Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | HealthTech (& Fitness) • Future Of Work • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer |
Stages | Seed, Early Stage, Series A |
Investing | United States |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,500,000 |
Kaya Ventures is a Boston, MA-based venture capital firm that specializes in seed, early-stage, and Series A investments, with a focus on HealthTech, Future Of Work, Healthcare, Wellness, and Consumer sectors. With an investment range between $100,000 and $5,000,000, their sweet spot for funding is typically around $1,500,000. The firm's core investment thesis revolves around backing pre-seed companies that are expanding access to wellness within underserved markets, thereby addressing gaps in healthcare innovation. As thesis-driven investors, they seek to back companies that present the biggest opportunities to advance our well-being, often getting in early and identifying opportunities ahead of the market. Kaya Ventures is particularly in tune with founders based on their team's backgrounds and lived experiences, which allows them to bring a unique understanding and connection to partnership. They are dedicated to supporting their portfolio founders not only as business entities but as humans and leaders. They provide guidance and purpose-built tools to assist in accelerating early-stage growth. On their website, they highlight their intention to drive awareness and funding to healthcare innovation and showcase their portfolio founders who are advancing fields like women's health, caregiving, longevity, mental health, wealth creation, digital health, career development, and human performance. Kaya Ventures also underlines their commitment to empowering founders and bringing funders together to achieve common goals. The firm's name is inspired by the Tagalog word 'Kýa', signifying the ability to accomplish something, reflecting their ethos of empowerment and a collective 'can-do' spirit.
We invest in pre-seed companies expanding access to wellness within underserved markets.