Magnify Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Los Angeles, United States
Countries of investment
- United States
Investment stages
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
Industries
- Care Economy
- HealthTech
- FinTech
- Family Care
- Aging
- Longevity
- Women's Health
- Household Management
- Assistive Robotics
- Digital Health
- Consumer
- AI Infrastructure
About
Magnify Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm focused on backing category-defining companies at the intersection of care, technology, and infrastructure. Their focus spans health, wealth, family care, aging, longevity, women's health, and family fintech across the United States. The firm supports care economy founders from pre-seed through seed stages.
Magnify Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm focused on backing category-defining companies at the intersection of care, technology, and infrastructure. Their focus spans health, wealth, family care, aging, longevity, women's health, and family fintech across the United States. The firm supports care economy founders from pre-seed through seed stages.
Investment Thesis
Magnify Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm deploying capital across the care economy including parenting, aging, longevity, women's health, household management, family fintech, care navigation, assistive robotics, and aging-in-place technology sectors. They invest $250K to $2M in category-defining companies building the AI infrastructure layer for a $648 billion care economy. The firm differentiates itself as the reference investor for the care economy, anchored by Pivotal Ventures (Melinda French Gates), founding producer of the Care Summit, and co-author of the care economy's first comprehensive VC landscape data.
Manager's Experience
Co-founded by Julie Wroblewski (Co-founder and Managing Partner) and Joanna Drake (Co-founder and Managing Partner). Wroblewski's journey from certified nursing assistant in rural Minnesota to venture capitalist exemplifies the personal experiences driving Care Economy innovation. The firm launched Fund I ($52M) in 2021 with 21 investments and Fund II ($46.6M) in July 2026, bringing total AUM to nearly $100M. Magnify is founding producer of the Care Summit (returning to San Francisco February 2027) and co-author of the care economy's first comprehensive VC landscape data alongside Pivotal Ventures. Anchored by Pivotal Ventures (Melinda French Gates organization) as returning LP, with new investors Jordan Park, Unum, and financing from California IBank. The firm also co-founded RAISE Global a decade ago, connecting institutional LPs with emerging fund managers.
Team
Julie Wroblewski - Co-founder & Managing Partner
Joanna Drake - Co-founder & Managing Partner
Marie Drez - Chief Financial Officer
Maricar Mahoney - Executive Assistant & Project Coordinator
Portfolio
Papa
Alix
MiSalud Health
Nolia Health
Quo Labs
Savi Security
EveryGene
Peak Health
Joy
Common Sense Privacy
Kinside
Till Financial
Cocoon
Seven Starling
Milo