FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a U.S.-based investment firm established in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm operates with a stage-agnostic approach, primarily targeting marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. FJ Labs focuses its investments on seed and Series A rounds, with a financial commitment ranging from $50,000 to $5,000,000. The firm has invested in a variety of notable companies, including Alibaba Group, beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, and ADORE ME.

Matias Barbero

Investor

Zineb Belghiti

Associate

Camila Bustamante

Analyst

Andres Santos Cantu

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Agapitos Diakogiannis

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Nancy Dong

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Vivian Graves

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Fabrice Grinda

Founding Partner

William Guillouard

Venture Partner

Arne Halleraker

Partner

Mark Lurie

Venture Partner

Jose Marin

Founding Partner

Martin Pustilnick

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Guimar Vaca Sittic

Venture Partner

Luke Skertich

Investor

Kelly Tully

Head of Platform / Investor

Jeff Weinstein

Partner

Andrea Xu

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Past deals in Health Care

Choiz

Seed Round in 2022
Choiz is a digital health platform that helps women to manage hormonal contraceptives without going out. Choiz offers a modern approach to health and wellness. Their mission is to eliminate stigmas and make it easier for people to access care and treatment for the conditions that impact their daily lives.

Choiz

Seed Round in 2021
Choiz is a digital health platform that helps women to manage hormonal contraceptives without going out. Choiz offers a modern approach to health and wellness. Their mission is to eliminate stigmas and make it easier for people to access care and treatment for the conditions that impact their daily lives.

Osana

Series A in 2021
Osana provides subscription based affordable healthcare in LATAM

Valeo

Seed Round in 2021
Valeo allows you to optimize your health by empowering you to take control of your health using a personalized mobile health tracker.

Manual

Series A in 2021
By empowering men with all the information and choices they need to proactively own their wellbeing, we can turn a corner. We’re here to be your own personal manual. A guide to owning your health and happiness. Giving you all the tools you need to be good to you.

Topography Health

Venture Round in 2020
Topography focuses on creating a new topography of health. It is on a mission to accelerate the development of new therapeutics by helping physicians and coordinators manage clinical research at scale.

Apostrophe

Seed Round in 2019
YoDerm is a health and wellness startup in US that offers oline dermatology. The treatment of certain visual conditions are easily diagnosed through images. Conditions such as acne, rosacea, anti-aging, or eyelash thinning can be safely and legally treated online. Receive treatment from our U.S. board certified dermatologists at your convenience, without the hassle of waiting weeks for an appointment or traveling to the doctor’s office.

Urgence Docteurs

Seed Round in 2019
Urgence Docteurs SAS operates an online platform that facilitates home visits by healthcare professionals, enabling users to receive medical consultations within an hour. Founded in 2017 and based in Paris, the company addresses the needs of a significant number of doctors in France who are not practicing, estimated to be between 20,000 to 30,000. This platform supports a variety of medical practitioners, including general practitioners, pediatricians, physiotherapists, and nurses, allowing them to connect with patients while minimizing operational constraints. Urgence Docteurs aims to leverage the expertise of these healthcare professionals, many of whom face challenges such as high installation costs and administrative burdens that hinder their ability to establish practices. The application not only facilitates home visits but also offers teleconsultation options, providing patients with convenient access to medical care while ensuring the verification of healthcare providers' credentials.

Paloma Health

Seed Round in 2019
Paloma Health is the first online medical practice dedicated to transforming care for hypothyroidism. The HealthTech company offers a best-in-class experience for the 25 million Americans that struggle with the highly impactful chronic condition and are dissatisfied with the quality and convenience of their care. Paloma Health makes it easy to get expert, personalized treatment for hypothyroidism––all from the comfort of home. Delivered via telemedicine by expert, caring doctors and nutritionists, the company combines evidence-based treatment approaches with at-home lab testing to deliver the best care and experience available.

CareGuide

Venture Round in 2019
CareGuide Inc. owns and operates online marketplaces that connect families and individual with care providers for everyday care services. It operates a family of online marketplaces for senior care, child care, pet care, and home care services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Trusted

Series A in 2019
Trusted, Inc. operates a digital employment platform specifically designed for nurses, facilitating the connection between job seekers and employers. The platform functions as an automated online employment agency, enabling candidates to easily access job openings while managing their resumes, credentials, and certifications. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, Trusted Health aims to streamline the job application process, allowing nurses to apply for flexible job opportunities in real-time. The company is supported by multiple venture capital firms and healthcare innovators, emphasizing its commitment to improving employment solutions in the nursing industry.

Good Grief

Seed Round in 2019
Grief, Education, Advocacy, Peer Support, Community, Children, Family, and Resilience

Sleep Reset

Series A in 2018
Simple Habit is a meditation app designed to drive a healthy lifestyle. Simple Habit's app offers short meditations and audio therapy sessions which has more than 1,500 guided meditations for any situation and mood including before sleep, taking a work break, commuting, and more, allowing people to transform wellness goals into lasting habits.

Medinas, Inc.

Seed Round in 2018
Medinas, Inc. operates a data-driven marketplace that facilitates the buying and selling of surplus and short-dated medical supplies and equipment for healthcare organizations. Serving a diverse clientele that includes hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, veterinary practices, and nursing homes, as well as product suppliers like original equipment manufacturers, the company streamlines the sales process to save time and reduce costs. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, Medinas, Inc. focuses on technology-driven asset management and remarketing solutions tailored to the needs of the healthcare sector.

Kindly Care

Series A in 2018
Kindly Care, Inc. owns and operates a marketplace for senior homecare. It offers a mobile application that finds and manages caregivers for the loved one. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

CareGuide

Series A in 2018
CareGuide Inc. owns and operates online marketplaces that connect families and individual with care providers for everyday care services. It operates a family of online marketplaces for senior care, child care, pet care, and home care services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Commure

Venture Round in 2018
Commure, Inc. is a developer of an open platform designed to facilitate the creation and deployment of next-generation healthcare applications. The platform enables healthcare software developers to build FHIR-native applications, providing a secure, reliable, and interoperable foundation. Key features include an FHIR API server, security framework, event service bus, EHR integration, API gateway, and flexible data storage options. This comprehensive infrastructure supports healthcare professionals, including doctors and nurses, in addressing daily challenges and enhancing patient care through innovative solutions. Founded in 2017, Commure is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Boston, Massachusetts; Montreal, Canada; and Bogota, Colombia.

Hawthorne

Seed Round in 2017
Hawthorne creates personal care products using premium quality ingredients, data-driven algorithms, and smart subscriptions. It makes it easy to elevate consumers with premium quality products that work perfectly for them as an individual. With just a quick quiz, consumers will receive tailored products for all of their bathroom needs.

Fuzzy

Seed Round in 2017
Fuzzy Pet Health, Inc. is a San Francisco-based startup that provides in-home pet healthcare services through a subscription model. Founded in 2016, the company aims to make pet care accessible and affordable for pet owners. Fuzzy offers membership-based nose-to-tail examinations and vaccinations for pets, as well as a mobile application that facilitates real-time communication between pet parents and veterinarians. This app includes features such as Ask-a-Vet mobile chat, electronic health records, and personalized health programs for pets. Additionally, Fuzzy provides a direct mailing service for medications, supplements, and food, ensuring convenience for pet owners. The company was previously known as PetChi, Inc. before rebranding in December 2018.

Wellthy

Seed Round in 2017
Wellthy, Inc. is a family care concierge service based in New York, established in 2014. The company specializes in assisting individuals and families in managing the complexities of care for chronically ill, aging, or disabled loved ones. Wellthy connects families with dedicated Care Coordinators who help navigate the logistical and administrative tasks associated with caregiving. Their platform enables families to track appointments, organize tasks, store important documents, and maintain communication. Wellthy addresses various needs beyond medical care, including legal, financial, housing, and emotional support. The service is designed to alleviate the burden of caregiving by taking on tasks such as making calls, scheduling appointments, and managing paperwork. Additionally, Wellthy partners with employers to offer a compassionate and scalable solution to support families dealing with aging-related issues, childcare, special needs, and other ongoing care challenges.

Parsley Health

Seed Round in 2017
Parsley Health is a new kind of healthcare service that integrates technology, nutrition, wellness and prevention into cutting-edge primary care. The company was founded in 2016 by Dr. Robin Berzin, M.D., a Columbia-trained physician, digital health expert and leader in functional medicine. Parsley clinics are currently open in Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco. Learn more at www.parsleyhealth.com

Mavencare

Series A in 2017
Mavencare Inc. is a home care service provider based in Toronto, Canada, with additional locations in Calgary, Ottawa, and Edmonton. The company offers a wide range of services designed to support seniors and individuals with varying needs, including companionship, housekeeping, meal preparation, personal care, specialized nursing, and various types of care such as Alzheimer’s, dementia, diabetes, hospice, and palliative care. Mavencare was founded in response to personal experiences of its founders, who faced challenges in securing quality care for their grandparents. The organization aims to address the significant demand for home care, as nearly 90 percent of seniors prefer to age in place but often struggle to do so without assistance. Mavencare is committed to providing high-quality, family-focused care that allows individuals to live comfortably in their own homes.

Sleep Reset

Seed Round in 2017
Simple Habit is a meditation app designed to drive a healthy lifestyle. Simple Habit's app offers short meditations and audio therapy sessions which has more than 1,500 guided meditations for any situation and mood including before sleep, taking a work break, commuting, and more, allowing people to transform wellness goals into lasting habits.

Zentist

Seed Round in 2017
Zentist is a dental insurance billing platform for dental practices that delivers improved practice financial performance and patient affordability. The company offers end to end insurance claims processing powered by high tech machine learning algorithms. It also provides easy management and weekly reporting for ultimate transparency and tailored data-driven recommendations to help maximize the insurance claim reimbursements.

Apostrophe

Convertible Note in 2016
YoDerm is a health and wellness startup in US that offers oline dermatology. The treatment of certain visual conditions are easily diagnosed through images. Conditions such as acne, rosacea, anti-aging, or eyelash thinning can be safely and legally treated online. Receive treatment from our U.S. board certified dermatologists at your convenience, without the hassle of waiting weeks for an appointment or traveling to the doctor’s office.

MediDate

Series B in 2016
MediDate operates an online platform that connects patients with clinics and surgeons, optimizing the use of existing healthcare infrastructure to provide cosmetic surgery treatments at competitive prices. The platform facilitates a variety of both invasive and non-invasive procedures, allowing patients to access medical specialists in plastic and aesthetic surgeries tailored to their needs. By alleviating clinics of administrative burdens such as initial consultations, billing, and surgery coordination, MediDate enhances operational efficiency. This approach not only streamlines the process for healthcare providers but also helps reduce overall treatment costs for patients, addressing the issue of unused surgical capacity in the healthcare system.

Phil

Seed Round in 2015
Phil, Inc. is a prescription management software service that facilitates medication acquisition and management for patients. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company operates a specialty Rx distribution platform that automates medication refills based on prescription schedules. By connecting patients, prescribers, pharmacies, and manufacturers, Phil streamlines the specialty pharmacy ecosystem, enhancing access to affordable medications and improving patient outcomes. Additionally, the company offers complimentary home delivery services for medications, ensuring convenience for patients in managing their health needs.

DocPlanner

Series B in 2015
We want patients to find the perfect doctor and book an appointment in the most easy way. The patient journey should be enjoyable, and that's why we are always next to them: to help them find the best possible care. Anytime, anywhere. We also help doctors to better manage their practice and build their online reputation. With our integrated end-to-end solution, doctors are able not only to improve their online presence, but also to devote their time to what really matters: their patients.