About ManchesterStory Group
ManchesterStory Group is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Des Moines, United States. As of May 2026, ManchesterStory Group is an active investor, having invested in 43 companies, with 7 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to FinTech and InsurTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of XCaliber Overall, ManchesterStory Group portfolio has seen 5 acquisitions including key companies like BetterView, Verikai and Groundspeed. A lot of funds co-invest with ManchesterStory Group, with names like Plug and Play Tech Center sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. ManchesterStory Group has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
ManchesterStory Group's List of Top Investments
ManchesterStory Group has a portfolio of 43 companies. Their most notable investments are in SMArtX and Plnar AI.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada and India. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, InsurTech and 10 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by ManchesterStory Group:
1. Just
Usage-based auto insurance platform for individuals. It features solutions for vehicle collisions, third-party bodily injury, medical bills coverage, liability coverage, accident protection, and more. The app is available for Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Just
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $15.3M
- Employee Count: 255 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, ManchesterStory Group and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Sep 29, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Journey
Provider of mental heath engagement platform for employees. The platform offers a variety of tools and resources to help improve mental wellbeing, including live classes with expert teachers and a supportive community.
Key facts about Journey
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $15.2M
- Employee Count: 116 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Nelstone Ventures, J-Ventures and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 08, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider home insurance quote solutions. It connects lenders and borrowers originating a new home loan. It provides home insurance quotes, thus helping in completing the loan application and home-buying process.
Key facts about Matic Insurance
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Columbus (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $80.8M
- Employee Count: 310 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Anthem Venture Partners, IA Capital Group and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 07, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Salvo
Key facts about Salvo
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $39M
- Employee Count: 64 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Contour Venture Partners, Threshold and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 15, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. SMArtX
Managed accounts technology innovator modernizing financial services with cloud-based solutions. The company offers solutions designed to modernize outdated legacy technologies across the financial services industry. It uniquely builds managed accounts solutions by leveraging its cloud-based technology, micro-services infrastructure, and APIs to simplify the investment management process for enterprise and advisory clients. The platform is designed for advisors seeking simple investment tools, outsourced investment management, and tax efficient trading. Modular architecture provides for fully customizable platforms including unique functionality and curated strategy access. It enables advisors to create customized multi-strategy portfolios based on specific investment objectives for each client. Model marketplace access to third-party investment strategies run by asset managers. Open APIs share data, increasing operational efficiencies by integrating third party vendors. Access a technology suite of features to reduce investment operations. Automated functionality monitors portfolios, automatically builds trades, and notifies the client for approval. Continuous Trading maximizes opportunities in volatile markets. The enterprise billing solution meets the demands of complex structures, with customization.
Key facts about SMArtX
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: West Palm Beach (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $39.7M
- Employee Count: 106 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: IA Capital Group, ManchesterStory Group and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, May 03, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
ManchesterStory Group's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
ManchesterStory Group has invested in 43 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments, while as of May 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in XCaliber and most recent follow-on round was in COVU.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2022 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2021 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2020 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ManchesterStory Group's Investments by Stage
ManchesterStory Group has made 24 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.51M, 13 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.9M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $19.4M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 24 |
Seed | 13 |
Series B | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ManchesterStory Group's Investments by Sector
ManchesterStory Group has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, InsurTech, HealthTech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 39 Tech companies, 33 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 25 Software companies and at least 12 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 24 |
FinTech | 24 |
InsurTech | 19 |
HealthTech | 12 |
Vertical SaaS | 11 |
Others | 23 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ManchesterStory Group's Investments by Geography
ManchesterStory Group has made most investments in United States (36), followed by Canada where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 36 |
Canada | 3 |
India | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ManchesterStory Group's recent investments
ManchesterStory Group has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. XCaliber and Flora are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by ManchesterStory Group:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 05, 2026 | United States | Seed | 5852 | ||
Apr 13, 2026 | Canada | Seed | 3498 | [+7] | |
Apr 07, 2026 | United States | Seed | 3443 | [+7] | |
Dec 15, 2025 | United States | Series A | 3628 | [+9] | |
Dec 05, 2025 | United States | Series A | 6367 | [+5] |
Acquired companies in ManchesterStory Group's Portfolio
5 companies from ManchesterStory Group's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Radion Health in Jul 2025 by Great American Insurance Group for $*****.Here are ManchesterStory Group's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 31, 2025 | - | - | 7298 | |
Jun 04, 2024 | Mar 02, 2022 | Seed | 1240 | |
Dec 05, 2023 | May 28, 2019 | Series A | 9741 | |
Jun 22, 2023 | Apr 04, 2017 | Series A | 1939 | |
Dec 01, 2021 | Jul 08, 2020 | Series A | 4723 |
Team profile of ManchesterStory Group
ManchesterStory Group has a team of 2 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in United States. ManchesterStory Group's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of ManchesterStory Group
Over the past 9 years, 259 investors have co-invested in ManchesterStory Group's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before ManchesterStory Group: Alumni Ventures, The Fund and 85 others have invested in rounds before ManchesterStory Group. There are 3 companies where Alumni Ventures has invested before ManchesterStory Group and 2 companies where The Fund has invested before ManchesterStory Group.
- Top Co-investors of ManchesterStory Group: 100 investors entered a company along with ManchesterStory Group. These include investors like Plug and Play Tech Center (3 companies).
- Invested after ManchesterStory Group: A total of 72 investors have invested in ManchesterStory Group's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include IA Capital Group (2 companies), Cultivation Capital (2 companies) and Rebalance (2 companies).
Recent News related to ManchesterStory Group
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ManchesterStory leads $6.5M round in XCaliber Health to automate healthcare administrationTech Funding News•May 05, 2026•XCaliber, Arka Venture Labs, Benhamou Global Ventures, Arkaventurelabs.com and 1 other
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Flora Fertility Raises $5M for Customer-Owned Reproductive InsuranceAthletech News•Apr 07, 2026•Flora, TruStage, Cartography Capital, Everywhere and 6 others
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When Raises $10.2M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Feb 02, 2026•B Capital, When Insurance, Mairs & Power Venture Capital, Alumni Ventures and 4 others
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Salvo Health Raises $8.5M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Jan 26, 2026•Salvo, Alumni Ventures, Impact X, Human Ventures and 8 others
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Penguin Ai Secures $29.7M in Venture FundingFinSMEs•Sep 11, 2025•PenguinAI, UPMC, Overwater Ventures, California Health Care Foundation and 12 others
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Journey secures $8M for EAP mental health platformMobiHealthNews•Jul 25, 2025•Journey, Cambrian Growth Partners, ManchesterStory Group, Canaan and 4 others
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StitchStudio Raises $3M to Launch Insurance-Focused AI PlatformIireporter•Jul 09, 2025•Stitch Studio, ManchesterStory Group, BrokerTech Fund
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COVU Secures an Additional $12.5 Million in Series A FundingThe Joplin Globe•Oct 10, 2024•Markd, ManchesterStory Group, COVU, Benhamou Global Ventures and 1 other
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XP Health grabs $32M to bring employees more affordable vision careTechCrunch+•Sep 13, 2024•XP Health, QED Investors, Canvas Ventures, American Family Ventures and 6 others
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Rainwalk Pet Insurance Raises $4 Million Led by ManchesterStoryFintech Finance•Apr 23, 2024•Rainwalk Technology, ManchesterStory Group, Insurtech Gateway, BDC and 2 others
