NanoGraf Corporation is a materials science company based in Chicago, Illinois, focused on the development and commercialization of advanced materials for the energy storage market. Founded in 2012, the company specializes in silicon-graphene electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries. NanoGraf has created a high energy density silicon-based anode material that presents a promising alternative to traditional graphitic-based anodes. This innovative technology has applications across various sectors, from consumer electronics to electric vehicles. The company's materials are designed to enhance battery capacity and reduce charging times, enabling the production of lithium-ion batteries through a cost-effective, chemistry-based manufacturing process.
Pimly
Venture Round in 2022
Founded in 2022, Pimly specializes in Salesforce product experience management. Its platform integrates customizable digital catalogs and sell sheets into clients' Salesforce orgs, enhancing sales and customer service experiences.
Rheaply
Funding Round in 2022
Founded in 2016, Rheaply operates a cloud-based platform facilitating the exchange of resources among organizations. It connects Fortune 500 companies, startups, schools, and nonprofits to buy, sell, trade, donate, or rent assets, promoting waste reduction and circular economy.
Founded in 2014, Shipbob Inc. specializes in online shipping and fulfillment software for small e-commerce businesses. It aggregates services from major carriers like FedEx, UPS, and USPS, offering pickup, packaging, warehousing, batch fulfillment, and tracking solutions through its mobile app.
Clearcover
Series D in 2021
Founded in 2016, Clearcover is a digital car insurance provider based in Chicago, Illinois. It offers affordable coverage through an API-first approach, selling products directly to customers and through agents.
FourKites
Series D in 2021
FourKites provides a software platform for freight brokers and shippers to streamline operations through real-time shipment tracking across shippers, carriers, third-party logistics providers, and brokers. It offers an AI-driven control tower and a real-time visibility network that creates digital twins of the supply chain and uses AI-powered tools to automate resolution, enhance collaboration, and enable real-time execution. The platform provides predictive capabilities to track shipment locations, forecast arrivals, monitor load temperatures, and process actionable data from trucks, trailers, and cargo ships, helping businesses reduce costs, improve on-time performance, and strengthen customer relationships. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Kognitive Networks
Venture Round in 2021
Kognitive Networks develops a proprietary digital platform for maritime internet services, leveraging software algorithms to select the optimal networks among satellite and terrestrial options to provide simple, reliable, and high-quality connectivity for ships. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company’s platform, known as K4 Mobility, targets maritime users but has expanded its capabilities to include advanced wireless and secure access service edge technologies for managed service providers. This broader offering aims to deliver enhanced control, improved connectivity, and scalable network operations across a range of markets as enterprises exploit the evolving wireless landscape.
Founded in 2016, Rheaply operates a cloud-based platform facilitating the exchange of resources among organizations. It connects Fortune 500 companies, startups, schools, and nonprofits to buy, sell, trade, donate, or rent assets, promoting waste reduction and circular economy.
Founded in 2018, Ocient develops a high-performance data analytics platform designed for rapid analysis of massive datasets. Its platform efficiently handles large datasets measured in terabytes, petabytes, or exabytes with trillions or quadrillions of rows, enabling organizations to harness the power of big data at scale and velocity.
NestEgg Online, Inc. is a Chicago-based company established in 2017 that specializes in developing property management software tailored for rental property owners. The company offers a comprehensive platform designed to simplify the management of rental properties, enabling landlords to automate rent collection, streamline maintenance, and handle administrative tasks efficiently. NestEgg's application connects property owners with trusted maintenance professionals, providing access to discounted rates and ensuring timely upkeep services. Additionally, the platform offers tools for property maintenance coordination and tenant finding, ultimately enhancing cash flow certainty for independent landlords and real estate professionals.
Havoc Shield
Seed Round in 2020
Havoc Shield, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in developing cyber security programs tailored for small businesses. Founded in 2019, Havoc Shield offers an all-in-one information security platform that provides comprehensive security and compliance features. The platform is designed to simplify the process of implementing security measures by mapping requirements to easy-to-understand modules. This approach guides businesses through the deployment of tools, policies, and necessary changes to safeguard against data breaches, phishing, and various online threats. By focusing on affordability and accessibility, Havoc Shield enables small businesses to enhance their cyber protection effectively.
NOCD Inc. is a Chicago-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in developing a mobile application aimed at assisting individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The platform connects users to licensed therapists who specialize in OCD through face-to-face video therapy sessions. Utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, the application guides users in self-treatment and monitoring of their symptoms, offering tools for exposure and response prevention exercises. In addition to therapy sessions, NOCD provides 24/7 support via self-help resources and peer communities, facilitating ongoing care and enabling patients to manage their condition effectively. The company focuses on improving treatment outcomes for OCD through its innovative online platform.
Founded in 2014, Shipbob Inc. specializes in online shipping and fulfillment software for small e-commerce businesses. It aggregates services from major carriers like FedEx, UPS, and USPS, offering pickup, packaging, warehousing, batch fulfillment, and tracking solutions through its mobile app.
Trala, Inc. is a company that has developed a music education application specifically designed for teaching users to play the violin. Founded in 2016 and based in Chicago, Illinois, Trala's application provides a comprehensive learning experience, offering tutorials, daily lessons, and real-time feedback on mistakes through advanced signal processing technology. This innovative feature allows the app to recognize notes and chords, enhancing the learning process. Users have access to thousands of video tutorials from renowned violinists, making it a convenient and effective tool for both students and teachers. The application also includes functionalities for teachers to track student progress, provide feedback, and manage practice activities.
Chowbus, Inc. is a food ordering and delivery platform specializing in Asian cuisine, allowing users to conveniently order dishes from various restaurants through its online and mobile applications. The platform features a diverse menu that includes Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Japanese food, catering to a growing demand for authentic ethnic dining experiences. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Chowbus not only facilitates food delivery but also offers additional services such as shuttle, pickup, and grocery options. By empowering local ethnic restaurants with technology and marketing tools, Chowbus aims to enhance their operational efficiency and increase sales, while providing customers with a streamlined, dish-centric ordering experience. The application is accessible on major platforms, including the App Store and Google Play.
Dispatch, LLC, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota, offers a visual tracking application designed to optimize delivery processes for suppliers, small businesses, and drivers. The technology allows businesses to order couriers directly from drivers, eliminating traditional costs that can diminish profits and reduce driver earnings. Dispatch targets industries that require the delivery of products such as auto parts, construction materials, paint, and HVAC components. By utilizing Dispatch's application, suppliers can manage deliveries efficiently without the need to maintain a fleet of vehicles or hire drivers. The company also has operational locations in the Twin Cities, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Dallas, Orlando, and Chicago, enhancing its service reach.
Rheaply
Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2016, Rheaply operates a cloud-based platform facilitating the exchange of resources among organizations. It connects Fortune 500 companies, startups, schools, and nonprofits to buy, sell, trade, donate, or rent assets, promoting waste reduction and circular economy.
Kaizen Health
Series B in 2020
Founded in 2015, Kaizen Health develops a web-based platform that connects healthcare providers with transportation services. Serving healthcare systems, payers, senior living segments, and more, the company aims to improve access, quality, and efficiency in healthcare by removing transportation barriers.
NOCD Inc. is a Chicago-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in developing a mobile application aimed at assisting individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The platform connects users to licensed therapists who specialize in OCD through face-to-face video therapy sessions. Utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, the application guides users in self-treatment and monitoring of their symptoms, offering tools for exposure and response prevention exercises. In addition to therapy sessions, NOCD provides 24/7 support via self-help resources and peer communities, facilitating ongoing care and enabling patients to manage their condition effectively. The company focuses on improving treatment outcomes for OCD through its innovative online platform.
Kenna Security
Series D in 2019
Kenna Security, founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco with an additional office in Chicago, is a technology company specializing in vulnerability management and risk intelligence solutions. It offers Kenna, a SaaS platform that helps organizations accurately measure and prioritize cyber risks, enabling cross-functional teams to remediate vulnerabilities effectively. Serving various sectors including finance, healthcare, and energy, Kenna's platform leverages predictive analytics to anticipate real-world exploitations, focusing security efforts on critical areas.
NanoGraf Corporation is a materials science company based in Chicago, Illinois, focused on the development and commercialization of advanced materials for the energy storage market. Founded in 2012, the company specializes in silicon-graphene electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries. NanoGraf has created a high energy density silicon-based anode material that presents a promising alternative to traditional graphitic-based anodes. This innovative technology has applications across various sectors, from consumer electronics to electric vehicles. The company's materials are designed to enhance battery capacity and reduce charging times, enabling the production of lithium-ion batteries through a cost-effective, chemistry-based manufacturing process.
Catalytic
Series B in 2019
Catalytic Inc. is a technology company that provides a cloud-based automation platform designed to streamline data processing tasks for businesses. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in Naperville, Catalytic enables users to build intelligent automation solutions that integrate people, bots, and artificial intelligence. The platform facilitates various automation tasks, such as document and spreadsheet generation, automated responses to triggers, and data collection. It allows users to connect with existing systems, create custom integrations, and leverage machine learning for cognitive tasks. By empowering business users to develop their own automated solutions, Catalytic enhances operational efficiency and helps organizations achieve their core objectives, ultimately leading to improved customer experiences and profitability. Its client roster includes notable companies such as Bosch and Dentsu Aegis Network.
Packback is an education technology company that provides an AI‑driven online discussion platform used by college professors to assess and enhance students’ critical thinking. The platform, known as PB Questions, facilitates structured, peer‑reviewed conversations that quantify learning outcomes. In addition, Packback offers PB Books, a digital textbook rental service that delivers course materials on demand. By combining artificial intelligence with evidence‑based pedagogy, the company enables educators to scale interactive learning and helps students develop a stronger voice in their studies.
Chowbus
Seed Round in 2019
Chowbus, Inc. is a food ordering and delivery platform specializing in Asian cuisine, allowing users to conveniently order dishes from various restaurants through its online and mobile applications. The platform features a diverse menu that includes Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Japanese food, catering to a growing demand for authentic ethnic dining experiences. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Chowbus not only facilitates food delivery but also offers additional services such as shuttle, pickup, and grocery options. By empowering local ethnic restaurants with technology and marketing tools, Chowbus aims to enhance their operational efficiency and increase sales, while providing customers with a streamlined, dish-centric ordering experience. The application is accessible on major platforms, including the App Store and Google Play.
Clearcover
Series B in 2019
Founded in 2016, Clearcover is a digital car insurance provider based in Chicago, Illinois. It offers affordable coverage through an API-first approach, selling products directly to customers and through agents.
Truss Holdings, Inc. operates an online marketplace that simplifies the leasing process for small and medium-sized businesses seeking office, co-working, industrial, and retail spaces. Founded in 2016 and based in Deerfield, Illinois, its platform employs machine learning to match businesses with suitable properties, allowing users to virtually tour listings, compare prices, and manage lease documents seamlessly. The company offers dedicated brokers to support clients throughout the process, ensuring a smooth experience. Truss is noted for its commitment to price transparency, enabling business owners to compare costs of traditional office and co-working spaces effectively. Through its technology-driven approach, Truss provides a cost-effective solution for businesses looking to find the right space quickly and confidently.
Simple Mills
Venture Round in 2019
Founded in 2014, Simple Mills produces a range of organic, gluten-free, and plant-based food products. Its offerings include crackers, cookies, and baking mixes made from natural ingredients to cater to dietary needs.
Founded in 2013, Xaptum specializes in IoT security and messaging platforms. Its core offering is a multi-tenant network-as-a-service solution that enables enterprises to securely scale and manage IoT deployments. The platform simplifies IoT device authentication, authorization, auto-configuration, and data exchange over a single TCP connection.
Founded in 2014, Shipbob Inc. specializes in online shipping and fulfillment software for small e-commerce businesses. It aggregates services from major carriers like FedEx, UPS, and USPS, offering pickup, packaging, warehousing, batch fulfillment, and tracking solutions through its mobile app.
Farmer's Fridge
Series C in 2018
Farmer's Fridge is a company that operates automated smart fridges, providing a variety of chef-curated salads, bowls, and snacks. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company addresses the challenge of accessing healthy and affordable food options, particularly for those on the go. The fridges utilize advanced technology to monitor demand and ensure fresh meals are available quickly. Additionally, any unsold items are regularly donated to local food pantries, supporting community members in need with responsibly sourced nutrition. Farmer's Fridge is committed to making nutritious eating simple and accessible for everyone.
Popular Pays
Series B in 2018
Popular Pays, Inc. is a technology company that operates a platform designed to connect brands with content creators, facilitating the production of engaging and shareable content. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional location in New York, Popular Pays offers a comprehensive marketplace where brands can browse, apply, and collaborate with creators. The platform features tools such as a brief builder, creator profiles, in-app messaging, and API integrations, which streamline the collaboration process and enhance communication between users. By providing powerful analytics and workflow tools, Popular Pays empowers brands to effectively manage campaigns and select the right creators to tell their stories.
Catalytic
Series A in 2018
Catalytic Inc. is a technology company that provides a cloud-based automation platform designed to streamline data processing tasks for businesses. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in Naperville, Catalytic enables users to build intelligent automation solutions that integrate people, bots, and artificial intelligence. The platform facilitates various automation tasks, such as document and spreadsheet generation, automated responses to triggers, and data collection. It allows users to connect with existing systems, create custom integrations, and leverage machine learning for cognitive tasks. By empowering business users to develop their own automated solutions, Catalytic enhances operational efficiency and helps organizations achieve their core objectives, ultimately leading to improved customer experiences and profitability. Its client roster includes notable companies such as Bosch and Dentsu Aegis Network.
Provi is a Chicago-based company that operates the largest online marketplace for the wholesale alcohol industry. Founded in 2016, Provi connects buyers, such as liquor stores, bars, and restaurants, with distributors and suppliers, simplifying the historically complex ordering process. The platform enhances communication and operational efficiency for both on-premise and off-premise buyers by centralizing orders and providing tracking and analytics tools. With a presence in key U.S. markets, Provi serves about 10 percent of licensed retailers, contributing to significant time and cost savings while reducing errors in the ordering process. The company has been recognized for its workplace culture and has formed strategic partnerships to further enhance its service offerings. Through its innovative approach, Provi is reshaping the wholesale alcohol landscape.
Kaizen Health
Series A in 2018
Founded in 2015, Kaizen Health develops a web-based platform that connects healthcare providers with transportation services. Serving healthcare systems, payers, senior living segments, and more, the company aims to improve access, quality, and efficiency in healthcare by removing transportation barriers.
Kenna Security
Series C in 2018
Kenna Security, founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco with an additional office in Chicago, is a technology company specializing in vulnerability management and risk intelligence solutions. It offers Kenna, a SaaS platform that helps organizations accurately measure and prioritize cyber risks, enabling cross-functional teams to remediate vulnerabilities effectively. Serving various sectors including finance, healthcare, and energy, Kenna's platform leverages predictive analytics to anticipate real-world exploitations, focusing security efforts on critical areas.
Truss Holdings, Inc. operates an online marketplace that simplifies the leasing process for small and medium-sized businesses seeking office, co-working, industrial, and retail spaces. Founded in 2016 and based in Deerfield, Illinois, its platform employs machine learning to match businesses with suitable properties, allowing users to virtually tour listings, compare prices, and manage lease documents seamlessly. The company offers dedicated brokers to support clients throughout the process, ensuring a smooth experience. Truss is noted for its commitment to price transparency, enabling business owners to compare costs of traditional office and co-working spaces effectively. Through its technology-driven approach, Truss provides a cost-effective solution for businesses looking to find the right space quickly and confidently.
RepIQ, Inc. is a sales intelligence platform founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company provides tools designed to aid sales representatives in targeting the right business prospects. Its platform features smart prospecting, real-time sales visibility, personalized message progression, and data-driven insights. These capabilities enable clients to identify target accounts, discover key decision makers, engage prospects effectively, and ultimately enhance their sales performance. By streamlining the sales process, RepIQ aims to help its users achieve greater success in closing deals.
Founded in 2014, Shipbob Inc. specializes in online shipping and fulfillment software for small e-commerce businesses. It aggregates services from major carriers like FedEx, UPS, and USPS, offering pickup, packaging, warehousing, batch fulfillment, and tracking solutions through its mobile app.
Popular Pays
Series A in 2017
Popular Pays, Inc. is a technology company that operates a platform designed to connect brands with content creators, facilitating the production of engaging and shareable content. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional location in New York, Popular Pays offers a comprehensive marketplace where brands can browse, apply, and collaborate with creators. The platform features tools such as a brief builder, creator profiles, in-app messaging, and API integrations, which streamline the collaboration process and enhance communication between users. By providing powerful analytics and workflow tools, Popular Pays empowers brands to effectively manage campaigns and select the right creators to tell their stories.
Provi is a Chicago-based company that operates the largest online marketplace for the wholesale alcohol industry. Founded in 2016, Provi connects buyers, such as liquor stores, bars, and restaurants, with distributors and suppliers, simplifying the historically complex ordering process. The platform enhances communication and operational efficiency for both on-premise and off-premise buyers by centralizing orders and providing tracking and analytics tools. With a presence in key U.S. markets, Provi serves about 10 percent of licensed retailers, contributing to significant time and cost savings while reducing errors in the ordering process. The company has been recognized for its workplace culture and has formed strategic partnerships to further enhance its service offerings. Through its innovative approach, Provi is reshaping the wholesale alcohol landscape.
Kenna Security
Series B in 2016
Kenna Security, founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco with an additional office in Chicago, is a technology company specializing in vulnerability management and risk intelligence solutions. It offers Kenna, a SaaS platform that helps organizations accurately measure and prioritize cyber risks, enabling cross-functional teams to remediate vulnerabilities effectively. Serving various sectors including finance, healthcare, and energy, Kenna's platform leverages predictive analytics to anticipate real-world exploitations, focusing security efforts on critical areas.
Occasion
Venture Round in 2016
Occasion is a Chicago-based company that specializes in designing and developing online booking and scheduling software. Its platform enhances the ability of businesses to connect with customers, improving conversion rates across multiple channels and devices. Occasion's comprehensive suite of tools enables merchants to manage and grow their operations by facilitating the sale of classes, events, memberships, gift cards, and rentals. The platform includes features such as analytics, calendar synchronization, payment processing, and promotional tools, allowing businesses to streamline their customer engagement and operational management. Since its launch in 2013 by founders Pelle ten Cate, Aksh Gupta, Eric Di Silvestro, and Kieran Klaassen, Occasion has aimed to provide a robust solution for firms looking to optimize their client interactions and revenue generation.
InContext Solutions
Series F in 2016
InContext Solutions, Inc. is a leader in providing mixed and virtual reality solutions tailored to retail optimization. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company specializes in its flagship product, ShopperMX, a web-based three-dimensional simulation software. This platform enables manufacturers and retailers to simulate real in-store environments for the ideation, evaluation, and activation of various merchandising and display strategies. By utilizing virtual reality, InContext Solutions allows clients to test and modify their retail concepts without the need for physical trials, thereby reducing costs and enhancing competitive discretion. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including consumer packaged goods, retail, electronics, food service, home improvement, and fashion. With its innovative technology, InContext Solutions provides critical insights into consumer behavior, helping clients make informed decisions to enhance their in-store experiences and drive profitability.
FourKites
Series A in 2016
FourKites provides a software platform for freight brokers and shippers to streamline operations through real-time shipment tracking across shippers, carriers, third-party logistics providers, and brokers. It offers an AI-driven control tower and a real-time visibility network that creates digital twins of the supply chain and uses AI-powered tools to automate resolution, enhance collaboration, and enable real-time execution. The platform provides predictive capabilities to track shipment locations, forecast arrivals, monitor load temperatures, and process actionable data from trucks, trailers, and cargo ships, helping businesses reduce costs, improve on-time performance, and strengthen customer relationships. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Catalytic
Series A in 2016
Catalytic Inc. is a technology company that provides a cloud-based automation platform designed to streamline data processing tasks for businesses. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in Naperville, Catalytic enables users to build intelligent automation solutions that integrate people, bots, and artificial intelligence. The platform facilitates various automation tasks, such as document and spreadsheet generation, automated responses to triggers, and data collection. It allows users to connect with existing systems, create custom integrations, and leverage machine learning for cognitive tasks. By empowering business users to develop their own automated solutions, Catalytic enhances operational efficiency and helps organizations achieve their core objectives, ultimately leading to improved customer experiences and profitability. Its client roster includes notable companies such as Bosch and Dentsu Aegis Network.
Luxury Garage Sale
Series A in 2016
Founded in 2010, Luxury Garage Sale is a Chicago-based boutique that specializes in the resale of luxury designer clothing, shoes, accessories, and jewelry. It operates physical stores in Illinois and Texas, as well as an online platform, offering customers high-end fashion at affordable prices.
The Eastman Egg Company
Series A in 2016
The Eastman Egg Company, LLC is a fast casual restaurant based in Chicago, Illinois, established in 2013. The company specializes in providing healthy breakfast and lunch options, featuring a menu that includes made-to-order egg sandwiches, bowls, homemade yogurt parfaits, and a selection of coffee and espresso beverages sourced from Irving Farm. In addition to its in-house dining, the company offers catering services for a variety of events, such as corporate meetings, brunches, and weddings. With a focus on using high-quality, well-curated ingredients, The Eastman Egg Company aims to enhance the morning experience for busy individuals in the Chicago area.
Catalytic
Seed Round in 2016
Catalytic Inc. is a technology company that provides a cloud-based automation platform designed to streamline data processing tasks for businesses. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in Naperville, Catalytic enables users to build intelligent automation solutions that integrate people, bots, and artificial intelligence. The platform facilitates various automation tasks, such as document and spreadsheet generation, automated responses to triggers, and data collection. It allows users to connect with existing systems, create custom integrations, and leverage machine learning for cognitive tasks. By empowering business users to develop their own automated solutions, Catalytic enhances operational efficiency and helps organizations achieve their core objectives, ultimately leading to improved customer experiences and profitability. Its client roster includes notable companies such as Bosch and Dentsu Aegis Network.
Simple Mills
Venture Round in 2016
Founded in 2014, Simple Mills produces a range of organic, gluten-free, and plant-based food products. Its offerings include crackers, cookies, and baking mixes made from natural ingredients to cater to dietary needs.
Geofeedia
Series B in 2016
Geofeedia is a company that specializes in location-based social media monitoring and analysis, focusing on sectors such as corporate security, public safety, media, and marketing. Its patented platform allows organizations to extract social intelligence from specific geographic areas, providing real-time insights into local events and trends. With its service, users can monitor social media posts linked to particular locations, enabling them to gather data that traditional keyword and hashtag monitoring tools may overlook. Geofeedia's subscription-based platform is utilized by over 300 prominent organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, major news outlets, and law enforcement agencies. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with additional offices in Naples, Florida, and Indianapolis, Indiana, Geofeedia plays a vital role in offering actionable intelligence through hyper-local social media monitoring.
FourKites
Seed Round in 2016
FourKites provides a software platform for freight brokers and shippers to streamline operations through real-time shipment tracking across shippers, carriers, third-party logistics providers, and brokers. It offers an AI-driven control tower and a real-time visibility network that creates digital twins of the supply chain and uses AI-powered tools to automate resolution, enhance collaboration, and enable real-time execution. The platform provides predictive capabilities to track shipment locations, forecast arrivals, monitor load temperatures, and process actionable data from trucks, trailers, and cargo ships, helping businesses reduce costs, improve on-time performance, and strengthen customer relationships. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
TurboAppeal
Seed Round in 2016
TurboAppeal, Inc. is a technology-driven company based in Chicago, Illinois, that offers a web-based platform for property tax assessment appeals, primarily serving homeowners and condominium owners in Chicago and Cook counties. Founded in 2015, TurboAppeal combines exceptional customer service with advanced technology to streamline the appeal process for property taxes. Its platform utilizes a machine-learning algorithm that improves its accuracy with each appeal, ensuring that clients receive the most effective support in contesting their property tax assessments. In addition to individual homeowners, TurboAppeal also caters to real estate attorneys, lenders, real estate brokerages, mortgage companies, and other professionals within the real estate sector. The company aims to simplify the property tax appeal process, helping clients to pay only their fair share of taxes.
Motion AI
Seed Round in 2015
Motion AI, Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, specializes in developing user interfaces for artificial intelligence applications. The company enables the creation, training, and deployment of AI robots capable of performing a wide range of tasks, including taking food orders, processing payments, managing customer service chats, and even diagnosing patients. As of September 2017, Motion AI operates as a subsidiary of HubSpot.
Rithmio
Seed Round in 2015
Rithmio, Inc. is a company specializing in gesture recognition technology, offering a software platform that enables product teams to develop accurate and personalized gesture-based applications. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Rithmio's platform integrates with motion-sensing devices, including wearables, smartphones, and connected sports equipment, to learn, track, and analyze user movements in real time. Its flagship product, Constellation, supports the creation of next-generation wearables and connected clothing, facilitating partnerships with leading semiconductor companies and consumer electronics manufacturers. These collaborations allow Rithmio's technology to be embedded at the System on Chip or reference design level, enhancing the functionality of various devices in the market.
Packback
Seed Round in 2015
Packback is an education technology company that provides an AI‑driven online discussion platform used by college professors to assess and enhance students’ critical thinking. The platform, known as PB Questions, facilitates structured, peer‑reviewed conversations that quantify learning outcomes. In addition, Packback offers PB Books, a digital textbook rental service that delivers course materials on demand. By combining artificial intelligence with evidence‑based pedagogy, the company enables educators to scale interactive learning and helps students develop a stronger voice in their studies.
FourKites
Seed Round in 2015
FourKites provides a software platform for freight brokers and shippers to streamline operations through real-time shipment tracking across shippers, carriers, third-party logistics providers, and brokers. It offers an AI-driven control tower and a real-time visibility network that creates digital twins of the supply chain and uses AI-powered tools to automate resolution, enhance collaboration, and enable real-time execution. The platform provides predictive capabilities to track shipment locations, forecast arrivals, monitor load temperatures, and process actionable data from trucks, trailers, and cargo ships, helping businesses reduce costs, improve on-time performance, and strengthen customer relationships. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
YCharts, Inc. is a financial analytics company based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2009. It specializes in providing investment research tools and data solutions tailored for investment professionals, portfolio managers, and wealth advisors. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including fundamental equity data, financial alerts, stock charts, and a stock screener, enabling users to conduct comparative analysis and benchmarking across companies. Additionally, YCharts features Portfolio Sync, which integrates client portfolio holdings automatically. Its platform is designed to enhance client engagement and simplify complex financial topics through powerful visualization tools and advanced analytics. YCharts serves a diverse clientele, including wealth managers, asset managers, hedge funds, consultants, investment bankers, and equity research analysts, thereby facilitating informed investment decisions and fostering business opportunities.
TurboAppeal
Seed Round in 2015
TurboAppeal, Inc. is a technology-driven company based in Chicago, Illinois, that offers a web-based platform for property tax assessment appeals, primarily serving homeowners and condominium owners in Chicago and Cook counties. Founded in 2015, TurboAppeal combines exceptional customer service with advanced technology to streamline the appeal process for property taxes. Its platform utilizes a machine-learning algorithm that improves its accuracy with each appeal, ensuring that clients receive the most effective support in contesting their property tax assessments. In addition to individual homeowners, TurboAppeal also caters to real estate attorneys, lenders, real estate brokerages, mortgage companies, and other professionals within the real estate sector. The company aims to simplify the property tax appeal process, helping clients to pay only their fair share of taxes.
Geofeedia
Series A in 2015
Geofeedia is a company that specializes in location-based social media monitoring and analysis, focusing on sectors such as corporate security, public safety, media, and marketing. Its patented platform allows organizations to extract social intelligence from specific geographic areas, providing real-time insights into local events and trends. With its service, users can monitor social media posts linked to particular locations, enabling them to gather data that traditional keyword and hashtag monitoring tools may overlook. Geofeedia's subscription-based platform is utilized by over 300 prominent organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, major news outlets, and law enforcement agencies. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with additional offices in Naples, Florida, and Indianapolis, Indiana, Geofeedia plays a vital role in offering actionable intelligence through hyper-local social media monitoring.
Public Good Software
Seed Round in 2015
Public Good Software is a platform provider that enables nonprofits and donors to connect and support social causes. The company offers online fundraising pages, donation processing, and tools for supporters to create campaigns, helping United States–based nonprofits raise funds and awareness. Its technology bridges digital content and action by identifying social issues and delivering targeted outreach to inspire participation. The platform is designed to expand reach and deepen social impact for organizations through digital media, and is adopted by nonprofits and media partners to drive civic engagement and charitable activity. Founded in 2013 and based in Chicago, Public Good Software focuses on turning moments of inspiration into concrete support for a broad network of causes.
NuCurrent
Series A in 2014
NuCurrent is a Chicago-based developer and manufacturer of wireless power technologies, founded in 2009. It designs, fabricates, and integrates wireless power antennas, surface-mount inductors, and inductive coils for low- and high-frequency systems, and provides custom-designed prototypes. The company offers high-efficiency antennas and components suitable for a range of applications, and supports rapid prototyping and integration for OEMs and system integrators. Its wireless power solutions comply with major standards including A4WP, Qi, and PMA, enabling collaboration with automotive, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, and wearable device manufacturers. By focusing on optimized designs and manufacturing techniques, NuCurrent aims to deliver higher efficiency, smaller form factors, greater durability, and lower costs in wireless power deployment.
Kenna Security
Series A in 2014
Kenna Security, founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco with an additional office in Chicago, is a technology company specializing in vulnerability management and risk intelligence solutions. It offers Kenna, a SaaS platform that helps organizations accurately measure and prioritize cyber risks, enabling cross-functional teams to remediate vulnerabilities effectively. Serving various sectors including finance, healthcare, and energy, Kenna's platform leverages predictive analytics to anticipate real-world exploitations, focusing security efforts on critical areas.
Simple Mills
Seed Round in 2014
Founded in 2014, Simple Mills produces a range of organic, gluten-free, and plant-based food products. Its offerings include crackers, cookies, and baking mixes made from natural ingredients to cater to dietary needs.
Ahalogy is a digital marketing company that operates as the Passion to Purchase Platform, focusing on helping brands and agencies connect with consumers through their interests. The company provides a range of services, including category trend data, authentic influencer content, and social optimization technology, which enable clients to enhance user engagement and drive sales. As an official Pinterest Marketing Partner, Ahalogy collaborates with leading social networks to deliver effective marketing solutions. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ahalogy also has offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, positioning itself in key markets for brand marketing. Through its innovative platform, Ahalogy aims to provide proven return on investment for its clients by leveraging data-driven insights and creative content strategies.
Ahalogy is a digital marketing company that operates as the Passion to Purchase Platform, focusing on helping brands and agencies connect with consumers through their interests. The company provides a range of services, including category trend data, authentic influencer content, and social optimization technology, which enable clients to enhance user engagement and drive sales. As an official Pinterest Marketing Partner, Ahalogy collaborates with leading social networks to deliver effective marketing solutions. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ahalogy also has offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, positioning itself in key markets for brand marketing. Through its innovative platform, Ahalogy aims to provide proven return on investment for its clients by leveraging data-driven insights and creative content strategies.
Retrofit, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in personalized weight management solutions and disease prevention products. Founded in 2011 and formerly known as Strong Suit Wellness LLC, Retrofit focuses on addressing metabolic syndrome and diabetes prevention through a comprehensive approach that includes personalized coaching, a smart app and dashboard, self-monitoring devices, interactive classes, and an online community. The company's offerings are designed to help both employers and individuals improve their relationships with food and physical activity, utilizing evidence-based strategies delivered by certified wellness experts. Retrofit operates as a subsidiary of Livongo Health, Inc., enhancing its ability to provide effective health solutions based on sound medical research and clinical data.
Persio Inc., based in Chicago, Illinois, operates an online multi-channel marketing and decision-making platform tailored for retail marketers. Founded in 2007, the company provides solutions for customer profile building, campaign execution, data synchronization, and optimization. Persio's platform integrates various data sources, technology solutions, deployment channels, and identity resolution services into a single interface. This enables marketers to deploy personalized campaigns across multiple channels, including web, email, SMS, mobile apps, and other sales channels, ensuring relevant offers reach customers at optimal times. The company was formerly known as Iris Mobile Corporation and is now a subsidiary of Clutch Holdings, LLC.
SimpleRelevance
Series A in 2013
SimpleRelevance Inc. is a marketing technology company based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in providing a personalization platform for digital marketers. Established in 2011, the company focuses on enhancing customer engagement through personalized and automated marketing across various channels, including emails, digital advertisements, and mobile applications. By leveraging machine learning technology, SimpleRelevance enables businesses to optimize their marketing messages using both internal and external customer data. This approach allows for tailored communications that consider factors such as customer behavior and preferences, resulting in improved conversion rates and return on investment. SimpleRelevance caters to a diverse clientele, ranging from small businesses to large Fortune 500 companies in sectors such as media, finance, and retail. In December 2015, the company was acquired by Rise Interactive, further integrating its innovative technology into the broader marketing solutions offered by its parent company.
YCharts, Inc. is a financial analytics company based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2009. It specializes in providing investment research tools and data solutions tailored for investment professionals, portfolio managers, and wealth advisors. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including fundamental equity data, financial alerts, stock charts, and a stock screener, enabling users to conduct comparative analysis and benchmarking across companies. Additionally, YCharts features Portfolio Sync, which integrates client portfolio holdings automatically. Its platform is designed to enhance client engagement and simplify complex financial topics through powerful visualization tools and advanced analytics. YCharts serves a diverse clientele, including wealth managers, asset managers, hedge funds, consultants, investment bankers, and equity research analysts, thereby facilitating informed investment decisions and fostering business opportunities.
Supply Vision
Series A in 2013
Supply Vision, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in cloud-based logistics solutions for the supply chain industry in North America. Founded in 2010, it offers a comprehensive suite of software products, including transportation management systems (TMS) and warehouse management systems (WMS). The TMS facilitates multimodal shipping, consolidates shipments, provides detailed cost analysis, and integrates with various industry partners for enhanced functionalities. The WMS aids in managing multiple clients and warehouses, automating billing, and ensuring accurate inventory reconciliation. Additionally, Supply Vision offers a customer portal that allows shippers to monitor their supply chain activities, generate reports, and track merchandise. The company serves a diverse clientele, including third-party logistics providers, freight forwarders, shippers, carriers, and truck brokers, providing tools that enhance visibility and efficiency in logistics management.
InContext Solutions
Series C in 2013
InContext Solutions, Inc. is a leader in providing mixed and virtual reality solutions tailored to retail optimization. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company specializes in its flagship product, ShopperMX, a web-based three-dimensional simulation software. This platform enables manufacturers and retailers to simulate real in-store environments for the ideation, evaluation, and activation of various merchandising and display strategies. By utilizing virtual reality, InContext Solutions allows clients to test and modify their retail concepts without the need for physical trials, thereby reducing costs and enhancing competitive discretion. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including consumer packaged goods, retail, electronics, food service, home improvement, and fashion. With its innovative technology, InContext Solutions provides critical insights into consumer behavior, helping clients make informed decisions to enhance their in-store experiences and drive profitability.
Kenna Security
Series A in 2012
Kenna Security, founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco with an additional office in Chicago, is a technology company specializing in vulnerability management and risk intelligence solutions. It offers Kenna, a SaaS platform that helps organizations accurately measure and prioritize cyber risks, enabling cross-functional teams to remediate vulnerabilities effectively. Serving various sectors including finance, healthcare, and energy, Kenna's platform leverages predictive analytics to anticipate real-world exploitations, focusing security efforts on critical areas.
Retrofit, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in personalized weight management solutions and disease prevention products. Founded in 2011 and formerly known as Strong Suit Wellness LLC, Retrofit focuses on addressing metabolic syndrome and diabetes prevention through a comprehensive approach that includes personalized coaching, a smart app and dashboard, self-monitoring devices, interactive classes, and an online community. The company's offerings are designed to help both employers and individuals improve their relationships with food and physical activity, utilizing evidence-based strategies delivered by certified wellness experts. Retrofit operates as a subsidiary of Livongo Health, Inc., enhancing its ability to provide effective health solutions based on sound medical research and clinical data.
Moxie Jean
Seed Round in 2012
Moxie Jean is an online retailer based in Arlington Heights, Illinois, specializing in the buying and selling of high-quality children's clothing. Founded in 2011, the company focuses on providing busy parents with affordable options for outfitting their rapidly growing children in like-new apparel. Moxie Jean offers a diverse selection of items, including onesies, sleepers, play clothes, dressy outfits, holiday attire, bibs, and socks. To facilitate the resale of children's clothing, Moxie Jean provides customers with prepaid mailer bags, allowing them to send in gently used items for credit toward future purchases. This service helps parents manage their children's wardrobe needs without incurring excessive costs.
InContext Solutions
Series B in 2011
InContext Solutions, Inc. is a leader in providing mixed and virtual reality solutions tailored to retail optimization. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company specializes in its flagship product, ShopperMX, a web-based three-dimensional simulation software. This platform enables manufacturers and retailers to simulate real in-store environments for the ideation, evaluation, and activation of various merchandising and display strategies. By utilizing virtual reality, InContext Solutions allows clients to test and modify their retail concepts without the need for physical trials, thereby reducing costs and enhancing competitive discretion. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including consumer packaged goods, retail, electronics, food service, home improvement, and fashion. With its innovative technology, InContext Solutions provides critical insights into consumer behavior, helping clients make informed decisions to enhance their in-store experiences and drive profitability.
Power2Switch
Seed Round in 2011
Power2Switch is an online platform that assists residents and small businesses in the United States in reducing their electricity expenses by connecting them with various energy suppliers. The service allows users to search for, switch, and save on electricity supply prices, while also offering options for renewable energy. Currently operational in Illinois and Texas, Power2Switch is set to expand into other deregulated states. The company's technology streamlines the switching process, significantly reducing the time required for consumers to switch suppliers from weeks to hours, while automating contract completion for energy suppliers through an online interface. Additionally, Power2Switch provides analytics aimed at enhancing supplier efficiency in pricing.
YCharts, Inc. is a financial analytics company based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2009. It specializes in providing investment research tools and data solutions tailored for investment professionals, portfolio managers, and wealth advisors. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including fundamental equity data, financial alerts, stock charts, and a stock screener, enabling users to conduct comparative analysis and benchmarking across companies. Additionally, YCharts features Portfolio Sync, which integrates client portfolio holdings automatically. Its platform is designed to enhance client engagement and simplify complex financial topics through powerful visualization tools and advanced analytics. YCharts serves a diverse clientele, including wealth managers, asset managers, hedge funds, consultants, investment bankers, and equity research analysts, thereby facilitating informed investment decisions and fostering business opportunities.
Cloudbot
Venture Round in 2011
Cloudbot, Inc., founded in 2010 and based in Chicago, Illinois, is a social media company that develops mobile and online applications to help users aggregate and manage their social media presence. Its platform allows users to integrate profiles, contacts, and activities from multiple applications such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook into one interface. This unified hub enables users to store files and data, communicate with friends, share experiences, and explore the world seamlessly. Cloudbot's universal address book and integrated social connections facilitate various actions like calling, emailing, messaging, posting tweets, sharing documents via DropBox or GoogleDocs, and scheduling meetings. The company participated in AngelPad in 2011.
Kenna Security
Seed Round in 2011
Kenna Security, founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco with an additional office in Chicago, is a technology company specializing in vulnerability management and risk intelligence solutions. It offers Kenna, a SaaS platform that helps organizations accurately measure and prioritize cyber risks, enabling cross-functional teams to remediate vulnerabilities effectively. Serving various sectors including finance, healthcare, and energy, Kenna's platform leverages predictive analytics to anticipate real-world exploitations, focusing security efforts on critical areas.
YCharts, Inc. is a financial analytics company based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2009. It specializes in providing investment research tools and data solutions tailored for investment professionals, portfolio managers, and wealth advisors. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including fundamental equity data, financial alerts, stock charts, and a stock screener, enabling users to conduct comparative analysis and benchmarking across companies. Additionally, YCharts features Portfolio Sync, which integrates client portfolio holdings automatically. Its platform is designed to enhance client engagement and simplify complex financial topics through powerful visualization tools and advanced analytics. YCharts serves a diverse clientele, including wealth managers, asset managers, hedge funds, consultants, investment bankers, and equity research analysts, thereby facilitating informed investment decisions and fostering business opportunities.
ReTel Technologies
Seed Round in 2009
ReTel Technologies, founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco and Chicago, specializes in advanced analytics for video surveillance, primarily serving the retail and restaurant sectors. The company leverages security camera feeds to provide businesses with valuable metrics and insights, including table cleanliness, service times, and employee activities. By integrating computer vision technology with human auditing, ReTel's system delivers actionable insights that were previously unattainable at scale or low cost. This innovative approach enables organizations to enhance their security, optimize operations, and improve consumer experiences through ongoing analysis of surveillance video.