About Resilient Ventures
Resilient Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of Durham, United States. As of Aug 2024, Resilient Ventures has invested in 10 companies. 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 Consumer and Energy Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Myavana Overall, Resilient Ventures portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely The Diversity Movement. A lot of funds co-invest with Resilient Ventures, with names like Prisma Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Resilient Ventures has team of 11 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Resilient Ventures' List of Top Investments
Resilient Ventures has a portfolio of 10 companies. Their most notable investments include Myavana and Functional Fluidics.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Energy Tech and 10 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Resilient Ventures:1. Myavana
Personalized hair care recommendation platform. It provides a smartphone app that allows users to take images of hair and receive product recommendations matched to the individual hair type and texture. The platform also offers a hair analysis kit for customers.
Key facts about Myavana
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Atlanta (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $5.9M
- Employee Count: 13 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Amazon, REFASHIOND Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 11, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of microfluidics-based assays to study blood disorders. The company uses microfluidic channels coated with various types of substrates and markers to simulate blood flow in vivo and then utilize high-end analytical methods to study the behavior of the cells under various controlled conditions. The assay paradigms include flow adhesion, whole blood thrombosis assays, flow adhesion dynamics, a reversal of flow adhesion, etc. The company currently offers its expertise to clients for drug discovery and companion diagnostics development for blood disorders such as sickle cell disease, and a wide range of clotting and bleeding defects.
Key facts about Functional Fluidics
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Detroit (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $3.58M
- Employee Count: 19 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Wavemaker 360, ID Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Sep 20, 2024, $*****
Key facts about Freeman Capital
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Charlotte (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Dec 31, 2019
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $100K
- Employee Count: 6 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Techstars, Right Side Capital Management and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 22, 2021, $*****
4. CircleIn
CircleIn provides solutions to college students for the preparation of the upcoming tests. In its platform, any student can share their class notes and other study material and get the points in reverse. Students can also host a video lecture for his fellow students. Students earning points get converted in perks and rewards within the app. It also provides quizzes for test preparation for students.
Key facts about CircleIn
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Washington, DC (United States)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 20 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: National Science Foundation, PHX Ventures and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Oct 01, 2020, $*****
5. Five To Nine
Five To Nine offers an employee engagement solution for businesses. Allows employers to conduct surveys to assess employee sentiment and preferences, and manage and measure culture building opportunities. Provides communication tools to automate announcements and event reminder notifications. Provides research driven data and demographic insights on employee engagement. It integrates with Google, Okta, Slack, Google Meet, and Ofice 365. DoorDash, Amplitude, UpWork, and Caffeine are some of its clients.
Key facts about Five To Nine
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $4.4M
- Employee Count: 10 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Kapor Capital, Cleveland Avenue and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 13, 2022, $*****
Resilient Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Resilient Ventures has invested in 10 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 3 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Myavana.Resilient Ventures' Investments by Stage
Resilient Ventures has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.34M.Resilient Ventures' Investments by Sector
Resilient Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Business Services and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 5 Tech companies, 3 Consumer (B2C) companies, 3 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Software.Resilient Ventures' Investments by Geography
Resilient Ventures has made most investments in United States (2).Resilient Ventures' recent investments
Resilient Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Resilient Ventures:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 11, 2024 | United States | Seed | 7315 | [+8] | |
Jul 14, 2022 | United States | Seed | 5479 | - |
Acquired companies in Resilient Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Resilient Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was The Diversity Movement in Nov 2023 by Workplace Options for $*****.Here are Resilient Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 07, 2023 | Jul 14, 2022 | Seed | 3097 |
Team profile of Resilient Ventures
Resilient Ventures has a team of 11 members including 2 Partners located in United States. Resilient Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Resilient Ventures
Over the past 4 years, 12 investors have co-invested in Resilient Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Resilient Ventures: Ulta, Braintrustfoundersstudio and 1 other have invested in rounds before Resilient Ventures. There is 1 company where Ulta has invested before Resilient Ventures and 1 company where Braintrustfoundersstudio has invested before Resilient Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Resilient Ventures: 8 investors entered a company along with Resilient Ventures. These include investors like Prisma Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after Resilient Ventures: The Indus Entrepreneurs (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in Resilient Ventures's portfolio after their investments.
Recent News related to Resilient Ventures
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Myavana raises 5.9 million US dollars to drive hair innovationFashionunited World Wide•Aug 12, 2024•Myavana, Ulta, New Age Capital, Braintrust and 9 others
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Durham VC firm launches new fund to invest in Black foundersThe Business Journals•Jul 19, 2023•Resilient Ventures
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The Diversity Movement raises its profile in fundraise driveWRAL TechWire•Jul 28, 2022•The Diversity Movement, Resilient Ventures
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