Nameless Ventures

PechaKucha, which translates to 'chit chat' in Japanese, is a storytelling platform designed to help individuals share their passions and knowledge through personal presentations. The company has garnered over 65,000 sign-ups for its beta product, PK Create, which enhances storytelling skills and facilitates virtual events. PechaKucha's approach combines elements of popular social media and presentation tools to create an engaging and democratized space for content creators and event hosts. With a global presence in over 140 countries, the platform aims to enable users to overcome challenges and inspire change through motivational stories. Led by CEO Sean Smyth and CTO John Brooks, both with extensive experience in technology and entrepreneurship, PechaKucha is based in Chicago with a community management team in Tokyo. The company is currently seeking to raise a $3 million seed round to connect with investors interested in consumer, media, and social ventures.

Black Buffalo Inc., founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, specializes in producing tobacco-free nicotine alternatives that replicate the experience of traditional smokeless tobacco products. The company offers a range of products designed to resemble popular dipping brands, providing the same look, feel, and smell without using tobacco leaves or stems. Black Buffalo's offerings are made with food-safe ingredients and pharmaceutical-grade nicotine, available in both long-cut and pouch varieties, and come in various flavors. This approach allows users to enjoy the experience of smokeless tobacco while mitigating the associated health risks.

humanpredictions is a recruiting software company that gathers public data and puts together a profile for each person. The company is a sourcing solution focused on hiring technical talent and differentiated by its rich data that allows in real-time to predict people most likely seeking new opportunities. The tech recruiting product helps spend less time finding and researching potential candidates, so they can spend more time connecting with and recruiting people. Founded by recruiters, the team is experienced with tech communities and hyper-focused on data sources no one else uses. By tracking behavior patterns in tech specific communities, humanpredictions suggests when and how most effectively to contact potential candidates. humanpredictions is making the process of finding human capital more effective and efficient by reshaping it as a craft and prudently applying technology. Welcome to the future of recruiting. At humanpredictions, they supercharge intelligent, relationship-focused recruiters by giving them tools that perform their research automatically. The decisions of who to email, when to call, which events to attend, and ultimately where and with whom to spend their time are automated. By rebuilding the craft of recruiting, they empower recruiters to do the real, human work: crafting messages and building relationships.

Draftbit is a new way to build cross-platform, native iOS and Android apps in minutes instead of months. Whether you're a designer or developer, with Draftbit you can design your app visually, and then export clean, well-documented code and libraries that give you full control.

Factor 75 is an online platform that plans, prepares, and delivers nutritionist-designed and chef-crafted meals for its users. The company a fully-prepared meal delivery service that specializes in providing fresh, ready-to-eat meals with a focus on health and wellness. Its rotating menu of breakfast, lunch, and dinner options feature Keto, Paleo, low-carb, vegetarian, plant-based, and high protein meals that can be heated in the microwave or oven and are ready in minutes. Factor 75 only uses fresh ingredients from its trusted partners and assures that the meals are free of hormones, antibiotics, gluten, refined sugars, and GMOs. Factor is supported by leading consumer investors Listen Ventures, Bluestein Ventures, and Marcy Venture Partners Mike Apostal and Nick Wernimont founded Factor 75 in Batavia, Illinois in 2013.

Mori, officially known as Cambridge Crops, Inc., specializes in the development of an innovative biopolymer coating designed to extend the shelf life of perishable foods. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company utilizes a unique process that extracts protein from natural silk using salt and water. This edible and natural coating forms a protective layer over various food items, including fruits, vegetables, meat, and seafood, effectively slowing down spoilage. Through its technology, Mori aims to enhance the freshness of food while promoting sustainability in the food supply chain.

Kin Insurance, Inc. is an insurance agency founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with additional offices in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company specializes in home insurance products, offering a range of coverage options including homeowners, mobile home, condo, flood, manufactured home, landlord, umbrella, hurricane, wildfire, and second home insurance. Kin Insurance utilizes an online platform that simplifies the application process, allowing customers to customize their policies based on thousands of property data points. This approach ensures that homeowners receive personalized and affordable coverage tailored to their specific needs. With payment processing facilities in Palatine and Chicago, Kin Insurance aims to provide a user-friendly experience while helping clients secure their assets effectively.

Avail is an online platform that facilitates the rental and leasing process for independent landlords and property managers. Founded in 2012 and based in Chicago, the company provides essential tools for managing rental properties, including rental listings, tenant screening, electronic leases, online rent payments, maintenance tracking, and customized lease agreements. Avail specifically caters to landlords with fewer than ten units, a segment that has historically lacked access to comprehensive online management tools. With its user-friendly interface, Avail allows users to efficiently advertise vacant properties, collect rental applications and credit reports, and manage various aspects of property management, all from a single platform. As a subsidiary of Move, Inc., Avail has attracted around 70,000 landlords who utilize its end-to-end services to simplify and enhance their rental operations.

Jiobit specializes in real-time location tracking technology for children, adults, and pets. Its flagship product is a compact and durable tracking device that operates through a smartphone app, enabling users to locate their loved ones in various environments, including multi-level buildings and across more than 120 countries. The device is designed for longevity, boasting several weeks of battery life, and offers features such as custom geofencing, smart alerts, and detailed location history. Jiobit's innovative platform integrates advancements in hardware, cybersecurity, and consumer software to provide comprehensive monitoring capabilities. The team behind Jiobit consists of experienced engineers, designers, and marketers who have previously developed numerous successful consumer products. The company is headquartered in Chicago, with a development center in Silicon Valley.