# Divergent Investments

> Divergent Investments is a VC fund in Denver backing Health Care and EdTech. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Denver, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/investdivergent
- Website: https://www.investdivergent.com/

Divergent Investments is a geographically agnostic initiative that will initially focus on early-stage investments.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Divergent Investments. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Divergent Investments. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/divergent-investments?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 4 | 50% |
| EdTech | 2 | 25% |
| Wellness | 2 | 25% |
| Human Resources | 2 | 25% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 25% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 38% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 75% |
| Denmark | 1 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amol Deshpande | Founder | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amol-deshpande-2 |
| Francis Bento | Founder & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francis-bento |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Linus Biotechnology | Linus Biotechnology develops a technology platform that builds on breakthroughs in exposome sequencing. The company was founded in 2020 by Manish Arora and is headquartered in New York, United States. | $16M | Series A | Jan 06, 2023 |  |
| Professional Triathletes Organisation | Professional Triathletes Organisation is a nonprofit company that organizes events of the triathlon sport. | $30M | Series B | Dec 23, 2022 |  |
| Tiimo | Tiimo is a daily planner designed with neurodiversity in mind. Highly visual and versatile, our app supports people with ADHD and Autism and everyone who struggles to stay on task. Developed from principles of accessibility and inclusion, Tiimo gives people of all neurotypes the flexibility to plan their own way, with intuitive customization andunique visuals that simplify time management and build focus. | $2.9M | Seed | Sep 28, 2022 |  |
| Daivergent | Daivergent is the first reimbursable job-readiness and care delivery platform for the 70 million adult disability population. Our software enables neurodivergent and disability talent to enter the digital workforce for the very first time, supporting industries from artificial intelligence to healthcare and beyond. | $3.3M | Seed | Aug 01, 2022 |  |
| Skillfully | Skillfully was founded on the belief that hiring should be efficient, inclusive, and skills-centric. Through experiential hiring methods using virtual simulations, employers now see applicant skills in action. This solution uncovers the perfect fit for a role before the interview phase, saving HR teams time, money, and effort.For decades,recruiters have relied on resume-based hiring to superficially qualify candidates by parsing applicant descriptions of skills to determine employability. The rise of AI tools that automatically enhance and submit applications at an unprecedented scale has overwhelmed employer pipelines, making accurate and precise decision-making nearly impossible.Enter Skillfully’s recruitment solution - HiredNow. The HiredNow tool allows employers create custom simulations of real-life, on-the-job scenarios to effectively assess an applicant’s actual skill level. For the first time, employers can see an applicant’s skills firsthand to determine if their abilities match the unique requirements of a job opening before engaging with the applicant directly. These simulations provide a precise skills scorecard for every applicant, vastly improving hiring efficiency compared to traditional resume-driven tools and enabling skills-first hiring at scale.Through the Skillfully platform, employers can also hire directly from our exclusive, skill-verified TalentNetwork, which includes national career partners such as leading universities, community college systems, HBCUs and workforce development organizations. Employers hiring from our TalentNetwork get access to a deeply diverse and highly motivated candidate pool often overlooked by conventional resume-first hiring tools and professional networks.In this new Age of AI “Good on Paper” is no longer good enough for employers searching for the very best talent. Discover how Skillfully can transform your hiring process today! |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2022 |  |
| Valera Health | Founded in 2015, Valera Health combines digital technology and data science with human touch to deliver best inclass clinical services to patients with mild to severe mental health conditions including depression to schizophrenia. With a focus on outcomes and servicing hard to reach populations, Valera Health is redefining high-performing mentalhealthcare. | $15M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 04, 2021 |  |
| 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. | $4M | Seed | Nov 02, 2021 |  |
| Opya | Opya is transforming autism care by successfully connecting treatment with technology. It is committed to the care and support of all individuals whose lives have been impacted by AutismThe company is a data-driven therapy platform designed to improve the effectiveness of the care we deliver. All being built to ensure families and clinicianshave the information they need to maximize their full potential. | $15.4M | Series A | Aug 18, 2021 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Difference Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/difference-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Zeal Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zeal-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Altitude Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altitude-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aquiline Technology Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aquiline-technology-growth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axa-strategic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BIP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bip-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Divergent Investments invest in?

Divergent Investments invests primarily in Health Care, EdTech and Wellness startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 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 Divergent Investments?

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### Who are the partners at Divergent Investments?

The team at Divergent Investments includes Amol Deshpande (Founder) and Francis Bento (Founder & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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