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Elevate Capital
Venture capital · Beaverton, OR, United States · North America
Elevate Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 that invests in overlooked founders, including women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and veteran entrepreneurs. It also manages state programs such as the Oregon SSBCI Venture Direct Program and the Innovation Gap Fund, and provides hands-on mentorship through its Elevate Edge program.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsdiversitywomen foundersbipoc foundersveteran foundershealthcarementorship
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Or find every investor that fitsElevate Capital lists 75 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (22%), AI & Machine Learning (17%) and Enterprise Software (10%). 88% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Portland Seed Fund, Long Way Ventures and Creative Destruction Lab.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Elevate Capital, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Elevate Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 75. 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.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundThe rounds that name Elevate Capital do not give a stage.
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 0 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 92th | 75 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 53th | 1% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 21th | 22% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 84th | 6 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 22% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 17% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 10% | 8% |
| Education | 9% | 7% |
| Consumer | 8% | 3% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 7% | 3% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 6% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 4% | 6% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Portland Seed Fund | 13 |
| Long Way Ventures | 6 |
| Creative Destruction Lab | 5 |
| Willamette Valley Capital | 5 |
| Backstage Capital | 4 |
| Oregon Venture Fund | 3 |
| Springboard | 3 |
| StartX | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers7397%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company23%
- 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 togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Portland Seed Fund
Compare Elevate Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
as stated on its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Elevate Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2025 | Round |
Round details for Elevate Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Elevate Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
75 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomotum builds wearable rehabilitation products designed to support clinicians in improving walking function for individuals with neurologic impairments. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Birch Biosciences is developing engineered enzymes to recycle plastic, enabling the manufacture of 100% recycled plastic products | Enterprise SoftwareClimate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| Bitesize provides an AI follow-up tool for automotive dealership CRMs to revive dormant leads and boost sales | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a video studio and streaming platform for businesses to create and host live and on-demand content | Media & EntertainmentEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| BuildingLens helps improve indoor air quality, drive energy efficiency, and create spaces that help communities thrive by remotely monitoring building automation systems. | Real Estate & ConstructionSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Canopii builds autonomous greenhouses that grow organic produce independent of land, labor, and weather. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| CarpeDM operates an online dating service for singles to meet professional Black women | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Cascade Prodrug develops therapies for diseases such as wet age-related macular degeneration and solid tumors | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| CleanHaus provides an app for managing property turnovers, cleaners, and listings for hosts and property managers. | Real Estate & ConstructionConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Emano Flow provides remote urology patient monitoring and remote uroflowmetry services | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Fairly AI provides a service related to the EU AI Act. | AI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Minnow provides secure and smart food delivery lockers for modern living | Real Estate & ConstructionFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Goalsetter provides financial education platforms and curricula for schools, colleges, universities, and workplaces. | EducationFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Goodwell Investments invests in young companies led by motivated entrepreneurs with proven experience | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Goumi designs and sells baby clothing and accessories, such as mitts, booties, and gowns. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| GrowthPlug helps dental practices acquire new patients, build their reputation, and provide an exceptional patient experience through various digital tools and services. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| HacWare provides automated security awareness and training solutions to organizations. | CybersecurityEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Handful designs and sells sports bras with various features such as removable pads and hide-away pockets. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Healers sells pet care products, including natural pet health and paw protection items. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- elevate.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 15 Jul 2025
- Companies checked
- 75
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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