City Light Capital

City Light Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 that invests in seed, early, and growth-stage companies across technology, education, digital health, climate, food, wellness, energy, agriculture, safety and care, and the environment in the United States. It emphasizes impact investing, partnering with experienced teams to build category-defining solutions in education, safety and care, and the environment, aiming to scale revenue in ways that improve lives. Notable portfolio companies include 2U, ShotSpotter, Trilogy Education, and Ready Responders.

Josh Cohen

Managing Partner

Matt Cohen

Partner

Tom Groos

Partner

Lauren Hinton

Investor

Sarah Millar

Principal

Past deals in Wellness

Bicycle Health

Venture Round in 2025
Founded in San Francisco in 2017, Bicycle Health is a virtual addiction medicine clinic specializing in treating opioid dependence or use disorder. The company offers accessible, confidential, and evidence-based treatment through its digital health platform, providing personalized medication management, behavioral health support, and peer assistance.

Conduce Health

Seed Round in 2024
Conduce Health is a healthcare technology company that offers a comprehensive solution for multi-specialty value-based care. It operates a platform designed to connect risk-bearing entities with specialists, addressing the challenges in specialty care management. The company focuses on providing downside protection for specialty care risks while streamlining the contracting process to facilitate participation in value-based care models. Additionally, Conduce Health aims to enhance patient volume and ensure that patients are matched with the most suitable specialists. Through its innovative approach, the company seeks to promote healthier lives by delivering personalized care and encouraging proactive well-being.

Salvo Health

Seed Round in 2024
Salvo Health is a specialty care provider operating an app-based virtual clinic focused on managing chronic gut conditions. The company improves access to advanced healthcare by employing its proprietary Whole Self Science model, which considers overall health and contributing factors beyond the gut to pinpoint underlying causes and offer individualized, ongoing treatment strategies for patients with chronic gastrointestinal issues.

Forum

Seed Round in 2023
Forum is a marketplace that specializes in connecting individuals with peer support groups facilitated by trained, mission-driven professionals. Its online platform allows users to engage with others facing similar life challenges, such as career transitions, health issues, and relationship difficulties, all within a digital space that removes geographical barriers. By providing access to a variety of support topics, including grief, loneliness, and caregiving, Forum aims to foster personal change and growth. This approach enables individuals to enhance their mental health and navigate life's obstacles while remaining in the comfort of their own homes, aligning with the company's vision of making peer support widely accessible.

Affect Therapeutics

Series A in 2023
Affect Therapeutics offers an integrated digital treatment program for drug and alcohol addiction via a mobile app. The program uses contingency management and other reward systems to encourage healthy behaviors and new habits, aiming to improve member retention and better outcomes.

Bicycle Health

Series B in 2022
Founded in San Francisco in 2017, Bicycle Health is a virtual addiction medicine clinic specializing in treating opioid dependence or use disorder. The company offers accessible, confidential, and evidence-based treatment through its digital health platform, providing personalized medication management, behavioral health support, and peer assistance.

Together by Renee

Seed Round in 2022
Together by Renee is a free app that uses generative AI to streamline and automate health tasks like ordering refills, booking appointments and completing forms in an easy user experience perfect for the 123 million aging Americans managing diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and more. Together measures vital signs like blood pressure via smartphone camera - with no devices or wearables required. Together requires no data entry, typing or integration to legacy systems, using just AI to automate patient-centric care coordination. 67% of Together’s first 15,000 users are over 55 years of age and Together enjoys NetPromoter score of +85.

Gaja Health

Convertible Note in 2022
Gaja Health provides integrated care by combining healthcare with social services to support patients and their families. It operates as a health advocacy organization that prioritizes patient goals and day-to-day challenges, forming community-based teams that listen to individual needs and offer no-cost emotional support as well as medical, dental, and vision services to help users access the care they need.

Affect Therapeutics

Seed Round in 2021
Affect Therapeutics offers an integrated digital treatment program for drug and alcohol addiction via a mobile app. The program uses contingency management and other reward systems to encourage healthy behaviors and new habits, aiming to improve member retention and better outcomes.

Bicycle Health

Series A in 2021
Founded in San Francisco in 2017, Bicycle Health is a virtual addiction medicine clinic specializing in treating opioid dependence or use disorder. The company offers accessible, confidential, and evidence-based treatment through its digital health platform, providing personalized medication management, behavioral health support, and peer assistance.

Brightline

Series B in 2021
Brightline, Inc. is a pediatric behavioral health care provider that focuses on supporting children and their families through innovative technology and integrated care. Established in 2019 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Brightline offers a range of services including behavioral therapy, psychiatry, medication support, speech-language therapy, and occupational therapy. The company emphasizes virtual behavioral health services and a collaborative care team to address the diverse needs of children at various developmental stages. Originally named Emilio Health, Inc., the company rebranded to Brightline in May 2020, reflecting its commitment to delivering accessible and comprehensive behavioral health solutions.

FULLFILL

Seed Round in 2021
FULLFILL is a digital platform offering virtual health coaching programs designed to prevent and treat chronic conditions. It partners with employers worldwide to improve employee health and reduce medical expenses. The platform offers evidence-based content, daily support from Master Coaches, and engages employees effectively, doubling medical results compared to traditional programs.

Cerebral

Series A in 2020
Cerebral Inc. is a mental health telemedicine company that offers an online membership platform designed to provide accessible and affordable mental health care. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Walnut, California, Cerebral specializes in addressing conditions such as anxiety, depression, and insomnia. The platform enables users to engage in medication management, counseling, and therapy, while also facilitating regular assessments and video appointments with care counselors. Additionally, it provides ongoing check-ins and messaging support from assigned care managers, along with prescription services and medication delivery. By employing evidence-based guidelines, Cerebral aims to improve the overall mental-emotional health of its patients, making high-quality care more accessible to a broader audience.

Ready

Series C in 2020
Ready Responders, Inc. focuses on enhancing community health by providing immediate medical care and support for various health needs. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, the company offers services such as 911 quick responses, telehealth consultations, and patient access to emergency medical professionals. Their responders visit patients at home to address physical, mental, and social health needs, utilizing technology to connect with advanced medical providers. Ready Responders also facilitates connections to external resources for ongoing support and aims to improve patient experiences while reducing overall care costs. The company operates in multiple locations across Louisiana, Nevada, New York City, and the National Capital Region, and is in-network with many major insurance providers.

Poppy Seed Health

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Poppy Seed Health provides on-demand text access to doulas, midwives, and nurses to support pregnancy, loss, and the postpartum period. The platform aims to make pregnancy support more accessible, trustworthy, and personal by delivering emotional, mental, and bodily assistance directly to birthing people and their families. Founded in 2019 and based in New York City, the company connects women with licensed caregivers for guidance during pregnancy, emotional support during loss, and help after birth, enabling continuous care throughout and after pregnancy.

Breathwrk

Seed Round in 2020
Breathwrk develops a mobile application offering science-backed guided breathing exercises. Users can manage mental wellness by reducing anxiety, improving sleep, enhancing focus, and boosting energy.

Brightline

Series A in 2020
Brightline, Inc. is a pediatric behavioral health care provider that focuses on supporting children and their families through innovative technology and integrated care. Established in 2019 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Brightline offers a range of services including behavioral therapy, psychiatry, medication support, speech-language therapy, and occupational therapy. The company emphasizes virtual behavioral health services and a collaborative care team to address the diverse needs of children at various developmental stages. Originally named Emilio Health, Inc., the company rebranded to Brightline in May 2020, reflecting its commitment to delivering accessible and comprehensive behavioral health solutions.

Ready

Series B in 2020
Ready Responders, Inc. focuses on enhancing community health by providing immediate medical care and support for various health needs. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, the company offers services such as 911 quick responses, telehealth consultations, and patient access to emergency medical professionals. Their responders visit patients at home to address physical, mental, and social health needs, utilizing technology to connect with advanced medical providers. Ready Responders also facilitates connections to external resources for ongoing support and aims to improve patient experiences while reducing overall care costs. The company operates in multiple locations across Louisiana, Nevada, New York City, and the National Capital Region, and is in-network with many major insurance providers.

Journey Live

Seed Round in 2020
Journey Meditation, Inc. specializes in providing a meditation application aimed at individuals and organizations. The company offers the Journey LIVE app, which features group meditation led by live instructors through real-time classes accessible to the public. Users can participate in scheduled video live streams throughout the day, guided by teachers from diverse backgrounds and meditation styles. Founded in 2015 by Stephen Sokoler, Journey Meditation is headquartered in New York, New York. The application is designed to make meditation relatable and accessible to a broad audience, incorporating six impactful Life Lessons to enhance the overall experience.

Bright Parenting

Seed Round in 2019
Bright Parenting is a parenting platform designed to enhance the relationship between parents and their children by providing tailored, bite-sized lessons on relevant topics. Recognizing that traditional resources often fall short of parents' needs, Bright Parenting offers concise lessons followed by engaging daily practices that promote skill retention and boost parental confidence. The platform focuses on delivering practical advice and activities that help parents effectively manage their children's behavior, instill positive strengths, and foster meaningful connections within the family. By streamlining the learning process and making it accessible, Bright Parenting aims to empower parents to feel competent and in control of their parenting journey.

Kenzen

Seed Round in 2019
Kenzen, Inc. is a health technology company that specializes in developing wearable solutions for health and performance monitoring. Its flagship product, the Kenzen ECHO, is a wireless smart patch designed to provide real-time monitoring of vital signs and physiological data, with a focus on preventing injuries related to heat stress, fatigue, and over-exertion in industrial settings. The ECHO system includes a mobile application that delivers personalized health insights and alerts, ensuring that workers and their supervisors can take proactive measures to enhance safety and productivity. Incorporated in 2014 and based in New York, Kenzen sells its products through various distributors, resellers, and retail locations, aiming to harness physiological data to improve workforce safety and well-being.

Ready

Series A in 2018
Ready Responders, Inc. focuses on enhancing community health by providing immediate medical care and support for various health needs. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, the company offers services such as 911 quick responses, telehealth consultations, and patient access to emergency medical professionals. Their responders visit patients at home to address physical, mental, and social health needs, utilizing technology to connect with advanced medical providers. Ready Responders also facilitates connections to external resources for ongoing support and aims to improve patient experiences while reducing overall care costs. The company operates in multiple locations across Louisiana, Nevada, New York City, and the National Capital Region, and is in-network with many major insurance providers.

Ready

Convertible Note in 2018
Ready Responders, Inc. focuses on enhancing community health by providing immediate medical care and support for various health needs. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, the company offers services such as 911 quick responses, telehealth consultations, and patient access to emergency medical professionals. Their responders visit patients at home to address physical, mental, and social health needs, utilizing technology to connect with advanced medical providers. Ready Responders also facilitates connections to external resources for ongoing support and aims to improve patient experiences while reducing overall care costs. The company operates in multiple locations across Louisiana, Nevada, New York City, and the National Capital Region, and is in-network with many major insurance providers.

Ready

Seed Round in 2017
Ready Responders, Inc. focuses on enhancing community health by providing immediate medical care and support for various health needs. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, the company offers services such as 911 quick responses, telehealth consultations, and patient access to emergency medical professionals. Their responders visit patients at home to address physical, mental, and social health needs, utilizing technology to connect with advanced medical providers. Ready Responders also facilitates connections to external resources for ongoing support and aims to improve patient experiences while reducing overall care costs. The company operates in multiple locations across Louisiana, Nevada, New York City, and the National Capital Region, and is in-network with many major insurance providers.
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