ManchesterStory — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm
ManchesterStory is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in West Des Moines, Iowa investing in Other, Fintech, Enterprise. The firm has 41 portfolio companies in our records.
- Portfolio
- 41 companies on record
- Partners
- 4 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Other, Fintech, Enterprise, Healthcare, SaaS, Developer Tools
- HQ
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- Check size
- Not in our records
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-10-18
Pre-Seed, Seed
41+ companies
4 partners
Investment Thesis
Specialist early-stage fund focused on insurance, insurtech, and fintech infrastructure. Strong fit for B2B products that modernize legacy insurance workflows and data systems.
How ManchesterStory invests
ManchesterStory is a vc firm based in West Des Moines, Iowa. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Fintech, Enterprise, Healthcare, SaaS.
ManchesterStory has backed 41 companies in our records, including Better.agency, Betterview, Ciba Health.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (41)
Other
Better.agency
Manage your agency and sell more insurance within one sales-driven insurance management software platform.
Betterview
The Betterview Platform reveals the most accurate property data, automates underwriting decisions, mitigates risk and increases transparent communication throughout the policy lifecycle.
Ciba Health
Ciba Health is a digital health solution that blends root-cause medicine, physician-led care teams, and AI to prevent and reverse chronic diseases.
Circle
AI platform designed to bridge the gap between benefit providers, health companies, and the communities they serve.
Covu
Supercharging independent insurance agencies with a plug-in tool that helps bring together people and technology into one place.
Cowbell
Cowbell harnesses technology and data to provide SMEs with advanced warning of cyber risk and customized cyber insurance adaptable to the threats of today and tomorrow.
FLORA
Flora is an insurance provider focused on women’s health and fertility coverage.
Fringe
The world’s first lifestyle benefits marketplace to enhance the lives of employees in personal and meaningful ways.
Goose
Offering simple, affordable and relevant insurance products through best of breed, mobile-first, self-serve platforms.
Journey
Transforming enterprise mental health with a proactive approach that provides fast access to personalized care with 30%+ employee engagement.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Fintech, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as David Miles, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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