# Brian Belsky

> Brian Belsky is a Series A investor at Ascension Ventures backing Medical and Health Care. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ascension Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascension-ventures)
- Location: St Louis, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbelsky

Brian Belsky is a Series A investor at Ascension Ventures in St Louis focused on Medical and Health Care. Brian Belsky Principal at AV

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 2 | 67% |
| Health Care | 2 | 67% |
| mHealth | 1 | 33% |
| Personal Health | 1 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Strive Health | Strive Health is a built-for-purpose company working with innovative payers and providers to transform kidney care. Strive Health significantly improves patient outcomes and experience with a high-touch, technology-enabled clinical model that cares for chronic kidney disease patients across their entire healthcare journey, from primary care-levelengagement through dialysis.Strive was launched out of Oxeon’s Venture Studio and is backed by New Enterprise Associates, Town Hall Ventures, Echo Health Ventures, and Ascension Ventures. | $166M | Series C | May 31, 2023 |  |
| Vori Health | Vori Health offers a new care delivery model for treating musculoskeletal conditions. Its nationwide, all-inclusive medical practice is evidence-based and uniquely positioned to address a multitude of back, neck, and other joint issues. The organization offers integrated medical and rehabilitation care, physical therapy, prescriptions, imaging andlab ordering, health coaching, nutritional guidance, community support and premium instructional content. Using a unique, virtual-first care model to help patients find the best path forward, Vori Health connects patients to a trained care team that includes a board-certified, non-operative physical medicine physician, a health coach navigator, and a physical therapist who collaboratively manage the initial patient assessment and coordinate all aspects of care. Learn more at www.vorihealth.com.The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | $15.1M | Series A | Jul 07, 2021 |  |
| Strive Health | Strive Health is a built-for-purpose company working with innovative payers and providers to transform kidney care. Strive Health significantly improves patient outcomes and experience with a high-touch, technology-enabled clinical model that cares for chronic kidney disease patients across their entire healthcare journey, from primary care-levelengagement through dialysis.Strive was launched out of Oxeon’s Venture Studio and is backed by New Enterprise Associates, Town Hall Ventures, Echo Health Ventures, and Ascension Ventures. | $80M | Series A | Apr 08, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Echo Health Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/echo-health-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-enterprise-associates) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Intermountain Healthcare](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intermountain-healthcare) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Town Hall Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/town-hall-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AlleyCorp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alleycorp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Max Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basset-investment-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Ascension Ventures

VC Fund · Clarkton, United States

AHV was established in 2001 by Ascension Health with a commitment of $125 million to invest in expansion- to late-stage healthcare companies. Ascension Health is the nation's largest Catholic and largest nonprofit health system serving patients through a network of hospitals and health facilities in 20 states and the District of Columbia. AHVoffers its limited partners the ability to earn venture-level financial returns while providing early insight to future healthcare developments.

5 contacts available at Ascension Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brendan Salvino | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brendan-salvino-6ae4 |
| Brian Belsky | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-belsky-6be7 |
| Jamie Wehrung | Chief Administrative Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-wehrung |
| John Kuelper | Co-Founder & CEO; Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-kuelper |
| Matt Hermann | Senior Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-hermann |

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## FAQ

### What does Brian Belsky invest in?

Brian Belsky invests primarily in Medical, Health Care and mHealth startups, most often at Series A and Series C 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.

### When did Brian Belsky last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brian Belsky closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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