# Crystal McKellar

> Crystal McKellar is a seed investor at Aloft VC backing Health Care. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Aloft VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anathem-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystal-mckellar-08562a3/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/CrystalMcKellar
- Website: https://www.anathemventures.com/

Crystal McKellar is a seed investor at Aloft VC in San Francisco focused on Health Care and Medical Device. Crystal is Founder and Managing Partner of Anathem Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that seeks to invest in great companies that have developed breakthrough technology that they are leveraging to win and own well-defined, high-margin markets. Prior to Anathem, Crystal was a Managing Director at a large growth-stage venture capital firmand prior to that practiced securities and antitrust law at global law firms Davis Polk & Wardwell and Morrison & Foerster. After graduating from law school, Crystal also served as a clerk to a federal judge. Crystal received a B.A. in history, magna cum laude, from Yale University, a Masters of Studies, with Distinction, from the University of Oxford, and a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 67% |
| Medical Device | 2 | 67% |
| Textiles | 1 | 33% |
| Child Care | 1 | 33% |
| Communities | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pumpspotting | Pumpspotting is a social network and companion app for breastfeeding, pumping parents and the place to connect over milk, motherhood and the best places to nurse and pump. | $1.2M | Seed | Aug 12, 2021 | https://www.pumpspotting.com/ |
| Siren Care | Siren Care is engaging with providers and payers to transform healthcare for chronic disease and aging. Siren significantly improves patient outcomes and experience by augmenting traditional healthcare with tech-enabled clinical models to provide whole person care. Our flagship program, the Siren Diabetic Foot Program, is a comprehensive servicepowered by our proprietary Siren Socks which monitor foot temperature continuously to deliver superior early detection of diabetic foot ulcers. | $11.8M | Series B | May 27, 2020 | http://siren.care |
| Cooler Heads | Cooler Heads develops cold caps designed for chemotherapy patients. | $1M | Seed | Feb 06, 2020 | https://www.coolerheads.com/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beni VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beni-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DCM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dcm) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LaunchPad Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launchpad-venture-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Aloft VC

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Aloft Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in technology companies.

5 contacts available at Aloft VC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crystal McKellar | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crystal-mckellar |
| Allison Long | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allison-long |
| Daniel Burnett | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-burnett |
| George Gordon | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-gordon |
| Jason Towns | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-towns |

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## FAQ

### What does Crystal McKellar invest in?

Crystal McKellar invests primarily in Health Care, Medical Device and Textiles startups, most often at Seed and Series B 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 Crystal McKellar?

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### When did Crystal McKellar last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Crystal McKellar closed in Aug 2021. 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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