ManchesterStory Group is a venture capital firm based in West Des Moines, Iowa, founded in 2016 by Dave Miles and Matt Kinley. The firm partners with early-to-growth-stage companies transforming the insurance, financial services, and healthcare sectors.
41% of their portfolio is in Insurance. Deal activity increased 300% year-over-year (4 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is series-a (66% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $10.2M (across 31 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
31
Fund Size
$125M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
4
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
32 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Trussed AI | Seed | — | Feb 2026 |
 ForWhen | Series A | $10.2M | Feb 2026 |
 Salvo Health | Series A | $8.5M | Jan 2026 |
 Penguin AI | Series A | $29.7M | Sep 2025 |
 XP Health | Series B | $33.2M | Sep 2024 |
 OpenLoop | Series A | $15M | Mar 2023 |
 Joyn | Series A | $17.7M | Jan 2023 |
 CNote | Series A | $7.3M | Jan 2022 |
 Just Insure | Series A | $8M | Sep 2021 |
 Rollick | Unknown | $8.5M | Mar 2021 |
 Fringe | Seed | $2.2M | Feb 2021 |
| CCowbell Cyber | Series A | $20M | Jan 2021 |
 Cowbell | Series A | $20M | Jan 2021 |
 Verikai | Series A | $6M | Jul 2020 |
 Anagram | Series A | $10M | Mar 2020 |
 SmartX Advisory Solutions | Growth | $4M | Feb 2020 |
 FinMKT | Series B | $5M | Aug 2019 |
 BetterView | Series A | $4.5M | May 2019 |
 Betterview | Series A | $4.5M | May 2019 |
 Plnar | Series A | $3.9M | Aug 2018 |
| Rollick | Series A | $8.3M | Jan 2018 |
 Rollick | Series A | $8.3M | Jan 2018 |
 Groundspeed Analytics | Series A | $2M | Apr 2017 |
 Wisedocs | Series A | $9.5M | — |
 Better.agency | Series A | $8M | — |
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Top Co-Investors
IA Capital Group4 shared
Alumni Ventures3 shared
Nationwide3 shared
LiveOak Venture Partners3 shared
Autotech Ventures3 shared
Factory3 shared
Silverton Partners3 shared
Anthemis3 shared
Canvas Prime2 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center2 shared
Service Provider Capital2 shared
The Artemis Fund2 shared
Compound2 shared
Pivot Investment Partners2 shared
Brewer Lane Ventures2 shared
Tri-Valley Ventures2 shared
MTech Capital2 shared
American Family Ventures1 shared
HC9 Ventures1 shared
Valor Equity Partners1 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026