# Direct Relief

> Direct Relief is a VC fund in Santa Barbara backing Health Care and Medical. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Barbara, United States
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 47%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/directrelief
- Website: https://x.com/directrelief
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/directrelief

Direct Relief is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that provides medical assistance to people around the world who have been affected by poverty, natural disasters, and civil unrest. Thanks to generous material and financial contributions from individuals, pharmaceutical companies, and medical equipment manufacturers, Direct Relief can workwith healthcare professionals and organizations on the ground and equip them with the essential medical supplies and equipment that they need to help people recover from a disaster.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Direct Relief. Shizune tracks 7 team members at Direct Relief. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/direct-relief-international?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 18 | 95% |
| Medical | 7 | 37% |
| Non Profit | 7 | 37% |
| Mental Health | 3 | 16% |
| Health Diagnostics | 3 | 16% |

26 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amy Weaver | Chief Executive Officer | 1 | — |
| Andrew Schroeder | Vice President of Research and Analysis | 0 | — |
| Byron Scott | Chief Health Officer | 10 | — |
| Craig Redmond | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | — |
| Dezso Karczag | Founder | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Premier Mobile Health Services | Premier Mobile Health Services provides mobile primary care, screenings, chronic care, and telehealth for underserved patients. | $190K | Grant | May 24, 2025 |  |
| Darkness to Light | Darkness to Light is a non-profit organization that empowers adults by training, consulting, and researching to end child sexual abuse. | $220K | Grant | Apr 24, 2025 |  |
| Urban Health Plan | Urban Health Plan is a health center that provides telehealth, primary and specialty health care services. | $250K | Grant | Aug 31, 2023 |  |
| Wahiawā Center for Community Health | Wahiawā Health provides access to affordable, quality health care and wellness services to promote a healthy community. | $270K | Grant | Aug 08, 2022 |  |
| Share Ourselves | Share Ourselves offers personalized care as a means to deliver quality services, improve population health and stability, and reduce costs. They also provides pediatric care, women's health, behavioral health, clinical pharmaceutical services, food pantry, financial assistance, homeless services, health education, case management, and an OBprogram. | $270K | Grant | Aug 08, 2022 |  |
| HealthNet | HealthNet provides high-quality medical, dental, behavioral health care and support services to people of all age, regardless of insurance. | $270K | Grant | Aug 08, 2022 |  |
| Northeast Valley Health | Northeast valley health corporation (NEVHC) is one of the nation's community health centers. They are a nonprofit organization, focused on preventing and alleviating health issues. While their patients are united by their experience of medical need, they come from every walk of life and background. The mission of northeast valley healthcorporation is to provide, safe and comprehensive healthcare to the medically underserved residents of los angeles county, particularly in the san fernando and santa clarita valleys, in a manner that is sensitive to the economic, social, cultural, and linguistic needs of the community. | $270K | Grant | Aug 08, 2022 |  |
| University of Florida Mobile Outreach Clinic | University of Florida Mobile Outreach Clinic provides free health care to the medically underserved in Alachua County. | $250K | Grant | Feb 04, 2022 |  |
| Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center | Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center offers behavioral health, pharmacy, telehealth, clinical and pediatric care services. |  | Grant | Aug 31, 2021 |  |
| The Institute for Family Health | The Institute for Family Health is offering mental health, dental care, and social services. |  | Grant | Aug 31, 2021 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AbbVie](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abbvie) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- Becton Dickinson India — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- National Association of Community Health Centers — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- The Pfizer Foundation — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Direct Relief invest in?

Direct Relief invests primarily in Health Care, Medical and Non Profit startups, most often at Grant stage. Most of the 19 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 Direct Relief?

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### Who are the partners at Direct Relief?

The team at Direct Relief includes Amy Weaver (Chief Executive Officer), Andrew Schroeder (Vice President of Research and Analysis) and Byron Scott (Chief Health Officer), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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