Hyde Park Venture Partners

Hyde Park Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2011 and based in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in Indianapolis, Indiana. The firm specializes in seed and series A investments in high-growth technology companies, primarily within the Midwest region, including cities such as Toronto, Atlanta, Ontario, Chicago, and Indianapolis. Hyde Park Venture Partners focuses on sectors such as B2B software, software-as-a-service, consumer marketplaces, healthcare IT, and technology-enabled services. It typically invests between $0.1 million and $0.75 million in startups, with a maximum investment of $2.5 million for companies with pre-money valuations under $7 million. The firm actively supports its portfolio companies through mentoring in product development and business strategy, often co-investing with Hyde Park Angels. Hyde Park Venture Partners aims to back exceptional founding teams with significant growth potential, contributing value to early-stage investments while maintaining a rigorous focus on the Midwest technology landscape.

Greg Barnes

Partner

Carlos Covarrubias

Associate

Dawn Nguyen

Associate

Ira Weiss

Founder & Partner

Past deals in Indiana

Market Wagon

Seed Round in 2021
Market Wagon, Inc. operates an online platform that connects farmers and food producers directly with consumers, facilitating the sale of a wide range of products including produce, eggs, cheese, meat, snacks, soups, baked goods, and ready-to-eat meals. Established in 2016 and based in Carmel, Indiana, the company serves several locations including Indianapolis, Lafayette, Evansville, and Kokomo, providing delivery services to homes and businesses. By offering comprehensive e-commerce solutions, inventory management, and logistics support, Market Wagon enables local food producers to focus on their farming while efficiently reaching customers in their communities.

Malomo

Seed Round in 2021
Malomo, Inc. develops an application for shipment marketing for e-commerce companies. Its platform allows e-commerce brands to generate revenue and loyalty by turning shipment tracking into a brand marketing channel; and enables companies to message customers with tracking information and include branded communication. The company’s platform also connects with customers’ e-commerce sites and into the software of its customers’ shipping providers. Malomo, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Malomo

Seed Round in 2020
Malomo, Inc. develops an application for shipment marketing for e-commerce companies. Its platform allows e-commerce brands to generate revenue and loyalty by turning shipment tracking into a brand marketing channel; and enables companies to message customers with tracking information and include branded communication. The company’s platform also connects with customers’ e-commerce sites and into the software of its customers’ shipping providers. Malomo, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Malomo

Seed Round in 2020
Malomo, Inc. develops an application for shipment marketing for e-commerce companies. Its platform allows e-commerce brands to generate revenue and loyalty by turning shipment tracking into a brand marketing channel; and enables companies to message customers with tracking information and include branded communication. The company’s platform also connects with customers’ e-commerce sites and into the software of its customers’ shipping providers. Malomo, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Malomo

Seed Round in 2019
Malomo, Inc. develops an application for shipment marketing for e-commerce companies. Its platform allows e-commerce brands to generate revenue and loyalty by turning shipment tracking into a brand marketing channel; and enables companies to message customers with tracking information and include branded communication. The company’s platform also connects with customers’ e-commerce sites and into the software of its customers’ shipping providers. Malomo, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Sigstr

Venture Round in 2018
Sigstr, Inc. develops a cloud-based email signature marketing application. It offers Sigstr, a platform that gives marketers the ability to target their top contacts and accounts with relevant ads where they're spending their time. The company’s platform also helps companies to get more out of their employee email by turning it into a channel that understands and engages their important audiences. Sigstr, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. As of December 17, 2019, Sigstr, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Terminus Software, LLC.

Clear Software

Series A in 2018
Clear Software is an Intelligent Automation platform that protects and extends technology investments. The company's platform enables organizations to streamline core business processes across software such as SAP, OracleEBS, Salesforce, and many other cloud and premise applications. It enables automation ranging from a single step task to an end-to-end business process that may involve hundreds of tasks. Clear Software was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Zionsville, Indiana.

DemandJump

Series A in 2018
DemandJump is a customer acquisition software that shows marketers new sources of growth online. Their mission is to understand the world’s competitive digital data and make it actionable for marketers everywhere. The company's software uses artificial intelligence that shows a holistic view of the data, overlays absent data, and maps that target market behavior, thereby, enabling marketers to make better decisions by providing actions that maximize return on investments. DemandJump was founded in 2015 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Zylo

Series A in 2018
Zylo, Inc. operates a software-as-a-service (SaaS) management platform aimed at helping enterprises and technology brands optimize their cloud-based applications. Founded in 2015 and based in Indianapolis, Indiana, Zylo's platform enables organizations to discover all applications, manage licenses, and build renewal calendars. It provides visibility into SaaS application usage and spending, allowing clients to understand hidden employee expenditures and manage contract renewals effectively. By capturing insights and feedback on SaaS utilization, Zylo assists companies in optimizing their SaaS investments, thereby driving cost containment and enhancing IT collaboration. Formerly known as ProKure, Inc., Zylo continues to focus on empowering organizations to unlock the full potential of their SaaS solutions.

Sigstr

Series A in 2017
Sigstr, Inc. develops a cloud-based email signature marketing application. It offers Sigstr, a platform that gives marketers the ability to target their top contacts and accounts with relevant ads where they're spending their time. The company’s platform also helps companies to get more out of their employee email by turning it into a channel that understands and engages their important audiences. Sigstr, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. As of December 17, 2019, Sigstr, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Terminus Software, LLC.

Vibenomics

Seed Round in 2017
Vibenomics provides location-based businesses and connected cities with Audio Experience Software (AES) to manage background music, scheduled messaging, live announcements, and out-of-home (OOH) advertising. Vibenomics is based in Indianapolis, Indiana and was founded in 2016 by Brent Oakley, Adam Ritz, and Nathan Miller.

Doxly

Seed Round in 2016
Doxly develops transaction-management software for law firms. It was built with one simple vision: transform the archaic, chaotic process of managing legal transactions into a streamlined, efficient process. Built by lawyers, for lawyers, the Doxly platform exists to remove frustrations inherent in legal transactions. Doxly helps lawyers deliver better client experiences while building stronger practices. Doxly began operation in 2016. It has its headquarters in Indianapolis in Indiana.

Bolstra

Seed Round in 2016
Bolstra, LLC provides a Software-as-a-Service game-changing software solution that enables B2B companies to optimize their customer success outcomes, recurring revenue, and lifetime value. The company was formerly known as ConsulTeams, LLC and changed its name to Bolstra, LLC in July 2016. Bolstra, LLC was founded in 2014 and is based in Carmel, Indiana.

Emplify

Series A in 2016
Emplify, a leader in employee engagement measurement, enables executives to ask for, analyze, and act on employee feedback — transforming data insights into human action. Informed by science and psychometrics. Emplify is the first to fuse survey insights, employee communication, performance enhancement, and transformation strategists into a proven agile engagement system. It was founded in 2010 and is based in Fishers, Indiana.

DemandJump

Seed Round in 2016
DemandJump is a customer acquisition software that shows marketers new sources of growth online. Their mission is to understand the world’s competitive digital data and make it actionable for marketers everywhere. The company's software uses artificial intelligence that shows a holistic view of the data, overlays absent data, and maps that target market behavior, thereby, enabling marketers to make better decisions by providing actions that maximize return on investments. DemandJump was founded in 2015 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Clear Software

Seed Round in 2016
Clear Software is an Intelligent Automation platform that protects and extends technology investments. The company's platform enables organizations to streamline core business processes across software such as SAP, OracleEBS, Salesforce, and many other cloud and premise applications. It enables automation ranging from a single step task to an end-to-end business process that may involve hundreds of tasks. Clear Software was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Zionsville, Indiana.

DemandJump

Seed Round in 2015
DemandJump is a customer acquisition software that shows marketers new sources of growth online. Their mission is to understand the world’s competitive digital data and make it actionable for marketers everywhere. The company's software uses artificial intelligence that shows a holistic view of the data, overlays absent data, and maps that target market behavior, thereby, enabling marketers to make better decisions by providing actions that maximize return on investments. DemandJump was founded in 2015 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Geofeedia

Series A in 2015
Geofeedia is specializing in location-based social media monitoring, intelligence, and analysis for corporate security, public safety, media and journalism, and marketing teams. Its patented platform enables organizations to derive social intelligence from specific geographic locations to understand, in real-time, what’s happening within the areas, which are most important to them. More than 300 of the world's leading brands and organizations, including Fortune 500 companies like McDonald’s and Dell, leading news outlets like the AP, BBC, and CNN, and major law enforcement agencies like the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, utilize Geofeedia’s powerful subscription-based service to gain real-time, actionable intelligence through hyper-local social media monitoring. Geofeedia was founded in 2011 by Scott Mitchell, Mike Mulroyand, and Phil Harris. It is headquartered in Chicago, I.L. with offices in Naples, Florida, and Indianapolis, Indiana.

Geofeedia

Series A in 2014
Geofeedia is specializing in location-based social media monitoring, intelligence, and analysis for corporate security, public safety, media and journalism, and marketing teams. Its patented platform enables organizations to derive social intelligence from specific geographic locations to understand, in real-time, what’s happening within the areas, which are most important to them. More than 300 of the world's leading brands and organizations, including Fortune 500 companies like McDonald’s and Dell, leading news outlets like the AP, BBC, and CNN, and major law enforcement agencies like the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, utilize Geofeedia’s powerful subscription-based service to gain real-time, actionable intelligence through hyper-local social media monitoring. Geofeedia was founded in 2011 by Scott Mitchell, Mike Mulroyand, and Phil Harris. It is headquartered in Chicago, I.L. with offices in Naples, Florida, and Indianapolis, Indiana.

Octiv

Series C in 2014
Octiv, Inc. is a cloud-based sales productivity platform designed to enhance the efficiency of process workflows involved in creating and managing sales presentations, proposals, and contracts. The platform streamlines the generation and distribution of complex sales materials while providing insights into customer behavior and engagement with each asset. It integrates data from various back-office systems, such as customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, to facilitate automated workflows. Octiv consolidates approved brand assets, collateral, and templates, serving a diverse range of clients, including large enterprises and high-growth companies. Founded in 2010 and based in Indianapolis, Indiana, Octiv was formerly known as Tinderbox, Inc. and rebranded in July 2016. As of 2018, it operates as a subsidiary of AppExtremes, LLC.