# Originate Ventures

> Originate Ventures is a VC fund in Bethlehem backing Medical and Shopping. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bethlehem, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Mar 2019
- Lead investor: 14%
- Fund size: $5M
- Last fund: Oct 2016
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/originate-ventures/
- Website: http://www.originateventures.com

Originate Ventures is a venture capital investment firm, targeting early stage product and services companies located in Pennsylvania and the surrounding regions. They focus on investing in healthcare, consumer, information technology, software, web-based and certain commercial products and/or distribution opportunities. As an integral partof its portfolio management, Originate will help develop brand-driven growth strategies that guide the business direction and capitalize on the Managing Partners' prior experience in growing companies. Their investments range from $500,000 to $4 million.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 14% |
| Shopping | 1 | 14% |
| Software | 1 | 14% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 14% |
| Health Care | 1 | 14% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 29% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Series D | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eric Arnson | Managing Partner | 0 | — |
| Fred Beste | Partner Emeritus | 0 | — |
| Glen R. Bressner | Co-founder & Managing Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/glen-r-bressner |
| Mike Gausling | Managing Partner | 1 | — |
| Shannon Morin | Business Administrator | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Micro Interventional Devices | Micro Interventional Devices is developing disruptive technologies that are revolutionizing percutaneous and minimally invasive structural heart repair procedures. Their proprietary technology is based on a breakthrough in soft- tissue anchoring and associated delivery devices that enable off-pump procedures. | $20M | Series D | Mar 08, 2019 | http://microinterventional.com |
| ProtonMedia | ProtonMedia is a provider of virtual world technology for the enterprise. Their flagship product ProtoSphere is a secure, private virtual world environment for collaboration and learning. |  |  | May 30, 2013 | http://protonmedia.com |
| BA Insight | BA-Insight is the provider of integrated search technologies that help organizations leverage the full power of Microsoft SharePoint® and FAST Search across the enterprise. It flagship Longitude Search and Longitude Connector products let organizations extend Microsoft’s enterprise search capabilities across dozens of CRM, ERP, ECM, messaging,and collaboration systems, and delivers rich document preview and assembly tools that empower knowledge workers to act upon search results with greater speed and effectiveness.Founded in 2004 and headquartered in New York City, BA Insight maintains sales offices and research facilities throughout the United States and Europe. BA Insight’s global team, fortified by an expansive network of certified partners and resellers, has helped millions of users gain instant and actionable access to information. Hundreds of customers – including Fortune 500 companies such as Accenture and ExxonMobil, and government agencies such as the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency and the Australian Department of Defense – have deployed BA Insight’s enterprise search solutions to take full advantage of their information assets while optimizing end-user productivity. BA Insight is a Managed Microsoft Partner. | $4.5M |  | Mar 25, 2013 | http://www.BAinsight.com |
| ProtonMedia | ProtonMedia is a provider of virtual world technology for the enterprise. Their flagship product ProtoSphere is a secure, private virtual world environment for collaboration and learning. | $4.5M | Series B | Jun 20, 2011 | http://protonmedia.com |
| ProtonMedia | ProtonMedia is a provider of virtual world technology for the enterprise. Their flagship product ProtoSphere is a secure, private virtual world environment for collaboration and learning. | $2.5M | Series A | Jul 13, 2009 | http://protonmedia.com |
| FSAstore.com | FSAstore.com is a one-stop destination for FSA-eligible products allowing clients to purchase tax-free medical products.FSAstore.com and HSAstore.com, are the only e-commerce sites stocked exclusively with eligible products for Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) holders. This eliminates the guesswork behind what isreimbursable by an FSA or an HSA. Consumers with these tax-advantaged accounts can access thousands of FSA and HSA- eligible products, in addition to much-needed information through an FSA/HSA Eligibility List and an FSA Learning Center. FSAstore.com and HSAstore.com accept all account debit and major credit cards, offers 24/7 customer service, one-to-two-day turnaround, and free shipping on orders $50 or more. Consumers enjoy the added benefit of not needing to submit receipts when shopping online with their debit card. | $2.2M | Series A |  | http://fsastore.com |

6 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Life Sciences Greenhouse of Pennsylvania](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/life-sciences-greenhouse-of-pennsylvania) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Osage Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/osage-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-franklin-technology-partners-of-northeast-pennsylvania) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Kaplan Ventures — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Oscor — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Activate Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/milestone-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Originate Ventures invest in?

Originate Ventures invests primarily in Medical, Shopping and Software startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Originate Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Originate Ventures?

The team at Originate Ventures includes Eric Arnson (Managing Partner), Fred Beste (Partner Emeritus) and Glen R. Bressner (Co-founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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