New Stack Ventures

New Stack Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Chicago, founded in 2015. It focuses on pre-seed and seed investments, typically backing rounds from approximately $300,000 to $2 million. The firm seeks opportunities across sectors including business-to-business software, fintech, healthcare, ecommerce, legacy industrials, manufacturing, construction, and logistics.

Ariella Frank

Analyst

Austin Ju

Investor

Jason Komosa

Venture Partner

Nick Moran

General Partner

Gerry Paez

Investor

Nate Pierotti

Principal

Nathan Pierotti

Investor

David Scrim

Partner

Zeke Trezise

Analyst

J.R. Moran

Investor

74 past transactions

Keebler Health

Seed Round in 2025
Keebler Health is a technology company that specializes in medical coding assistance. It has developed an AI-driven platform designed to support medical billing teams. This platform, known as a medical coding co-pilot, helps identify and rectify inconsistencies and omissions in coding processes. By doing so, it aims to enhance efficiency among coders, billers, auditors, and physicians, reduce denial rates, and safeguard healthcare providers from coding and billing errors.

Urban Sky

Series B in 2025
Urban Sky develops reusable micro-satellites equipped with sensors that collect high-value Earth observation data over entire cities, serving a multi-billion dollar imagery market. By leveraging advances in component miniaturization and operating from the stratosphere, Urban Sky reduces costs for high-resolution remote sensing and weather-related data capture.

XILO

Series A in 2025
XILO is a workflow automation platform tailored for traditional insurance agencies and companies. It focuses on enhancing the integration between online and offline customer experiences while automating back-office tasks to streamline operations. The platform connects various insurance systems, such as agency management and rating tools, facilitating the quoting process for independent insurance agencies. By minimizing data entry, XILO enables these agencies to improve efficiency and maintain competitiveness in a rapidly evolving market.

Besolo

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Besolo is a technology company that provides a comprehensive operations platform tailored for high-earning solo professionals. Its software automates and simplifies complex tasks such as tax, accounting, compliance, payroll, and S Corp formation, enabling clients to focus on their core business. Additionally, Besolo offers access to corporate-quality health and retirement benefits, further supporting the growth and success of its clients.

Light Frame

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Founded in 2024 by industry veterans, Light Frame is a Swiss-American fintech company specializing in advanced technologies for private banks and wealth management firms. Headquartered in Providence, RI, USA, with offices in Lausanne, Switzerland, the company focuses on enhancing ecosystem interoperability and system malleability through autonomous operations.

Manifold Freight

Seed Round in 2024
Manifold Freight is a technology company that provides a software platform for medium to large freight carriers. This platform aggregates and presents spot freight opportunities, enabling carriers to streamline their operations and reduce costs. It achieves this by leveraging data insights and integrations to enhance win rates and facilitate direct shipper freight, thereby helping carriers optimize their business in the spot market.

Sware

Series B in 2024
Sware develops a validation automation platform tailored for regulated systems compliance in the life sciences industry. Its platform automates compliance processes such as testing, release management, and regulatory adherence through workflow automation, audit tracking, and risk assessment tools.

Heliux

Funding Round in 2024
Heliux is a technology company specializing in an all-in-one software platform designed to streamline and optimize operations across various departments in manufacturing enterprises. Their platform, powered by AI, integrates and centralizes cross-functional teams, processes, and data, replacing traditional PLM, ERP, and MES systems. This enables businesses to automate routine tasks, enhance efficiency, and accelerate decision-making across engineering, supply chain, production, quality, accounting, and other departments.

Daash Intelligence

Seed Round in 2023
Daash Intelligence believes that commerce intelligence is no longer a luxury for consumer brand owners, but rather a mission-critical asset. Daash Intelligence facilitates the use of new data sources to provide real-time insights to any CPG brand.

Keebler Health

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Keebler Health is a technology company that specializes in medical coding assistance. It has developed an AI-driven platform designed to support medical billing teams. This platform, known as a medical coding co-pilot, helps identify and rectify inconsistencies and omissions in coding processes. By doing so, it aims to enhance efficiency among coders, billers, auditors, and physicians, reduce denial rates, and safeguard healthcare providers from coding and billing errors.

Paiv (formerly Gamify)

Seed Round in 2023
Gamify is a business intelligence and gamification platform tailored for sales organizations. It enhances sales performance by automating the creation of competitions that incorporate incentives and real-time leaderboards. By integrating with various customer relationship management and human resources systems, Gamify enables sales managers to identify the best times and products for implementing sales incentives, known as spiffs. This approach not only motivates sales teams through features like leaderboards, trophies, and a company currency, but also allows for a more strategic use of sales data beyond mere performance tracking. The platform is designed to engage sales representatives at every stage of the sales cycle, promoting increased productivity and revenue growth for businesses.

Quorus

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Quorus is a financial technology company that simplifies personalized investing for financial advisors. It provides a platform that allows advisors to create tailored, tax-efficient investment accounts based on various asset managers' strategies. Quorus takes charge of the daily management of these accounts, handling tasks such as trading, tax-loss harvesting, and overall tax management. This enables financial advisors to focus more on client relationships and growing their businesses rather than on administrative trading tasks. By streamlining the investment process, Quorus enhances the efficiency of financial advisory services.

Fluid

Seed Round in 2023
Fluid offers fast and secure B2B payment processing, which decreases payment delays and streamlines financial transactions between buyers and sellers.

Oyster

Seed Round in 2022
Founded in 2021, Oyster is a New York-based AI software company specializing in insurance. It connects customers, agencies, and carriers through an integrated digital platform that autonomously operates across the insurance value chain.

TripScout

Series A in 2022
Founded in 2015, TripScout is a Chicago-based travel technology company that develops a visual discovery platform for travelers. Its application, TripScout, curates content from influencers and publishers to help users personalize their travel itineraries through mapped articles, posts, photos, and videos. The company serves the tourism sector by enhancing user experiences in destination exploration.

equipifi

Series A in 2022
equipifi is a fintech software provider that delivers Buy Now, Pay Later solutions to banks and credit unions. Its platform integrates with financial institutions to deepen engagement, expand market share, and increase revenue by enabling cardholders to view, accept, and manage BNPL plans within their existing banking app. The solution reduces friction in the payments ecosystem by offering automatic push notifications and emails, and by providing seamless online and mobile banking integration with real-time dashboards for performance and usage. equipifi focuses on aligning BNPL offers with customers' financial goals and aims to deliver a simple, unified experience for consumers and financial institutions alike.

Model-Prime

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Model-Prime is a technology company that specializes in providing robust, scalable infrastructure for robotics firms. Their core product is an enterprise-grade robotics data platform designed to streamline tasks such as log management, analytics, and edge computing. By automating processes like metadata extraction and tagging, Model-Prime enables robotics companies to manage their data more efficiently, akin to how web or mobile apps handle data. The company's mission is to lay the groundwork for Industry 4.0 by making advanced data engineering solutions accessible and seamless for robotics businesses.

Reema Health

Seed Round in 2022
Reema Health is a technology startup focused on bridging the gaps between healthcare and social care. The company operates a healthcare platform that utilizes tech-enabled community guides to connect individuals with essential care and resources. By offering a personalized, community-based approach, Reema Health empowers users to identify specific actions needed to improve their behavioral health. This innovative platform aims to facilitate easier access to medical care and enhance the overall well-being of its users.

Oscar AI

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Oscar AI is an AI-powered platform transforming data into actionable insights for Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs). By automating data analysis and generating tailored action plans, Oscar AI helps operators optimize performance, reduce costs, and increase profitability.

Digitt

Seed Round in 2022
Digitt offers fair financial tools aimed at combating predatory lending practices. It provides low-interest credit card debt solutions, ranging from 20% to 42% annually, enabling customers to reduce interest payments and accelerate debt repayment. Digitt's services empower users with clear monthly payment plans and debt-free timelines.

Sware

Series A in 2022
Sware develops a validation automation platform tailored for regulated systems compliance in the life sciences industry. Its platform automates compliance processes such as testing, release management, and regulatory adherence through workflow automation, audit tracking, and risk assessment tools.

ZippedScript

Pre Seed Round in 2021
ZippedScript is a Toronto-based developer of application programming interface systems focused on the automatic verification of educational details. The company's software seamlessly integrates into existing workflows, facilitating the verification of educational credentials and enrollment. By enabling businesses to efficiently validate users on platforms like LinkedIn, ZippedScript enhances the integrity of user profiles and supports web-based verification processes.

equipifi

Seed Round in 2021
equipifi is a fintech software provider that delivers Buy Now, Pay Later solutions to banks and credit unions. Its platform integrates with financial institutions to deepen engagement, expand market share, and increase revenue by enabling cardholders to view, accept, and manage BNPL plans within their existing banking app. The solution reduces friction in the payments ecosystem by offering automatic push notifications and emails, and by providing seamless online and mobile banking integration with real-time dashboards for performance and usage. equipifi focuses on aligning BNPL offers with customers' financial goals and aims to deliver a simple, unified experience for consumers and financial institutions alike.

Welby Health

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Welby Health is a tech-enabled service provider offering case management services to physicians. It generates revenue for clients by leveraging reimbursement for Remote Monitoring, Chronic Care Management, and virtual care codes through its proprietary technology platform. The company employs a team of nurses trained in remote patient engagement to improve clinical outcomes.

Showdrop

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Showdrop is a company that transforms how consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands conduct sampling campaigns at scale. Its innovative platform allows consumers to encounter and sample relevant new products naturally in their everyday environments. By utilizing smart sampling stations, Showdrop offers contactless sampling and personalized product recommendations, enhancing the customer experience. Additionally, the platform provides real-time analytics, enabling brands to gauge the effectiveness of their marketing efforts. This approach empowers brands to engage with their target audiences more effectively by curating dynamic product displays that adapt to consumer preferences and behaviors.

Covie

Venture Round in 2021
Covie develops a platform that connects innovative businesses to insurance data. Its solution retrieves and validates insurance records in real-time from issuing carriers, allowing users to work with data from any of its growing list of insurers through a single integration.

Fixer

Series A in 2021
Fixer is a home maintenance service that simplifies the process of addressing various repair needs. Customers can quickly book skilled professionals for tasks such as plumbing, electrical work, painting, wall repair, mounting, and furniture assembly through an easy online platform. The service is designed for efficiency, allowing customers to confirm rates and schedule appointments within minutes. Fixer aims to address both small and large home repair issues, often completing them in a single visit. Additionally, as a public benefit corporation, Fixer is dedicated to fostering sustainable career paths in the home repair and building trades through training and certification programs for both men and women.

Covie

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Covie develops a platform that connects innovative businesses to insurance data. Its solution retrieves and validates insurance records in real-time from issuing carriers, allowing users to work with data from any of its growing list of insurers through a single integration.

Urban Sky

Seed Round in 2021
Urban Sky develops reusable micro-satellites equipped with sensors that collect high-value Earth observation data over entire cities, serving a multi-billion dollar imagery market. By leveraging advances in component miniaturization and operating from the stratosphere, Urban Sky reduces costs for high-resolution remote sensing and weather-related data capture.

Pliant.io

Series A in 2021
Pliant.io, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in developing an infrastructure automation platform designed for IT operations. Founded in 2017, Pliant offers an orchestration, automation, and response (OAR) platform that enables users to plan, build, and deploy API-level automations. This platform provides endpoints, graphical representations, and uniform building blocks that facilitate the automation of complex cross-domain processes. Pliant's solutions cater to various use cases, including virtual machine provisioning, server audit and remediation, IT service management orchestration, hybrid network configuration, and application delivery and security. By providing a unified API-driven platform, Pliant aims to empower digital enterprises to modernize and transform their operations efficiently.

TripScout

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2015, TripScout is a Chicago-based travel technology company that develops a visual discovery platform for travelers. Its application, TripScout, curates content from influencers and publishers to help users personalize their travel itineraries through mapped articles, posts, photos, and videos. The company serves the tourism sector by enhancing user experiences in destination exploration.

XILO

Seed Round in 2020
XILO is a workflow automation platform tailored for traditional insurance agencies and companies. It focuses on enhancing the integration between online and offline customer experiences while automating back-office tasks to streamline operations. The platform connects various insurance systems, such as agency management and rating tools, facilitating the quoting process for independent insurance agencies. By minimizing data entry, XILO enables these agencies to improve efficiency and maintain competitiveness in a rapidly evolving market.

Fairmarkit

Series B in 2020
Fairmarkit is a Boston‑based company that offers a SaaS platform for tail spend management. The platform is ERP‑agnostic and automates procurement for small to medium purchases by using machine learning to analyze unstructured spend data. It provides automated request‑for‑quotation workflows, vendor recommendations, price benchmarking, trend analysis, and risk identification. By delivering these capabilities in a single, cloud‑based solution, Fairmarkit helps procurement and supply‑chain teams reduce manual effort, increase competitive bidding, and realize savings across their tail spend.

Market Wagon

Series A in 2020
Market Wagon, Inc. is an online platform that connects farmers and food producers directly with consumers. Founded in 2016 and based in Carmel, Indiana, the company operates local online farmer's markets, allowing food producers to sell a variety of goods, including produce, meats, dairy, baked goods, and prepared meals. By facilitating e-commerce transactions, inventory management, and customer interactions, Market Wagon enables producers to focus on their farming without the distraction of logistics. It serves several Indiana cities, including Indianapolis, Lafayette, Evansville, and Kokomo, providing home and business deliveries of local, farm-fresh products. The platform supports multiple local food hubs, ensuring efficient fulfillment and last-mile delivery of these goods to enhance access to locally sourced food options.

Phood

Seed Round in 2020
Phood Solutions Inc., established in 2015, is a technology company based in New York, with additional offices in Boston and Saint Paul. It specializes in developing software and hardware solutions to process and manage commercial food waste. Phood's products, including Phood X, XL, and MINI X, employ machine vision to track and analyze food waste in real-time, helping food service establishments understand, evaluate, and control their waste. Additionally, Phood Edu is designed to educate students in schools and cafeterias about the environmental impact of food waste. By providing actionable insights, Phood enables businesses to reduce waste, save costs, and create more sustainable kitchens.

Shotcall

Seed Round in 2020
Shotcall, Inc. is an online platform based in Atlanta, Georgia, that facilitates engagement between streamers, content creators, and their fans through paid opportunities. Founded in 2018, Shotcall allows players and fans to connect via various social media platforms, enabling streamers to organize private competitions, coaching sessions, and charity tournaments. The platform empowers creators to monetize these events by setting session lengths, lobby sizes, and pricing, thereby generating new revenue streams. By providing a marketplace for community events, Shotcall enhances social interactions among gamers and offers creators a means to cultivate a more engaged fan base while producing shareable content.

Neu

Seed Round in 2020
Neu, Inc operates an online cleaning platform that serves as a marketplace linking vacation rental hosts with cleaners for cleaning services. Founded in 2017 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company uses technology to facilitate connections, scheduling, and service delivery between hosts and housekeepers, focusing on vacation rental cleaning needs.

Reema Health

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Reema Health is a technology startup focused on bridging the gaps between healthcare and social care. The company operates a healthcare platform that utilizes tech-enabled community guides to connect individuals with essential care and resources. By offering a personalized, community-based approach, Reema Health empowers users to identify specific actions needed to improve their behavioral health. This innovative platform aims to facilitate easier access to medical care and enhance the overall well-being of its users.

Retail Aware

Seed Round in 2020
Retail Aware Inc. develops a real-time sensor-informed analytics platform that provides shelf-level data on impressions, dwell time, product engagement, and audience demographics, as well as operational factors such as temperature and stock outages, without the use of cameras. Its wireless sensors count people, track actions, and trigger alerts, and insights are delivered via a web portal, dashboards, and API integration with existing tools. The platform helps brands and retailers optimize merchandising and in-store execution to improve the ROI of trade and field marketing initiatives. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Retail Aware serves brands, retailers and advertisers.

Market Wagon

Seed Round in 2020
Market Wagon, Inc. is an online platform that connects farmers and food producers directly with consumers. Founded in 2016 and based in Carmel, Indiana, the company operates local online farmer's markets, allowing food producers to sell a variety of goods, including produce, meats, dairy, baked goods, and prepared meals. By facilitating e-commerce transactions, inventory management, and customer interactions, Market Wagon enables producers to focus on their farming without the distraction of logistics. It serves several Indiana cities, including Indianapolis, Lafayette, Evansville, and Kokomo, providing home and business deliveries of local, farm-fresh products. The platform supports multiple local food hubs, ensuring efficient fulfillment and last-mile delivery of these goods to enhance access to locally sourced food options.

Urban Sky

Seed Round in 2020
Urban Sky develops reusable micro-satellites equipped with sensors that collect high-value Earth observation data over entire cities, serving a multi-billion dollar imagery market. By leveraging advances in component miniaturization and operating from the stratosphere, Urban Sky reduces costs for high-resolution remote sensing and weather-related data capture.

Gather Voices

Seed Round in 2020
Gather Voices Inc. is a Chicago-based company that develops a video relationship management platform designed to simplify the collection, management, and publication of user-generated video content. Established in 2017, the company provides a comprehensive system that allows organizations to produce, edit, and distribute videos efficiently, addressing the growing demand for video content in various communication channels. Its intuitive software solutions enable enterprises to leverage video without requiring specialized skills or significant budgets, thus facilitating a streamlined approach to video production and deployment. By offering centralized management and compliance features, Gather Voices empowers departments within organizations to integrate video into their workflows seamlessly, enhancing their overall engagement and communication strategies.

Tovala

Series B in 2020
Tovala is a Chicago-based company that offers a unique combination of a smart oven and a fresh meal delivery service, aiming to simplify dinner preparation for busy individuals. Founded in 2015 and launched in 2017, Tovala's system features an internet-connected countertop steam oven designed for multi-step cooking, paired with gourmet chef-prepared meals. This innovative approach allows users to enjoy healthy, home-cooked meals with minimal effort, requiring only the scanning of a barcode to initiate the cooking process. Tovala's service addresses the growing demand for convenient and nutritious meal solutions in today’s fast-paced lifestyle.

Winston Privacy

Venture Round in 2020
Winston Privacy, Inc. is a technology company based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2017. It specializes in providing consumers with comprehensive online privacy and data protection solutions designed to safeguard against hacking, corporate spying, and unwarranted government surveillance. Winston's flagship product is a hardware device that utilizes proprietary anti-tracking technology, offering a simple plug-and-play installation that protects all connected devices, including computers, tablets, phones, and smart devices. The device operates in conjunction with a home router, ensuring users can enjoy a safer browsing experience while blocking ads and enhancing internet speed, making online privacy accessible for everyone.

Sware

Seed Round in 2020
Sware develops a validation automation platform tailored for regulated systems compliance in the life sciences industry. Its platform automates compliance processes such as testing, release management, and regulatory adherence through workflow automation, audit tracking, and risk assessment tools.

Mechasys

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Mechasys is a company that specializes in enhancing construction site efficiency through innovative technology. It has developed an advanced laser projector that displays construction plans in real scale directly on-site, utilizing laser positioning technologies to ensure an accuracy of 3 mm. This system allows construction workers to forgo traditional methods of drawing plans, enabling them to lay down materials 40% faster. By streamlining the construction process, Mechasys significantly increases productivity rates, reduces the risk of human error, and helps optimize profits for entrepreneurs in the construction industry.

Shower Stream

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Shower Stream designs and manufactures motion-activated shower head adapters that reduce water wastage. Based in Austin, Texas, the company's IoT-enabled products are designed to improve hotel profitability by decreasing utility costs and enhancing guest experience.

Curv Health

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2017, Curv Health is a virtual clinic that empowers healthcare providers to establish and manage their own practices. It offers a platform connecting patients with registered professionals, including physiotherapists, dietitians, psychotherapists, and counselors, focusing on mental health and performance coaching.

Urban Sky

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Urban Sky develops reusable micro-satellites equipped with sensors that collect high-value Earth observation data over entire cities, serving a multi-billion dollar imagery market. By leveraging advances in component miniaturization and operating from the stratosphere, Urban Sky reduces costs for high-resolution remote sensing and weather-related data capture.

Tovala

Series A in 2019
Tovala is a Chicago-based company that offers a unique combination of a smart oven and a fresh meal delivery service, aiming to simplify dinner preparation for busy individuals. Founded in 2015 and launched in 2017, Tovala's system features an internet-connected countertop steam oven designed for multi-step cooking, paired with gourmet chef-prepared meals. This innovative approach allows users to enjoy healthy, home-cooked meals with minimal effort, requiring only the scanning of a barcode to initiate the cooking process. Tovala's service addresses the growing demand for convenient and nutritious meal solutions in today’s fast-paced lifestyle.

Pliant.io

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Pliant.io, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in developing an infrastructure automation platform designed for IT operations. Founded in 2017, Pliant offers an orchestration, automation, and response (OAR) platform that enables users to plan, build, and deploy API-level automations. This platform provides endpoints, graphical representations, and uniform building blocks that facilitate the automation of complex cross-domain processes. Pliant's solutions cater to various use cases, including virtual machine provisioning, server audit and remediation, IT service management orchestration, hybrid network configuration, and application delivery and security. By providing a unified API-driven platform, Pliant aims to empower digital enterprises to modernize and transform their operations efficiently.

TripScout

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2015, TripScout is a Chicago-based travel technology company that develops a visual discovery platform for travelers. Its application, TripScout, curates content from influencers and publishers to help users personalize their travel itineraries through mapped articles, posts, photos, and videos. The company serves the tourism sector by enhancing user experiences in destination exploration.

Adaviv

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Adaviv is a predictive agriculture company focused on enhancing urban agriculture through innovative hardware-enabled technologies. By employing artificial intelligence and computer vision, Adaviv's platform monitors plant health continuously, uncovering hidden biometrics and translating this data into actionable insights for growers. The company aims to support producers in disease prevention, rapid experimentation, and optimization of yields and quality. Founded by a team of interdisciplinary researchers and alumni from MIT, Adaviv has participated in prestigious entrepreneurship accelerators, including MIT Delta V and MIT DesignX. The company was also recognized as one of the inaugural grantees of Microsoft AI for Earth in 2018, highlighting its commitment to fostering sustainable agricultural practices.

ScopeAR

Series A in 2019
Scope AR specializes in augmented reality (AR) solutions aimed at enhancing training and operational efficiency for industrial clients. The company offers an enterprise-class platform that enables knowledge-sharing and remote assistance, facilitating complex tasks such as employee training, equipment assembly, maintenance, and customer support. By leveraging advanced augmented glasses and software, Scope AR provides real-time 3D overlays that enhance the learning experience and improve worker productivity. The company collaborates with leading multinational corporations and government agencies to develop customized training systems, continually innovating within the augmented reality space to meet the evolving needs of its clients.

Valt

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Valt Inc. was a company that specialized in developing a password management tool designed to enhance digital security and simplify password management. Founded in 2017 by Brent Heeringa and Kaylee Prior, the company was headquartered in North Adams, Massachusetts. Valt's innovative platform utilized image recognition software to create a unique method for users to manage their passwords, allowing them to set a master password represented by a series of images. This approach aimed to protect users' digital identities by preventing the common issue of forgotten passwords. The effectiveness of Valt's solution garnered attention, leading to its acquisition by Dropbox in 2019.

Aspinity

Seed Round in 2018
Aspinity, Inc. is a technology company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, specializing in the development of reconfigurable analog modular processor (RAMP) chips for ultra-low-power electronics. These compact, analog machine learning chips analyze raw, unstructured sensor data to identify significant events while filtering out background noise before the data is digitized. By directly processing analog signals, Aspinity's technology reduces the need for higher-power processing and optimizes power consumption in always-on, battery-powered devices. Their products are suited for various applications, including voice recognition, industrial machine health monitoring, and wearable health devices in consumer, industrial, and biomedical markets. Since its incorporation in 2012, Aspinity has aimed to transform the architecture of sensing devices through neuromorphic all-analog integrated circuit technology, significantly lowering power requirements and enhancing efficiency in continuous sensing applications.

Winston Privacy

Seed Round in 2018
Winston Privacy, Inc. is a technology company based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2017. It specializes in providing consumers with comprehensive online privacy and data protection solutions designed to safeguard against hacking, corporate spying, and unwarranted government surveillance. Winston's flagship product is a hardware device that utilizes proprietary anti-tracking technology, offering a simple plug-and-play installation that protects all connected devices, including computers, tablets, phones, and smart devices. The device operates in conjunction with a home router, ensuring users can enjoy a safer browsing experience while blocking ads and enhancing internet speed, making online privacy accessible for everyone.

Groundhog

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Groundhog Technologies Inc. specializes in user analytics services for mobile network operators through its various platforms, including CovMo, MI-DEP, and MI-DSP. The company enables operators to accurately identify subscriber locations and experiences while extracting valuable insights from network data, facilitating proactive solutions in network management, customer care, and marketing. Groundhog's Data Enrichment Platform and Demand Side Platform assist operators in leveraging advertising and data monetization opportunities. Its mobility intelligence platform analyzes subscriber location, quality of experience, context, and lifestyle, offering solutions like Geo-Analytics for demographic profiling, Geo-Targeting for mobile advertising, Geo-P2P for peer-to-peer communication, and Geo-Network for network analysis. Groundhog serves a global clientele of major wireless operators, including AT&T, T-Mobile, and Vodafone. Established in 2001, the company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in multiple international locations.

Fairmarkit

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Fairmarkit is a Boston‑based company that offers a SaaS platform for tail spend management. The platform is ERP‑agnostic and automates procurement for small to medium purchases by using machine learning to analyze unstructured spend data. It provides automated request‑for‑quotation workflows, vendor recommendations, price benchmarking, trend analysis, and risk identification. By delivering these capabilities in a single, cloud‑based solution, Fairmarkit helps procurement and supply‑chain teams reduce manual effort, increase competitive bidding, and realize savings across their tail spend.

Draftbit

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Draftbit develops a drag-and-drop software platform that enables companies to create mobile apps efficiently. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Clora

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2015, Clora is a platform that connects life science companies with on-demand, flexible expertise. It streamlines executive search processes by allowing companies to post projects and automatically receive matched candidates.

Hologram

Series A in 2017
Hologram, Inc. is a Chicago-based company specializing in cloud-based Internet connectivity solutions tailored for Internet of Things (IoT) device management and network connectivity. Founded in 2014 by Benjamin Forgan and Patrick Wilbur, Hologram offers a cellular platform that enables manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and systems integrators to develop devices with cellular connectivity. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services, including Konekt cloud, which serves as a data broker and database solution for both cellular and non-cellular devices, facilitating the routing and storage of data generated by these devices. Additionally, Hologram offers M2M Short Messaging Service (SMS) for notifications and system integrations, enhancing the functionality of Internet-connected devices. With a focus on overcoming connectivity challenges, Hologram has supported the growth of various applications, including micromobility vehicles, self-driving cars, and remote medical deliveries, positioning itself as a key player in the expanding landscape of global device connectivity.

Regroup

Series A in 2017
Regroup is a provider of integrated telepsychiatry services that facilitates remote psychiatric care through live and interactive video conferencing. The company aims to enhance access to mental health care, allowing patients to overcome barriers such as geographical distances, mobility restrictions, and the time and cost associated with in-person visits. Regroup's services prioritize patient privacy by employing end-to-end encryption to ensure the confidentiality of personal health information. By leveraging technology, Regroup addresses the growing need for accessible mental health resources in a convenient and secure manner.

Hologram

Series A in 2017
Hologram, Inc. is a Chicago-based company specializing in cloud-based Internet connectivity solutions tailored for Internet of Things (IoT) device management and network connectivity. Founded in 2014 by Benjamin Forgan and Patrick Wilbur, Hologram offers a cellular platform that enables manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and systems integrators to develop devices with cellular connectivity. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services, including Konekt cloud, which serves as a data broker and database solution for both cellular and non-cellular devices, facilitating the routing and storage of data generated by these devices. Additionally, Hologram offers M2M Short Messaging Service (SMS) for notifications and system integrations, enhancing the functionality of Internet-connected devices. With a focus on overcoming connectivity challenges, Hologram has supported the growth of various applications, including micromobility vehicles, self-driving cars, and remote medical deliveries, positioning itself as a key player in the expanding landscape of global device connectivity.

Hologram

Seed Round in 2017
Hologram, Inc. is a Chicago-based company specializing in cloud-based Internet connectivity solutions tailored for Internet of Things (IoT) device management and network connectivity. Founded in 2014 by Benjamin Forgan and Patrick Wilbur, Hologram offers a cellular platform that enables manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and systems integrators to develop devices with cellular connectivity. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services, including Konekt cloud, which serves as a data broker and database solution for both cellular and non-cellular devices, facilitating the routing and storage of data generated by these devices. Additionally, Hologram offers M2M Short Messaging Service (SMS) for notifications and system integrations, enhancing the functionality of Internet-connected devices. With a focus on overcoming connectivity challenges, Hologram has supported the growth of various applications, including micromobility vehicles, self-driving cars, and remote medical deliveries, positioning itself as a key player in the expanding landscape of global device connectivity.

Jiobit

Seed Round in 2017
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.

PrintWithMe

Seed Round in 2016
PrintWithMe is a pioneering business that offers a convenient and accessible printing solution through its extensive network of wireless printer kiosks across the United States. Established in 2014, the company operates in all 50 states, placing printers in locations such as multifamily apartments, coffee shops, hotels, and co-working spaces. Users can print securely and easily from any digital device with just a few clicks, benefiting from automated paper and toner management facilitated by predictive analytics. PrintWithMe has enabled over 20 million pages to be printed on sustainably-sourced paper, promoting community resource sharing and reducing electronic waste by an average of 550 pounds per location each year. Through its services, PrintWithMe caters to the increasing demand for remote and hybrid workspaces, allowing customers to print and pay quickly and efficiently.

Tovala

Seed Round in 2016
Tovala is a Chicago-based company that offers a unique combination of a smart oven and a fresh meal delivery service, aiming to simplify dinner preparation for busy individuals. Founded in 2015 and launched in 2017, Tovala's system features an internet-connected countertop steam oven designed for multi-step cooking, paired with gourmet chef-prepared meals. This innovative approach allows users to enjoy healthy, home-cooked meals with minimal effort, requiring only the scanning of a barcode to initiate the cooking process. Tovala's service addresses the growing demand for convenient and nutritious meal solutions in today’s fast-paced lifestyle.

ScopeAR

Seed Round in 2016
Scope AR specializes in augmented reality (AR) solutions aimed at enhancing training and operational efficiency for industrial clients. The company offers an enterprise-class platform that enables knowledge-sharing and remote assistance, facilitating complex tasks such as employee training, equipment assembly, maintenance, and customer support. By leveraging advanced augmented glasses and software, Scope AR provides real-time 3D overlays that enhance the learning experience and improve worker productivity. The company collaborates with leading multinational corporations and government agencies to develop customized training systems, continually innovating within the augmented reality space to meet the evolving needs of its clients.

Regroup

Seed Round in 2016
Regroup is a provider of integrated telepsychiatry services that facilitates remote psychiatric care through live and interactive video conferencing. The company aims to enhance access to mental health care, allowing patients to overcome barriers such as geographical distances, mobility restrictions, and the time and cost associated with in-person visits. Regroup's services prioritize patient privacy by employing end-to-end encryption to ensure the confidentiality of personal health information. By leveraging technology, Regroup addresses the growing need for accessible mental health resources in a convenient and secure manner.

Tovala

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Tovala is a Chicago-based company that offers a unique combination of a smart oven and a fresh meal delivery service, aiming to simplify dinner preparation for busy individuals. Founded in 2015 and launched in 2017, Tovala's system features an internet-connected countertop steam oven designed for multi-step cooking, paired with gourmet chef-prepared meals. This innovative approach allows users to enjoy healthy, home-cooked meals with minimal effort, requiring only the scanning of a barcode to initiate the cooking process. Tovala's service addresses the growing demand for convenient and nutritious meal solutions in today’s fast-paced lifestyle.

Cybrary

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Cybrary Inc. is a leading provider of online training services focused on information technology and cybersecurity, catering to a diverse audience that includes beginners, experienced professionals, and families. Founded in 2015 and based in College Park, Maryland, Cybrary offers a comprehensive range of courses in systems and network administration, project management, and various cybersecurity disciplines, such as ethical hacking, penetration testing, and malware analysis. The platform features instructional content, interactive labs, exam study guides, and enterprise training solutions, enabling organizations to enhance their employees' skills. Additionally, Cybrary collaborates with a community of instructors, industry experts, and cybersecurity firms to deliver relevant and high-quality learning materials. Its offerings include a "Teams" product for managing corporate training and providing practical challenges and skill assessments. Cybrary aims to serve unserved and underserved populations, helping individuals gain the necessary skills to enter or advance in the cybersecurity field.

ScopeAR

Seed Round in 2015
Scope AR specializes in augmented reality (AR) solutions aimed at enhancing training and operational efficiency for industrial clients. The company offers an enterprise-class platform that enables knowledge-sharing and remote assistance, facilitating complex tasks such as employee training, equipment assembly, maintenance, and customer support. By leveraging advanced augmented glasses and software, Scope AR provides real-time 3D overlays that enhance the learning experience and improve worker productivity. The company collaborates with leading multinational corporations and government agencies to develop customized training systems, continually innovating within the augmented reality space to meet the evolving needs of its clients.

Enclave

Enclave provides coworking spaces with utilities, internet, and conference room access for suburban professionals.
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