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Equitage I

United States
Pre Seed
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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.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

AgeTech founder improving dignified, purposeful aging at scale

AgeTech
senior care continuum
physical/mental/social/spiritual aging
workforce & EHR tools
equity in 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
15+ prior portfolio exits confirmedwebsite
Covers workforce, EHR, AI, home mods, dementiawebsite
Adam Kaplan operates thousands-resident senior portfoliowebsite
Jennifer Meyer scaled DispatchHealth to 36 stateswebsite
Bristlecone pine mission: equity + dignity + purposewebsite
Equitage brand refresh confirms active fund statuswebsite
Portfolio spans workforce, EHR, coding, dementia, family carewebsite

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

Key GPs & Partners

RH
Russell Hirsch
Partner
30yr VC veteranlife sciencesAgeTech pioneer
AK
Adam Kaplan
Partner
senior living operatormulti-thousand resident scaleindustry networked
DK
Daniel Kaplan
Partner
AgeTech sourcinggerontology degreeGenerator Ventures vet
DS
Dana Sun
Partner
healthcare investordiligence-drivenpost-investment support
SR
Sara Ratner
Advisor
growth strategistpayer/provider/pharmacyclinical access
AW
Arnold Whitman
Advisor
senior living legend40yr investorFormation Capital $8B+
JM
Jennifer Meyer
Advisor
value-based carein-home care scalemental health access
MZ
Matthew Zubiller
Advisor
healthcare operations25yr services veteranCEO Your Behavioral Health
NL
Nick Liu
Advisor
orthopedic surgeonmulti-location operatorboard disciplinarian

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$47.3M
Saves0
Website
LinkedIn

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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