Necessary Ventures
Venture capitalPre-SeedβLate Stage Β· 10 people tracked
Investment thesis
Necessary Ventures invests in what the world needs, backing deep tech, hard tech, and AI companies that tackle fundamental societal challenges. Its focus areas span healthcare, reindustrialization, climate, financial services, and education. The firm invests early, often as a first investor, and supports founders building companies of enduring importance, with a track record that includes companies reaching public markets.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team Β· 10 people
from the firm's website
Neil has spent over a decade backing deep tech, hard tech, and AI companies across healthcare, reindustrialization, climate, financial services, and education. He was an early investor in Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Vicarious Surgical, Wayve, Solugen, and others, and holds degrees from Penn State, Drexel medical school, and Stanford Law.
Akash has over ten years of startup experience as a founder, operator, and investor, most recently a Partner at The House Fund. He co-founded Eventable at UC Berkeley and led its acquisition by Rockerbox, and has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Deepa is a healthcare executive and investor who most recently served as Chief Corporate Development Officer and Head of Corporate Venture Capital at SCAN, and previously helped scale Oak Street Health through its IPO and acquisition by CVS Health. She holds an MBA from Kellogg and a BA from George Washington University.
Greg is Chief Medical Officer at Homeward and co-founded Carbon Health, where he led clinical strategy and product. A board-certified internal medicine physician, he trained at the University of Chicago and UCSF, where he spent nearly ten years as an Associate Professor.
Nachi is the former Chief Innovation Officer at Kriya Therapeutics and a board-certified emergency physician. He previously worked at Brevan Howard and on missile defense teams at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and holds an MD from Brown and a PhD in math and computer science from Oxford.
Nikita is a MedTech engineer and healthcare investor with R&D, manufacturing, and quality-engineering experience at Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, and Abbott. She helps founders bring research-based ideas to clinical markets and holds a Materials Engineering degree from Purdue University.
Adrian co-founded and served as President of Omada Health, a digital-care company that completed an IPO in 2025. He previously led Medical Products at IDEO and holds BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford.
Edmondo is a physician, executive, and investor, founder and CEO of Downeast Digital, and a national leader in digital health with over 25 years of experience. He previously served as Chief Digital Officer at Moffitt Cancer Center and a senior leader at ChristianaCare, and holds an MBA from Wharton and an MD from UCLA.
Michael is Managing Partner at Compound, a New York investment firm focused on AI, robotics, energy, materials science, and crypto. He was a first-round investor in RunwayML, Wayve, and Prime Intellect, and previously worked at Rothenberg Ventures and CB Insights.
Sheel is co-founder and Managing Partner at Better Tomorrow Ventures, a fintech-focused pre-seed and seed VC, and previously founded 500 Fintech. He is an early investor in Albert, Kin, Indio, Flexport, Ironclad, and Coinbase, and founded The Pitch podcast.
What they invest in
from 19 of 40 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning Γ10Healthtech Γ7Enterprise Software Γ6Digital Health Γ4Biotech Γ3Cleantech Γ3Deep Tech Γ3Fintech Γ3
HQs:United StatesΓ14NigeriaΓ1PeruΓ1
Investments Β· 40 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAkido Labs develops an AI operating system designed for healthcare that leverages machine learning to enable personalized medical diagnostics and care coordination at scale.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechInsurTechLos Angeles, US
Jared Goodner(Founder)inPrashant Samant(Founder)inJohn Greco(Director)Prasad Jeereddi(Director)Rohit Gupta(Director)
BoardAndrew Adams(Director)
AllVoices provides AI-powered case management software for people teams to automate administrative processes and reduce time spent on individual cases.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Brellium builds compliance software for American healthcare providers, enabling clinicians to manage documentation and regulatory requirements so they can focus on patient care.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechNew York, US
Zachary Rosen(Executive Officer, Director)Alexander Le-Tu(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardHenry Kasa(Director)in
Enso Data provides AI-powered analysis of physiological waveforms, particularly sleep studies, to enable clinical diagnosis and patient monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMadison, US
Justin D Mortara(Executive Officer, Director)Samuel D Rusk(Director)Frederick D Robertson(Director)Scott D Button(Director)Matthew D Dobereiner(Executive Officer)John D Rondoni(Director)
Groove provides a virtual bone health program for people with osteoporosis, pairing each member with a physician and a dedicated physical therapist for at-home strength training and monitoring.
Digital HealthHealthtechLongevity
Long Island City, US
Magrathea develops a new electrolytic process to produce magnesium metal from seawater and brines, aiming to establish American and Western supply of this defense-critical material currently dominated by China.
CleantechDefense TechNew MaterialsArkansas, US
Modern Health provides mental health support solutions for employers with over 100 employees.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechMental HealthSan Francisco, US
Alyson Watson(Founder/CEO)in
Colton, US
John Verdon(Director)Tom Atwood(Director)Sami Khan(Executive Officer, Director)
OutRival is a no-code AI platform that enables non-technical customer experience teams to create and deploy AI solutions including chatbots, voice agents, and workflow automation for customer interactions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSMiami, US
Ruben A. Harris(CEO & Co-Founder)inTimur Meyster(Founder)inRuben Harris(Co-Founder and CEO)in
Perceptive applies AI and robotics technology to dental practice, helping dentists increase patient capacity.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsBoston, US
Chris Ciriello(Founder)inScott Phillips(Founder)inPhil Getto(CTO)Alex Furleigh(Chief of Staff)
Plural Everything Inc. is a financial technology company providing private capital market infrastructure and investment management solutions for institutional investors, including broker-dealers, investment banks, family offices, wealth managers, and equity crowdfunding platforms.
EnergyFintech
Spencer Marr(President & Co-founder)
Recursion applies computational and data-driven approaches to biological science, aiming to accelerate drug discovery and develop new treatments.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechMedical DevicesSalt Lake City, US
Chris Gibson(Co-founder, Chairman of the Board)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Necessary Ventures invest at?
- Necessary Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Necessary Ventures's typical check size?
- Necessary Ventures typically writes checks of $1M β $2M.
- What sectors does Necessary Ventures focus on?
- Necessary Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Digital Health, EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech, Medical Devices, Robotics, Sector Agnostic.
- Does Necessary Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Necessary Ventures leads investment rounds.
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