Dundee VC

Dundee Venture Capital is a venture capital firm based in Omaha, Nebraska, with additional offices in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Saint Louis. Established in 2010, the firm specializes in investing in high-growth, early-stage technology companies, particularly in sectors such as e-commerce, B2B SaaS, consumer networks, and digital healthcare. Dundee VC typically makes initial investments ranging from $250,000 to $1 million in seed rounds valued between $500,000 and $3 million. The firm focuses on underserved capital markets across the United States and Canada and generally avoids industries requiring government approval, such as pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Dundee Venture Capital aims to take board positions or observer roles in the companies it invests in, without seeking control, and plans to exit its investments within six to eight years. The firm was founded by Mark Hasebroock, who has a background in raising capital for e-commerce ventures.

Greg Beaufait

Partner

Elizabeth (Beth) Engel

Partner

Allie Esch

Principal

Mark Hasebroock

Founding Partner

John Jenkins

Partner

David Mann

Partner

Matt Shandy

Investor

Ron Watson

Partner

Catherine Williams

Principal

77 past transactions

Omnia Fishing

Venture Round in 2022
Omnia Fishing, LLC is an e-commerce company based in Golden Valley, Minnesota, that specializes in providing anglers with the tools to buy and organize their fishing gear. Established in 2018, the company utilizes a "shop-by-lake" concept, allowing customers to find equipment tailored to specific bodies of water. This approach enables anglers to access information pertinent to their fishing locations, including details on species, styles, and seasonal factors, enhancing their overall fishing experience.

Whistle

Seed Round in 2022
Whistle is a technology company focused on enhancing the health and longevity of pets through innovative tracking devices. Based in San Francisco, the firm offers an on-collar device that monitors a pet's daily activities such as walking, playing, and resting. This data contributes to a comprehensive understanding of a pet's behavior and long-term health trends. By combining these devices with a large database of pet health information, Whistle aims to set new standards for preventative care and support advancements in veterinary medical research. The company is led by a team of technologists who are passionate about animal welfare, reflecting their commitment to improving the lives of pets and their owners.

Whistle Systems

Seed Round in 2022
Learning, recognition, incentives and payment processing for your corporate ecosystem

Fulfilld

Seed Round in 2022
Hyperdrive your Warehouse Operations with Fulfilld - Intelligent Warehouse Management System powered by machine learning, natural language digital assistant, configurable alerting, and proactive system recommendations. With embedded analytics and pre-built ERP integration, Fulfilld sets a new standard for cloud-based Warehouse Management Software through simple-easy implementation; quarterly releases; no-minimum licensing; and consumer-grade user experience. Intelligent Warehouse Achieved. Get Fulfilld.

Nyla

Seed Round in 2021
Nyla is a no-code frontend platform that enables users to create, launch, and iterate landing pages quickly and efficiently. It features an intuitive content management system that allows for rapid design and publishing, facilitating the development of custom, branded experiences. Clients benefit from the platform's ability to streamline site optimization processes and integrate clean data with Google Analytics for effective marketing analysis. This focus on speed and versatility positions Nyla as a valuable tool for businesses looking to enhance their online presence.

Anra Technologies

Venture Round in 2021
ANRA Technologies, LLC specializes in developing a cloud-based platform for commercial drone operations. Founded in 2014 and based in Tysons, Virginia, the company offers various solutions including DroneOSS, which provides real-time flight planning, automated notifications, autonomous execution, and data analytics. The platform also facilitates the integration of processed data back into enterprise systems. Additionally, ANRA Technologies features the DroneUSS UTM platform for unmanned operations and SmartSkies CTR, which allows drone pilots to secure approvals for operations in controlled airspace through a mobile application or web portal. The company further extends its services by offering consultancy in urban air mobility and integration of drone operations, catering to the needs of commercial entities managing multiple unmanned aerial vehicles.

Dobby

Seed Round in 2020
Dobby, operated by Halos Insurance, Inc., is an AI-driven home maintenance platform designed to automate home upkeep tasks. Launched in 2018 and based in Washington, D.C., Dobby offers a mobile application called CallDobby, which connects homeowners with local service providers and facilitates seamless home maintenance management. The platform aims to simplify the maintenance process by leveraging artificial intelligence and community resources. Dobby serves a diverse clientele, including homeowners, service providers, and real estate partners, ensuring a streamlined experience in managing home care. The company was co-founded with Techstars, which has a proven track record of launching successful startups, and has garnered investment from notable firms like MetLife and Plug and Play Ventures.

Mission Control

Seed Round in 2020
Mission Control GG, Inc. is a company that designs and develops mobile applications for recreational esports, allowing gamers to join leagues similar to traditional sports leagues. The platform offers a comprehensive League Management solution that enables users to create and manage leagues for popular video games across various platforms. It provides features such as league scheduling, score validation, and champion determination, while also facilitating communication among league members. Organizations, including community groups and colleges, can leverage Mission Control to host leagues, engage participants, and streamline their esports operations. Founded in 2018 and based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Mission Control aims to foster a community-driven environment for gamers to enjoy competitive play with friends and local organizations.

Otto

Series A in 2020
TeleVet provides an integrated mobile app extension to existing veterinarian practice management systems. The TeleVet app allows two-way communication between clients and veterinary staff, enabling telemedicine, appointment scheduling, digital prescriptions and much more.

OpsCompass

Series A in 2020
OpsCompass serves as a cloud operations guide to modern enterprises that seek to preserve the advantages of the cloud without sacrificing compliance, security, or their ability to manage costs. Its software provides the right information at the right time, and actionable insight into what to do next. It’s simple to deploy, intuitive to use, and as flexible as the cloud itself. Across compliance, security, and cost management, it provides the ability to fold cloud operations into existing processes with existing personnel. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

PartySlate

Venture Round in 2020
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.

Otto

Seed Round in 2020
TeleVet provides an integrated mobile app extension to existing veterinarian practice management systems. The TeleVet app allows two-way communication between clients and veterinary staff, enabling telemedicine, appointment scheduling, digital prescriptions and much more.

OpsCompass

Seed Round in 2019
OpsCompass serves as a cloud operations guide to modern enterprises that seek to preserve the advantages of the cloud without sacrificing compliance, security, or their ability to manage costs. Its software provides the right information at the right time, and actionable insight into what to do next. It’s simple to deploy, intuitive to use, and as flexible as the cloud itself. Across compliance, security, and cost management, it provides the ability to fold cloud operations into existing processes with existing personnel. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

Amify

Series B in 2019
Amify, Inc. is a digital retail agency that specializes in enhancing and managing brands' presence on the Amazon marketplace. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, Amify provides a comprehensive range of services, including product listing optimization, unauthorized seller monitoring, pricing strategy maintenance, and search ranking improvements. The company operates as a fully managed, direct-to-consumer Amazon Marketplace solution, leveraging a data-driven approach to maximize profitability for its clients. With a proven track record, Amify has partnered with over 1,000 brands and managed more than $100 million in sales on Amazon. By applying its extensive industry knowledge and best practices, Amify aims to address the challenges brands face on this prominent e-commerce platform, ensuring their success and growth.

Anra Technologies

Seed Round in 2019
ANRA Technologies, LLC specializes in developing a cloud-based platform for commercial drone operations. Founded in 2014 and based in Tysons, Virginia, the company offers various solutions including DroneOSS, which provides real-time flight planning, automated notifications, autonomous execution, and data analytics. The platform also facilitates the integration of processed data back into enterprise systems. Additionally, ANRA Technologies features the DroneUSS UTM platform for unmanned operations and SmartSkies CTR, which allows drone pilots to secure approvals for operations in controlled airspace through a mobile application or web portal. The company further extends its services by offering consultancy in urban air mobility and integration of drone operations, catering to the needs of commercial entities managing multiple unmanned aerial vehicles.

Dapix

Series A in 2019
Dapix, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing decentralized blockchain technology and software, with a focus on inter-wallet operability. Founded in 2018 and based in Westminster, Colorado, Dapix aims to enhance the blockchain ecosystem through its innovative FIO Protocol. This protocol facilitates seamless cross-chain interactions by allowing users to utilize a single, memorable wallet name compatible with any wallet or exchange. The company is supported by a team of experienced technology professionals and has garnered backing from prominent venture capital firms and angel investors. Dapix's solutions are designed to improve user experience and accessibility within the blockchain space.

Gather AI

Seed Round in 2019
Gather AI, founded in 2017 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, specializes in autonomous inventory management for warehousing. The company offers a software-only platform that automates inventory tasks using off-the-shelf drones, allowing businesses to efficiently monitor and manage their inventory. Its artificial intelligence-driven software operates safely in GPS-denied environments, providing real-time data analytics and inventory insights. Gather AI’s team comprises experts from the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute, focusing on autonomous vehicles and vision systems. The company provides a comprehensive service, combining its advanced software with drone technology under various contract or subscription models, enabling customers to optimize their operations effectively.

Amify

Series A in 2019
Amify, Inc. is a digital retail agency that specializes in enhancing and managing brands' presence on the Amazon marketplace. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, Amify provides a comprehensive range of services, including product listing optimization, unauthorized seller monitoring, pricing strategy maintenance, and search ranking improvements. The company operates as a fully managed, direct-to-consumer Amazon Marketplace solution, leveraging a data-driven approach to maximize profitability for its clients. With a proven track record, Amify has partnered with over 1,000 brands and managed more than $100 million in sales on Amazon. By applying its extensive industry knowledge and best practices, Amify aims to address the challenges brands face on this prominent e-commerce platform, ensuring their success and growth.

PatientOne

Seed Round in 2019
PatientOne, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a platform aimed at enhancing the surgical episode of care and facilitating remote patient monitoring for independent surgeons, surgery centers, and hospitals. Founded in 2018 and based in Missoula, Montana, PatientOne's platform provides essential services such as patient education, automated notifications, and reminders to help keep patients engaged and informed throughout their surgical journey. The platform also includes tools that enable effective communication between patients and healthcare providers, thereby reducing risks and complications associated with surgical procedures. By offering secure mobile communication and supporting medication adherence and chronic care management, PatientOne seeks to improve the overall patient experience and empower individuals to make informed decisions about their healthcare.

OpsCompass

Seed Round in 2019
OpsCompass serves as a cloud operations guide to modern enterprises that seek to preserve the advantages of the cloud without sacrificing compliance, security, or their ability to manage costs. Its software provides the right information at the right time, and actionable insight into what to do next. It’s simple to deploy, intuitive to use, and as flexible as the cloud itself. Across compliance, security, and cost management, it provides the ability to fold cloud operations into existing processes with existing personnel. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

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.

MaxRewards

Pre Seed Round in 2019
MaxRewards, Inc. is a technology company based in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 2016. It provides an application designed to help users manage their credit card accounts effectively and maximize their rewards. The MaxRewards app allows individuals to track rewards, monitor credit scores, and review all their credit cards in one centralized platform. Users can search, sort, and save deals across connected cards, ensuring they always know the best card to use for each purchase. Additionally, the application offers personalized, real-time recommendations to enhance rewards and savings on transactions, making it a comprehensive tool for credit card management.

DAtAnchor

Seed Round in 2018
DAtAnchor develops a novel crypto-technology that anchors the data consumption within the network boundaries, serving as a backstop against inevitable breaches. It provides a secure gateway to access the files in the cloud and the database, with the added features of revocability and physical access control, enabling efficient and automated data governance. DAtAnchor is a result of a multi-year research activity, developed at Ohio State University. The development team currently has 6 members, 4 of which are full-time. We have seed level funding for >1M and an advisory board with members at the senior vice president level in Fortune 500 companies.

Summersalt

Series A in 2018
Summersalt is a generation-defining apparel brand, providing wardrobe essentials for women who are going places. Summersalt launched in 2017 with swimwear made from recycled materials at a $95 price point — designer quality swimwear without the designer price tag. Since then, we’ve launched additional categories including loungewear, knitwear, sleepwear and activewear. Summersalt pieces are modern, sophisticated and fun, with an impeccable data-backed fit based on millions of measurements from over 10,000 women. In the few short years since our founding, Summersalt has built a loyal following of customers, influencers and celebrities, while garnering praise from leading fashion media including ELLE, Vogue and People.

The Minte

Seed Round in 2018
The Minte provides hotel-style housekeeping services, utilizing a building-centric model for staffing its housekeepers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company allows customers to book its services conveniently through an app or by pressing a button located outside their door. This innovative approach aims to streamline the housekeeping experience, catering to the needs of busy individuals and families seeking reliable cleaning solutions.

Dapix

Seed Round in 2018
Dapix, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing decentralized blockchain technology and software, with a focus on inter-wallet operability. Founded in 2018 and based in Westminster, Colorado, Dapix aims to enhance the blockchain ecosystem through its innovative FIO Protocol. This protocol facilitates seamless cross-chain interactions by allowing users to utilize a single, memorable wallet name compatible with any wallet or exchange. The company is supported by a team of experienced technology professionals and has garnered backing from prominent venture capital firms and angel investors. Dapix's solutions are designed to improve user experience and accessibility within the blockchain space.

Costello

Seed Round in 2018
Costello is a sales co-pilot software designed to enhance the efficiency of sales teams by keeping deals and conversations organized. The platform consolidates essential information about each deal in a user-friendly interface, allowing sales representatives to prioritize their efforts effectively. By highlighting gaps in the sales process, Costello helps identify at-risk deals and those that may not be a good fit. The intelligent assistant offers insights and actionable suggestions, enabling reps to prepare for calls with key questions and share relevant customer stories. This approach not only streamlines follow-up but also equips sales teams to navigate critical moments during sales calls, thereby increasing the likelihood of closing more deals.

Summersalt

Seed Round in 2018
Summersalt is a generation-defining apparel brand, providing wardrobe essentials for women who are going places. Summersalt launched in 2017 with swimwear made from recycled materials at a $95 price point — designer quality swimwear without the designer price tag. Since then, we’ve launched additional categories including loungewear, knitwear, sleepwear and activewear. Summersalt pieces are modern, sophisticated and fun, with an impeccable data-backed fit based on millions of measurements from over 10,000 women. In the few short years since our founding, Summersalt has built a loyal following of customers, influencers and celebrities, while garnering praise from leading fashion media including ELLE, Vogue and People.

The Minte

Seed Round in 2018
The Minte provides hotel-style housekeeping services, utilizing a building-centric model for staffing its housekeepers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company allows customers to book its services conveniently through an app or by pressing a button located outside their door. This innovative approach aims to streamline the housekeeping experience, catering to the needs of busy individuals and families seeking reliable cleaning solutions.

NexLP

Series A in 2017
NexLP, LLC, based in Chicago, Illinois, specializes in predictive intelligence software that transforms electronic data into insightful patterns and narratives. Its primary product, the NexLP Story Engine, is a SaaS solution designed to help users visually identify key players and topics within their data, detect patterns, and understand the context of information. The platform allows users to create profiles for interviews and depositions while identifying critical elements such as money, dates, and organizations. Additionally, NexLP offers an on-premise version called Story Engine I3, which enables data mining and analysis for actionable insights. The company provides various consulting services, including product customization and artificial intelligence model development, primarily serving the legal, security, compliance, and human resources sectors. Founded in 2013, NexLP operates as a subsidiary of Reveal Data Corporation.

Costello

Seed Round in 2017
Costello is a sales co-pilot software designed to enhance the efficiency of sales teams by keeping deals and conversations organized. The platform consolidates essential information about each deal in a user-friendly interface, allowing sales representatives to prioritize their efforts effectively. By highlighting gaps in the sales process, Costello helps identify at-risk deals and those that may not be a good fit. The intelligent assistant offers insights and actionable suggestions, enabling reps to prepare for calls with key questions and share relevant customer stories. This approach not only streamlines follow-up but also equips sales teams to navigate critical moments during sales calls, thereby increasing the likelihood of closing more deals.

Rambl

Seed Round in 2017
Rambl provides streamlined, fully-integrated CRM dialing experience and call performance visibility. Developer of a mobile voice to text app designed to turn phone calls into productive follow-ups and notes. The company's Rambl app automatically delivers call details, suggested follow-ups, and notes, enabling users to prepare for the next conversation with search and related phone call notes and follow-ups.

Fooji

Series A in 2017
Fooji is an experiential technology company that uses on-demand delivery services to power experiential marketing campaigns that acquire and engage fans for big brands. By bringing together social and chat networks with on-demand delivery services, Fooji allows big brands to start a fan interaction online and finish it offline with an instant physical delivery. This results in a meaningful interaction with the fan and great earned and organic media for the brand. The Fooji Fan Experience Platform is used by some of the world's most beloved brands: ABC, Adidas, Amazon Studios, Budweiser, Disney, FOX, GSK, Paramount Pictures, Patron, Pepsi, Sony Pictures, Toyota, Turner Broadcasting, Verizon, and Warner Bros. Fooji was founded by Gregg Morton & Erik Zamudio and has 3 global offices: Lexington, KY (HQ), Los Angeles, CA, and Lisbon, Portugal.

Realvision

Seed Round in 2017
Realvision is an immersive media technology company that builds 3D media solutions for the real estate industry. Realvision is a technology platform built to support real estate agents, created for professional photographers.

AddStructure

Seed Round in 2017
AddStructure offer a white-labeled natural language understanding (NLU) platform that Retailers and Brands can use to enable conversational commerce channels. Each day, millions of consumers interact with AddStructure's products: Signal Search, Path, and Scaffold. Applications of their technology range from review summarization (distilling thousands of reviews of a product into digestible pros and cons) to a complete conversational commerce system (chatting with an intelligent digital assistant to find and purchase products).

Built In

Series A in 2016
Built In, Inc. operates a network of online communities that serve as recruitment solutions for technology companies and startups across seven major markets, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Colorado, Austin, New York City, Boston, and Seattle. Founded in 2011, the company focuses on connecting tech professionals with employers in various industries, such as artificial intelligence, data science, blockchain, cloud computing, cybersecurity, fintech, healthcare technology, the Internet of Things, and robotics. Built In provides tools for employer branding, recruitment, community events, and brand insights, allowing companies to effectively share their narratives and engage with a shared community of tech enthusiasts. The company, originally known as Community Ventures LLC, changed its name in May 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago.

Phone2Action

Venture Round in 2016
Phone2Action is the market-leading advocacy and communications platform which helps organizations engage with supporters, employees, customers and other stakeholders and empower them to communicate with policymakers at local, state, national and international levels via email, Twitter, Facebook and patch-through calling. Our technology has assisted in influencing policy decisions for over 200 clients, ranging from Fortune 100 corporations to the largest associations and non-profits. Named one of DC Inno’s 2016 50 on Fire, CB Insights’ 2016 list of 21 Nonprofit and Charity Tech Startups to Watch, and one of Trending 40’s 2016 Red Hot Companies, Phone2Action is poised for explosive growth.

Fooji

Seed Round in 2016
Fooji is an experiential technology company that uses on-demand delivery services to power experiential marketing campaigns that acquire and engage fans for big brands. By bringing together social and chat networks with on-demand delivery services, Fooji allows big brands to start a fan interaction online and finish it offline with an instant physical delivery. This results in a meaningful interaction with the fan and great earned and organic media for the brand. The Fooji Fan Experience Platform is used by some of the world's most beloved brands: ABC, Adidas, Amazon Studios, Budweiser, Disney, FOX, GSK, Paramount Pictures, Patron, Pepsi, Sony Pictures, Toyota, Turner Broadcasting, Verizon, and Warner Bros. Fooji was founded by Gregg Morton & Erik Zamudio and has 3 global offices: Lexington, KY (HQ), Los Angeles, CA, and Lisbon, Portugal.

Rentable

Series A in 2016
Rentable is an internet company that specializes in providing a web-based platform that allows its users to conduct an online internet apartment search. The company was established in 2011 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin.

RoundPegg

Series B in 2016
RoundPegg, Inc. specializes in culture management software aimed at enhancing employee engagement and organizational culture. Established in 2009 and based in Boulder, Colorado, the company offers a suite of tools including CulturePegg, which identifies and analyzes company culture and sub-cultures; HirePegg, which assesses candidates during the hiring process; EngagePegg, designed to monitor employee engagement; TeamPegg, which focuses on improving team dynamics; and RecruitPegg, which provides pre-employment assessments for recruiters. By simplifying complex data science and people analytics, RoundPegg enables organizations to quantify their unique culture and leverage this data for improved hiring, performance management, and overall employee engagement. The company has also formed a strategic partnership with Point B, Inc.

Cosmic

Acquisition in 2016
Cosmic is the leading commerce gateway providing retailers with the ability to sell anywhere.

Built In

Seed Round in 2015
Built In, Inc. operates a network of online communities that serve as recruitment solutions for technology companies and startups across seven major markets, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Colorado, Austin, New York City, Boston, and Seattle. Founded in 2011, the company focuses on connecting tech professionals with employers in various industries, such as artificial intelligence, data science, blockchain, cloud computing, cybersecurity, fintech, healthcare technology, the Internet of Things, and robotics. Built In provides tools for employer branding, recruitment, community events, and brand insights, allowing companies to effectively share their narratives and engage with a shared community of tech enthusiasts. The company, originally known as Community Ventures LLC, changed its name in May 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago.

DivvyHQ

Series A in 2015
DivvyHQ is a content planning and production workflow tool for high-volume content teams. It is the marketing industry’s first spreadsheet-free editorial calendar application. It was built to help marketers and content producers stay organized and successfully execute demanding and complicated content marketing and social media marketing initiatives. Within one simple application, users can capture content ideas, assign and schedule content projects, manage content teams, produce any type of content, and stay on top of production deadlines. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Bulu Group

Venture Round in 2015
Bulu Box builds and rebuilds subscription box programs. It is one of the first subscription boxes and continues to pioneer the industry. The website bulubox.com continues to operate while the Bulu Box team works with multi-billion dollar companies executing full or à la carte Turnkey Subscription Box Solutions. Bulu Box is the Subscription Box Champion working with partners to win. It was created in 2011 and launched in 2012.

Rentable

Venture Round in 2015
Rentable is an internet company that specializes in providing a web-based platform that allows its users to conduct an online internet apartment search. The company was established in 2011 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin.

Viirt

Seed Round in 2015
Viirt is an on-demand platform for homeowners who need a new roof and replace contractors by automating their workflow. Replacing organize skilled laborers in a simple, online platform. Guiding homeowners from the beginning to the end of their project, It leverage communication technologies to be a beginning to end solution. Utilizing automated communications for key steps throughout the home service solution, Replacing facilitate: Product selection, Scheduling, Material delivery, Messages from homeowner, Final walkthrough check-off, Warranty, and Customer Satisfaction Survey. Viirt was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

MindMixer

Series C in 2014
MindMixer connects municipal decision makers and elected officials with their constituents in a cost-effective and engaging manner. Additionally, MindMixer provides an active and convenient way for citizens to be involved in guiding decisions and policy.

Built In

Seed Round in 2014
Built In, Inc. operates a network of online communities that serve as recruitment solutions for technology companies and startups across seven major markets, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Colorado, Austin, New York City, Boston, and Seattle. Founded in 2011, the company focuses on connecting tech professionals with employers in various industries, such as artificial intelligence, data science, blockchain, cloud computing, cybersecurity, fintech, healthcare technology, the Internet of Things, and robotics. Built In provides tools for employer branding, recruitment, community events, and brand insights, allowing companies to effectively share their narratives and engage with a shared community of tech enthusiasts. The company, originally known as Community Ventures LLC, changed its name in May 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago.

Bulu Group

Series A in 2014
Bulu Box builds and rebuilds subscription box programs. It is one of the first subscription boxes and continues to pioneer the industry. The website bulubox.com continues to operate while the Bulu Box team works with multi-billion dollar companies executing full or à la carte Turnkey Subscription Box Solutions. Bulu Box is the Subscription Box Champion working with partners to win. It was created in 2011 and launched in 2012.

Lockr

Seed Round in 2013
Lockr LLC is a sports management software company based in Lincoln, Nebraska, that provides a platform designed for coaches to enhance their coaching effectiveness. The Lockr platform enables coaches to track, organize, and measure their practice and game preparation processes. It allows users to capture videos, store and share files, and collaborate with other coaches, facilitating a more efficient coaching experience. Through these features, Lockr aims to support coaches in monitoring their progress and improving their overall performance.

Briefcase

Seed Round in 2013
The Briefcase, LLC designs and delivers a tool for schools to expose students to various jobs on the Web. Its tool allows students to set up their profile; upload their resume; and search for part-time jobs, internships, and full-time employment opportunities. The company offers Student Dashboard that enables students to view jobs they have applied to, job application status, messages with recruiters, favorite jobs, and recommended jobs based on their preferences and previous user's decisions; and Career Services Dashboard, which allows schools to view data on students’ decisions searching for jobs, applying to jobs, and accepting/denying jobs. The Briefcase, LLC was founded in 2013 and is based in Olathe, Kansas.

Endorsewise

Seed Round in 2013
Endorsewise is a referral-based, lead-generation platform for B2B companies. Endorsewise offers a structured process that helps a company build quality relationships with existing customers by collecting comments, referrals, and positive reviews. This process helps build a solid business reputation maximizing customer acquisition potential. Endorsewise makes it easy to grow a company with a streamlined way to share feedback from your existing customers. They do this by offering tools that allow you to share testimonials across social networks and enhance SEO ratings of a company’s web page. This offers visibility, creating worldwide recognition of a company through testimonials from customers.

Business Exchange

Seed Round in 2013
Find, List & Engage Businesses across Kenya

RoundPegg

Series A in 2013
RoundPegg, Inc. specializes in culture management software aimed at enhancing employee engagement and organizational culture. Established in 2009 and based in Boulder, Colorado, the company offers a suite of tools including CulturePegg, which identifies and analyzes company culture and sub-cultures; HirePegg, which assesses candidates during the hiring process; EngagePegg, designed to monitor employee engagement; TeamPegg, which focuses on improving team dynamics; and RecruitPegg, which provides pre-employment assessments for recruiters. By simplifying complex data science and people analytics, RoundPegg enables organizations to quantify their unique culture and leverage this data for improved hiring, performance management, and overall employee engagement. The company has also formed a strategic partnership with Point B, Inc.

Phone2Action

Seed Round in 2013
Phone2Action is the market-leading advocacy and communications platform which helps organizations engage with supporters, employees, customers and other stakeholders and empower them to communicate with policymakers at local, state, national and international levels via email, Twitter, Facebook and patch-through calling. Our technology has assisted in influencing policy decisions for over 200 clients, ranging from Fortune 100 corporations to the largest associations and non-profits. Named one of DC Inno’s 2016 50 on Fire, CB Insights’ 2016 list of 21 Nonprofit and Charity Tech Startups to Watch, and one of Trending 40’s 2016 Red Hot Companies, Phone2Action is poised for explosive growth.

HuntForce

Seed Round in 2013
HuntForce is a trail camera analytics platform.

Graphicly

Venture Round in 2013
The Graphicly platform offers automated self-publishing by converting, distributing and promoting image-based digital content across the most popular consumer mobile and eBook marketplaces including the Apple iOS Newsstand and iBookstore, Barnes & Noble NOOK Color, Amazon Kindle store, Facebook and many others, while streamlining the work flow, reducing production costs significantly and providing authors and publishers detailed real-time analytics. As the only platform that optimizes image-based content, Graphicly is uniquely poised to take advantage of the $23 billion publishing market, including the more than 300,000 self-published authors expected to produce a graphical work this year.

DivvyHQ

Seed Round in 2013
DivvyHQ is a content planning and production workflow tool for high-volume content teams. It is the marketing industry’s first spreadsheet-free editorial calendar application. It was built to help marketers and content producers stay organized and successfully execute demanding and complicated content marketing and social media marketing initiatives. Within one simple application, users can capture content ideas, assign and schedule content projects, manage content teams, produce any type of content, and stay on top of production deadlines. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Cympel

Seed Round in 2013
Cympel makes digital advertising more effective by creating new ways to interact with ads including conducting eCommerce transactions directly in the ads. These new "Cymplified" ads benefit all parties. Users are able to save a lot of time by being able to see, learn and buy directly in the advertisement. Advertisers experience higher ROIs and can tie sales directly to the ads. Publishers benefit from ads not directing traffic off their site.

Inventables

Series B in 2013
Inventables, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in 3D carving machines, software, and materials designed for digital fabrication. Its flagship product, the X-Carve, allows users to create intricate designs in various materials, including wood, plastic, and metal. The company also offers Carvey bits, a tabletop 3D carving software, and Easel Pro, a cloud-based design tool. In addition to machines, Inventables provides a wide range of materials such as acrylic, circuit board blanks, and machinable wax, along with essential machine components and finishing products. With a catalog of approximately 30,000 items, Inventables caters to small manufacturers and designers, facilitating the production of diverse products from jewelry to furniture. Founded in 2002, the company aims to make manufacturing accessible and efficient for its customers.

HuntForce

Seed Round in 2013
HuntForce is a trail camera analytics platform.

MindMixer

Series B in 2013
MindMixer connects municipal decision makers and elected officials with their constituents in a cost-effective and engaging manner. Additionally, MindMixer provides an active and convenient way for citizens to be involved in guiding decisions and policy.

Leap.it

Seed Round in 2013
Leap2 is a social search platform that delivers relevant previews for web, images, videos, news, local listings, and more. Leap2 was founded in 2011 and is based in Kansas City, Kansas.

Connoshoer

Seed Round in 2013
Connoshoer is an iPhone app for the shoe connoisseur. With Connoshoer you can capture, categorize and share your footwear collection with the world—directly from your iPhone. Share your collection out to social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter and Facebook with a single tap.

DonorPath

Seed Round in 2013
DonorPath Inc. provides a software platform designed to assist fundraisers and nonprofit organizations in enhancing their fundraising efforts. Founded in 2012 and based in Chicago, Illinois, the company focuses on connecting users with a community of fundraising experts while integrating seamlessly with existing fundraising software. DonorPath's technology enables users to visualize and update donor information securely, helping executive directors, development managers, and board members of volunteer-run organizations manage their fundraising data effectively. The platform is tailored for fundraisers of all skill levels and emphasizes support for small nonprofits that may lack dedicated fundraising staff. By aggregating, analyzing, and visualizing fundraising data, DonorPath facilitates online coaching relationships that empower organizations to sustain and diversify their revenue sources.
Pathfinder Health Innovations (PHI) is a cloud-based Practice Management and Clinical software for ABA therapy practices. The platform includes a scheduling system, employee appointment tracking, payroll export, billing, and electronic claims submission and management, and clinical solutions to develop assessments, daily therapy plans, and progress tracking. In 2019, PHI was acquired by CentralReach, a leading provider of EHR and practice management solutions that enable Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) clinicians and educators to produce superior outcomes for people with autism and related disorders. The Pathfinder platform provides a quick-start, easy-to-use solution for CentralReach’s SMB organizations. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Whimseybox

Seed Round in 2012
Whimseybox uses creative content to help people discover and buy craft supplies online. They are on a mission to power creativity, and they started in 2011 with a $15 monthly subscription that helps people Stop Pinning + Start Making (tm). Since then, they have expanded to launch a custom ecommerce shop with thousands of supplies.(If you can purchase it in a big box craft store, they probably sell it!) Users can find creative inspiration in the thousands of projects posted on Whimseybox.com and then easily purchase the supplies to make them from the Supply List posted under each project. In 2014 they launched Whimseybox Influencer, the only affiliate program designed specifically for DIY + craft bloggers and websites. This custom technology allows bloggers to easily embed Whimseybox Supply List widgets directly in their blog posts and earn a share of the sales they drive while helping their readers find + purchase the right supplies for a project.

InvenQuery

Series A in 2012
InvenQuery provides virtual marketplaces for sellers of unique items. Retailers of unique items (antique dealers, thrift stores, etc.) struggle to scale online because populating, hosting and promoting an online store is time and resource intensive. While retailers know that online marketing is vital to increase customer reach, traffic & sales, they struggle to justify the time & money it takes to establish an online presence. InvenQuery is the answer. InvenQuery’s web + mobile applications unite dispersed sellers of unique goods to populate a single online marketplace. Retailers that join an IQ marketplace benefit from inclusion in a well-designed, high traffic website, an easy mobile app for uploading their items, and social media sharing tools that showcase products where their customers actively search and share. Through a niche marketplace, multiple retailers can join forces to attract their ideal customers. With our simple mobile app they showcase items on a marketplace, their own site, & their social media networks in seconds. By leveraging social media, IQ helps retailers amplify traditional marketing by driving shoppers to the marketplace. By aggregating sellers of similar items into one online marketplace, IQ creates a go-to resource for an industry. IQ is making economic, environmental and social impact serving the first of several vertical markets: the discount home improvement retail industry (e.g. reuse centers). Reuse centers take donations of reclaimed building materials and sell them to fund a variety of social and environmental initiatives, such as Habitat for Humanity’s home building efforts or Reclaim Detroit’s deconstruction job training program. Currently, the $270 million material reuse industry is growing 15% per year, selling less than 5% of all inventories online. Yet 78% of home improvement projects start with an online search. IQ enables reuse centers to market their products where customers are shopping. With the IQ mobile application sellers can display inventories on an IQ marketplace website, their store’s website, and on popular social media sites, in a single workflow. IQ makes it easy for reuse centers to reach more customers with unique inventories, to solicit more donations, and ultimately, to provide valuable social and environmental conservation services to communities across the country. As reused material transactions increase, the IQ platform is poised to integrate with inventory and sales tracking technologies, enabling the capture of valuable transaction and landfill diversion data.

Bulu Group

Series A in 2012
Bulu Box builds and rebuilds subscription box programs. It is one of the first subscription boxes and continues to pioneer the industry. The website bulubox.com continues to operate while the Bulu Box team works with multi-billion dollar companies executing full or à la carte Turnkey Subscription Box Solutions. Bulu Box is the Subscription Box Champion working with partners to win. It was created in 2011 and launched in 2012.

Infochimps

Debt Financing in 2012
Infochimps, Inc. provides a Platform-as-a-Service for enterprise companies focused on Big Data systems. The company's primary offering, Infochimps Cloud, encompasses a range of cloud services including Cloud::Streams for streaming data and real-time analytics, Cloud::Queries for NoSQL database access and ad hoc analytics, and Cloud::Hadoop for elastic Hadoop clusters facilitating batch analytics. Additionally, Infochimps offers tools such as the Infochimps Command Center, which provides real-time monitoring and control of streaming data, and a systems provisioning tool that automates configurations for the Big Data stack. The platform can be deployed across hybrid, private, virtual private, and public cloud environments. Infochimps serves various industries, including media, retail, manufacturing, financial services, telecommunications, and healthcare, primarily in the United States. Established in 2009, the company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with an additional office in Redwood City, California, and operates as a subsidiary of DXC Technology Company.

AgLocal

Venture Round in 2012
AgLocal wants consumers to understand what they eat, where it comes from and teach consumers how they can support these family farms.

Whimseybox

Seed Round in 2012
Whimseybox uses creative content to help people discover and buy craft supplies online. They are on a mission to power creativity, and they started in 2011 with a $15 monthly subscription that helps people Stop Pinning + Start Making (tm). Since then, they have expanded to launch a custom ecommerce shop with thousands of supplies.(If you can purchase it in a big box craft store, they probably sell it!) Users can find creative inspiration in the thousands of projects posted on Whimseybox.com and then easily purchase the supplies to make them from the Supply List posted under each project. In 2014 they launched Whimseybox Influencer, the only affiliate program designed specifically for DIY + craft bloggers and websites. This custom technology allows bloggers to easily embed Whimseybox Supply List widgets directly in their blog posts and earn a share of the sales they drive while helping their readers find + purchase the right supplies for a project.

MindMixer

Series A in 2012
MindMixer connects municipal decision makers and elected officials with their constituents in a cost-effective and engaging manner. Additionally, MindMixer provides an active and convenient way for citizens to be involved in guiding decisions and policy.

MindMixer

Seed Round in 2011
MindMixer connects municipal decision makers and elected officials with their constituents in a cost-effective and engaging manner. Additionally, MindMixer provides an active and convenient way for citizens to be involved in guiding decisions and policy.

Graphicly

Series A in 2011
The Graphicly platform offers automated self-publishing by converting, distributing and promoting image-based digital content across the most popular consumer mobile and eBook marketplaces including the Apple iOS Newsstand and iBookstore, Barnes & Noble NOOK Color, Amazon Kindle store, Facebook and many others, while streamlining the work flow, reducing production costs significantly and providing authors and publishers detailed real-time analytics. As the only platform that optimizes image-based content, Graphicly is uniquely poised to take advantage of the $23 billion publishing market, including the more than 300,000 self-published authors expected to produce a graphical work this year.

Tripleseat Software

Seed Round in 2010
Tripleseat Software, LLC provides a web-based sales and event management platform tailored for restaurants, hotels, banquet facilities, and catering operations. Founded in 2008 and based in Concord, Massachusetts, Tripleseat helps streamline the booking process for private dining, banquets, and various events such as weddings and corporate meetings. The platform enables users to efficiently manage client databases, track booking histories, and generate necessary documents simultaneously. By automating and simplifying what has traditionally been a manual process, Tripleseat addresses a significant gap in the event management sector, allowing venues to enhance their event business, which can constitute a substantial portion of their overall revenue.

Infochimps

Series A in 2010
Infochimps, Inc. provides a Platform-as-a-Service for enterprise companies focused on Big Data systems. The company's primary offering, Infochimps Cloud, encompasses a range of cloud services including Cloud::Streams for streaming data and real-time analytics, Cloud::Queries for NoSQL database access and ad hoc analytics, and Cloud::Hadoop for elastic Hadoop clusters facilitating batch analytics. Additionally, Infochimps offers tools such as the Infochimps Command Center, which provides real-time monitoring and control of streaming data, and a systems provisioning tool that automates configurations for the Big Data stack. The platform can be deployed across hybrid, private, virtual private, and public cloud environments. Infochimps serves various industries, including media, retail, manufacturing, financial services, telecommunications, and healthcare, primarily in the United States. Established in 2009, the company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with an additional office in Redwood City, California, and operates as a subsidiary of DXC Technology Company.