ManchesterStory Group, LLC
Venture capitalWest Des Moines · Seed–Series B · 8 people tracked
Also known as MANCHESTERSTORY FUND MANAGEMENT, LP
Investment thesis
ManchesterStory operates a specialized venture platform focused on insurance, making lead investments in early-stage startups at the intersection of InsurTech, FinTech and HealthTech. Built over nine years, the firm combines deep sector expertise, lead-investor discipline and a network of strategic industry partners. It works alongside entrepreneurs and industry incumbents to accelerate innovation across the insurance value chain, providing founders with strategic capital, relationships and insight in a complex, highly regulated and relationship-driven market.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 34 of 41 portfolio companiesInsurTech ×19SaaS ×16AI & Machine Learning ×13Fintech ×12Healthtech ×10Enterprise Software ×7Digital Health ×5HR Tech ×4
HQs:United States×19Canada×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 24 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×93 founders×34+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data
Harvard University ×2Stanford University ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12020 · 12018 · 12016 · 14 dated
Concord, US
Paul Blake(Executive Officer, Director)Ronald Christian(Executive Officer, Director)Karl Weeks(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Dax Coan(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid Miles(Director)in
Board seatMatt Kinley· per SEC Form D · $6M raise · filed Sep 2016
Agency provides outsourced security and compliance operations for enterprise companies, combining forward-deployed U.S.-based compliance engineers with proprietary AI.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Amir Tarighat(Founder)inTyler Carbone(Founder)in
Co-investorsLeonis CapitalY CombinatorFlex Capital Partners
Anagram runs the full insurance revenue cycle for eye care practices, handling eligibility and benefits checks, claim scrubbing and submission, denial management, and payment posting and reconciliation across both vision and medical insurance.
HealthtechInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsGreatPoint VenturesHealthy VenturesBlackstone Life SciencesKEC VenturesKickstartNextView Ventures+1 more
InsurTechSaaSSales TechMesa, US
Jordan Hatch(Executive Officer, Director)inMcBilley Sy(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Ayers(Executive Officer, Director)William Shaw(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsArizona Founders FundPHX VenturesTeamworthy Ventures
Betterview provides a property intelligence platform that combines high-resolution aerial imagery with AI to detect roof condition, property perils, and risk factors, and integrates 2,500+ external data points with insurers' internal policy data.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechMobility & TransportationPropTechSan Francisco, US
Dave TobiasDavid Lyman
Co-investors500 Global645 Ventures
Carver Edison provides equity plan management software for public companies, enabling employees to participate in stock purchase plans through patented cashless participation technology that reduces expense and dilution while creating employee wealth.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSAustin, US
Aaron Shapiro(Executive Officer, Director)Greg Barton(Executive Officer)Lawrence Hamilton(Director)Prakash Sinha(Executive Officer)Sarah Gielchinsky(Executive Officer)Christine Woodhouse(Director)
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersDifferential VenturesForefront Venture
Ciba Health offers an AI-powered virtual platform for managing and reversing chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, metabolic dysfunction, GI, autoimmune, and mental health issues.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Innocent Clement(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMiraj Sanghvi(Director)inPeter Lee(Director)
Co-investors3CC | Third Culture CapitalDigiTx Partners LLCE12 Venture Capital, Llc
Co-investorsPurple Sage VenturesRebalance Capital Ventures37 AngelsCultivation Capital
CNote is a cash management and fixed-income investing platform that channels deposits and investments into mission-driven financial institutions such as CDFIs, MDIs, and low-income designated banks and credit unions.
FintechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsAmerican Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactAstiaBand of AngelsBankTech VenturesCommerce VenturesForefront Venture+8 more
COVU provides operational support, licensed U.S.-based agents, and an AI-native technology stack for property & casualty (P&C) insurance agencies to service, run, and grow their books while owners retain full ownership.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaSRedwood City, US
Seyed Ali Safavi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matthew Kinley(Director)inAli Safavi(CEO)Tasos Chatzimichailidis(CIE)
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalCadron Capital PartnersDellin InvestmentsTrue Global VenturesBenhamou Global Ventures
Cowbell provides cyber insurance for businesses, including adaptive cyber liability coverage, professional indemnity (errors & omissions) for technology professionals, and management liability for company leaders and SMEs.
CybersecurityFintechInsurTech
Co-investorsAvanta VenturesBrewer Lane VenturesGlobal Insurance AcceleratorNycaNyca PartnersProsperity7 Ventures+2 more
FinMkt provides an API-driven cloud platform for embedded lending and payments, enabling banks, credit unions, and enterprise partners to offer consumer lending and point-of-sale financing solutions.
Cloud ComputingFintechSaaSNew York, US
Luan Cox(Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inSri Goteti(Founder, Chief Technology Officer)inAlice (Luan) Cox(Executive Officer)Nathan Barber(Executive Officer)Srikanth Goteti(Executive Officer)Alice (Luan) Tera Cox(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsFINTOP CapitalPerot JainBrokerTechVectr Ventures
FloatMe is a personal finance mobile app that provides interest-free cash advances ("Floats") of up to $50-$100 between paydays with no credit checks, along with spending tracking, low-balance alerts, and savings offers.
ConsumerFintech
Joshua Sanchez(Founder)in
Co-investorsFoundrySamsung NextSpringTime Ventures
Individually-owned fertility insurance platform expanding access to reproductive care.
Fringe is an employee experience platform that consolidates rewards, wellbeing, and perks into a single tool for HR and People teams.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsADP VenturesLighthouse Network Ventures LlcOrigin Ventures
Co-investorsImpression Ventures
HealthBridge offers a no-interest patient payment plan integrated directly into healthcare providers' Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, allowing patients to pay medical expenses over time without credit checks or separate apps.
Digital HealthFintechHealthtech
Co-investorsMichigan Capital NetworkMichigan Rise
Journey is an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that combines predictive analytics, personalized outreach, and a clinical network — powered by its Journey Signal AI engine — to detect employee mental health risk early and provide proactive care.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechMental Health
Stephen Sokoler(Founder & CEO)Sue Zbikowski(Chief Clinical Officer)
Co-investorsCity LightCourtside VenturesHealthtech CapitalJ-ImpactMiami Angels
LimitFi is a manager of credit liabilities that deploys insurance capital into private, illiquid, and underserved credit markets through bespoke risk-transfer and distribution structures.
FintechInsurTech
Adam Budnick(Co-Founder & Managing Partner)inZach Smith(Co-Founder & Managing Partner)inKrishnan Nair(Chief Risk Officer & Head of Analytics)in
Matic is a digital insurance marketplace that connects homeowners and auto insurance seekers with 60+ A-rated carriers through an embedded digital experience offered to distribution partners.
B2B MarketplacesFintechInsurTech
Ben Madick(Co-founder & CEO)Benjamin Madick(Founder)in
Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.Clocktower VenturesMTECH CAPITALTruStage VenturesCultivation CapitalIA Capital Group+1 more
OpenLoop provides telehealth platform and services that deliver virtual care to patients in their homes.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSIowa City, US
Jon Lensing(Cofounder)inChristian Williams(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsBIP VenturesHDS CapitalISA VenturesNava VenturesNext Level VenturesPrimetime Partners+3 more
Fawad Butt(Founder)in
Co-investorsGreycroftInvariantes FundOverwater Ventures LlcSemperVirens Venture CapitalSnowflake Ventures
Plnar offers an AI platform for property insurance claims and inspections that uses smartphone imagery to capture and create 3D models of interior and exterior spaces.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel NetworkDallas Venture CapitalGeekdomColopl Next
Plum offers Simplicity LifeLink, a platform that lets insurance advisors run and compare life insurance quotes from multiple providers, research products, and manage the sales process through an online portal.
FintechInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsMTECH CAPITALPeak XV PartnersTanglin Venture Partners
Powerbroker AI builds AI/ML-based software for insurance professionals to generate revenue and scale accounts.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsClocktower Ventures
Rainwalk provides pet insurance policies with expanded coverage options and enhanced value for cat and dog owners.
ConsumerInsurTechColumbia, US
Joshua Snead(Executive Officer, Director)Tong Wu(Founder)
Co-investorsGlobal Insurance AcceleratorNew Stack VenturesSeaplane VenturesTechstarsBridge Investments
reThought Flood is a flood insurance underwriting platform that lets insurance brokers quote and bind flood coverage, assessing each building individually along with the full policy portfolio for risk-based pricing.
FintechInsurTechSaaSBroomfield, US
Cory Isaacson(Chief Executive Officer)James Rice(Chief Sales Officer/Acting Chief Operations Officer)Nicholas Lamparelli(Chief Underwriting Officer)Joe Zuk(Director)Venky Ganesan(Director)
BoardDavid G. Miles(Director)
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsIA Capital GroupPrototype CapitalStreamlined VenturesTitanium VenturesMenlo Ventures+1 more
Rollick connects manufacturers, dealers, and finance and insurance providers with in-market consumers to manage the customer journey from pre-purchase through re-purchase.
B2B MarketplacesMarketing TechMarketplacesSaaSSales TechAustin, US
Bernie Brenner(CEO)Gary Papilsky(Director)Amit Maheshwari(Director)
BoardMorgan Flager(Director)in
Co-investorsDallas Venture CapitalSilverton Partners
Salvo Health provides virtual specialty care for people living with chronic conditions, starting with digestive and gut health.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Jeffrey Glueck(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEmily Melton(Director)inRachel Parlier(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCity LightThe Artemis FundThreshold VenturesTorch Capital+3 more
SMArtX provides a managed accounts technology platform offering enterprise APIs, embeddable web components, and a white-label advisor UI for proposals, trading, rebalancing, and reporting.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsFINTOP CapitalIA Capital Group
StitchStudio builds an AI platform that embeds AI agents directly within insurance workflows to close the "last mile" gap between insight and execution across manual, disconnected operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaS
Karan Mishra(Co-founder)Santoash Rajaram(Co-founder)
Trailblazer Technology builds cloud-based software for the insurance industry, focused on policy management, underwriting, and modernizing operations for small and midsize insurers.
Cloud ComputingInsurTechSaaS
Aaron Shapiro(Founder)
Co-investorsImpression Ventures
Trussed AI builds infrastructure and tooling that helps enterprises deploy generative and agentic AI systems reliably and securely in production across public and hybrid cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Ajay Dankar(Co-Founder)inBranden McIntyre(Co-Founder)inSunita Reddy(Co-Founder)in
Behavioral data platform for the insurance
San Francisco, US
Brett Coffin(Executive Officer, Director)Hariharan Sundram(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Chen(Executive Officer)
BoardMatt Kinley(Director)in
Co-investorsValuestream Ventures
When provides post-employment health coverage support, guiding departing employees, retirees, and dependents to COBRA alternatives such as ACA plans through an AI-powered plan navigator and concierge service.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHealthtechHR TechInsurTechChicago, US
Andrew Hamilton(Founder)Andy Hamilton(Founder & CEO)inDan Wertheimer(Founder & CSO)inBrook West(Chief Revenue Officer)inPatrick Koeller(CTO)in
Co-investors7wire VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Corewell Health Ventures
Wisedocs is an AI-powered platform that automates the processing of medical records and insurance claims documentation, combining machine learning with human expert review.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechInsurTechLegalTechToronto, CA
Connor Atchison(President & Co-Founder)inJenna Earnshaw(CEO & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsGreenSky VenturesThomson Reuters VenturesBluesky Equities Ltd.HaloHealthInformation Venture PartnersRipple Ventures
WriteWise provides guaranteed pharmacy spend products for employers, including per-member-per-month cost caps, pharmacy stop-loss insurance, and subscription-style drug coverage.
FintechHealthtechInsurTech
Co-investorsAltai VenturesGreatPoint VenturesVirtue Ventures
XCaliber Health builds AI assistants and a data platform that connects and processes structured and unstructured healthcare data, including real-time EHR data, for clinicians and healthcare organizations.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Prakash Khot(Co-Founder & CEO)inTrushna Dave(Co-Founder, Business Development & Marketing)inBhupender Kumar(Co-Founder & Product)inVasanth Kumar(Co-Founder & Architect)in
Co-investorsArka Venture LabsBenhamou Global VenturesPrana Tech Ventures
XP Health is a digital-first vision benefits platform selling full-replacement vision programs to US employers and insurance carriers.
Antonio Moraes(Founder)inJames Wong(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmerican Family VenturesCameron VenturesCanvas VenturesCore Venture CapitalHC9 VenturesInformed Ventures Advisors, Llc+7 more
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.
Exits · 1
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
When · yahoo.com · Aug 12, 2026
Agency · insidehighered.com · Jul 18, 2026
Fringe · city-journal.org · Jul 16, 2026
Matic · coverager.com · Jun 24, 2026
SMArtX Advisory Solutions · aol.com · Jun 8, 2026
Carver Edison · nasdaqprivatemarket.com · Apr 3, 2026
Plum · ipoplatform.com · Mar 26, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has ManchesterStory Group, LLC made?
- ManchesterStory Group, LLC has 40 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does ManchesterStory Group, LLC invest at?
- ManchesterStory Group, LLC invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does ManchesterStory Group, LLC focus on?
- ManchesterStory Group, LLC focuses on Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, InsurTech.
- Where is ManchesterStory Group, LLC located?
- ManchesterStory Group, LLC is headquartered in West Des Moines, US.
- Does ManchesterStory Group, LLC lead rounds?
- Yes, ManchesterStory Group, LLC leads investment rounds.
- Who does ManchesterStory Group, LLC co-invest with?
- ManchesterStory Group, LLC most often shares deals with Clocktower Ventures, FINTOP Capital, Forefront Venture, among 107 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 21
City Light is an impact-focused investment firm that partners with experienced teams to build scalable companies addressing challenges in education, safety and care, and the environment.
MTech Capital is a venture capital firm focused on the insurance technology (InsurTech) sector, backing startups in insurance, P&C claims automation, and related fields while providing industry expertise and strategic partnership support.
QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused on financial services, founded by former Capital One executives to back founders bringing transparency and fairness to fintech.
Threshold Ventures is a venture capital firm that partners with founder-led companies at inflection points of breakout growth, engaging early and providing hands-on advice during moments of market transformation.
Torch Capital is a venture capital firm that combines investing, operating, and business-building experience to help entrepreneurs build category-leading companies.
Valor Capital Group is a cross-border venture fund connecting the US, Latin American, and global technology markets, investing in consumer internet and enterprise software companies.
Human Ventures is a venture capital firm and startup studio based in New York City that invests in consumer technology companies at the pre-seed through Series A stages, focusing on emerging market categories.
Thomson Reuters Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Thomson Reuters, investing in early-stage enterprise technology companies and leveraging Thomson Reuters' assets and expertise to support founders.
Brewer Lane Ventures is an early-stage venture firm backing founders reinventing financial services, insurance, and healthcare, including how consumers and companies engage with these services and how risk is assessed and managed.
True Global Ventures is a MAS-licensed fund management company that backs AI-first, category-defining founders from late-seed to Series A, primarily in the Bay Area, supported by a global network of operating partners across eight cities.
Owl Capital is an investment firm run by experienced entrepreneurs and investors who leverage their network to support portfolio companies, citing a track record of 10 IPOs, 26 M&A exits, and over 600 financings.
The Artemis Fund is an early-stage venture firm backing founders building technology aimed at creating financial resilience, wealth-building, and economic mobility for families and businesses.
▶9 more co-investors
Dellin InvestmentsTri-Valley VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersPlug and Play VenturesSoftBank Vision FundRecursive VenturesCrosscut VenturesActive CapitalHonda Innovations Silicon Valley
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