11 Tribes Ventures

11 Tribes Ventures, founded in 2020 and based in Chicago, Illinois, is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on empowering purpose-driven entrepreneurs. The company prioritizes founder wellbeing by investing in their mental, emotional, and spiritual health, demonstrating that healthier founders can lead to sustainable business success without compromising their mission. By targeting early-stage technology companies and non-traditional tech hubs, 11 Tribes Ventures disrupts conventional venture capital practices that often emphasize growth at all costs, which can result in founder burnout and ethical dilemmas. Instead, the firm fosters an ecosystem that supports the holistic development of both the business and its founders, aiming for returns that extend beyond mere financial gain to encompass human flourishing and long-term sustainability.

Jeff Baxter

Partner and Head of Platform

Kristina Chapple

General Partner

Josh Clark

Venture Partner

Jill Going

Venture Partner

Jason Locy

Venture Partner

Wes Mathews

Venture Partner

Jeffrey Mikitka

Venture Partner

Peter Ochs

Venture Partner

Sarah Parkins

Venture Partner

Mark Phillips

Founder and Managing Partner

Will Phillips

Venture Partner

Hannah Stolze

Venture Partner

Brett Verkaik

Head of Venture Partners

Melissa Milanak Ph.D

Venture Partner

15 past transactions

LeaseUp

Seed Round in 2024
LeaseUp is an online platform designed specifically for commercial real estate brokers, streamlining the leasing process from start to finish. The platform facilitates various stages of a real estate transaction, including site selection, property tours, and contract signing. By enabling brokers to manage data flexibly, LeaseUp aims to simplify and enhance the efficiency of the leasing experience. Additionally, users can invite clients to the platform, allowing them to explore available spaces, thus fostering collaboration between brokers and their clients.

Krepling

Seed Round in 2024
Krepling is a pioneering no-code composable platform designed for e-commerce, empowering merchants to create tailored buying experiences for customers online. Founded in early 2020 by brothers Liam and Travis Gerada, both of whom have backgrounds in e-commerce, Krepling provides tools that enable merchants to construct and manage their entire e-commerce operations, from front-end stores to marketing and consumer buying flows, all without requiring coding expertise. The platform consolidates various operational aspects into a single interface, enhancing data capabilities and allowing merchants to capture customer insights effectively. Operating in over five countries, Krepling supports merchants across more than 35 countries, promoting inclusivity in e-commerce participation.

Attend

Seed Round in 2023
Season Share is a developer of a season ticketing platform designed to enhance the fan experience for live sporting events. Recognizing that 70% of season ticket holders in the U.S. share their tickets, the company offers a unique mobile app that allows fans to buy, group, split, and share season tickets efficiently. Founded by three sports enthusiasts with extensive backgrounds in technology, entertainment, and ticketing, Season Share aims to modernize the stagnant ticketing industry. Its platform not only supports subscription and last-minute ticketing but also caters to student and credit-based programs. By providing innovative features that attract younger fans and optimize ticket inventory management, Season Share seeks to increase revenue for teams and leagues while making ticket sharing more accessible and user-friendly.

Ascent Integrated Tech

Seed Round in 2023
Ascent Integrated Tech develops a hardware-enabled software platform focused on enhancing situational awareness for first responders and military personnel. Its Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) integrates with smartwatches and existing equipment to provide real-time location tracking and physiological alerting, significantly improving safety and operational decision-making during emergencies. The platform offers comprehensive monitoring and mapping capabilities in hazardous environments, enabling incident commanders to assess the status of their teams and make informed evacuation decisions through a biometric tracking system. Ascent’s technology is utilized by major metropolitan fire departments across the United States and is expanding internationally through strategic partnerships. The company is supported by government contracts and venture funding, positioning itself as a leader in redefining emergency response effectiveness.

Native AI

Seed Round in 2023
Native AI develops a cloud-based market intelligence platform that focuses on democratizing agricultural data. The platform connects buyers with growers and farmers, providing valuable market insights and continuous recommendations through generative artificial intelligence. This technology enables users to create digital replicas of customers, facilitating a better understanding of market demands, particularly for traceable food products. By translating customer and market data into actionable insights, Native AI aims to support measurable improvements in product quality, customer experience, marketing strategies, and overall revenue generation. The solution is designed to be efficient, cost-effective, and user-friendly, making it accessible for businesses looking to innovate and enhance their customer interactions.

Scheduler AI

Seed Round in 2022
Scheduler AI develops an innovative scheduling application that enhances the scheduling process through its patented Chat AI Scheduling™ technology. This application integrates seamlessly with popular messaging platforms such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Discord. By utilizing advanced natural language processing and AI, Scheduler AI enables users to engage with potential leads, book meetings, and manage calendars efficiently. The application also automates reminders, facilitates instant re-booking, and coordinates group follow-ups, thereby streamlining communication for sales and recruiting teams. This technology is designed to help professionals maximize their productivity by simplifying scheduling and collaboration.

TIKI

Convertible Note in 2022
Zero-party data monetization. License, manage, and add ZPD to any stack —unlock value in your user-base. Join hundreds of developers creating data programs users love. Use TIKI's infrastructure to license data from YOUR users to increase opt-ins, maintain compliance, create revenue streams, train algorithms, and more. Programatic, enforceable, and scalable —user data stays in YOUR system. Use TIKI's SDKs to capture consent, and create licenses at your application layer Use TIKI's APIs to manage and enforce data rights, regardless of backend. Backed by immutable, digitally signed (by you and your user), data contracts.

BrainSpace

Seed Round in 2022
BrainSpace collaborates with physicians, families, financial backers, and other parties with the purpose of eliminating the long-term handicap brought on by brain injury.

GRID

Seed Round in 2022
GRID is a tech startup unleashing the power of no code for video games. The team is building Breshna.io, a platform that empowers users to create, share and monetize their own purposeful web3 video games, with no code and at lightning speed.

8base

Series A in 2022
8base, Inc. is a technology company based in Coral Gables, Florida, specializing in an acceleration platform that enables developers to create and deploy enterprise-class web and mobile applications. Founded in 2017, 8base offers a range of tools and services, including an app builder, data management solutions, and a serverless backend. The platform utilizes no-code and low-code technologies, allowing companies and developers to streamline software development and enhance productivity. Additionally, 8base incorporates blockchain technology to foster a network effect that accelerates the time to market for new applications. The company is also pioneering generative AI-based solutions, such as Archie, an AI Product Architect, to further enhance software design and development processes for various organizations, including digital agencies and innovation centers.

GRID

Seed Round in 2022
GRID is a tech startup unleashing the power of no code for video games. The team is building Breshna.io, a platform that empowers users to create, share and monetize their own purposeful web3 video games, with no code and at lightning speed.

Native AI

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Native AI develops a cloud-based market intelligence platform that focuses on democratizing agricultural data. The platform connects buyers with growers and farmers, providing valuable market insights and continuous recommendations through generative artificial intelligence. This technology enables users to create digital replicas of customers, facilitating a better understanding of market demands, particularly for traceable food products. By translating customer and market data into actionable insights, Native AI aims to support measurable improvements in product quality, customer experience, marketing strategies, and overall revenue generation. The solution is designed to be efficient, cost-effective, and user-friendly, making it accessible for businesses looking to innovate and enhance their customer interactions.

Ascent Integrated Tech

Seed Round in 2021
Ascent Integrated Tech develops a hardware-enabled software platform focused on enhancing situational awareness for first responders and military personnel. Its Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) integrates with smartwatches and existing equipment to provide real-time location tracking and physiological alerting, significantly improving safety and operational decision-making during emergencies. The platform offers comprehensive monitoring and mapping capabilities in hazardous environments, enabling incident commanders to assess the status of their teams and make informed evacuation decisions through a biometric tracking system. Ascent’s technology is utilized by major metropolitan fire departments across the United States and is expanding internationally through strategic partnerships. The company is supported by government contracts and venture funding, positioning itself as a leader in redefining emergency response effectiveness.

Huntr

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Huntr is a marketplace focused on connecting migrant workers with suitable job opportunities. The platform provides a range of services including job-seeking, career management, recruitment, and talent management. By featuring searchable job postings, Huntr enables businesses to efficiently find trained and experienced candidates, thereby reducing time and costs associated with recruitment and onboarding. Utilizing advanced technology and artificial intelligence, Huntr aims to streamline the hiring process and enhance the employment experience for both candidates and employers.

iRx Reminder

Seed Round in 2014
iRxReminder is a cloud-app-IoT based medication management platform empowering patients to high adherence and providing healthcare professionals monitoring data that can trigger reimbursable activities that increase mental health agency revenue up to 40%. iRx Reminder LLC is based in Cleveland, Ohio. Our Situational Smart Alerting ™ and patented IoT pill dispenser has been recognized as the winning technology in the 2019 American Medical Informatics Association Pitch IT.
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