Greetings from Golden Seeds

Golden Seeds is entering a dynamic fall season with a full calendar of activities. Each month, our Screenings and Forums feature innovative women-led companies, providing our members with meaningful opportunities to evaluate and engage with new investment prospects. We continue to support women-led companies through complimentary Office Hours and Information Sessions, designed to offer insights into Golden Seeds' investment process and provide constructive feedback on their ventures.

News from Our Companies

Golden Seeds companies are constantly making progress, shaking up established industries or breaking into new ones with their innovations.

EliseAI secures $250M Series E, at a valuation of $2 billion, to automate healthcare and housing, hiring hundreds to fuel expansion

Golden Seeds company, EliseAI, recently announced its Series E raise of $250 million, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

With this funding, EliseAI will rapidly expand its team to accelerate product innovation and impact, improving patient experiences, streamlining operations, and advancing AI-driven solutions for customers.

BMI OrganBank® secures FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for innovative kidney transplant technology

Golden Seeds company, BMI OrganBank, a pioneering leader in organ assessment and preservation, announced that its revolutionary kidney preservation device has received the prestigious Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Grasshopper Bank's MCP: the next generation of digital banking - Forbes

Golden Seeds company, Grasshopper Bank, launched a first-of-its-kind Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that will enable its business banking clients to get personalized financial analysis and insights through Claude, Anthropic’s generative AI platform. While Claude is the first integration, the infrastructure sets the stage for future connectivity with other large language models (LLMs).

Recent Investment Highlights

Each day, trillions of new microplastics continue to infiltrate the world’s waters, escalating a crisis that demands immediate action. PolyGone developed an affordable, portable, and environmentally friendly filtration system that captures microplastics below the 1 millimeter scale and can be applied to a wide range of water bodies, including rivers, lakes, and wastewater effluents.

Since 2021, PolyGone has completed three monitoring pilots at polluted lakes and rivers and built the world’s first microplastic removal pilot at a 40 million-gallon-per-day wastewater treatment facility in Atlantic City, New Jersey. PolyGone aims to intercept microplastic pollutants at critical points of emission and protect our water from microplastic contamination.

MightyFly is remaking the future of logistics via large autonomous cargo aircraft. Demand has never been higher for efficient, expedited, environmentally conscious delivery solutions.

MightyFly is remaking the supply chain with a patent-pending, autonomous, eVTOL aircraft with a cargo capacity of up to 500 pounds, a range of 600 miles, and a speed of 150 mph. Combined with a worldwide logistics infrastructure, MightyFly provides rapid and efficient package transport for business, healthcare, and government.

Golden Seeds Thought Leadership

When to swerve, when to pivot, and how to tell the difference

In today’s economy, many founders are facing disruptions—from shifting tariffs and grant policies to changing customer behavior. The difference between survival and failure often comes down to one thing: adaptability. Many of us at Golden Seeds call it swerving.

In this article, authored by Jo Ann Corkran, Co-CEO of Golden Seeds, and Deb Kemper, General Partner of Golden Seeds Ventures, we explore why swerving may matter even more than pivoting, with real examples from startups in which we have invested.

Startup funding is facing several economic headwinds

Funding for startups in the U.S. went up 75% in the first half of this year. A big chunk of this is money flowing into fledgling artificial intelligence companies.

But when you zoom out, there's actually a decline in the amount of money that venture capital groups raised. There are several headwinds when it comes to this kind of investment, including tariffs and the cancellation of government grants and contracts.

Golden Seeds Co-CEO, Jo Ann Corkran, joined Marketplace Morning Report's Nancy Marshall-Genzer to discuss.

At more than 285 members, Golden Seeds’ angel investors, along with its funds, have invested over $190 million in early-stage women-led companies. On October 3rd and November 7th, you’ll have the chance to learn how you can do the same. Join us for our Open House and learn how you can become part of our growing community of like-minded investors who are changing the landscape of angel investing.

Golden Seeds believes that knowledge is the cornerstone of successful investing. That’s why we want to share what we know about angel investing with you. Join us for an upcoming course on how to conduct due diligence, boards and governance training, or an industry sector deep dive. Four of our upcoming courses are listed below. See all of our upcoming courses.

Enterprise Services Technology Sector Training

October 6th, 2025 at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET

Cap Tables & Term Sheets

October 20th, 2025 at 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET

Consumer Products Training

October 21st, 2025 at 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET

Health Care Sector Training: Digital & Consumer Health

November 3rd, 2025 at 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET

First get an understanding of our investment criteria

Join an Information Session - learn more about the basics of angel funding

Attend an Office Hours - an unstructured conversation with Golden Seeds investors about your business

About Golden Seeds

For over 20 years, Golden Seeds has been a leader in funding promising women-led companies. Headquartered in New York City, with active chapters in Arizona, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New Jersey, New York, and Silicon Valley, Golden Seeds is one of the largest angel networks in the United States with more than 285 members. In total, Golden Seeds’ members and funds have invested over $190 million in more than 250 companies.

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