# Machem Capital

> Machem Capital is a VC fund backing Fitness, Wellness and Health Care. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://machemcapital.com/

Machem Capital is an investment firm focused on helping early-stage, B2B, and B2C start-ups in the lifestyle and technology markets. It takes a more holistic and personal approach to work with its investment companies – as opposed to focusing only on the bottom line. It works with companies based both in the U.S. and internationally.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fitness | 1 | 50% |
| Wellness | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Personal Health | 1 | 50% |
| Employee Benefits | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BurnAlong | BurnAlong is a personalized wellbeing class and social motivation to help people get the health and wellness they need. BurnAlong delivers personalized corporate wellness classes and social motivation to help employees achieve their health and wellness goals; and companies in turn create great cultures that retain and attract talent. It wasfounded in 2016 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. | $1.5M | Seed | Mar 21, 2019 |  |
| BurnAlong | BurnAlong is a personalized wellbeing class and social motivation to help people get the health and wellness they need. BurnAlong delivers personalized corporate wellness classes and social motivation to help employees achieve their health and wellness goals; and companies in turn create great cultures that retain and attract talent. It wasfounded in 2016 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 05, 2017 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Baltimore Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baltimore-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Brown Advisory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brown-advisory) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [32 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/32-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Macks Managed Investments — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Machem Capital invest in?

Machem Capital invests primarily in Fitness, Wellness and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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 Machem Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Machem Capital closed in Mar 2019. 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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