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Optum Ventures

VC
Boston, MAWebsite

Optum Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Boston, MA investing in Healthcare, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $1.5M–$5.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.5M – $5.0M

AUM

$2.0B

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Optum Ventures backs startups that improve healthcare delivery through advanced data, technology, and analytics.

How Optum Ventures invests

Optum Ventures is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Healthcare, AI / ML. It does not invest in Consumer.

Optum Ventures typically writes checks of $1.5M–$5.0M per investment, backed by approximately $2B in assets under management.

Optum Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Kaia Health.

Meet the Team

MH

Mazen Hammad

Vice President

SR

Stephen Renfro

Chief Operating Officer

JG

Joe Gentile

Vice President

EM

Eliza McGinn

Vice President

DM

Dean McCausland

Chief Financial Officer

GP

George Pantazopoulos

Partner

JP

Jen Palermo

Executive in Residence

AM

Austin Martin

Vice President

MC

Mike Cunningham

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

KA

Kaia Health

Digital Health
How to pitch Optum Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Healthcare, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.5M – $5.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Mazen Hammad, Vice President.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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