Prota Ventures

Prota Ventures is a venture-building and early-stage investment firm based in Chicago, Illinois, established in 2016. The firm focuses on launching new ventures and investing in early-stage companies, particularly in the B2B, commercial services, technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. Prota Ventures generates business ideas internally and collaborates with organizations and founders to explore strategic partnerships. It conducts experiments to assess the viability of new teams, markets, and products, while also designing and developing both hardware and software solutions. In addition, Prota Ventures assists companies in creating prototypes, acquiring customers, and recruiting talent to support their growth objectives.

Cam Balzer

Studios Partner

Ryan Buterbaugh

Managing Director

Derek Groothuis

Managing Director

Parker Hathaway

Studious Partner

Tony Little

Managing Director

April Oury

Managing Director

Yasser Said

Managing Director

Vernon Steward

Partner

2 past transactions

LifeWeb 360

Pre Seed Round in 2021
LifeWeb harnesses the outpouring of love that happens when someone passes to capture their essence in an authentic way, honor them, and give comfort to their family that they were seen in this world. Friends and family can share stories, photos, and videos that don't remind you that your person died, they remind you how they lived.

CoinFx

Seed Round in 2021
CoinFx develops a stable coin settlement network designed to monetize foreign exchange slippage.
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