The Venture Codex

Participated · Series A · Sep 2025

Lōvu Health operates an AI-powered digital maternal health platform that personalizes care from conception through two years postpartum, combining remote patient monitoring, clinician dashboards, care navigation, and a curated marketplace of third-party vendors. The platform captures fetal heart rate, maternal blood pressure, weight, heart rate, and mental-health assessments in a dynamic dashboard that alerts clinicians to meaningful changes and reduces administrative burden. Lōvu reports clinical impact metrics including earlier identification of preeclampsia for 6% of mothers, detection of depression and anxiety in upwards of 30% of clinical populations, and identification of 57% of mothers on the platform with chronic hypertension. Its marketplace includes more than 50 specialty vendors—doula support, lactation, pelvic floor therapy, mental health and others—and can shorten time to mental-health appointments by up to four months. The company plans to use new funding to expand AI capabilities (including three planned augmentative agents), and to invest in automation, integrations, and headcount as it scales to meet clinician and patient demand. Lōvu positions itself as a care-extension to obstetricians to improve access and outcomes, particularly for underserved and Medicaid populations.

Participated · Equity · Oct 2024

Manifest’s core product is a flagship app that uses a voice note–like interface to let users share thoughts and receive empathetic responses and actionable advice. The app offers unlimited venting sessions, daily affirmations, and gamified challenges designed to make personal‑development learnings repeatable and engaging for Gen Z. While in stealth, the app has already delivered 15.8 million manifestations to users worldwide, demonstrating strong demand. Manifest is free and available on the Apple App Store. The company intends to scale its business operations to meet overwhelming user demand. Amy Wu is the founder and CEO and speaks to the app’s aim of providing a reliable emotional compass for common life challenges.

Participated · Equity · Oct 2024

ForceMetrics builds a decision-assist public safety platform and smartphone app that consolidates critical information for first responders and surfaces real-time "Safety Signals" to guide in-the-moment decisions. The product integrates data from existing public service agency databases—including criminal records, behavioral health, social services, CAD and RMS—recognizes victimization patterns, identifies physical markers, and can include images and Axon video. Designed to be intuitive and require minimal training, the app is accessible to personnel across agencies from dispatchers and patrol officers to records clerks, command staff, investigators and specialty teams. ForceMetrics is currently used by 30 police departments across 11 states, including Aurora, CO, Greensboro, NC and Waco, TX. The company raised $22 million to accelerate growth and plans to use the funds to scale the platform to more cities and law enforcement agencies. Launched by veteran FBI agents and law enforcement officers, ForceMetrics aims to expedite workflows—reducing time spent on 911 call data searches, FOIA requests and investigations—to improve safety and case outcomes.

Participated · Series A · Jun 2024

Marigold Health offers a proprietary peer support program that pairs one-on-one coaching from certified peer specialists with 24/7 text-based support groups in an app integrated with NLP that flags health needs in chats. The company has demonstrated real-world outcomes: a 2020–22 pilot with a major managed Medicaid organization in Delaware made Marigold the state’s largest provider of peer recovery supports, and an outcomes analysis of 1,000 app signups found 98% reported improvement in at least one dimension of Recovery Capital. Today the program covers about 25,000 members across Delaware, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Marigold is prioritizing partnerships with Medicaid and duals health plans and is pursuing a value-based reimbursement model to tie improved member outcomes to lower total healthcare costs. The company plans to grow its peer workforce, continue developing its NLP, expand to at least four additional states by the end of next year, and pursue a longer-term vision of a nationally distributed peer delivery model that can support chronic conditions beyond SUD. Marigold Health runs a virtual program that uses trained peers—individuals in recovery—to support others via 24/7 text-based group chats. The company has patented natural language processing technology to help peers moderate its online community and has validated the approach in federally funded studies. A NIDA-funded Phase I study of 50 patients with opioid use disorder reported 64% daily use of the Marigold app across a two-month period. Since 2016 Marigold has engaged thousands of patients and reports that over 75% of current members are on public health insurance. Its service has been adopted by health plans and providers—AmeriHealth Caritas DE offered Marigold to more than 10,000 members with SUD, and Wood River Health Services will offer it in Rhode Island. Marigold plans to build state-level peer workforces and pursue Medicaid plan partnerships to expand access in communities affected by the opioid epidemic.

Participated · Equity · Mar 2023

RiseKit is a purpose-built software platform that connects underrepresented talent with employers seeking to fill critical roles. The platform links community organizations, training providers, and companies to support skills-based hiring and broaden access to jobs. RiseKit will use a $1.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand into new markets and accelerate employer adoption of skills-based hiring practices. The company plans to develop a blueprint for community-driven hiring, including an insights-driven dashboard and case studies to enable other communities to replicate its model. Leadership says the funding will help improve economic outcomes for local community organizations and job seekers on the RiseKit platform. RiseKit is Chicago-based and positions itself as a mission-driven technology company focused on creating more accessible and equitable opportunities. RiseKit offers software that links jobseekers from underserved communities with employers, training programs, and supportive services, and integrates with applicant tracking systems to track candidates and enable shared status updates and in-app messaging. The platform helps nonprofits, employers, government systems, and community foundations save time supporting candidates, measure outcomes, and more efficiently impact the communities they serve. RiseKit aims to remove barriers to employment by providing career pathways regardless of zip code, social capital, or past circumstance. The company plans to use new funding to grow into additional U.S. cities and to build behavioral and skills-based machine learning models to personalize a jobseeker’s journey. Management says these models will help jobseekers gain meaningful, financially impactful employment while reducing the time and cost of sourcing talent for employers. Led by CEO Matt Strauss, RiseKit also intends to expand its business reach to help organizations scale community hiring and DEI initiatives. RiseKit operates a platform that lets underserved and low-income jobseekers create profiles, receive guidance, and get application help for jobs and career training programs. Users also gain access to case managers and career coaches through the service. RiseKit aggregates job and training listings from businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies and offers a premium B2B tier with additional features and analytics. The company reports more than 1,200 users in the Chicagoland area and about 300 corporate and nonprofit partners, and it is live in Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas. RiseKit is an opportunity zone company and employs 10 full-time staff. The startup plans to expand into 50 new markets by 2025 and will use new funding to build out its tech platform, improve data analytics, and ramp up sales and marketing.