# Advance Venture Partners

> Advance Venture Partners is a VC fund backing Software and Health Care. See 42 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 42
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last fund: Jun 2015
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/advanceventurepartners/about/
- Website: https://www.avp.vc/

Advance Venture Partners (""AVP"") is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm that combines the disciplined approach of an institutional equity investor with the strategic insights, access and impact of a strategic investor. AVP invests in early growth stage companies that can benefit from the Firm’s partnershipwith Advance Publications - one of the world’s premier global media franchises and the owner or substantial shareholder of media and technology businesses such as Conde Nast, Charter Communications, Discovery Communications, Reddit and 1010Data. AVP invests $10 million to $30 million in each of its investments, and is a hands-on partner to entrepreneurs in growing businesses and building value. AVP’s investments include Compass, Curology, Farfetch, Gigya, Mediamorph, Nativo, Rent the Runway and Vestiaire Collective.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3.2M–$50M |
| Series B | $15M–$60M |
| Series C | $17M–$80M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 8 | 19% |
| Health Care | 5 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 10% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 10% |
| Medical | 3 | 7% |

85 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 14 | 33% |
| Series C | 9 | 21% |
| Series A | 5 | 12% |
| Series D | 4 | 10% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 5% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 25 | 60% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 7% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Christ | General Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-christ |
| David ibnAle | Founding & Managing Partner | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-ibnale |
| Ameen Dalli | Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ameen-dalli |
| Courtney Robinson | Partner | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/courtney-robinson |
| Gina Sanders | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gina-sanders |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Openly | Openly is an insurance company that specializes in premium home insurance sold through independent agents. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 22, 2026 |  |
| Midi Health | Midi Health provides virtual healthcare services focused on midlife women’s health, especially around hormonal changes such as perimenopause and menopause, through personalized care plans delivered by clinicians trained in these areas. Its services include telehealth consultations that can integrate prescription support, supplements, lifestyleguidance, and symptom-specific treatments to address issues like weight, mood, sleep, and sexual wellness. Midi Health also offers tailored support protocols that consider an individual’s health history and goals to guide ongoing care. Its platform makes care accessible online and works with insurance for coverage of visits and prescriptions. The company additionally offers targeted supplements designed to complement its clinical care approach. | $100M | Series D | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| Midi Health | Midi Health provides virtual healthcare services focused on midlife women’s health, especially around hormonal changes such as perimenopause and menopause, through personalized care plans delivered by clinicians trained in these areas. Its services include telehealth consultations that can integrate prescription support, supplements, lifestyleguidance, and symptom-specific treatments to address issues like weight, mood, sleep, and sexual wellness. Midi Health also offers tailored support protocols that consider an individual’s health history and goals to guide ongoing care. Its platform makes care accessible online and works with insurance for coverage of visits and prescriptions. The company additionally offers targeted supplements designed to complement its clinical care approach. | $50M | Series C | Oct 02, 2025 |  |
| Conceivable Life Sciences | Conceivable Life Sciences is building the first fully automated IVF lab to democratize access to IVF. | $50M | Series A | Sep 15, 2025 |  |
| Ditto | Ditto is a technology company that specializes in resilient edge device connectivity solutions. The company's primary offering is an edge-native, mobile database designed to maintain consistent operations across various network conditions. This platform enables devices to synchronize data in real-time through peer-to-peer and mesh networking,reducing reliance on cloud-based services. Ditto's solutions cater to multiple industries, including point-of-sale systems, aviation, industrial operations, and restaurants, aiming to enhance operational efficiency and reliability. | $82M | Series B | Mar 12, 2025 |  |
| Human Native AI | Human Native AI operates as an AI data marketplace. |  | Convertible Note | Mar 05, 2025 |  |
| Openly | Openly is an insurance company that specializes in premium home insurance sold through independent agents. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $123M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| GrayMatter Robotics | GrayMatter Robotics is a company that solves the most difficult surface treatment and finishing challenges faced by high-mix, high-variability manufacturers. They offer advanced robotics and proprietary AI technologies, designed into smart robotic cells that assist humans in tedious and ergonomically challenging tasks. | $45M | Series B | Jun 20, 2024 |  |
| Boulder Care | Boulder is a digital health platform expanding access to effective treatment for opiate use. We aim to move the behavioral health industry forward by offering dramatically better experiences for patients and their care teams. | $35M | Series C | May 21, 2024 |  |
| Openly | Openly is an insurance company that specializes in premium home insurance sold through independent agents. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $100M | Series D | Sep 21, 2023 |  |

10 of 42 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ACME Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acme-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Gradient](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gradient-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [IVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/institutional-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Clocktower Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clocktower-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Collaborative Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collaborative-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Eden Global Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eden-global-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Advance Venture Partners invest in?

Advance Venture Partners invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Information Technology startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 42 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Advance Venture Partners's check size?

Advance Venture Partners typically joins rounds of $3.2M–$50M at Series A, $15M–$60M at Series B and $17M–$80M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Advance Venture Partners participates in.

### How do I contact Advance Venture Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Advance Venture Partners?

The team at Advance Venture Partners includes Alex Christ (General Partner), David ibnAle (Founding & Managing Partner) and Ameen Dalli (Associate), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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