# Kara Roell

> Kara Roell is a Series B investor at VMG Partners (San Francisco) backing Medical and mHealth. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [VMG Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vmg-partners)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kara-roell-4a18231b/

Kara Roell is a Series B investor at VMG Partners in San Francisco focused on Medical and mHealth. Kara Roel is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at VMG Partners.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| mHealth | 1 | 50% |
| Delivery | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Favor | The Pill Club is an all-in-one healthcare service delivering birth control across the US. Backed by Stanford physicians, The Pill Club is a telemed service focused on delivering birth control, emergency contraceptives, and free gifts to promote a healthy lifestyle. With the full support of incubators such as StartX and 500 Startups, The Pill Clubis driven to ensure a personalized and connected healthcare experience and to empower women to take ownership of their health and bodies, while providing access and personal freedom. The Pill Club was founded in October 2014 and is based in Mountain View, California. | $41.9M | Series B | Jun 14, 2021 |  |
| Favor | The Pill Club is an all-in-one healthcare service delivering birth control across the US. Backed by Stanford physicians, The Pill Club is a telemed service focused on delivering birth control, emergency contraceptives, and free gifts to promote a healthy lifestyle. With the full support of incubators such as StartX and 500 Startups, The Pill Clubis driven to ensure a personalized and connected healthcare experience and to empower women to take ownership of their health and bodies, while providing access and personal freedom. The Pill Club was founded in October 2014 and is based in Mountain View, California. | $51M | Series B | Jan 22, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ACME Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acme-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Base10 Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/base10-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Shasta Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shasta-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Google Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [iGlobe Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iglobe-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Invariantes Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invariantes-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About VMG Partners

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

VMG Partners is a private equity investment firm with an exclusive focus on acquiring highly branded consumer products companies in the lower middle market. The firm's defined set of attractive target industries include lifestyle, wellness, food/beverage, personal care, pet, and leisure. The firm is led by a seasoned group of partners whohave worked together over many years and whose complementary operating, marketing, and investing skills help to source proprietary transactions and enhance the value of the brands they acquire. The firm currently has $325 million of committed equity capital. VMG Partners is headquartered in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

5 contacts available at VMG Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brooke Kiley | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brooke-kiley |
| Carle Stenmark | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carle-stenmark |
| Jonathan Marshall | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-marshall-2 |
| Kara Roell | Co-Founder and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kara-roel |
| Kevin McKeand | Limited Partner and Commerce Council Member - Fund II - VMG Catalyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-mckeand |

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## FAQ

### What does Kara Roell invest in?

Kara Roell invests primarily in Medical, mHealth and Delivery startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kara Roell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kara Roell closed in Jun 2021. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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