Equal Opportunity Ventures
VC Fund
Boston, United States
Equal Opportunity Ventures is a VC fund in Boston focused on Health Care and Information Technology. Equal Opportunity Ventures invests in early-stage businesses that increase opportunity in America. We support entrepreneurs in creating commercially successful companies that advance economic mobility.
- Total investments:
- 14
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 57%
Last updated:
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Industries Equal Opportunity Ventures invests in
Stages Equal Opportunity Ventures invests in
Countries Equal Opportunity Ventures invests in
Contacts
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Justina W. Gallegos
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Michelle Rhee
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Roland Fryer
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William Helman
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 3 (21%)
- Information Technology 3 (21%)
- Internet 2 (14%)
- Software 2 (14%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 7 (50%)
- Series A 3 (21%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (7%)
- Funding Round 1 (7%)
Country
- United States 9 (64%)
- Canada 1 (7%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Justina W. Gallegos
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Michelle Rhee
Venture Partner
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Venture Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Roland Fryer
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
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Co-Founder and Managing Partner | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
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William Helman
Founder & Board
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Founder & Board | Total investments: 12 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Zócalo Health
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Zócalo Health is a primary care provider that delivers integrated medical, behavioral, and social care services, with a focus on improving access for underserved communities, particularly Latino populations. The company combines virtual clinical services with in-person community engagement, using outreach teams to connect with patients in localsettings such as schools, churches, and community organizations. Each patient is supported by a coordinated care team that may include a community health worker, a physician, and a behavioral health specialist, who collaborate to develop personalized care plans addressing medical, social, and mental health needs. The organization also provides care coordination services, assisting patients with appointments, access to community resources, and ongoing health management. Its model emphasizes continuous engagement through both digital tools and community-based interactions to manage complex health conditions and improve care outcomes. | $15M / Series A / Apr 23, 2026 | |
Manta
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Manta is a next-generation AI platform that enables any organization to perform rigorous, real-time data analysis without needing a team of data scientists. | $2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 27, 2025 | |
Stepful
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Stepful is an online learning platform that provides training programs for entry-level healthcare careers such as medical assistant, pharmacy technician, dental assistant, and related roles. It delivers its courses through live, instructor-led virtual classes, interactive assignments, and structured exam preparation for nationally recognizedcertifications. The platform also includes in-person clinical or externship components arranged through partner healthcare providers to help students gain practical experience. Stepful supports learners with additional services such as career coaching, resume preparation, and job search assistance after certification. Overall, it is designed to help students transition into healthcare roles by combining online instruction with hands-on training and employment support. | $7.5M / Seed / May 25, 2023 | |
Headroom
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Headroom is a virtual meeting interface that empowers people to do what they do best -- form relationships, think creatively, solve problems -- while letting AI take care of the rest. | Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | |
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Headroom
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Headroom is a virtual meeting interface that empowers people to do what they do best -- form relationships, think creatively, solve problems -- while letting AI take care of the rest. | $9M / Seed / Aug 25, 2022 | |
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Headroom
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Headroom is a virtual meeting interface that empowers people to do what they do best -- form relationships, think creatively, solve problems -- while letting AI take care of the rest. | $9M / Series A / Aug 24, 2022 | |
Forage
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Forage is a third-party payment processor (TPP) and a pin provider that authenticates and processes EBT recipients and transactions. Forage makes it easier for grocers to accept SNAP EBT payments online. Forage guides merchants through the USDA application process and tech integration for merchants, taking most of the burden off retailers.Foragedemocratizes access to government benefits and helps underserved Americans easily access their benefits online. Forage works with multiple grocers and platforms such as Shopify and Flashfood to accept SNAP EBT payments online. | $22M / Series A / Aug 08, 2022 | |
Matidor.com
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Matidor is a geospatial collaboration platform that helps you organize projects on a live-updating map with easy visualization, team collaboration, and management.More consultancies, project managers, and field workers now choose to use Matidor to manage their projects over spreadsheets because it leads to higher productivity and clientsatisfaction.Our key features to help companies stay on top of their daily workflow include a centralized dashboard showing budgets, cost reports, files & historical details. In addition, our detailed site maps & user-friendly GIS tools help eliminate collaboration hurdles between departments, improve operational efficiency, and business development effectiveness.Matidor’s map-based interface uniquely meets the needs of field companies: tasks and information relating to a physical location can be readily seen understood by both technical and business audiences due to this interface. Matidor doesn’t require the long training cycle of other industry-specific systems, and an unlimited user model opens the door to viral growth. Stickiness is built-in through historical data storage and the aforementioned network effect. | $1.9M / Seed / Jan 17, 2022 | |
KaiPod Learning
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KaiPod Learning offers in-person learning pods for online learners and homeschoolers with enrichment, academic support, and socialization opportunities -- all supported by an experienced KaiPod Learning Coach. The company was founded in 2021 by Amar Kumar and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $1.5M / Seed / Nov 16, 2021 | |
Intus Care
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Intus Care is a healthcare analytics platform that synthesizes financial, clinical, and administrative data to identify, correlate, and visualize trends in long-term care facilities. | $1.7M / Seed / Apr 27, 2021 | |
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FAQ
What does Equal Opportunity Ventures invest in?
Equal Opportunity Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, Information Technology and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Equal Opportunity Ventures?
The team at Equal Opportunity Ventures includes Justina W. Gallegos (Partner), Michelle Rhee (Venture Partner) and Roland Fryer (Co-Founder and Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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