# Golden Seeds

> Golden Seeds is a VC fund in New York backing Health Care and Software. See 153 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 153
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last fund: Jan 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/313031
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/GoldenSeeds
- Website: http://www.goldenseeds.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/goldenseeds

Golden Seeds is a seed-stage investment firm with a focus on women leaders. Their investment thesis rests on the extensive research that concludes that gender-diverse teams produce a better return on equity. By seeking companies where women hold leadership positions and own substantial equity, they are funding companies that are likely to havediverse perspectives that will contribute to success.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Golden Seeds. Shizune tracks 32 team members at Golden Seeds. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/golden-seeds?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $740k–$5.6M |
| Series A | $1.2M–$10M |
| Series B | $1.8M–$20M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 26 | 17% |
| Software | 17 | 11% |
| Biotechnology | 15 | 10% |
| Medical | 14 | 9% |
| Medical Device | 13 | 8% |

169 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 42 | 27% |
| Seed | 37 | 24% |
| Series B | 14 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 10 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 8 | 5% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 97 | 63% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jo Ann Corkran | Managing Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jo-ann-corkran |
| Ulya Khan | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ulya-khan |
| Carolyn Fikke | Managing Director | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carolyn-fikke |
| Charles Follini | Early Stage Investor & Board Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cj-follini |
| Danna Redmond | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danna-redmond |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kind Designs | Kind Design uses 3D Printing technology to print living seawalls that mimic coral reefs and mangroves, hosting biodiversity and improving the quality of water. | $10M | Seed | Jul 16, 2026 |  |
| Forge Industries | Forge Industries develops waste-to-fuel climate technologies as well as commercial biofuels that transform waste materials and plastics into reusable industrial fuels. | $3.9M | Seed | Jul 08, 2026 |  |
| Avisi Technologies | Avisi Technologies develops ophthalmic medical devices using nanotechnology to address vision loss associated with glaucoma and related eye conditions. The company designs implantable solutions such as VisiPlate, an aqueous shunt that regulates intraocular fluid through microchannel structures to help manage eye pressure. Its work combinesmaterials science and ophthalmology to create minimally invasive devices intended for long-term function within the eye. | $10.8M | Series A | Feb 25, 2026 |  |
| PolyGone Systems, Inc | PolyGone Systems is a cleantech company that removes microplastic pollutants from waterways. PolyGone Systems was founded in 2021. | $4M | Seed | Feb 12, 2026 |  |
| Chippin | Chippin develops high quality pet food without the high "carbon pawprint." Chippin is transforming the $90B global pet food market with foods developed from underutilized protein. Chippin meets the rapidly growing demand for alternatives to traditional animal proteins and delights our four-legged family members with superior nutrition. | $245K | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 05, 2025 |  |
| Bairitone Health | Bairitone Health builds solutions for people with untreated obstructive sleep apnea. Founded in 2022, the company is headquartered in Houston, Texas. | $155K | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 01, 2025 |  |
| Every Body Eat | Every Body Eat provides clean, gluten-free, plant-based, delicious snacks. Every Body Eat's products include cheese-less, sea salt chia, chive and garlic, fiery chile lime, snack thins variety packs, craver pack, crispbreads, sea salt, tart cherry, white pepper and garlic, and crispbread variety packs. They also provide e-commerce services.Every Body Eat's snacks are flavorful, crave-able, and enjoyable to share with family and friends - regardless of most dietary restrictions or preferences. | $236.5K | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 03, 2025 |  |
| PolyGone Systems, Inc | PolyGone Systems is a cleantech company that removes microplastic pollutants from waterways. PolyGone Systems was founded in 2021. | $175K | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 03, 2025 |  |
| Nullspace Inc. | Nullspace develops advanced electromagnetic simulation software redefining what is possible for next-generation RF systems and quantum computing. Its full-fidelity, high-speed simulation software is purpose built for mission-critical engineering. Built on over a decade of DoD-validated technology, Nullspace solvers deliver breakthrough performance- enabling engineers to model larger, more complex systems than ever before, without sacrificing accuracy. Customers span industries from aerospace, defense, 5G/6G, spectrum management, and top emerging quantum computing companies. | $2.5M | Seed | Aug 18, 2025 |  |
| NanoPattern Technologies | NanoPattern Technologies is developing a photopatternable quantum dot formulation to enable the next generation of displays. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $222.5K |  | Jul 25, 2025 |  |

10 of 153 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Astia Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astia-angels) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Band of Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/band-of-angels) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [New York Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-york-angels) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Alliance of Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliance-of-angels) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Houston Angel Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/houston-angel-network) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [LaunchPad Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launchpad-venture-group) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Golden Seeds invest in?

Golden Seeds invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 153 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Golden Seeds's check size?

Golden Seeds typically joins rounds of $740k–$5.6M at Seed, $1.2M–$10M at Series A and $1.8M–$20M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Golden Seeds participates in.

### How do I contact Golden Seeds?

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### Who are the partners at Golden Seeds?

The team at Golden Seeds includes Jo Ann Corkran (Managing Partner), Ulya Khan (Managing Director) and Carolyn Fikke (Managing Director), among 32 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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