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Heartland Health Ventures

VC
Des Moines, IAWebsite

Heartland Health Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Des Moines, IA investing in Healthcare, Other. The firm typically writes $75K–$200K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$75K – $200K

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in early-stage health technology innovations particularly focused on improving women's health and wellness.

How Heartland Health Ventures invests

Heartland Health Ventures is a vc firm based in Des Moines, IA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Healthcare, Other. It does not invest in Finance, Real Estate.

Heartland Health Ventures typically writes checks of $75K–$200K per investment.

Heartland Health Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Hera Wellness.

Meet the Team

CP

Claude Pirtle

Executive Director

CS

Casey Solomons

Chief of Staff

JS

Jack Sisson

Vice President of Policy and Strategic Planning

JF

John Findley

Chief Medical Officer

DD

Deven Daehn

Vice President of Community Engagement

SC

Samantha Culpepper

Program Manager

WA

Waylon Abernathy

Clinical Informatics Manager

EC

Emily Carter

General Partner

HealthTech
Women’s Health

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Other

Does Not Invest In

Finance
Real Estate

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

HE

Hera Wellness

HealthTech
How to pitch Heartland Health Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $75K – $200K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Claude Pirtle, Executive Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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