Mana Ventures

Mana Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2016 and located in South San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage companies, specifically from seed to series-C funding rounds, primarily within the software and technology sectors. Mana Ventures aims to support businesses that are innovating and disrupting traditional industries, contributing to the advancement of frontier technologies.

Morgan Schwanke

Founder and Partner

Past deals in Los Angeles, CA

Abstract

Funding Round in 2022
Increasing Government Transparency

Well Traveled

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a members-only social platform intended for travelers, foodies, and adventure seekers. The company's platform offers young professionals, travelers, foodies, and adventure seekers a private membership community, to discover, plan and book incredible trips, find and share insider travel information and trending spots, helping users with travel planning services, and find the right accommodations to create memories.

Gemist

Seed Round in 2022
Gemist, Inc. is a jewelry company based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in designing and manufacturing customizable rings and other jewelry products. The company offers an innovative online platform that allows consumers to create personalized jewelry and accessories. A key feature of Gemist's service is its "Try-and-Buy" experience, which enables customers to receive free replicas of their designs before making a final purchase decision. Founded in 2018 and previously known as Madeline's Rings Co., Gemist aims to engage millennials by providing a seamless and interactive jewelry buying experience through its technology-driven platform. The company focuses on enhancing customer engagement and satisfaction while facilitating the design and selection of unique jewelry pieces.

Fintor

Seed Round in 2021
Fintor’s mission is to democratize real estate investing for all. We are enabling everyone to have access, liquidity, and clarity to the real estate markets that have traditionally been available to a select few. We’ve built Fintor from the ground up to make real estate investing approachable, favorable, and understandable for newcomers and experts alike. Farshad and Masoud founded the company in 2020. Fintor is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Mate Fertility

Venture Round in 2020
Mate Fertility leverages its proprietary technology and platform to increase accessibility for fertility treatments. The company offers a full suite of fertility services that one would find at any fertility clinic in the US. Some services include Fertility Assessments, Vaginal Ultrasound, Semen Analysis, Embryo Creation and Transfer, IUI, IVF, and Genetic Testing. Another service that Mate offers is Egg Freezing and Egg Storage, in which fertile eggs are withdrawn and frozen to be used at a later date. Mate Fertility offers the chance for increased fecundity, reproductive success, and pregnancy rates. When it comes to discussing infertility, female fertility primarily takes the spotlight while male fertility is often overlooked. However, male fertility is an equally important aspect as roughly 30% of infertility cases can be traced to the male. Mate offers full fertility procedures for both females and males. Some of the male procedures test for semen quality, sperm morphology, sperm production, sperm motility, and semen quality.

UploadVR

Series A in 2017
UploadVR Inc. is a company that provides a comprehensive platform for information related to virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) topics. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Los Angeles, UploadVR offers a range of content including news, articles, events, reviews, and interviews covering aspects such as hardware, entertainment, gaming, and industry developments. The company is committed to supporting the growth of the VR and AR sectors by creating inspiring educational experiences that facilitate understanding and engagement within the industry.
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