Elise Hoffman
InvestorGeneral Partner at Cultivation Capital · Board director at Agathos
St. Louis, Missouri
Writes $100K – $3.5M checks · typically $1.8M
About
Elise Miller Hoffman is a General Partner at Cultivation Capital, where she focuses on digital health and life sciences startups from seed to Series B. She also serves as COO of ImageMover and was previously a Board Observer at NarrativeDx until its 2020 acquisition. She holds a BA in Spanish Literature and Latin American Studies and an MBA, both from Washington University in St. Louis.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
BiotechDigital Health
Board director at Agathos
Intro paths
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In turn, Elise can intro founders to Agathos's investors below.
Agathos's investors · 6
Better Ventures Central LlcOakland · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2021Cultivation CapitalSt. Louis · $100K – $3.5M checks · since 2021HealthX VenturesMadison · since 2021I2BF Global VenturesNew York · $500K – $10M checks · since 2021Narrow Gauge VenturesAnn Arbor · $100K – $500K checks · since 2021Newfund CapitalParis · $250K – $2M checks · since 2021
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Experience
- ImageMoverChief Operating Officercurrent2022 — present
- Workflow ServicesChief Operating Officercurrent2022 — present
- Cultivation CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — present
- Cultivation CapitalPrincipal2016 — 2020
- Cultivation CapitalAnalyst2015 — 2016
- Lena HealthBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Civic InsightBoard Treasurercurrent2020 — present
- SimpliFedInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- AgathosBoard Member2021 — 2025
- Forward Through FergusonBoard Member, Board Co-Chair 2023-20242020 — 2024
- Washington University in St. LouisInvestor in Residence2020 — 2023
- Foresite HealthcareChief Business Development Officer2021 — 2022
- Foresite HealthcareChief Financial Officer2020 — 2021
- GallupMBA Consulting Intern2015Chicago, IL
- Oriens Investment ManagementMBA Consultant2015Budapest, Hungary
- World Trade Center St. LouisResearch Lead - St. Louis Market Assessment2015St. Louis, MO
- TrackBillMarketing & Sales2014 — 2015St. Louis, MO
- Washington University in St. LouisSenior Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions2011 — 2014St. Louis, MO
Skills & more
Sales OperationsOrganizational DevelopmentFinancial PlanningProduct DevelopmentHealthcareFinancial AnalysisEditing14Admissions3Community Outreach20Higher Education7Program Development6Student Affairs7
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Event PlanningResearchNon-profitsStaff DevelopmentFundraisingProgram ManagementTrainingStudent DevelopmentPhotoshopMicrosoft OfficeSpanishStrategyLanguages Spanish
From Elise's professional profile.
Deals · 1
Healthy Bytes, Inc.Board seat
via Cultivation Capital · filed Aug 2020 · $570.1K raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
NarrativeDx
Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.
Colleagues at Cultivation Capital
Andrew Dearing
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Andy Cloyd
Principal at Cultivation Capital
Barry Sandweiss
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Bobby Sandage
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Brian Matthews
Cofounder & General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Caleb Eidem
General Counsel at Cultivation Capital
Catherine Matthes
Venture Advisor at Cultivation Capital
Chris Danforth
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Network4
Andrew Dearing
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Andy Cloyd
Principal at Cultivation Capital
Brian Matthews
Cofounder & General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Chris Danforth
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Investors connected to Elise in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elise Hoffman?
- Elise Miller Hoffman is a General Partner at Cultivation Capital, where she focuses on digital health and life sciences startups from seed to Series B. She also serves as COO of ImageMover and was previously a Board Observer at NarrativeDx until its 2020 acquisition. She holds a BA in Spanish Literature and Latin American Studies and an MBA, both from Washington University in St. Louis.
- Where does Elise Hoffman work?
- Elise Hoffman is General Partner at Cultivation Capital and Board director at Agathos.
- What does Elise Hoffman invest in?
- Elise Hoffman invests in Biotech, Digital Health.
- What check size does Elise Hoffman write?
- Elise Hoffman typically writes checks of $100K – $3.5M.
- What boards does Elise Hoffman sit on?
- Elise Hoffman holds tracked board seats at Healthy Bytes, Inc., NarrativeDx.
- Where did Elise Hoffman go to school?
- Elise Hoffman studied at Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship); Washington University in St. Louis (Bachelor of Arts, Spanish Language and Literature); Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Political Science and Government; Spanish Literature).
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