Seae Ventures

It's a big day for Seae Ventures! We are so proud to announce the strategic acquisition of Unseen Capital. Unseen Capital is a venture capital firm focused on investing in innovators who are intimately familiar with the challenges faced by marginalized communities. By supporting these entrepreneurs, Unseen Capital’s aim has been to drive systemic change and democratize healthcare access. This acquisition will leverage the combined strengths and missions of both our funds to further serve underrepresented entrepreneurs and marginalized communities. Erica Murdock will be Unseen’s Managing Director where she will lead the charge in building the team to support Unseen’s existing portfolio and the go-forward early seed stage strategy. “Together with Unseen Capital, we are united in our vision to significantly impact the flow of venture capital to underrepresented founders, many of whom traditionally have had limited access to funding. Our strategy at Seae will incorporate Unseen’s resources into an early seed investment approach, and we will continue to build upon this foundation by raising additional capital. This effort honors the legacy of Unseen Capital and aligns with Seae’s long-term investment strategy," said Jason Robart, co-founder and Managing Partner of Seae Ventures. Check out the full release below and we look forward to sharing more! CC: Tuoyo Louis, Leah O'Donnell, Arianne Kidder, Justin Williams, M.S., Karlos Bledsoe, Tricia Brock

It's a big day for Seae Ventures! We are so proud to announce the strategic acquisition of Unseen Capital. Unseen Capital is a venture capital firm focused on investing in innovators who are intimately familiar with the challenges faced by marginalized communities. By supporting these entrepreneurs, Unseen Capital’s aim has been to drive systemic change and democratize healthcare access. This acquisition will leverage the combined strengths and missions of both our funds to further serve underrepresented entrepreneurs and marginalized communities. Erica Murdock will be Unseen’s Managing Director where she will lead the charge in building the team to support Unseen’s existing portfolio and the go-forward early seed stage strategy. “Together with Unseen Capital, we are united in our vision to significantly impact the flow of venture capital to underrepresented founders, many of whom traditionally have had limited access to funding. Our strategy at Seae will incorporate Unseen’s resources into an early seed investment approach, and we will continue to build upon this foundation by raising additional capital. This effort honors the legacy of Unseen Capital and aligns with Seae’s long-term investment strategy," said Jason Robart, co-founder and Managing Partner of Seae Ventures. Check out the full release below and we look forward to sharing more! CC: Tuoyo Louis, Leah O'Donnell, Arianne Kidder, Justin Williams, M.S., Karlos Bledsoe, Tricia Brock

We are proud of the work MD Ally | 911 Network Navigation is doing to help improve emergency services for communities nationwide! "911 Dispatchers will be assessing each call that comes in to best assess needs. Non-emergency calls will be relayed to a professional trained in emergency medicine through telehealth. Those experts will then conduct virtual visits and be able to provide services on everything from prescriptions and transportation to medical facilities to behavioral health support and community resources." Keep up the great work Shanel Fields and team!

"Effective health care ultimately comes down to a couple of things. It’s local, it’s based on trust, and it’s based on empathy. That’s what Cayaba Care’s Maternity Navigators bring. They’re deliberately hired from the communities they serve. So our clients feel like they’re talking to someone who hears them, can connect with them, and, importantly, gives them agency, helps them frame their questions as they interact with their obstetrician. But Cayaba provides a lot more — like lactation consulting. Recently a man told me, “After my wife had her baby, having a lactation consultant wasn’t just support — it was a mental health intervention.” These new parents based their whole self-worth on being able to breastfeed their baby. And because their baby wasn’t able to latch on and wasn’t feeding, things started to go awry pretty quickly. We were quick to intervene before things got worse, and it helped the dad as well as the mom. Lactation support meant everything to them." -  Dr. Adaeze Enekwechi 

The other weekend, our Principals Karlos Bledsoe and Justin Williams, M.S. cycled 113 miles from Chicago, IL to New Buffalo, MI for " Le Tour de Shore", hosted by Maywood Fine Arts Association. MFAA is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing high quality arts instruction to the children of Maywood and surrounding communities. Learn more about Le Tour de Shore here! https://lnkd.in/diek3VTa

Today commemorates the fourth anniversary of Juneteenth being recognized as a federal holiday. It marks the day federal troops arrived in Texas to enforce The Emancipation Proclamation, two years after its issuance. "On Juneteenth, may we celebrate the essence of freedom that galvanized the country, the progress we have made in our Nation, and all that is possible when we march forward together. May we all recommit to redeeming the very soul of America — choosing love over hate, unity over division, and progress over retreat."

Join us in welcoming one of our new fellows, Kyrieá Crudup! Kyrieá earned her Master's in Biotechnology from Morehouse School of Medicine and has accumulated several years of experience in different laboratory settings with companies such as WuXi AppTec and Novartis. She is currently employed at a healthcare diagnostics startup located outside of Atlanta. Welcome Kyrieá, we are so excited to have you!!!

Social determinants of health (SDOH), the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, significantly impact health inequities. In 2021, the Seventy-fourth World Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA74.16, urging Member States to integrate SDOH into public policies and use multisectoral approaches. The resulting Operational Framework provides crucial guidance on monitoring SDOH and using data for cross-sector policy actions to improve health equity. Endorsed at the Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly, this resource supports national governments and partners in advancing global health equity. Interesting read here: #sdoh #healthequity #health #healthcare

We are incredibly honored to receive the Health Equity Champion Award at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Gala this week! The celebration, The Art of Health Care, was held at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston with many of our friends, partners, industry peers, and more! We are so grateful and proud to be recognized for our work to transform + improve health equity at Seae Ventures. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey with us! Ft: Jason Robart, Tuoyo Louis, Arianne Kidder, Catherine West, Orriel Richardson, Sunday Daniels, MBA, CLC, NP, Dr. Ndidiamaka A.,

We are excited to welcome another VC Fellow, Hassan Muhammad, PharmD, RPh! Dr. Muhammad just graduated from Florida A&M University with his Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2017 and has 7 years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry experience, most recently at Gilead Sciences as a Brand Market Access Lead. Welcome Hassan!