RPM Ventures

RPM Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2000. With $300 million under management, the firm targets seed to early-stage investments across the United States, focusing primarily on sectors where it has established itself as an industry leader, such as FinTech, InsurTech, Real Estate Tech, and Mobility and Transportation. RPM Ventures emphasizes investments in companies that cater to the Midwest's Fortune 500 manufacturing base or are based on technology developed at prominent regional research centers. The firm is particularly interested in high-tech and information technology sectors, including advanced materials processing, data discovery and analytics, and software automation. Originally established as Waypoint Ventures, the firm rebranded in 2006 to better align with its strategic focus on leveraging the strengths of the Midwest.

Adam Boyden

Managing Director

Tony Grover

Managing Director

Brad Lichota

Principal

Marc Weiser

Co-Founder, Board Member & Managing Director

Past deals in Michigan

Give and Take

Seed Round in 2017
Give and Take technology allows employees to collaborate and share knowledge in order to improve engagement, efficiency, and productivity. Give and Take takes the concepts of generalized reciprocity and social capital made famous in Wharton professor Adam Grant’s bestselling Give and Take and delivers it to enterprises in an accessible, scalable, measurable platform called Givitas. By fostering a giving culture, companies of all sizes drive positive business outcomes like increased employee efficiency, productivity, loyalty, and engagement. Give and Take is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan and online at www.giveandtakeinc.com.

Polysync

Seed Round in 2016
Polysync Technologies, Inc. specializes in creating a platform for the development, testing, and deployment of driverless vehicle applications. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with additional offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Palo Alto, California, and Europe, Polysync offers software tools and services that facilitate the research, development, and production of autonomous vehicle components. Its solutions are utilized by automotive engineering services, developers, government agencies, and universities globally, enabling safer and more efficient advancements in autonomous mobility. Polysync's products are currently operational in over 17 countries, underscoring its impact on the autonomous vehicle industry.

ArborMetrix

Series B in 2016
ArborMetrix, Inc. specializes in data analytics and technology solutions aimed at enhancing outcomes and advancing research within the healthcare industry. The company offers a platform that facilitates data collection and integration, performance measurement, and analytics, along with comprehensive database administration. Its solutions include EpisodeMetrix, which analyzes episode costs to help healthcare payers and providers optimize networks and manage care costs, and RegistryMetrix, designed for creating tailored clinical registries. Additionally, SurgicalMetrix provides insights into the performance of surgical groups by integrating various clinical and operational data. ArborMetrix’s offerings also encompass clinical quality improvement, patient and provider engagement, value-based reimbursement, and clinical research. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including specialty societies, medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and health systems across the United States. Founded in 2011, ArborMetrix is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

DeepField

Series A in 2015
DeepField provides software and hosted solutions (SaaS) for the real-time management of cloud and over-the-top services to dramatically improve performance and reduce costs in large enterprises, carriers and cloud providers.

ArborMetrix

Series B in 2014
ArborMetrix, Inc. specializes in data analytics and technology solutions aimed at enhancing outcomes and advancing research within the healthcare industry. The company offers a platform that facilitates data collection and integration, performance measurement, and analytics, along with comprehensive database administration. Its solutions include EpisodeMetrix, which analyzes episode costs to help healthcare payers and providers optimize networks and manage care costs, and RegistryMetrix, designed for creating tailored clinical registries. Additionally, SurgicalMetrix provides insights into the performance of surgical groups by integrating various clinical and operational data. ArborMetrix’s offerings also encompass clinical quality improvement, patient and provider engagement, value-based reimbursement, and clinical research. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including specialty societies, medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and health systems across the United States. Founded in 2011, ArborMetrix is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

ArborMetrix

Series B in 2013
ArborMetrix, Inc. specializes in data analytics and technology solutions aimed at enhancing outcomes and advancing research within the healthcare industry. The company offers a platform that facilitates data collection and integration, performance measurement, and analytics, along with comprehensive database administration. Its solutions include EpisodeMetrix, which analyzes episode costs to help healthcare payers and providers optimize networks and manage care costs, and RegistryMetrix, designed for creating tailored clinical registries. Additionally, SurgicalMetrix provides insights into the performance of surgical groups by integrating various clinical and operational data. ArborMetrix’s offerings also encompass clinical quality improvement, patient and provider engagement, value-based reimbursement, and clinical research. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including specialty societies, medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and health systems across the United States. Founded in 2011, ArborMetrix is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

DeepField

Seed Round in 2011
DeepField provides software and hosted solutions (SaaS) for the real-time management of cloud and over-the-top services to dramatically improve performance and reduce costs in large enterprises, carriers and cloud providers.

Kabongo

Venture Round in 2010
Kabongo provides web-delivered educational products that enable learners to reach their academic potential.

Kabongo

Series A in 2009
Kabongo provides web-delivered educational products that enable learners to reach their academic potential.

Arbor Photonics

Seed Round in 2007
Arbor Photonics, LLC engages in the development of optical-fiber technology and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Mobius Microsystems

Series A in 2006
Mobius Microsystems is an innovator in analog and mixed signal designs, and is the first to implement highly accurate frequency generators entirely in standard CMOS. This is a significant technical breakthrough in frequency generation, which up to now had been accomplished with quartz-based crystals and crystal oscillators that are among the last non-semiconductor components in electronic devices today. Mobius’ patented CMOS Harmonic Oscillator (CHO™) is produced on a single piece of silicon and enables system designers to create smaller, thinner, and more mechanically robust products. CHO also significantly shortens the manufacturing cycle time to best respond to market demands. Mobius Microsystems, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with an additional office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As of January 14, 2010, Mobius Microsystems, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Integrated Device Technology, Inc.

Crystallize

Series B in 2001
Crystallize Solutions offers solutions that enable the rapid completion of information technology projects. The company’s packaged software solutions enable companies to complete information technology projects driven by strategic business decisions such as mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, customer and supply chain integrations, and e- business strategies. Crystallize Solutions is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.