# Emmeline Ventures

> Emmeline Ventures is a female-founded, Los Angeles-based early-stage venture firm backing women founders whose companies increase women's agency across health, wealth, and cleaner or safer living. Its portfolio ranges from menopause care and maternal-health software to wealth advice, cybersecurity, functional food, and sustainable fashion, while its team adds fundraising guidance, pitch reviews, and operating support to its checks.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Founders:** La Keisha Landrum Pierre (Co-Founder and General Partner), Azin Radsan van Alebeek (Co-Founder and General Partner), Naseem Sayani (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** 2-10 employees publicly listed on LinkedIn
- **Products:** Pre-seed and seed investment, Capital-raising support, Pitch deck review, Strategic and operational consulting
- **Notable:** Built a Pilot Fund portfolio of 14 companies before moving into Fund I., Publicly lists 26 investments across the Pilot Fund and Fund I as of 2026., Was featured in the documentary Show Her the Money, which examined the gender gap in venture funding.

## Products & services

- **Pre-seed and seed investment** — Equity investment in female-founded companies across women's health, financial agency, sustainability, privacy, and safety.
- **Capital-raising support** — Hands-on help for portfolio companies and a broader founder community with fundraising preparation and investor positioning.
- **Pitch deck review** — Feedback designed to make a founder's story, market case, and financing ask clearer.
- **Strategic and operational consulting** — Tailored support drawing on the partners' experience in operations, market development, business building, and board-level advising.

## Achievements

- Built a Pilot Fund portfolio of 14 companies before moving into Fund I.
- Publicly lists 26 investments across the Pilot Fund and Fund I as of 2026.
- Was featured in the documentary Show Her the Money, which examined the gender gap in venture funding.
- Closed its first fund by March 2026, according to the Phoenix Business Journal.
- Made its first Arizona startup investment in Prickly Pear Health in 2026.
- Joined Osteoboost Health's $8 million 2026 financing for an FDA-cleared bone-health wearable.
- Co-founder La Keisha Landrum Pierre was named a 2026 Los Angeles Business Journal Leader of Influence in M&A.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — La Keisha Landrum Pierre was profiled by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a 2026 Leader of Influence in M&A.
- **2026-05** — Emmeline Ventures committed a $25,000 investment to a finalist at the TechCon SoCal Startup Innovation Showcase.
- **2026-04** — The firm joined an $8 million financing round for Osteoboost Health's FDA-cleared prescription wearable for low bone density.
- **2026-03** — Emmeline invested in Prickly Pear Health's expanded $600,000-plus pre-seed round, its first disclosed Arizona startup investment.
- **2026-03** — Phoenix Business Journal reported that Emmeline Ventures had closed its first fund.
- **2025-09** — Portfolio company Lōvu Health announced an $8 million Series A with Emmeline participating.

## Links

- Website: https://www.emmelineventures.vc/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emmeline-ventures/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/VCEmmeline

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Last updated: 2026-08-15