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Empath Ventures

VC
Denver, COWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Backing early-stage startups building scalable solutions in mental health and emotional wellbeing.

How Empath Ventures invests

Empath Ventures is a vc firm based in Denver, CO. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Healthcare, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer Tech, Gaming.

Empath Ventures typically writes checks of $200K–$2.0M per investment.

Empath Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including CareGram, EmotionAI.

Meet the Team

ST

Sam Tabone

Partner

technical and scientific due diligence
neuroscience
translational science
pharmaceutical development
BR

Brom Rector

General Partner

psychedelic medicine
neuromodulation
sexual health
longevity
AI for drug discovery
oncology
TS

Taylor Simmons

GP

Emotional Analytics
Mental Health Startups

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Healthcare
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Tech
Gaming

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

CA

CareGram

HealthTech
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EmotionAI

Emotional Data Analytics
How to pitch Empath Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Healthcare, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sam Tabone, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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