# Waterline Ventures

> Waterline Ventures is a VC fund in Cambridge backing Health Care and Software. See 42 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cambridge, United States
- Total investments: 42
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last fund: Sep 2016
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/waterline-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/waterlinevc
- Website: http://waterlineventures.com

Waterline Ventures is a VC fund in Cambridge focused on Health Care and Software. Waterline is a group of longtime healthcare investors who partner with amazing entrepreneurs tackling the healthcare industries toughest problems.Waterline Ventures invests in the early stage healthcare technology and services companies that are improving the way care is delivered. Increasing costs, inconsistent quality, and inadequate accessto healthcare create the need for innovation. Companies that address these issues stand to create tremendous value while improving people's lives across the country and around the world. There is a massive and growing opportunity for technological transformation in healthcare. Their entrepreneurs are leading the change within healthcare.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 25 | 60% |
| Software | 11 | 26% |
| Medical | 8 | 19% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 17% |
| mHealth | 4 | 10% |

47 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 15 | 36% |
| Seed | 12 | 29% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 12% |
| Series B | 4 | 10% |
| Series C | 2 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 26 | 62% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mike Baird | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-baird |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CVRD Health | CVRD Health is a technology platform that is modernizing the administration of health and welfare benefits for federal contractors. | $5M | Seed | May 21, 2026 |  |
| evolvedMD | EvolvedMD is leading the integration of behavioral health services in modern primary care. | $34M | Series B | Jul 14, 2025 |  |
| SimpliFed | SimpliFed is a healthcare technology company that provides virtual maternal care focused on breastfeeding and baby feeding support for families. It offers a telehealth platform that connects parents with certified lactation and baby-feeding specialists, delivering personalized, evidence-based care from pregnancy through the postpartum period. Theplatform includes services such as feeding guidance, remote monitoring, mental health screenings, and ongoing support to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. SimpliFed works closely with healthcare providers and health plans, integrating its services into existing care systems to enhance access and continuity of care. Its approach emphasizes inclusive, judgment-free support, helping parents make informed decisions about feeding methods while addressing both physical and emotional well-being. | $4M | Seed | Feb 04, 2025 |  |
| Virgo | Virgo provides a user friendly, low cost, HIPAA compliant cloud video platform for GI endoscopy. Prior to Virgo, gastroenterologists had to use DVD's and thumb drives to capture video from procedures such as colonoscopies and upper endoscopies. Virgo simplifies video capture and consumption for GI's, enabling them to use video for patientcare, quality improvement, research, training, and more. | $3.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 26, 2024 |  |
| Plenful | Plenful optimizes healthcare and pharmacy operations through intelligent workflow automation, data configuration and centralization, and machine learning. The company built a healthcare-focused AI automation platform to unburden staff, deliver meaningful financial and operational results, and drive more efficient patient care outcomes.Plenful islocated in San Francisco, California and is backed by leading healthcare and software investors.. | $17M | Series A | May 30, 2024 |  |
| DoctorNow | DoctorNow builds system that is as simple to use as a word processor with complexity handled by their assistive artificial intelligence technology. Their single-minded obsession is to reduce time spent while maintaining data integrity and development to document the medical records as possible for informatics. | $3.6M | Seed | Mar 07, 2024 |  |
| Ventricle Health | Ventricle Health offers evidence-based therapy, remote patient monitoring, patient education, and advocacy services for cardiac care. | $8M | Seed | Oct 17, 2023 |  |
| Plenful | Plenful optimizes healthcare and pharmacy operations through intelligent workflow automation, data configuration and centralization, and machine learning. The company built a healthcare-focused AI automation platform to unburden staff, deliver meaningful financial and operational results, and drive more efficient patient care outcomes.Plenful islocated in San Francisco, California and is backed by leading healthcare and software investors.. | $9M | Seed | Oct 03, 2023 |  |
| Plenful | Plenful optimizes healthcare and pharmacy operations through intelligent workflow automation, data configuration and centralization, and machine learning. The company built a healthcare-focused AI automation platform to unburden staff, deliver meaningful financial and operational results, and drive more efficient patient care outcomes.Plenful islocated in San Francisco, California and is backed by leading healthcare and software investors.. |  |  | Sep 28, 2023 |  |
| evolvedMD | EvolvedMD is leading the integration of behavioral health services in modern primary care. | $14M | Series A | Jun 13, 2023 |  |

10 of 42 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [High Alpha](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-alpha-llc) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Conductive Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/conductive-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Healthy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/healthy-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [FCA Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fca-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [KEC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kec-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Waterline Ventures invest in?

Waterline Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Medical startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 42 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 Waterline Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Waterline Ventures?

The team at Waterline Ventures includes Mike Baird (Venture Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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