Capitalize VC

Capitalize VC is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL. We invest pre-seed capital in commerce-enablement tech companies solving critical problems for retailers, brands, creators, and manufacturers as they navigate a shifting landscape.

Tessa Flippin

Founder and Managing Partner

13 past transactions

Warrant

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Warrant is a technology company that specializes in automating marketing compliance processes for financial technology (fintech) and financial services industries. Its platform uses artificial intelligence to review and approve marketing content, ensuring it adheres to relevant regulations. Additionally, it offers an integrated content library with pre-approved materials, customizable policy configurations, and project management tools. By streamlining these processes, Warrant helps clients minimize regulatory and financial risks, enabling them to focus on their core marketing activities.

Amicole

Venture Round in 2024
Amicole is a cosmetics manufacturer that aims to provide customers with a wide range of skin care and formula items.

Digiphy

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Digiphy is a SaaS platform that transforms physical products and marketing assets into always-on digital channels. It connects brands directly to consumers, delivering dynamic digital experiences at relevant moments. Digiphy's flexible solution enhances brand storytelling, increases transparency, accelerates sales, and deepens consumer engagement.

Waitify

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Waitify develops software to create transparent, scalable, and engaging waiting rooms for high-demand product launches and events. The platform emphasizes zero-configuration setup, flexible integration, SMS notifications, and device hand-off, while providing real-time analytics and consumer profiles. By organizing access and interactions around launches, it helps brands manage demand, improve user experience, and gather actionable insights.

Omega 3 Nutrition

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Omega 3 Nutrition is a food product and not a treatment or cure for any medical disorder or disease, any claims made are not intended as medical advice.

Gildform

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Gildform is a platform specializing in print-on-demand jewelry design and manufacturing. It empowers brands and independent designers with access to premium 3D printing services, enabling custom jewelry creation from concept to production. The platform offers instant pricing, no minimum order quantities, and fast turnaround times.

Playbite

Seed Round in 2023
Playbite is a social gaming platform that enables users to interact, compete in games, and earn rewards. Founded by Diego Kafie, Stu Feldt, and Nic Weber, the platform allows gamers to accumulate tickets through gameplay, which can then be redeemed for cash prizes.

Rivet

Venture Round in 2023
Rivet Health, Inc. is a company specializing in healthcare revenue cycle management through its software-as-a-service platform. Founded in 2018 and based in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, Rivet provides tools that enhance financial transparency and operational efficiency for healthcare providers and patients. Its offerings include features that allow providers to quote and collect patient costs upfront and manage payer contracts effectively. The software also helps patients understand their financial responsibilities, detect underpayments, and create accurate estimates, thereby fostering better communication between providers and payers. By addressing the complexities of healthcare transactions, Rivet aims to improve the overall experience for both patients and providers.

Hanahana Beauty

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Hanahana Beauty is a consciously clean skincare brand that aims to bring humanity to the beauty industry. The company manufactures natural skincare products, including beauty cream, body lotion, soap, and anti-aging formulations, to address common skin concerns and enhance complexion. It emphasizes simple, effective ingredients, ethical sourcing, and transparent practices to support healthier skin and a more responsible beauty sector. Through its product range and brand approach, Hanahana Beauty seeks to offer accessible, high-quality options that combine skincare benefits with a mindful, human-centered commitment.

Kribi Coffee

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Kribi Coffee is a company that specializes in sourcing green coffee from Cameroon, various African countries, and distinct regions worldwide. It utilizes a patented, eco-friendly roasting method that produces a clean taste and minimizes bitterness in the coffee. The company operates two coffee shops located in Forest Park and Oak Park, Illinois, where it emphasizes the quality and sustainability of its products. In addition to retail operations, Kribi Coffee offers wholesale and white-label services, catering to businesses seeking high-quality coffee solutions. Through its innovative approach, Kribi Coffee aims to elevate the standards of sustainable coffee roasting while ensuring a superior coffee experience for its customers.

Airpals

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Airpals is a B2B platform that automates intralogistics for businesses. Its AI-powered shipping system streamlines corporate and industrial shipping tasks, allowing operational staff to concentrate on strategic initiatives.

Airpals

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Airpals is a B2B platform that automates intralogistics for businesses. Its AI-powered shipping system streamlines corporate and industrial shipping tasks, allowing operational staff to concentrate on strategic initiatives.

Kribi Coffee

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Kribi Coffee is a company that specializes in sourcing green coffee from Cameroon, various African countries, and distinct regions worldwide. It utilizes a patented, eco-friendly roasting method that produces a clean taste and minimizes bitterness in the coffee. The company operates two coffee shops located in Forest Park and Oak Park, Illinois, where it emphasizes the quality and sustainability of its products. In addition to retail operations, Kribi Coffee offers wholesale and white-label services, catering to businesses seeking high-quality coffee solutions. Through its innovative approach, Kribi Coffee aims to elevate the standards of sustainable coffee roasting while ensuring a superior coffee experience for its customers.
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