Lightbank

Lightbank is a Chicago-based venture capital firm established in 2010, focusing on seed and series A investments across various sectors, including fintech, consumer goods, technology, life sciences, social media, and energy. The firm aims to support emerging entrepreneurs by taking contrarian investment approaches and empowering underdog founders. Lightbank seeks to accelerate the growth of its portfolio companies by providing more than just capital, leveraging its extensive networks and actively engaging with entrepreneurs. The firm believes that great businesses can emerge from anywhere and is committed to partnering with innovative founders, regardless of their location or market trends. Investment amounts typically range from $100,000 to $1 million.

Serena Editoiu

Associate

Eric Lefkofsky

Founding Partner

Mike Mauceri

CFO

Eric Ong

Partner

Matt Sacks

Co-Managing Partner

Jyothi Vallurupalli

Associate

Past deals in Illinois

Showrunner

Seed Round in 2022
Showrunner is a technology company that specializes in creating a platform for film and television production. Its innovative solutions aim to streamline the filmmaking process, allowing customers to reduce both time and costs associated with production. By focusing on the future of content creation, Showrunner empowers filmmakers with the tools necessary to enhance their creative processes and improve efficiency in the industry.

Leap

Series B in 2022
Leap Services, Inc. operates a retail-as-a-service platform designed to support consumer brands in establishing their physical store presence. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, the company facilitates store development and operations by providing the necessary infrastructure, including physical space, staffing, and technology management. Leap's platform aims to enhance the retail experience by creating a seamless, omnichannel environment that caters to customer preferences. The company manages retail locations in major cities such as New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Miami, positioning itself as a key player in transforming the retail landscape for high-growth brands.

Attain

Series A in 2021
Klover leverages important assets and data to level the financial playing field. Founded by a team of data and ad-tech veterans with several high growth businesses and exits under their belts, Klover a venture-backed startup is poised for success. Klover was founded in 2019 in Illinois.

Attain

Funding Round in 2020
Klover leverages important assets and data to level the financial playing field. Founded by a team of data and ad-tech veterans with several high growth businesses and exits under their belts, Klover a venture-backed startup is poised for success. Klover was founded in 2019 in Illinois.

A.M. Money

Seed Round in 2020
A.M. Money provides no co-signer low-cost, and flexible college financing to help students finance their college education. They know that money is the predominant reason why someone will or will not graduate from college. They have experienced this first hand, and created the student loan product that they wished was available when they were going through college.

Blueprint

Seed Round in 2020
Blueprint is a Chicago-based company that assists mental health providers in enhancing treatment delivery and improving revenue through digital measurement-based care. Its mobile platform enables the administration of standardized and proprietary clinical assessments between patient appointments, facilitating more informed treatment decisions. The assessments offered by Blueprint are both reimbursable and automated, allowing providers to generate additional income without increasing their workload. Founded by Danny Freed, Blueprint has positioned itself as a valuable resource for mental health professionals seeking to integrate technology into their practice for better patient outcomes.

CancerIQ

Series A in 2020
CancerIQ’s technology enables hospitals to identify, evaluate and manage entire patient populations based on individual genetic risk factors. By analyzing family history, running predictive risk models and automating NCCN guidelines, CancerIQ empowers community-based providers with the genetic expertise to prevent cancer or catch it early. The platform has been rapidly adopted by some of the top health systems in the country and fully integrates with genetics laboratories, EHRs, and specialty software vendors to streamline workflow, guide clinician decision making, achieve cost savings, and – most importantly – improve patient outcomes. Learn more about how CancerIQ is scaling the use of genetic testing to predict, preempt and prevent disease at canceriq.com.

Leap

Venture Round in 2020
Leap Services, Inc. operates a retail-as-a-service platform designed to support consumer brands in establishing their physical store presence. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, the company facilitates store development and operations by providing the necessary infrastructure, including physical space, staffing, and technology management. Leap's platform aims to enhance the retail experience by creating a seamless, omnichannel environment that caters to customer preferences. The company manages retail locations in major cities such as New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Miami, positioning itself as a key player in transforming the retail landscape for high-growth brands.

Remote Year

Series B in 2019
Remote Year, Inc. provides services for curating work and travel programs for professionals to see the world without quit their jobs. It operates a community of digital nomads from across the globe to spend a year working, traveling, and exploring cities in Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and South America, as well as exploring the local community through cultural tours, speaking events, and volunteer opportunities. The company provides co-working spaces, private rooms, transportation, and community activities and events. Remote Year, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Dover, Delaware.

A.M. Money

Pre Seed Round in 2019
A.M. Money provides no co-signer low-cost, and flexible college financing to help students finance their college education. They know that money is the predominant reason why someone will or will not graduate from college. They have experienced this first hand, and created the student loan product that they wished was available when they were going through college.

Blueprint

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Blueprint is a Chicago-based company that assists mental health providers in enhancing treatment delivery and improving revenue through digital measurement-based care. Its mobile platform enables the administration of standardized and proprietary clinical assessments between patient appointments, facilitating more informed treatment decisions. The assessments offered by Blueprint are both reimbursable and automated, allowing providers to generate additional income without increasing their workload. Founded by Danny Freed, Blueprint has positioned itself as a valuable resource for mental health professionals seeking to integrate technology into their practice for better patient outcomes.

Clearcover

Series B in 2019
Clearcover, Inc. is a digital car insurance provider headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2016. The company offers an online platform that enables customers to obtain automobile insurance at competitive rates. Clearcover employs an API-first approach to streamline the insurance process, allowing for an intuitive and efficient quote experience. By leveraging advanced technology and minimizing traditional advertising expenses, Clearcover is able to pass savings onto its customers while providing comprehensive coverage options. The company sells its insurance products both through agents and directly online, catering to a wide range of customer needs.

Nubundle

Seed Round in 2018
Nubundle Inc. operates as a holistic family planning and fertility services company. The company offers a platform that provides access to an experienced network of family planning and fertility experts, affordable fertility services, and just-in-time insurance. It enables employers redefine their relationships with families through benefits by providing access to family planning and fertility services. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

SpotHero

Series C in 2018
SpotHero Inc. provides a digital platform for reserving off-street parking in North America, aiming to alleviate urban congestion by streamlining the parking process. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in Detroit and operations in Toronto, the company offers a mobile application and website that enable drivers to locate, compare, and book discounted parking spots. Users can easily access information about nearby parking facilities, facilitating a more efficient parking experience and reducing the time spent searching for parking. SpotHero also collaborates with mobility companies to integrate parking solutions into their services, enhancing overall convenience for users.

Carlease

Seed Round in 2018
Carlease is the premier, car leasing experience site, delivering expert, efficient and concierge-level service to help you find the right car, with the right offer, delivered to your door. With rapid technology advances and changing needs of buyers, leasing is quickly becoming the new path to vehicle ownership. Let our team of skilled, unbiased experts take the stress out of finding your next new car.

Clearcover

Series A in 2017
Clearcover, Inc. is a digital car insurance provider headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2016. The company offers an online platform that enables customers to obtain automobile insurance at competitive rates. Clearcover employs an API-first approach to streamline the insurance process, allowing for an intuitive and efficient quote experience. By leveraging advanced technology and minimizing traditional advertising expenses, Clearcover is able to pass savings onto its customers while providing comprehensive coverage options. The company sells its insurance products both through agents and directly online, catering to a wide range of customer needs.

Catalytic

Series A in 2016
Catalytic Inc. operates a SaaS based automation platform to remove data processing tasks. The product enable business users to rapidly build an intelligent automation layer to process data, documents, emails, web sites, and systems by coordinating people, bots, and AI. It can be used to automate tasks such as, scanning and generating documents & spreadsheets, automated response to triggers, and collection of data; connect to systems to push and pull data and to create custom integrations with APIs and SFTP; and to automate cognitive tasks with machine learning. Catalytic Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Chicago, Illinois with an additional office in Naperville, Illinois.

DRIVIN

Series A in 2016
DRIVIN is disrupting the used-car industry by providing dealers with a premier service that sources, acquires, delivers and markets the right used vehicles for their lot. Powered by data, our team has access to over 2M quality used-car VINs nationwide. We use data and technology to find the vehicles that meet our dealer partners' quality standards, present them and purchase on their behalf, handling paperwork, titling and transport. Additionally, we can market our dealer partners' aged inventory to our network of over 23,000 dealers nationwide. As a result, we have the ability to help our dealer partners increase profitability per vehicle, decrease resources spent and improve overall lot performance.

HighGround

Series A in 2016
HighGround, Inc. operates an online tool that enables to manage employee engagement, recognitions, achievements, and rewards. Its tool allows users to guide the progression and development of employees. The company is based in Chicago, Illinois. As of July 19, 2018, HighGround, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of YouEarnedIt, Inc.

Catalytic

Seed Round in 2016
Catalytic Inc. operates a SaaS based automation platform to remove data processing tasks. The product enable business users to rapidly build an intelligent automation layer to process data, documents, emails, web sites, and systems by coordinating people, bots, and AI. It can be used to automate tasks such as, scanning and generating documents & spreadsheets, automated response to triggers, and collection of data; connect to systems to push and pull data and to create custom integrations with APIs and SFTP; and to automate cognitive tasks with machine learning. Catalytic Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Chicago, Illinois with an additional office in Naperville, Illinois.

Fooda

Series B in 2016
Fooda, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in providing food delivery services to offices. Founded in 2010, Fooda connects local, regional, and national restaurants with workplace environments, offering unique meal programs that employees look forward to each day. The company facilitates on-site dining by having top-rated restaurants serve meals in office lobbies or breakrooms, while also providing catering services for corporate meetings and events. By leveraging its platform, Fooda not only supports local restaurants but also enhances the dining experience for employees, allowing them to enjoy authentic meals at work.

Uptake

Series B in 2015
Uptake Technologies, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in developing a predictive analytics platform aimed at various industries, including healthcare, insurance, locomotives, construction, and manufacturing. Founded in July 2014 by Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky, Uptake's platform analyzes sensor data to predict and prevent failures, identify hidden profits, and uncover new business opportunities. The technology facilitates equipment monitoring, diagnostic troubleshooting, event prediction, and task management, which collectively enhance operational efficiency and uptime. By transforming data into actionable insights, Uptake aims to help its clients improve reliability, productivity, safety, and security across their operations.

Zest Health

Series A in 2015
Zest Health, LLC develops a mobile application for consumers, employers, and providers. Its mobile application features Talk to Me, which gives one immediate phone access to a medical expert (nurse, nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, etc.); Schedule Me for booking medical appointments; Inform Me, a la WebMD; and Track Me, which stores one's electronic health record. The company’s solution is used in the areas of strategic buying, access to healthcare professionals, and preventative care and disease management programs. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Classkick

Seed Round in 2015
Classkick is the place where students do work, and get helps from teachers and classmates. Teachers make a assignments on Classkick, check detailed individual understanding, give instant help. Students can raise their hand privately and give peer-to-peer feedback. The technology is hyper-focused on increasing student learning and helping teachers be even more effective.

Detective

Seed Round in 2014
Detective is a digital adoption platform that helps eliminate constant, repetitive questions, cut training and onboarding time, and increase overall adoption of the company's critical software. Trusted by thousands of users, Detective is the most effective way to enable the teams with the support and answers they need, where they need it when they need it.

ClusterFlunk

Venture Round in 2014
ClusterFlunk Inc. is a web-based platform designed to facilitate collaboration among students in their classes. Founded in 2011 and based in Iowa City, Iowa, the platform allows users to communicate with classmates through instant messaging, upload and download various academic materials such as study guides and lecture notes, and engage in discussions on class-specific walls. Additionally, students can browse through archived semesters and connect with peers attending the same lectures, thereby enhancing their learning experience through shared resources and information.

Sprout Social

Series B in 2014
Sprout Social, Inc. is a provider of a web-based social media management tool that operates globally, including in the Americas, EMEA, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers a cloud-based platform that integrates social messaging, data, and workflows, facilitating various functions such as social engagement, publishing, reporting, analytics, and reputation management. Its tools are designed to support a wide array of use cases within organizations, including marketing, customer service, public relations, and community management. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Sprout Social serves approximately 23,000 customers, ranging from small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises, as well as government, nonprofit, and educational institutions. The company also provides professional services, including consulting and training, to enhance user experience and maximize the effectiveness of its platform.

Tagkast

Series A in 2014
Tagkast Inc. operates a socially enabled photo-advertising platform for live events and brand experiences. It turns photos of consumers at live events into advertising by placing display overlays on the images and sharing them with the consumer’s social network. Tagkast Inc. was formerly known as Poggled, Inc. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

SpotHero

Series A in 2014
SpotHero Inc. provides a digital platform for reserving off-street parking in North America, aiming to alleviate urban congestion by streamlining the parking process. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in Detroit and operations in Toronto, the company offers a mobile application and website that enable drivers to locate, compare, and book discounted parking spots. Users can easily access information about nearby parking facilities, facilitating a more efficient parking experience and reducing the time spent searching for parking. SpotHero also collaborates with mobility companies to integrate parking solutions into their services, enhancing overall convenience for users.

Hireology

Series A in 2014
Hireology, Inc. is a web-based hiring management software platform headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in helping businesses, particularly in the franchise and retail-automotive sectors, streamline their hiring processes. Founded in 2009, the platform offers an all-in-one solution that allows organizations to source, engage, and hire top performers effectively. Key features include a fully-hosted career site, integrated job postings, pre-hire assessments, interview guides, and background checks, which collectively enhance the talent acquisition process. By analyzing the behaviors of high-performing employees, Hireology enables organizations to identify and select the best candidates, ultimately leading to improved hiring decisions, reduced turnover, and increased productivity. The platform serves a diverse range of clients, including franchise systems, banks, healthcare organizations, and dealer networks, providing them with the tools needed to manage payroll, benefits, and employee onboarding efficiently.

Pawngo

Venture Round in 2013
Pawngo is co-headquartered in Denver, where its secured fulfillment center is based, and Chicago at the offices of Lightbank. Prior to Lightbank's investment, Pawngo operated under the brand names Internet Pawn and Boomerang Lending. Pawngo is a licensed pawnbroker and complies fully with state-mandated pawnbroker statutes.

BellyCard

Series B in 2013
They are thrilled to announce our new company name: Hatch Loyalty. They believe Hatch represents the evolution, growth and innovation of our company. Belly will continue to thrive as our small business product and support our company mission to empower retailers to build more meaningful relationships with their customers.

Hatch Loyalty

Series B in 2013
Hatch Loyalty is a simple, adaptable platform designed to help retailers and brands build stronger relationships with their customers. More than a loyalty company, Hatch makes insights actionable, enabling a more personalized and meaningful customer experience for retailers of all sizes. The world’s largest retailers and brands have access to the Hatch platform’s full configurability, while small- to medium-sized businesses can access Hatch’s off-the-shelf marketing solution, Belly, which is already an industry-leading solution. Hatch Loyalty is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and received funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Lightbank, NEA, and DAG Ventures.

Pawngo

Venture Round in 2013
Pawngo is co-headquartered in Denver, where its secured fulfillment center is based, and Chicago at the offices of Lightbank. Prior to Lightbank's investment, Pawngo operated under the brand names Internet Pawn and Boomerang Lending. Pawngo is a licensed pawnbroker and complies fully with state-mandated pawnbroker statutes.

Zest Health

Seed Round in 2013
Zest Health, LLC develops a mobile application for consumers, employers, and providers. Its mobile application features Talk to Me, which gives one immediate phone access to a medical expert (nurse, nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, etc.); Schedule Me for booking medical appointments; Inform Me, a la WebMD; and Track Me, which stores one's electronic health record. The company’s solution is used in the areas of strategic buying, access to healthcare professionals, and preventative care and disease management programs. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

walkby

Seed Round in 2013
Tell walkby what you want and get recommendations from boutique owners: When you use walkby, hundreds of local retailers will work to help you find what you want in real-time! It's a human network. Looking for a specific brand? walkby will let you know when and where to get it. Share It, Buy It Or Try It On: When you find what you want, show it to your friends, get it shipped to your door or reserve it to try it on in store. Key Features Follow stores, brands or anything you like. We will notify you when there is something new or on sale Buy directly from the app and have it delivered to you Make a reservation to go see the item in the store Set up your preferences to get better matches back from our retailer network

Soundsupply

Seed Round in 2013
Soundsupply, Inc. operates a music deal and discovery Website that engages in selling new music albums. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

SunnyBump

Seed Round in 2012
SunnyBump is a brighter way to discover, curate, share, & buy the best baby products on the market today. With the help of parents who've been there before and the industry experts who know, SunnyBump helps new and expecting parents find the baby products that make them say awwwwwww, the necessities that make parenting a bit easier, and even the items that they never knew you needed.

SpotHero

Venture Round in 2012
SpotHero Inc. provides a digital platform for reserving off-street parking in North America, aiming to alleviate urban congestion by streamlining the parking process. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in Detroit and operations in Toronto, the company offers a mobile application and website that enable drivers to locate, compare, and book discounted parking spots. Users can easily access information about nearby parking facilities, facilitating a more efficient parking experience and reducing the time spent searching for parking. SpotHero also collaborates with mobility companies to integrate parking solutions into their services, enhancing overall convenience for users.

HighGround

Seed Round in 2012
HighGround, Inc. operates an online tool that enables to manage employee engagement, recognitions, achievements, and rewards. Its tool allows users to guide the progression and development of employees. The company is based in Chicago, Illinois. As of July 19, 2018, HighGround, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of YouEarnedIt, Inc.

Dough

Series A in 2012
Dough is the online broker radically challenging the status quo and changing wealth creation. Located in Chicago and backed by tastytrade, Dough is what investing should be: focused on the retail investor, commission-free stock trading, zero account minimums, and iOS and Android apps filled with real-world opportunities for better decision making. Dough is on a mission to bring understanding to risk, removing it as a barrier and creating a new offering that is equal parts brokerage, education, and everyday insight through its media company. It is fully licensed in 50 states and 3 jurisdictions to provide brokerage services, customers can trade stocks and ETFs listed on a U.S. exchange.

Pawngo

Venture Round in 2012
Pawngo is co-headquartered in Denver, where its secured fulfillment center is based, and Chicago at the offices of Lightbank. Prior to Lightbank's investment, Pawngo operated under the brand names Internet Pawn and Boomerang Lending. Pawngo is a licensed pawnbroker and complies fully with state-mandated pawnbroker statutes.

MyCabbage

Venture Round in 2012
DealsGoRound Becomes MyCabbage. The new MyCabbage is a complete online and mobile platform for storing, tracking, sharing, and even selling this “cabbage” (aka, deals) with friends.

walkby

Seed Round in 2012
Tell walkby what you want and get recommendations from boutique owners: When you use walkby, hundreds of local retailers will work to help you find what you want in real-time! It's a human network. Looking for a specific brand? walkby will let you know when and where to get it. Share It, Buy It Or Try It On: When you find what you want, show it to your friends, get it shipped to your door or reserve it to try it on in store. Key Features Follow stores, brands or anything you like. We will notify you when there is something new or on sale Buy directly from the app and have it delivered to you Make a reservation to go see the item in the store Set up your preferences to get better matches back from our retailer network

Boomerang

Seed Round in 2012
Boomerang's gifting & rewards network provides online publishers with access to free, revenue-generating gift cards from top advertisers like Gilt City, Shutterfly, ModCloth and Ghirardelli. Using Boomerang's robust white label platforms and APIs, publishers can reward and incentivize users with free gift cards and earn revenue from each redemption. The company also operates rang.com, a consumer social gifting application, and helps email and social media marketers run innovative social gifting campaigns.

EVENTup

Seed Round in 2012
Eventup, Inc. provides online marketplace for booking venues for events. The company offers venues that include homes, apartments, condos, lofts, hotels, boats, yachts, galleries/museums, and other spaces for various events, such as weddings, parties, concerts, gatherings, and corporate celebrations. Eventup, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Santa Monica, California. It has operations in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, Boston, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. As of June 28, 2018, Eventup, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Gather Technologies, Inc.

Neighborhoods

Seed Round in 2012
Neighborhoods is an online platform that brings communities together to share, recommend, and discuss everything around them. It helps users find quotes for local services and products. Neighborhoods was launched in January 2012 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

BabbaCo

Series A in 2012
BabbaCo, Inc., is a subscription service which provides each month a box of activities for parents and children to use.

SocialKaty

Series A in 2012
SocialKaty Inc. (SK) is a full service social media marketing agency. SK specializes in development of strategy as well as daily execution of social media marketing for brands. SK combines social branding with content, advertising, Facebook applications, and organic SEO to enhance findability. We are able to turn online communities into lasting customer relationships through creation and distribution of social media content.

Pawngo

Venture Round in 2012
Pawngo is co-headquartered in Denver, where its secured fulfillment center is based, and Chicago at the offices of Lightbank. Prior to Lightbank's investment, Pawngo operated under the brand names Internet Pawn and Boomerang Lending. Pawngo is a licensed pawnbroker and complies fully with state-mandated pawnbroker statutes.

Monthlys

Seed Round in 2012
Monthlys is the go-to marketplace for consumers to discover, purchase, gift, and manage subscriptions and memberships to the products and services they love

SoCore Energy

Venture Round in 2012
ENGIE US Solar designs, develops, and installs solar energy solutions. The company offers rooftop installations and direct-connect solar systems. The company serves commercial, industrial, cooperative, and municipal customers. ENGIE US Solar was formerly known as SoCore Energy LLC. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. As of April 16, 2018, ENGIE US Solar operates as a subsidiary of ENGIE North America Inc.

Hatch Loyalty

Series A in 2012
Hatch Loyalty is a simple, adaptable platform designed to help retailers and brands build stronger relationships with their customers. More than a loyalty company, Hatch makes insights actionable, enabling a more personalized and meaningful customer experience for retailers of all sizes. The world’s largest retailers and brands have access to the Hatch platform’s full configurability, while small- to medium-sized businesses can access Hatch’s off-the-shelf marketing solution, Belly, which is already an industry-leading solution. Hatch Loyalty is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and received funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Lightbank, NEA, and DAG Ventures.

Pawngo

Seed Round in 2011
Pawngo is co-headquartered in Denver, where its secured fulfillment center is based, and Chicago at the offices of Lightbank. Prior to Lightbank's investment, Pawngo operated under the brand names Internet Pawn and Boomerang Lending. Pawngo is a licensed pawnbroker and complies fully with state-mandated pawnbroker statutes.

Lightswitch

Seed Round in 2011
Lightswitch is a nationwide video production company shooting high quality, affordable video production in all 50 states. We partner with the nations top publishers, marketers and agencies to service their clients' video production needs around the U.S. Whether you need a testimonial, product demo, animation or local B-roll capture we have you covered from Miami to Anchorage.

Cloudbot

Venture Round in 2011
Cloudbot, Inc, a social media company, develops mobile and online applications to help users aggregate and manage social media applications that include Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook in one interface. Its application allows users to store files and data, communicate with friends, share experiences, and explore the world. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Pawngo

Venture Round in 2011
Pawngo is co-headquartered in Denver, where its secured fulfillment center is based, and Chicago at the offices of Lightbank. Prior to Lightbank's investment, Pawngo operated under the brand names Internet Pawn and Boomerang Lending. Pawngo is a licensed pawnbroker and complies fully with state-mandated pawnbroker statutes.

BabbaCo

Seed Round in 2011
BabbaCo, Inc., is a subscription service which provides each month a box of activities for parents and children to use.

Hatch Loyalty

Seed Round in 2011
Hatch Loyalty is a simple, adaptable platform designed to help retailers and brands build stronger relationships with their customers. More than a loyalty company, Hatch makes insights actionable, enabling a more personalized and meaningful customer experience for retailers of all sizes. The world’s largest retailers and brands have access to the Hatch platform’s full configurability, while small- to medium-sized businesses can access Hatch’s off-the-shelf marketing solution, Belly, which is already an industry-leading solution. Hatch Loyalty is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and received funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Lightbank, NEA, and DAG Ventures.

Pawngo

Venture Round in 2011
Pawngo is co-headquartered in Denver, where its secured fulfillment center is based, and Chicago at the offices of Lightbank. Prior to Lightbank's investment, Pawngo operated under the brand names Internet Pawn and Boomerang Lending. Pawngo is a licensed pawnbroker and complies fully with state-mandated pawnbroker statutes.

Snapsheet

Series A in 2011
Snapsheet is a pioneer in virtual appraisals and a leader in cloud-native claims management software, enabling the most innovative claims organizations to deliver the best experiences for customers. With a focus on engagement, digitization, and intelligent automation, Snapsheet provides unmatched technology and processes that improve customer experience, drive greater organizational agility, and deliver transformational benefits through its Snapsheet Cloud software suite. Snapsheet leads the industry in claims innovation including the deployment of the fastest digital auto insurance claims process in the United States. As a trusted innovation partner, Snapsheet works with more than 100 clients, including many of the largest insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and insurtech and sharing economy disruptors.

OpenChime

Seed Round in 2011
OpenChime is a service that helps people easily connect with local service providers of any kind. Thousands of people have found and booked everything from plumbers, maids, and gardeners, to scuba instructors in Mexico and hot air balloon rides in California. No matter what you need we are here to help you find people who can help you.

Genus Oncology

Series A in 2011
Genus Oncology was formed in 2007 with a mission of discovering, developing, and commercializing new anti-cancer agents that target the Mucin 1 (MUC1) oncoprotein. The incidence of overexpressed MUC1 in a wide array of carcinomas and hematologic malignancies has been known by researchers for many years. Until now, no viable approach existed to selectively target and block the function of MUC1 that leads to the formation of tumors.

Fooda

Seed Round in 2011
Fooda, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in providing food delivery services to offices. Founded in 2010, Fooda connects local, regional, and national restaurants with workplace environments, offering unique meal programs that employees look forward to each day. The company facilitates on-site dining by having top-rated restaurants serve meals in office lobbies or breakrooms, while also providing catering services for corporate meetings and events. By leveraging its platform, Fooda not only supports local restaurants but also enhances the dining experience for employees, allowing them to enjoy authentic meals at work.

Tagkast

Venture Round in 2011
Tagkast Inc. operates a socially enabled photo-advertising platform for live events and brand experiences. It turns photos of consumers at live events into advertising by placing display overlays on the images and sharing them with the consumer’s social network. Tagkast Inc. was formerly known as Poggled, Inc. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Pawngo

Venture Round in 2011
Pawngo is co-headquartered in Denver, where its secured fulfillment center is based, and Chicago at the offices of Lightbank. Prior to Lightbank's investment, Pawngo operated under the brand names Internet Pawn and Boomerang Lending. Pawngo is a licensed pawnbroker and complies fully with state-mandated pawnbroker statutes.

BenchPrep

Series A in 2010
BenchPrep offers a learner success platform to improve engagement and outcomes for learners around the globe. A recognized expert in learner success, BenchPrep partners with organizations that administer certification, credentialing, test prep, and continuing education programs to deliver customized enterprise SaaS solutions. Many of the world’s largest assessment companies use BenchPrep's platform to provide a personalized, omni-channel learning experience to their own users within a single ecosystem. By leveraging the power of technology, data, UX expertise, and innovative instructional design, BenchPrep has helped to make learning more effective, efficient, and enjoyable for more than 3 million learners worldwide.

Sprout Social

Venture Round in 2010
Sprout Social, Inc. is a provider of a web-based social media management tool that operates globally, including in the Americas, EMEA, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers a cloud-based platform that integrates social messaging, data, and workflows, facilitating various functions such as social engagement, publishing, reporting, analytics, and reputation management. Its tools are designed to support a wide array of use cases within organizations, including marketing, customer service, public relations, and community management. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Sprout Social serves approximately 23,000 customers, ranging from small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises, as well as government, nonprofit, and educational institutions. The company also provides professional services, including consulting and training, to enhance user experience and maximize the effectiveness of its platform.

Sprout Social

Series A in 2010
Sprout Social, Inc. is a provider of a web-based social media management tool that operates globally, including in the Americas, EMEA, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers a cloud-based platform that integrates social messaging, data, and workflows, facilitating various functions such as social engagement, publishing, reporting, analytics, and reputation management. Its tools are designed to support a wide array of use cases within organizations, including marketing, customer service, public relations, and community management. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Sprout Social serves approximately 23,000 customers, ranging from small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises, as well as government, nonprofit, and educational institutions. The company also provides professional services, including consulting and training, to enhance user experience and maximize the effectiveness of its platform.

Where I've Been

Venture Round in 2010
A fun, detailed interactive world map that lets you share where you have been, lived, and want to go. Where I've Been personalized maps can be shared with friends. Additionally, Where I've Been allows you to interact with like-minded users with similar traveling interests and share experiences through chatrooms, discussion boards, and forums. Where I've Been thrives on active user communities and currently operates through our homepage, Facebook, Myspace, Bebo, Hi5, and Friendster. The homepage allows users to link up their maps to all of these social networks. Users also have the option to embed their map, adding a more personal touch to a website or blog.

Tagkast

Venture Round in 2010
Tagkast Inc. operates a socially enabled photo-advertising platform for live events and brand experiences. It turns photos of consumers at live events into advertising by placing display overlays on the images and sharing them with the consumer’s social network. Tagkast Inc. was formerly known as Poggled, Inc. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.