Pivotal Ventures
VC Fund
Seattle, United States
Pivotal Ventures is an incubation and investment company to pursue projects, potentially, and ideas investments. The company also focuses on the military community, people with disabilities, communities of color, LGBTQ, and those in small towns and cities. Their strategies are guided by experts, data, and those with lived experience in their focusareas.Pivotal Ventures use philanthropic and investment capital to people, fund transformational ideas, and organizations. They also encourage and identify the adoption of proven approaches to progress in their areas of interest. The company has three main priorities such as fast-tracking women in sectors like media, tech, and government, mobilizing shareholders into pressuring companies and removing barriers to women’s professional advancement to make reforms in support of gender equality.Pivotal Venture was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA.
- Total investments:
- 31
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 35%
Last updated:
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Industries Pivotal Ventures invests in
Stages Pivotal Ventures invests in
Countries Pivotal Ventures invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 6 (19%)
- Financial Services 6 (19%)
- Non Profit 5 (16%)
- Women's 3 (10%)
- Wellness 3 (10%)
Stage
- Grant 10 (32%)
- Series A 5 (16%)
- Series B 4 (13%)
- Funding Round 4 (13%)
- Seed 2 (6%)
Country
- United States 19 (61%)
- Canada 1 (3%)
- United Kingdom 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Erin Harkless Moore
Investment Director
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Investment Director | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Catherine St Laurent
Director of Brand and Special Initiatives
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Director of Brand and Special Initiatives | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
John Sage
Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Melinda Gates
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
Mike van der Ven
Director of Finance and Operations
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Director of Finance and Operations | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forage is a third-party payment processor (TPP) and a pin provider that authenticates and processes EBT recipients and transactions. Forage makes it easier for grocers to accept SNAP EBT payments online. Forage guides merchants through the USDA application process and tech integration for merchants, taking most of the burden off retailers.Foragedemocratizes access to government benefits and helps underserved Americans easily access their benefits online. Forage works with multiple grocers and platforms such as Shopify and Flashfood to accept SNAP EBT payments online. | $40M / Series B / Jun 03, 2026 | ||
| Open Arms provides community-based support during pregnancy, birth, and early parenting to build healthy foundations for a lifetime. They assist birthing families by providing doula service, childbirth education, lactation counseling, and new parent support. | Grant / Nov 12, 2025 | ||
| Millie is a new kind of maternity clinic. Built by moms and providers who’ve been there. | $12M / Series A / Feb 20, 2025 | ||
| Little Otter is a children's mental health company that developed an app that focuses on the mental health of children and their families. Little Otter is a family-focused mental health service for children. The company app makes it simple to connect with qualified providers from the convenience of the user's phone and gain access toadvice and guidance developed by Dr. Helen Egger and child mental health experts. | $9.5M / Feb 05, 2025 | ||
| Axios is a new media company delivering vital, trustworthy news and analysis in the most efficient, illuminating and shareable ways possible. The company offers a mix of original and smartly narrated coverage of media trends, tech, business, and politics with expertise, voice, and smart brevity on a new and innovative mobile platform. Axios, theGreek word for worthy, provides only content worthy of people's time, attention, and trust.Axios publishes news, as well as focuses on business, technology, politics, science, and media trends. It also served as a farm team for political reporters who have since gone on to high-profile spots at outlets like the New York Times and the Washington Post. | $45M / Grant / Dec 11, 2024 | ||
| The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues. The Institute has campuses in Aspen, Colorado, and on the Wye River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It also maintainsoffices in New York City and has an international network of partners. | $75M / Grant / Dec 11, 2024 | ||
| Summer Health is the first step and ongoing tool for anyone navigating health concerns, offering timely text access to high-quality healthcare professionals who provide expert answers and reliable advice over text. | $11.7M / Series A / Apr 23, 2024 | ||
| Tia virtual clinic allows patients to book an appointment with and see a doctor without leaving the house! We realize the common struggle and time commitment of having to take a day off of work just to get a simple diagnosis, prescription renewal, sick note, or be monitored as a frequent patient so we developed a platform which allows patients toeasily connect to a doctor. With more than 100 doctors, we have 13 times more doctors than our closest competitors, allowing for efficient and effective healthcare. We offer services for private patients who wish to see a doctor as soon as possible and we offer packages for companies seeking the newest and best group benefits. Visit tiahealth.com for more information on single appointments and employers.tiahealth.com for more information on how tia can revolutionize your HR department. | Series B / Mar 31, 2023 | ||
| Recast Capital seeks to invest in and support emerging managers in venture capital. | $3.6M / Grant / Mar 08, 2023 | ||
| YR Media is an award-winning media production company that trains diverse young people in digital media and technology. Partnering with industry professionals, students learn to produce marketable media for massive audiences while bringing youth perspectives to issues of public concern.Their mission is to launch young people on career andeducation pathways by engaging them in work-based learning opportunities, creative expression, professional development, and health and academic support services. | Grant / Dec 14, 2022 | ||
| See all 31 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Pivotal Ventures invest in?
Pivotal Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, Financial Services and Non Profit startups, most often at Grant and Series A stage. Most of the 31 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Pivotal Ventures?
The team at Pivotal Ventures includes Erin Harkless Moore (Investment Director), Catherine St Laurent (Director of Brand and Special Initiatives) and John Sage (Chief Executive Officer), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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