# Uprising Ventures

> Uprising Ventures is a VC fund backing Internet and Health Care. See 31 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 31
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 6%
- Fund size: $612k
- Last fund: May 2014
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.uprising.us

Uprising Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Internet and Health Care. Uprising is a fund and platform to catalyze epic entrepreneurial endeavors that matter. The firm prefers to make seed, early and later-stage investments. Lyft, Change.org, PeerIQ, Lending Club, Upworthy, AltSchool, ClassDojo, Minerva, Zopa, Grow Local Project. It was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 5 | 16% |
| Health Care | 4 | 13% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 13% |
| FinTech | 3 | 10% |
| Education | 3 | 10% |

56 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 26% |
| Series B | 7 | 23% |
| Series A | 4 | 13% |
| Series C | 2 | 6% |
| Series D | 2 | 6% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 20 | 65% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tabreez Verjee | Co-Founder & Partner | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tabreez-verjee |
| Andy Lam | Co-Founder, Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-lam-3 |
| Saad Khan | Co-Founder, Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saad-khan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hazel Health | Hazel Health is a healthcare company that improves the health and well-being of students by increasing access to healthcare.It partners with schools and nurses, supporting student health to keep them healthy and ready to learn. With Hazel, students can talk with a doctor over the video, and get the care they need whether they are at home or inschool. Its doctors provide treatment for a wide range of conditions. They can prescribe over-the-counter medicine at school with parent approval, or call in prescriptions. | $51.5M | Series C | Oct 27, 2022 |  |
| Devoted Health | Devoted Health is a new healthcare company serving seniors. Aiming to launch Medicare Advantage plans in 2019, their mission is to build a healthcare solution good enough for Mom. They will be devoted to the health and wellness of their members by helping them navigate the health care system with personal guides, by utilizing world-class technologyto enable a simplified experience, and by partnering with top providers for better health outcomes. | $1.2B | Series D | Oct 08, 2021 |  |
| Devoted Health | Devoted Health is a new healthcare company serving seniors. Aiming to launch Medicare Advantage plans in 2019, their mission is to build a healthcare solution good enough for Mom. They will be devoted to the health and wellness of their members by helping them navigate the health care system with personal guides, by utilizing world-class technologyto enable a simplified experience, and by partnering with top providers for better health outcomes. | $1.2B | Series D | Oct 08, 2021 |  |
| LOOP | THE CAR INSURANCE INDUSTRY IS BROKENThey charge you more based on things that have nothing to do with how you drive. They point to gender, job title, marital status and even your credit score—which is systematically biased against vulnerable communities and has nothing to do with how you drive. They don’t want to change the system. We do.LOOPis different. We’re building fair, equitable, and affordable insurance based on how and where you drive. We put people first, treating our members with respect and dignity—making sure they can chat with an understanding person, not a frustrating bot. And as a B-Corp we’re committed to giving back and being a force for good in the world so we can uplift the communities impacted by systemic injustice. To us, that’s what it means to Drive Good. | $21M | Series A | Sep 30, 2021 |  |
| Zolt | Framework offers a platform for wellness businesses to set up virtual communities. The platform is built for people working through addiction, women going through pregnancy, as well as those who want to train for a marathon. Framework was founded in 2019 by Rush Sadiwala and Jack Stevens and is headquartered in New York, United States. | $3M | Seed | Jun 11, 2021 |  |
| Framework | Framework is a platform that is dedicated to hosting and running challenges interactive learning experiences, with a clearly defined goal. | $3M | Seed | Jun 11, 2021 |  |
| LOOP | THE CAR INSURANCE INDUSTRY IS BROKENThey charge you more based on things that have nothing to do with how you drive. They point to gender, job title, marital status and even your credit score—which is systematically biased against vulnerable communities and has nothing to do with how you drive. They don’t want to change the system. We do.LOOPis different. We’re building fair, equitable, and affordable insurance based on how and where you drive. We put people first, treating our members with respect and dignity—making sure they can chat with an understanding person, not a frustrating bot. And as a B-Corp we’re committed to giving back and being a force for good in the world so we can uplift the communities impacted by systemic injustice. To us, that’s what it means to Drive Good. | $3.3M | Seed | Jan 13, 2021 |  |
| Topknot | Topknot is the online personal development platform for women. With a unique blend of independent exercises and peer group feedback, Topknot supports women on their journey to building the life they want. By teaching skills rooted in coaching and mindfulness, Topknot's intentional interaction model empowers women to address what’s top of mindtoday, while also equipping them for tomorrow’s challenges–providing the space for processing, perspective, and accountability that leads to meaningful change. | $650K | Pre-Seed | Dec 16, 2020 |  |
| Hazel Health | Hazel Health is a healthcare company that improves the health and well-being of students by increasing access to healthcare.It partners with schools and nurses, supporting student health to keep them healthy and ready to learn. With Hazel, students can talk with a doctor over the video, and get the care they need whether they are at home or inschool. Its doctors provide treatment for a wide range of conditions. They can prescribe over-the-counter medicine at school with parent approval, or call in prescriptions. | $33.5M | Series C | Sep 01, 2020 |  |
| Braintrust | Braintrust is a blockchain-powered freelancer marketplace that connects technical and design talents with organizations.The marketplace that the company offers a user-controlled talent network that provides enterprises with highly skilled technical and design talent that they need. It connects organizations directly to top tech talent, offering40-70 percent savings by removing middlemen. The company charge a flat 10 percent project fee and talent keep 100 percent of their revenue. Braintrust aims to build a talent platform that disrupts traditional hiring methods and aligns incentives and redistributes value to talent and organizations.Adam Jackson, Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski, and Brian Flynn co-founded Braintrust in San Jose, California in 2018. | $500K | Seed | Sep 01, 2020 |  |

10 of 31 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
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- [Obvious Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/obvious-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Premji Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/premjiinvest) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Uprising Ventures invest in?

Uprising Ventures invests primarily in Internet, Health Care and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series B 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.

### How do I contact Uprising Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Uprising Ventures?

The team at Uprising Ventures includes Tabreez Verjee (Co-Founder & Partner), Andy Lam (Co-Founder, Partner) and Saad Khan (Co-Founder, Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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