Healthcare investor
Emily Melton
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Threshold Ventures
Emily Melton is co-founder and managing partner of Threshold Ventures, the early-stage venture firm, and has backed health companies including Livongo, Brightline, Elation Health, Transcarent, and Viz. She chaired the board of the National Venture Capital Association for the 2022-23 term.
Stanford Training
Melton holds a bachelor's degree in political philosophy with honors and an MBA from Stanford University, according to her Threshold profile, which says she is drawn to ideas that could change consumer, enterprise, and health care markets.
A Health Care Portfolio at Threshold
Her portfolio includes BetterUp, Brightline, Elation Health, Livongo, Ooda Health, which Cedar acquired, Tia, Transcarent, Viz, and Wellframe, which HealthEdge acquired, along with Redfin. She is a founding member of All Raise, a nonprofit working to help more women start and invest in companies. “An entrepreneur is a person with the vision, courage, and tenacity to look at the status quo and say, 'I can do better,'” her profile quotes her.
Leading Vera Health's Series A
Threshold led the $28.5 million Series A of Vera Health, the free clinical search tool, in October 2026. “By bringing that evidence to the point of care, Vera becomes a trusted clinical intelligence layer, not just another AI tool,” Melton said in the announcement.