Manifold Group

Founded in 2010, Manifold Group is a venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm prefers to invest in North America-based seed and early-stage startups operating in the marketplaces, enterprise software, tech-enabled services, data, artificial intelligence, healthcare, IT, privacy, education technology, cybersecurity, property technology, hard technology, and insurance technology sectors.

Carly Bloom

Senior Associate

Tom Budzen

Associate

Tyler Grooms

Principal

Esen Karol

Investor

Tim Ketchum

Senior Associate

Michael Korslin

Investor

Matt McCabe

Managing Director

John Sviokla

Partner

Drew Thorngren

Senior Associate

James Zuercher

Senior Associate

6 past transactions

YellowBird

Seed Round in 2023
YellowBird is an online marketplace that specializes in connecting businesses with qualified environmental, health, and safety professionals. Utilizing a data-driven talent-matching platform, YellowBird employs advanced matching technology to ensure that clients find the right individuals based on location and relevant experience. This approach allows organizations to engage skilled professionals who are not only capable but also passionate about making a positive impact in their fields. Through its platform, YellowBird aims to simplify the hiring process for businesses while fostering a community of dedicated experts.

Crafty

Series A in 2022
Crafty, LLC is a food and drink company based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in enhancing workplace environments through the management of snacks, beverages, and event programming. Founded in 2015, Crafty offers a diverse range of products, including coffee, tea, beer, wine, spirits, perishables, and pantry supplies, catering to the needs of in-office, remote, and hybrid teams. The company provides services that encompass kitchen and pantry management, catering, and event planning, aimed at creating enjoyable workplace experiences. Crafty's platform centralizes the management of food and beverage services, ensuring that organizations can efficiently oversee their workplace refreshment needs and elevate employee satisfaction through well-organized events and tastings.

PTO Inc.

Seed Round in 2022
PTO Inc. is a software company based in Woodinville, Washington, founded in 2013. The company's platform allows employees to personalize their workplace benefits by converting unused paid time off into various tangible goods and services. These options include vacations, retirement funding, student loan payments, and charitable donations. By facilitating this exchange, PTO Inc. helps employers enhance their benefits packages, effectively retain talent, and manage their budgets. The company's innovative approach transforms the value of paid time off, enabling employees to leverage their unused time in meaningful ways.

Talkatoo

Venture Round in 2021
Talkatoo is reinventing speech to text software by making it easy to use and cross-platform. We are a fast-growing, funded startup. Our SaaS software works on Android, iOS, PC, Mac, and digital assistants.

Banyan

Funding Round in 2021
Banyan provides an easy way for consumers to connect their receipts to any app in a secure, safe, and anonymized way.

Phood

Funding Round in 2021
Phood’s payment API allows any existing delivery app to service college students no matter where they are. Phood opens the door for the student card to be used as a payment method on apps like Uber, Instacart, DoorDash, and Postmates.
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