# Bulldog Innovation Group LLC

> Bulldog Innovation Group LLC is a VC fund backing SaaS and Software. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New Haven, United States
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Dec 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Fund size: $4.1M
- Last fund: Dec 2015
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bulldog-innovation-group/about/
- Website: http://bulldog.vc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bulldoginnovationgroup/

Bulldog Innovation Group LLC is a VC fund in New Haven focused on SaaS and Software. Bulldog Innovation Group was founded and built by Yale alumni with the aim of promoting early stage, high potential ventures by Yale graduates. We support these entrepreneurs at the seed stage with active, experienced mentoring from our large team of Yale College and Yale School of Management alums. By leveraging the strength of our network,we create BIG opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors. We're not just building a portfolio; we're building a community. We are private and independent from Yale University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 3 | 23% |
| Software | 3 | 23% |
| Health Care | 3 | 23% |
| Health Diagnostics | 3 | 23% |
| Mobile | 2 | 15% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 62% |
| Series A | 2 | 15% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 8% |
| Series E | 1 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 10 | 77% |
| China | 1 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrea Sehl | General Partner | 0 | — |
| Chris LoPresti | Adviser & Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-lopresti |
| Laura Kauer Rodriguez | Managing Director, General Partner | 0 | — |
| Reid Buckley | General Partner | 0 | — |
| Scott Wharton | Member General Partnership | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CANbridge Pharmaceuticals | CANbridge Pharmaceuticals is a bio-pharmaceutical company accelerating development and commercialization of specialty healthcare products for serious and critical medical conditions in China and North Asia (Korea and Taiwan). CANbridge develops partnerships with Western bio-pharmaceutical companies with clinical-stage pharmaceutical, medical deviceor diagnostic products that are either unavailable in China/North Asia or address medical needs that are underserved in the region. CANbridge also licenses or obtains exclusive rights to commercialize drug and device products that are approved in their home markets for commercialization in China and North Asia. | $43M | Series E | Dec 01, 2020 | http://www.canbridgepharma.com/ |
| Amulet | Allergy Amulet is the world’s smallest and fastest consumer food allergen sensor, testing for common allergenic ingredients in seconds. Whether it’s on a keychain, a necklace, a wristband, or in a pocket, Allergy Amulet’s sleek and portable design allows users to savor life’s important moments, safely and simply. Food allergies affect 32 millionAmericans and between 220-520 million people globally. That’s 1 in 13 children and 1 in 10 adults. Allergy Amulet has the potential to improve the quality of life for the millions of people living with food allergies or intolerances. | $4.1M | Seed | Aug 12, 2020 | http://www.allergyamulet.com |
| Allergy Amulet | Allergy Amulet offers a medical device or wearable sensor that can trace allergen in food. | $3.3M | Seed | Aug 12, 2020 | https://www.allergyamulet.com/ |
| Valor Performance | Valor Performance is leadership and performance coaching platform focused on igniting and sustaining peak performance for managers and executives.Valor closes the professional training gap through a dynamic software platform, progress metrics, and 1:1 coaching – giving a premium experience while being scalable.Founded in 2017, Valor Performanceis headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. |  | Seed | Jun 30, 2019 | https://www.valorperform.com/ |
| Duco Experts | Duco is an online marketplace that features direct messaging, single point of billing, and project management dashboard. The company focuses on policy, global affairs, international affairs, consulting, SaaS, global, and international. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in California, United States. | $1M | Seed | May 03, 2019 | http://www.ducoexperts.com |
| PlanIT Impact | PlanIT Impact is a ground-breaking, cloud-based SaaS that complements existing workflows by allowing architects, designers, engineers, developers, and planners to answer ROI and TCO questions for your client/owner at the earliest stages of the building design process, eliminating the fear of wasting money on energy questions. | $900K | Seed | Dec 27, 2018 | https://www.planitimpact.com/ |
| KrakenFlex | KrakenFlex provides real-time distributed energy resource management and distribution network monitoring technology. It enables the largest utilities, traders, generators, and network operators to manage and optimize distributed energy resources in real time and at scale. | $7.3M | Series A | Dec 22, 2017 | https://www.krakenflex.com |
| Trinity Mobile Networks | Trinity Mobile Networks seeks to improve data speed and total network bandwidth for mobile networks. The company develops wireless mesh networking technologies to provide affordable connectivity for its users.Trinity Mobile Networks has developed a new network architecture that improves the performance of mesh networks and an accompanyingandroid application which makes use of its platform. This application allows android devices to receive data through high-quality, inexpensive mesh connections and reduce their reliance on expensive cellular services. | $2.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 19, 2017 | http://trinitymobilenetworks.com/ |
| Vantage Robotics | Vantage Robotics is a technology company that makes amazing aerial videos easy for commercial operations over people. The company has created a massively differentiated flying camera to compete in the $7 B camera drone market by solving the ease of use problem. Vantage's first product, Snap, has generated over $1 M in pre-sales and achieveda landmark FAA waiver for commercial use near people with CNN. Apple, Amazon, and the largest drone distributor in the US are all interested in selling Snap, with combined forecasted sales of over $100 M annually. Investors include Andy von Flotow, one of the most successful drone entrepreneurs in the US, Bill Tai, Blake Krikorian, CrunchFund, Ruvento, and Accelerator Ventures. Vantage began shipping Snap in Q2 17 to rave reviews. | $3.5M | Seed | Mar 02, 2017 | http://www.vantagerobotics.com/ |
| Wellinks | Wellinks is a wearable health technology dedicated to improving clinical outcomes. The innovative new medical device tracks how long and how tightly scoliosis braces are worn over time. By providing real-time data and feedback, we empower patients, parents, and doctors to make better-informed decisions about treatment. It helps patients get betterfaster by helping them understand their treatment and motivate them to complete it.Wellinks allows doctors, nurses, and orthotists to check up on their patients between visits. The app automatically uploads all the data online, so doctors can get an up-to-date snapshot of how their patients are doing between visits. |  | Seed | Sep 14, 2016 | http://www.wellinks.com/ |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Colle Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colle-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Accelerator Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelerator-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Corazon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/corazon-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Dipalo Ventures — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Great North Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/great-north-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/great-oaks-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Bulldog Innovation Group LLC invest in?

Bulldog Innovation Group LLC invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 13 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 Bulldog Innovation Group LLC?

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### Who are the partners at Bulldog Innovation Group LLC?

The team at Bulldog Innovation Group LLC includes Andrea Sehl (General Partner), Chris LoPresti (Adviser & Investor) and Laura Kauer Rodriguez (Managing Director, General Partner), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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