We are visionaries.
We are superheroes.
We are sisters.
We are Emmeline Ventures.
We are a group of investors steadfastly committed to investing in and serving as catalysts for new, emerging founders & businesses.
We invest in female founders building game-changing businesses which empower women, in particular, to manage their health, build their wealth, and live in a cleaner, safer world.
The system
needs a refresh.
% of VC funding that went to female founders in 2021
% of US VC firms who have female or female-identifying partners.
Business outperformance of female-founded start-ups versus their peers.
ROI outperformance of female-founded start-ups versus their peers.
We are reshaping
the future,
one company at a time.
EMMELINE (EM-EH-LEEN):
the name means work, brave, and gentle.
In history and literature, Emmelines have been scientists, activists, athletes, and suffragettes. Whatever their role, they are strong, opinionated women who buck the tide, see a better future, and push on all boundaries to make that future happen.
Like these rule-breaking women, Emmeline inspires us.
She is the symbol of our collective future.
She is who we are building for.
meet
our portfolio
We seek out core re-wiring and systemic change.
Our founders have uniquely positioned their companies to accelerate a woman’s agency around her health, her wealth, and her ability to live in a safer, cleaner world.
Fusing simple, high-quality ingredients with essential vitamins and supplements so you don't have to choose between taste and health.
Building a plant-based functional foods company where every vegan product is paired with a “function” that is good for you including vitamins, supplements, and boosts. Deux’s vegan offerings start with reinvented desserts including cookie doughs and spreads that can be eaten straight from the jar or baked, and which are enhanced for immune support, collagen support, stress relief, or protein.
Integrating precision medicine with women's mental health for every life stage.
LunaJoy is integrating precision medicine with women's mental health to power a digital mental health clinic specialized in every life stage including adolescence, pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, miscarriage, menopause, and aging. LunaJoy provides therapy, medication management, coaching, genetic testing, and support groups via DTC and B2B offerings, all integrated with a woman’s primary care and supported by insurance.
Powering innovation, behavioral change, and empowerment across the sexual health & technology industry.
Healthy Pleasure Group is the only global outfit w/ the required combination of R&D, agency, and learning capabilities to harness market growth and lead positive behavioral change. With a team of specialists (scientists, marketers, and educators), an IP vault of 20+ ready-to-market products, and serving 60+ clients across four continents, HPG is revolutionizing sexual health & technology through the economic engines of education,product innovation, and investment.
Closing the gap on maternal and postpartum outcomes for Black women by unlocking community and certifying culturally competent care.
She Matters is a digital health platform designed to provide Black women with community, culturally relevant resources, and culturally competent therapists as they navigate their postpartum experience. She Matters trains therapists and healthcare professionals to be better resources for Black mamas, by ensuring they are aware of the healing challenges faced by Black women and removing the cultural stigma and medical neglect associated with mental illness in the Black community.
Scaling application security across modern development teams.
Wabbi’s Continuous Security platform integrates with existing development workflows to empower development teams to actively build code with application security in mind. As privacy and data security become even bigger C-level priorities, Wabbi’s technology creates empowerment and accountability. Gone are the days when teams have to decide between security and agility. With Wabbi, they can have both.
Helping individuals and enterprises regain their privacy through automation.
Malloc is on a mission to make privacy and data security accessible, automated, and effective. With a groundbreaking B2C app called Antistalker they have already helped hundreds of beta users, many of them women, surface spyware, and other rogue data sharing tools embedded on their smartphones. With expertise in artificial intelligence, cyber security, software engineering and innovation management, Malloc is helping people and enterprises protect their data and regain their privacy.
Pushing the boundaries of what responsibly grown and ethically manufactured materials can achieve.
By employing fashion as a pathway to activism, Another Tomorrow is delivering end-to-end sustainable luxury to the fashion category. Built on the principles of animal, human and environmental welfare, and in partnership with mission-aligned suppliers around the world, Another Tomorrow is delivering high-quality capsule collections that are ethically and responsibly made – proof that high morals can co-exist with high fashion.
Activating private company growth through the lens of board diversity & effectiveness.
Through market-facing content and small cohort experiences, Illumyn is empowering private company boards to better address company growth and scale through the lenses of diversity, cultural change, ESG, and social/geopolitical movements. Illumyn is the for-profit arm of Him for Her, and non-profit accelerating diversity on for-profit boards by bridging the gap between board opportunities and talented women ready for board service.
Reimagining the future of care.
Bumo is reimagining care in a post-pandemic world. by integrating childcare (scheduled & on-demand) with co-working spaces to meet today’s working families where they are. Through a combination of corporate and real estate partnerships, Bumo is creating a world where working parents are empowered to work-hard and parent-hard -- with zero guilt and high assurance that their children are learning & growing while they expand and extend their careers.
Ending the ‘motherhood penalty.’
Mirza’s mission is to end the “motherhood penalty” by building family financial health with a suite of financial solutions including FSA/HSA, insurance, and Mirza’s own products: securitized “care now, pay later” ISAs, and pension gap-free 401Ks all designed for working parents.
Innovating athletic apparel with feminine wellness in mind.
OYA is transforming the technology behind women’s athletic apparel to deliver better ventilation and moisture control where it matters most. In partnership with OB/GYNs, OYA developed a line of athletic apparel with patent-pending ventilation panels and leak absorbent crotch gusset technology to keep vaginas dry and clean, and anti-chafing elastic bands to reduce the likelihood of breast rashes. OYA is making constant OB visits for everyday and pro athletic women a thing of the past.
Using VR to manage pain and anxiety.
Using 30 years of clinical studies, Flowly is redefining how everyday people learn to live with chronic pain, anxiety, and trouble sleeping. Using responsive VR environments, biofeedback training for relaxation, and therapeutic voice-over and music, Flowy is helping users regulate their Autonomic Nervous System without medication. Trusted by world-class hospital systems and academic institutions, and the subject of ongoing NIH studies, Flowly is changing the face of chronic pain management.
Bringing safety to home dialysis.
Relavo is enriching the lives of people with kidney failure by making home dialysis safer and more accessible by changing the way those on Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) receive care. With patent-protected technology called PeritoneX, Relavo has created a solution to internally disinfect dialysis tubes at all connection sites in the PD system. Relavo is guided by patient-centric decision making, a people-first mentality, a willingness to learn, and a focus on diversity and inclusion.
Bridging the diversity gap for clinical trials.
Infiuss is expanding under-represented access to clinical trials through the power of technology, starting with West Africa. Through remote enrollment and participant qualification, Infiuss is ensuring large pharma can deliver equity and representation across their clinical trials – ensuring higher quality care and outcomes for everyone.
Saving half the women diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
AOA has developed the first liquid biopsy test that accurately enables the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer through the analysis of tumor marker gangliosides. With approx. 80% of ovarian cancer cases only detected at stages III and IV, AOA provides the potential to reduce the number of deaths from this diagnosis by half, significantly reduce the costs of treatment and recurrence, and save countless women’s lives.
Bringing quality pregnancy care directly to you.
Ruth is modernizing maternal care and giving women options they can access from home. Current service offerings pelvic floor, c-section recovery, and 1-1’s w/ lactation specialists. Via the data & experiences these services are capturing, Ruth is building a world where data & insight transform maternal care protocols and policy-making such that it applies to all women, not just privileged segments.
Raising the next generation of confident girls through better story-telling.
Rebel Girls is a global empowerment brand dedicated to raising the most inspired and confident generation of girls through content, experiences, products, and community. Rebel Girls believes in empowering girls to dream big by amplifying stories of real-life, extraordinary women who paved the way to a more equal world. If she can see it, she can be it.
A social Defi wallet geared at bringing more women into crypto.
Clutch has been designed to educate, facilitate investments and nurture an online community space for women investing. Clutch’s vision is to be the first women-focused financial institution for the future of money on web3 through a a safe and inclusive experience where women can transact, invest, and communicate about their experience with crypto.