About Wisdom Ventures
Wisdom Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Aug 2026, Wisdom Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 50 companies, with 4 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 Enterprise Applications to HealthTech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Rivo Overall, Wisdom Ventures portfolio has seen 2 unicorns and 2 acquisitions including key companies like Substack, Function Health and Options MD. A lot of funds co-invest with Wisdom Ventures, with names like Coyote Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Wisdom Ventures has team of 16 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Wisdom Ventures' List of Top Investments
Wisdom Ventures has a portfolio of 50 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investmentis in Seven StarlingTheir portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, Colombia and 5 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, Consumer and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Wisdom Ventures:
1. OpenAI
Artificial intelligence research and development platform offering advanced language models. It enables businesses and individuals to build and integrate AI capabilities into their applications and services. It is a technology company specializing in the development of artificial intelligence models, including the popular ChatGPT, which enables users to interact with AI-powered conversational interfaces. The company's research focuses on achieving artificial general intelligence, a system that can solve complex human-level problems, while prioritizing safety and benefits. It provides its AI models through an API platform, enabling developers to integrate AI capabilities into their applications.
Key facts about OpenAI
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $180B
- Employee Count: 10,050 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, T. Rowe Price and 89 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Apr 22, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Substack
Substack is a publishing platform that enables independent writers to create and distribute their own newsletters to a global audience, offering a self-serve model for content creation and monetization.
Key facts about Substack
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1M - $10M as on Dec 31, 2021
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $190M
- Employee Count: 3,754 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: TriplePoint Capital, Bond Capital and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 17, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Anthropic
Provider of AI safety and research company. It is an AI research and safety company offering AI models and chatbots. Its chatbot can be used for multiple industries including customer support, legal support, coaching, searching data, back-office automation, and sales.
Key facts about Anthropic
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on May 15, 2026
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series H
- Total Funding till date: $132B
- Employee Count: 5,223 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Goldman Sachs and 121 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, Apr 21, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of comprehensive lab testing and health monitoring membership services. The company offers access to lab tests, results analysis, and personalized health protocols. Testing is conducted at partner laboratories. Clinicians review results and provide insights. The membership includes options for advanced imaging and additional testing services.
Key facts about Function Health
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $351M
- Employee Count: 486 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Founders Circle Capital, K2 Global and 53 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jul 30, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of embryology diagnosis device for professionals. It offers DaVitri an automated platform designed to modernize egg freezing and embryo warming workflows, automates critical timing and cryoprotectant exposure steps for improved consistency and oocyte survival rates. It also offers m|z test an AI powered metabolomic test designed for non-invasive embryo selection.
Key facts about Overture Life
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $49.2M
- Employee Count: 45 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Google Ventures, European Investment Bank and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Nov 04, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Wisdom Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Wisdom Ventures has invested in 50 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Aug 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Rivo.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Wisdom Ventures' Investments by Stage
Wisdom Ventures has made 7 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.92M and 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.2M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 7 |
Series A | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Wisdom Ventures' Investments by Sector
Wisdom Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the HealthTech, Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 39 Tech companies, 27 Software companies, 25 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 24 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
HealthTech | 7 |
Consumer | 5 |
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
Vertical SaaS | 3 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 2 |
Others | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Wisdom Ventures' Investments by Geography
Wisdom Ventures has made most investments in United States (10), followed by India where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 10 |
India | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Wisdom Ventures' recent investments
Wisdom Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Rivo and Ultralight are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Wisdom Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 05, 2026 | - | Seed | 4170 | [+4] | |
Apr 13, 2026 | United States | Series A | 8415 | ||
Mar 12, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8424 | [+2] | |
Sep 23, 2025 | United States | Seed | 6698 | ||
Aug 19, 2025 | United States | Seed | 4299 | [+14] |
Unicorns in Wisdom Ventures' Portfolio
Wisdom Ventures has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Substack and Function Health. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Substack. It became a unicorn in 2025, 1 years before Wisdom Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Wisdom Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
84 | Platform allowing writers to publish and monetize their content directly with readers. | 2017 | San Francisco | Series C | ryefslp | ||
72 | Provider of comprehensive lab testing and health monitoring membership services | 2022 | Austin | Series B | xghzzhd |
Acquired companies in Wisdom Ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from Wisdom Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Options MD in Oct 2024 by Resiliencelab for $*****.Here are Wisdom Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 08, 2024 | - | - | 8546 | |
Mar 01, 2017 | - | - | 5023 |
Team profile of Wisdom Ventures
Wisdom Ventures has a team of 16 members including 4 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 1 Principal located in United States. Wisdom Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Wisdom Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | California | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Washington | - | - | |
Principal | United States | - | - |
Co-investors of Wisdom Ventures
Over the past 3 years, 110 investors have co-invested in Wisdom Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Wisdom Ventures: Northwell, HHS and 28 others have invested in rounds before Wisdom Ventures. There is 1 company where Northwell has invested before Wisdom Ventures and 1 company where HHS has invested before Wisdom Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Wisdom Ventures: 72 investors entered a company along with Wisdom Ventures. These include investors like Coyote Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after Wisdom Ventures: A total of 8 investors have invested in Wisdom Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include NFDG (1 company), Metaplanet (1 company) and Nat Friedman (1 company).
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