About Equal Opportunity Ventures
Equal Opportunity Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of Boston, United States. As of Feb 2026, Equal Opportunity Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 17 companies, with 1 new investment 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 Enterprise Applications to EdTech and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Zocalo Health Overall, Equal Opportunity Ventures portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely Read Lee and WECO Hospitality. A lot of funds co-invest with Equal Opportunity Ventures, with names like Alumni Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Equal Opportunity Ventures has team of 17 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Equal Opportunity Ventures' List of Top Investments
Equal Opportunity Ventures has a portfolio of 17 companies. Their most notable investments are in Headroom and Intus Care.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, EdTech, HealthTech and 9 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Equal Opportunity Ventures:1. JobGet
Online job board platform for hospitality and retail jobs. The platform allows job seekers to create a profile by mentioning skills, education, experience, search for jobs available in the platform, and chat with recruiters and apply for jobs. It allows employers to post jobs, view candidate profiles, chat with candidates, and hire candidates. The product is available in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.
Key facts about JobGet
2. Stepful
Key facts about Stepful
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $111M
- Employee Count: 2,744 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Foresite Capital, Citi and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 08, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Candidly
AI-enabled platform offering education loan management for employees through employers. It features a dashboard that allows employees to manage and plan their student loan repayment and also offers other features such as gamified repayment, college planning, automated payments, and more. It helps in optimizing student loans, helps in retaining the employee workforce by allowing them to repay their student debt through their employer, and also allows financial institutions to acquire and retain customer loyalty.
Key facts about Candidly
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $42M
- Employee Count: 110 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Salesforce Ventures, Salesforce and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 07, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Key facts about Zocalo Health
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $30.6M
- Employee Count: 89 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Able Partners, Necessary Ventures and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 26, 2026, $*****
5. Forage
Provider of payment processing solutions for government benefits programs and savings. The company offers application programming interfaces and software development kits, enabling merchants to integrate payment options. It facilitates checkout experiences and provides tools for managing electronic benefit transfer payments. The company delivers resources, including documentation, integrations, and status updates for developers.
Key facts about Forage
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $62.1M
- Employee Count: 69 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Mouro Capital, Necessary Ventures and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 03, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Equal Opportunity Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Equal Opportunity Ventures has invested in 17 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Feb 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Zocalo Health and most recent follow-on round was in Intus Care.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Equal Opportunity Ventures' Investments by Stage
Equal Opportunity Ventures has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.8M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $22.3M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $2.1M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 5 |
Series A | 2 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Equal Opportunity Ventures' Investments by Sector
Equal Opportunity Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, FinTech, Aerospace, Maritime and Defense and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 13 Tech companies, 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
HealthTech | 3 |
FinTech | 2 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense | 1 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Equal Opportunity Ventures' Investments by Geography
Equal Opportunity Ventures has made most investments in United States (8).Equal Opportunity Ventures' recent investments
Equal Opportunity Ventures has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Zocalo Health.Here are the most recent investments by Equal Opportunity Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 26, 2026 | United States | Series A | 6064 | [+6] | |
Jul 11, 2025 | United States | Seed | 4692 | [+9] | |
Jun 28, 2025 | United States | Seed | 4130 | - | |
May 25, 2023 | United States | Seed | 2876 | [+2] | |
Aug 25, 2022 | United States | Seed | 3325 | [+4] |
Acquired companies in Equal Opportunity Ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from Equal Opportunity Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was WECO Hospitality in Dec 2024 by Feast & Fettle for $*****.Here are Equal Opportunity Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 03, 2024 | - | - | 5856 | |
Mar 14, 2023 | - | - | 4907 |
Team profile of Equal Opportunity Ventures
Equal Opportunity Ventures has a team of 17 members including 5 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 1 Principal located in United States. Equal Opportunity Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Equal Opportunity Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Cambridge | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | New York | - | ||
Partner | Portland | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | ||
Principal | United States | - |
Co-investors of Equal Opportunity Ventures
Over the past 6 years, 89 investors have co-invested in Equal Opportunity Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Equal Opportunity Ventures: MassChallenge, Y Combinator and 20 others have invested in rounds before Equal Opportunity Ventures. There are 2 companies where MassChallenge has invested before Equal Opportunity Ventures and 2 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Equal Opportunity Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Equal Opportunity Ventures: 26 investors entered a company along with Equal Opportunity Ventures. These include investors like Alumni Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after Equal Opportunity Ventures: A total of 41 investors have invested in Equal Opportunity Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Citi (2 companies), Sanabil (1 company) and JAZZ Venture Partners (1 company).
Recent News related to Equal Opportunity Ventures
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Zócalo Health Raises $15M to Expand Community-Based Primary Care and Medicaid PartnershipsHIT Consultant•Apr 23, 2026•Zocalo Health, Equal Opportunity Ventures, Kapor Center, BarronKent and 3 others
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Heads Up for Headroom With $9 Million Investmentsvdaily.com•Aug 29, 2022•Headroom, Equal Opportunity Ventures, Gradient Ventures, LDV Capital and 8 others
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PayPal Ventures invests in ForageFinextra•Aug 16, 2022•Forage, Nyca Partners, PayPal, Equal Opportunity Ventures and 3 others
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JobGet Announces $2.1 Million in Seed FundingRad AI•Oct 09, 2020•JobGet, Pillar VC, Data Point Capital, Crocker Mountain Capital and 1 other
