# Knightsgate Ventures

> Knightsgate Ventures is a VC fund in Houston backing E-Commerce, Software and Apps. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Houston, United States
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last fund: Jul 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/knightsgate-ventures/
- Website: https://knightsgateventures.com/

Knightsgate Ventures is a VC fund in Houston focused on E-Commerce and Software. MissionDrive innovation while creating social good. Whether it’s uplifting underrepresented communities, supporting women and minority founders, or ensuring sustainable business practices — we believe "doing good is good for business".Value AddProvide value-added services for our portfolio companies including technology, go tomarket, operations, and execution strategies, along with preparation for subsequent capital raising rounds with later-stage venture capital firms.ImpactOur startups have produced millions of units of PPE for hospitals during COVID-19, helped teachers receive student loan forgiveness, created global supplier ecosystems with environmental and human rights best practices, and increased diversity in the workplace. We actively track, monitor, and report progress in support of ESG initiatives while targeting exceptional returns for our investors.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$4.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 24% |
| Software | 3 | 18% |
| Apps | 2 | 12% |
| Fashion | 2 | 12% |
| FinTech | 2 | 12% |

41 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 47% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 29% |
| Series A | 2 | 12% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 11 | 65% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Realworld | Realworld simplifies and automates the complexities of adulthood -- finance, health, insurance, and more, all in one place. | $3.2M | Seed | Jun 07, 2022 |  |
| Culina Health | Culina Health is a personalized nutrition platform powered by registered dietitians to help you prioritize the way you want to live. We make insurance-covered nutrition care accessible and easier to understand so that you can fuel a satisfying and well balanced life. | $4.8M | Seed | May 31, 2022 |  |
| Ilumivu | Founded in 2009, ilumivu provides healthcare decision support applications using the psychology of behavior change, combined with real-time data from smartphones and wearables. With a pedigree in research in multiple disease areas at over 100 leading research universities and health systems, ilumivu delivers just-in-time adaptive interventionsbased on individualized baselines to improve measurable patient care outcomes.ilumivu supports healthcare research via its digital health SaaS software to monitor patients with multiple health conditions. ilumivu’s digital health platform has been used to monitor numerous diseases and conditions including autism, Alzheimer’s, heart/blood pressure/strokes and cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic lung disease including COPD, dementia, epilepsy, mental and behavioral issues, traumatic brain injury, suicidal tendency, and trauma/PTSD.In October 2021, ilumivu acquired heart health app Cardiogram. Cardiogram, founded in 2016, has developed and trained a neural network using millions of cardiovascular data points and records to identify medical conditions such as atrial fibrillation, diabetes, hypertension, and sleep apnea. The Cardiogram mobile app is compatible with Apple iOS and Android smartphones, as well as Apple Watch, WearOS by Google, Fitbit, Garmin, and Samsung wearables. It has been downloaded by more than 2.6 million individuals worldwide. |  | Series A | Oct 21, 2021 |  |
| TO THE MARKET | TO THE MARKET is an innovative platform powering the ethical and sustainable supply chain for some of the world’s largest companies. Facing intense and rising demand for operational transparency, our clients rely on our proprietary digitized vendor scoring, procurement workflows, automated reporting, and more. | $5M | Series A | Oct 05, 2021 |  |
| Ilumivu | Founded in 2009, ilumivu provides healthcare decision support applications using the psychology of behavior change, combined with real-time data from smartphones and wearables. With a pedigree in research in multiple disease areas at over 100 leading research universities and health systems, ilumivu delivers just-in-time adaptive interventionsbased on individualized baselines to improve measurable patient care outcomes.ilumivu supports healthcare research via its digital health SaaS software to monitor patients with multiple health conditions. ilumivu’s digital health platform has been used to monitor numerous diseases and conditions including autism, Alzheimer’s, heart/blood pressure/strokes and cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic lung disease including COPD, dementia, epilepsy, mental and behavioral issues, traumatic brain injury, suicidal tendency, and trauma/PTSD.In October 2021, ilumivu acquired heart health app Cardiogram. Cardiogram, founded in 2016, has developed and trained a neural network using millions of cardiovascular data points and records to identify medical conditions such as atrial fibrillation, diabetes, hypertension, and sleep apnea. The Cardiogram mobile app is compatible with Apple iOS and Android smartphones, as well as Apple Watch, WearOS by Google, Fitbit, Garmin, and Samsung wearables. It has been downloaded by more than 2.6 million individuals worldwide. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2021 |  |
| Realworld | Realworld helps simplify adulthood by providing comprehensive guidance, tools, and resources around major life topics not covered in school. The free platform includes nearly 100 step-by-step “playbooks”– everything from getting a credit card to filling out employer paperwork - complete with guidance, tooling, and a marketplace of curated serviceproviders. | $3.4M | Seed | Apr 08, 2021 |  |
| Realworld | Realworld simplifies and automates the complexities of adulthood -- finance, health, insurance, and more, all in one place. | $3.4M | Seed | Apr 08, 2021 |  |
| Drive It Away | Drive It Away is a landmark moment for automotive retailing, bringing the emerging “new age” of Mobility as a Service and Shared Mobility. |  | Seed | Apr 01, 2021 |  |
| Lightyear | Buy and manage your business telecom services (internet, voice, WAN, data center) through a single, trustworthy pane of glass. Carrier neutral. Transparent. Fast. | $3.7M | Seed | Oct 27, 2020 |  |
| Lightyear | Buy and manage your business telecom services (internet, voice, WAN, data center) through a single, trustworthy pane of glass. Carrier neutral. Transparent. Fast. |  | Seed | Jul 01, 2020 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Knightsgate Ventures invest in?

Knightsgate Ventures invests primarily in E-Commerce, Software and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 17 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 Knightsgate Ventures's check size?

Knightsgate Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$4.8M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Knightsgate Ventures participates in.

### When did Knightsgate Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Knightsgate Ventures closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 17 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?

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