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Robert Frankfurt

Founder of Living Fund

New York, New York

Overview 

Robert Frankfurt is the Founder of Living Fund, an activist fighting chronic illness, based in New York City. With a background in finance and investments, he has made impactful contributions to various startups in the health and consumer sectors, including Parsley Health, Oura, and Betterfly. Frankfurt's career highlights include founding Living Fund to combat chronic illness and making strategic investments in companies like Steady Health, which was acquired by Carbon Health in 2021, showcasing his expertise in entrepreneurship and impact investing.

Work Experience 

  • Founder

    2020 - Current

    Living.vc Fighting chronic illness through lifestyle health and wellness

  • Series B Investor

    2019

    Ouraring.com The science of sleep and life enhancement

  • Series A Investor

    2020

    gobetterfly.com/en/ Helping people live healthier and happier lives while impacting the world through donating meals to those most in need

  • Angel and Series B Investor

    2016

    ParsleyHealth.com Fighting chronic illness using tech enabled virtual functional telemedicine and nutritional coaching nationwide

Parsley Health is redesigning primary care by integrating the latest in medical testing, technology and nutrition research.

Raised $36,128,889.00 from Gaingels.

  • Member Board Of Directors prior to its sale to GXO Logistics (Total Value $290 million)

    2018 - 2023

    Member Board of Directors, Audit and Tech/Cybersecurity Committees March 2019 - Oct 2023 Strategic Consultant to the Senior Executive team April 2018 - December 2018 PFSweb.com

  • Business Leaders Forum Steering Committee

    2020 - 2022

    Theana.org

  • Founder

    2006 - 2019

    MycaFund.com

  • Member Board Of Directors prior to its $184 million sale to NCR Corp

    2017 - 2018

    Chairman of Audit Committee, Member of Nominating Committee and Special Committee JetPay is a leading provider of vertically integrated solutions for businesses including merchant processing, payroll, and human capital management services.

  • Member Board of Directors prior to its $895 million sale to Steel Partners Holdings L.P.

    2008 - 2017

    Independent Director, Member of Audit, Compensation, and Nominating Committees Chairman of Audit Committee. Chairman of Special Committee. Handy & Harman Ltd. manufactures and sells more than $700 million annually of engineered niche industrial products in the United States and internationally.

  • Member Board Of Directors prior to its $462 million sale to ESW Capital, LLC

    2017 - 2017

    Independent Director Jive Software, Inc. provides communication and collaboration solutions to businesses, government agencies, and other enterprises. Jive Platform allows companies to connect, communicate, and collaborate with employees, customers, and partners. Product offerings are delivered in two configurations, including Jive Internal for employee networks; and Jive External for customers and partner communities.

Jive Software operates as an independent social business software vendor.

Raised $69,476,794.00 from Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital.

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