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ManchesterStory Group

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 9 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $81M, May 2019VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BEhealthWellbeingHealthtech

Deploying now
100%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque5days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MRounds led4 of 9Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch ManchesterStory Group

ManchesterStory Group highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 89% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 4 rounds

What they do

ManchesterStory is a venture capital firm investing in Seed and Series A InsurTech, FinTech, and HealthTech, backed by insurance carriers and brokers.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Up to $4.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
EhealthWellbeingHealthtech
Based in
West Des Moines, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Oct
    TruAgentsSeed · US · Cultivation Capital$3.4MLed
  3. Apr
    FloraSeed · US · Firms' own news pages$5.0MLed
  4. Jan
    WhenSeries A · US · Firms' own news pages$10MLed
  5. 2022

    1 round

  6. Jan
    FloatMeSeries A · US · Foundry GroupUndisclosedWith 5 others
  7. 2019

    3 rounds

  8. Sept
    Cowbell CyberSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.3MWith 3 others
  9. Aug
    FinMktSeries B · US · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 2 others
  10. May
    BetterviewSeries A · US · FinSMEs$4.5MLed
  11. 2018

    1 round

  12. Oct
    RollickSeries A · US · FinSMEs$8.3MWith 4 others
  13. 2017

    1 round

  14. Nov
    Matis InsuranceSeries A · US · FinSMEs$7.0MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

DWDavid Wayne MilesFounding Partner of Manchesterstory Fund Management, LPiForm ADV
MKMatthew KinleyFounding Partner of Manchesterstory Fund Management, LPiForm ADV
MOMichael O'HalleranTrustee of Michael D. O'halleran Dec. of TrustiForm ADV

We also hold 4 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$387Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Manchesterstory Fund Management, LP
SEC number
CRD 298873

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

18 of 39 we have independently watched raise

AnagramBetteragencyBetterviewCarveredisonCibahealthCovuFinmktFloatmeOpenloophealthPenguinaiPlnarRethoughtinsuranceRollickSalvohealthVerikaiWisedocsXphealthjourney.liveCircleengageForwhenGetagencyGooseinsuranceHelloplumHeyfloraKinetic-insuranceLimitfiMaticMycnoteMyhealthbridgePowerbrokerRainwalkpetinsuranceSmartxadvisoryStitchstudioTrailblazertechTrussedWritewiseXcaliberhealthcowbell.insurefringe.us

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 ManchesterStory Group. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies ManchesterStory Group put money into.

Quick answers about ManchesterStory Group

What does ManchesterStory Group invest in?

ManchesterStory Group invests most often at Series A and Seed (89% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ehealth, Wellbeing and Healthtech.

How active is ManchesterStory Group?

9 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has ManchesterStory Group invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: TruAgents (Seed, Oct 2026), Flora (Seed, Apr 2026) and When (Series A, Jan 2026).

How big are ManchesterStory Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M.

Does ManchesterStory Group lead rounds?

Yes: it led 4 of its 9 investments on record (44%).

Where does ManchesterStory Group invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is ManchesterStory Group investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does ManchesterStory Group invest alongside?

Most often Nationwide Ventures (2 rounds together).

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