Motivate Venture Capital

Motivate Venture Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 and located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm focuses on early-stage and startup investments, targeting companies with strong growth potential across various sectors. Its primary areas of interest include financial services, information technology, B2B and B2C software, logistics, education, food delivery, and insurance technology. Motivate Venture Capital aims to support exceptional founders who possess in-depth industry knowledge and are building innovative solutions in large and expanding markets. The firm is registered as an investment adviser and primarily invests in companies based in the United States and Canada.

Jackson Bubala

Senior Associate

Lauren DeLuca

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Courtney Trunk

Senior Associate

David Wieland

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

67 past transactions

Telgea

Venture Round in 2025
Telgea operates a telecommunications plans management platform designed to simplify global mobile plan management for growth companies. The platform allows businesses to activate and manage local mobile plans across multiple countries in a fully automated manner, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual processes. By providing essential management tools, Telgea enables companies to efficiently handle their mobile communications needs as they expand internationally.

LiquidTrust

Seed Round in 2025
LiquidTrust offers global payment solutions tailored to the needs of SMBs.

Nmbr

Seed Round in 2024
Nmbr focuses on streamlining organizations' payroll processes by providing customizable software solutions. Nmbr approach not only simplifies payroll management but also allows businesses to tailor the system to their specific needs, ensuring compliance and efficiency.

FeedbackNow

Series A in 2024
FeedbackNow, based in Renens, Switzerland, manufactures and markets feedback systems that consist of physical buttons and monitoring software. These systems enable companies to measure, analyze, and improve customer experience by recording various types of satisfaction feedback, including passenger, client, employee, and patient feedback. As a subsidiary of Forrester Research, Inc. since July 2018, FeedbackNow focuses on providing businesses with the tools to effectively capture and analyze customer insights, ultimately enhancing their services and overall customer satisfaction.

NetNow

Pre Seed Round in 2024
NetNow offers a checkout platform designed for B2B payments, focusing on automating credit decisions and payment workflows. The platform enables merchants to efficiently verify and approve customers for credit accounts, thereby reducing the risk associated with payment transactions. By streamlining these processes, NetNow helps small and midsize businesses better manage their cash flow while minimizing financial risk on their balance sheets.

Wilya

Seed Round in 2024
Wilya is a developer of workforce management software focused on transforming the future of work in industrial manufacturing and logistics. By leveraging its expertise in manufacturing and human resources, the company addresses the challenges of managing a flexible workforce. Wilya's innovative SaaS platform aims to enhance work culture in factories by promoting diversity, minimizing mandatory overtime, and operationalizing flexibility. This approach seeks to dismantle traditional rigid work schedules, allowing factories to tap into diverse talent pools and create a more dynamic and engaged workforce.

Ensemble AI

Seed Round in 2024
Ensemble is a developer of an artificial intelligence platform designed to enhance and optimize machine learning models. The company offers a tool called Dark Matter, which employs a novel machine learning algorithm to create more comprehensive representations of data. This platform enriches datasets based on specific tasks and streamlines data for model training, allowing data scientists and engineers to improve model performance while also reducing computational costs. By focusing on the optimization of data usage, Ensemble aims to facilitate better outcomes in various domains of machine learning.

iAsk Ai

Seed Round in 2024
iAsk is an AI search engine that delivers the fastest and most accurate responses in seconds, making it an attractive option for users looking for a more intuitive and user-friendly search experience. We are committed to continuous growth and development, striving to become an exciting contender in our field. At iAsk.Ai, the search engine has advanced from simple keyword-matching systems to an advanced AI that comprehends users' needs. It delivers relevant information to help users easily address simple or complex questions.

Aption

Seed Round in 2024
Aption provides equity pooling solutions for founders, executives and early employees to protect startup equity value.

Finofo

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Finofo is a financial technology company that provides an integrated platform for organizations to manage their foreign exchange needs and exposure. The platform enables financial decision-makers to assess currency risk, conduct stress tests, and implement tailored hedging strategies. With real-time alerts, Finofo informs users about necessary adjustments to their hedging approaches based on unique risk objectives and current market conditions. Additionally, the platform automates international payables and receivables, offering cash flow forecasts that help users analyze historical data and model future cash flows efficiently, eliminating the need for extensive spreadsheet work. Finofo aims to make cross-border payments and foreign exchange risk management more transparent and accessible in real-time.

Fulcrum

Series A in 2023
Fulcrum is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform tailored for small and mid-sized manufacturing businesses, focusing on modernizing their operations through enhanced connectivity and automation. The platform aims to facilitate decentralized manufacturing by streamlining processes and reducing the burden of manual data entry. Fulcrum's long-term vision is to establish a connected manufacturing supply chain that boosts overall efficiency and speed within the production network. By addressing the unique challenges of individual companies, Fulcrum seeks to provide a customized solution that enhances operational effectiveness and supports the evolving needs of the manufacturing sector.

Eko

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Eko enables community banks and credit unions to offer a digital investing solution, directly on their existing banking platform via our white-label solution. 53% of Americans prefer to invest their money with their trusted bank or credit union, however currently only <1% does, while the rest goes to 3rd party apps like Betterment, Vanguard or Robinhood.

HELIXintel

Series A in 2023
HELIXintel Corporation, founded in 2019 and based in Hamburg, New York, develops a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) that enables businesses to effectively organize, track, and maintain their equipment. The platform serves as a B2B marketplace, allowing equipment operators to manage inventory and maintenance tasks while facilitating the purchase of aftercare services from original equipment manufacturers and their authorized networks. By tracking the condition of equipment, HELIXintel's solution helps extend the lifespan of assets, reduce environmental impact, and ultimately save businesses money, time, and resources.

jawnt

Seed Round in 2023
Jawnt operates a transportation platform designed to enhance urban mobility by providing unified access to various transit options. The company offers fully automated services that facilitate bus, subway, and bike rides, covering transit costs up to a specified limit. This approach enables employees to enjoy safe and affordable transportation, thereby increasing access to the city. By streamlining the transit experience, Jawnt aims to improve urban commuting for users.

ReloShare

Seed Round in 2023
ReloShare is an innovative hotel booking platform designed specifically for government and social services organizations. It enables care workers to efficiently book hotel rooms for clients using an alias, ensuring privacy and safety. The platform features real-time inventory display, automated billing, and reservation management, streamlining the booking process from days to mere minutes. By focusing on the unique needs of social service agencies, ReloShare provides a vital tool that enhances operational efficiency, saves time and money, and ensures secure accommodations for clients.

Stargazr

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Stargazr is a provider of AI-driven financial data forecasting software aimed at enhancing decision-making for CFOs and financial planning and analysis (FP&A) teams within industrial sectors. By integrating advanced and prescriptive analytics, the platform allows organizations to shift from traditional, reactive analysis to proactive, strategic approaches. Stargazr identifies real-time financial bottlenecks and offers actionable recommendations for improvement, thereby transforming data into valuable strategic assets. As industries increasingly encounter complexity and demand for precision, Stargazr plays a vital role in promoting profitability, operational efficiency, and strategic growth by connecting financial and operational data streams to highlight essential value drivers.

MooveAI

Seed Round in 2023
MooveAI is an automotive company that provides innovative solutions in end-to-end, predictive road intelligence analytics. Their first approach involves continuously collecting trillions of data points about road networks, including data about connected vehicles, road attributes, such as friction and traffic. The data is then integrated into our proprietary location analytics platform, where it is verified and analyzed. Finally, actionable insights are provided in the form of road risk scores that describe the relative safety of millions of individual road segments.

Architect

Seed Round in 2023
Architect is a financial platform that provides traders with customizable infrastructure designed to enhance access to international markets for digital assets. The company focuses on developing institutional-grade solutions that facilitate trading across various venues, including both centralized and decentralized exchanges. By linking these diverse crypto markets, Architect aims to create a seamless trading experience for users engaged in global futures, options, and digital asset markets.

Telegraph

Series A in 2022
Telegraph is a technology company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that focuses on transforming the freight rail industry through its innovative cloud-based platform. The company simplifies complex workflows and enhances collaboration among railroads, shippers, and third-party logistics providers, thereby improving visibility and insights into rail operations. By employing advanced technology, Telegraph aims to create a more sustainable and efficient supply chain, facilitating seamless logistics and streamlined operations across the freight ecosystem.

Eko

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Eko enables community banks and credit unions to offer a digital investing solution, directly on their existing banking platform via our white-label solution. 53% of Americans prefer to invest their money with their trusted bank or credit union, however currently only <1% does, while the rest goes to 3rd party apps like Betterment, Vanguard or Robinhood.

iink Payments

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

Notoros

Seed Round in 2022
Notoros specializes in zero trust software solutions through its Blockchain as a Service offerings and a comprehensive developer platform. The company employs an innovative distributed ledger protocol that facilitates the creation of compliant applications tailored for sectors with stringent regulations, including finance, defense, and critical infrastructure. By providing a universal data standard, Notoros enables various applications to interoperate within a global decentralized database, thereby supporting developers in building blockchain applications and promoting the widespread adoption of distributed ledger technologies.

Fulcrum

Series A in 2022
Fulcrum is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform tailored for small and mid-sized manufacturing businesses, focusing on modernizing their operations through enhanced connectivity and automation. The platform aims to facilitate decentralized manufacturing by streamlining processes and reducing the burden of manual data entry. Fulcrum's long-term vision is to establish a connected manufacturing supply chain that boosts overall efficiency and speed within the production network. By addressing the unique challenges of individual companies, Fulcrum seeks to provide a customized solution that enhances operational effectiveness and supports the evolving needs of the manufacturing sector.

Wilya

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Wilya is a developer of workforce management software focused on transforming the future of work in industrial manufacturing and logistics. By leveraging its expertise in manufacturing and human resources, the company addresses the challenges of managing a flexible workforce. Wilya's innovative SaaS platform aims to enhance work culture in factories by promoting diversity, minimizing mandatory overtime, and operationalizing flexibility. This approach seeks to dismantle traditional rigid work schedules, allowing factories to tap into diverse talent pools and create a more dynamic and engaged workforce.

Dyania Health

Seed Round in 2022
Dyania Health focuses on enhancing clinical research efficiency through its proprietary Synapsis AI platform. This technology automates manual chart reviews, a traditionally labor-intensive process in healthcare, allowing clinicians to provide timely and effective patient care. Dyania's system is utilized by large healthcare organizations to facilitate enterprise-wide clinical trial pre-screening, conduct automated chart reviews for observational studies, and streamline complex registry reporting. By leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze unstructured electronic medical record data, Dyania Health significantly reduces manual workloads, improves the accuracy of clinical research, and enhances the identification of potential candidates for clinical drug trials.

SureBright

Pre Seed Round in 2022
SureBright is an insurance-as-a-Service platform that facilitates the integration of insurance and warranty products into various websites. By streamlining the merchant setup process and offering efficient management and claims handling, SureBright allows businesses to enhance their service offerings with minimal effort. The platform aims to simplify the last mile of insurance distribution, making it easier for companies to provide their customers with embedded insurance solutions directly on their sites.

Quiltt

Seed Round in 2022
Quiltt provides a low-code, embeddable fintech infrastructure platform that simplifies access to account aggregation and transaction enrichment services. By consolidating resources from various vendors and APIs, Quiltt organizes and enriches financial data to offer a comprehensive view of users' financial needs and goals. This approach allows financial innovators to efficiently monitor expenses and manage their finances without the burden of developing in-house consumer fintech infrastructure. The company's mission is to facilitate fintech innovation by eliminating technical and commercial barriers, enabling developers to focus on building value-added solutions.

PayAll Payment Systems

Post in 2022
PayAll is a payment systems provider that focuses on simplifying and enhancing the payment experience for businesses and consumers. Its platform features a range of tools, including digital wallets, flexible payment options, managed acceptance, and virtual card services. PayAll specializes in cross-border payments and international funds transfers, offering a comprehensive, white-label solution that incorporates compliance and risk-mitigation capabilities. This end-to-end platform is designed to address complex payment scenarios, enabling banks to offer competitive fintech-like products to their customers while managing payment attributes and data effectively throughout the client lifecycle. Through its innovative approach, PayAll aims to facilitate smoother transactions and improve the overall payment process.

CoreChain Technologies

Seed Round in 2022
CoreChain Technologies operates a business-to-business payments network that utilizes blockchain technology to enhance the efficiency and security of transactions. The company's platform is designed to facilitate the exchange of funds and transaction data between businesses, thereby reducing the manual processes that can lead to errors and reconciliation issues. By automating these exchanges within a secure environment, CoreChain Technologies aims to help businesses streamline their B2B payments and unlock working capital that may be tied up in traditional payment processes.

Frontdesk

Series B in 2022
Frontdesk, Inc. provides short-term rental housing tailored for business and vacation travelers across the United States. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the company operates a digital property management platform that facilitates booking, property management, guest communication, and screening. With over 1,000 units in more than 150 buildings across 35 U.S. markets, Frontdesk offers furnished accommodations that cater to modern living and traveling needs. Each apartment is equipped with essential amenities and features, including a seamless check-in process and instant communication. Frontdesk aims to create a positive experience for guests while fostering strong relationships with real estate partners and local communities.

iink Payments

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

New Era ADR

Seed Round in 2022
New Era ADR is a pioneering company that aims to transform the traditional landscape of dispute resolution through its innovative digital platform. By streamlining the arbitration and mediation processes, New Era ADR enables organizations and individuals to resolve disputes efficiently, saving up to 90% in time and costs compared to conventional litigation methods. With an emphasis on accessibility, the platform connects users with experienced neutrals who deliver high-quality decisions without the burdensome delays often associated with the legal system. This approach not only alleviates the financial and operational distractions caused by disputes but also allows businesses to focus on their core activities, ultimately enhancing their overall productivity.

HELIXintel

Seed Round in 2022
HELIXintel Corporation, founded in 2019 and based in Hamburg, New York, develops a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) that enables businesses to effectively organize, track, and maintain their equipment. The platform serves as a B2B marketplace, allowing equipment operators to manage inventory and maintenance tasks while facilitating the purchase of aftercare services from original equipment manufacturers and their authorized networks. By tracking the condition of equipment, HELIXintel's solution helps extend the lifespan of assets, reduce environmental impact, and ultimately save businesses money, time, and resources.

Sweater

Seed Round in 2022
Sweater is a fintech company based in Boulder, Colorado, that offers a unique opportunity for everyday investors to participate in venture capital. Founded in 2019, Sweater aims to democratize access to this exclusive asset class, enabling individuals to invest in a diverse range of sectors, including healthcare, technology, agriculture, and more. The company provides a mobile-first platform that simplifies the investment process, allowing users to contribute to the growth of emerging startups. Sweater's mission is to empower both investors and founders, fostering a community where everyone can engage in the entrepreneurial journey and contribute to the development of innovative solutions that shape the future.

Polymer

Seed Round in 2021
Polymer is a data governance and privacy platform focused on managing sensitive information within third-party SaaS applications such as Slack, Dropbox, Gdrive, Zendesk, and Zapier. The platform aims to protect organizations from data loss and cyber breaches, offering features like data observability, data loss prevention, and human risk management. By providing a centralized interface, Polymer enables organizations to configure, permission, and monitor the usage of sensitive data, ensuring compliance with regulations such as PII, PHI, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA. Additionally, the platform facilitates secure cloud migration, supports remote team data access, and allows for safe document sharing and encryption of unstructured data.

Hosta Labs

Series A in 2021
Hosta Labs Inc. is a technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in transforming images and videos of living spaces into a 3-D model-based home management platform. Founded in 2018, the company aims to simplify the home renovation process while also automating the analysis of interior structures for property insurance carriers. This innovative approach provides insurers with accurate assessments of replacement values and risks during the underwriting process, as well as insights into raw material quantities and mitigation measures for claims. Through its advanced application, Hosta Labs enhances the efficiency and accuracy of home management and insurance operations.

Kangarootime

Series B in 2021
Kangarootime, Inc. is a company that offers a cloud-based childcare management solution aimed at connecting parents with childcare professionals. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Buffalo, New York, Kangarootime provides a comprehensive platform that includes features such as revenue cycle management, mobile accessibility, enrollment, attendance tracking, messaging, picture sharing, employee management, and reporting. The platform is designed to automate processes like check-in and check-out, facilitating better communication and compliance for childcare centers. By streamlining operations and enhancing connectivity with families, Kangarootime empowers childcare professionals to digitize their businesses and effectively manage their classrooms.

Hosta AI

Series A in 2021
Hosta AI is an artificial intelligence-driven solution that automates property assessments using spatial and material analytics. By analyzing just a few photos, Hosta AI transforms images of interior structures into comprehensive assessments that include detailed lists of conditions, measurements, materials, and technical drawings. This technology provides quick, reliable, and trustworthy information about properties, making it valuable for various stakeholders in the real estate sector, including insurers, lenders, and maintenance managers. Hosta AI aims to facilitate informed decision-making for those involved in protecting, repairing, and enhancing properties, streamlining the property assessment process significantly.

Banyan

Funding Round in 2021
Banyan is a digital marketing and patient engagement platform dedicated to enhancing the connection between healthcare professionals and patients. Founded in 2013 and based in Orem, Utah, Banyan offers a HIPAA-compliant media consent application that allows medical practices to share authorized patient photos on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The platform further supports healthcare providers by facilitating online reviews through a streamlined request tool and ensuring accurate practice information across over 70 web directories. Banyan also provides personalized websites to establish credibility for practices and offers coaching to help clients strengthen their brands, improve search engine optimization, and increase patient acquisition and retention. Operating as a subsidiary of NUVI LLC since 2019, Banyan focuses on helping healthcare clients foster a more humanized approach to patient care through effective online engagement.

Sweater

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Sweater is a fintech company based in Boulder, Colorado, that offers a unique opportunity for everyday investors to participate in venture capital. Founded in 2019, Sweater aims to democratize access to this exclusive asset class, enabling individuals to invest in a diverse range of sectors, including healthcare, technology, agriculture, and more. The company provides a mobile-first platform that simplifies the investment process, allowing users to contribute to the growth of emerging startups. Sweater's mission is to empower both investors and founders, fostering a community where everyone can engage in the entrepreneurial journey and contribute to the development of innovative solutions that shape the future.

HELIXintel

Convertible Note in 2021
HELIXintel Corporation, founded in 2019 and based in Hamburg, New York, develops a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) that enables businesses to effectively organize, track, and maintain their equipment. The platform serves as a B2B marketplace, allowing equipment operators to manage inventory and maintenance tasks while facilitating the purchase of aftercare services from original equipment manufacturers and their authorized networks. By tracking the condition of equipment, HELIXintel's solution helps extend the lifespan of assets, reduce environmental impact, and ultimately save businesses money, time, and resources.

iink Payments

Seed Round in 2021
iink Payments is a fintech company specializing in financial services for restoration professionals in the wake of insured property losses. The company offers a digital payments network that streamlines the process of verifying and disbursing insurance proceeds, allowing contractors to receive payments more efficiently. With its technology, iink Payments enables restoration professionals to endorse and access property insurance payments electronically, significantly reducing the payment time. Reports indicate that the platform can facilitate payments up to 60 times faster than traditional methods, helping both property owners and contractors return to normalcy more swiftly after a property disaster.

Mesh

Convertible Note in 2021
Mesh is a company that creates a secure ecosystem for cryptocurrency transactions, facilitating seamless deposits and payments across over 300 exchanges and wallets. It serves as a connectivity layer for various financial services platforms, allowing integration and interaction with multiple currencies and assets. In addition to its focus on cryptocurrency transactions, Mesh's platform supports stock trading and the transfer of crypto across various platforms. The company provides enterprise clients with tools to authenticate access to banks, brokerages, and exchanges, enabling functionalities such as digital asset transfers, crypto payments, account aggregation, and registered securities trading.

Quiltt

Seed Round in 2021
Quiltt provides a low-code, embeddable fintech infrastructure platform that simplifies access to account aggregation and transaction enrichment services. By consolidating resources from various vendors and APIs, Quiltt organizes and enriches financial data to offer a comprehensive view of users' financial needs and goals. This approach allows financial innovators to efficiently monitor expenses and manage their finances without the burden of developing in-house consumer fintech infrastructure. The company's mission is to facilitate fintech innovation by eliminating technical and commercial barriers, enabling developers to focus on building value-added solutions.

Embed Financial Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
Embed provides modern securities execution, clearing, settlement, and custody APIs for fintechs, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, and trust companies.

Aucto

Seed Round in 2021
Aucto operates an online marketplace designed for surplus industrial assets, facilitating the recovery and management of capital for organizations. Its platform enables businesses to identify surplus assets, evaluate them, and redeploy or resell them through both private and public marketplaces. Aucto offers various auction formats, including online and webcast auctions, as well as fixed-price liquidations for industrial goods. By connecting sellers directly to buyers seeking quality equipment, machinery, materials, and parts, Aucto helps businesses maximize the value of their surplus assets while promoting efficient repurposing and resale.

Polymer

Seed Round in 2021
Polymer is a data governance and privacy platform focused on managing sensitive information within third-party SaaS applications such as Slack, Dropbox, Gdrive, Zendesk, and Zapier. The platform aims to protect organizations from data loss and cyber breaches, offering features like data observability, data loss prevention, and human risk management. By providing a centralized interface, Polymer enables organizations to configure, permission, and monitor the usage of sensitive data, ensuring compliance with regulations such as PII, PHI, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA. Additionally, the platform facilitates secure cloud migration, supports remote team data access, and allows for safe document sharing and encryption of unstructured data.

Phood

Funding Round in 2021
Phood is a developer of a payment API platform that facilitates the use of college meal plan dollars for food orders through third-party delivery applications. By integrating with existing delivery services such as Uber, Instacart, DoorDash, and Postmates, Phood enables college students to utilize their student cards as a payment method, regardless of their location. This innovation not only enhances convenience for students but also promotes financial transparency in their dining options. Through its technology, Phood effectively bridges the gap between campus dining and public food services.

Sarna Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Sarna means Sarna Holdings, Inc. and its next generation trading technologies and digital trading experiences through its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Brokerage services are offered through Sarna Finance LLC, a FINRA licensed broker dealer. Software and technology services are offered through Sarna Technologies LLC.

AnthologyAI

Seed Round in 2021
AnthologyAI is the breakthrough Artificial Intelligence Consumer Insights & Predictions Platform with billions of real-time data sourced directly and ethically from consumers. Access previously unavailable levels of intelligence about retail spending, geolocation, media consumption, travel, ride sharing and more — in realtime, at scale.

Zoro Card

Seed Round in 2020
RiseFi is a financial technology company focused on creating a financially inclusive pathway for individuals to build and improve their credit scores. The company's primary offering is a financial application that facilitates cashless transactions while allowing users to manage their finances effectively. This application includes a debit card that can be used to pay off monthly bills, fees, or debts, thereby enhancing users' credit profiles. Additionally, RiseFi's platform provides features such as fraud protection, which ensures the security of transactions. By helping users manage their debts and loans, RiseFi aims to enable them to qualify for low-interest loans, ultimately promoting better financial health and credit accessibility.

Enklu

Convertible Note in 2020
Enklu, Inc. specializes in augmented reality (AR) technology, offering an application that transforms museums and galleries into interactive experiences akin to video games. The company provides Enklu Cloud, a platform that enables users to create and modify content in real time, which can be accessed via web or AR devices such as Microsoft HoloLens. Enklu operates as a three-sided marketplace, connecting players, creators, and operators of real-world AR and mixed reality experiences. Founded in 2016 and based in Alameda, California, the company was formerly known as CreatAR Corp. before rebranding in February 2019.

Polymer

Seed Round in 2020
Polymer is a data governance and privacy platform focused on managing sensitive information within third-party SaaS applications such as Slack, Dropbox, Gdrive, Zendesk, and Zapier. The platform aims to protect organizations from data loss and cyber breaches, offering features like data observability, data loss prevention, and human risk management. By providing a centralized interface, Polymer enables organizations to configure, permission, and monitor the usage of sensitive data, ensuring compliance with regulations such as PII, PHI, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA. Additionally, the platform facilitates secure cloud migration, supports remote team data access, and allows for safe document sharing and encryption of unstructured data.

Fulcrum

Seed Round in 2020
Fulcrum is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform tailored for small and mid-sized manufacturing businesses, focusing on modernizing their operations through enhanced connectivity and automation. The platform aims to facilitate decentralized manufacturing by streamlining processes and reducing the burden of manual data entry. Fulcrum's long-term vision is to establish a connected manufacturing supply chain that boosts overall efficiency and speed within the production network. By addressing the unique challenges of individual companies, Fulcrum seeks to provide a customized solution that enhances operational effectiveness and supports the evolving needs of the manufacturing sector.

Hosta Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Hosta Labs Inc. is a technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in transforming images and videos of living spaces into a 3-D model-based home management platform. Founded in 2018, the company aims to simplify the home renovation process while also automating the analysis of interior structures for property insurance carriers. This innovative approach provides insurers with accurate assessments of replacement values and risks during the underwriting process, as well as insights into raw material quantities and mitigation measures for claims. Through its advanced application, Hosta Labs enhances the efficiency and accuracy of home management and insurance operations.

New Era ADR

Pre Seed Round in 2020
New Era ADR is a pioneering company that aims to transform the traditional landscape of dispute resolution through its innovative digital platform. By streamlining the arbitration and mediation processes, New Era ADR enables organizations and individuals to resolve disputes efficiently, saving up to 90% in time and costs compared to conventional litigation methods. With an emphasis on accessibility, the platform connects users with experienced neutrals who deliver high-quality decisions without the burdensome delays often associated with the legal system. This approach not only alleviates the financial and operational distractions caused by disputes but also allows businesses to focus on their core activities, ultimately enhancing their overall productivity.

JoeZoo

Pre Seed Round in 2020
JoeZoo, Inc., based in Toronto, Canada, addresses a significant challenge in global education by focusing on the enhancement of 21st Century Learning Skills for students. The company has developed a next-generation classwork assessment application that utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze student coursework, teacher feedback, and the interaction between students and the feedback provided. This innovative approach generates automated prompts for skill improvement while significantly reducing the workload for teachers by 80%. Since its launch in 2016, JoeZoo's application has gained traction, being utilized by over 12,000 K-12 schools across 93 countries, and is expanding by three to four schools daily. The app features tools such as writing checkers, text and voice commenting, and grading functionalities, which support higher education students, tutors, and adult learners in achieving their literacy goals through real-time interventions.

Frontdesk

Series A in 2020
Frontdesk, Inc. provides short-term rental housing tailored for business and vacation travelers across the United States. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the company operates a digital property management platform that facilitates booking, property management, guest communication, and screening. With over 1,000 units in more than 150 buildings across 35 U.S. markets, Frontdesk offers furnished accommodations that cater to modern living and traveling needs. Each apartment is equipped with essential amenities and features, including a seamless check-in process and instant communication. Frontdesk aims to create a positive experience for guests while fostering strong relationships with real estate partners and local communities.

Attain

Seed Round in 2020
Attain, founded by a team of data and ad tech veterans, provides access to millions of consumers' consented purchase data marketers can use to precisely target audiences, gather insights and measure performance.

Quantivize Health

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Quantivize Health Inc. is a Chicago-based company that develops a health engagement platform designed to incentivize physical activity among users. Founded in 2017, the platform allows employers to enroll their teams, establish monthly exercise goals, and connect tracking devices to monitor progress. Users earn rewards upon achieving these goals, which helps employers promote a culture of health and wellness within their organizations through various prizes and incentives. Quantivize Health aims to enhance employee engagement in fitness and healthy living.

Paperchain

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Paperchain is a financial technology company that provides an innovative payment solution for online creators. By allowing creators to connect their streaming channels to a personal Paperchain card, the platform enables them to receive instant payments based on their content's streaming activity. This model eliminates the need for loans, advances, or credit cards, allowing creators to access their digital revenue daily. Additionally, Paperchain's platform incorporates a web3 layer that facilitates interoperability with digital assets and community monetization models, enhancing the creator economy. The company's services are currently available to creators in the United States, streamlining their financial management and enabling them to spend, withdraw, or earn interest on their earnings seamlessly.

Endpoint Security

Seed Round in 2019
Endpoint Security focuses on providing advanced wireless communications security for various environments, including industrial, commercial, and residential settings. The company has developed a wireless intrusion detection system that utilizes a device's natural radio frequency signal to uniquely identify and authenticate each device, akin to a fingerprint. This approach prevents unauthorized communications through shared access points, ensuring continuous monitoring of wireless operations and fostering secure communications. The technology is compatible with existing devices and widely used protocols, such as 802.11x, Bluetooth, and Zigbee, which allows for seamless integration without requiring modifications. Additionally, Endpoint Security licenses IP-Core for the production of ASICs and holds relevant patent rights, actively seeking commercial partnerships to implement its secure devices in routers.

Smarty

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Smarty is a United States-based company that specializes in developing an online schedule automation tool. This application is designed to streamline and manage various business tasks, including scheduling meetings, facilitating introductions, and locating flights for out-of-town engagements. By automating these processes, Smarty aims to enhance efficiency and productivity for its users.

ProHabits

Pre Seed Round in 2019
ProHabits, Inc. is a company focused on workplace leadership development, established in 2017 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It specializes in creating application software that promotes continuous and sustainable leadership growth among employees. The program works by sending a daily email to employees, prompting them to commit to one small habit, followed by a reminder at the end of the day to confirm their completion and review their progress, along with that of their peers. This approach not only fosters individual accountability but also enhances team collaboration and engagement. By translating knowledge into actionable tasks, ProHabits aims to improve personal and professional performance while cultivating a positive workplace culture.

Zoro Card

Pre Seed Round in 2019
RiseFi is a financial technology company focused on creating a financially inclusive pathway for individuals to build and improve their credit scores. The company's primary offering is a financial application that facilitates cashless transactions while allowing users to manage their finances effectively. This application includes a debit card that can be used to pay off monthly bills, fees, or debts, thereby enhancing users' credit profiles. Additionally, RiseFi's platform provides features such as fraud protection, which ensures the security of transactions. By helping users manage their debts and loans, RiseFi aims to enable them to qualify for low-interest loans, ultimately promoting better financial health and credit accessibility.

Hallow

Seed Round in 2019
Hallow is a Catholic prayer and meditation app that hopes to help folks grow closer to God. It helps in finding peace, deepen the relationship with God, and sleeping soundly every night. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Banyan

Venture Round in 2018
Banyan is a digital marketing and patient engagement platform dedicated to enhancing the connection between healthcare professionals and patients. Founded in 2013 and based in Orem, Utah, Banyan offers a HIPAA-compliant media consent application that allows medical practices to share authorized patient photos on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The platform further supports healthcare providers by facilitating online reviews through a streamlined request tool and ensuring accurate practice information across over 70 web directories. Banyan also provides personalized websites to establish credibility for practices and offers coaching to help clients strengthen their brands, improve search engine optimization, and increase patient acquisition and retention. Operating as a subsidiary of NUVI LLC since 2019, Banyan focuses on helping healthcare clients foster a more humanized approach to patient care through effective online engagement.
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