A Private Venture Fund of Funds — In Partnership with Marram Ventures

The CapitalBehindCare Convergence.

Cara Capital is built for the leaders shaping dentistry’s future. Direct access to the ventures, founders, and breakthrough companies defining whole person health.

Nov 30, 2026 — New York City
$136B
Global oral health market by 2027
<3%
Of venture capital reaches oral health
1 in 3
Adults living with untreated oral disease
About Cara Capital

Built for the leaders shaping dentistry’s future.

Cara Capital is a venture fund of funds. In partnership with Marram Ventures, an investment firm combining capital, technology, and care innovation, we give oral health leaders access to investments that have historically been available only to large institutions.

Cara Strategics I
Our inaugural fund opens the door to healthcare investments, breakthrough innovations, KOL roles, and industry opportunities that move care convergence forward.
“For investors who believe whole person care is more than a category. It is a conviction.”
Why We Are Unique

The only gateway fund in dentistry focused on care convergence.

01

A Hands-On Investing Experience

Go beyond writing a check. Engage directly with founders, attend pitch sessions, and build a genuine understanding of venture, guided by operators inside oral health.

02

A National Community of Builders and Investors

Join a growing community of investors, clinicians, DSO leaders, and PE professionals united by a shared commitment to advancing care convergence.

03

A Curated Portfolio Delivering Real Returns

We back a select group of innovative oral health companies — the products, platforms, and technologies defining the next generation of care.

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Why Care Convergence

Oral health is whole person health.

The science is settled. Oral health is clinically linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and maternal health. The investment infrastructure is just getting started.

Pillar 01

Systemic Connection

Clinical consensus links oral health to the body’s most costly conditions. Capital is just starting to follow.

Pillar 02

A Market Redefined

As DSO platforms scale, demand for integrated technology and patient-centered solutions is accelerating.

Pillar 03

An Education Gap

Most investors have never been given a clear path into oral health venture. Cara Capital opens that door.

Pillar 04

First-Mover Positioning

Oral health VC remains dramatically underfunded relative to its impact. Early movers hold asymmetric upside.

Leadership & Cara Council

Driving care convergence. Opening access to opportunity.

CB

Dr. Carolyn Brown

DDS, MA

Board member of a BlackRock Impact Opportunities Fund portfolio company. Entrepreneur and healthcare investor.

MF

Mariya Filipova

MBA

Fortune 20 executive and healthcare investor with multiple successful exits across several funds.

SS

Samantha Strain

PE & Family Office Advisor

DSO C-level leader, board member, and investor. Part of a team that executed a successful exit to KKR.

GH

Dr. Gabriela Hricko

DDS, MDS

Chief Clinical Officer, Emerging Dental and Orthodontic Group. Harvard-trained orthodontist and angel investor.

SH

Sonia Hounsell

MBA

CEO of Ascend Point. Former McKinsey brand strategist with a Shark Tank deal with Robert Herjavec.

VW

Dr. Valerie Woo

DMD

Founder of NOVA Pediatric Dentistry, founding partner of Lightwave Dental. Harvard-trained pediatric dentist.

EV

Dr. Emily Vanney

DDS

Chief Operating and Clinical Officer, United Dental Partners. Leader in scaling multi-site dental platforms.

HG

Dr. Hazel Glasper

DDS

CEO of Re-Vive Dental. Whole person dentistry pioneer, featured on the cover of Dentistry Today.

KS

Katrina M Sanders

RDH, BSDH, M.Ed, RF

Founder of Sanders Board Preparatory. Published author and sought-after speaker in dental education.

Cara Council Event — Invite Only

Wealth and Care Convergence

Women, Wealth, and the Future We Are Building

The Great Wealth Transfer is underway. The women in this room are not bystanders — they are the architects. Join an intimate, high-level conversation led by distinguished leaders in oral health, venture, and wealth. A networking reception follows.

When
Nov 30, 2026 · 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Where
Midtown Manhattan, near the Javits Center
During
The Greater New York Dental Meeting
Who
Invite only. Investors, dentists, and founders.
What
Networking, one panel, heavy hors d’oeuvres, cocktails.
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