Emily Melton

Emily Melton

Managing Partner atThreshold VenturesCalifornia

Emily Melton is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Threshold. She invests in healthcare and technology companies and has served as chair of the NVCA board.

What Emily can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Threshold Ventures writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Threshold · Managing Partner
    Now
  2. National Venture Capital Association · chair of the board of directors
    2022-23

Companies founded

ThresholdAll Raise

Investments named in public bios

BetterUpBrightlineElation HealthFreshpaintImagenLivongoMenderaODAIAOoda HealthProbably GeneticsRedfinSalvo HealthTiaTranscarentVerge GenomicsVidea

Focus

healthcareconsumerenterprisetechnology

Education

Stanford, BA in political philosophy with honors

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Questions

Who is Emily Melton?

Emily Melton is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Threshold. She invests in healthcare and technology companies and has served as chair of the NVCA board.

How much does Emily Melton invest?

Emily Melton invests through Threshold Ventures, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Emily Melton?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Emily in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Threshold Ventures backed works better.

What did Emily Melton do before Threshold Ventures?

chair of the board of directors at National Venture Capital Association.

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