Decades of experience and a far-reaching network of contacts
12 successful IPOs
40+ profitable exits to strategic and financial buyers
150+ technology-enabled companies financed
50 companies in healthcare
100+ companies financed as lead/co-lead investor
75% of capital invested in the Mid-Atlantic region
$10+ billion in market value attained upon exit
mostly pre-revenue companies at time of first investment
1st institutional investor in 85% of portfolio companies
50%+ of companies financed pre-revenue at time of first investment
CEO and Founder Testimonials
Brian Adams
Tabula Rasa
Activate helped us grow from a startup to a $1 billion public company. We could never have done it without them.
Matt Ranauro
Benefix
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.
Tarek Sherif
Medidata
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.
Scott Stouffer
scaleMatters
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.
Ray Bixler
SkillSurvey
I really valued Activate’s contribution to our board based on their decades of experience, their patience, their enthusiasm, extensive network and straightforward approach.
Bobby Varma
Princeton Identity
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.
Kyle Raffaniello
Sapphire
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.
Eric Rosow
Diameter Health
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.
Sam Golan
HighQA
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.
Jeremy Miller
FSA Store
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.
Steve Hafif
Cypris
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.
Kevin Agatstein
KAID Health
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.
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 financings of $5 million or less can create significant progress toward achieving business objectives