Grand Ventures

Grand Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, founded in 2017. The firm specializes in seed and early-stage investments, focusing on technology companies in sectors such as agriculture, food, manufacturing, transportation, mobility, and business-to-business software, particularly in the automotive and energy industries. Grand Ventures primarily targets startups located in the Midwest and Michigan, making investments ranging from $500,000 to $3 million. In addition to providing capital, the firm utilizes its Advisory Board network to assist entrepreneurs in refining their strategies, promoting talent development, and facilitating successful business exits.

Noordeloos, Camila

General Partner

40 past transactions

Qumis

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Qumis is an assistive-AI platform that can quickly analyze insurance policies and pull relevant information for claims, brokering, and compliance. Developed by insurance attorneys, Qumis delivers law firm grade analysis and enables real-time discussions with your policies and institutional knowledge, transforming hours of work into minutes with enhanced precision.

Digit

Seed Round in 2024
Digit is the operating system for manufacturers.

Paccurate

Series A in 2024
Paccurate reduces shipping costs and wasted material by finding the optimal way to pack every shipment. It is crafted with real-world fulfillment concerns in mind, but they make a special effort not to be rigid. Most features are generalized enough to support niche use cases. They work to deliver a secure, scalable service that can adapt to a variety of use cases.

Tembo

Series A in 2024
Tembo is a developer of a scalable and secure platform that facilitates the building, deployment, and management of various data services and applications using Postgres databases. The company aims to make the extensive open-source Postgres ecosystem more accessible for common use cases, effectively productizing it. By doing so, Tembo reduces the reliance on specialized database management expertise, allowing clients to enhance the capabilities of their databases.

Iron Sheepdog

Series B in 2024
Using web-based technology and a mobile app, Iron Sheepdog is a technology solution that integrates the business functions of short haul trucking dispatch, tracking and documenting job details, load verification, invoicing and payments. Fin Tech, SaaS, Mobile app, Web-based app, Payment

Carputty

Venture Round in 2024
Carputty is a consumer automotive startup that specializes in providing straightforward car loan services. Founded in 2020 by Patrick Bayliss and Joshua Tatum, the company offers a flexible line of auto credit designed to simplify the financing process for customers. Utilizing a proprietary predictive valuation tool, Carputty helps clients understand the optimal times to buy and sell their vehicles, encouraging them to view their cars as valuable assets. This transparent and user-friendly approach allows customers to access auto loans with ease, whether for refinancing, purchasing, or leasing vehicles.

Preczn

Seed Round in 2023
Preczn is a fintech orchestration platform tailored for vertical SaaS applications. It offers a comprehensive operating system that facilitates rapid monetization through a single integration process. The platform features an API-first design and an end-to-end microservice architecture, enabling clients to manage payment functionalities with ease. Key offerings include multi-provider orchestration, payment flexibility, real-time migration, volume controls, and advanced reporting and recommendations. These capabilities allow clients to have precise control over their commerce operations, optimizing overall performance and results.

Paccurate

Seed Round in 2023
Paccurate reduces shipping costs and wasted material by finding the optimal way to pack every shipment. It is crafted with real-world fulfillment concerns in mind, but they make a special effort not to be rigid. Most features are generalized enough to support niche use cases. They work to deliver a secure, scalable service that can adapt to a variety of use cases.

InvestNext

Series A in 2023
InvestNext, founded in 2016 and based in Detroit, Michigan, focuses on transforming the way investment firms manage capital and engage with investors. The company developed an intuitive investment management platform that streamlines administrative processes and enhances investor relations. This platform offers features such as risk assessment, reporting, fundraising capabilities, and digitized client onboarding services, providing real-time insights that facilitate optimized decision-making. By fostering close partnerships with commercial real estate syndicators and investment firms globally, InvestNext aims to enhance transparency and efficiency in the investment management process. The platform is trusted by tens of thousands of investors, with billions of dollars managed, reflecting its impact on improving the investment experience and empowering firms to grow their businesses.

Elements Advisors

Seed Round in 2023
Elements Advisors is an online software platform that provides financial planning services through a comprehensive suite of processes, frameworks, and assessments. Designed specifically for financial advisors, the platform enables them to evaluate client data effectively and track financial health. By offering tools to keep client information current, Elements Advisors empowers financial planning firms to showcase their value to potential clients and supports consistent revenue growth.

Terminal49

Series A in 2023
Terminal49 is a technology company that specializes in automating container tracking and risk management for logistics operators. Their platform offers real-time tracking data through dashboards and APIs, which simplifies the last-mile transportation of freight containers. By streamlining and automating container tracking tasks, Terminal49 helps clients save time and reduce transportation costs. The company focuses on enhancing the efficiency of global trade by minimizing labor hours, expediting container movement, and eliminating unnecessary charges such as demurrage and per diem fees. Through its innovative software infrastructure, Terminal49 aims to make global trading processes more efficient and cost-effective.

Carputty

Series A in 2022
Carputty is a consumer automotive startup that specializes in providing straightforward car loan services. Founded in 2020 by Patrick Bayliss and Joshua Tatum, the company offers a flexible line of auto credit designed to simplify the financing process for customers. Utilizing a proprietary predictive valuation tool, Carputty helps clients understand the optimal times to buy and sell their vehicles, encouraging them to view their cars as valuable assets. This transparent and user-friendly approach allows customers to access auto loans with ease, whether for refinancing, purchasing, or leasing vehicles.

Payload

Seed Round in 2022
Payload is a headless content management system (CMS) founded in 2018 and headquartered in Michigan. The platform is built using TypeScript, Node, React, and MongoDB, providing developers with a robust tool for creating and managing content across various applications, including websites and native apps. Payload distinguishes itself with advanced data security features, allowing for access control at both the document and field levels. Its dynamic field types, such as Arrays and Blocks, along with specialized fields like Relationship and GeoJSON, facilitate flexible data modeling. The platform also offers comprehensive documentation services, design capabilities, and output customization, which enhance the development process by saving time and effort for engineers.

iink Payments

Seed Round in 2022
iink Payments is a fintech company specializing in financial services for restoration professionals in the wake of insured property losses. The company offers a digital payments network that streamlines the process of verifying and disbursing insurance proceeds, allowing contractors to receive payments more efficiently. With its technology, iink Payments enables restoration professionals to endorse and access property insurance payments electronically, significantly reducing the payment time. Reports indicate that the platform can facilitate payments up to 60 times faster than traditional methods, helping both property owners and contractors return to normalcy more swiftly after a property disaster.

MedZERO

Seed Round in 2022
MedZERO Inc., based in Kansas City, Missouri, focuses on making healthcare more affordable and accessible through its employer-sponsored platform. The company provides employees with on-demand funds to cover out-of-pocket healthcare expenses, allowing for repayment via automatic payroll deductions without interest or fees. For those with Health Savings Accounts, payments are processed pre-tax, enabling employees to save on qualified medical costs. By facilitating manageable payments over time, MedZERO aims to create a financial wellness program that benefits employees, employers, and healthcare providers alike. The platform's structure promotes equitable access to healthcare financing, addressing the financial challenges often associated with medical expenses.

ATLAS Space Operations

Series B in 2022
ATLAS Space Operations, Inc. specializes in revolutionizing satellite communications through its innovative software platform. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan, the company offers the ATLAS Freedom Software Platform, a cloud-based space management and control system. This platform enables users to gather and process data from space efficiently, featuring capabilities such as flexible scheduling, cloud processing, and integration with AWS services. ATLAS also operates a global network of antennas to provide affordable and scalable ground communication solutions. With a focus on improving the accessibility and affordability of space-based communications, ATLAS aims to transform the industry and enhance how data from satellites is utilized on Earth.

Chain.io

Series A in 2022
Chain.io is a logistics integration platform that offers a cloud-based solution for digital forwarders, shippers, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers in the supply chain sector. The platform simplifies the integration process by enabling users to create configurable connections for various operations such as purchase orders, bookings, advanced shipment notices, and invoices through an intuitive point-and-click interface. By utilizing advanced technologies like data graphs and artificial intelligence, Chain.io streamlines the digital experience in logistics, connecting partners efficiently and ensuring that the right data is delivered to the right stakeholders at the right time. With its focus on logistics expertise, the platform integrates seamlessly into existing ecosystems, reducing complexity and enhancing operational efficiency across the supply chain.

Paccurate

Seed Round in 2022
Paccurate reduces shipping costs and wasted material by finding the optimal way to pack every shipment. It is crafted with real-world fulfillment concerns in mind, but they make a special effort not to be rigid. Most features are generalized enough to support niche use cases. They work to deliver a secure, scalable service that can adapt to a variety of use cases.

Nara

Venture Round in 2022
We make it easy for small and medium sized businesses to build an AI sales agents for their websites and social media, augmenting their sales capacity. This assistant provides personalized shopping recommendations to customers and is available 24/7 to answer their questions.

Tealbook

Series B in 2021
Tealbook, Inc. is an online supplier knowledge management and procurement platform headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 2014, the company provides a centralized system that consolidates credible and up-to-date information about suppliers, enabling procurement teams to identify and connect with qualified suppliers. The platform offers a comprehensive view of supplier data, including company details, product offerings, diversity status, and client recommendations. It also integrates with various enterprise resource planning systems and procurement tools, enhancing the visibility and knowledge of preferred suppliers. Tealbook's innovations have garnered industry recognition, such as being included in the CIX Top 20 and the Gartner Cool Vendor list. Through its services, Tealbook aims to improve buyer-supplier relations and streamline the procurement process for enterprises.

InvestNext

Seed Round in 2021
InvestNext, founded in 2016 and based in Detroit, Michigan, focuses on transforming the way investment firms manage capital and engage with investors. The company developed an intuitive investment management platform that streamlines administrative processes and enhances investor relations. This platform offers features such as risk assessment, reporting, fundraising capabilities, and digitized client onboarding services, providing real-time insights that facilitate optimized decision-making. By fostering close partnerships with commercial real estate syndicators and investment firms globally, InvestNext aims to enhance transparency and efficiency in the investment management process. The platform is trusted by tens of thousands of investors, with billions of dollars managed, reflecting its impact on improving the investment experience and empowering firms to grow their businesses.

HelloGuru

Pre Seed Round in 2021
HelloGuru is a developer of a no-code software tool that empowers non-technical users to create software solutions without the need for coding. The platform enables users to build scalable and secure internal tools, facilitating the creation of complex workflows, automation of processes, and integration of databases. By allowing users to consolidate and sync their data with existing systems seamlessly, HelloGuru simplifies the process of developing and managing software tools, making it accessible to a broader audience.

Chain.io

Venture Round in 2021
Chain.io is a logistics integration platform that offers a cloud-based solution for digital forwarders, shippers, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers in the supply chain sector. The platform simplifies the integration process by enabling users to create configurable connections for various operations such as purchase orders, bookings, advanced shipment notices, and invoices through an intuitive point-and-click interface. By utilizing advanced technologies like data graphs and artificial intelligence, Chain.io streamlines the digital experience in logistics, connecting partners efficiently and ensuring that the right data is delivered to the right stakeholders at the right time. With its focus on logistics expertise, the platform integrates seamlessly into existing ecosystems, reducing complexity and enhancing operational efficiency across the supply chain.

PreFlight

Seed Round in 2021
PreFlight is a developer of an automated software testing platform that simplifies the testing process for users, requiring no technical expertise. The platform allows users to record their testing actions in a manner similar to manual testing, which can then be executed automatically at any time or on a scheduled basis. PreFlight offers a Chrome extension that processes these recorded tests and enables them to be run across all major browsers on both Windows and macOS. This functionality empowers clients to efficiently conduct robust testing by capturing user interactions and ensuring software reliability.

Tealbook

Series A in 2021
Tealbook, Inc. is an online supplier knowledge management and procurement platform headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 2014, the company provides a centralized system that consolidates credible and up-to-date information about suppliers, enabling procurement teams to identify and connect with qualified suppliers. The platform offers a comprehensive view of supplier data, including company details, product offerings, diversity status, and client recommendations. It also integrates with various enterprise resource planning systems and procurement tools, enhancing the visibility and knowledge of preferred suppliers. Tealbook's innovations have garnered industry recognition, such as being included in the CIX Top 20 and the Gartner Cool Vendor list. Through its services, Tealbook aims to improve buyer-supplier relations and streamline the procurement process for enterprises.

Camera IQ

Series A in 2020
Camera IQ Inc. is a company based in Santa Monica, California, that specializes in creating a camera experience management platform designed for digital marketers. Founded in 2013, the company offers a suite of tools that integrate operating system platforms, augmented reality toolkits, and native applications, facilitating the creation, deployment, and measurement of augmented reality content. Camera IQ's technology allows brands to design and implement scalable marketing and advertising experiences specifically for smartphone cameras, enabling them to engage audiences effectively across social media and streaming platforms. By combining experience design with spatial analytics, Camera IQ helps clients craft immersive environments that resonate with customers.

Manatee

Seed Round in 2020
Manatee, Inc. is a healthcare company based in Denver, Colorado, that operates a digital platform focused on mental healthcare for families with children experiencing behavioral and developmental disorders. Founded in 1985, the company aims to empower providers and families by democratizing access to mental health resources and enhancing communication. Manatee utilizes artificial intelligence and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) methods to gamify treatment and facilitate progress tracking. Its platform features a virtual care model that includes family and child therapy, parent coaching, group sessions, and daily activities, enabling families to integrate mental health practices into their everyday lives.

Astronomer

Series A in 2020
Astronomer, Inc. is a company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that specializes in developing a managed Apache Airflow platform for data engineering. Founded in 2014, Astronomer offers Astro, a modern data orchestration platform that helps data teams enhance the availability of trusted data. This platform empowers users to build, run, and monitor data pipelines-as-code, making it easier for data engineers, scientists, and analysts to manage their workflows. By providing a suite of products and services that facilitate the deployment, management, and scaling of data pipelines, Astronomer aims to streamline the process of data collection and preparation for business analytics. The company's solutions are designed to support isolated resource allocation, user access, and account management, positioning it as a key player in the data orchestration landscape.

TimeDoc Health

Series A in 2020
TimeDoc Health is a Chicago-based healthcare IT and nursing services company that develops solutions to help physicians navigate the changing reimbursement landscape in healthcare.

Knockri

Seed Round in 2020
Knockri is an AI video skills assessment tool that uses a similar way to measure employers. The company helps reduce unconscious bias and shortlists the best-fit job candidates to interview, during the early screening process of hiring. It also helps eliminate unsuccessful interviews, by merging video intelligence, artificial intelligence, and science to quantify soft skills like confidence and empathy. Knockri's algorithm is blind and has been trained not to account for skin color, race, ethnicity, gender, appearance, or sexual preference as measures of desirability for a hire. The company's video and written screening platforms can seamlessly integrate into the existing Applicant Tracking System, that can easily plug-in their ready to go algorithm (API) into the existing interview and conference platforms.

Tealbook

Seed Round in 2020
Tealbook, Inc. is an online supplier knowledge management and procurement platform headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 2014, the company provides a centralized system that consolidates credible and up-to-date information about suppliers, enabling procurement teams to identify and connect with qualified suppliers. The platform offers a comprehensive view of supplier data, including company details, product offerings, diversity status, and client recommendations. It also integrates with various enterprise resource planning systems and procurement tools, enhancing the visibility and knowledge of preferred suppliers. Tealbook's innovations have garnered industry recognition, such as being included in the CIX Top 20 and the Gartner Cool Vendor list. Through its services, Tealbook aims to improve buyer-supplier relations and streamline the procurement process for enterprises.

TimeDoc Health

Convertible Note in 2020
TimeDoc Health is a Chicago-based healthcare IT and nursing services company that develops solutions to help physicians navigate the changing reimbursement landscape in healthcare.

CRE Simple

Venture Round in 2019
CRE Simple is a Financial Services company built on an intelligent lending platform that revolutionizes access to capital for commercial real estate deals. Their OneSource platform is the first cloud-based collaboration and workflow solution to intelligently connect the entire CRE finance ecosystem and improve the borrowing experience by providing speed, transparency, and certainty. With the use of powerful data services and artificial intelligence, CRE Simple brings predictability and automation to a currently manual, error-prone, and complex process. The result is a next generation capital solution for the CRE market, with deep integration of their brokerage, tenant, and capital partners.

Astronomer

Seed Round in 2019
Astronomer, Inc. is a company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that specializes in developing a managed Apache Airflow platform for data engineering. Founded in 2014, Astronomer offers Astro, a modern data orchestration platform that helps data teams enhance the availability of trusted data. This platform empowers users to build, run, and monitor data pipelines-as-code, making it easier for data engineers, scientists, and analysts to manage their workflows. By providing a suite of products and services that facilitate the deployment, management, and scaling of data pipelines, Astronomer aims to streamline the process of data collection and preparation for business analytics. The company's solutions are designed to support isolated resource allocation, user access, and account management, positioning it as a key player in the data orchestration landscape.

TimeDoc Health

Seed Round in 2019
TimeDoc Health is a Chicago-based healthcare IT and nursing services company that develops solutions to help physicians navigate the changing reimbursement landscape in healthcare.

ENGAGE Talent

Venture Round in 2019
ENGAGE is the world’s first AI-powered recruiting platform to combine Talent Mapping, Competitive Intelligence, Passive Candidate Sourcing, and Outbound Recruiting in one brilliant Talent Targeting and Engagement engine. ENGAGE is an AI-powered recruiting platform that helps companies identify and target new talent that they were not finding via traditional methods and in traditional pools. ENGAGE aggregates data from over 30K sources to create talent profiles on 100M professionals and 13M companies. ENGAGE's AI and machine learning engine predicts the likelihood that a candidate will respond to a conversation about a potential job change, and recommends personalized messaging based on factors like their career progression, skills, peer actions, and the news and events surrounding their company. ENGAGE's product helps recruiters connect with new talent pools, at the right time, with the right message. The result is a more efficient and productive talent acquisition team who fills roles proactively by engaging qualified talent instead of waiting for the right applicant to come to them. By leveraging ENGAGE predictions and recommendations, our customers have identified candidates for difficult-to-fill roles in a fraction of the time and doubled their candidate response rates.

TimeDoc Health

Seed Round in 2018
TimeDoc Health is a Chicago-based healthcare IT and nursing services company that develops solutions to help physicians navigate the changing reimbursement landscape in healthcare.

ENGAGE Talent

Series A in 2018
ENGAGE is the world’s first AI-powered recruiting platform to combine Talent Mapping, Competitive Intelligence, Passive Candidate Sourcing, and Outbound Recruiting in one brilliant Talent Targeting and Engagement engine. ENGAGE is an AI-powered recruiting platform that helps companies identify and target new talent that they were not finding via traditional methods and in traditional pools. ENGAGE aggregates data from over 30K sources to create talent profiles on 100M professionals and 13M companies. ENGAGE's AI and machine learning engine predicts the likelihood that a candidate will respond to a conversation about a potential job change, and recommends personalized messaging based on factors like their career progression, skills, peer actions, and the news and events surrounding their company. ENGAGE's product helps recruiters connect with new talent pools, at the right time, with the right message. The result is a more efficient and productive talent acquisition team who fills roles proactively by engaging qualified talent instead of waiting for the right applicant to come to them. By leveraging ENGAGE predictions and recommendations, our customers have identified candidates for difficult-to-fill roles in a fraction of the time and doubled their candidate response rates.

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.

Sigstr

Series A in 2017
Sigstr, Inc. is a cloud-based email signature marketing application headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 2015, the company provides a platform that enables marketers to enhance their email communications by turning employee emails into an effective marketing channel. By integrating with popular customer relationship management (CRM) systems and marketing automation platforms, Sigstr allows organizations to deliver targeted advertisements to key contacts and accounts. This approach helps companies maximize the impact of each email sent by their employees, fostering stronger brand engagements. Notable clients include AT&T, Amazon, SendGrid, and Yext. Sigstr operates as a subsidiary of Terminus Software, LLC and has received funding from various venture capital firms.
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