Power & Utilities industry where inspection programs generate millions of images and other data annually.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise Software
Co-investorsGaia VenturesMission One CapitalWatertower Ventures Management, LlcEverywhere VenturesStreetlife VenturesTreeo VC
Daily Blends prepares chef-made meals, wraps, sandwiches, and curated snacks in an HACCP-approved, SQF-certified kitchen, with diet-specific options such as vegan, gluten-free, and halal.
ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsBackbone AngelsFlair Ventures2048 VenturesHustle Fund
Evercycle provides a platform for managing the entire mobile device lifecycle within organizations, from planning and repair through buyback and disposition.
Circular EconomyEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSRancho Cucamonga, US
Arthur Stone(Executive Officer, Director)inNate Poynter(Executive Officer, Director)inG. Scott Greenburg(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsGround Game VenturesTribes Ventures
Ivee provides AI training, strategy, and policy development services for organizational teams, including custom training programs, AI audits, policy writing, and tool integration guidance.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechLondon, GB
Lydia Miller(Founder)inAmelia Miller(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsAgent CapitalFJ LabsGaingelshumbitionTribe Capital
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Kinspire provides digital health support for parents of children with developmental and neurodevelopmental needs, combining AI-generated personalized strategies with access to licensed occupational therapists and clinicians.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechDenver, US
Robert Seigel(FOUNDER)inLily Baiser(Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer)inRob Seigel(Co-Founder & CEO)inSara Berliner(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCorazon CapitalPave Health VenturesService Provider CapitalIrishAngelsThe FundTusk Venture Partners
Polimorphic offers an AI platform for government service operations, handling resident requests from intake to resolution across departments and systems.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSNew York, US
Parth Shah(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Smith(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardEthan Daly(Director)inLatif Peracha(Director)inMo Koyfman(Director)in
Co-investorsAnorak VenturesShine CapitalGeneral CatalystM13Pear VC
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Simuhealth provides digital infrastructure for healthcare simulation operations, offering a unified system to track and coordinate scenarios, learners, staff, rooms, and equipment.
EdTechHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsRiverPark VenturesStartup TNTAltaIR CapitalParade VenturesWormhole Capital
StrataGen Bio develops technology to convert MRI scans into quantitative biomarker measurements for objective clinical decision-making.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investors2048 VenturesVerge HealthTech FundCritical Venture Partners
Therify is an in-network mental health platform that connects employees to licensed therapists, coaches, and wellness providers with guaranteed availability.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechMental HealthNashville, US
James Murray(Founder)inWarren Sadler(Founder)in
BoardMarcus Whitney(Director)in
PartnerAdam Besvinick· solo GP
Co-investorsJumpstart NovaOpen Opportunity FundY CombinatorFlexportK5 GlobalSoftBank Group
Trially uses AI and data science to match patients with clinical trials and accelerate trial recruitment.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesKansas City, US
Kyle McAllister(CEO & Founder)inTrevor Welch(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardThad Langford(Director)in
Co-investorsAlpaca VCCorigin VenturesFlyover CapitalRedbud VCThe CouncilGaingels
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesKinspire · youthtoday.org · Sep 10, 2026
ivee · ff.co · Mar 13, 2026
Simuhealth · startupecosystem.ca · Dec 13, 2025
Evercycle · castleplacement.com · Sep 23, 2025
Trially · pulse2.com · Sep 22, 2025
Polimorphic · govtech.com · Jul 9, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Looking Glass Capital made?
- Looking Glass Capital has 11 tracked investments, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Looking Glass Capital invest at?
- Looking Glass Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Looking Glass Capital's typical check size?
- Looking Glass Capital typically writes checks of $300K – $400K.
- What sectors does Looking Glass Capital focus on?
- Looking Glass Capital focuses on Climate Tech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, SaaS.
- Where is Looking Glass Capital located?
- Looking Glass Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Looking Glass Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Looking Glass Capital leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamInvestor Connect - 770 - Adam Besvinick of Looking Glass Capital
Hall Martin · Adam Besvinick
Adam Besvinick: Looking Glass Capital's Early-Stage Vision for Impact
Grace Gong · Adam Besvinick
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Co-investors · 23
2048 Ventures is a thesis-driven early-stage venture capital firm based in New York and Boston that backs founders building future technologies.
M13 is a venture capital firm that invests in seed and Series A stage software companies.
Alpaca VC is a venture capital firm that invests early and supports companies over the long term, focused on what it calls the Aquarius Economy.
Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.
BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups at their earliest stages.
Great Oaks Venture Capital is a New York-based early-stage investor that partners with founders at the earliest stages of company building across the United States.
Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies aiming to become category leaders.
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.
Freestyle Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that invests in consumer and web-based enterprise technology companies. The firm provides capital and operational support to portfolio companies.
Afore Capital is a $500M pre-seed venture fund that invests in pre-traction, early-stage companies, leveraging product and investment expertise to support founders from day zero.
Bowery Capital is an early-stage venture firm focused on B2B software companies, providing hands-on go-to-market, talent, and business development support to founders.
TQ Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm whose team invests from first principles and commits deeply to the founders it backs.
▶11 more co-investors
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Firms observed investing alongside Looking Glass Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Looking Glass Capital's recorded portfolio.
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