What does Redbud invest in?

Redbud invests in various stage companies across multiple sectors.

What check size does Redbud write?

InvestorMatch does not have a recorded check size for Redbud.

Who are the partners at Redbud?

Partners at Redbud include Levi Malott (Partner), Bruno Ostarcevic (Partner), Brett Calhoun (Managing Partner), Willy Schlacks (General Partner), Jai Malik (Partner), Jabbok Schlacks (General Partner).

What has Redbud invested in recently?

Redbud has 23+ portfolio companies, including Asepha, OneImaging, Layer 9, Keysquare, BalanceHQ.

How much capital does Redbud manage?

InvestorMatch does not have a recorded AUM figure for Redbud.

Redbud — VC Firm

Website

Redbud is a venture capital firm. The firm has 23 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio: 23 companies on record
Partners: 6 listed
Check size: Not in our records
AUM: Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-29

Portfolio

23+ companies

Team

6 partners

How Redbud invests

Redbud is a vc firm.

Redbud has backed 23 companies in our records, including Asepha, OneImaging, Layer 9.

Partners & Team

Levi Malott

Partner

Engineering leadership

Climate tech / sustainability

Space / mission-critical systems

Experienced technologists

Bruno Ostarcevic

Partner

Machine learning

Healthcare-related ML

Google Brain / R&D-heavy products

Brett Calhoun

Managing Partner

Pre-seed / first-check stage

Fintech

Early-stage generalist

High conviction founder-led investing

Willy Schlacks

General Partner

Founders strengthened by struggle

Midwest-based tech

Operator support

Early-stage tech

Jai Malik

Partner

Aerospace & defense

Deep tech

Manufacturing

National security adjacent startups

Jabbok Schlacks

General Partner

Founders strengthened by struggle

Sales & operations scaling

Early-stage tech

Portfolio Companies (23)

Other

Asepha

Technology·Pre-Seed

Asepha.ai • Toronto, ON

OneImaging

Healthcare·Generalist

OneImaging oneimaging.com • Miami, FL

Layer 9

Technology·Generalist

Layer 9 layer9.com • New York, New York

Keysquare

Fintech·Pre-seed; First VC check, implying first institutional round

Fixed-income trade automation and analytics.

BalanceHQ

Fintech·Pre-seed; First Check (Redbud as first investor)

CFO tools for school districts and non-profits.

Bolster

Construction tech (Contech)·Pre-seed

Modern software to run a construction company.

Focus

Legal tech·Pre-seed; First Check

Affordable crowd-sourced case evaluation platform.

Mirala

Hardware / asset-tracking infrastructure·Pre-seed

Unified global network for asset tracking (hardware-enabled tracking).

Migrate Mate

Legal tech / immigration tech·Pre-seed

Platform unlocking jobs and visas for immigrants.

Routesense

Fintech / data analytics for merchants·Pre-seed; First Check

Real-time visibility into merchant health.

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