Hey Everyone,

We went quiet. No sugarcoating it.

Between sourcing deals, writing checks, managing SPVs, and figuring out what "building a fund" actually looks like in practice….. the newsletter slipped.

But here's the thing about momentum: once you find it, you don't let it go.

Which is exactly why we named our first fund Momentum.

Starting now, you'll hear from us every month, what we're investing in, what we're building, and the honest, unfiltered story of launching a health-focused fund from scratch. No glossy nonsense. Just signal.

Welcome to Issue 001.

Last year, Other Health Ventures deployed capital into 8 companies across SPVs, managing just under ~$2 million in total. Every single one of them is building something we believe the future of health looks like.

Here's who we backed:

🧬 Humanaut Health Longevity medicine that actually moves the needle. Humanaut is rewriting what a clinic visit can look like — think 275+ biomarkers, hormone optimization, stem cell therapy, and a care team that treats your healthspan like a long-term project. Not your average doctor's office.

🥨 FitJoy Foods Proof that "better-for-you" doesn't have to taste like cardboard. FitJoy makes grain-free, gluten-free, vegan-certified pretzels and crackers that snack lovers actually want to eat. The kind of product that wins shelf space and repeat customers.

🍼 It's My Leche Modernizing breast milk access in a way that's long overdue. Leche lets moms freeze-dry their own milk for shelf-stable convenience, and connects families with triple-tested donor breast milk. It's a category that's been broken for decades, they're fixing it.

👟 Stand+ Better footwear built around how your body actually works. Stand+ is designing shoes for people who take their health seriously from the ground up — literally. An overlooked piece of the wellness puzzle.

🔥 Mantle Thermal Haus Austin's indoor-outdoor contrast therapy experience. Heat. Cold. Community. Mantle is betting that ancient healing practices, done right, in the right space. They are exactly what health-conscious consumers are searching for. Based on their momentum, they're right.

📊 Plantiga AI-powered movement intelligence, embedded in your shoe. Plantiga's in-sole sensors and AI platform give elite athletes (NBA, NFL, MLB, Premier League) objective data on biomechanics, injury risk, and return-to-play readiness. The only in-shoe sensor approved for live NBA play. This one is a sleeper.

🍦 Smearcase 40g of protein. Per pint. Of ice cream. Smearcase makes frozen cottage cheese ice cream — and yes, it's actually delicious. Available on GoPuff and DoorDash in NYC now. High-protein snacking is having a moment, and these guys got there first.

🥤 Olipop You've probably seen it by now. Olipop redefined what soda can be — gut-healthy, low-sugar, and somehow everywhere at once. We got in early on one of the best-executed better-beverage brands of the decade.

We've been writing checks and learning. Now it's time to build the vehicle that lets us go bigger.

Introducing Momentum Fund I — Other Health Ventures' inaugural $3–5M seed fund focused on the next wave of health, wellness, human performance, and consumer health companies.

Why Momentum? Because we've seen what happens when the right founder hits product-market fit in health: it doesn't slow down. The best health companies build flywheels, loyal customers, word-of-mouth, and mission alignment that compounds over time. We want to be the earliest believers in that kind of momentum, before it's obvious to everyone else.

We will be getting started on fundraising this April, and we're being intentional about who we bring in as LPs.

If you're a family office, a health operator, a physician investor, or simply someone who cares about where health is going and wants to be part of it — let's talk.

Email us at [email protected] & [email protected] . We mean it.

A few spaces we're actively tracking:

Longevity & preventive care — The market for proactive health is just getting started.

Better-for-you consumer brands — Consumers are choosing differently, and the shelf is shifting to match.

Women's health infrastructure — There's a massive gap between what women need and what exists.

Performance & movement data — PThe consumer application is coming.

Wellness experiences & community — People will pay for spaces that take their recovery seriously.

Women’s Sports - Finally getting the limelight they all deserve we think this is a great sector for some amazing growth.

Every issue will include portfolio updates, what's catching our eye in the market, and the honest story of building Momentum Fund I, including the parts that are still being figured out (everyday is a lesson).

No performative optimism. Just real updates from the trenches of health investing.

That's Issue 001.

Thanks for being part of this from the beginning.

— The Other Health Ventures Team