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Wildwood Ventures

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USHealthtechConsumerAI/MLMarketplacesB2B SaaS

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Investment thesis

Wildwood Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm and growth studio backing bold founders building the future of healthy and active humanity. The firm addresses America's health and wellness crisis — historic levels of loneliness, chronic illness, anxiety, and disconnection from bodies, communities, and the natural world — by investing in B2C and B2B technology companies across five themes: Improve My Health (personalized, preventive, AI-driven diagnostics and healthspan tools), Explore & Move (outdoor recreation and experiential travel), Train & Play (fitness, sports, and play), Connect With My People (platforms fostering meaningful relationships), and Focus My Mind & Spirit (mental clarity, emotional resilience, and purpose). Proudly backed by VF Corporation (The North Face, Vans, Timberland), Wildwood operates as a venture studio that embeds with founders as fractional co-founders through a one-year build program, providing go-to-market strategy, brand amplification, and access to a world-class outdoor and wellness brand ecosystem.

Notable quotes

Wildwood Ventures is thrilled to launch as the first venture studio focused on the outdoor and wellness industries. Our team is passionate about supporting entrepreneurs who are striving to create meaningful change in people's lives, and we are excited to partner with VF Corporation and its world-class portfolio of brands to make it happen.

David Wagner · Wildwood Ventures Launch Announcement — wildwood.vc/launch · 2023-05-10

The studio approach means we can be more hands-on with our portfolio companies. We can't wait to build the next great generation of outdoor and wellness technology businesses with amazing entrepreneurs. One of our core values is Create for People With Purpose. We're building something unique in the venture space.

Jesse Marble · Wildwood Ventures Launch Announcement — wildwood.vc/launch · 2023-05-10

If the customer doesn't care, you're toast. Full stop, there is nothing else. This is the only thing that matters for you over the long term: if you have a system and a cadence and a team that knows how to listen to customers and build what customers want to pay for.

Jesse Marble · VC Sheet Podcast — vcsheet.com/fund/wildwood-ventures · 2026-04-06

Team

David Wagner

Founder and Managing Partner

HealthtechConsumerAI/ML

Jesse Marble

Founder and Partner

ConsumerHealthtechMarketplaces

Amy Maher

Principal and Head of Product

ConsumerHealthtech

David Krasny

Principal and Head of Growth

ConsumerB2B SaaS

Kristen Gendron

Principal and COO

ConsumerHealthtech

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
OnriseSeed2025-02-23
Perx HealthLater Stage VC2025-09-01
GinkoSeed2025-05-07
MostestSeed2024-07-01
OutwaySeed2024-06-25
360 SierraSeed2024-11-01
Out & Back OutdoorPre-seed2023-05-10
RootsPre-seed2023-05-10
Meo HealthSeed
Kin TherapySeed

Frequent co-investors

VC firmDeals together
Crescent Ridge Partners1
University of Colorado Deming Center Venture Fund1
Launch Tennessee1
Kodori1

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