# Liesel Simmons

> Liesel Simmons is a seed investor at Blue Haven Initiative (Boston) backing Finance and Hospital. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Blue Haven Initiative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-haven-initiative)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liesel-pritzker-simmons-793b8417

Liesel Simmons is a seed investor at Blue Haven Initiative in Boston focused on Finance and Hospital. Liesel Pritzker Simmons is the Co-Founder at Blue Haven Initiative.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Hospital | 1 | 50% |
| Logistics | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Impact Investing | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BlueMark | BlueMark engages in providing independent impact verification services for investors and companies. It focuses on strengthening trust in impact investing and helps bring more accountability to the impact investment process.The company was founded in 2020 with a belief that impact verification is a key ingredient for establishing and maintainingtrust between impact investors and their stakeholders. | $10M | Series A | Apr 18, 2023 |  |
| TIBU Health | TIBU Health is a disruptive HealthTech logistics company that provides high-quality healthcare services. |  | Seed | Apr 26, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ford Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ford-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ground Squirrel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ground-squirrel-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gunung Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gunung-capital-b03b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kepple Africa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kepple-africa-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Radicle Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/radicle-impact) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [S&P Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s-p-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Blue Haven Initiative

VC Fund · Cambridge, United States

Blue Haven Initiative is a family office action tank that focuses on how a family can impact the world by investing different kinds of capital and communicating that story to inspire others. The firm is focused primarily on early-stage companies in emerging and pioneer markets.

5 contacts available at Blue Haven Initiative.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Liesel Simmons | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liesel-simmons |
| Beverly Hellner | Operations Coordinator | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beverly-hellner |
| Ian Simmons | Co-Founder & Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-simmons |
| Kelly Escobedo | Managing Director Operations; Executive Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kelly-escobedo |
| Lauren Cochran | Investment Committee Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lauren-cochran |

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## FAQ

### What does Liesel Simmons invest in?

Liesel Simmons invests primarily in Finance, Hospital and Logistics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Liesel Simmons last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Liesel Simmons closed in Apr 2023. 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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