SJF Ventures — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($3.0M–$15.0M Checks)
SJF Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Durham, North Carolina, United States investing in Healthcare, SaaS, Other. The firm typically writes $3.0M–$15.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $3.0M–$15.0M
- Portfolio
- 2 companies on record
- Partners
- 8 listed
- AUM
- $435M
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- Healthcare, SaaS, Other
- HQ
- Durham, North Carolina, United States
Last verified: 2026-09-11
Seed, Series A
$3.0M – $15.0M
$435M
2+ companies
8 partners
Investment Thesis
SJF Ventures invests in high-growth companies that generate positive environmental and social impact, focusing on sectors like clean energy, circular economy, health, education, government/civic tech, and workforce, with proven customer validation (typically > $1M in annual revenue).
How SJF Ventures invests
SJF Ventures is a vc firm based in Durham, North Carolina, United States. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Healthcare, SaaS, Other. It does not invest in consumer media.
SJF Ventures typically writes checks of $3.0M–$15.0M per investment, backed by approximately $435M in assets under management.
SJF Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Mindful Health, Ompractice.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
Mindful Health
Ompractice
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Healthcare, SaaS, Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $3.0M – $15.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Rick Defieux, Co-Founder.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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