I'm excited to attend the #Transform2025 conference in Las Vegas 3/17-19, where I have the privilege of moderating an awesome panel, Healthcare Disruption: New Models for Employers and Providers, on 3/18. Julie Yoo from a16z Bio + Health, Joe Gage from Bon Secours Mercy Health, Beth Robertson from NFP, an Aon company and Michael Cole from Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon will join and share a diverse set of perspectives. If you'll be at the conference, I hope you can join us for the conversation. #digitalhealth #healthcareinnovation #digitalhealthinnovation #hrinnovation #humanresources
Distributed Ventures
风险投资与私募股权管理人
Chicago,Illinois 3,016 位关注者
We lead Seed and Series A investments focused on employer solutions, healthtech insurtech and fintech
关于我们
Distributed Ventures backs bold founders innovating at the frontier of risk. From our latest $100M fund, we are investing in Seed and Series A rounds spanning Employer Solutions, Insurtech and Fintech. We bring deep subject matter expertise that both informs our investment theses and provides access to catalyze B2B go-to-market momentum for our portfolio companies.
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https://www.distributedvc.com/
Distributed Ventures的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 风险投资与私募股权管理人
- 规模
- 2-10 人
- 总部
- Chicago,Illinois
- 类型
- 私人持股
- 创立
- 2018
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549 W Randolph St
US,Illinois,Chicago,60661
Distributed Ventures员工
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Dave Hamill
CEO at Distributed Ventures LLC, Esteo Group Inc., President Economic Democracy Act Network, Founder, paradime.org
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William Babcock, CPA
SVP P&C Controller
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Shawn Ellis
VC @ Distributed Ventures | Ex-Venture Backed Operator | Ex-BCG | Kellogg MBA | UChicago
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Joseph Flanagan
Chairman; Growth Partner | Outsource your SALES - we help RECRUIT, MANAGE, and TRAIN your sales teams
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Our portfolio company Pillar has joined the Employ family. We look forward to seeing this partnership grow and to see interview intelligence being brought to more organizations than ever.
Yesterday, we announced that Pillar has been acquired by Employ. Thanks to all of you for the notes of congratulations and excitement around this new partnership. ???? Our CEO, Mark Simpson, wanted to take a moment to reflect on this new chapter for Pillar in his latest blog. Check it out here: https://buff.ly/1AfyEt9.
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We are excited to share that Posterity Health, the leader in male reproductive and hormonal health, has raised $13M in their Series A. This round was led by Georgetown Equity Partners with participation from existing investors Distributed Ventures, FCA Venture Partners and WVV Capital. SteelSky Ventures and Scrub Capital also joined as new investors. For every $1 spent on male fertility care, employers save $2.30 in female #fertility treatment costs. With 50% of all infertility cases linked to the male partner, traditional care models often delay male evaluation for nearly two years, leading to unnecessary treatments, missed diagnoses, and higher costs. We at Distributed Ventures been a part of the team's journey since 2022 and look forward to seeing all that the team will accomplish. #SeriesA #fundraising #venturecapital
?????Big news!??????Posterity Health has raised $13 million in Series A funding, led by Georgetown Equity Partners. This investment will accelerate our mission to make high-quality reproductive and hormonal care available to all men —?improving outcomes for couples, reducing unnecessary interventions, and driving innovation in male health. It’s time we all recognized the critical role men’s health plays in creating a more equitable fertility process…and beyond! Get the full story here! https://lnkd.in/gMRc_PJk
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RxSaveCard is truly changing the world of prescription drugs. See how Chris Crawford and team are doing it... #prescriptiondrugs #glp1 #pbm #healthinsurance #startup
RxSaveCard wants to redesign pharmacy benefits to make prescription drugs cheaper for employers. In this interview with CEO and Founder, Chris Crawford, we talk about the prescription drug cost challenges employers face and how his business can help them save money. Learn more ?? #sponosored by Distributed Ventures #Pharma #PrescriptionDrugs #RX #Healthcare
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UPDATE: Thank you all for your interest! At this time, both positions are closed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are excited to be hiring for a Principal and Associate position at Distributed Ventures. More information on both positions (including how to apply) in the links below. Principal: https://lnkd.in/d56E4Ddu Associate: https://lnkd.in/dNgMTHU7 #venturecapital #jobs #healthtech #insurtech #fintech #employersolutions #hrtech #hiring
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Here are a few things ChatGPT suggested as the new tagline for our new look: ??♀? "Taking risks so you don’t have to." ?? "The Risk Whisperers." ??? "Venture, but verify." ?? "Because ‘YOLO’ isn’t a business strategy." But since we are *real people* ?? behind the scenes, we will opt for something simpler: We are excited to start off February with our new brand and site. A few simple things we wanted to make sure we talked about: Where we play:? With $155M in total AUM, we lead Seed to Series A round in Employer Solutions (including Healthcare), Insurtech and Fintech. Our first check size is $1-5M and we reserve for follow ons. Our mission:?? With years of operational and industry experience, we truly want to be the most valuable people on your cap table.? How we partner:?? Our unparalleled experience, network and expertise allow us to connect early-stage companies with the capital, guidance, access, and customers they need to rapidly accelerate growth and achieve product market fit.?? We deliver timely, accurate and thoughtful support with passion, conviction and a shared ambition.?? ? Over the past few years of Distributed Ventures, we are proud to have invested in bold ideas such as RxSaveCard, Ascend, CoverTree, Posterity Health and Tuned.?? ? We are excited to have more join us in our journey in reshaping risk into opportunity. If you are building something exciting inside our investment strategy, please let us know! Check out our site in the comments. #VentureCapital #Startups #Healthtech #Insurtech #Fintech #DistributedVentures
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Our first event of the year - more to come!
Kicked off #yearofthesnake with a Women’s Health & Wellness breakfast sponsored by Norton Rose Fulbright in their Chicago office. I met (and re-met) some amazing founders in this space, including: Partum Health - Meghan Doyle Juniper Genomics - Jeremy Grushcow Nora Collective - Nina Nashif Shivani Jain Dalmia Jane (Gagnon) Corbett Thank you to our co-hosts Listen Ventures and Bridge Venture Fund. George Khalife Anastasia Slivker Purvi Badiani Maniar Connor Ryan Joelle Cosmas Distributed Ventures Know anybody else building in the women’s health & wellness space in Chicago? Please tag them so we can get in touch in the future! #womenshealth #venturecapital #startups #chicago
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It was a great night. Thank you for co-hosting with us, Pillar and Transform, and thank you for all the attendees that braved the 10-degree Chicago weather. #CHRO #peopleleadership #venturecapital #hrtech
On Wednesday night, we had the privilege of hosting an unforgettable gathering of people-first leaders in Chicago alongside Pillar and Distributed Ventures. The night was a celebration of shared ideas, purposeful connections, and the vibrant community that fuels innovation and progress. Thank you?to everyone who joined us and made the evening so impactful. #PeopleFirst #CommunityBuilding Samara Jaffe
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Check out our managing partner Shawn Ellis on the Let's Grab Coffee Podcast. He and host George Khalife discuss breaking into venture capital, what makes a great founder, building a fund, investing in the future of risk, navigating burnout and more. #venturecapital #podcast #earlystage #founders #mentalhealth
Episode 160 of the Let's Grab Coffee Podcast with Shawn Ellis, Managing Partner of Distributed Ventures, is in the books ? Distributed Ventures is a Chicago & New York based $100M fund focused on investing in early-stage healthcare, insurtech, and fintech opportunities. We discuss Shawn's journey from investment banking, strategy, and consulting to his transition into venture capital. He shares valuable lessons on breaking into #venturecapital, tips for fostering meaningful relationships, and insights on building a corporate venture capital fund. We explore his experience deploying $100M in the future of risk, what makes founders stand-out, and strategies for dealing with pressure and handling burnout. We also talk about why Shawn is bullish on #Chicago and his personal/professional outlook for 2025. Lots of gems in this episode and it really was a lot of fun. Thanks to Shawn for his continued leadership in the VC space and being a great human all-around. Links in the comment section to listen to the full episode. Enjoy!
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Congratulations to the Sage team on closing their $35M Series B round led by IVP, with participation from Friends & Family Capital and PLUS Capital. As existing investors, we at Distributed Ventures were also proud to participate and help reshape the future of #seniorliving. #startups #fundraising #venturecapital #agetech #seriesB
?We have some big news to share! Sage raised $35 million in Series B funding led by IVP, with participation from Friends & Family Capital and PLUS Capital. Existing investors Maveron, Goldcrest Capital,? Distributed Ventures, and ANIMO Ventures also participated! ???From Raj Mehra, Co-Founder and CEO at Sage: “At Sage, our goal is to be the operational backbone for all long-term care communities. Our platform helps caregivers respond faster—decreasing response times from an average of 20 minutes to under 8 minutes.” ?“Those minutes save lives: we helped operators triage 1.3 million care events this year alone. We also provide real-time insights into caregiver activity, which previously wasn’t possible. This operational visibility allows communities to improve staffing and reward exceptional caregivers.” ??“Ultimately, Sage helps senior living operators do good and do well, creating thriving environments where both residents and caregivers feel valued.” Read more about the spark for Sage and where we’re going from here ?? https://lnkd.in/er884SeR
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