Emily Melton

Managing Partner

“An entrepreneur is a person with the vision, courage, and tenacity to look at the status quo and say, 'I can do better.' It is an honor and privilege to work with people who never settle for 'good enough' and relentlessly pursue their vision for a better world.”

Emily is a co-founder of Threshold. She is looking for entrepreneurs who are genuinely excited about being agents of change and have an almost irrational drive to make things better. Her portfolio includes BetterUp, Brightline, Elation Health, Freshpaint, Imagen, Livongo (NASDAQ: LVGO), Mendera, ODAIA, Ooda Health (acquired by Cedar), Probably Genetics, Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN), Salvo Health, Tia, Transcarent, Verge Genomics, Videa, Vital, Viz, and Wellframe (acquired by HealthEdge).

Emily served as the chair of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) board of directors for the 2022-23 term. She is also an active founding member of All Raise, a non-profit dedicated to improving access for women and others to start and invest in companies.

A Stanford grad with a BA in political philosophy with honors and an MBA, Emily is drawn to disruptive ideas and technologies that have the potential to radically change consumer, enterprise, and healthcare markets.

Investments

BetterUp

BetterUp is a mobile-based leadership development platform used by Fortune 500 companies.

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BetterUp

BetterUp is a mobile-based leadership development platform used by Fortune 500 companies.

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Brightline

Brightline provides virtual and in-person mental health services for children, teens, and their families.

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Brightline

Brightline provides virtual and in-person mental health services for children, teens, and their families.

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Elation Health

Elation Health is a cloud-based electronic health record and practice management platform.

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Elation Health

Elation Health is a cloud-based electronic health record and practice management platform.

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Freshpaint

Freshpaint's healthcare privacy platform empowers healthcare companies to use the best marketing tools while remaining compliant with privacy regulations like HIPAA.

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Freshpaint

Freshpaint's healthcare privacy platform empowers healthcare companies to use the best marketing tools while remaining compliant with privacy regulations like HIPAA.

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Imagen

Imagen is extending the frontiers of medicine and artificial intelligence to improve human well-being.

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Imagen

Imagen is extending the frontiers of medicine and artificial intelligence to improve human well-being.

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Livongo

Livongo empowers people with chronic conditions to live a better life.

IPO
NASDAQ: LVGO
IPO
NASDAQ: LVGO
Livongo

Livongo empowers people with chronic conditions to live a better life.

IPO
NASDAQ: LVGO
Mendaera

Mendaera creates robotics and AI for mainstream medical procedures.

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Mendaera

Mendaera creates robotics and AI for mainstream medical procedures.

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ODAIA

ODAIA delivers a unique, AI-powered commercial insights platform that serves pharmaceutical companies.

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ODAIA

ODAIA delivers a unique, AI-powered commercial insights platform that serves pharmaceutical companies.

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OODA Health

OODA Health delivers affordable, high-quality healthcare.

M&A
Cedar
OODA Health

OODA Health delivers affordable, high-quality healthcare.

M&A
Cedar
Probably Genetic

Probably Genetic helps people with rare diseases find out what's causing their symptoms.

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Probably Genetic

Probably Genetic helps people with rare diseases find out what's causing their symptoms.

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Redfin

Redfin is a full-service, technology-based real estate brokerage firm.

IPO
NASDAQ: RDFN
IPO
NASDAQ: RDFN
Redfin

Redfin is a full-service, technology-based real estate brokerage firm.

IPO
NASDAQ: RDFN
Salvo Health

Salvo Health is a virtual health clinic focusing on specialty care for chronic GI conditions.

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Salvo Health

Salvo Health is a virtual health clinic focusing on specialty care for chronic GI conditions.

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Tia Health

Tia offers integrative female healthcare on and offline.

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Tia Health

Tia offers integrative female healthcare on and offline.

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Transcarent

Transcarent is consumer-directed health and care platform for employees of self-insured employers and their families.

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Transcarent

Transcarent is consumer-directed health and care platform for employees of self-insured employers and their families.

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Verge Labs

Verge Labs a frontier AI lab building foundation models of human disease biology.

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Verge Labs

Verge Labs a frontier AI lab building foundation models of human disease biology.

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Videa

Videa uses AI to improve dental care.

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Videa

Videa uses AI to improve dental care.

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Vital

Vital provides cloud-based software for hospital emergency rooms.

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Vital

Vital provides cloud-based software for hospital emergency rooms.

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Viz.ai

Viz uses AI to synchronize stroke care and improve access to life-saving therapies.

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Viz.ai

Viz uses AI to synchronize stroke care and improve access to life-saving therapies.

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Wellframe

Wellframe delivers digital health management solutions for care management, digital concierge, and transformation services.

M&A
HealthEdge
M&A
HealthEdge
Wellframe

Wellframe delivers digital health management solutions for care management, digital concierge, and transformation services.

M&A
HealthEdge