Participated · Seed · Mar 2026

Malama Health delivers continuous doula-led maternal care by connecting doula networks, clinical oversight, remote monitoring, and reporting infrastructure within Medicaid markets. The company employs Doula-Care Navigators who provide in-person support, attend births, conduct home visits, and monitor health indicators throughout the postpartum year, escalating clinical risks to medical professionals when needed. Malama incorporates bilingual support, accessible technology and educational content designed at a fifth-grade literacy level, and operates a CDC-certified Diabetes Prevention Program for postpartum risk management. The company reports data from more than 2,500 women showing improvements including reduced NICU admissions, lower C-section rates, and fewer preterm births, and a randomized controlled trial at Tufts found a 40% reduction in postpartum diabetes versus standard care. Malama works with Medicaid managed care plans and health systems including Stanford Health Care, UCSF Health, and UCLA Health, and maintains relationships with more than 600 clinics and hospitals nationwide. The company plans to scale its Doula-Care Navigator workforce and expand into additional states while deepening integrations with health plans and healthcare systems that serve Medicaid populations.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2025

The Beans is a San Francisco–based company building a financial operating system tailored for caring professionals and the organizations that employ them. Its platform uses AI to manage cash flows and automatically execute financial tasks such as saving, debt repayment, and tax optimization, turning complex financial decisions into everyday peace of mind. In addition to individual tools, the company provides workforce-development resources to employers, aiming to relieve employee financial stress and improve retention. Recent product enhancements extend its reach into healthcare networks, educational institutions, and nonprofits, where large numbers of frontline employees face persistent financial pressure. The company plans to leverage new capital to deepen personalized recommendations and intelligent cash-flow automation features while scaling distribution partnerships across the healthcare and education sectors. Led by founder and CEO Melissa Pancoast, The Beans positions itself as both a fintech solution and an employee-benefits platform. No operating metrics such as revenue or user counts were disclosed in the article, but the funding signals investor confidence in its growth trajectory.

Participated · Seed · Sep 2025

Parento offers a three-in-one paid parental leave solution that bundles customizable parental leave insurance, parental leave management services, and personalized one-on-one parent coaching. Its insurance product can provide up to 100% financial coverage and converts unpredictable leave costs into predictable premiums for small and mid-sized employers. The company reports strong outcomes: 95% of Parento parents return to work after leave, 10% average engagement rates for its coaching services, and 46% of claims were filed by men with up to 33% of men using one-on-one coaching. Parento serves diverse industries—25% of clients are in nonprofit or manufacturing/warehousing—and works with professional services, healthcare, law firms, nonprofits, and municipal organizations. Partnerships include the International Union of Operating Engineers (enabling first international expansion into Canada) and PEOs including one that serves more than half a million clients. Parento will use new capital to expand product development, sales, and marketing while launching additional insurance offerings and new products.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2023

Betterleave offers a comprehensive digital health platform and clinical care solution addressing the full bereavement spectrum from pre-need to immediate need, loss navigation, and continuous grief support. The platform supports multiple grief types—loss of a loved one, pregnancy loss, pet loss, anticipatory loss, and relationship loss—and provides licensed therapists, grief support groups, family counseling, wellness, doula, and spiritual services. It includes patient and caregiver features such as programmatic messaging and family collaboration, and helps employers build and launch bereavement care programs. The company maintains a global network of coaches and therapists and has partnered with hospices, insurers, and hospital systems; it is in‑network with Humana, Aetna, Cigna, United, and BCBSTX. Betterleave was launched last year by founder and CEO Cara McCarty Abbott and is supported on product by Head of Product Sam Leung. The company plans to expand its clinical care model and refine its grief training curriculum to meet growing demand; about 75% of members engaging with the platform and providers see an improvement in their systems.

Participated · Equity · Oct 2022

Gabbi is a Portland, OR-based risk assessment and care navigation company focused on early breast cancer detection. Its solution delivers immediate, accurate risk assessment results, personalized ongoing care plans, and a care concierge for women of all ages and ethnicities. Led by founder and CEO Kaitlin Christine, Gabbi aims to help users detect breast cancer at the earliest treatable stages. The company raised $4.4M in funding and will use the proceeds for team growth and product development. Gabbi plans to launch at the beginning of 2023 via employers who will provide Gabbi as a benefit to their employees.