About The Launch Place
The Launch Place is a venture capital firm founded in 2005. It is primarily based out of Danville, United States. As of Dec 2022, The Launch Place has invested in 27 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 High Tech and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of CytoRecovery Overall, The Launch Place portfolio has seen 3 acquisitions, namely Roobrik, ProAxion and TiO Home Automation. A lot of funds co-invest with The Launch Place, with names like Sandra Coufal sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. The Launch Place has team of 2 people.Key Metrics
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Rounds of Entry
Seed, Grant (prize money) & 3 more
The Launch Place's List of Top Investments
The Launch Place has a portfolio of 27 companies. Their most notable investments are in Panaceutics and iScribes.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech and 18 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Grant (prize money) and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by The Launch Place:Provider of behavior modification programs for healthy lifestyle. The company's flagship platform, HealthStar, collects personal information and based on the data, maps motivational features to achieve health goals including fitness, medication adherence, diet, and activity among others. In addition, the company also offers HeartStar - for managing blood pressure and GlucoStar - for monitoring blood glucose.
Key facts about Pattern Health
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Durham (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $5.05M
- Employee Count: 3 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Tweener Fund, Cofounders Capital and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 22, 2022, $*****
2. Panaceutics
Provider of an online platform for personalized nutrition and medication. The combination of cloud-based software, and robotic formulation and delivery platform enables the formulation of drug combinations or nutritional supplements tailored specifically to an individual's genetic makeup in accordance with cGMP guidelines. The formulation can be adjusted based on gender, life stage, immunity, gut health, activity levels, eating habits, and other lifestyle choices.
Key facts about Panaceutics
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Danville (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $11.9M
- Employee Count: 5 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: DSM, Center for Innovative Technology and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 19, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of wristwear for ADHD management. The company has developed a vibration reminder-based watch that can sync with the mobile application to track attention span, fidgeting, steps, calorie consumption, and provides insights to parents, teachers, and clinicians.
Key facts about Revibe Technologies
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Wake Forest (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $3.37M
- Employee Count: 5 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: LOUD Capital, Carolina Angel Network and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 16, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. VitalFlo
VitalFlo is an app offering clinical data for monitoring and managing asthma. The app tracks the user's asthma data based on which it provides analytics and preventive recommendations. It also provides predicts potential risks to enable users to make informed decisions to manage the condition. Users can connect with doctors via the app for treatment advice, share data, or receive prescriptions. The company has been selected as the recipient of Spring 2018 NC IDEA Seed Grant.
Key facts about VitalFlo
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Raleigh (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.42M
- Employee Count: 6 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Tweener Fund, Lontra Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 16, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Roobrik
Roobrik is an online decision tool to help caregivers and family members to make healthcare choices regarding elderly care. It provides a personalized summary that includes a curated set of expert resources to help caregivers form a plan and carry out a decision like stopping driving, home safety, or cognitive decline. Roobrik collaborates with partners in health and long term care on programs to understand and champion effective family caregiving.
Key facts about Roobrik
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Durham (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $6.4M
- Employee Count: 6 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Wilmington Investor Network, Carolina Angel Network and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 19, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
The Launch Place's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
The Launch Place has invested in 27 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Acta Solutions and most recent follow-on round was in CytoRecovery.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2021 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
The Launch Place's Investments by Stage
The Launch Place has made 14 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $161K, 6 investments in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $4.67K, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $2.27M, 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $75K and 1 investment in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $75K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 14 |
Grant (prize money) | 6 |
Series A | 3 |
Angel | 1 |
Conventional Debt | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
The Launch Place's Investments by Sector
The Launch Place has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech, Vertical SaaS and Internet of Things - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 23 Tech companies, 17 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 17 Software companies and at least 11 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 10 |
High Tech | 8 |
HealthTech | 7 |
Vertical SaaS | 7 |
Internet of Things - Industry Applications | 6 |
Others | 37 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
The Launch Place's Investments by Geography
The Launch Place has made most investments in United States (25).The Launch Place's recent investments
The Launch Place has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by The Launch Place:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Dec 01, 2022 | United States | Seed | 5552 | - | |
Sep 22, 2022 | United States | Series A | 6000 | [+2] | |
Jul 18, 2022 | United States | Seed | 2988 | - | |
May 05, 2022 | United States | Grant (prize money) | 6184 | - | |
May 05, 2022 | United States | Grant (prize money) | 2124 | - |
Acquired companies in The Launch Place's Portfolio
3 companies from The Launch Place's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was ProAxion in Oct 2025 by DECIDE4ACTION for $*****.Here are The Launch Place's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 08, 2025 | Jan 10, 2017 | Seed | 7837 | |
Jan 27, 2025 | Oct 08, 2015 | Angel | 2397 | |
Aug 04, 2014 | Apr 05, 2017 | Seed | 2119 |
Team profile of The Launch Place
The Launch Place has a team of 2 members located in United States. The Launch Place's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of The Launch Place
Over the past 12 years, 52 investors have co-invested in The Launch Place's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before The Launch Place: NC IDEA, IndieBio and 14 others have invested in rounds before The Launch Place. There are 3 companies where NC IDEA has invested before The Launch Place and 1 company where IndieBio has invested before The Launch Place.
- Top Co-investors of The Launch Place: 7 investors entered a company along with The Launch Place. These include investors like Sandra Coufal (1 company).
- Invested after The Launch Place: A total of 29 investors have invested in The Launch Place's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include National Science Foundation (3 companies), Cofounders Capital (2 companies) and Carolina Angel Network (2 companies).
Recent News related to The Launch Place
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Pattern Health scores $3.3M for no-code digital health creation platformMobiHealthNews•Sep 22, 2022•Pattern Health, Cofounders Capital, The Launch Place, Tweener Fund
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Pattern Health collects $1.5M to scale platform for increased adoptionMobiHealthNews•Feb 19, 2021•Pattern Health, Cofounders Capital, The Launch Place
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Pattern Health: Secures $1.5M in FundingFintechinshorts•Feb 18, 2021•Pattern Health, Cofounders Capital, The Launch Place
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New Orleans-based Bioaesthetics Surpasses $2.5 Million Series A Funding GoalSilicon Bayou•Oct 08, 2020•BioAesthetics, NOLA Angel Network, Pelican Intervention Fund, The Launch Place and 3 others
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Panaceutics Nutrition Inc. Raises Series A to Expand Production in Personalized Nutrition ProductsNewswire•Apr 20, 2020•Panaceutics, DSM, The Launch Place, Hatteras Venture Partners and 2 others
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Medical Device Startup Receiving Investment From The Launch PlaceCitybizlist•Apr 26, 2018•VitalFlo, The Launch Place
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The Launch Place Seeds IoT Company mesur.io with $200Kstartuptechwire.com•Feb 14, 2018•Mesur.io, The Launch Place
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The Launch Place commits $250,000 to CirrusWorks to expand its technology | The Launch PlaceThe Launch Place•Feb 24, 2014•CirrusWorks, The Launch Place
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