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Joyance Partners

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 42 cheques on record.

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Pre-seedSeedSeries AHealthConsumerPersonal Health

Deploying now
60%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 42 on record
Since the last cheque5days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MRounds led0 of 42Sole investor4 roundsMostly inUnited States, 51%
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Joyance Partners highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 68% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $2.0M

What they do

Joyance invests in companies that, through science and tech, cultivate joy to improve the way we live across North America, Europe, and Asia. We focus on the health and consumer sectors from pre-seed to Series A.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
HealthConsumerPersonal Health
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first42 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Oct
    NousSeries A · GB · Tech.eu$17MWith 4 others
  3. Mar
    AmateraSeed · FR$7.0MWith 2 others
  4. Mar
    KilgourMDVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  5. Feb
    SparxellSeed · GB$5.0MWith 1 other
  6. Jan
    Sigrid TherapeuticsVenture · SE$5.0MWith 1 other
  7. Jan
    When InsuranceSeries A · US$10MWith 3 others
  8. 2025

    6 rounds

  9. Oct
    NOMUSeed · JP$3.0MWith 1 other
  10. Oct
    Folia HealthSeries A · US$11MWith 4 others
  11. May
    Alba HealthSeed · SE$2.5MWith 3 others
  12. Apr
    Rosy WellnessVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  13. Apr
    World Class HealthVenture · US$10MWith 3 others
  14. Jan
    DAMDAM TokyoSeed · JP$3.0MSole investor
  15. 2024

    8 rounds

  16. Nov
    World Class HealthSeed · US · AlleyWatch$8.0MWith 6 others
  17. Oct
    JOYASeed · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  18. Sept
    SpicewellSeed · US$1.0MSole investor
  19. Aug
    New School FoodsSeed · CA$5.9MWith 3 others
  20. Jul
    Luna DailyVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  21. Apr
    LilacPre-seed · US$2.0MWith 3 others
  22. Apr
    ExperimentSeed · US$3.3MWith 2 others
  23. Jan
    KittlSeries B · DE$36MWith 3 others
  24. 2023

    11 rounds

  25. Dec
    Digbi HealthVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  26. Oct
    DermBiontSeries B · US$35MWith 1 other
  27. Oct
    BioFluffSeed · FR$2.5MWith 2 others
  28. Oct
    mybacsSeries A · CH$5.9MWith 2 others
  29. Oct
    Sigrid TherapeuticsVenture · SE$4.0MWith 2 others
  30. Sept
    JudeSeed · GB$4.2MWith 1 other
  31. Aug
    MoshSeries A · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  32. Aug
    Blue FarmVenture · DEUndisclosedSole investor
  33. Jun
    Cuzen MatchaSeries A · US$3.6MWith 1 other
  34. Mar
    GrayMatters HealthGrant$2.7MWith 1 other
  35. Feb
    Eumentis TherapeuticsGrant · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  36. 2022

    2 rounds

  37. Sept
    YO-KAI EXPRESSSeries A · US$9.3MWith 2 others
  38. Jan
    OgaVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  39. 2021

    5 rounds

  40. Dec
    NanoleqSeries A · CH$13MWith 3 others
  41. Dec
    Bloom ScienceSeries A · US$12MWith 2 others
  42. Nov
    FeltSeed · US$3.5MWith 2 others
  43. Sept
    PnoeSeed · US$5.8MWith 4 others
  44. Sept
    IDUN TechnologiesSeed · CH$2.2MWith 1 other
  45. 2020

    1 round

  46. Jul
    VolumetricVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  47. 2019

    2 rounds

  48. Oct
    Planted FoodsSeed · CH · Crunchbase News$7.0MWith 5 others

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The team

We hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

32 of 60 we have independently watched raise

10beautyAetherbiomedicalAlbahealthAmateraAttngraceBanditrunningBio-aestheticsBio-fluffBloomscienceBluwhaleBoundlessCellugyClinoneClosedloopCoppercowcoffeeCthesignsCurehydrationCuzenmatchaDamdamtokyoDameproductsDermbiontEdificehealthElectriceratechnologiesEmbrlabsEpicorebiosystemsExpectfulFaircraftFeebrisFinlessfoodsFoliahealthGourmeyUpsidefoodsAlgaecookingclubAltrfltrAttuneneuroAveandyouBeamBeelinguappBluebirdclimateBluefarmBrainkeyCarebyclayClarifiedprecisionmedicineCognifisenseConservingbeautyCubbybedsCuriecoDiemscentsDrinkavalineDrsamDunesuncareEdulislabsElemindtechExperimentbeautyExponentbeautyFeelfeltFigur8First-intelligenceHellobubbleJoinentree

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Joyance Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Joyance Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Joyance Partners

What does Joyance Partners invest in?

Joyance Partners invests most often at Seed and Venture (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health, Consumer and Personal Health.

How active is Joyance Partners?

42 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Joyance Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Nous (Series A, Oct 2026), Amatera (Seed, Mar 2026) and KilgourMD (Venture, Mar 2026).

How big are Joyance Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M.

Does Joyance Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 42 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Joyance Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (51%), the United Kingdom (11%) and Switzerland (11%).

Is Joyance Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Joyance Partners invest alongside?

Most often Social Starts (5 rounds together), Y Combinator (5 rounds together) and AlleyCorp (3 rounds together).

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