Vicki Kalnins

VP

William Schleicher

President and Chief Operating Officer

11 past transactions

Citylitics

Series A in 2022
Citylitics delivers predictive intelligence on local utility and public infrastructure markets.​ The company's data engine transforms over a billion documents buried in 31,000+ cities & utility data sources into high-value intelligence for targeted business development.

PegEx

Venture Round in 2022
PegEx, Inc. provides comprehensive environmental services tailored for small and medium-sized businesses across the United States. The company specializes in various sustainability solutions, addressing the environmental and energy challenges faced by industries such as retail, food service, hospitality, and government entities. PegEx offers a wide range of services, including waste disposal and recycling, used oil collection, and specialized waste management for pharmaceuticals, dental operations, and hazardous materials. The company also conducts mold and soil remediation and provides documentation and certification services. Utilizing its advanced, cloud-based PegEx Platform, PegEx enhances productivity, mitigates risks, and streamlines operations for waste management companies. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, PegEx is dedicated to managing hazardous waste data and processes efficiently.

Texture Health

Private Equity Round in 2022
Texture Health, LLC, founded in 2016 and based in Chicago, Illinois, specializes in the development of a mobile platform for population care management and patient engagement. The company's platform is designed to assist healthcare providers and health plans in transitioning to value-based care and achieving population health objectives. By integrating extensive healthcare knowledge with technical expertise, Texture Health offers an advanced, configurable, cloud-based solution that facilitates effective communication and collaboration between providers, caregivers, and patients. This innovative approach aims to enhance patient engagement and streamline care management processes within the healthcare system.

Forj

Seed Round in 2021
Forj is an online platform that facilitates interactions within a virtual environment, enabling users to connect without geographic limitations. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Forj focuses on creating a customized and brandable virtual trade show experience. The platform allows exhibitors to showcase product demonstrations, videos, and downloadable content, while also offering features for real-time engagement, such as live staff support to answer visitor inquiries. Users can leave their contact information, attend demonstrations, and schedule one-on-one video chats, fostering meaningful connections among community members, employees, customers, and prospects in an engaging manner.

GrayMeta

Private Equity Round in 2021
GrayMeta™ dramatically improves efficiencies by automating the creation of metadata with an innovative approach to extracting rich metadata from digital assets across the enterprise. The GrayMeta Platform offers the freedom to extract, create, curate and store intelligent metadata – making assets more searchable, across more applications and turning hidden data into actionable information.

SmartUQ

Private Equity Round in 2021
SmartUQ is a predictive analytics and uncertainty quantification software tool that incorporates real-world variability and probabilistic behavior into engineering and systems analyses. Ranging from Fortune 500 companies in engineering and manufacturing to startups and consulting firms, SmartUQ software helps customers solve their difficult analytics problems in industries like automotive, aerospace, and defense, turbomachinery, heavy equipment, medical device, semiconductors, energy, oil and gas, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.

Farmer's Fridge

Private Equity Round in 2021
Farmer’s Fridge provides an automated smart fridge that serves salads, bowls, snacks, and more. Its unpurchased items are regularly donated to local food pantries, providing responsibly sourced nutrition to community members in need. The company is driven by a mission to make it simple for everyone to eat well. Founder Luke Saunders was frustrated with the lack of healthy, affordable options available on the road so he worked with the best in the business to create a user-friendly smart Fridge that puts chef-curated meals in your hands, in seconds. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

WatrHub

Venture Round in 2020
WatrHub Inc. is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital intelligence company that uncovers critical market insights for water infrastructure businesses to identify and activate their best sales opportunities. The company engages in delivering reports, datasets, and actionable insights. It inventories a data warehouse of public documents in the U.S. water and wastewater utilities market; and enables clients to run custom-tailored queries for answering questions on their markets and sales opportunities. The company was incorporated in 2011 is based in Toronto, Canada.

jobZology

Convertible Note in 2018
jobZology is a provider of people analytics solutions focused on enhancing career development for individuals and organizations. The company offers a suite of products that includes self-assessments, job readiness tools, and a career pathway modeler. These tools facilitate self-discovery and exploration, enabling users to identify and connect with relevant training and employment opportunities. Additionally, jobZology assists educational institutions and employers by delivering predictive analytics that improve employee retention and engagement. Through its user-friendly platform, jobZology aims to empower individuals to thrive in their career paths while supporting organizations in their workforce development efforts.

jobZology

Convertible Note in 2018
jobZology is a provider of people analytics solutions focused on enhancing career development for individuals and organizations. The company offers a suite of products that includes self-assessments, job readiness tools, and a career pathway modeler. These tools facilitate self-discovery and exploration, enabling users to identify and connect with relevant training and employment opportunities. Additionally, jobZology assists educational institutions and employers by delivering predictive analytics that improve employee retention and engagement. Through its user-friendly platform, jobZology aims to empower individuals to thrive in their career paths while supporting organizations in their workforce development efforts.