Cake Ventures Activity

Every public signal F4 has attached to this firm, with sources and cross-entity links.

3 essays· AUG 2026

Essay

Cake Ventures published an essay distinguishing between 'artificial gating' (building for a demographic group) and 'natural gating' (building for a behavior that correlates with a group), arguing founders should build for behaviors rather than identities.

Artificial Gating vs. Natural Gating [EXCERPT]

Cake Ventures

cake.vc

AUG 3, 2026

AUG 3, 2026

Essay

Cake Ventures published an essay arguing that AI founders and investors need to build for mainstream consumers ("Peoria") rather than just power users and coastal elites, warning that the industry risks making people hate AI before they love it.

Will it Play in Peoria? [EXCERPT]

Cake Ventures

cake.vcAUG 3, 2026

AUG 3, 2026

Essay

Cake Ventures published an essay on how Physical AI could address the 6.1 million unfilled caregiving jobs projected by 2034, exploring how robotics and AI can fill the caregiving gap created by demographic shifts.

Gray Wave, Robot Wave: How Physical AI Could Meet the Caregiving Demand

Cake Ventures

cake.vcAUG 3, 2026

AUG 3, 2026

3 investments· MAR 2026 – JUN 2026

Investment

Cake Ventures invested in Koobz's $6M seed round alongside Uncork Capital, V1.VC, Karman Ventures, Antler, Pathbreaker, and Anorak. Koobz is transforming footwear manufacturing using automation, robotics, and 3D printing to re-shore production in America.

Koobz

KoobzCake Ventures

sourcingjournal.comJUN 2026

JUN 2026

Investment

Cake Ventures invests in Koobz, a footwear manufacturing company using automation, robotics, and 3D printing for domestic U.S. reshoring.

Koobz

KoobzCake Ventures

cake.vc

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Investment

Cake Ventures leads seed investment in NextWork, an educational software platform.

NextWork

NextWorkCake Ventures

instagram.comMAR 5, 2026 axios.com

MAR 5, 2026

Essay

Published foundational whitepaper on demographic change thesis covering aging, women's economic power, and majority-minority shifts.

Demographic Revolution: First Slowly, Then All at Once

Cake Ventures

cake.vcJAN 2026

JAN 2026

Essay

Published 2025 report on aging and care economy trends, addressing longevity investing opportunities.

Navigating the Silver Economy: Aging, Care, and Who's in Charge

Cake Ventures

cake.vcDEC 2025

DEC 2025

Milestone

Eli Health raised $12M USD Series A led by BDC Capital's Thrive Venture Fund, with participation from Muse Capital, TELUS Global Ventures, and others. Cake Ventures is a prior investor in Eli Health. The round brings total capital raised to $20M for the hormone monitoring company.

Eli Health

Eli Health Cake Ventures

eli.healthJUN 10, 2025

JUN 10, 2025

Investment

Co-led $6M seed round (total $7.2M) for 3D-printed footwear manufacturing with automated supply chain reshoring.

Koobz

KoobzCake Ventures

sourcingjournal.comJUN 2025

JUN 2025

Investment

Participated in $7.9M Series A for clinical virtual nutrition platform expanding insurance-reimbursed dietitian access.

Culina Health

Culina Health Cake Ventures

techcrunch.comJAN 2025

JAN 2025