Sharon Knight
Angel Investor @ Jazz Venture Partners
San Francisco, United States
Sharon Knight is a seed investor at Jazz Venture Partners in San Francisco focused on Health Care and Software. Sharon is currently an active advisor to and independent investor in several early stage companies. She has a passion for increasing patient education and engagement and improving patient experience, marrying her unique combination of healthcare and gaming experience.
- Total investments:
- 15
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 7%
Last updated:
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Industries Sharon Knight invests in
Stages Sharon Knight invests in
Countries Sharon Knight invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 8 (53%)
- Software 3 (20%)
- Information Technology 3 (20%)
- Medical 2 (13%)
- Wellness 2 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 6 (40%)
- Series A 4 (27%)
- Series B 1 (7%)
- Series C 1 (7%)
- Series D 1 (7%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| HERmd is a provider of female comprehensive health, beauty, and wellness services. From gynecology and menopause to sexual medicine and medical aesthetics, the company provides a safe, trusted space to address all of the client's needs, no matter how personal. HERmd was founded by Somi Javaid in 2019 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, | $18M / Series A / Jul 28, 2023 | ||
| NVISION MEDICAL Corporation operates in the healthcare sector. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Saratoga, California.nVision is a privately-held medical device company dedicated to filling the void in women’s health innovation. Since its founding in 2011, the company has relentlessly focused on developing devices to enableclinicians to assess the health of previously inaccessible parts of the female reproductive tract. | $12M / Series B / Jul 21, 2016 | ||
| VIDA is an e-commerce platform that takes advantage of direct-to-fabric technology resulting in the large scale production of unique apparel from designers around the world. With this process, any submitted design can go from sketch to completion in a week with any of VIDA's ten manufacturers. With this process, any submitted design can gofrom sketch to completion in a week with any of VIDA's ten manufacturers. By carefully selecting its partnerships, VIDA is bridging the gap between artists and consumers while promoting socially responsible fashion.By carefully selecting its partnerships, VIDA is bridging the gap between artists and consumers while promoting socially responsible fashion. | $1.3M / Seed / Nov 12, 2014 | ||
| Portfolia connects sophisticated investors and leaders with entrepreneurial companies. Their platform enables users to collaborate with other members and lead investors to evaluate innovative products and teams, join diligence teams, and immerse themselves in the investment process. It is an investment fund designed for women while backinginnovative companies for returns and impact. | $1.5M / Seed / Aug 07, 2014 | ||
| The world is more connected than it has ever been before - but access to healthcare is still one of their biggest challenges.At CaptureProof, they strive to set the standard for medical media: create and implement innovative technologies that allow patients and physicians to capture, compare, share, search and analyze pertinent media.Theirgoal is to positively impact medicine: enabling physicians and patients to objectively compare data, make more informed decisions and take better care.CaptureProof is a HIPAA compliant solution for patients and providers to communicate through sharing of photos and/or video with the entire care team.They are a community of providers who want to treat their patients with modern tools. Currently, an invite is necessary to set up an account. | $1.2M / Seed / Oct 01, 2013 | ||
| We're reimagining how people discover their potential, from education to work to innovation.We think games are the ultimate experience. Games are engaging, motivating and rewarding. We're "wired" to play - and we love playing. We want to build on the power of games to help people discover what makes them unique: theirstalents, their traits, their true potential.We believe Knack is the ultimate way to discover your talent and potential. It's more powerful, more authentic, more engaging, and more accessible. | Seed / Sep 24, 2013 | ||
| AVIA helps hospitals and health systems to identify, select and deploy the best emerging IT-enabled solutions to drive growth, improve operating efficiency and compete on value. We facilitate collaboration between providers and entrepreneurs to accelerate the impact and to mitigate the risk of innovation adoption. Solutions of greatest interestto our members address needs related to population health via clinical data insights, care model redesign, patient engagement and operational efficiency. | Series A / Jul 01, 2013 | ||
| We are a passionate team creating a next-generation digital fitness platform and are on a mission to craft products that inspire millions of people to get fit and live healthier lives. Along with our new family at Fitbit, we design health and fitness products and experiences that fit seamlessly into everyday life to help millions of people achievetheir goals. We provide the workouts, insights and encouragement to make smart choices to show how small, everyday changes add up to big results. | $4M / Series A / Jun 20, 2013 | ||
| Human API is a real-time health data network that gives consumers a simple way to view and share their health data from everywhere - regardless of how or where that data was collected, processed, or stored. The company provides a single, secure connection to data from 90% of US hospitals, electronic medical records, pharmacies, and labs, along with300+ wearable devices and wellness apps. Consumers are in full control of what companies they share their health data with, and companies have one easy way to access fragmented health data sources.It was founded in 2013 and is based in San Mateo, California. | Seed / Jun 01, 2013 | ||
| The world is more connected than it has ever been before - but access to healthcare is still one of their biggest challenges.At CaptureProof, they strive to set the standard for medical media: create and implement innovative technologies that allow patients and physicians to capture, compare, share, search and analyze pertinent media.Theirgoal is to positively impact medicine: enabling physicians and patients to objectively compare data, make more informed decisions and take better care.CaptureProof is a HIPAA compliant solution for patients and providers to communicate through sharing of photos and/or video with the entire care team.They are a community of providers who want to treat their patients with modern tools. Currently, an invite is necessary to set up an account. | Seed / May 28, 2013 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Jazz Venture Partners
JAZZ Venture Partners is the leading venture capital firm focused on technologies that extend the boundaries of human performance. They invest in companies at the intersection of digital technology and neuroscience. They are interested in companies that leverage cutting-edge brain science to inform powerful technology platforms that are impactingthe human experience, such as virtual and augmented reality, immersive video gaming, artificial intelligence, and closed-loop human-computer systems. Their portfolio companies are unlocking human potential in important markets: health, mind-body wellness, peak mental and physical performance, accelerated learning and training, sports, and entertainment.The partners are proven investors, entrepreneurs, neuroscientists, and technologists. They have deep domain experience and unparalleled access to innovative companies, talent, and strategic resources. Their multidisciplinary backgrounds allow us to meaningfully support exceptional entrepreneurs and executives in building category-defining companies.
Jazz Venture Partners Contacts
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John F. Harris
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
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John F. Harris
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John Spinale
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Zack Lynch
Co-founder, General Partner
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Adam Gazzaley
Co-Founder & Chief Scientist
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FAQ
What does Sharon Knight invest in?
Sharon Knight invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 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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The most recent investment recorded for Sharon Knight closed in Jul 2023. Shizune tracks 15 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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