M25

M25 is a Chicago-based venture capital firm established in 2015, focusing on early-stage investments in technology startups primarily located in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. The firm has built a diverse portfolio by investing in over 90 startups across various sectors, including healthcare technology, information technology, financial services, and consumer products. M25's analytical and collaborative approach enables it to play a significant role within the Midwest startup ecosystem, fostering innovation and supporting the growth of emerging companies. The firm is led by Victor Gutwein and Mike Asem and seeks to identify promising investment opportunities that align with its objective of driving economic growth in the region.

Mike Asem

Partner

Katie Birge

Associate & Head of Platform

Victor Gutwein

Managing Partner

Abhinaya Konduru

Senior Associate

Past deals in Missouri

Whistle Systems

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

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.

SteadyMD

Series A in 2020
SteadyMD, Inc. is a telehealth company based in St. Louis, Missouri, providing online primary care services across the United States. Founded in 2016, the company connects patients with doctors through its platform, allowing for telehealth consultations focused on various medical conditions, dietary preferences, and lifestyle choices. Utilizing a proprietary Matching Engine, SteadyMD pairs members with doctors based on hundreds of attributes to foster long-term relationships. The platform offers services in primary care, functional medicine, pediatric care, and employer health solutions, and is licensed to operate in all 50 states. Patients can conveniently communicate with their doctors via text, phone, or video chat, while the medical team manages health records, referrals to specialists, and coordination of tests and procedures, ensuring comprehensive and personalized care.

Zohr

Seed Round in 2019
Zohr, Inc. is engaged in the retailing and services of tires. The services include tire replacement, tire rotation, tire pressure monitoring system, flat tire repair, and fleet services. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The company has other locations in Bonner Springs, Fairway, Mission hills, Piper, and Shawnee, Kansas and Belton, Gladstone, Riverside, Liberty and Raytown, Missouri.

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.

Zohr

Seed Round in 2018
Zohr, Inc. is engaged in the retailing and services of tires. The services include tire replacement, tire rotation, tire pressure monitoring system, flat tire repair, and fleet services. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The company has other locations in Bonner Springs, Fairway, Mission hills, Piper, and Shawnee, Kansas and Belton, Gladstone, Riverside, Liberty and Raytown, Missouri.

Ryvit

Seed Round in 2018
Ryvit develops an integration software that delivers seamless flow of data between premise and software used in the construction industry. The software integrates software application to enterprise resource product, customer relationship management, e-commerce, social apps, and specialty industry-specific system without exhausting development resources, empowering companies to experience the ease of intelligent integrations, driving profit through automation and optimization of the applications in use. Ryvit is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

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.

SteadyMD

Seed Round in 2018
SteadyMD, Inc. is a telehealth company based in St. Louis, Missouri, providing online primary care services across the United States. Founded in 2016, the company connects patients with doctors through its platform, allowing for telehealth consultations focused on various medical conditions, dietary preferences, and lifestyle choices. Utilizing a proprietary Matching Engine, SteadyMD pairs members with doctors based on hundreds of attributes to foster long-term relationships. The platform offers services in primary care, functional medicine, pediatric care, and employer health solutions, and is licensed to operate in all 50 states. Patients can conveniently communicate with their doctors via text, phone, or video chat, while the medical team manages health records, referrals to specialists, and coordination of tests and procedures, ensuring comprehensive and personalized care.

Super Dispatch

Seed Round in 2018
Super Dispatch, Inc. specializes in car hauler automation software designed for carriers, brokers, and shippers in the auto transportation industry. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas, the company offers an end-to-end platform that includes tools such as Super Loadboard for booking loads and finding vetted carriers, Carrier TMS for managing loads, drivers, and billing, and Shipper TMS for automating and digitizing daily operations. This comprehensive solution enables trucking companies to eliminate paper forms and streamline their processes through mobile applications and a web platform, enhancing efficiency and visibility in logistics management.

backstitch

Seed Round in 2017
backstitch Inc. operates a platform for personalized employee communications. The company’s platform enables users to create for business communicators; provides team members with push notifications, internal content, industry news, and more; and allows users to realize trends and behaviors, identify department allies, and measure the ROI of communications and engagement. It also builds an application that integrates curated media monitoring platform. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri.

Ryvit

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Ryvit develops an integration software that delivers seamless flow of data between premise and software used in the construction industry. The software integrates software application to enterprise resource product, customer relationship management, e-commerce, social apps, and specialty industry-specific system without exhausting development resources, empowering companies to experience the ease of intelligent integrations, driving profit through automation and optimization of the applications in use. Ryvit is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.