First round investors for customer driven entrepreneurs
Our approach is rooted in deep business, technology, and clinical expertise, a network of high-value contacts, and a commitment to building lasting, impactful companies.
Our approach is rooted in deep business, technology, and clinical expertise, a network of high-value contacts, and a commitment to building lasting, impactful companies.
Activate Venture Partners
Our focus is driven by our belief in the vast potential for technology and our commitment to support innovation.
10
successful IPOs
$10B+
in enterprise market value upon exit
100+
portfolio investments
50
healthcare companies
45+
exits to strategic and financial buyers
Past, Present, Future
$29B+ of health insurance premiums processed for 279,000 small businesses
Provides affordable access to healthcare products for 60 million consumers
Medical devices used in over 9 million procedures each year
Music rights management software distributing $1.5B of annual royalties
Medication management safety solutions for 540,000+ patients
Delivers 75,000+ trips for non-emergency medical appointments monthly
Used by 100+ million people to identify high quality, affordable healthcare
Accelerated drug development for 18 of the world’s top 25 pharma companies
Contributes to operations of 350,000 flights with 85 million passengers per year
Fitness community reaching 20 million people with 700,000 daily users
Manages monthly payments for 2.3+ million properties
Investment Focus
Visionary founders with domain knowledge and the ability to scale a business operationally
Markets that are at an inflection point in demand where new approaches can create significant value and upset the status quo
Seed and early-stage companies where our decades-long track record of experience as a lead investor adds value in a company’s first institutional equity financing
Capital efficient businesses where first round financing of $5 million or less can create significant progress toward achieving business objectives
our portfolio
We are proud of the Activated network of companies, past and present.
testimonials
Like most businesses, we had to overcome more than a few challenges. Activate supported us with the capital and strategic advice we needed to achieve a remarkable exit.
Activate is founder-focused in a way most venture firms are not; they understand the importance of vision and culture. That is why we have joined forces twice.
Activate is unique because of their investment approach. You let them know when you want their help and they will make themselves available, versus trying to micro-manage their investment.
Activate’s experience with early-stage companies has enabled them to be an effective partner. We created a trusting relationship, something that is rare in the venture capital business.
Activate has been of enormous help in building our company and making introductions that enabled us to raise follow on financing from other like-minded investors. They are supportive and fair – a real class act.
I could not imagine a better partner for our early-stage healthcare company than Activate. They bring us a rare combination of deep industry connections, market insight and entrepreneurial zeal.
Activate helped us grow from a startup to a $1 billion public company. We could never have done it without them.
Activate isn’t just our lead VC, they are our partner. From the beginning, the amazing thing was, unlike the other firms we met with, the Activate team totally got our vision.
Activate’s partners led our first round of financing and were essential partners through to our successful IPO. We could not have found a better early stage investor.
When I started my first company, Visual Networks, Activate recognized the opportunity when others didn’t. Our IPO was a huge success. They were my first call to lead our seed round for scaleMatters.
I really valued Activate’s contribution to our board based on their decades of experience, their patience, their enthusiasm, extensive network and straightforward approach.
Activate is different than other venture firms. They have been constructive, responsive and most important, supportive. They are invaluable to have available but unobtrusive. Truly a first-class investor.
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