# Ardea Partners

> Ardea Partners is a VC fund in New York backing Medical and mHealth. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ardea-partners/
- Website: http://ardeapartners.com

Ardea Partners is a private investment banking advisory firm that provides strategic and financial advice to to CEOs, Founders and Boards of Directors of leading global enterprises facing complex challenges and considering transformational changes in strategy, ownership or capital structure. Ardea also advises on major investments by SovereignWealth Funds and other large pools of capital.The firm was established in 2016 and is based in New York, with offices in London and Princeton.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 100% |
| mHealth | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Therapeutics | 1 | 100% |
| Personal Health | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Don Truesdale | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | — |
| Ivan Ross | Co-founder | 0 | — |
| James Del Favero | Co-founder and Partner | 0 | — |
| Juliya Chekmarova | Vice President | 0 | — |
| willie jordan | Investment Banking Analyst | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vida Health | Vida Health is a virtual care platform intentionally designed to treat a person’s whole health by treating mental and physical conditions, together. Vida’s clinically validated approach combines an AI-powered, personalized experience with the support and human connection of coaches and therapists. Vida’s app offers video sessions, messaging, anddigital content to help people prevent, manage, and reverse chronic conditions — like obesity, diabetes and hypertension — and the mental conditions that accompany them — like stress, depression, and anxiety. Some of America’s largest employers and health plans trust Vida’s whole health offering.The company was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California | $110M | Series D | May 05, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [General Atlantic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-atlantic) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Ardea Partners invest in?

Ardea Partners invests primarily in Medical, mHealth and Health Care startups, most often at Series D stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ardea Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Ardea Partners?

The team at Ardea Partners includes Don Truesdale (Chief Executive Officer), Ivan Ross (Co-founder) and James Del Favero (Co-founder and Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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