Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures

Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures is an investment firm that provides life insurance services. Northwestern Mutual has a 160-year-old track record of industry-leading financial strength, client-centricity and entrepreneurial culture, which has not only enabled but driven us to always innovate for our clients. Plus, we know what it’s like to be a start-up because we have successful entrepreneurs on our team. In 2015, we combined forces with LearnVest through an acquisition that began as a strategic investing partnership.

Craig Schedler

Vice President - Venture and Corporate Development

34 past transactions

Ramped

Seed Round in 2022
Ramped is a job-skilling platform for early-career professionals.

The Helper Bees

Series B in 2022
The Helper Bees is an InsurTech successfully improving the home care experience for the payer and care-recipient. They work with some of the world’s largest insurance carriers to deliver transformative experiences in digitization, sourcing great care options, and applying machine learning to power intelligent care and claim analytics and processing.

UNest

Series B in 2021
UNest is an app democratizing access to smart financial solutions for all families. It helps parents build a better financial future for their children. In five minutes, you can open a UTMA account for your child and no paperwork is required. All members receive access to advisor-guided investment plans, the app's simple gifting feature, UNest Rewards and they can easily set up recurring contributions. In 2018, Ksenia Yudina founded UNest in North Hollywood, California.

Breeze

Series A in 2021
Breeze is an InsurTech providing an online platform for consumers to quote and apply for income protection products, like disability insurance & critical illness insurance. Breeze has built insurance technology that makes it easier to apply and underwrite income protection policies from insurance carriers that offer protection in the event of cancer, heart attacks, strokes, and other medical conditions that can lead to a loss of income and cause financial trauma. Leveraging industry expertise and innovative technology, Breeze's remote-friendly team is building a better way to buy insurance for life’s most financially vulnerable moments. Breeze was founded in 2019 by Colin Nabity & Cody Leach and is based out of Omaha, Nebraska.

Hello Divorce

Seed Round in 2021
Hello Divorce is an online platform that offers services and self-service tools to complete divorce processes in 1/3 the time and at 1/10 the typical cost. It fixes the broken and expensive divorce process with a combination of software and accessible, affordable legal and financial services. Hello Divorce helps clients get through their divorce quickly and affordably, with less confusion and stress.

Splash Financial

Series B in 2021
Splash Financial''s mission is to make people more powerful than their debt. To that end, Splash helps borrowers easily shop and compare financial products from a Splash-powered network of credit unions and bank partners. Splash’s unique hybrid marketplace model and automated underwriting platform has helped the average person refinancing their student loans save thousands. Splash has raised over $60 million in venture capital from leading investors including DST Global, Citi Ventures, Detroit Venture Partners, CMFG Ventures and Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures.

Ramped

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Ramped is a job-skilling platform for early-career professionals.

Zirtue

Seed Round in 2021
Zirtue, a relationship based mobile lending application that allows friends & family to easily lend & borrow money with each other on their terms by automating the payment process and taking the awkwardness out of the loan process.

Shur

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Shur is a B2B2C connecting the financial services industry to millions of Professionals with Student Loans. Our company-based financial wellness programs integrate alternative credit scoring, advice, insurance, and banking. Borrowers move from debt to wealth creation, while we build new revenue for banks and other financial institutions.

Goalsetter

Seed Round in 2021
Goalsetter is a provider of a financial education platform for families to access educational media and tools for building wealth. The company also offers a robust suite of tools including goal-based saving with auto-save and round-ups, spart spending tools to keep kids on budget, fun and educational financial quizzes, and engaging videos. In addition to the Goalsetter App, it also offers Goalsetter Classroom, an in-classroom learning management system for K-12 schools with a teacher-led curriculum.

Trust & Will

Series B in 2020
Trust & Will is simplifying estate planning and settlement with attorney-approved, legally valid documents and processes designed to adhere to individual state guidelines. Since 2017, we’ve helped hundreds of thousands of Trust & Will members leave their legacy with an affordable way to create an estate plan or settle the estate of a loved one. Our platform uses bank-level encryption that protects customer data and complies with the highest security standards, including SOC 2 and HIPAA. Trust & Will is the official estate planning benefit provider for AARP members, along with several leading financial institutions, who all believe in our mission of helping every family leave their legacy. To learn more, visit trustandwill.com. Trust & Will is an online service providing legal forms and information. Trust & Will is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Trust & Will was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

River Health

Seed Round in 2020
River Health, established in 2019 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, offers a comprehensive range of health and wellness services through a membership model. Members gain 24/7 access to a variety of services, including doctor visits, urgent care, lab tests, nutrition counseling, and women's health services such as birth control. The company emphasizes quality care by ensuring that all its healthcare providers maintain good standing and deliver optimal service. River Health collaborates with healthcare providers, payers, and digital health companies to enhance its offerings and improve member experiences.

OJO

Series D in 2020
OJO is a real estate development company. They provide home buying and selling services. Their platform for buying, selling, and homeownership. They help with managing, finding, and selling homes.

UNest

Series A in 2020
UNest is an app democratizing access to smart financial solutions for all families. It helps parents build a better financial future for their children. In five minutes, you can open a UTMA account for your child and no paperwork is required. All members receive access to advisor-guided investment plans, the app's simple gifting feature, UNest Rewards and they can easily set up recurring contributions. In 2018, Ksenia Yudina founded UNest in North Hollywood, California.

Splash Financial

Series A in 2020
Splash Financial''s mission is to make people more powerful than their debt. To that end, Splash helps borrowers easily shop and compare financial products from a Splash-powered network of credit unions and bank partners. Splash’s unique hybrid marketplace model and automated underwriting platform has helped the average person refinancing their student loans save thousands. Splash has raised over $60 million in venture capital from leading investors including DST Global, Citi Ventures, Detroit Venture Partners, CMFG Ventures and Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures.

Zirtue

Seed Round in 2020
Zirtue, a relationship based mobile lending application that allows friends & family to easily lend & borrow money with each other on their terms by automating the payment process and taking the awkwardness out of the loan process.

Ladder

Series C in 2020
Ladder is a digital life insurance company that offers flexible term coverage in minutes saving policyholders up to 40%. It uses an all-digital architecture and real-time underwriting to make life insurance as accessible, affordable, and beloved as it should be. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It offers coverage up to $8M in all 50 states.

Gabi

Series B in 2020
Gabi monitors insurance rates from all carriers and provides unbiased advice on the optimal coverage. Gabi provides a free, online "personal insurance shopper" that is licensed throughout the US and works with the nation's largest insurance companies including Nationwide, Travelers, and Safeco and new entrants such as American Family Insurance-backed Clearcover. Its technology automatically and continuously comparison shops for the best insurance products for its customers, saving them time and money. Switching from one insurance provider to another, as well as, tracking multiple insurance products is made easy with the Gabi app. Founded by Hanno Fichtner, Krzysztof Kujawa, Vincenz Klemm and Pawel Olszewski, the company is based in San Francisco with a technical team in Lodz, Poland.

UNest

Seed Round in 2020
UNest is an app democratizing access to smart financial solutions for all families. It helps parents build a better financial future for their children. In five minutes, you can open a UTMA account for your child and no paperwork is required. All members receive access to advisor-guided investment plans, the app's simple gifting feature, UNest Rewards and they can easily set up recurring contributions. In 2018, Ksenia Yudina founded UNest in North Hollywood, California.

Atonarp

Series C in 2019
Atonarp combines electronics and data processing algorithms for chemical composition analysis. Atonarp’s Smart Spectrometer will enable manufacturers of gas-composition analysis instruments, such as field-based gas chromatography equipment, to achieve breakthrough improvements in cost, size, accuracy, and maintenance-free operation without the need for expensive carrier gases. It was founded in 2010 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Splash Financial

Venture Round in 2019
Splash Financial''s mission is to make people more powerful than their debt. To that end, Splash helps borrowers easily shop and compare financial products from a Splash-powered network of credit unions and bank partners. Splash’s unique hybrid marketplace model and automated underwriting platform has helped the average person refinancing their student loans save thousands. Splash has raised over $60 million in venture capital from leading investors including DST Global, Citi Ventures, Detroit Venture Partners, CMFG Ventures and Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures.

Liveoak Technologies

Series A in 2019
Liveoak is a computer software company that specializes in cloud-based platform. It features a cloud-based software application platform that utilizes video conferencing, screen-sharing and data/ID capture with forms collaboration and e-signature capabilities that let your teams deliver white-glove service to your customers. The company was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Austin, Texas.

OJO

Series C in 2019
OJO is a real estate development company. They provide home buying and selling services. Their platform for buying, selling, and homeownership. They help with managing, finding, and selling homes.

MentalHappy

Seed Round in 2018
MentalHappy, a Y Combinator backed startup working to create a better world of mental health but not just with therapists or apps - with real tools and connection to a community of peers and professionals.

chime interactive

Series C in 2018
Chime Interactive is a leading full-service digital agency providing digital strategy services, web site technologies and design, and video and multimedia production. Chime brings a 30 year history of online expertise to define, develop and implement digital strategies that engage and expand online communities. Specializing in the music industry, Chime has a client list that ranges from Bob Dylan, Madonna and U2 to Sammy Hagar, the Beastie Boys, Los Lobos and Joe Satriani, as well as numerous music manufacturers, labels, booking agencies and festivals.

OJO

Series B in 2018
OJO is a real estate development company. They provide home buying and selling services. Their platform for buying, selling, and homeownership. They help with managing, finding, and selling homes.

Ladder

Series B in 2018
Ladder is a digital life insurance company that offers flexible term coverage in minutes saving policyholders up to 40%. It uses an all-digital architecture and real-time underwriting to make life insurance as accessible, affordable, and beloved as it should be. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It offers coverage up to $8M in all 50 states.

Forever Labs

Venture Round in 2018
Forever Labs collects and stores adult stem cells, and develops therapies based upon stem cell rejuvenation.

Gabi

Series A in 2018
Gabi monitors insurance rates from all carriers and provides unbiased advice on the optimal coverage. Gabi provides a free, online "personal insurance shopper" that is licensed throughout the US and works with the nation's largest insurance companies including Nationwide, Travelers, and Safeco and new entrants such as American Family Insurance-backed Clearcover. Its technology automatically and continuously comparison shops for the best insurance products for its customers, saving them time and money. Switching from one insurance provider to another, as well as, tracking multiple insurance products is made easy with the Gabi app. Founded by Hanno Fichtner, Krzysztof Kujawa, Vincenz Klemm and Pawel Olszewski, the company is based in San Francisco with a technical team in Lodz, Poland.

Forever Labs

Seed Round in 2017
Forever Labs collects and stores adult stem cells, and develops therapies based upon stem cell rejuvenation.

Chime

Series B in 2017
Chime is a mobile banking and finance platform. Their platform sets aside a pre-determined amount of money in savings after a transaction, and the company earns revenue from transaction fees paid by the merchant, aligning company incentives, enabling users to avoid fees, save money, and lead healthier financial lives.

Liveoak Technologies

Seed Round in 2017
Liveoak is a computer software company that specializes in cloud-based platform. It features a cloud-based software application platform that utilizes video conferencing, screen-sharing and data/ID capture with forms collaboration and e-signature capabilities that let your teams deliver white-glove service to your customers. The company was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Amino

Series C in 2017
Amino is a healthcare financial wellness platform that helps companies and their employees navigate the complexities of the US healthcare system and find the highest value care, which has become even more important of late. It simplifies high-value healthcare benefits by providing data-driven, individualized care suggestions that plan members will follow. With a system that benefits patients and everyone, Amino Health makes healthcare more intuitive, accessible, and convenient.

Trainline

Venture Round in 2006
Trainline.com Limited is a leading independent platform for rail and coach ticket sales, operating primarily in the United Kingdom while also serving international travelers. Established in 1997 and headquartered in London, the company provides a range of consumer tools, such as a mobile application, a Best Fare Finder, and Ticket Alert features, which enhance the travel experience by helping users find the best prices and stay informed about ticket availability. Trainline also caters to businesses by offering tailored travel solutions, including e-commerce platforms for train operators and services for corporate travel management. By integrating a wide array of rail and coach options from over 270 companies, Trainline facilitates millions of journeys annually, promoting sustainable travel choices and streamlining the ticket booking process for both individual and corporate clients.
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