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Wisdom Ventures Closes Oversubscribed $77.7M Fund II to Advance Tech Enabled Wellbeing
Wisdom Ventures · May 7, 2026
The new fund is writing $1M - $5M checks into early stage startups that leverage AI to improve health, wellness, and human connection.
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New Fund for a New Age: Wisdom Ventures Raises $77.7 Million
The Wall Street Journal · May 7, 2026
Firm seeks positive impact, financial returns through investments in startups using artificial intelligence to promote health and wellness.
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Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States, Joins Wisdom Ventures as Senior Venture Partner
Wisdom Ventures · October 14, 2025
As one of the nation's most trusted health leaders, Dr. Murthy brings deep expertise to advise founders creating technology that strengthens human connection and wellbeing.
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VC Firm Launches $16M Fund To Back Wellbeing Tech Startups
Athletech News · June 27, 2025
Wisdom Ventures launches $16M Fund II to back tech startups focused on emotional intelligence and supports mental and spiritual health.
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Wisdom Ventures Launches Fund II, with First Close of $16M
VC Wire · June 26, 2025
Wisdom Ventures, a San Francisco, CA-based early stage VC firm investing in tech-enabled wellbeing, launched its Fund II with its first close of $16m
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Wisdom Ventures unveils Fund II to back startups advancing tech-enabled wellbeing
The AI Journal · June 25, 2025
Wisdom Ventures, an early-stage VC firm focused on technology that supports human wellbeing, announced today a $16M first close for its Fund II.
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Wisdom Ventures Raising Second Fund for Wellness
PitchBook · June 25, 2025
Wisdom Ventures is raising its second fund focused on wellness and wellbeing technology startups, continuing its mission to back companies advancing human health and connection.
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How Wicked Saints Studios Is Turning Gen Z Into Real-World Heroes, One Quest At A Time
Forbes · June 19, 2025
The gaming studio, backed by Riot Games, has created World Reborn—a mobile story game that builds confidence through real-world action. Players have taken over 25,000 meaningful actions, from writing notes to hospitalized kids to checking news sources before sharing.
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Wisdom Ventures Portfolio Company Opal Named Apple Design Award Finalist
Opal (Portfolio Company) · June 6, 2025
Opal, the #1 screen time control app backed by Wisdom Ventures, has been recognized as a finalist in the Social Impact category of the 2025 Apple Design Awards for empowering humans to focus better and build healthier relationships with technology.
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The Seed 100: the Best Early-Stage Investors of 2025
Business Insider · May 12, 2025
Business Insider's annual list recognizing the top early-stage venture capital investors.
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Can Using a Dumber Phone Cure 'Brain Rot'?
The New York Times · April 6, 2025
Minimalist gadgets like the new Light Phone III, a smartphone that barely does anything, promise to help us focus. The trade-offs are big.
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