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Hera Ventures

VC
San Diego, CAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $250K

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in women-led and women-focused startups, particularly innovations that address maternal and digital health.

How Hera Ventures invests

Hera Ventures is a vc firm based in San Diego, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Healthcare, Other, AI / ML, EdTech, Consumer. It does not invest in Consumer Electronics.

Hera Ventures typically writes checks of $50K–$250K per investment.

Hera Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Wellthie, Kindara.

Meet the Team

SM

Silvia Mah

Managing Partner

FemTech
Women's Health
JM

Joris Mortelmans

Partner & Senior Advisor

HealthTech
Clinical Diagnostics
MedTech
KV

Katleen Vandersmissen

Managing Partner

HealthTech
MedTech
TechBio
HV

Herman Verrelst

Founding Partner & Senior Advisor

HealthTech
Life Sciences
MedTech
MT

Mercedes Tuin

Partner

HealthTech
Life Sciences
NS

Nikki Sawaya

General Partner

business strategy
digital marketing
corporate governance
asset protection
RR

Raf Roelands

Partner

HealthTech
MedTech
Growth Stage

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Other
AI / ML
EdTech
Consumer
Marketplace

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Electronics

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

WE

Wellthie

HealthTech
KI

Kindara

FemTech
How to pitch Hera Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? 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 $50K – $250K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Silvia Mah, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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