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Palisade Impact Fund

VC
Durham, NCWebsite

Palisade Impact Fund is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Durham, NC investing in Healthcare, Other. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.5M checks and has 4 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

AUM

$400M

Portfolio

4+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Aims to make targeted bets in health and wellness startups that generate measurable social impact and profitability.

How Palisade Impact Fund invests

Palisade Impact Fund is a vc firm based in Durham, NC. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Healthcare, Other. It does not invest in Blockchain.

Palisade Impact Fund typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment, backed by approximately $400M in assets under management.

Palisade Impact Fund has backed 4 companies in our records, including FitPath Health, HabiWell, MicroGrid Networks, LLC.

Meet the Team

JW

Jeremy Wernert

General Partner

Energy transition
Zero emissions
Smart infrastructure
Social infrastructure
Corporate advisory
KG

Karen Gould

Managing Partner

Impact investing strategy
ESG & renewables
Governance
Operational leadership
TR

Taylor Reed

GP

HealthTech
Impact Investing
SG

Steve Gross

General Partner

Energy transition
Circular economy (waste to value)
Zero emissions
Digital infrastructure
Water
Social infrastructure

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Other

Does Not Invest In

Blockchain

Portfolio Companies (4)

Other

FI

FitPath Health

Wellness
HA

HabiWell

Preventative Health
MI

MicroGrid Networks, LLC

GR

Granville Harbour wind farm

How to pitch Palisade Impact Fund
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? 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 $500K – $2.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jeremy Wernert, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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