Wisdom Ventures has raised $77.7 million for Fund II — 7.7 times its 2022 debut — with three general partners bringing expertise across product innovation, legal operations, and mindfulness-driven community building.
Wisdom Ventures, a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm advancing tech-enabled wellbeing, has announced the close of its oversubscribed $77.7 million Fund II. The new raise follows the successful deployment of its $10 million Fund I. Wisdom Ventures will use the new funds to invest further in startups using AI to accelerate human flourishing across health, wellness, and human connection.
Fund I, which closed in July 2022, deployed $10 million across 38 companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, Substack, and Function Health, among others. The fund also achieved Wisdom Ventures’ central commitment to inclusivity, evidenced by 74 percent of its portfolio with founding teams representing diverse race, gender, and sexual orientations. Fund I also pioneered a “whole-founder” support model, integrating meditation retreats and monthly community check-ins to strenghen leaders’ resilience. Wisdom Ventures is building on this approach in Fund II.
Fund II is a $77.7 million oversubscribed fund led by three general partners with combined expertise in product innovation, operational excellence and community building: Bradley Horowitz, former Vice President of Product at Google; Cecily Mak, who contributes legal and operational excellence and experience scaling startups.; and Soren Gordhamer, founder of the Wisdom 2.0 conference, with specific expertise in building communities around mindfulness, resilience and compassionate technology. Fund II will invest amounts ranging from $1 million and $5 million in approximately 40 mission-driven startups.
