InvestHER Ventures

InvestHER Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in early-stage investments exclusively in women-owned businesses. Founded in 2016, the firm focuses on the technology sector, particularly in data-driven business solutions that target untapped markets. InvestHER Ventures seeks to support dynamic and passionate female entrepreneurs who are developing functioning technologies. The firm typically invests in companies operating within the B2B space across the United States.

Gerri Kahnweiler

Founding Partner

Cayla Weisberg

Partner

8 past transactions

PartySlate

Seed Round in 2019
PartySlate, Inc. operates a website for event professionals worldwide. Its platform enables users to browse, search, and save event ideas for weddings, fundraisers, mitzvahs, birthdays, milestones, holidays, corporate events, etc. posted by event professionals; and provides images from decor companies, event planners, caterers, photographers, venues, entertainers, and more. The company also connects users with event professionals. PartySlate, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Caribu

Seed Round in 2018
Caribu Inc. is a family-oriented video calling application designed to enhance long-distance interactions between parents, grandparents, and children. Founded in 2014 and based in Miami, Florida, the platform integrates children's picture books into a user-friendly video call interface, allowing family members to read bedtime stories together. Caribu features interactive tools such as real-time drawing, a story guide pointer for following along, and a magnifying tool for small text. Additionally, it offers an in-app bookstore with hundreds of titles available in six languages, providing an educational and entertaining experience for children. The platform aims to foster connections and facilitate learning among families separated by distance.

BallotReady

Seed Round in 2018
BallotReady, Inc. develops an online and mobile voter guide for local elections. The company aggregates content from sources, such as candidates' Websites, League of Women Voters questionnaires, news articles, campaign finance records, and legislative roll calls; and provides nonpartisan background information on every candidate and referendum on a voter’s ballot. It allows users to compare all candidates on the Illinois ballot; find the information they need on all the candidates they will see in the voting booth; see where candidates stand on the issues that matter to them; and save selected candidates to their mobile device or research candidates in the voting booth. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

CNote

Angel Round in 2017
CNote is an investment platform that earns a better return while investing in the causes and communities that matters. CNote rewards great savers with alternative financial vehicles that earn more - safely and simply. Their first product, CNote Savings, helps good savers earn up to 2.5% annual return -- that's 35x more than a traditional savings account. The was founded in 2016 by two women with decades of experience working in finance, venture capital, and private equity. CNote is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Wisr

Seed Round in 2017
Wisr Inc. operates an online platform that enables alumni to guide current students through automated matching, scheduling, and follow up communications. Its platform strengthens the work of career services and alumni relations offices for better career outcomes. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Rocky River, Ohio.

PartySlate

Seed Round in 2017
PartySlate, Inc. operates a website for event professionals worldwide. Its platform enables users to browse, search, and save event ideas for weddings, fundraisers, mitzvahs, birthdays, milestones, holidays, corporate events, etc. posted by event professionals; and provides images from decor companies, event planners, caterers, photographers, venues, entertainers, and more. The company also connects users with event professionals. PartySlate, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

KnowledgeHound

Series A in 2016
KnowledgeHound is an innovative analytics platform that focuses on enhancing how companies manage and access consumer insights. By creating a unified, searchable database for market research data, it allows research and marketing teams to efficiently locate the insights they need. The platform features advanced visualization tools and robust analytics capabilities, enabling businesses to transform raw survey data into actionable intelligence. With its cloud-based technology, KnowledgeHound promotes collaboration across various teams and geographies, ensuring that insights can be shared securely and effectively. This approach helps organizations eliminate data silos and improve their decision-making processes through better access to valuable survey information.

Artemis

Seed Round in 2016
Artemis operates an intelligence platform for indoor farms. It specializes in indoor farming software solutions. Artemis help indoor farm operators use data to make more profitable production decisions. It tracks and analyzes all farm data in one place, enabling growers to optimize plant performance and reduce operating expenses. Allison Kopf and Jason Camp founded Agrilyst in 2015 that later became Artemis. It has its headquarters in Brooklyn in New York City.
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