SJF Ventures
Impact investorDurham · Series A–Late Stage · 13 people tracked
Also known as SJF MANAGEMENT LLC · SJF Ventures IVA
Investment thesis
SJF Ventures backs high-growth companies that generate positive impact for people and the planet, focusing on improved outcomes for learners, patients, workers, and the environment. The firm began investing in software businesses more than two decades ago, drawn to technology's ability to rapidly improve outcomes across sectors, and is now enthusiastic about AI's potential to deepen and broaden positive results. Its portfolio spans areas such as digital health, workforce, and clean energy, exemplified by investments in companies like DUOS that apply technology at scale to healthcare access and equity.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 47 of 88 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×15SaaS ×14AI & Machine Learning ×9EdTech ×9Energy ×8Healthtech ×8Cleantech ×7Climate Tech ×6
HQs:United States×35
Investments · 88 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22022 · 22021 · 12018 · 12017 · 22015 · 311 dated
HealthtechNew York, US
David Lombardi(Executive Officer)Mark Clermont(Executive Officer, Director)Orrin Feingold(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey Becker(Director)David G. Weingard(Executive Officer, Director)Brad Wilson(Director)
Board seatCody Nystrom· per SEC Form D · $19.1M raise · filed Jul 2025
San Francisco, US
Board seatDan Geballe· per SEC Form D · $12.1M raise · filed Oct 2022
Durham, US
Ryan Beckland(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Schiller(Executive Officer, Director)Jordan Kramer(Director)
Board seatCody Nystrom· per SEC Form D · $12.5M raise · filed Jun 2015
Boulder, US
Aaron Benor(Executive Officer)Tim Murphy(Executive Officer)Erik Swain(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRaymond Bartoszek(Director)Jason Mittelstaedt(Director)
Board seatDan Geballe· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed Apr 2025
HealthtechDallas, US
Jack P. Hooper(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Elyse Munselle(Director)Art Harding(Director)
Board seatCody Nystrom· per SEC Form D · $4M raise · filed Dec 2022
Washington, US
Charles-Alexandre Vincent(Secretary and Director of Issuer.)Brian Powers(Director and Vice President of Issuer.)James McGoff(President and Director of Issuer.)
Board seatCody Nystrom· per SEC Form D · $12M raise · filed Jan 2018
Versify, an MCG Energy company, provides SaaS for the energy industry, including outage management, digital logging, and health, safety, and environment (HSE) management systems.
EnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSGlen Mills, US
David Ippolito(Executive Officer, Director)Mark McAdoo(Director)John Loftus(Director)Pete Cona(Executive Officer, Director)Dan Nadash(Director)William Downey(Director)
Board seatCody Nystrom· per SEC Form D
BioSurplus buys, sells, sources, redeploys, and auctions used life-science laboratory equipment, helping companies recover capital from idle assets and helping buyers access quality instruments.
B2B MarketplacesBiotechCircular Economy
Brightside Academy operates more than 30 early childhood education and child care centers offering programs for infants through school-aged children, including preschool, before/after-school tutoring, and summer camps.
EdTechPhiladelphia, US
Campus Logic (Ellucian Student Aid) provides student financial aid management software for higher education institutions.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSGilbert, US
Gregg Scoresby(Executive Officer, Director)
Civitas Learning provides a data analytics and student success platform for colleges and universities, enabling institutional leaders and student-facing staff to make data-informed decisions to improve student outcomes and retention.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEdTechEnterprise Software
Recology is an employee-owned resource recovery company that provides waste collection, recycling, and sustainability services to residential and commercial customers.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate Tech
Cloudflare provides a global cloud network platform delivering security, performance, and development services through sixty-plus integrated services including SASE, application security, and full-stack development infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Community Energy is a U.S. renewable energy developer that led early large-scale wind and later solar generation projects.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Issaquah, US
Felix Anthony(Director)Steve Brinn(Director)Dean Dorcas(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Daniel Keto(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Todd Farley(Executive Officer)Scott Roza(Director)
Elemeno Health operates a platform providing digital health solutions for nursing and patient care.
Digital HealthEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Arup Roy-Burman(Founder/CEO)inTed Ridgway(Director)
Ellipsis Health builds Sage, an AI voice agent designed to support healthcare organizations by handling patient interactions and expanding clinical capacity.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Mike Aratow(Director)Mainul Islam(Executive Officer, Director)Marie Hurabiell(Director)
EnergyRichardson, US
Frank Menocal(Chief Technology Officer)Jon Bolen(Chief Executive Officer)Eric Denton(Chief Financial Officer)JAMES WALTON(SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR)GREG FASULLO(CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR)
BoardDavid Matthews(Director)
Catalant operates a marketplace connecting enterprises and private equity firms with vetted independent consultants and operators, offering on-demand access to experienced professionals for challenges spanning strategy, operations, digital and AI, M&A, and value creation.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
Lineage operates a global network of temperature-controlled cold storage facilities and provides integrated logistics services including import/export, transportation, warehousing and fulfillment.
CleantechFoodTechLogistics & Supply Chain
Graphika builds a network intelligence platform that maps and analyzes relationships across online communities to help organizations understand digital environments and identify emerging risks and opportunities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureNew York, US
John Kelly(Founder)John Graves(Director)Rene Boettcher(President)James Hunt(Director)Christopher Tucker(Director)Montgomery Kersten(Director)
groSolar provides design-build engineering and construction services along with ongoing operations and maintenance for solar PV projects, including solar-plus-battery-storage installations.
CleantechConstruction TechEnergy
Assurant's mobile and broadband division (Hyla Mobile) provides device protection, trade-in, service, and repair programs for mobile carriers and connected-device providers.
InsurTechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Interplay Learning builds online skilled trades courses designed and delivered by industry experts and instructional designers, covering foundational technical knowledge and real-world applications for technicians.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSAustin, US
LeadGenius provides AI-powered contact intelligence and data sourcing for go-to-market teams to identify and engage target customers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Anand Kulkarni(Founder/CEO)inPrayag Narula(Founder)inPhilipp Gutheim(Founder/COO)inDave Rolnitzky(Founder/CPO)inMark GodleyZeb Couch
Lium is an AI data platform that connects to a company's databases, files, APIs, instrument outputs, and internal tools, then uses agents to index the sources, build custom tools and datasets, and run analyses across structured and unstructured data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Living Earth is a manufacturer and retailer of organic mulch, compost, soil, high-performance soil amendments, and landscaping aggregates such as sand, gravel, and rock.
Circular EconomyConsumer
MedPage Today publishes medical news, clinical research coverage, meeting reports, and physician-focused opinion across specialties such as cardiology, endocrinology, and pulmonology.
Digital HealthMedia & Entertainment
mPulse provides technology solutions to health plans for managing care of vulnerable populations and improving member experience and outcomes.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtech
NewEdge Power develops utility-scale battery storage, utility-scale solar, and community solar projects across the United States by prospecting, qualifying, and developing sites for front-of-the-meter power applications.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Fremont, US
Nuclearn develops AI and analytics software for the nuclear power and utilities sector.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwarePhoenix, US
Jerrold Vincent(Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer)inBradley Fox(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardErnst Sack(Director)Jessica Pacheco(Director)
Optoro provides software and services for managing retail returns, including a customer-facing returns portal, data-driven processing technology, and secondary sales channels designed to reduce landfill waste and support circular economy practices.
Circular EconomyE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechLanham, US
Tony Nader(Director)Theodore Leonsis(Director)Tobin Moore(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Levine(Director)Adam Vitarello(Executive Officer, Director)James MacIntyre(Director)
Instructure is an education technology company that makes Canvas (learning management), Mastery (assessment management), and Parchment (credentialing), and hosts an online community for educators.
EdTechSaaSSan Diego, US
Allison Long(Director)Adam Markowitz(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Daly(CEO)
BoardHouman Haghighi(Director)
PosiGen is a residential solar company that installs and services solar energy systems for homeowners, including system monitoring and billing.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyMetairie, US
Matthew Woods(Director)Benjamin Norwood(Executive Officer, Director)Aaron Dirks(Director)Timothy Anderson(Director)Margaret Anadu(Director)Lisa Neyhart(Director)
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 · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCloudflare Turnstile · marketbeat.com · Jul 18, 2026
Validic · dailyaibrief.com · Jun 30, 2026
Tive · finsmes.com · Jan 14, 2026
Elemeno Health · prnewswire.com · Jul 22, 2025
Ellipsis Health · impactalpha.com · Jun 16, 2025
Tradeverifyd · prnewswire.com · May 21, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does SJF Ventures invest at?
- SJF Ventures invests at the Series A, Series B, Series C, Late Stage stages.
- What is SJF Ventures's typical check size?
- SJF Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- What sectors does SJF Ventures focus on?
- SJF Ventures focuses on AgTech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Digital Health, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, GovTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Logistics & Supply Chain, New Materials, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is SJF Ventures located?
- SJF Ventures is headquartered in Durham, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamHow SJF Ventures seeks to bend the impact curve with Dave Kirkpatrick and Kelsey Jarrett
ImpactAlpha · Dave Kirkpatrick
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