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Ascertain Ventures

VC
Austin, TX

Ascertain Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Healthcare, Consumer. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$3.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
4 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Healthcare, Consumer
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-14

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on early-stage healthcare and consumer health startups, specifically in devices or solutions that target young, underserved populations.

How Ascertain Ventures invests

Ascertain Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Healthcare, Consumer. It does not invest in Media, Gaming.

Ascertain Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment.

Ascertain Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including HealthTrackr, EpiBright.

Partners & Team

GF

Gregg Fergus

Executive Chairman

healthcare AI
company creation
clinical innovation
MM

Mark Michalski, MD

General Partner

healthcare technology
AI / ML for clinical operations
care delivery infrastructure
JB

John Beadle

General Partner

investments
venture studio partnerships
health system collaborations
EC

Emily Cross

Managing Partner

Healthcare
Consumer Health
Medical Devices

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Consumer

Does Not Invest In

Media
Gaming

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

HE

HealthTrackr

Consumer Health
EP

EpiBright

Healthcare
How to pitch Ascertain Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Gregg Fergus, Executive Chairman.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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