# Hourglass Ventures

> Hourglass Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Fitness and Wearables. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hourglass-ventures/
- Website: http://www.hourglassventures.com/

Hourglass Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Fitness and Wearables. Hourglass Ventures supports visionary entrepreneurs at the Friends and Family round.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fitness | 1 | 33% |
| Wearables | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Social Media | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| India | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Ategeka | Founder/Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-ategeka |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| JOGO Health | JOGO Health is a virtual care company that uses clinically proven digital interventions to treat pain, neuromuscular, movement and pelvic floor disorders. The company's AI-driven mobile app and wearable sensors provide treatments for conditions like stroke, chronic pain, and pelvic health by tapping into the brain's neuroplasticity. | $5.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 18, 2024 | http://www.jogohealth.com |
| Pepul | Pepul is a social networking platform for mentorship, job opportunities, internships, and career-enhancing content curated by mentors. It also offers a hyperlocal model of social networks, ensures privacy, and restricts anonymous users and negative content that allows users to create a profile with real identity through their real-time profilepictures and connect, interact, and create a real-world community. | $1.4M | Seed | Jan 11, 2022 | https://www.pepul.com |
| OxiWear | OxiWear ear-wearable devices for continuous oxygen monitoring and emergency alerting to detect and prevent silent-hypoxia caused by pulmonary hypertension, high altitude & high cardio activities, and COVID-19. Oxiwear's patented, a novel ear-worn pulse oximeter is intended for use in clinical and consumer settings. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Nov 17, 2021 | https://oxiwear.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Virginia Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cit-gap-funds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Halcyon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/halcyon-4db5) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [J. Hunt Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-hunt-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LEAD](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lead-sports-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hourglass Ventures invest in?

Hourglass Ventures invests primarily in Fitness, Wearables and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 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 Hourglass Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Hourglass Ventures?

The team at Hourglass Ventures includes Christopher Ategeka (Founder/Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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