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Frist Cressey Ventures — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($500K–$3.0M Checks)

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Frist Cressey Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Healthcare, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 16 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$3.0M
Portfolio
16 companies on record
Partners
8 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Healthcare, Other, AI / ML
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-30

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

16+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Healthcare investor backing companies that improve the quality, efficiency, and economics of care delivery and healthcare operations.

How Frist Cressey Ventures invests

Frist Cressey Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Healthcare, Other, AI / ML.

Frist Cressey Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.

Frist Cressey Ventures has backed 16 companies in our records, including Aspire Health, Monogram Health, Vim.

Partners & Team

CY

Caroline Young

Vice President, Partnerships

ZJ

Zachary Johnson

Chief Financial Officer

CC

Chloe Coulter

Director of Value Creation

NF

Managing Partner

DD

Derek Dedeker

Principal

MT

Mark Tipps

Chief Operating Officer

BF

Bill Frist

Founder

N

null

Partner

Healthcare Operations

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Other
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (16)

Other

AS

Aspire Health

MO

Monogram Health

VI

Vim

AX

Axuall

TH

Thyme Care

Oncology care navigation and support platform.

FR

FRIST CRESSEY CO-INVEST, LLC (CIK 0001959512)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Frist Cressey Ventures

FC

FCV Main Street Health Warehouse, LLC (CIK 0002064451)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Frist Cressey Ventures

MO

Modicus Prime

Healthcare AI / pharma tech·Additional funding round

AI audit-readiness platform for pharma and life sciences.

QU

Qualified Health

Healthcare AI·Series B / startup-stage deal

AI governance and healthcare-specific agents platform.

PR

Praia Health

Patient engagement / health IT·Generating revenue / later-stage

Patient digital health experience platform.

How to pitch Frist Cressey Ventures
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Caroline Young, Vice President, Partnerships.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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