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Optum Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 53 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADigital-healthSustainable Development GoalsWellbeing

Deploying now
73%of best year11cheques in 12 months, 53 on record
Since the last cheque4days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$25MRounds led2 of 53Sole investor3 roundsMostly inUnited States, 78%
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Optum Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    11 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Venture: 56% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $50M

What they do

Investing in extraordinary entrepreneurs to transform healthcare together.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Up to $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Digital-healthSustainable Development GoalsWellbeing
Based in
Boston, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first53 appearances

  1. 2026

    8 rounds

  2. Oct
    Vera HealthSeries A · ES · Tech.eu$29MWith 5 others
  3. Jun
    Adaptive InnovationsSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$50MWith 7 others
  4. Mar
    Amigo AISeries A · US · AlleyWatch$11MWith 3 others
  5. Mar
    Greater Good HealthDebt · US$13MWith 3 others
  6. Feb
    Chamber CardioSeries A · US$60MWith 4 others
  7. Jan
    GydeSeries A · US$60MWith 3 others
  8. Jan
    RISA LabsSeries A · US$11MWith 2 others
  9. Jan
    IndigoSeries B · US$50MSole investor
  10. 2025

    10 rounds

  11. Dec
    Reema HealthSeries B · US · HC9 Ventures$19MWith 7 others
  12. Dec
    UltromicsVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 4 others
  13. Nov
    CoPlaneSeed · US$14MWith 2 others
  14. Oct
    DUOSVenture · US$130MWith 3 others
  15. Sept
    Imagine PediatricsSeries B · US$67MSole investor
  16. Aug
    MedallionSeries C · US$43MWith 6 others
  17. Jul
    Ambience HealthcareSeries C · US · TechStartups$243MWith 11 others
  18. Jul
    UltromicsSeries C · GB$55MWith 3 others
  19. Apr
    Main Street HealthVenture · US$32MWith 2 others
  20. Jan
    LetsGetCheckedSeries F · US$165MWith 3 others
  21. 2024

    6 rounds

  22. Nov
    SynapticureSeries A · US$25MWith 5 others
  23. Nov
    CorticaVenture · IL$80MWith 5 others
  24. Nov
    Nema HealthSeries A · US$15MWith 2 others
  25. Jul
    Vesta HealthcareDebt · US$10MWith 3 others
  26. Jul
    Heartbeat HealthSeries C · US$25MWith 4 others
  27. Jun
    Humata HealthSeries A · US$25MWith 2 others
  28. 2023

    8 rounds

  29. Nov
    CalibrateVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  30. Oct
    Main Street HealthVenture · US$315MWith 1 other
  31. Oct
    HolmuskVenture · SG$30MWith 1 other
  32. Aug
    Endear HealthSeries A · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  33. Jul
    Bunkerhill HealthSeries A · US$30MWith 4 others
  34. Mar
    icometrixVenture · BEUndisclosedWith 1 other
  35. Feb
    Oxford VRGrant · GB$500KWith 3 others
  36. Jan
    Groups Recover TogetherDebt · US$55MWith 2 others
  37. 2022

    10 rounds

  38. Dec
    BehaVRSeries B · US$13MWith 3 others
  39. Sept
    Mindstrong HealthGrant · US$250KWith 5 others
  40. Aug
    Digital DiagnosticsSeries B · US$75MWith 2 others
  41. Aug
    AlmaSeries D · FR$130MWith 4 others
  42. Jul
    BrightlineSeries C · US$10MWith 3 others
  43. Jun
    CareBridgeSeries C · US$140MWith 2 others
  44. Mar
    Flume HealthSeries A · US$30MWith 4 others
  45. Mar
    Vira HealthSeries A · GB$12MWith 3 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 registration4 named

DADean Alexander MccauslandChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
LCLarry Chester RenfroOwneriForm ADV
LMLaura Marie VeroneauManageriForm ADV
SDStephen Daniel RenfroManageriForm ADV

We also hold 32 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

$3.0Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Optum Venture Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 290116

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

32 of 59 we have independently watched raise

AbletoAdaptiveAmbiencehealthcareBunkerhillhealthChambercardioContessahealthCoplaneDigitaldiagnosticsDispatchhealthDocasapDocclaEndearhealthFlumehealthFutureGreatergoodhealthHeartbeathealthHolmuskHumatahealthImaginepediatricsKaiahealthLetsgetcheckedLumeonMandolinMedallionMpulsemobileNemahealthPatientslikemeReemahealthRinseRisalabsRubiconmdUniteusAmigoAnatomyAtlasAvailityclinicalsolutionsCarebridgehealthCedarConcurrenceCorticacareEquipFlorenceappFortellGaiafamilyGalileohealthGetduosGetgarnerGetindigoGorogerGydehealthHarborwellhealthHeadstartHelloalmaHellobrightlineJoincalibrateJoingroupsLoophealthMainstreetruralhealthRethinkfirst

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Optum Ventures put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Optum Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Optum Ventures

What does Optum Ventures invest in?

Optum Ventures invests most often at Series A and Venture (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Digital-health, Sustainable Development Goals and Wellbeing.

How active is Optum Ventures?

53 investments on record, 11 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Optum Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vera Health (Series A, Oct 2026), Adaptive Innovations (Series A, Jun 2026) and Amigo AI (Series A, Mar 2026).

How big are Optum Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $25M.

Does Optum Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 53 investments on record (4%).

Where does Optum Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (78%) and the United Kingdom (10%).

Is Optum Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 11 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Optum Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Deerfield (6 rounds together), Frist Cressey Ventures (6 rounds together) and LRVHealth (5 rounds together).

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