Eli Kia

Investing Profile

Sweet spot: $250K Range: $100K–$2M

Fortify Ventures thesis

The story behind Fortify June 2011 Fortify Ventures was created to provide the DC startup ecosystem with a much-needed jolt of capital and operational support. October 2011 The first Distilled Intelligence was held in Washington, DC, presenting 55 startups to over 500 investors in attendance. Fortify Ventures, along with sponsors, gave away $25,000 in prizes to participating startups. January 2012 The creation of The Fort, Fortify Ventures’ incubator in Washington, DC. During The Fort’s first cohort, 17 companies were housed on K Street in Downtown DC, just a few blocks from the White House. J

Sector and stage focus

  • Seed: Cosmetics, Drug Delivery, Medical Devices, Diagnostics, Direct-to-Consumer (DTC), Food and Beverage, Hardware, Consumer Health, Wellness & Fitness, Digital Health
  • Pre-seed: Medical Devices, Cosmetics, Drug Delivery, Diagnostics, Direct-to-Consumer (DTC), Food and Beverage, Consumer Health, Hardware, Wellness & Fitness, Digital Health
  • general: Diverse Investors, Investors who invested in diverse founders, Investors who invested in female founders, Israel, Los Angeles / Southern California

Recent investments by Eli Kia

Eli Kia has 7 named past investments in the public record. The most recent:

Company Stage Date Round size
Howie Pre-seed Sep 2024 $1M
Alter (YC S25) Seed Oct 2025 $2M
Curve Compliance Pre-seed Nov 2025 $500K
Rorra Seed May 2025 $4M
Different Health SAFE Jun 2025 $2.2M
Boardy Seed Jan 2025 $8M
Samphire Neuroscience Seed Jan 2025 $5M

Frequent co-investors

Eli Kia has co-invested with: Cyril Ebersweiler.

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