The Community Fund

The Community Fund, established in 2020 and headquartered in New York, is an early-stage venture capital firm led by Lolita Taub and Jesse Middleton. The firm manages a $5 million fund, investing in community-driven startups operating in applied artificial intelligence and the future of work sectors. The investment team comprises operators, founders, and investors, offering diverse expertise to support portfolio companies.

Cheryl Campos

Investment Partner

Mike Swift

Investment Partner

Kara Weber

Partner

17 past transactions

Eli

Seed Round in 2023
Eli is a company focused on empowering women to manage their health by providing insights into their hormone profiles. It has developed an at-home device that monitors hormones using saliva samples, allowing for daily tracking of hormonal changes. Alongside the device, Eli offers an app that delivers personalized insights based on the collected data. The primary aim of Eli is to offer women a reliable and effective means to take charge of their fertility and contraception choices, thereby enhancing their overall health and well-being.

Entrée

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Entrée is a meal delivery service that focuses on providing restaurant-quality meals for at-home dining. The company has developed a food delivery platform that allows users to finish and plate dishes prepared by acclaimed chefs. This innovative approach enhances the dining experience by enabling consumers to enjoy gourmet meals in the comfort of their own homes.

TBD Health

Seed Round in 2023
TBD Health is a company focused on enhancing sexual health by providing at-home STD and STI screening kits designed specifically for women. The platform offers accessible and confidential testing services, along with telehealth options, allowing individuals to manage their sexual health conveniently and privately. Each kit is packaged discreetly and is eligible for FSA/HSA reimbursement, ensuring both convenience and financial accessibility. Additionally, TBD Health provides personalized care plans to empower users in taking control of their sexual health with confidence.

Snowball Wealth

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Snowball Wealth, Inc. is a financial management company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2018. It specializes in providing personalized guidance for student loans and broader financial planning, focusing on debt management, retirement, and investment strategies. The company has developed a mobile platform that combines community engagement, social challenges, and AI-driven planning to assist users in addressing financial challenges. By fostering an open dialogue around debt, income, and investing, Snowball Wealth aims to alleviate the stigma associated with these topics. Its innovative approach empowers individuals to make informed financial decisions, manage their student debt effectively, and build generational wealth through tailored advice and resources.

InSightec

Debt Financing in 2022
InSightec Ltd. is a pioneering company based in Tirat Carmel, Israel, specializing in non-invasive medical treatments through its Exablate platform, which employs MR guided focused ultrasound technology. Founded in 1999, InSightec develops and distributes systems that address various oncology and gynecology conditions, including the Exablate Neuro for personalized thalamotomy in movement disorders and pain management. The Exablate system has received multiple regulatory approvals, including CE marks and FDA approval, for treatments of symptomatic uterine fibroids, pain from bone metastases, and adenomyosis. The company provides comprehensive support services, including onsite clinical training and maintenance, to medical professionals using its technology in facilities across Israel and internationally. InSightec maintains a strategic partnership with Lantheus Holdings and has expanded its presence in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, earning recognition for its innovative contributions to the field of acoustic surgery.

Farmdar

Seed Round in 2022
Farmdar is a mobile application designed to assist farmers in classifying crops and tracking harvest progress. The application employs remote sensing and artificial intelligence technology to generate comprehensive agricultural reports, including fertilizer, plant health, water stress, and plant stress reports. It also provides yield estimations and real-time soil testing. By delivering actionable insights, Farmdar aims to help farmers lower costs, increase yield, enhance crop quality, and reduce waste. Its mission aligns with promoting agricultural practices that mitigate climate change, contributing to a more food-secure world.

Brandefy

Seed Round in 2021
Brandefy is a developer of a personal care product reviewing platform that provides consumers with comprehensive information and reviews on both store brand and name brand products. The platform leverages honest consumer feedback to facilitate comparisons between prestigious beauty items and more affordable alternatives. In addition to user-generated content, Brandefy offers its own reviews, including ingredient analyses and assessments based on its experiences with the products. When suitable alternatives are not available, the company also manufactures its own products, enabling beauty enthusiasts to discover and access the best options tailored to their needs.

Sugar

Seed Round in 2021
Jetpack, Inc. is a company that specializes in the online retail and delivery of both food and non-food products, focusing on nighttime service. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Stanford, California, the company primarily serves college students by providing essential consumer products on-demand. Jetpack aims to streamline convenience for its customers by ensuring that necessary items are readily available in real-time, thereby enhancing the overall shopping experience.

Elektra Health

Seed Round in 2021
Elektra Health is a digital healthcare platform designed to support women navigating perimenopause and menopause, addressing the significant disruptions these life stages can cause. With a focus on education and community, Elektra aims to eliminate the stigma surrounding hormonal changes and menopause. The platform offers access to telemedicine services provided by board-certified clinicians, along with an evidence-based educational program and a private community for women. By providing these resources, Elektra empowers women to take control of their health and well-being during this critical phase of life, as many women currently face inadequate care despite experiencing challenging symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and joint pain.

Kindra

Seed Round in 2021
Kindra is a company focused on providing scientifically formulated, estrogen-free health and wellness products specifically designed for managing menopause and alleviating its symptoms. The brand offers a range of plant-powered essentials, including vaginal lotions and naturally-derived dietary supplements, which address common menopause-related issues such as sleeplessness, hot flashes, brain fog, and vaginal dryness. By employing clinically tested ingredients, Kindra aims to deliver effective natural treatments that support women during a significant phase of their lives, which can last for up to 40% of their lifespan. In addition to its product offerings, Kindra serves as a trusted source of reliable information and fosters a supportive community for women navigating the challenges of menopause.

Elphinstone

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Elphinstone is a robo-advisory platform focused on providing investment services and products to clients, particularly in emerging and frontier markets. The company caters to the rising middle class in the MENASA region, offering personalized financial advisory services designed to facilitate financial independence. Elphinstone partners with licensed asset management firms that are regulated by the SECP, ensuring that clients can invest in community mutual funds with a proven track record of success. By leveraging advanced technology, Elphinstone aims to make investment accessible and tailored to the specific needs of its users.

Baraka

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Baraka is an investment application based in the UAE that aims to democratize access to stock markets for all individuals. The platform provides users with educational resources, market news, and comprehensive stock analysis to enhance their investment knowledge and confidence. Baraka enables commission-free investing in a wide range of stocks and exchange-traded funds, allowing users to explore diverse investment opportunities. By focusing on accessibility and empowerment, Baraka seeks to cultivate a new generation of informed investors.

West Tenth

Seed Round in 2021
West Tenth is a company that operates a digital marketplace focused on connecting users with local, home-based businesses. The platform primarily supports women-led, independently owned, and operated enterprises, offering a variety of services such as baking, photography, home organization, baby sleep consulting, and floristry. Through its user-friendly mobile application, West Tenth helps individuals discover and engage with talented professionals within their own communities, fostering local economic growth and community engagement.

Zette

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Zette operates as a browser extension developer, specializing in providing users with unrestricted access to premium online news articles typically hidden behind paywalls. Its platform uniquely circumvents these barriers while concurrently supporting publishers by facilitating affordable user subscriptions, thereby fostering a sustainable journalism ecosystem.

Handsome App

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Handsome App is a professional networking platform specifically designed for beauty professionals, launched in 2018 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. The application allows beauty and barber professionals to create digital portfolios, engage with a community by posting questions and receiving answers, and discover career opportunities. Through its features, users can apply for jobs and enhance their industry credibility, making it a valuable tool for networking and career development in the beauty sector.

Healthy Roots Dolls

Seed Round in 2021
Healthy Roots is a toy company that creates dolls and storybooks aimed to teach natural hair care to young girls of color. It aims to empower girls through education, diversity, and positive representation by utilizing a doll, book, and app to teach natural hair care to young girls. The dolls come in different skin tones, facial features, and hair textures to represent the diversity of the African diaspora. Its first Black doll, Zoe, was launched in 2019, which combines educational play experience with curly hair care. The doll's hair can be styled in a variety of ways with the guidance of the Big Book of Hair. The Big Book of Hair is an illustrated manual for natural hair care. Healthy Roots Dolls' app allows users to track their hair health and get curated content for their specific hair needs to be based on the data they input. Yelitsa Jean-Charles founded the Detroit, Michigan-based company in 2015.

Copper Books

Seed Round in 2020
Copper is a new platform created by authors and readers to change the way we interact with books. By assisting authors in reaching and deepening their relationships with readers, the firm is revolutionizing the current publishing industry.
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