SoGal Ventures
VC Fund
New York, United States
SoGal Ventures is a VC fund in New York focused on Wellness and Health Care. SoGal invests in underrepresented founders, from undercapitalized geographies, and solving underserved problems. We lead pre-seed and seed rounds for world-class women and diverse entrepreneurs who are revolutionizing the future of living, working, and staying healthy for younger generations.
- Total investments:
- 75
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 19%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries SoGal Ventures invests in
Stages SoGal Ventures invests in
Countries SoGal Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $615k–$6M
- Series A
- $5M–$14M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Wellness 10 (13%)
- Health Care 10 (13%)
- E-Commerce 8 (11%)
- Fashion 6 (8%)
- Women's 5 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 31 (41%)
- Series A 10 (13%)
- Funding Round 10 (13%)
- Pre-Seed 7 (9%)
- Grant 1 (1%)
Country
- United States 38 (51%)
- Canada 2 (3%)
- China 1 (1%)
- Sweden 1 (1%)
- Uruguay 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pocket Sun
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
|
Co-Founder & Managing Partner | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Elizabeth Galbut
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 8 | Find email | |
Ian Cluroe
Limited Partner
|
Limited Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Data is a data product that brings essential intelligence and efficiency to markets. | $30.5M / Series A / Aug 04, 2026 | ||
| MoldCo helps individuals to reclaim their health from mold. | $8M / Seed / Sep 18, 2025 | ||
| Use Mappa to hire thoroughly vetted Latin American rockstars in just 48 hours.No two people are the same, and neither are two companies—by applying AI, voice analysis, and big data, we identify what makes each person unique and build powerful connections that drive business success. Our 12-layer brain includes a proprietary voice analysis systemthat extracts 128 voice parameters and integrates with other data models to leverage over 100,000 parameters per user. This helps companies fill open roles in less than a week, saving over 300 work hours and up to 80% in costs. Go from finding to hiring with no upfront fees or hidden costs.Formerly Free The Freela. | $3.4M / Seed / Sep 09, 2025 | ||
| Silicon Data is a data product that brings essential intelligence and efficiency to markets. | $4.7M / Seed / Mar 20, 2025 | ||
| The First Ever Ayurvedic Beauty Brand, People Powered & Expert Backed. Combining 5000 Years Of Ayurvedic Rituals With Modern Dermatology & Clean Ingredients. | $5M / Seed / Mar 07, 2025 | ||
| ZZ Driggs creates, designs, crafts, and restores furniture, creating a solution to an industry that urgently requires change. Since its inception in 2014 in Brooklyn, New York, ZZ Driggs keep ranges from the designers and fabricators who construct the furniture in their library of design, to the master woodworkers, to the expert upholsterers, tothe true — and often overlooked — historians who supply their collectible and antique works. | Seed / Dec 19, 2024 | ||
| Lite-1 offers eco-friendly colors derived from naturally occurring microbes. Their approach provides a closed-loop system that can prevent waste from going to landfill. While securing the future of our vibrant world, they give value to elements that would otherwise be seen as worthless. | Seed / Jan 01, 2024 | ||
| Welbi improves the quality of life of older adults like our parents and grandparents by transforming the way senior living communities provide care to them every day. We do this by streamlining their processes so staff can spend more time keeping residents active and engaged. This allows them to build deeper connections with residents and stayahead of their changing needs so that no resident is socially isolated. | $2.3M / Seed / Jul 13, 2022 | ||
| Try Your Best is a blockchain technology company. | $9.8M / Seed / Jun 02, 2022 | ||
| A lifestyle period brand working to reimagine periods to be powerful. | $3.7M / Seed / May 25, 2022 | ||
| See all 75 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does SoGal Ventures invest in?
SoGal Ventures invests primarily in Wellness, Health Care and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 75 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is SoGal Ventures's check size?
SoGal Ventures typically joins rounds of $615k–$6M at Seed and $5M–$14M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds SoGal Ventures participates in.
How do I contact SoGal Ventures?
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Who are the partners at SoGal Ventures?
The team at SoGal Ventures includes Pocket Sun (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), Elizabeth Galbut (Managing Partner) and Ian Cluroe (Limited Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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