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Almaworks
Accelerator · New York, NY, United States · North America
Almaworks is Columbia University's startup accelerator, running an intensive 8-week program of Friday sessions, workshops, mentor office hours and speaker events. It takes no equity, IP or fees and does not provide funding, instead offering mentorship, campus resources and pitch preparation.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning
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Or find every investor that fitsAlmaworks lists 29 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (25%), AI & Machine Learning (20%) and Education (13%). 83% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Techstars, Y Combinator and 7BC Venture Capital.
No funding round on record names Almaworks yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Almaworks' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 29. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 25% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 20% | 18% |
| Education | 13% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 10% | 6% |
| Consumer | 8% | 3% |
| Fintech | 5% | 12% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 5% | 7% |
| Human Resources | 3% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Techstars | 2 |
| Y Combinator | 2 |
| 7BC Venture Capital | 1 |
| 83North | 1 |
| AlleyCorp | 1 |
| Amplifyher Ventures | 1 |
| BT Growth Capital | 1 |
| Backed | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 66th | 29 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 36th | 25% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers2793%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company27%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Almaworks head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
29 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AvoMD provides AI software for healthcare, including end-to-end AI workflow products and EHR integrations. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Battlecard is a free program for early-stage startups to access top sales tools | Enterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
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| Colonai develops AI-powered software to help gastroenterologists efficiently screen, detect, and treat colorectal tumors during colonoscopy and capsule endoscopy. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
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| DAT Bootcamp provides study tools and resources to help students prepare for the Dental Admission Test (DAT). | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| Droice Labs provides a HIPAA/GDPR compliant AI middleware for lossless data processing for high quality, reliable real-world data in clinical trials | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| FindMine creates on-brand creative and curation for products, trends, and channels, turning catalogs and brand rules into shoppable outfits and generated imagery. | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides online personal training and virtual 1-on-1 fitness coaching services. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Guardrail provides real-time onchain security for protocols, stablecoins, and other digital assets | FintechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Hearify provides an AI-powered companion for cochlear implant and hearing aid recipients with personalized training that adapts to every patient. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | |||
| Kalo allows users to shop, earn cash back and reward points, and share outfits with a community through their app and website. | E-commerce & MarketplacesIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| LearnedEasy provides an AI-powered platform for students to upload their textbooks and access concise summaries and interactive quizzes to aid in their learning. | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells shoes, bags, and accessories online. | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Newsgamer turns current events into interactive, choice-driven games. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Playbook provides a platform for fitness creators and coaches to turn their audience into recurring income | Healthcare & BiotechEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| PollenPal provides a system for beekeepers to log inspections, track colony history, and receive alerts on hive conditions. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Riley provides parenting support and guidance through a mobile app | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company builds continuously learning systems that turn fragmented signals into intelligence for critical decisions related to biological risk. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- alma.works
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 29
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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