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Equitage I

Geography: United States
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: $47.3M
Focus: SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Equitage I

Equitage I is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

AgeTech founder improving dignified, purposeful, equitable aging at scale

AgeTech

senior care continuum

holistic aging (physical/mental/social/spiritual)

workforce & EHR tools

equity & dignified aging

Bullish Signals

Founded 2023 — early deployment windowexternal

LPs are multi-billion dollar care operatorsexternal

Built-in customer access via LP networkexternal

15+ portfolio companies already deployedexternal

Russell Hirsch brings $1B+ VC pedigreeexternal

Advisor bench: Formation Capital, DispatchHealthexternal

3 active current investments confirmedwebsite

18+ prior portfolio exits across care continuumwebsite

Covers workforce, EHR, coding, dementia, family carewebsite

Adam Kaplan operates thousands-resident senior portfoliowebsite

Jennifer Meyer scaled DispatchHealth to 36 stateswebsite

Bristlecone pine mission: equity + dignity + purposewebsite

Equitage brand confirms active fund statuswebsite

Portfolio spans workforce, EHR, coding, dementia, familywebsite

Holistic aging approach: physical + mental + spiritual + socialwebsite

Network connects portfolio to customers, partners, talentwebsite

All 4 partners actively sourcing & supporting investmentswebsite

Daniel Kaplan led Generator sourcing: IntelyCare, Vesta, Vyncawebsite

Contrarian Signals

Very small team, 2–10 employeesexternal

Niche AgeTech only — narrow mandateexternal

No fund size publicly disclosedwebsite

Founder Do's

Address physical, mental, social, or spiritual aging needs

Leverage multi-billion $ care provider LP network

Target facility, home, or community care continuum

Show rapid scale via care provider partnerships

Build for older adults, families, or care workers

Founder Don'ts

Avoid non-AgeTech or non-senior care verticals

Don't pitch without senior care/aging angle

Avoid B2C without direct care provider distribution

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$47.3M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Adam Kaplan, Daniel Kaplan

Russell HirschPartner

Adam KaplanPartner

Daniel KaplanPartner

Dana SunPartner

Sara RatnerAdvisor

Arnold WhitmanAdvisor

Jennifer MeyerAdvisor

Matthew ZubillerAdvisor

Nick LiuAdvisor

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