About Coyote Ventures
Coyote Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Aug 2026, Coyote Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 12 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from HealthTech to Life Sciences and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Kiara Overall, Coyote Ventures portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Wile. A lot of funds co-invest with Coyote Ventures, with names like Bread and Butter Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Coyote Ventures has team of 18 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Coyote Ventures' List of Top Investments
Coyote Ventures has a portfolio of 12 companies. Their most notable investmentis in Hera BiotechTheir portfolio spans across United States and South Africa. They have invested in HealthTech, Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Coyote Ventures:
Provider of an app for women to manage gestational diabetes. The features of the app inlcude syncing glucose meters and automatically pulling in glucose levels. It uses AI to help identify food triggers for high blood glucose levels.
Key facts about Malama Health
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Stanford (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $6.02M
- Employee Count: 21 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: State of California, Samsung NEXT and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 12, 2026, $*****
Key facts about The Flex Company
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $13.9M
- Employee Count: 43 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: FundersClub, Palm Drive Capital and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 16, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Key facts about Millie Clinic
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Berkeley (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $16M
- Employee Count: 36 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Pivotal Ventures, Learn Capital and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 20, 2025, $*****
4. Parento
Provider of employer insurance for maternity and paternity leave programs. It offers paid parental leave insurance coverage and allows employers to take time off. It helps employers to manage, budget, and afford fully paid parental leaves. It enables companies to customize insurance based on length of leave and salary.
Key facts about Parento
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $10.4M
- Employee Count: 21 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Operator Stack, Precursor Ventures and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 12, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Sunfish
Online lending platform offering health financing. It offers guidance and financing solutions for parents exploring various paths to parenthood, such as IVF, surrogacy, egg freezing, and embryo preservation. It also offers solutions for cost calculators, loan repayment calculator, grants, discounts, and more.
Key facts about Sunfish
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $10M
- Employee Count: 53 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Haymaker Ventures, Coho and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 29, 2025, $*****
Coyote Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Coyote Ventures has invested in 12 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Aug 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Kiara.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Coyote Ventures' Investments by Stage
Coyote Ventures has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.3M and 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.08M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 5 |
Series A | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Coyote Ventures' Investments by Sector
Coyote Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the HealthTech, Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications, FinTech and Healthcare. Notably, it has invested in 9 Tech companies, 6 Consumer (B2C) companies, 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
HealthTech | 5 |
Life Sciences | 3 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
Healthcare | 2 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Coyote Ventures' Investments by Geography
Coyote Ventures has made most investments in United States (8), followed by South Africa where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 8 |
South Africa | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Coyote Ventures' recent investments
Coyote Ventures has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Kiara and Malama Health.Here are the most recent investments by Coyote Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 17, 2026 | South Africa | Seed | 3726 | - | |
Mar 12, 2026 | United States | Seed | 5404 | [+2] | |
Jun 12, 2025 | United States | Series A | 9724 | [+11] | |
Feb 20, 2025 | United States | Series A | 7180 | [+10] | |
Jan 29, 2025 | United States | Series A | 1578 | [+4] |
Acquired companies in Coyote Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Coyote Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Wile in May 2024 by NamelessCPG for $*****.Here are Coyote Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 06, 2024 | May 03, 2022 | Seed | 4592 |
Team profile of Coyote Ventures
Coyote Ventures has a team of 18 members including 6 Partners and 3 Venture Partners located in United States and Switzerland. Coyote Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Coyote Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Los Angeles | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Erie | - | - | |
Partner | Seattle | - | - | |
Partner | Lausanne | - | - | |
Partner | Tampa | - | ||
Venture Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Austin | - | - | |
Venture Partner | San Francisco | - |
Co-investors of Coyote Ventures
Over the past 4 years, 64 investors have co-invested in Coyote Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Coyote Ventures: HHS, TMV and 17 others have invested in rounds before Coyote Ventures. There is 1 company where HHS has invested before Coyote Ventures and 1 company where TMV has invested before Coyote Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Coyote Ventures: 44 investors entered a company along with Coyote Ventures. These include investors like Bread and Butter Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after Coyote Ventures: Oncology Ventures (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in Coyote Ventures's portfolio after their investments.
Recent News related to Coyote Ventures
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Malama Health Secures $9.2M to Expand Maternal Health Platform and Doula NetworkHIT Consultant•Mar 12, 2026•Capital F, Coyote Ventures, Acumen America, and 3 others
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Catalyx Space Secures $5.4 Mn to Expand Space LogisticsStartupNews•Oct 25, 2025•Catalyx space, Outlander VC, Nivesha Ventures, Arka Venture Labs and 20 others
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Parento Raises $5.9M in Seed II FundingFinSMEs•Sep 09, 2025•Evidenced, Springbank Distillers, Resilience, Coyote Ventures and 15 others
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Millie Raises $12M to Advance Maternal HealthcareMedCity News•Feb 21, 2025•Millie Clinic, TMV, Foreground Capital, Pivotal Ventures and 13 others
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Gesynta Pharma Receives $27 M For Endometriosis Novel Therapy DrugForbes•Feb 13, 2025•Gesynta Pharma, Innovestor, Amboy Street Ventures, Foreground Capital and 18 others
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Betterleave: $2.4 Million Closed To Help Organizations Support Members With Bereavement CarePulse 2.0•Nov 21, 2023•Betterleave, Chingona Ventures, Bread and Butter Ventures, VitalizeVC and 3 others
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Health care startup Gabbi lands $4.4M, plans product launchThe Business Journals•Oct 27, 2022•Gabbi, Bread and Butter Ventures, Female Founders Fund, WR Hambrecht and 4 others
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Coyote Ventures Raises LP funding from Financial institution of Americainvestidollar.com•Oct 06, 2022•Coyote Ventures, Bank of America
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Hera Biotech Closes Oversubscribed $1.9 Million Seed Raise For Novel Diagnostic Test for EndometriosisBusiness Wire•Aug 24, 2022•Hera Biotech, Coyote Ventures, Stella Angels, Althea Group and 2 others
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Serena Williams’ Venture Fund leads $3M Investment in Atlanta Retail StartupMetro Atlanta CEO•Apr 19, 2022•Freeing Returns, Aperture Venture Capital, Serena, Lillii RNB and 10 others
