Human Ventures
Human-first approach to venture capital investing in founders at earliest stages across human needs economy (health, wellness, workplace, community, experience). Back founders with diversity, resilience, and ambition, primarily from New York.
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StagesSeed, Pre-Seed
LocationUS
Data quality59good
Investment thesis
Human-first approach to venture capital investing in founders at earliest stages across human needs economy (health, wellness, workplace, community, experience). Back founders with diversity, resilience, and ambition, primarily from New York.
90 confidence · stated by fund
What sets Human Ventures apart
- Build Studio for pre-launch company formation
- EIR Program for founder community
- Explicit human-first founder-focused thesis rather than pure financial returns
- Strong healthcare and wellness specialization
Recent investments
Capsule, Evvy, Paloma Health, Tia, Parento, Groundswell
Investment profile
- Stages
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Healthcare, Fintech, SaaS, Wellness, Workplace, Media, Consumer
- Cold inbound
- Accepted
Frequently asked questions
- What does Human Ventures invest in?
- Human Ventures is a seed, pre-seed stage Healthcare, Fintech, SaaS, Wellness, Workplace, Media, Consumer investor, primarily investing in US. Their thesis: Human-first approach to venture capital investing in founders at earliest stages across human needs economy (health, wellness, workplace, community, experience). Back founders with diversity, resilience, and ambition, primarily from New York.
- Is Human Ventures actively deploying capital?
- Human Ventures is actively deploying capital. What we observed: Active portfolio with recent acquisitions (Picture Motion 2024, Ludo 2025), ongoing 'Build Studio' and 'EIR Program' described as active components, job postings for team expansion.
- What makes Human Ventures different from other funds?
- Human Ventures stands out on 4 points: Build Studio for pre-launch company formation; EIR Program for founder community; Explicit human-first founder-focused thesis rather than pure financial returns; Strong healthcare and wellness specialization.
- What has Human Ventures invested in recently?
- Recent investments DryPowder has tracked from Human Ventures include Capsule, Evvy, Paloma Health, Tia, Parento, Groundswell.
- What other funds are similar to Human Ventures?
- Funds with overlapping stage and sector focus include FundersClub, Red Bike Capital, Sequoia Capital. See the full list below, or use DryPowder's AI fund matching to rank all tracked funds by fit with your specific startup.
- How do I reach out to Human Ventures?
- Human Ventures accepts cold outreach — you can apply directly at https://jobs.human.vc/. Use DryPowder's AI fund matching to see how your startup aligns with Human Ventures's thesis and focus areas (Healthcare, Fintech, SaaS, Wellness, Workplace, Media, Consumer) — it returns a fit score and specific talking points for your outreach.