# Optum Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Optum Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 53 investments on record, 11 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Optum Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 53 cheques on record.

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Pre-seed Seed Series A Digital-health Sustainable Development Goals Wellbeing

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**73%** of best year **11** **cheques in 12 months**, 53 on record

Since the last cheque **4** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$25M** Rounds led **2 of 53** Sole investor **3 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 78%**

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## Optum Ventures highlights

- 01 11 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Venture: 56% of its rounds
- 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-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Digital-health Sustainable Development Goals Wellbeing
- **Based in:** Boston, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **53 appearances**

- **2026** 8 rounds
- **Oct** **[Vera Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/vera-health)** Series A · ES · Tech.eu **$29M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Adaptive Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/adaptive-innovations)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$50M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Amigo AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/amigo-ai)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$11M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Greater Good Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/greater-good-health)** Debt · US **$13M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Chamber Cardio](https://millionrounds.com/company/chamber-cardio)** Series A · US **$60M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Gyde](https://millionrounds.com/company/gyde)** Series A · US **$60M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[RISA Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/risa-labs)** Series A · US **$11M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Indigo](https://millionrounds.com/company/indigo)** Series B · US **$50M** Sole investor
- **2025** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[Reema Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/reema-health)** Series B · US · HC9 Ventures **$19M** With 7 others
- **Dec** **[Ultromics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ultromics)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[CoPlane](https://millionrounds.com/company/coplane)** Seed · US **$14M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[DUOS](https://millionrounds.com/company/duos)** Venture · US **$130M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Imagine Pediatrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/imagine-pediatrics)** Series B · US **$67M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Medallion](https://millionrounds.com/company/medallion)** Series C · US **$43M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Ambience Healthcare](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambience-healthcare)** Series C · US · TechStartups **$243M** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Ultromics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ultromics)** Series C · GB **$55M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Main Street Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/main-street-health)** Venture · US **$32M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[LetsGetChecked](https://millionrounds.com/company/letsgetchecked)** Series F · US **$165M** With 3 others
- **2024** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[Synapticure](https://millionrounds.com/company/synapticure)** Series A · US **$25M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Cortica](https://millionrounds.com/company/cortica)** Venture · IL **$80M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Nema Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/nema-health)** Series A · US **$15M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Vesta Healthcare](https://millionrounds.com/company/vesta-healthcare)** Debt · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Heartbeat Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/heartbeat-health)** Series C · US **$25M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Humata Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/humata-health)** Series A · US **$25M** With 2 others
- **2023** 8 rounds
- **Nov** **[Calibrate](https://millionrounds.com/company/calibrate)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Main Street Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/main-street-health)** Venture · US **$315M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Holmusk](https://millionrounds.com/company/holmusk)** Venture · SG **$30M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Endear Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/endear-health)** Series A · US **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Bunkerhill Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/bunkerhill-health)** Series A · US **$30M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[icometrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/icometrix)** Venture · BE **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Oxford VR](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxford-vr)** Grant · GB **$500K** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Groups Recover Together](https://millionrounds.com/company/groups-recover-together)** Debt · US **$55M** With 2 others
- **2022** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[BehaVR](https://millionrounds.com/company/behavr)** Series B · US **$13M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Mindstrong Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindstrong-health)** Grant · US **$250K** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Digital Diagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-diagnostics)** Series B · US **$75M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Alma](https://millionrounds.com/company/alma)** Series D · FR **$130M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Brightline](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightline)** Series C · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[CareBridge](https://millionrounds.com/company/carebridge)** Series C · US **$140M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Flume Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/flume-health)** Series A · US **$30M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Vira Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/vira-health)** Series A · GB **$12M** With 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 registration **4 named**

DA **Dean Alexander Mccausland** Chief Financial Officer i Form ADV

LC **Larry Chester Renfro** Owner i Form ADV

LM **Laura Marie Veroneau** Manager i Form ADV

SD **Stephen Daniel Renfro** Manager i Form 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

**$3.0B** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture 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

[Ableto](https://millionrounds.com/company/ableto)[Adaptive](https://millionrounds.com/company/adaptive)[Ambiencehealthcare](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambience-healthcare)[Bunkerhillhealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/bunkerhill-health)[Chambercardio](https://millionrounds.com/company/chamber-cardio)[Contessahealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/contessa-health)[Coplane](https://millionrounds.com/company/coplane)[Digitaldiagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-diagnostics)[Dispatchhealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatchhealth)[Docasap](https://millionrounds.com/company/docasap)[Doccla](https://millionrounds.com/company/doccla)[Endearhealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/endear-health)[Flumehealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/flume-health)[Future](https://millionrounds.com/company/future)[Greatergoodhealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/greater-good-health)[Heartbeathealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/heartbeat-health)[Holmusk](https://millionrounds.com/company/holmusk)[Humatahealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/humata-health)[Imaginepediatrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/imagine-pediatrics)[Kaiahealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaia-health)[Letsgetchecked](https://millionrounds.com/company/letsgetchecked)[Lumeon](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumeon)[Mandolin](https://millionrounds.com/company/mandolin)[Medallion](https://millionrounds.com/company/medallion)[Mpulsemobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/mpulse-mobile)[Nemahealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/nema-health)[Patientslikeme](https://millionrounds.com/company/patientslikeme)[Reemahealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/reema-health)[Rinse](https://millionrounds.com/company/rinse)[Risalabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/risa-labs)[Rubiconmd](https://millionrounds.com/company/rubiconmd)[Uniteus](https://millionrounds.com/company/unite-us) Amigo Anatomy Atlas Availityclinicalsolutions Carebridgehealth Cedar Concurrence Corticacare Equip Florenceapp Fortell Gaiafamily Galileohealth Getduos Getgarner Getindigo Goroger Gydehealth Harborwellhealth Headstart Helloalma Hellobrightline Joincalibrate Joingroups Loophealth Mainstreetruralhealth Rethinkfirst

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.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$25M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$50M**

Led 2 of 53 rounds **4%**

- **Said size:** Up to $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *18*
- Venture *9*
- Series B said *9*
- Series C *6*
- Debt *3*
- Series D *3*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Deerfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deerfield) 6
- [Frist Cressey Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frist-cressey-ventures) 6
- [LRVHealth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lrvhealth) 5
- [406 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/406-ventures) 4
- [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 4
- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 4

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## 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.

[**Deerfield** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deerfield)[**Frist Cressey Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frist-cressey-ventures)[**LRVHealth** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lrvhealth)[**406 Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/406-ventures)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**8VC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Future Planet Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-planet-capital)[**GreatPoint Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greatpoint-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Optum Ventures put money into.

[**Vera Health** $29M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vera-health)[**Adaptive Innovations** $50M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/adaptive-innovations)[**Greater Good Health** $13M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/greater-good-health)[**RISA Labs** $11M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/risa-labs)[**Indigo** $50M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/indigo)[**Reema Health** $19M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/reema-health)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [The Healthtech Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/healthtech-podcast) 21 May 2020 · 49 min Episode 97: The Story of a Healthtech VC with Ash Patel Mentions [Ash Patel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ash-patel)[Optum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/optum-ventures)[University of Oxford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-of-oxford) Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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