Investment with impact. Rise Health Venture Capital (RISE) delivers on that promise by investing in the untapped talent among founders and owners with minimal access to an equitable distribution of healthcare startup funding and resources, specifically in the oral health space.
Real inclusion, strength and empowerment for untapped talent and underserved businesses in the oral health space, including, but not limited to, women-, LBGTQ+- and minority-owned businesses.
As the only inclusion-driven venture fund for oral health globally, we invest in founders solving difficult health and oral health problems, requiring the inclusion of ideas from diverse perspectives.
We support healthcare companies directly and indirectly, including general health, with a focus on oral health.
We empower groups which have been historically oppressed in roles such as Owner, Founder, Chairperson, President and CEO, and/or leadership roles (C-suite, Board, senior level).
We have a broad focus on inclusion of thought, not just represented by people, but by the way in which they do business.
Rise Health is built on decades of experience and a track record of backing high performing founders. We leverage medical and business breakthroughs as well as emerging technologies to improve the oral health and overall healthcare systems.
By leveling the playing field of access to startup capital at competitive terms, RISE can bring many quality products and companies to the next level, most of which may otherwise not be given the opportunity to fully benefit our healthcare systems.
As dentists and well-connected business professionals, specifically in the DSO industry, we have unique access to modern ideas with a complete understanding of the market and how to implement products within it. We know where service and product gaps lie and how new ideas and products will be received. Further, Revere Partners, our partner and first VC fund on oral health, has a longstanding track record of successful investments and exits.
Since before the pandemic, RISE’s founding team has been hard at work on this platform, assembling the key pieces to build a sustainable fund approach. As such, we have access to:
In 2018, 32% of dentists were women and 28% were racial/ethnic minorities. In 2008, 23% were women and 22% were minorities.
RISE fills a gap for groups that lack funding and lack of proper valuation for their business in the oral health space.
Offer investors a platform to diversify their startup portfolios and provide much needed capital to health and oral health founders with limited access and untapped potential.
Investor exposure is heavily concentrated in male dominated tech and consumer products.
Management and ownership are homogenous, lacking thought inclusion.
Innovation in the dental industry is hindered by less-than-ideal capital flow.
Providers focused on the clinical aspects of their practices lack time or resources to maximize business opportunities.
Our data is acquired from over 600 real companies and combined with conservative assumptions from experts in investing, acquiring, and operating companies across all facets of the oral care industry.
The combination of strong returns and historical under-investment make for a profitable opportunity investing in dental startups.
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Dental remains a small piece of the pie and is under-invested in, relative to its market size.
Our research shows early stage companies offer a higher risk to return ratio relative to other common dental industry investment strategies.
While early stage companies are often seen as riskier investments, our research shows they offer a higher risk to return ratio relative to other common dental industry investment strategies.
Real inclusion, strength and empowerment for untapped talent and underserved businesses in the oral health space, including, but not limited to, women-, LBGTQ+- and minority-owned businesses.
Partner with founders early and add value even before investing and help them unlock untapped potential.
Invest with a founder-friendly term sheet and dilute with the founder.
Leverage our robust networks, advisory board, and marketing expertise to drive innovation and growth.
Real inclusion, strength and empowerment for untapped talent and underserved businesses in the oral health space, including, but not limited to, women, LBGTQ+- and minority-owned businesses.
