7wire Ventures is a Chicago-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage and growth-stage digital health companies focused on empowering the Informed Connected Health Consumer. Founded in 2011 by Glen Tullman and Lee Shapiro, the firm's latest vehicle is a $217M Growth & Opportunity Fund targeting Series B and C digital health companies.
79% of their portfolio is in Healthcare. Average disclosed round size is $34.3M (across 38 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
26
Fund Size
$217M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
Alyssa Jaffee
Partner
David Schonthal
Operating Partner
Glen Tullman
Partner
Lee Shapiro
Partner
Tom Richards
Operating Partner
Joslin Owens
Director of Finance
Sathya Shanthakumar
Director of Investor Relations
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
39 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 ForWhen | Series A | $10.2M | Feb 2026 |
 WellTheory Technologies | Series A | $14M | Jan 2026 |
 HomeThrive | Unknown | $20M | Nov 2024 |
 PayZen | Series B | $32M | Aug 2024 |
 GroundGame Health | Unknown | $17M | Apr 2024 |
 Summer Health | Series A | $11.7M | Apr 2024 |
 9am.health | Series A | $9.5M | Feb 2024 |
 Cylinder | Series B | $31M | Sep 2023 |
 Caraway | Series A | $16.8M | Jun 2023 |
 Folx | Series B | $30M | Oct 2022 |
| 9am.health | Series A | $16M | Apr 2022 |
 Brightline | Series C | $105M | Mar 2022 |
| Cylinder | Series A | $16M | Mar 2022 |
 Jasper | Series A | $25M | Feb 2022 |
| GroundGame Health | Series A | $17M | Jan 2022 |
 MedArrive | Series A | $25M | Nov 2021 |
 BiointelliSense | Series B | $45M | Jul 2021 |
| Brightline | Series B | $72M | Jun 2021 |
 Medisafe | Series C | $30M | Feb 2021 |
 Truvian | Series C | $105M | Feb 2021 |
| CConsejoSano | Series B | $17M | Dec 2020 |
 nOCD | Series A | — | Oct 2020 |
 Higi | Series B | $30M | May 2020 |
 OM1 | Series C | $50M | May 2018 |
 Livongo Health | Unknown | $105M | Apr 2018 |
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Top Co-Investors
General Catalyst7 shared
Human Ventures6 shared
Leaps by Bayer6 shared
The Cigna Group Ventures5 shared
Refinery Ventures4 shared
Threshold Ventures4 shared
StartUp Health4 shared
Kinnevik4 shared
GV3 shared
SemperVirens Venture Capital3 shared
Ingeborg Investments3 shared
Kaiser Permanente Ventures3 shared
Founders Fund3 shared
Redesign Health2 shared
Polaris Partners2 shared
Oak HC/FT2 shared
Optum Ventures2 shared
Qualcomm Ventures2 shared
Octopus Ventures2 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026