Russell Glass
About Russell Glass
Russell Glass is a serial founder and operator. He founded Bizo, a B2B marketing and data platform, and served as its CEO and president. He sold it to LinkedIn in 2014 and then became a product vice president there, working on marketing solutions. While at Bizo he co-authored "The Big Data-Driven Business".
He later held CEO roles at Ginger, an on-demand mental health platform. Ginger merged with Headspace in 2021, and Glass went on to become CEO of Headspace. He is now the founder and general partner of Arteria Capital, which his LinkedIn profile dates from January 2026.
He sits on the boards of Evolent Health (NYSE: EVH), AnswersNow, College Solved and Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering. He holds a BSE in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from Duke.
Before Arteria, Glass invested as an individual angel. PitchBook lists two angel investments: Siftery (February 2016, seed, undisclosed amount) and Oshi Health (October 2021, early-stage round, a clinic-based digestive health company). Crunchbase lists three personal investments, with MiiHealth as the latest. Exits and returns are not public.
In August 2026 Glass led MiiHealth AI's seed round. MiiHealth is a Phoenix-based company building DAINA, an AI agent that calls patients before appointments, runs a clinical intake interview and writes structured notes into the electronic health record. The company's announcement did not disclose the amount, and the round also included physician angels, healthcare operators and digital health founders. Dealroom reports the round at $2.8 million.
Crunchbase also shows Arteria Capital as lead investor in a seed round for Provect AI.
Glass's LinkedIn profile describes Arteria Capital as a venture fund investing in early-stage AI-enabled healthcare companies, and describes his focus as founders transforming healthcare with AI. His background is in digital health, mental health and B2B data products. Check size and fund size are not public.
- MiiHealth AI: AI patient intake agent (DAINA) for clinics; Glass led the seed round in August 2026.
- Provect AI: Arteria Capital led its seed round, per Crunchbase; the date is not public.
- Oshi Health: digital-first digestive care; listed by PitchBook as an October 2021 early-stage investment.
- Siftery: listed by PitchBook and Crunchbase as a February 2016 seed investment.
- linkedin.com/in/russellglass
- evolent.com/russell-glass
- allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Russell+Glass/393841
- crunchbase.com/person/russell-glass
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/153052-21
- pulse2.com/miihealth-ai-raises-seed-funding-led-by-russell-glass-to-au
- app.dealroom.co/news/note/miihealth-raises-2-8m-seed-to-automate-patie
- moneyinc.com/russell-glass
Investing activity
Russell Glass appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed. The most recent is MiiHealth AI (Seed, Aug 2026).
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Russell Glass
Does Russell Glass invest in AI startups?
Yes, in healthcare AI. He led MiiHealth AI's seed round in August 2026, and Arteria Capital led a seed round for Provect AI.
What stage does Russell Glass invest in?
His public profile describes Arteria Capital as investing in early-stage companies. His known AI deals are seed rounds.
What sectors does Russell Glass back?
Arteria Capital focuses on AI-enabled healthcare. His earlier angel investments include Oshi Health and Siftery.
What is Russell Glass's check size?
It is not public. The MiiHealth announcement did not disclose his investment, and the press has reported only the total round size.
Who is Russell Glass?
He is the founder and general partner of Arteria Capital and the former CEO of Headspace. He previously founded Bizo, which LinkedIn acquired in 2014, and led Ginger before its 2021 merger with Headspace.
How can founders reach Russell Glass?
He has a public LinkedIn profile, linked on this page. No personal website or direct pitch process is public.
Is Russell Glass an angel investor?
Yes. Russell Glass invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Russell Glass invested in?
Russell Glass's AI investments include MiiHealth AI. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Russell Glass invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Russell Glass has invested at Seed. Russell Glass led 1 of those rounds.