M25

M25 is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2015, focused on early-stage technology startups in the Midwest. The firm has invested in over 90 startups across more than 24 cities in 11 states, establishing itself as a significant player in the regional startup ecosystem. M25 employs an objective, analytical model combined with a collaborative approach to build a diverse portfolio that spans various industries, including analytics, big data, consumer applications, e-commerce, healthcare, and more. Its mission is to foster innovation and support the growth of emerging companies in the Midwest, positioning itself as a vital resource for entrepreneurs in the area.

Mike Asem

Partner

Katie Birge

Associate and Head of Platform

Bobby Guthrie II

Associate

Victor Gutwein

Managing Partner

Abhinaya Konduru

Senior Associate

Luke Skertich

Associate

Past deals in Illinois

APFusion

Seed Round in 2022
APFusion is a B2B automotive marketplace that helps salvage yards increase their fill rate and close more sales. The company's vendors load millions of dollars worth of inventory into APFusion, and through the APFusion connector we make that inventory immediately available in your yard management system. APFusion was established in 2018 by Alex Smith in Champaign, Illinois.

Improovy

Seed Round in 2022
Improovy is a digitally-native managed marketplace that connects homeowners to vetted painting contractors and controls the entire end-to-end experience.

@hotel

Series A in 2022
@hotel is an innovative online travel agent that utilizes social media, particularly Instagram, to engage with a community of over 50 million followers. By focusing on social commerce, @hotel provides users with access to exceptional hotel deals in popular destinations worldwide. The company emphasizes the importance of personalized customer service, aiming to create memorable travel experiences that foster human connections. Its platform combines curated community insights, competitive pricing, and extensive coverage of travel trends to ensure a seamless booking experience for travelers. Founded with a mission to challenge conventional practices in the travel industry, @hotel is dedicated to treating every guest as a valued member of its community, thereby enhancing the overall journey of travel.

MVMNT

Venture Round in 2022
MVMNT is a TMS company for freight brokers, by freight brokers. The MVMNT platform represents the best of what the industry has learned over the years, giving you everything you need to balance the considerations of Price, Service, and Gross Profit. Brokerage is a business of action. It’s not just about speed – success is about speed in the right direction. You need to be able to act quickly with the right information if you want to maximize gross profit. By taking a brokerage-first approach with its TMS, MVMNT saves you headaches at the load level and the organizational level, freeing up your time to focus on what really matters – your relationships. Visit mvmnt.io to schedule time with the MVMNT team for a demo on how they give you control over the inputs to your success.

APFusion

Pre Seed Round in 2021
APFusion is a B2B automotive marketplace that helps salvage yards increase their fill rate and close more sales. The company's vendors load millions of dollars worth of inventory into APFusion, and through the APFusion connector we make that inventory immediately available in your yard management system. APFusion was established in 2018 by Alex Smith in Champaign, Illinois.

Alkeme Health

Seed Round in 2021
Alkeme Health is a digital health platform established in 2020 by Ryan Mundy, aimed at promoting mental well-being within the Black community. The platform features content from Black practitioners and wellness experts, focusing on areas such as psychology and mindfulness. Alkeme Health seeks to normalize mental health discussions and make them accessible and aspirational. It offers online courses that educate users on various mental health topics, addressing issues like intergenerational trauma, systemic racism, anxiety, and microaggressions. The organization's mission is rooted in the belief that a healthy life begins with a healthy mind, positioning itself as a universal healthcare provider for the Black community.

chowly

Venture Round in 2021
Chowly specializes in providing technology solutions that link restaurant point-of-sale (POS) systems with third-party online ordering services. Its platform automates the order-processing workflow, allowing restaurants to seamlessly transfer online orders directly to their POS systems. This innovation reduces the need for manual order entry, which helps decrease staffing costs, minimizes errors, and enhances operational efficiency. By streamlining the ordering process, Chowly enables restaurants to save time and increase revenue while maintaining better control over their operations.

PreFlight

Seed Round in 2021
PreFlight automates software testing in the browser. There's no need for any technical knowledge. You simply record your tests, as if manually testing, then you can repeat those tests automatically, on-demand or on-a-schedule.

@hotel

Seed Round in 2021
@hotel is an innovative online travel agent that utilizes social media, particularly Instagram, to engage with a community of over 50 million followers. By focusing on social commerce, @hotel provides users with access to exceptional hotel deals in popular destinations worldwide. The company emphasizes the importance of personalized customer service, aiming to create memorable travel experiences that foster human connections. Its platform combines curated community insights, competitive pricing, and extensive coverage of travel trends to ensure a seamless booking experience for travelers. Founded with a mission to challenge conventional practices in the travel industry, @hotel is dedicated to treating every guest as a valued member of its community, thereby enhancing the overall journey of travel.

Rheaply

Series A in 2021
The Rheaply Platform is a cloud-based resource exchange technology application for connecting people and organizations with resources to those who need them, improving reuse outcomes and catalyzing the circular economy. As the only market solution that combines an asset management system with an online marketplace, Rheaply’s platform enables organizations to exchange materials and resources more effectively, eliminating unnecessary waste and spend. To learn more about Rheaply, visit rheaply.com or follow @RheaplyInc.

CASHDROP

Seed Round in 2020
CASHDROP is a mobile commerce platform designed for mobile-savvy entrepreneurs, enabling them to establish an online storefront from their phones in under 15 minutes. Founded by Ruben Flores-Martinez in January 2020 and based in Chicago, Illinois, the platform allows businesses to sell food, retail products, services, and event tickets without incurring commission or monthly fees on contactless transactions. CASHDROP aims to streamline the selling process for entrepreneurs across various sectors, making it quick and easy to start a business. Additionally, the platform facilitates instant payments directly to debit cards, providing a fast and efficient way to send and receive money at any time, free from banking hours and weekend restrictions.

Rheaply

Seed Round in 2020
The Rheaply Platform is a cloud-based resource exchange technology application for connecting people and organizations with resources to those who need them, improving reuse outcomes and catalyzing the circular economy. As the only market solution that combines an asset management system with an online marketplace, Rheaply’s platform enables organizations to exchange materials and resources more effectively, eliminating unnecessary waste and spend. To learn more about Rheaply, visit rheaply.com or follow @RheaplyInc.

Convr

Series B in 2019
Convr is the leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) company that is digitally transforming commercial P&C insurance, enabling a frictionless underwriting experience. The platform has revolutionized the industry through data, discovery and decision intelligence (Data. Discovery. Decision.™). The Convr family encompasses commercial carriers of all sizes, including many of the Top 10 carriers, which use the platform to enable superior performance, optimal efficiency and world-class customer experiences. Convr’s solution supports all core commercial lines of business and classes. All parts of the platform are available via a highly-intuitive underwriting user desktop, as well as through system-to-system API connectors. In the workplace, Convr enables four core use cases: d3 Intake™ reads and digitizes submission paperwork, such as ACORD applications and loss runs, to reduce manual data entry; d3 Risk 360™ provides additional insights on risks from thousands of data sources; d3 Answers™ uses AI to respond to underwriting questions, saving significant underwriter time while improving consistency and accuracy; d3 Risk Score™ enables risk selection and prioritization to better focus downstream underwriting resources Commercial insurers are able to put forth a modern, digital underwriting experience that helps them achieve superior operational and ROI including: Attaining 40-60% Straight-Through Processing of new business submissions; Saving up to 5 hours of research time per underwriter per week; An exceptional customer experience, thereby raising the value of their brand to become the Carrier of Choice in their markets. Convr currently powers a strong family of leading brands such as Penn National, Columbia, Crum & Forster, Joyn Insurance, Encova, AF Group, to name a few, that are now using AI to achieve underwriting excellence. To learn more, visit https://www.convr.com/

Rentgrata

Seed Round in 2019
Rentgrata is a messaging platform that connects prospective renters with current residents of apartment communities. It facilitates real conversations while providing data that helps multifamily professionals better understand renter needs as the only messaging platform for prospective and current residents to connect and share feedback. Rentgrata reduces resident turnover and increases NOI by making apartment buildings feel more like communities, while also allowing residents to take advantage of referral incentives and connect in new ways. The platform enables leasing teams to devote more time to day-to-day operations while residents facilitate their own referrals.

Nexus A.I.

Seed Round in 2019
Nexus A.I. helps global brands identify the best ideas and talent for every campaign. Supporting users in more than fifty countries across six continents, Nexus helps you become a more inclusive powerhouse. Learn more: www.nexusai.com

The Minte

Convertible Note in 2019
The Minte offers hotel-style housekeeping services. It uses a building-centric model for staffing housekeepers. The Minte's services can be booked via app or by pressing a dash-like button out the door. It began operation in 2017, with its headquarters in Chicago in Illinois.

86 Repairs

Seed Round in 2019
86 Repairs is a Chicago-based software company that offers a subscription platform for managing the entire repair process for restaurant groups. Founded in 2018, the company provides a comprehensive maintenance management solution that covers equipment repairs for appliances such as ice machines, dishwashers, and ovens. With 24/7 support from a team of experts, 86 Repairs helps restaurant owners streamline their operations by relieving them of repair-related burdens, allowing them to concentrate on customer service. The platform delivers actionable insights to enhance back-of-house operations and ensures complete management of the service process, thereby improving efficiency and reducing downtime for restaurants.

HumanPredictions

Venture Round in 2019
humanpredictions is a data-driven software company that gathers public data and assembles a technical profile for each person. The company has a sourcing solution focused on helping customers with hiring technical talent and differentiated by the depth of the technical skills data and by machine learning models that predict people most likely to be open to new opportunities. The tech recruiting product helps enterprise teams, start up founders and agency recruiters spend less time finding and researching potential candidates, so they can spend more time connecting with and recruiting people. Founded by tech recruiters, the team is embedded in tech communities and hyper-focused on data sources overlooked by general data aggregators. By training machine learning models using richer software community data, humanpredictions more accurately suggests when to most effectively contact potential candidates. At humanpredictions, they supercharge intelligent, relationship-focused technical leaders and tech recruiters by giving them tools that perform their research automatically. The decisions of who to email, when to reach out, which events to attend, and ultimately where and with whom to spend their time are automated. By rebuilding the craft of recruiting, they empower recruiters to do the real, human work: building relationships and evaluating talent. Customers also purchase data for research purposes including VC's assessing potential investments, geographic talent concentration market research, competitive business intelligence, and capital markets trading.

AMOpportunities

Series A in 2019
AMOpportunities connects international medical students and graduates with U.S. physicians and institutions for clinical experiences. The company's platform offers individuals the opportunity to explore and apply for clinical experiences at 200+ clinical sites across 70+ medical specialties and subspecialties. AMO provides exceptional support services such as visa and housing assistance. It was founded in 2013 and based in Chicago, Illinois.

Pearachute

Venture Round in 2019
Drop in to the best kid classes in Chicago! Pearachute is a new way to help your child discover and explore activities that best fit your family’s schedule. From ballet to baseball, Pearachute gives you flexibility and variety - all in one monthly membership.

rMark Bio

Seed Round in 2019
rMark Bio's patented intelligence platform, Fabric, unites the real-time business objectives of a pharmaceutical company with the current activities of academic and clinical researchers to deliver next best decisions that remove inefficiencies and increase the ROI in thought leader engagements.

Convr

Convertible Note in 2018
Convr is the leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) company that is digitally transforming commercial P&C insurance, enabling a frictionless underwriting experience. The platform has revolutionized the industry through data, discovery and decision intelligence (Data. Discovery. Decision.™). The Convr family encompasses commercial carriers of all sizes, including many of the Top 10 carriers, which use the platform to enable superior performance, optimal efficiency and world-class customer experiences. Convr’s solution supports all core commercial lines of business and classes. All parts of the platform are available via a highly-intuitive underwriting user desktop, as well as through system-to-system API connectors. In the workplace, Convr enables four core use cases: d3 Intake™ reads and digitizes submission paperwork, such as ACORD applications and loss runs, to reduce manual data entry; d3 Risk 360™ provides additional insights on risks from thousands of data sources; d3 Answers™ uses AI to respond to underwriting questions, saving significant underwriter time while improving consistency and accuracy; d3 Risk Score™ enables risk selection and prioritization to better focus downstream underwriting resources Commercial insurers are able to put forth a modern, digital underwriting experience that helps them achieve superior operational and ROI including: Attaining 40-60% Straight-Through Processing of new business submissions; Saving up to 5 hours of research time per underwriter per week; An exceptional customer experience, thereby raising the value of their brand to become the Carrier of Choice in their markets. Convr currently powers a strong family of leading brands such as Penn National, Columbia, Crum & Forster, Joyn Insurance, Encova, AF Group, to name a few, that are now using AI to achieve underwriting excellence. To learn more, visit https://www.convr.com/

OpenFinance

Venture Round in 2018
Openfinance Technologies, LLC, based in Chicago, Illinois, operates an online trading and settlement platform focused on the secondary market for non-listed alternative investments. The company specializes in facilitating transactions for private and public real estate programs, as well as other classes of alternative investment programs. Additionally, Openfinance provides a blockchain-based protocol that enables the trading, clearing, and settlement of security tokens and alternative assets. Established in 2014, the firm aims to enhance access to liquidity and investment opportunities within the substantial alternative asset market, which is valued at approximately $8.8 trillion. Through its innovative digital platform, Openfinance seeks to streamline the trading process and improve security for alternative asset transactions.

The Minte

Seed Round in 2018
The Minte offers hotel-style housekeeping services. It uses a building-centric model for staffing housekeepers. The Minte's services can be booked via app or by pressing a dash-like button out the door. It began operation in 2017, with its headquarters in Chicago in Illinois.

chowly

Series A in 2018
Chowly specializes in providing technology solutions that link restaurant point-of-sale (POS) systems with third-party online ordering services. Its platform automates the order-processing workflow, allowing restaurants to seamlessly transfer online orders directly to their POS systems. This innovation reduces the need for manual order entry, which helps decrease staffing costs, minimizes errors, and enhances operational efficiency. By streamlining the ordering process, Chowly enables restaurants to save time and increase revenue while maintaining better control over their operations.

Winston Privacy

Seed Round in 2018
Winston Privacy, Inc. is a technology company focused on providing online privacy and data protection for consumers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Winston offers a hardware device that protects all connected devices, including computers, tablets, phones, and smart devices. This device provides comprehensive protection against hackers, corporate spying, and unwarranted government surveillance. It features a simple plug-and-play design, making it accessible for users without technical expertise. Additionally, Winston's solution blocks ads and offers faster performance than traditional VPNs, ensuring a safe and efficient browsing experience for its users.

BallotReady

Seed Round in 2018
BallotReady, Inc. is a non-partisan online and mobile voter guide that focuses on local elections. Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, the company aggregates information from various sources, including candidates' websites, League of Women Voters questionnaires, news articles, campaign finance records, and legislative roll calls. This allows users to access comprehensive background information on all candidates and referendums on their ballots. BallotReady enables voters to compare candidates, understand their positions on relevant issues, and save selected candidates for easy reference, either on mobile devices or during the voting process. The platform aims to promote informed voting and civic engagement by providing accessible, easy-to-understand information about the electoral choices available to voters.

Kin Insurance

Series A in 2018
Kin Insurance is a direct-to-consumer digital insurer focusing on the homeowner's insurance market. Kin Insurance enhances homeowners insurance convenience and affordability by removing external agents. The tech platform offers a seamless user experience, personalized coverage options, and efficient claims service. Kin utilizes extensive property data for precise pricing and improved underwriting results.

The Minte

Seed Round in 2018
The Minte offers hotel-style housekeeping services. It uses a building-centric model for staffing housekeepers. The Minte's services can be booked via app or by pressing a dash-like button out the door. It began operation in 2017, with its headquarters in Chicago in Illinois.

CFX Markets

Series A in 2017
CFX Markets is the first centralized and digitized secondary market for alternative assets; a central trading platform where investors can buy and sell shares of illiquid assets in an efficient and seamless way. We provide an open and secure network to facilitate secondary market transactions of private securities in alternative assets, bringing liquidity to the investors who invest nationwide in these private securities as well as those investors that are taking part in the exploding crowdfunding industry. In short, we make it easier and more efficient to invest.

AMOpportunities

Seed Round in 2017
AMOpportunities connects international medical students and graduates with U.S. physicians and institutions for clinical experiences. The company's platform offers individuals the opportunity to explore and apply for clinical experiences at 200+ clinical sites across 70+ medical specialties and subspecialties. AMO provides exceptional support services such as visa and housing assistance. It was founded in 2013 and based in Chicago, Illinois.

Convr

Series A in 2017
Convr is the leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) company that is digitally transforming commercial P&C insurance, enabling a frictionless underwriting experience. The platform has revolutionized the industry through data, discovery and decision intelligence (Data. Discovery. Decision.™). The Convr family encompasses commercial carriers of all sizes, including many of the Top 10 carriers, which use the platform to enable superior performance, optimal efficiency and world-class customer experiences. Convr’s solution supports all core commercial lines of business and classes. All parts of the platform are available via a highly-intuitive underwriting user desktop, as well as through system-to-system API connectors. In the workplace, Convr enables four core use cases: d3 Intake™ reads and digitizes submission paperwork, such as ACORD applications and loss runs, to reduce manual data entry; d3 Risk 360™ provides additional insights on risks from thousands of data sources; d3 Answers™ uses AI to respond to underwriting questions, saving significant underwriter time while improving consistency and accuracy; d3 Risk Score™ enables risk selection and prioritization to better focus downstream underwriting resources Commercial insurers are able to put forth a modern, digital underwriting experience that helps them achieve superior operational and ROI including: Attaining 40-60% Straight-Through Processing of new business submissions; Saving up to 5 hours of research time per underwriter per week; An exceptional customer experience, thereby raising the value of their brand to become the Carrier of Choice in their markets. Convr currently powers a strong family of leading brands such as Penn National, Columbia, Crum & Forster, Joyn Insurance, Encova, AF Group, to name a few, that are now using AI to achieve underwriting excellence. To learn more, visit https://www.convr.com/

ExplORer Surgical

Series A in 2017
ExplORer Surgical is an interactive surgical playbook that reduces disruptions and wasted disposables by improving surgical team communication. ExplORer Surgical also provides real-time performance and scheduling data to OR administrators to enhance the quality of care and efficiency. Surgical teams use the software to coordinate their activities while managing their tools and supplies in a way never before possible. The result is optimal teamwork, increased efficiency, and high performance. ExplORer Surgical keeps high functioning teams in sync so that physicians can focus on what they do best performing successful procedures that help patients live their best lives. The Explorer provides workflow management through tailored checklists which reduce errors, track efficiency, and eliminate confusion among team members in the OR and procedural suites. It helps medical device companies ease rollout of new devices, saving time and money while improving medical education.

Kin Insurance

Seed Round in 2017
Kin Insurance is a direct-to-consumer digital insurer focusing on the homeowner's insurance market. Kin Insurance enhances homeowners insurance convenience and affordability by removing external agents. The tech platform offers a seamless user experience, personalized coverage options, and efficient claims service. Kin utilizes extensive property data for precise pricing and improved underwriting results.

Regroup

Series A in 2017
Regroup provides integrated telepsychiatry services designed to offer psychiatric care remotely through live and interactive video conferencing. They improve access to mental health care, enabling patients to overcome geographical distances, restrictions on mobility, transportation difficulties, and time and cost burdens.

Avail

Seed Round in 2017
Avail is an online platform designed to simplify the rental and leasing process for independent landlords and property managers. Founded in 2012 and based in Chicago, Illinois, the company provides a comprehensive suite of services including rental listings, tenant screening, customized leases, online rent payments, maintenance tracking, and rent price analysis. Avail addresses a gap in the market by offering tools specifically tailored for landlords managing fewer than ten rental units, enabling them to effectively navigate the rental cycle. The platform facilitates the advertising of vacant properties, processing of rental applications, collection of credit reports, signing of leases, and management of maintenance requests, all through an intuitive interface. With a user base of 70,000 landlords, Avail serves as a critical resource for those looking to scale their property management efforts from beginner to professional levels, while also being a subsidiary of Move, Inc. since December 2020.

Petronics

Seed Round in 2017
Petronics develops and offers robotic pets for cats. It offers Mousr, a robotic toy that includes 360-degree vision, environmental sensing, and Bluetooth features. Petronics was founded in 2014 and is based in Champaign, Illinois, United States.

BallotReady

Seed Round in 2017
BallotReady, Inc. is a non-partisan online and mobile voter guide that focuses on local elections. Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, the company aggregates information from various sources, including candidates' websites, League of Women Voters questionnaires, news articles, campaign finance records, and legislative roll calls. This allows users to access comprehensive background information on all candidates and referendums on their ballots. BallotReady enables voters to compare candidates, understand their positions on relevant issues, and save selected candidates for easy reference, either on mobile devices or during the voting process. The platform aims to promote informed voting and civic engagement by providing accessible, easy-to-understand information about the electoral choices available to voters.

chowly

Seed Round in 2017
Chowly specializes in providing technology solutions that link restaurant point-of-sale (POS) systems with third-party online ordering services. Its platform automates the order-processing workflow, allowing restaurants to seamlessly transfer online orders directly to their POS systems. This innovation reduces the need for manual order entry, which helps decrease staffing costs, minimizes errors, and enhances operational efficiency. By streamlining the ordering process, Chowly enables restaurants to save time and increase revenue while maintaining better control over their operations.

PrintWithMe

Seed Round in 2016
PrintWithMe is printing made simple. PrintWithMe is the first and largest network of wireless printer kiosks in the United States, with printers in convenient locations like multifamily apartments, coffee shops, co-working spaces and more. Operating in all 50 states, PrintWithMe makes it simple for anyone to print securely and reliably from any digital device, in just a few clicks. Predictive analytics also makes the printer amenity simple for businesses, as all paper and toner management is automated. Since 2014, PrintWithMe users have printed over 20 million pages on sustainably-sourced paper. By encouraging shared community resources, every community with a PrintWithMe printer saves an average of 550 lbs of individual electronic waste per year.

KnowledgeHound

Series A in 2016
KnowledgeHound creates analytics platforms that translate data into decisions. The company's platform provides visualization tools and powerful analytics, as well as simplifies how companies organize and access consumer insights. It also created a unified, searchable database for their market research data, allowing businesses to efficiently locate insights and transform their data and insights into effective business intelligence.

Rewards21

Series A in 2016
Rewards21 is an easy and convenient rewards program that gives cashback and reward points for dining at favorite restaurants. By collecting 2100 points, the app user will get $21 of cash credited directly to their card. They're able to do this because of their partnership with the credit card companies. It was founded in 2015 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Realync

Seed Round in 2016
Realync Corp. is a cloud-based video platform designed to facilitate live virtual tours of real estate properties, connecting agents with potential buyers and renters. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, with an office in Chicago, Realync enables real estate professionals to conduct interactive live tours and open houses using just a smartphone or tablet. The platform also supports high-definition pre-recorded videos, allowing users to experience properties in a dynamic and engaging manner. By providing innovative tools for real-time interaction, Realync enhances the property viewing process for both agents and clients.

ExplORer Surgical

Seed Round in 2016
ExplORer Surgical is an interactive surgical playbook that reduces disruptions and wasted disposables by improving surgical team communication. ExplORer Surgical also provides real-time performance and scheduling data to OR administrators to enhance the quality of care and efficiency. Surgical teams use the software to coordinate their activities while managing their tools and supplies in a way never before possible. The result is optimal teamwork, increased efficiency, and high performance. ExplORer Surgical keeps high functioning teams in sync so that physicians can focus on what they do best performing successful procedures that help patients live their best lives. The Explorer provides workflow management through tailored checklists which reduce errors, track efficiency, and eliminate confusion among team members in the OR and procedural suites. It helps medical device companies ease rollout of new devices, saving time and money while improving medical education.

Luna Lights

Seed Round in 2016
Luna Lights, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in developing a preventative and predictive night-time fall safety solution for senior citizens. The company's innovative system includes an ultra-thin pressure sensor pad that detects when an individual gets out of bed, triggering small, wireless lights to illuminate the path and reduce fall risks. When the user returns to bed, the lights automatically turn off. Additionally, Luna Lights incorporates a monitoring system that collects data on the frequency and duration of nighttime trips, sending notifications to caregivers if an older adult remains out of bed for an extended period. This functionality allows caregivers to identify trends and assess the risk of falls, ensuring a safer environment for elderly individuals while maintaining their independence. As of September 2020, Luna Lights operates as a subsidiary of Sentrics.

Page Vault

Series A in 2016
Page Vault enables legal professionals to easily capture web content for use as evidence in the U.S. courts. It is a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service subscription solution that provides a trusted third party chain of custody for captures with the simplicity of a screenshot. It was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Nexus A.I.

Seed Round in 2016
Nexus A.I. helps global brands identify the best ideas and talent for every campaign. Supporting users in more than fifty countries across six continents, Nexus helps you become a more inclusive powerhouse. Learn more: www.nexusai.com

ConceptDrop

Seed Round in 2016
ConceptDrop Inc. uses artificial intelligence to help enterprises find freelancers and build internal teams.

Regroup

Seed Round in 2016
Regroup provides integrated telepsychiatry services designed to offer psychiatric care remotely through live and interactive video conferencing. They improve access to mental health care, enabling patients to overcome geographical distances, restrictions on mobility, transportation difficulties, and time and cost burdens.

The Eastman Egg Company

Series A in 2016
The Eastman Egg Company is a fast casual restaurant group focused on creating better mornings for the busy people of Chicago. They're serving farm-fresh, made-to-order egg sandwiches and bowls, homemade parfaits, and a full craft coffee and espresso program from Irving Farm. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Chicago, Illinois,United States.

Block Six Analytics

Seed Round in 2016
Block Six Analytics (B6A) has created a suite of web-based applications that enables sports organizations to manage their sponsorship, media, ticketing, event, and billing activities in one platform. The Partnership Scoreboard is their web-based application enables sports organization to quantify the value of sponsorships and demonstrate new engagement opportunities for corporate partners. The application uses a proprietary valuation model and technology to demonstrate how targeted impressions help corporate partners generate new revenue and meet sponsorship goals through a relationship with a sports property.

Dabble

Venture Round in 2015
Founded in 2011, Dabble is a marketplace for affordable, in-person classes. A social experience that fulfills people's desires to learn new things without over-committing themselves. Through an online portal, Dabble makes it easy for people to list classes by facilitating the transaction and providing a market of curious learners. Class topics range from arts and culinary to business and technical, and users are encouraged to stretch their imagination in regards to the limitless possibilities for dabbling. Teachers include passionate experts and businesses, and for them, Dabble serves as a lead generation vehicle, additional income stream, and creative outlet. Dabble also offers local businesses the opportunity to host classes that are relevant to them, increasing exposure and driving incremental business. The process for submitting a class occurs online, and anyone is invited to teach.

Sentic Technologies

Seed Round in 2015
Sentic Technologies is a Chicago-based start-up company pioneering the next level of data-driven moment marketing. The company’s new technology is utilized in numerous ways to improve online sales revenue and significantly enhance customer satisfaction.

Pairade

Seed Round in 2015
Pairade is an application where fans can see and interact with entertainers and bands. Pairade allows users to combine their favorite apps and services into a single platform. The way the company consume apps will change in the near future; downloading each individual app experience is inefficient and provides for low user retention. Thus, the company areis to access all your favorite stuff, instantly.

Hearken

Seed Round in 2015
Hearken is an audience-driven platform designed to enhance engagement between content creators and the public during the reporting process. By facilitating partnerships with audiences, the platform allows media outlets to cultivate, validate, and measure interest in stories before they are reported. Hearken's offerings include a full-service site and customizable modules that help content creators derive insights from their audiences, ultimately leading to the production of relevant and high-performing content. This approach empowers media organizations to better align their reporting with the interests of their audience, fostering a more interactive and responsive journalism landscape.

Zipfit Denim

Seed Round in 2015
Zipfit Denim is an online clothing platform specializing in denim for men, women, and children. The company utilizes proprietary fitting technology to assist customers in finding their ideal jeans quickly and efficiently. This technology is designed to accommodate various body types, ensuring that users can easily identify their perfect fit. In addition to its fitting services, Zipfit Denim offers complimentary tailoring and free shipping, making the shopping experience convenient and accessible. The platform aims to provide high-quality, well-fitting denim at an affordable price, enhancing customer satisfaction and convenience in online shopping.

Glidera

Seed Round in 2015
Glidera Inc. is a company that provides an online wallet service for buying and selling bitcoins, founded in 2013 and based in Elmhurst, Illinois. It offers a platform that allows users to access the benefits of bitcoins through a connected bank account. Glidera enhances digital currency wallets by enabling applications to integrate bitcoin buy and sell services via a flexible API, allowing developers to incorporate this functionality without handling customer funds directly. The company addresses various challenges related to compliance, banking, liquidity, and fraud, making it easier for wallet providers to offer users a seamless experience in obtaining bitcoin. As of December 2016, Glidera operates as a subsidiary of Payward, Inc.
Spot something off? Help us improve by flagging any incorrect or outdated information. Just email us at support@teaserclub.com. Your feedback is most welcome.