Exceptional people – not code or capital – build transformative, category-defining companies.

Wormhole Capital

About

 

We back deeply independent thinkers with audacious dreams and relentless determination.

Most importantly, we partner with special founders who have the rare ability to do two really hard things simultaneously:

  1. anticipate what will move society and culture forward in the future (we call this: “time jumping”, and it’s what makes certain founders “special”), and
  2. build and lead a transformative, category-defining company, from the outset through to massive scale.

We focus on a company’s long-term impact and typically invest at an early stage. We often work alongside founders at the incubation stage as an inception partner, as well as providing strategic insights and a willing sounding board to founders throughout the entire company lifecycle.

Wormhole Capital is the investment arm of Vivek Garipalli’s family office. While sector-agnostic, we seek business models that inherently propel a positive flywheel effect.

Our Name

In 1935, Albert Einstein and physicist Nathan Rosen used the theory of general relativity to propose the existence of wormholes. These tunnel-like passages (also known as Einstein-Rosen “bridges”) connect two different points in space-time, theoretically creating a shortcut that reduces travel time and distance through superluminal (faster-than-light) motion. In other words: time travel.

Wormhole Capital

Portfolio

Latest Investment

emm

The Smart Menstrual Solution [Seed]

Stage of our initial involvement with each company included in square brackets
Accordian
Private equity-focused financial consulting and technology firm [Series A]
Alice
Reinventing health insurance in Brazil [Seed]
All Stripes
Healthcare technology company that accelerates drug development and research for the treatment of rare diseases [Seed]
amborella organics

Gourmet organic candy that serves a higher purpose [Seed]

Angle Health

Simple, tech-enabled health plans for the modern employee [Seed]

Series A Announcement ›

aptible

Deploy a secure, HIPAA-compliant app from day one [Seed]

Archer Roose

Bringing you a better glass of wine, no matter where you are [Seed]

Archer Roose

Use AI to manage enterprise AI workflows at scale [Seed]

Backtracks
Deep tech audio podcast analytics and advertising platform [Seed]
Beep Saúde
Find high quality healthcare services where you need them [Series A]
Boom Supersonic
Commercial airplane manufacturer that builds supersonic airliners designed for speed, safety, and sustainability [Series B]
Carbon Health
Making high-quality healthcare more accessible to everyone [Series B]
Carta
Global ownership management platform that helps companies, investors, and employees manage equity and ownership [Series C]
Cityblock Health
Tech-driven healthcare provider for those in underserved communities [Series A]
Clover Health

Technology company committed to improving health equity for seniors [Inception]

credo

Automated medical record retrieval platform for providers and payers  [Seed]

Cricket Health

Specialty kidney care provider of integrated nephrology and dialysis care [Seed]

Curie Bio

A new model for venture capital in biotech  [Seed]

daloopa

Document automation and data extraction using AI [Series A]

Dr Evidence

Empowers smarter healthcare decisions with better evidence and insights [Series A]

ema

Friendship and support through femalehood from fertility to menopause  [Seed]

emm

The Smart Menstrual Solution [Seed]

Endless West
Beverage startup using scientific production methods to create its own original blend of wines and spirits [Series A]
Ensemble Health
Revenue cycle management services for hospitals and physician practice operators [Inception]
Finhabits

The leading expert-led and technology-powered employee benefit caregiving solution [Series A]

Series A Announcement ›

Finhabits
The #1 money app for U.S. Latinos [Seed]
Flatiron Health
Healthcare technology company that aims to improve lives by learning from the experience of every cancer patient [Inception]
Flume Health

The first digital platform for health plan administration [Series A]

Genetesis

Medical imaging company leveraging data science and biomagnetism in the fight against cardiovascular disease [Series A]

GlossGenius

Vertical SaaS platform for small business owners in the beauty and wellness space [Seed]

Flume Health

Healthcare invoice management and reimbursement platform [Seed]

Gravie

Improving the way people purchase and access healthcare [Series A]

Growth Equity Announcement ›

Headway

Mental healthcare system provider that helps patients connect with therapists and submit insurance claims online [Seed]

Hero Health

AI medical scribe for all clinicians [Series A]

Series A Announcement › 

Hero Health
Manages every part of your loved one’s medication, so they never miss a dose again [Series A]
imagen
Making accurate medical image interpretation universally available and affordable [Seed]
Immuta

Data governance platform for organizations to automate data access control, security, and privacy compliance [Series B]

JustPoint

Redesigning the medical malpractice industry [Inception]

Kindbody

Health and technology company providing fertility, gynaecology, and family-building care [Seed]

Laika
Provides a complete compliance platform that automates workflows in a single, collaborative space [Seed]
LexCheck

AI-powered contract review platform [Seed]

Series A Announcement ›

LifeRaft

Insurtech company that offers supplementary health insurance products for patients [Seed]

Medically Home
Enabling health systems to safely bring the hospital home [Series A]
Misfits Market
Subscription box service for organically sourced produce [Series A]
NeuraLight
Developer of neurology software designed to help patients affected by neurological disorders [Seed]
ossium health

Building the world’s first bone marrow bank to treat blood cancers [Seed]

paradromics
Developing high data rate brain computer interfacing technology [Seed]
Parachute Health

Provider of medical equipment ordering software [Growth]

Particle Health

API designed for healthcare innovators that gives access to vital medical data [Series A]

Petal

Financial technology company on a mission to make credit honest, simple, and accessible [Seed]

Phosphorus

Provides the back-end infrastructure that enables ubiquitous integration of genetics in medicine [Seed]

placemakr
Alternative lodging service that operates pop-up hotels in newly built, luxury apartment buildings [Seed]
Praxis

Values-aligned, membership-based society that is constructing a new metropolis [Seed]

prismdata

Next-generation transaction intelligence platform  [Seed]

Qualia

Digital closing platform for real estate and mortgage companies to provide simple, secure homebuying experiences [Series B]

Reliance Health

Chef curated recipes for your dog [Series A]

Reliance Health

Health insurance company that uses software, data science and telemedicine to make health insurance delightful, affordable and easier to access in Nigeria [Series A]

Remedial Health

Digitizing the pharmaceutical supply chain in Africa [Seed]

Reverie Labs

Machine learning-driven pharma company [Series A]

Ribbon Health
Predictive analytics and data platform for the healthcare industry [Seed]
RxRevu

Helps patients save money on prescriptions by identifying the most effective medication at the best possible cost [Series A]

scale-logo

Accelerates the development of artificial intelligence  [Seed]

Slice
Provider of tools for pizzerias to manage the digital side of their businesses [Series B]
Slope.io

Brings order, trust, and predictability to the clinical supply chain [Seed]

Swiftly

Operating platform for retailers to capture digital advertising dollars and build customer loyalty [Seed]

Series B Announcement ›
Series C Announcement ›

Synthego
Genome engineering company that enables access to CRISPR to accelerate life science research and development [Series B]
therapy notebooks
Evidence-based mental health tools that are accessible and enjoyable [Series A]
Thyme Care
Provider of oncology care management solutions [Inception]
UpLift
Rebuilding mental healthcare to work for everyone [Seed]
Vital
Modern cloud-based Emergency Department SaaS [Seed]
Wagmo
Doggy wellness plans [Seed]
yendo

The vehicle secured credit card  [Seed]

Wormhole Capital

Team

Vivek Garipalli

Vivek Garipalli

Vivek Garipalli is an entrepreneur who has founded and invested in various companies including Clover Health, a healthcare technology company with the stated mission to improve every life. He founded Clover Health in 2014 and served as CEO until December 2022, and continues as Executive Chair of the Board and largest shareholder.

Prior to Clover, Vivek co-founded both CarePoint Health and Ensemble Health. CarePoint is a healthcare system that offers acute care and emergency services to a large, historically underserved population in Hudson County, New Jersey. In May 2022, the ownership of the three CarePoint hospitals was contributed to a community-based non-profit called CarePoint Health Systems.

Ensemble is a national healthcare revenue cycle services company. The experience of building these two companies — and seeing firsthand the misalignment between healthcare providers, insurance companies, and most importantly, consumers — ultimately inspired the founding of Clover Health.

With Flatiron Health, Vivek saw the opportunity to leverage technology to help align mission with business model. At Flatiron, he entered as an early investor, and advised on their strategy and business model, including leading the acquisition of its data platform, Altos. He sat on the board through to its sale to Roche in 2018 and currently serves / has served on the boards of Cityblock Health, Clover Health, Dr.Evidence, Flatiron Health, Medically Home, and Thyme Care.

Vivek began his career in finance, holding roles at Credit Suisse First Boston, J.P. Morgan Partners and Blackstone Group.

NIck Hyde

Nick Hyde

Nick is a partner and co-founder of Wormhole Capital. In addition to managing Wormhole’s portfolio and leading new investments, Nick serves on the board of directors of Credo and Dr.Evidence.
 
In keeping with Wormhole’s mission to partner with exceptional people, Nick loves working closely with founders from the earliest stages and always brings a first-principles approach to company-building and investing.
 

Prior to Wormhole, Nick was the managing partner and co-founder of Mendacre, a seed fund founded in 2017 that has invested in several early-stage technology companies across the United States.

Nick began his career as a corporate attorney at Slaughter and May in London and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York, where he focused on public and private mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and follow-on offerings, private equity and venture capital.