# Difference Partners

> Difference Partners is a VC fund backing Health Care and Software. See 31 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 31
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.differencepartners.com

Difference Partners is a VC fund focused on Health Care and Software. Investing in companies that improve the lives of those who learn and think differently.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 12 | 39% |
| Software | 7 | 23% |
| EdTech | 4 | 13% |
| Education | 4 | 13% |
| Family | 3 | 10% |

40 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 39% |
| Pre-Seed | 9 | 29% |
| Series A | 5 | 16% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 23 | 74% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jesse Morris | Founder & General Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jesse-morris |
| Jesse Morris | Founder & General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jesse-morris-2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Valence AI | Valence is a communication tool that delivers emotional feedback in real-time conversation, aiming to augment emotional perception across different neurotypes, languages, communication styles, and cultures. | $5M | Seed | Jun 23, 2026 |  |
| PeKe Labs | PeKe Labs builds motion-based input systems for smart glasses and wearable computing. The company develops non-contact control technology that translates human body motion into reliable digital input, enabling hands-free interaction in real-world environments. PeKe’s system integrates with smartphones and wearable devices to provide an alternativeto voice, touch, and optical gesture controls, which often fail in motion, noise, or constrained settings. The technology is designed for enterprise and OEM use across wearables, augmented reality, and human-computer interaction. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 06, 2026 |  |
| Hipp Health | Hipp Health provides an AI-powered platform for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and mobile therapy practices. The system automates tasks such as scheduling, data collection, clinical note generation, and care management. It includes real-time analytics, live session streaming, and tools for treatment planning. The platform tracks session data,manages clinician workflows, and supports regulatory compliance. It integrates operational and clinical information to provide a centralized view of therapy activities. | $6.2M | Seed | Oct 06, 2025 |  |
| Benny | Benny builds tools to help individuals navigate the safety net and get the benefits they are entitled to. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2024 |  |
| Cephable | Assistive technology platform that extends digital controls to head movement, voice, gestures, facial expressions and more. | $4.6M | Seed | Oct 31, 2024 |  |
| Hipp Health | Hipp Health provides an AI-powered platform for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and mobile therapy practices. The system automates tasks such as scheduling, data collection, clinical note generation, and care management. It includes real-time analytics, live session streaming, and tools for treatment planning. The platform tracks session data,manages clinician workflows, and supports regulatory compliance. It integrates operational and clinical information to provide a centralized view of therapy activities. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 15, 2024 |  |
| Enabled Play | Enabled Play is a platform and device that makes accessibility accessible for everyone. It allows users to control their games, programs, and computers using face expressions, voice commands, body gestures, tilt controls, and distributed inputs. These inputs are used for making education, the workplace, and gaming more accessible for everyone. | $2.4M |  | Jul 13, 2023 |  |
| Enabled Play | Enabled Play is a platform and device that makes accessibility accessible for everyone. It allows users to control their games, programs, and computers using face expressions, voice commands, body gestures, tilt controls, and distributed inputs. These inputs are used for making education, the workplace, and gaming more accessible for everyone. | $2.4M | Seed | Jul 13, 2023 |  |
| SpectrumAi | SpectrumAi is a digital health company innovating Autism care to increase access to high-quality ABA therapy for kids on the spectrum around the world. With support from industry veterans in technology and healthcare, SpectrumAi is working with global clinical leaders in ABA therapy, parents, and payers to modernize. | $20M | Series A | Mar 16, 2023 |  |
| Marker Learning | Marker Learning provides a telepsychology platform that makes learning disability assessments and personalized action plans accessible for schools and families. The licensed psychologists at Marker have received specialized training to work with both children and adults up to the age of 50. | $15M | Series A | Feb 09, 2023 |  |

10 of 31 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Craft Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craft-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Night Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/night-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Operator Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/operator-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Anthemis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthemis-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Difference Partners invest in?

Difference Partners invests primarily in Health Care, Software and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 31 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 Difference Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Difference Partners?

The team at Difference Partners includes Jesse Morris (Founder & General Partner) and Jesse Morris (Founder & General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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