Markit.io
Angel Round in 2023
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ChefHero Inc. is a technology company based in Toronto, Canada, that provides a mobile and web application designed for businesses in the food service industry to order wholesale restaurant supplies from regional suppliers. Founded in 2015, ChefHero serves a diverse clientele, including restaurants, bars, coffee shops, food trucks, and catering services. The platform streamlines the procurement process, allowing users to efficiently source necessary supplies while enabling chefs and food service professionals to focus more on their culinary creations. By connecting businesses with a network of dedicated suppliers, ChefHero enhances operational efficiency in the food industry.
WorkTorch
Seed Round in 2022
WorkTorch is a career discovery platform focused on the service economy, specifically catering to skilled trade and service industry workers. The company facilitates connections between job seekers and employers through its online marketplace, which matches suitable candidates with blue-collar job opportunities. By addressing the challenges in the hiring process, WorkTorch helps employers access a more engaged and aligned talent pool while assisting job seekers in finding fulfilling career paths and advancement opportunities.
Sleuth
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Sleuth is a provider of children's health information services aimed at assisting parents in navigating the complexities of their child's health and development. By leveraging crowdsourced data from parents' experiences, Sleuth creates a comprehensive resource that highlights effective treatment pathways, specialists, and solutions tailored to children's needs. This platform enables parents to access essential information, including effective programs, therapies, and practical advice, fostering informed decision-making for their infants and toddlers. Through the collection, analysis, and sharing of personal stories, Sleuth aspires to enhance the care children receive and ultimately improve their health outcomes.
Notch Financial
Seed Round in 2022
Notch Financial provides solutions to streamline financial operations. The company offers a customer payment portal for managing and processing payments securely. Its payment collection tools automate payment workflows, while real-time reconciliation ensures accurate transaction syncing. Invoice management is automated for creating and tracking invoices, and the OCR invoice scanning feature allows users to easily digitize, process, and integrate invoices with accounting and ERP systems. These tools aim to simplify financial tasks and improve operational efficiency for businesses.
Reposite is a comprehensive workspace platform tailored for the travel and event planning sectors. The company offers tools that facilitate relationship management, proposal tracking, and supplier discovery, aiming to enhance efficiency in the workflow. By streamlining these essential processes, Reposite enables clients to optimize their productivity and foster business growth. The platform is designed to support various stakeholders in the travel trade, making it an essential resource for professionals looking to simplify their operations and improve service delivery.
Datacy is a venture-backed company that specializes in providing a consumer insights data platform aimed at enhancing revenue growth for consumer packaged goods (CPG) in the digital commerce sector. The company empowers consumers by allowing them to control and monetize their personal data while offering businesses a comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing online shopping decisions. Datacy's platform features data collection, secure access, automated organization, and robust privacy measures, enabling clients to efficiently manage and analyze extensive online consumer behavior data. By connecting and interpreting billions of data points, Datacy reveals the intricate patterns and preferences that drive consumer choices, thereby offering valuable insights that facilitate strategic decision-making in digital marketing.
ClearCOGS
Seed Round in 2022
ClearCOGS is an AI-powered software-as-a-service platform designed to enhance the operational efficiency and profitability of restaurants, particularly mid-market chains in the fast-casual and quick-service restaurant segments. By utilizing advanced predictive forecasting, ClearCOGS provides insights on individual menu item and ingredient demand, helping to reduce waste and operational costs. The platform offers detailed daily reports that guide restaurants on how much food to prepare, ensuring optimal inventory management and ordering recommendations. ClearCOGS integrates seamlessly with leading point-of-sale systems to deliver a comprehensive view of restaurant operations. By synthesizing data from various sources, including POS systems, back-of-house software, and external factors like weather and events, the platform aims to act as a fractional digital CFO/COO for local restaurants. This technology enables restaurants to operate more efficiently, potentially increasing profits by an average of 40% through improved forecasting and inventory management.
86 Repairs
Series A in 2022
86 Repairs is a computer software company that offers a subscription-based platform designed to streamline the repair and maintenance processes for restaurant groups. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company provides comprehensive management of equipment repairs, including for ice machines, dishwashers, and ovens. Its services feature 24/7 support from a team of experts and deliver actionable insights aimed at enhancing back-of-house operations. By handling the entire service process, 86 Repairs allows restaurant owners to alleviate the burdens of equipment maintenance, enabling them to concentrate on providing quality service to their guests.
Improovy
Seed Round in 2022
Improovy is a digitally-native managed marketplace that connects homeowners with vetted painting contractors. The company facilitates painting services by leveraging technology and data to streamline the renovation process from start to finish. Improovy eliminates inefficiencies associated with traditional estimate writeups, client acquisition, and payment tracking, allowing homeowners to easily find, hire, and collaborate with qualified painting professionals. The platform enhances the user experience by controlling the entire end-to-end service cycle, ensuring a seamless interaction between clients and contractors.
@Hotel is an innovative online travel agency that transforms the travel booking experience by integrating social commerce with a strong community presence of over 50 million followers. Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, the company focuses on providing exceptional hotel deals in popular destinations worldwide. @Hotel distinguishes itself through its commitment to "Radical Hospitality," emphasizing personalized customer service and fostering genuine connections with its users. By offering curated insights from a community of travelers and influencers, the platform enhances the travel planning process, making it more engaging and tailored to individual needs. @Hotel's approach not only prioritizes competitive pricing but also aims to create memorable travel experiences that resonate beyond mere transactions. With a mission to rekindle curiosity and promote human connections, @Hotel is dedicated to revolutionizing the travel landscape for discerning travelers.
OpenAxis
Pre Seed Round in 2021
OpenAxis creates an automated chart based on the data provided and also allows users to browse the datasets. In addition, it offers analytics services.
WorkTorch
Pre Seed Round in 2021
WorkTorch is a career discovery platform focused on the service economy, specifically catering to skilled trade and service industry workers. The company facilitates connections between job seekers and employers through its online marketplace, which matches suitable candidates with blue-collar job opportunities. By addressing the challenges in the hiring process, WorkTorch helps employers access a more engaged and aligned talent pool while assisting job seekers in finding fulfilling career paths and advancement opportunities.
Nyla is a technology company specializing in a no-code frontend platform designed for creating, launching, and iterating landing pages swiftly and efficiently. Its intuitive content management system enables users to design and publish clean data to Google Analytics for performance analysis, facilitating the creation of custom, branded experiences and expediting site optimization processes.
Metopio
Seed Round in 2021
Metopio is a data analytics company that provides a platform focused on transforming complex data into actionable insights for organizations, particularly in the realm of public health. Its platform facilitates the efficient execution of Community Health Assessments (CHAs) and Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs) by offering instant access to curated community health data alongside user-friendly visualization tools. These features enable users to identify health needs and monitor progress effectively. Additionally, Metopio's Health Atlas allows for the creation of interactive, public-facing data platforms that engage stakeholders and support data-driven decision-making. The company aims to empower public health departments and their partners to share data and address health disparities through advanced analytics and visualizations.
TeamGenius
Seed Round in 2021
TeamGenius, LLC is a company focused on enhancing player evaluation in youth sports organizations through its innovative cloud-based platform. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Wyoming, Minnesota, TeamGenius replaces traditional paper and spreadsheet methods with a comprehensive web and mobile solution that streamlines tryouts, camps, and player development programs. The platform allows sports clubs and leagues to create custom evaluations, import player data, and manage check-ins, facilitating efficient organization of player assessments. By enabling the comparison of players based on age or skill level, TeamGenius aids coaches and administrators in reducing errors and biases, improving team formation, and ultimately providing a competitive edge in player development.
ChefHero Inc. is a technology company based in Toronto, Canada, that provides a mobile and web application designed for businesses in the food service industry to order wholesale restaurant supplies from regional suppliers. Founded in 2015, ChefHero serves a diverse clientele, including restaurants, bars, coffee shops, food trucks, and catering services. The platform streamlines the procurement process, allowing users to efficiently source necessary supplies while enabling chefs and food service professionals to focus more on their culinary creations. By connecting businesses with a network of dedicated suppliers, ChefHero enhances operational efficiency in the food industry.
Virtuous Software
Series B in 2021
Virtuous Software is a customer relationship management software solution that helps charities raise more money. Its platform aims to help organizations build better relationships with donors and streamline their fundraising efforts. Virtuous focuses on creating tools that enhance donor engagement, improve retention, and increase donations. Virtuous provides a customer relationship management (CRM) system specifically tailored for nonprofit organizations. This system helps manage donor data, track interactions, and segment audiences for targeted communication. Additionally, the platform allows nonprofits to track donor contributions, manage gift records, and analyze donor behavior to foster more meaningful relationships. Virtuous also offers tools to automate marketing campaigns, including email marketing, social media integration, and personalized communication strategies, enabling nonprofits to engage donors effectively.
86 Repairs
Seed Round in 2021
86 Repairs is a computer software company that offers a subscription-based platform designed to streamline the repair and maintenance processes for restaurant groups. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company provides comprehensive management of equipment repairs, including for ice machines, dishwashers, and ovens. Its services feature 24/7 support from a team of experts and deliver actionable insights aimed at enhancing back-of-house operations. By handling the entire service process, 86 Repairs allows restaurant owners to alleviate the burdens of equipment maintenance, enabling them to concentrate on providing quality service to their guests.
Trainual, Inc. is a software company founded in 2018 and based in Scottsdale, Arizona, that provides a training and process management platform tailored for businesses. The platform enables companies to create and centralize playbooks that encompass all processes, policies, and standard operating procedures. With features that include automated onboarding, training videos, knowledge tests, built-in screen recording, and custom branding, Trainual simplifies the knowledge transfer and employee training processes. By offering a comprehensive system for organizing and accessing critical information, Trainual assists small and growing organizations in effectively onboarding new team members and optimizing their training efforts.
The Mentor Method
Seed Round in 2021
The Mentor Method, LLC is a Washington, D.C.-based social enterprise founded in 2015 that specializes in mentor matching services. The company provides a platform that connects individuals, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds in tech, with experienced mentors to foster authentic and lasting relationships. Its services include personality profile assessments and algorithm-driven mentor-mentee matching, along with a toolkit featuring email templates and process suggestions to facilitate engagement. The Mentor Method also offers workshops and courses aimed at skill advancement, focusing on enhancing workforce inclusivity and talent retention. By prioritizing people and value-fit in its matching process, the company aims to create stronger teams and inclusive workplace cultures.
Chowly
Venture Round in 2021
Chowly Inc., established in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, specializes in streamlining restaurant operations by integrating third-party online ordering platforms with restaurant point-of-sale systems. Its platform automatically transfers orders from various online sources to the restaurant's POS, reducing manual effort, minimizing errors, and saving staff time, thereby lowering costs and increasing efficiency.
Beam Health
Seed Round in 2021
Beam Health is an innovative digital care platform focused on enhancing the capabilities of small health practices through a pay-as-you-go model. The company provides a streamlined solution that facilitates effective virtual care, helping clinics to scale operations, expand patient access, and improve health outcomes. Beam Health's telemedicine application enables seamless communication between patients and healthcare providers, allowing consultations anytime and anywhere. By offering an end-to-end telemedicine experience, Beam Health empowers healthcare firms to initiate and customize their services at a lower cost while addressing the needs of providers, patients, employers, and enterprises alike. This approach aims to reshape healthcare, making it more accessible and efficient for all stakeholders involved.
Ascent Integrated Tech
Seed Round in 2021
Ascent Integrated Tech develops life-saving technology aimed at enhancing the safety and effectiveness of first responders, including firefighters and special forces. The company’s hardware-enabled software platform, known as the Tactical Assault Kit (TAK), provides real-time situational awareness through a dashboard that integrates with existing equipment and wearable devices. This technology enables incident commanders to monitor the locations and physiological conditions of their teams in hazardous environments, facilitating informed decision-making during emergencies. Ascent’s solutions are already in use across major U.S. metropolitan departments and are expanding internationally through collaborations with original equipment manufacturers and distributors. The company is supported by government contracts and venture funding, positioning it as a leader in redefining situational awareness for emergency response.
@Hotel is an innovative online travel agency that transforms the travel booking experience by integrating social commerce with a strong community presence of over 50 million followers. Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, the company focuses on providing exceptional hotel deals in popular destinations worldwide. @Hotel distinguishes itself through its commitment to "Radical Hospitality," emphasizing personalized customer service and fostering genuine connections with its users. By offering curated insights from a community of travelers and influencers, the platform enhances the travel planning process, making it more engaging and tailored to individual needs. @Hotel's approach not only prioritizes competitive pricing but also aims to create memorable travel experiences that resonate beyond mere transactions. With a mission to rekindle curiosity and promote human connections, @Hotel is dedicated to revolutionizing the travel landscape for discerning travelers.
Mission Control
Seed Round in 2020
Mission Control GG, Inc. is a mobile application designed to facilitate recreational esports leagues for gamers, akin to local adult sports leagues. Established in 2018 and headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri, the platform allows users to join leagues with friends or participate in those organized by local entities. Mission Control provides comprehensive league management solutions, including scheduling, score validation, and champion determination. It also serves as a forum for league members, enhancing community engagement. Organizations such as community groups, colleges, and LAN centers can utilize Mission Control to host various game titles, attract participants, and streamline their esports operations, fostering a vibrant gaming community.
Enduvo, Inc. is a software company focused on virtual reality content authoring and delivery. Founded in 2017 and based in Wilmette, Illinois, it provides an immersive platform that allows experts to create and distribute engaging learning experiences in 3D environments. The platform simplifies the process of developing virtual and augmented reality content, enabling users to import images, videos, and 3D models to facilitate one-on-one learning without requiring coding skills. Enduvo serves a diverse range of industries, including government, healthcare, manufacturing, technology, and education, and also offers additional services in content creation, training, and project management. Through its innovative tools, Enduvo aims to make immersive education accessible and cost-effective for users across various sectors.
Trainual, Inc. is a software company founded in 2018 and based in Scottsdale, Arizona, that provides a training and process management platform tailored for businesses. The platform enables companies to create and centralize playbooks that encompass all processes, policies, and standard operating procedures. With features that include automated onboarding, training videos, knowledge tests, built-in screen recording, and custom branding, Trainual simplifies the knowledge transfer and employee training processes. By offering a comprehensive system for organizing and accessing critical information, Trainual assists small and growing organizations in effectively onboarding new team members and optimizing their training efforts.
2ndKitchen
Seed Round in 2019
2ndKitchen, Inc. is a Chicago-based company founded in 2017 that provides a platform for businesses without kitchens to offer food to their customers. By partnering with nearby restaurants, 2ndKitchen enables establishments such as bars, pubs, hotels, and co-working spaces to create custom-branded menus featuring curated selections from local eateries. The company's integrated system includes kiosks for seamless ordering, allowing customers to enjoy freshly delivered meals directly at their location. This innovative approach not only enhances the customer experience but also benefits restaurants by expanding their reach to new dining venues. Through efficient order bundling and short-distance deliveries, 2ndKitchen ensures that food arrives hot and quickly, creating a mutually beneficial arrangement for all parties involved.
Apervita
Venture Round in 2019
With wasteful healthcare spending in the U.S. estimated at $935 billion, we take our role as a healthcare innovator very seriously. Simply put, we’re on a mission to transform quality measurement and care delivery. To drive toward a Learning Health System—a framework that drives better outcomes and cost efficiencies across the health ecosystem—the industry has to commit to real change. Apervita is that change. Through our solutions and trusted collaboration platform, we’re committed to making the Learning Health System a reality, making healthcare smarter and ultimately improving patient care. As we move into our next phase of growth, we’re looking for passionate and fearless professionals to help us pursue our mission. We’ve earned the trust of our investors, including Optum Ventures, Baird Capital, Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Math Venture Partners, to further grow and scale our business. We’ve also been recognized as an industry leader by Gartner, CIOReview, Healthcare Tech Outlook, and Healthcare Informatics. Always in search of the next “first,” Apervita was named the first company to certify electronic clinical quality measures from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) using our proprietary clinical quality language (CQL) ingestion engine. And, we were recently awarded by Healthcare Innovation for our innovative work with The Joint Commission, one of the nation’s largest regulatory organizations. We believe we’re making a difference every day to drive improvements in quality care that lead to better patient outcomes with a lower cost of care. We’re honored to be on this incredibly important journey to build a better healthcare system.
Popwallet
Seed Round in 2019
Popwallet, now part of Snap, operates as a mobile wallet marketing automation and customer experience management platform. It collaborates with innovative brands to engage customers in a safe and contactless manner through popular mobile wallets such as Apple Wallet and Google Pay. The platform enables businesses to create customized marketing campaigns that deliver dynamic content directly into consumers' mobile wallets, including coupons, offers, loyalty programs, gift cards, tickets, and other branded materials. By facilitating notifications and personalized updates, Popwallet empowers marketers to enhance customer engagement and promote their brands more effectively through digital communication channels.
Built In, Inc. operates a global network of online communities focused on recruitment solutions for technology companies and startups. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company connects tech firms with professionals across various industries, including artificial intelligence, data science, blockchain, cloud computing, cybersecurity, fintech, healthcare technology, the Internet of Things, and robotics. Built In offers services such as employer branding, recruitment support, community events, and brand insights, allowing companies to effectively share their stories and promote their workplace culture. With dedicated websites serving major tech hubs worldwide, including cities in the United States, Canada, India, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, and Australia, Built In aims to facilitate meaningful connections within the technology sector.
NowSecure
Series B in 2019
NowSecure, Inc. is a mobile app security software company that specializes in automated security and privacy testing solutions for mobile applications. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, NowSecure offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to identify security threats, compliance gaps, and privacy issues across custom-developed, commercial, and business-critical mobile apps. Its flagship offerings include the NowSecure Platform, which provides automated testing for pre-production and published iOS and Android binaries, and NowSecure Workstation, a hardware and software kit that streamlines mobile app vulnerability assessments. The company also delivers ongoing monitoring for security, privacy, and compliance risks through NowSecure Data, as well as expert manual penetration testing and developer training via NowSecure Services. NowSecure's solutions are utilized across various sectors, including financial services, retail, hospitality, and government, enabling organizations to enhance their mobile app security in Agile and DevSecOps environments.
86 Repairs
Seed Round in 2019
86 Repairs is a computer software company that offers a subscription-based platform designed to streamline the repair and maintenance processes for restaurant groups. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company provides comprehensive management of equipment repairs, including for ice machines, dishwashers, and ovens. Its services feature 24/7 support from a team of experts and deliver actionable insights aimed at enhancing back-of-house operations. By handling the entire service process, 86 Repairs allows restaurant owners to alleviate the burdens of equipment maintenance, enabling them to concentrate on providing quality service to their guests.
Virtuous Software
Series A in 2019
Virtuous Software is a customer relationship management software solution that helps charities raise more money. Its platform aims to help organizations build better relationships with donors and streamline their fundraising efforts. Virtuous focuses on creating tools that enhance donor engagement, improve retention, and increase donations. Virtuous provides a customer relationship management (CRM) system specifically tailored for nonprofit organizations. This system helps manage donor data, track interactions, and segment audiences for targeted communication. Additionally, the platform allows nonprofits to track donor contributions, manage gift records, and analyze donor behavior to foster more meaningful relationships. Virtuous also offers tools to automate marketing campaigns, including email marketing, social media integration, and personalized communication strategies, enabling nonprofits to engage donors effectively.
2ndKitchen
Seed Round in 2019
2ndKitchen, Inc. is a Chicago-based company founded in 2017 that provides a platform for businesses without kitchens to offer food to their customers. By partnering with nearby restaurants, 2ndKitchen enables establishments such as bars, pubs, hotels, and co-working spaces to create custom-branded menus featuring curated selections from local eateries. The company's integrated system includes kiosks for seamless ordering, allowing customers to enjoy freshly delivered meals directly at their location. This innovative approach not only enhances the customer experience but also benefits restaurants by expanding their reach to new dining venues. Through efficient order bundling and short-distance deliveries, 2ndKitchen ensures that food arrives hot and quickly, creating a mutually beneficial arrangement for all parties involved.
rMark Bio
Seed Round in 2019
rMark Bio, Inc. is a software company based in Chicago, Illinois, specializing in artificial intelligence solutions tailored for the life sciences sector. Founded in 2012, the company focuses on enhancing collaboration and innovation among pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, and medical device firms. Its flagship platform, Fabric, integrates real-time business objectives with ongoing research activities, enabling organizations to streamline decision-making processes and optimize engagement strategies. By leveraging analytics, rMark Bio aims to reduce inefficiencies and improve return on investment in thought leader engagements, ultimately facilitating better partnerships and scientific discovery across the healthcare landscape.
Jiobit
Venture Round in 2018
Jiobit is a company specializing in real-time location-tracking technology for children, adults, and pets. Its flagship product is a compact and durable tracking device that works in conjunction with a smartphone app, allowing users to monitor the location of their loved ones in over 120 countries, including multi-level buildings. The device boasts an impressive battery life, lasting weeks on a single charge, and offers advanced features such as custom geofencing, smart alerts, and a detailed location history. Jiobit's team comprises experienced engineers, designers, and marketers, collectively holding numerous patents from prior ventures in consumer product innovation. Headquartered in Chicago, with a development center in Silicon Valley, Jiobit aims to provide peace of mind to parents while enabling freedom for children and pets.
The Minte
Seed Round in 2018
The Minte is a Chicago-based company that provides hotel-style housekeeping services primarily for residents of high-rise apartment buildings. Established in 2017, the company employs a building-centric model for staffing housekeepers, ensuring consistent and trusted cleaning services. The Minte's offerings include a range of cleaning tasks, such as floor sweeping, countertop wiping, dishwashing assistance, decluttering, and comprehensive bathroom refreshing. Its services can be conveniently booked through a mobile app or by utilizing a dash-like button located at the apartment entrance, allowing residents to maintain a professionally clean living space akin to that of a hotel room.
Swing King
Seed Round in 2018
Swing King is an innovative digital gaming platform focused on enhancing the golf experience through automated hole-in-one contests available for everyday play. The company has developed a proprietary technology solution that allows golf courses to implement cash entry fee contests, which not only adds entertainment value but also generates new revenue streams for golf facilities. With agreements in place with over 300 golf courses across 31 states, Swing King aims to bring excitement to the game while offering golfers the chance to win meaningful cash payouts and receive HD video footage of their golfing achievements. The platform's extensive customer base positions Swing King to capitalize on the significant potential of real-money gaming within the golf sector, with a long-term vision of becoming a leading provider in skill-based gaming.
Chowly Inc., established in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, specializes in streamlining restaurant operations by integrating third-party online ordering platforms with restaurant point-of-sale systems. Its platform automatically transfers orders from various online sources to the restaurant's POS, reducing manual effort, minimizing errors, and saving staff time, thereby lowering costs and increasing efficiency.
SpotHero Inc. is a leading provider of parking reservation services in North America, enabling drivers to easily locate and secure parking spots through its mobile application and website. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in Detroit and operations in Toronto, the company allows users to compare prices and reserve discounted parking in garages and lots. The SpotHero application connects various parking facilities, including garages and valet services, facilitating seamless data exchange and payment processing. By streamlining the parking experience, SpotHero aims to make urban areas more accessible and enhance connectivity for drivers.
Eta Vision
Seed Round in 2018
Eta Vision, LLC is a company based in the United States that specializes in developing a zero management sensor network and control system tailored for data centers. The company focuses on enhancing the operational efficiency, reliability, and flexibility of infrastructure within data centers and utilities. By providing real-time physical visualization, environmental monitoring, and high-resolution analytics, Eta Vision aims to simplify the management of complex systems. Their innovative solutions improve operator visibility and facilitate better conceptualization and oversight of data center operations, ultimately promoting sustainability in the infrastructure sector.
Built In, Inc. operates a global network of online communities focused on recruitment solutions for technology companies and startups. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company connects tech firms with professionals across various industries, including artificial intelligence, data science, blockchain, cloud computing, cybersecurity, fintech, healthcare technology, the Internet of Things, and robotics. Built In offers services such as employer branding, recruitment support, community events, and brand insights, allowing companies to effectively share their stories and promote their workplace culture. With dedicated websites serving major tech hubs worldwide, including cities in the United States, Canada, India, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, and Australia, Built In aims to facilitate meaningful connections within the technology sector.
First is a software company that uses artificial and predictive intelligence on when and why people move to predict sales and marketing. It brings predictive marketing to real estate. Fundamentally changing how service providers find their next customer. They discover when and why people will buy or sell a house, so they can connect realtors with new clients at the perfect time. Thus, the company predicts who will sell by tracking 700+ signals across 214 million people nationwide.
ChefHero Inc. is a technology company based in Toronto, Canada, that provides a mobile and web application designed for businesses in the food service industry to order wholesale restaurant supplies from regional suppliers. Founded in 2015, ChefHero serves a diverse clientele, including restaurants, bars, coffee shops, food trucks, and catering services. The platform streamlines the procurement process, allowing users to efficiently source necessary supplies while enabling chefs and food service professionals to focus more on their culinary creations. By connecting businesses with a network of dedicated suppliers, ChefHero enhances operational efficiency in the food industry.
Maxwell Financial Labs
Seed Round in 2017
Maxwell Financial Labs, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California. It specializes in providing a comprehensive platform that connects home buyers, real estate agents, and lenders, facilitating the mortgage loan process from application intake to the secondary market. The company's Mortgage Optimization Platform offers technology-driven solutions designed to give local lending teams a competitive edge, enabling non-depository mortgage banks, credit unions, brokers, and local banks to better serve their communities. By focusing on enhancing the homeownership experience, Maxwell Financial Labs aims to deliver significant benefits to all stakeholders involved in the mortgage process.
Liveoak Technologies
Seed Round in 2017
LiveOak Technologies, Inc. is a software company based in Austin, Texas, that offers a cloud-based platform designed to enhance real-time communication, collaboration, and eSignature capabilities for financial processes. The platform facilitates seamless collaboration among users through video conferencing, audio, and text chat, while also allowing for the capture and storage of compliant data. Founded in 2014, LiveOak Technologies aims to improve workflow for paperwork and forms by providing tools that enable companies to communicate effectively and sign documents in real-time, ultimately reducing errors and increasing efficiency in complex digital transactions. The company operates as a subsidiary of DocuSign, Inc.
Tulip Retail, Inc. is a cloud-based mobile platform designed specifically for retail store associates, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Kitchener, London, Caerano di San Marco, and New York. The platform offers a suite of tools that empower store associates by providing real-time access to product and inventory information, customer profiles, and a variety of features for assisted selling and clienteling. Key components include a mobile associate app, checkout capabilities for omnichannel orders, and modules for streamlined store communications and look building based on customer preferences. By integrating mobile technology into the retail environment, Tulip aims to enhance the in-store shopping experience, boost sales, and improve customer service for leading retailers.
SpotHero Inc. is a leading provider of parking reservation services in North America, enabling drivers to easily locate and secure parking spots through its mobile application and website. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in Detroit and operations in Toronto, the company allows users to compare prices and reserve discounted parking in garages and lots. The SpotHero application connects various parking facilities, including garages and valet services, facilitating seamless data exchange and payment processing. By streamlining the parking experience, SpotHero aims to make urban areas more accessible and enhance connectivity for drivers.
Digital Golf Technologies
Venture Round in 2017
Digital Golf Technologies, Inc., operating as Swing King, specializes in enhancing the golf experience by offering automated hole-in-one contests during regular rounds. The company installs HD cameras on par-3 holes at participating courses, streaming live footage to the clubhouse. This innovation generates revenue for golf courses, provides cash payouts and HD videos of memorable shots to golfers, and adds excitement to everyday play without disrupting the experience. Incorporated in 2014, the company is headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois.
Music Audience Exchange
Series A in 2017
Music Audience Exchange is a technology company based in Plano, Texas, with an additional office in Culver City, California. Founded in 2014, the company operates a consumer marketing platform that connects brands with music artists to enhance target audience reach. Their flagship product, The MAX Platform, integrates artists from diverse genres to align brands with suitable artists and engage audiences through authentic partnerships. The platform leverages proprietary consumer data to identify shared audiences and distribute audio, video, and written content across radio, streaming, and social media channels. This approach enables brands to tell shared stories where fans interact with music, facilitating effective marketing campaigns.
Jiobit is a company specializing in real-time location-tracking technology for children, adults, and pets. Its flagship product is a compact and durable tracking device that works in conjunction with a smartphone app, allowing users to monitor the location of their loved ones in over 120 countries, including multi-level buildings. The device boasts an impressive battery life, lasting weeks on a single charge, and offers advanced features such as custom geofencing, smart alerts, and a detailed location history. Jiobit's team comprises experienced engineers, designers, and marketers, collectively holding numerous patents from prior ventures in consumer product innovation. Headquartered in Chicago, with a development center in Silicon Valley, Jiobit aims to provide peace of mind to parents while enabling freedom for children and pets.
Chowly Inc., established in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, specializes in streamlining restaurant operations by integrating third-party online ordering platforms with restaurant point-of-sale systems. Its platform automatically transfers orders from various online sources to the restaurant's POS, reducing manual effort, minimizing errors, and saving staff time, thereby lowering costs and increasing efficiency.
Maxwell Financial Labs
Seed Round in 2016
Maxwell Financial Labs, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California. It specializes in providing a comprehensive platform that connects home buyers, real estate agents, and lenders, facilitating the mortgage loan process from application intake to the secondary market. The company's Mortgage Optimization Platform offers technology-driven solutions designed to give local lending teams a competitive edge, enabling non-depository mortgage banks, credit unions, brokers, and local banks to better serve their communities. By focusing on enhancing the homeownership experience, Maxwell Financial Labs aims to deliver significant benefits to all stakeholders involved in the mortgage process.
Gunslinger Studios
Seed Round in 2016
Gunslinger Studios, Inc. is a game development company based in Pasadena, California, established in 2016. The studio focuses on creating mobile multiplayer games that cater to competitive gamers, offering engaging, one-handed experiences designed for quick play sessions. Gunslinger Studios specializes in building adventure-based narrative games and leverages its technology platform to support competitive eSports, live game operations, and community-driven content. By emphasizing accessibility and excitement in mobile gaming, the company aims to attract a generation of players familiar with genres such as collectible card games and massively multiplayer online games.
LogicGate
Seed Round in 2016
LogicGate, Inc. is a provider of enterprise process automation solutions, specializing in modern risk management technology. Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, the company offers the Risk Cloud Platform®, which allows organizations to build applications using a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface. This platform supports a variety of functions, including regulatory change management, enterprise risk management, incident management, and compliance management across multiple industries such as finance, healthcare, and energy. LogicGate's solutions facilitate collaboration on risk management throughout the organization, enabling businesses to rapidly adapt to changing conditions and improve operational efficiency by centralizing and automating risk-related activities. The company's focus on integrating disparate data enhances organizational visibility into risk, thereby empowering clients to effectively manage compliance and operational challenges.
Built In, Inc. operates a global network of online communities focused on recruitment solutions for technology companies and startups. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company connects tech firms with professionals across various industries, including artificial intelligence, data science, blockchain, cloud computing, cybersecurity, fintech, healthcare technology, the Internet of Things, and robotics. Built In offers services such as employer branding, recruitment support, community events, and brand insights, allowing companies to effectively share their stories and promote their workplace culture. With dedicated websites serving major tech hubs worldwide, including cities in the United States, Canada, India, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, and Australia, Built In aims to facilitate meaningful connections within the technology sector.
SparkFin
Seed Round in 2016
SparkFin is a fintech company based in San Diego, California, specializing in stock discovery through its innovative mobile platform. The company has developed a user-friendly interface that allows users to easily track investment updates and receive real-time notifications and alerts about stocks. By providing hand-curated automated updates, SparkFin helps users monitor market movements and discover new investment opportunities. The firm aims to enhance the investment experience by facilitating the sharing and finding of stock ideas, positioning itself as a valuable resource for both individual and institutional investors.
Tulip Retail, Inc. is a cloud-based mobile platform designed specifically for retail store associates, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Kitchener, London, Caerano di San Marco, and New York. The platform offers a suite of tools that empower store associates by providing real-time access to product and inventory information, customer profiles, and a variety of features for assisted selling and clienteling. Key components include a mobile associate app, checkout capabilities for omnichannel orders, and modules for streamlined store communications and look building based on customer preferences. By integrating mobile technology into the retail environment, Tulip aims to enhance the in-store shopping experience, boost sales, and improve customer service for leading retailers.
EatStreet
Series C in 2015
EatStreet, Inc. is an online and mobile food ordering service that connects customers with local restaurants across the United States. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, the company caters primarily to college students and young professionals, offering a straightforward and affordable way to order delivery and takeout. The platform serves as a centralized hub, providing users with access to a comprehensive listing of partnered restaurants in their area, enabling quick and convenient food ordering. For restaurant owners, EatStreet offers a one-stop solution for online ordering and marketing, helping them attract new customers and increase sales. Through its web, mobile, and social products, EatStreet enhances the dining experience for consumers while supporting local businesses.
CardFlight
Series A in 2015
CardFlight, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in mobile point of sale (POS) solutions, enabling small businesses to accept payments easily and securely. Its flagship product, SwipeSimple, is utilized by over 50,000 small businesses across the United States and is highly recommended by major merchant acquirers for its user-friendly design. CardFlight offers a suite of products including a mobile card reader that connects to devices via the headphone jack, as well as a software development kit (SDK) for developers to incorporate payment processing into their applications. The company ensures compliance with PCI Level 1 standards and supports various payment methods, including EMV and NFC contactless transactions. Founded in 2011 and based in New York, CardFlight has established itself as a leader in payment acceptance technology, catering to diverse sectors such as retail, food and beverage, and professional services. With a commitment to innovation and user experience, CardFlight continues to provide solutions that streamline payment processing for businesses.
Built In
Seed Round in 2015
Built In, Inc. operates a global network of online communities focused on recruitment solutions for technology companies and startups. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company connects tech firms with professionals across various industries, including artificial intelligence, data science, blockchain, cloud computing, cybersecurity, fintech, healthcare technology, the Internet of Things, and robotics. Built In offers services such as employer branding, recruitment support, community events, and brand insights, allowing companies to effectively share their stories and promote their workplace culture. With dedicated websites serving major tech hubs worldwide, including cities in the United States, Canada, India, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, and Australia, Built In aims to facilitate meaningful connections within the technology sector.
Spoon University
Seed Round in 2015
Spoon University is an online food publication platform founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, specifically designed to address the needs of college students. The platform serves as a daily food resource, offering a variety of simple recipes, local restaurant reviews, and food-related news tailored for millennials. By providing localized content and lifestyle stories, Spoon University enables college students to discover and share culinary experiences and knowledge, fostering a community centered around food.
Lightstream
Seed Round in 2015
Lightstream specializes in developing live streaming creative tools and technology aimed at content creators. Established in 2014, the company focuses on simplifying the technical challenges associated with live video production, empowering creators to share their talents on popular streaming platforms such as Mixer, Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube. Lightstream's cloud-based technology enables users to create high-quality live streams with ease, making advanced production capabilities accessible to beginners. The company has gained significant traction, with thousands of creators actively using Lightstream Studio for extensive streaming each day. Additionally, Lightstream has partnered with Microsoft to integrate its studio into the Xbox and Windows ecosystems, broadening its reach to millions of streamers. The company also licenses its technology to major gaming studios and media organizations, further enhancing its impact in the live streaming space.
Music Audience Exchange
Seed Round in 2015
Music Audience Exchange is a technology company based in Plano, Texas, with an additional office in Culver City, California. Founded in 2014, the company operates a consumer marketing platform that connects brands with music artists to enhance target audience reach. Their flagship product, The MAX Platform, integrates artists from diverse genres to align brands with suitable artists and engage audiences through authentic partnerships. The platform leverages proprietary consumer data to identify shared audiences and distribute audio, video, and written content across radio, streaming, and social media channels. This approach enables brands to tell shared stories where fans interact with music, facilitating effective marketing campaigns.
RedSeal, Inc. specializes in cybersecurity analytics solutions aimed at enhancing the digital resilience of organizations and government agencies globally. Founded in 2004 and based in San Jose, California, RedSeal's platform creates detailed network models and assesses security risks, allowing users to prioritize actions for remediation. By identifying potential attack paths to critical assets, the solution helps organizations allocate their limited security resources effectively, improve incident response times, and maintain comprehensive network visibility. RedSeal's offerings support compliance with various industry regulations and standards, while its technology integrates seamlessly with leading security tools and infrastructure providers. The company serves a diverse client base, including major financial institutions, retail companies, and U.S. federal agencies. RedSeal has established partnerships with top network infrastructure suppliers and is backed by several notable venture capital firms.
ThinkCERCA
Series A in 2015
ThinkCERCA is an educational technology company that offers a personalized literacy platform aimed at enhancing students' reading, writing, and critical thinking skills through argumentative writing. The platform enables educators to design, share, deliver, and assess lessons while tracking real-time progress in reading and writing. It fosters collaborative discussions and debates in classrooms, allowing students to engage with various subjects through the process of argumentation. With a presence in all 50 states and 130 countries, ThinkCERCA has partnered with notable education leaders and has received recognition for its innovative approach, including being a finalist for the SIAA CODiE Awards and being featured by The Atlantic and EdSurge. The company has also been acknowledged by Common Sense’s Graphite as one of the best tools in educational technology.
NoRedInk is a web-based learning platform dedicated to enhancing the writing and grammar skills of students in grades 4-12. The platform engages learners through adaptive exercises tailored to their interests, covering topics like sports and pop culture. It identifies grammatical and other errors in students' responses, providing targeted tutorials and follow-up exercises to support improvement. Teachers receive detailed insights into each student's strengths and weaknesses, enabling personalized instruction. With a presence in over 50% of school districts across the United States, NoRedInk is committed to unlocking every writer's potential by offering an engaging, interactive approach to writing education that moves beyond traditional study methods.
Acorns is a financial technology company founded in 2012 and based in Irvine, California. The company offers a mobile application that enables individuals to automate micro-investments by rounding up their everyday purchases and investing the spare change into a diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds. Acorns employs a proprietary financial engine to facilitate these micro-investments, allowing users to invest small amounts of money effortlessly. In addition to its investment services, Acorns provides debit card, personal checking, investment, and retirement account options, making it easier for users to manage their finances and grow their savings over time.
With wasteful healthcare spending in the U.S. estimated at $935 billion, we take our role as a healthcare innovator very seriously. Simply put, we’re on a mission to transform quality measurement and care delivery. To drive toward a Learning Health System—a framework that drives better outcomes and cost efficiencies across the health ecosystem—the industry has to commit to real change. Apervita is that change. Through our solutions and trusted collaboration platform, we’re committed to making the Learning Health System a reality, making healthcare smarter and ultimately improving patient care. As we move into our next phase of growth, we’re looking for passionate and fearless professionals to help us pursue our mission. We’ve earned the trust of our investors, including Optum Ventures, Baird Capital, Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Math Venture Partners, to further grow and scale our business. We’ve also been recognized as an industry leader by Gartner, CIOReview, Healthcare Tech Outlook, and Healthcare Informatics. Always in search of the next “first,” Apervita was named the first company to certify electronic clinical quality measures from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) using our proprietary clinical quality language (CQL) ingestion engine. And, we were recently awarded by Healthcare Innovation for our innovative work with The Joint Commission, one of the nation’s largest regulatory organizations. We believe we’re making a difference every day to drive improvements in quality care that lead to better patient outcomes with a lower cost of care. We’re honored to be on this incredibly important journey to build a better healthcare system.
NowSecure
Series A in 2014
NowSecure, Inc. is a mobile app security software company that specializes in automated security and privacy testing solutions for mobile applications. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, NowSecure offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to identify security threats, compliance gaps, and privacy issues across custom-developed, commercial, and business-critical mobile apps. Its flagship offerings include the NowSecure Platform, which provides automated testing for pre-production and published iOS and Android binaries, and NowSecure Workstation, a hardware and software kit that streamlines mobile app vulnerability assessments. The company also delivers ongoing monitoring for security, privacy, and compliance risks through NowSecure Data, as well as expert manual penetration testing and developer training via NowSecure Services. NowSecure's solutions are utilized across various sectors, including financial services, retail, hospitality, and government, enabling organizations to enhance their mobile app security in Agile and DevSecOps environments.