One of the world’s biggest early-stage venture firms is spinning out a new U.S. arm in Menlo Park called Informed Ventures.
Informed Ventures is looking to invest in early-stage innovative digital health startups, software as a service and consumer products focused on leveraging vertically-integrated artificial intelligence. The $200 million fund employs physicians, entrepreneurs and engineers to help founders scale their companies.
Informed Ventures will be assuming responsibility of international venture fund GSR’s U.S. arm, and many partners employed by GSR will continue on with Informed Ventures. GSR Ventures has $3.7 billion under management and has invested in AI-powered tech companies in the United States, Asia and East Asia since 2004.
To date, GSR U.S. has invested $300 million in U.S. startups, a press release says, which are now under the purview of Informed Ventures. Its portfolio companies include Medable, Nimble, AppliedVR and HealthRhythms, among other companies.
Many of its tenured partners have jumped over to the Informed Ventures team, which will be run by founder and managing director Richard Lim. Lim noted in a press release that the partners of Informed Ventures have worked together for over a decade and have experience in digital health, SaaS, fintech and consumer products and services.
"Informed Ventures is investing in companies that are transforming the patient experience,” Yuechen Zhao, partner at Informed Ventures said in a statement. “Too many patients are lost in a system that wasn’t built for them—long wait times, soaring costs, confusing insurance policies, and doctors too pressured to rush from one patient to the next. But with breakthroughs in AI and policy innovations like ICHRA, we’re excited to work with founders to build innovative solutions that make care accessible, affordable, and personalized for all.”
“With increasing longevity, healthcare’s future is about more than extending lifespan—it’s about unlocking better living,” Wei Li Tan, also a partner, said. “Artificial intelligence and technology are making care more personalized, accessible, and impactful. From senior care that supports independence to digital mental health platforms that foster resilience, we are dedicated to investing in innovations that make healthy living achievable and help people thrive at every stage of life."