Wisdom Ventures

Wisdom Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Los Gatos, California, established in 2021. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage and seed-stage companies, particularly in the healthcare and technology sectors, with a particular emphasis on compassion and wellness startups. Wisdom Ventures leverages the extensive networks and proven track record of its partner team, which consists of experienced investors, experts, and leaders in their fields. By fostering innovation in these areas, the firm aims to support the growth of businesses that prioritize well-being and social impact.

Diego Perez Lacera

General Partner

27 past transactions

Seven Starling

Series A in 2024
Seven Starling is a digital clinic dedicated to addressing perinatal mental health issues, such as postpartum depression and anxiety. The clinic offers an evidence-based care model that integrates personalized therapy, peer support, and medication, with research indicating that 90% of patients experience improvement within three months. Additionally, Seven Starling provides an online platform featuring live, expert-led classes for expecting and new parents, covering topics related to childbirth and comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care. This approach fosters a supportive community that helps parents navigate the various stages of pregnancy and early child development.

Light

Venture Round in 2024
Light Phone, Inc. is a company that specializes in designing, manufacturing, and selling mobile phones, along with offering service plans and SIM cards. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, the company aims to provide a more focused mobile experience through its product, the Light Phone II. This phone is designed to deliver essential communication features while minimizing distractions from social media, news, and email. By prioritizing utility and peace of mind, Light Phone seeks to redefine mobile technology for users who want to reduce digital clutter in their lives.

ShareWell

Seed Round in 2024
ShareWell is a peer assistance platform founded in 2021 and based in San Francisco, California. It offers online live, interactive peer support sessions that focus on mental health, relationships, and personal growth. By facilitating small group video discussions, ShareWell provides an alternative to traditional therapy, enabling users to access immersive mental health support at a lower cost. The platform emphasizes non-clinical engagement, allowing participants to connect and share experiences in a supportive environment.

Overture Life

Series B in 2024
Overture Life, Inc. is a biotechnology company established in 2017 and headquartered in New York, New York. The company specializes in developing robotic technology and medical devices aimed at automating the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process. Overture Life's innovations include novel embryo testing methodologies and automated cryopreservation services, which help fertility clinics identify viable embryos prior to implantation. By streamlining the IVF process, Overture Life aims to make artificial insemination more accessible, reduce costs, optimize resource use, and improve success rates for practitioners and patients alike.

Oben Health

Seed Round in 2024
Oben Health offers a digital treatment platform aimed at addressing heart disease through lifestyle modifications rather than medication or surgery. The platform tracks users' daily activities and focuses on optimizing four key lifestyle areas: nutrition, exercise, stress management, and social support. By integrating elements of behavioral health, mindfulness, and holistic health, Oben Health's approach is supported by clinical research, which suggests that these lifestyle changes can help reverse the effects of heart disease. The company is committed to promoting health equity and improving overall well-being through its innovative digital health solutions.

SnoutID

Seed Round in 2024
SnoutID is a digital platform that pays veterinary practices in real time. In 48 hours, they can have automated records retrieval processes, touch-free checkins, payment processing, and loan options for their veterinary practice. SnoutID also provides a complete medical history for their patient as well as customized, digitally signed forms. Its mission is to ensure that no pet parent ever has to make a health decision based on the amount of money in their bank account. Snout enables veterinarians to provide high-quality care to all pets.

Function Health

Seed Round in 2023
Function Health is a health platform focused on providing individuals with lab tests to monitor their health effectively. The company has developed a comprehensive health data platform designed to assess personal disease risk through routine whole-body lab testing. Function Health also offers personalized guidance from leading medical professionals, empowering patients to take proactive steps in managing their health and well-being. By combining advanced testing capabilities with expert insights, Function Health aims to enhance individual health outcomes and promote preventive care.

Options MD

Seed Round in 2023
Options MD is a telemedicine platform focused on delivering personalized care for individuals experiencing severe and treatment-resistant mental illnesses. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to match patients with innovative depression care options provided by psychiatric experts. By streamlining the referral process to in-house specialists, Options MD enables patients to access appropriate medical care more efficiently, aiming to improve their treatment outcomes.

Wayfinder

Series A in 2023
Wayfinder, developed at the Stanford University d.school, offers a K-12 curriculum focused on equipping students with essential future-ready skills that extend beyond traditional social-emotional learning. The curriculum emphasizes Self-Awareness, Adaptability, Empathy, Collaboration, Agency, and Purpose, aiming to connect classroom learning with real-world applications and preparing students for lifelong success. The program fosters meaningful relationships and enhances student engagement while improving school climate. It features the Waypoints assessment suite, which provides real-time insights into student progress, facilitating targeted instruction and timely interventions. With flexible implementation options suitable for various educational settings and grade levels, Wayfinder integrates seamlessly with major learning management systems. Since its launch in 2015, the program has been well-received, showing significant improvements in student engagement and social awareness in various districts across the United States and in over 65 countries worldwide. Wayfinder has received high recognition from the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and Common Sense Education, underscoring its effectiveness in developing life readiness skills.

YourPath

Seed Round in 2023
YourPath is a healthcare company focused on addressing substance use disorders through an innovative online platform. They provide medication-assisted treatment, including the use of buprenorphine, to support recovery from opioid addiction. The platform is designed to enhance access to care by matching individuals with effective, evidence-based medical and behavioral healthcare solutions. By prioritizing genuine human connections, YourPath aims to create a supportive and comfortable experience for users on their journey to recovery from addiction.

Clayful

Seed Round in 2023
Clayful is a developer of a text-based mental health coaching platform aimed at providing preventative mental health support for students aged eight to fourteen. The platform connects young users with mental health coaches through one-on-one text-based chats, allowing them to reach out for support whenever needed. By facilitating these interactions, Clayful helps individual students and schools access affordable mental health care, ensuring that all children have someone to talk to and receive the necessary guidance and support for their well-being.

Sunnyside

Series A in 2023
Sunnyside is a developer of an alcohol tracking application aimed at helping individuals cultivate healthier drinking habits. The app creates personalized plans based on users' current drinking patterns and personal goals. It also sends daily reminders via text messages to assist users in setting and maintaining limits on their alcohol consumption. By encouraging users to reduce their weekly drink intake, the application promotes benefits such as better sleep, improved diet, financial savings, and an overall enhanced sense of well-being.

Rapport

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Rapport is a technology company that specializes in enhancing team dynamics and employee well-being. It offers an AI-powered platform designed to facilitate quick, regular check-ins, tracking energy levels, workload, and mindset. The platform provides real-time AI-driven support, suggesting relevant resources, and offers managers actionable insights through trend analysis and AI-assisted messaging. It also gives leaders continuous visibility into team morale and emerging issues, enabling organizations to foster trust, enhance communication, and proactively address challenges in hybrid and remote work environments.

Betterleave

Seed Round in 2023
Betterleave is a digital health platform focused on providing personalized support to individuals dealing with grief and loss. The company combines human guidance with technology to engage members and connect them quickly to appropriate resources. Through a blend of individual grief counseling and group support, Betterleave offers evidence-based interventions tailored to the needs of those coping with bereavement. The platform also assists employers by offering bereavement benefits that help employees navigate the complexities of loss, including funeral and memorial arrangements, estate coordination, and financial planning. By fostering deep relationships with providers and integrating with insurers, Betterleave aims to deliver value-driven care that improves outcomes and enhances the overall experience for individuals during various stages of grief.

Substack

Equity Crowdfunding in 2023
Substack Inc. is an online platform based in San Francisco, California, that enables independent writers to create and distribute both paid and free subscription newsletters. Founded in 2017, Substack provides a suite of user-friendly tools designed for newsletter publishing, facilitating the simultaneous publication of content to email lists and websites. The platform simplifies the process of managing subscriber payments, making it easier for writers to monetize their work directly from their audiences. Additionally, Substack offers features that help stories reach wider audiences beyond paywalls and provides customizable design templates to enhance the reading experience. Through its innovative approach, Substack empowers writers to generate income from their newsletters while connecting with their subscribers effectively.

OpenAI

Venture Round in 2023
OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research and deployment company focused on developing machine learning technologies that aim to create safe artificial general intelligence for the benefit of all users. The company engages in projects related to autonomous learning and task performance across various industries, including technology, healthcare, and education. OpenAI's platform directs artificial intelligence applications and is involved in policy work, education, and outreach, enabling clients to enhance their skills and knowledge while leveraging autonomous systems that can surpass human performance in economically valuable tasks.

Vitalize Care

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Vitalize Care addresses critical challenges in clinical operations for health systems, focusing on enhancing staffing and scheduling efficiency. By optimizing these areas, the company helps hospitals significantly reduce labor costs and improve overall operational performance, thereby alleviating the workload of clinical leaders. In addition, Vitalize Care offers a wellness platform aimed at improving mental and emotional well-being. This platform features cognitive behavioral therapy and a dynamic dashboard that provides real-time insights into staff well-being and performance. Employers benefit from 24/7 access to evidence-based digital mental health resources, enabling them to understand and support their staff more effectively through data on mental health trends, app engagement, and factors contributing to burnout.

Seven Starling

Seed Round in 2023
Seven Starling is a digital clinic dedicated to addressing perinatal mental health issues, such as postpartum depression and anxiety. The clinic offers an evidence-based care model that integrates personalized therapy, peer support, and medication, with research indicating that 90% of patients experience improvement within three months. Additionally, Seven Starling provides an online platform featuring live, expert-led classes for expecting and new parents, covering topics related to childbirth and comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care. This approach fosters a supportive community that helps parents navigate the various stages of pregnancy and early child development.

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

Funding Round in 2023
MAPS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research and educational organization that develops medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana. The organization is focused on developing psychedelics and marijuana into prescription medicines, training therapists and working to establish a network of treatment centers, supporting scientific research into spirituality, creativity, and neuroscience, and educating the public honestly about the risks and benefits of psychedelics and marijuana. MAPS was founded in 1986 by Rick Doblin and is headquartered in Santa Cruz, California.

Hume AI

Series A in 2023
Hume AI, established in 2021, specializes in developing AI models that enable technology to understand and respond to human emotions. Headquartered in New York and San Jose, the company offers a range of products, including expression measurement models, text-to-speech models, and speech-language models, all grounded in advanced research from psychology and machine learning. Hume AI's technology analyzes facial expressions, voice inflections, text, and other data sources to gain insights into human feelings and engagement. By prioritizing scientific rigor and ethical AI practices, Hume AI serves diverse industries, enhancing human-technology interactions with empathy and authenticity.

Arbor

Seed Round in 2023
Arbor is a carbon accounting platform focused on helping companies calculate and reduce their emissions to achieve net-zero targets. Its automated Product Carbon Footprinting platform allows businesses to efficiently assess carbon footprints throughout the entire lifecycle of their products. Arbor offers features such as Hotspot Analysis, which identifies key contributors to emissions—including materials, suppliers, and activities—and Product Prototyping, which enables strategic testing of product designs to minimize emissions. By leveraging proprietary environmental and societal datasets, Arbor empowers companies to measure, enhance, and demonstrate the sustainability of their products. Its platform has been utilized by notable brands to accurately measure emissions, accelerate their journey to net-zero, and navigate compliance regulations effectively.

OYE

Seed Round in 2022
OYE is a wellness app focused on enhancing emotional well-being through mind-body practices and community engagement. The platform offers daily emotional check-ins, personalized goal setting, and mindful notifications to help users transform their emotions into creative actions. Available in both Spanish and English, OYE provides guided reflections and expressive movement practices aimed at shifting moods and improving interpersonal relationships. By fostering a supportive environment, OYE enables members of the Latino community to enhance their mental health, experience personal growth, and build connections regardless of their location.

Momentu

Seed Round in 2022
Momentu is a corporate mental health platform designed to address the mental health challenges faced by employees. The company offers emotional assessments to help workers identify their needs and provides personalized support through digital content, therapy, and coaching sessions. By focusing on mental health, Momentu aims to reduce absenteeism and enhance productivity within organizations, ultimately fostering a healthier work environment.

Peoplehood

Seed Round in 2022
Peoplehood operates an online community platform aimed at nurturing relationships through guided group conversations. The platform facilitates peer-to-peer interactions, collaboration, and personal growth, allowing individuals to forge new connections. By focusing on enhancing interpersonal relationships, starting with self-connection, Peoplehood provides users with a structured environment to engage meaningfully and develop a supportive network.

Walking on Earth

Seed Round in 2021
Walking on Earth (WONE) is a precision health platform for workplace stress. The WONE Method blends the latest advances in AI technology and science to measure stress and provide targeted micro moments of recovery, when employees need it the most.
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