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Kerry Rupp

General Partner at True Wealth Ventures, investing in early-stage women-led companies improving human and/or environmental health

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Financial Analysis
Start-ups
Strategy
Strategic Partnerships
Entrepreneurship
Product Management
Competitive Analysis
Business Development
Venture Capital
New Business Development
Investments
Mergers & Acquisitions
SaaS
Due Diligence
Strategic Planning
Program Management
Cloud Computing
Financial Modeling
E-commerce
Private Equity

Education

Work Experience

  • General Partner

    2015

    True Wealth Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in women-led companies that are improving human and/or environmental health. Our portfolio includes: UnaliWear (smart watch for seniors), BrainCheck (cognitive health platform), Dermala (microbiome-based skincare), Ocean Approved / Atlantic Sea Farms (kelp), Solstice (community solar - ACQUIRED), Oralucent (blue & red light toothbrush), reHarvest Provisions (healthy smoothies using repurposed produce - ACQUIRED), VidaFuel (medical nutrition), Queen of Raw (excess inventory reuse/repurpose/recycling), Flowly (VR biofeedback app for pain/anxiety) Jiminy's (sustainable insect-based pet food), Rosy (women's sexual health), Flourish (women's nutrition & body image - ACQUIRED), Aeromutable (aerodynamic drag reduction for trucking), De Oro Devices (device for mobility disorders), Refiberd (sorting technology for textile recycling) and Partum Health (wrap-around birth services).

  • Member Board of Directors

    2023

    Partum Health helps growing families thrive with modern, proactive care from pre-conception through early parenthood.

  • Member Board of Directors

    2021

    reHarvest Provisions delivers tasty and nutrient-dense smoothies that radically tackle food loss via their commitment to reHARVEST and rePURPOSE unnecessarily discarded produce.

  • Member Board of Directors

    2021

    Rosy is the first-of-its-kind platform offering women a holistic approach to sexual health and wellness.

  • Member Board of Directors

    2019

    VidaFuel is a dietitian-developed nutritional support company on a mission to increase compliance, improve patient outcomes and help people live healthier lives.

  • Board Observer

    2019

    Atlantic Sea Farms brings the freshest, healthiest and most delicious seaweed to market.

2021 - 2024

  • Member Board of Directors

    2021 - 2024

    Flourish helps women break the diet cycle and sustain healthy habits through expert counseling, accountability, and community support. ACQUIRED June 2024

2017 - 2023

  • Member Board of Directors / Board Observer

    2017 - 2023

    Comprehensive cognitive health solutions. Empowering physicians to deliver high-quality, personalized cognitive health. Current Board Observer. Board Director May 2017-Aug 2021. Board Observer Sep 2021-Dec 2023.

  • I-Corps National Faculty

    2016 - 2020

    The NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) is an entrepreneurship and technology commercialization training program for the nation's leading scientists and engineers in academic research. The program leverages Steve Blank's LeanLaunchPad curriculum to provide real world, hands-on training on how to successfully incorporate innovations into successful products. The ultimate goal is to help program participants create a new venture or licensing opportunity.

2015 - 2019

  • Mentor

    2015 - 2019

    Capital Factory’s mission is to be the center of gravity for tech startups and entrepreneurs in Austin, Texas. http://capitalfactory.com/