5Lion Ventures

5Lion Holdings is a venture capital firm based in McLean, Virginia, with an additional office in New York, New York. The firm specializes in providing Seed and Seed+ funding to early-stage companies, particularly in the emerging technology sector. While it is industry agnostic, 5Lion Holdings primarily focuses its investments in Western Europe, seeking innovative opportunities in various technology-driven markets.

Julian Duggin

Partner

Ronald W. Russo

Partner and COO

Conor Shields

Associate

Andrew Welters

Founding Partner and CEO

7 past transactions

Beem

Seed Round in 2022
HoloMe is stripping down the noise and clutter of digital communication by focusing on the human form in its simplicity for the new frontier of the internet – the world around us. Life-sized, real human communication in augmented reality.

Beem

Seed Round in 2020
HoloMe is stripping down the noise and clutter of digital communication by focusing on the human form in its simplicity for the new frontier of the internet – the world around us. Life-sized, real human communication in augmented reality.

Better PT

Series A in 2019
BetterPT is a platform technology company committed to transforming patient access and experience with healthcare services by providing end-to-end digital connectivity between physicians, physical therapists and patients. The company’s unique marketplace model, which includes interoperable, HIPAA compliant technology with EMR compatibility, enables patients greater access to physical therapy, an important and oftentimes overlooked part of clinical rehabilitation and preventive care. Partnering with the world leader in musculoskeletal health, the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), BetterPT has grown to support thousands of PT practices across the U.S., also offering a number of operational efficiencies and solutions to providers.

Better PT

Seed Round in 2017
BetterPT is a platform technology company committed to transforming patient access and experience with healthcare services by providing end-to-end digital connectivity between physicians, physical therapists and patients. The company’s unique marketplace model, which includes interoperable, HIPAA compliant technology with EMR compatibility, enables patients greater access to physical therapy, an important and oftentimes overlooked part of clinical rehabilitation and preventive care. Partnering with the world leader in musculoskeletal health, the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), BetterPT has grown to support thousands of PT practices across the U.S., also offering a number of operational efficiencies and solutions to providers.

Eyra

Seed Round in 2016
Eyra is a company that develops a wearable device designed to assist blind and visually impaired individuals in their daily activities. The device analyzes the user's surroundings, providing useful information through text reading, object and people recognition, and obstacle detection. It communicates this information audibly, enabling users to navigate their environment more effectively. Founded in 2014 by Luca Nardelli and Saverio Murgia, Eyra is headquartered in Lugano, Switzerland, with additional offices in Milan, Italy.

Horus

Seed Round in 2016
Horus Technology provides wearable​ assistant for ​blind​ ​and​ ​visually​ ​impaired​ ​people​, helping to make their everyday tasks easier and more natural. The device's main features are text reading, navigation assistance.
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