Sandalphon Capital

Sandalphon Capital LLC is a venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois, established in 2016. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, primarily targeting Seed, Bridge, and Series A funding rounds. Sandalphon focuses on sectors such as Real Estate Tech, FinTech, InsurTech, RegTech, Healthcare IT, tech-enabled healthcare services, B2B and B2C SaaS, marketplaces, the Internet of Things, and hardware with recurring revenue. While it prefers to invest across the United States, its core emphasis is on the Chicago area, the Midwest, and underserved regional markets. The firm typically invests between $100,000 and $300,000, seeking strong management teams and scalable, technology-driven business models that can generate high-margin, recurring revenue.

Jonathan Ellis

Founder and General Partner

Nevin Ramanujan

Partner

Julia (Maguire) Ruge

Venture Partner

41 past transactions

OpenVia

Seed Round in 2023
OpenVia is a company that specializes in access management solutions for residential properties. It provides a modern, mobile access system that enhances existing gate and access control systems without necessitating costly upgrades. By integrating directly with multifamily gate systems, OpenVia enables properties to offer residents advanced features such as smartphone access, guest passes, and virtual callboxes. This innovative approach simplifies property access, catering to the expectations of contemporary residents while maintaining the integrity of existing security infrastructure.

Cloverpop

Series A in 2022
Cloverpop, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in developing cloud-based software aimed at enhancing decision-making and collaboration within businesses. Established in 2012, Cloverpop offers a Decision Intelligence platform designed to record, track, and communicate daily decisions among teams, enabling clients to streamline enterprise decision-making processes. By applying behavioral science, the platform helps to minimize human biases and enhance stakeholder buy-in, ultimately driving quicker and more effective decisions. Cloverpop primarily serves clients in marketing, sales, and strategy by providing tailored solutions that facilitate structured collaboration, automation, and learning from past decisions. The company’s clientele includes Fortune 100 firms across various sectors, including consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and technology.

ProsperStack

Seed Round in 2022
ProsperStack is a hosted cancellation flow platform designed to help subscription-based businesses reduce churn and enhance customer retention. It automates the subscriber acquisition process while providing a customizable interface that allows product and support teams to tailor questions and interventions without relying on limited development resources. By leveraging a big data engine, ProsperStack analyzes consumer demand and integrates with a real-time dashboard to deliver alerts and notifications that assist in retaining customers. This enables businesses to identify target audiences, understand demand patterns, and refine marketing strategies, ultimately increasing profitability. Through its automated solutions, ProsperStack empowers brands to improve their customer retention experiences and thrive in competitive markets.

WorkTorch

Seed Round in 2022
WorkTorch is a career discovery platform focused on the service economy, specifically catering to skilled trade and service industry workers. The company facilitates connections between job seekers and employers through its online marketplace, which matches suitable candidates with blue-collar job opportunities. By addressing the challenges in the hiring process, WorkTorch helps employers access a more engaged and aligned talent pool while assisting job seekers in finding fulfilling career paths and advancement opportunities.

RoofMarketplace

Series A in 2022
RoofMarketplace is a digital platform that facilitates the connection between insurance carriers, homeowners, and qualified roofing contractors. The marketplace offers homeowners access to vetted roofers, enabling them to receive cost-effective quotes for roofing projects. It streamlines the process by allowing contractors to bid on specific projects, thereby enhancing competition and transparency. Through RoofMarketplace, consumers can conduct the estimating, review, and selection processes entirely online, eliminating the need for phone calls or onsite meetings. This innovative approach benefits both homeowners and contractors, making roof replacement projects more efficient and accessible.

Visual Feeder

Seed Round in 2022
Visual Feeder Corporation operates an online platform that connects property owners with brands seeking to project visual advertisements onto vacant window spaces in high-traffic retail locations. Based in Chicago, Illinois, the company specializes in WindowScape street-level digital campaigns, transforming storefronts into captivating, immersive brand experiences for passersby.

Character

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Character is a modern home improvement brand for the next generation of home dwellers.

Trainwell

Series A in 2022
Trainwell is an online coaching platform that offers personalized one-on-one fitness coaching. The company connects individuals with dedicated coaches who guide them through tailored workout plans and provide daily communication. This approach fosters lasting lifestyle changes by allowing clients to receive continuous encouragement and feedback throughout their fitness journeys. Through its platform, Trainwell aims to enhance the coaching experience, ensuring that users are supported at every step of their workout process.

Stere.io

Seed Round in 2021
Stere is a digital platform designed to assist businesses in launching, growing, and managing insurance programs. Founded in 2021 and based in Dover, Delaware, the company connects capacity seekers, such as banks and insurance partners, with capacity providers, including carriers and reinsurers. By offering a comprehensive infrastructure, Stere equips businesses with essential tools and services, including digital platforms, data analytics, and access to a network of capacity providers. This enables companies to effectively develop and enhance their insurance offerings.

WorkTorch

Pre Seed Round in 2021
WorkTorch is a career discovery platform focused on the service economy, specifically catering to skilled trade and service industry workers. The company facilitates connections between job seekers and employers through its online marketplace, which matches suitable candidates with blue-collar job opportunities. By addressing the challenges in the hiring process, WorkTorch helps employers access a more engaged and aligned talent pool while assisting job seekers in finding fulfilling career paths and advancement opportunities.

Levered Learning

Venture Round in 2021
Levered Learning is an educational company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Soquel, California. It specializes in developing a classroom-tested instructional system aimed at enhancing mathematical learning for students in grades 3 to 5. The company offers a web-based platform that integrates whole-class discussions, group activities, and online self-paced lessons, effectively supporting both classroom and distance learning environments. Levered Learning's system is designed to help teachers and students identify and address learning gaps, fostering continuous improvement in elementary mathematics education.

Tenacity

Seed Round in 2021
Tenacity is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that specializes in AI-driven cloud cost optimization and management. The company focuses on enabling businesses to operate efficiently and securely within the public cloud environment. By leveraging advanced technologies, Tenacity helps organizations optimize their cloud expenditures while ensuring robust security measures are in place. The platform is designed to support businesses in maximizing their cloud investments, ultimately contributing to improved operational efficiency and cost savings.

Metopio

Seed Round in 2021
Metopio is a data analytics company that provides a platform focused on transforming complex data into actionable insights for organizations, particularly in the realm of public health. Its platform facilitates the efficient execution of Community Health Assessments (CHAs) and Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs) by offering instant access to curated community health data alongside user-friendly visualization tools. These features enable users to identify health needs and monitor progress effectively. Additionally, Metopio's Health Atlas allows for the creation of interactive, public-facing data platforms that engage stakeholders and support data-driven decision-making. The company aims to empower public health departments and their partners to share data and address health disparities through advanced analytics and visualizations.

Balto

Series B in 2021
Balto Software Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing sales software powered by artificial intelligence and real-time conversation analytics. Founded in 2017 and based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Balto's platform is designed to enhance the performance of contact center agents by providing live guidance during phone calls. The software alerts agents to potential mistakes, offers industry-specific suggestions, and monitors conversation milestones to ensure representatives remain on track. Additionally, it helps agents handle objections, recognize customer signals, and balance communication effectively. Balto's solutions are utilized by various sectors, including sales, customer service, and compliance, and have been instrumental in guiding over 150 million calls and delivering more than 185 million real-time recommendations. This proactive approach not only improves agent performance but also enhances customer satisfaction and drives increased revenue for businesses. Balto is recognized for its effectiveness, holding a high rating on customer review platforms.

Character

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Character is a modern home improvement brand for the next generation of home dwellers.

eHawk

Seed Round in 2021
eHawk is a monitoring platform designed to assist government authorities in electronically supervising criminal defendants. The company offers the RePath App, which enables electronic monitoring of individuals in the criminal justice system who were previously excluded from such technologies. By utilizing internet and smartphone capabilities, eHawk has developed a proprietary algorithm that allows for efficient management of large populations at a low cost. The app collects verification and location data from enrolled offenders and transmits this information to law enforcement personnel, thereby allowing corrections and immigration officials to allocate their resources more effectively. This approach aims to reduce incarceration rates, improve criminal justice outcomes, and generate cost savings for taxpayers.

Ascent Integrated Tech

Seed Round in 2021
Ascent Integrated Tech develops life-saving technology aimed at enhancing the safety and effectiveness of first responders, including firefighters and special forces. The company’s hardware-enabled software platform, known as the Tactical Assault Kit (TAK), provides real-time situational awareness through a dashboard that integrates with existing equipment and wearable devices. This technology enables incident commanders to monitor the locations and physiological conditions of their teams in hazardous environments, facilitating informed decision-making during emergencies. Ascent’s solutions are already in use across major U.S. metropolitan departments and are expanding internationally through collaborations with original equipment manufacturers and distributors. The company is supported by government contracts and venture funding, positioning it as a leader in redefining situational awareness for emergency response.

CRE Simple

Venture Round in 2019
CRE Simple, Inc. is a financial services company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing a cloud-based lending platform designed to streamline access to capital for commercial real estate transactions. Incorporated in 2016, the company offers its OneSource platform, which serves as an intelligent collaboration and workflow solution that connects various participants in the commercial real estate finance ecosystem. By leveraging advanced data services and artificial intelligence, CRE Simple enhances the borrowing experience, delivering speed, transparency, and certainty while simplifying a traditionally complex and error-prone process. The platform integrates seamlessly with brokerage, tenant, and capital partners, offering a next-generation capital solution tailored for the commercial real estate market.

Balto

Seed Round in 2019
Balto Software Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing sales software powered by artificial intelligence and real-time conversation analytics. Founded in 2017 and based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Balto's platform is designed to enhance the performance of contact center agents by providing live guidance during phone calls. The software alerts agents to potential mistakes, offers industry-specific suggestions, and monitors conversation milestones to ensure representatives remain on track. Additionally, it helps agents handle objections, recognize customer signals, and balance communication effectively. Balto's solutions are utilized by various sectors, including sales, customer service, and compliance, and have been instrumental in guiding over 150 million calls and delivering more than 185 million real-time recommendations. This proactive approach not only improves agent performance but also enhances customer satisfaction and drives increased revenue for businesses. Balto is recognized for its effectiveness, holding a high rating on customer review platforms.

@Hotel

Seed Round in 2019
@Hotel is an innovative online travel agency that transforms the travel booking experience by integrating social commerce with a strong community presence of over 50 million followers. Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, the company focuses on providing exceptional hotel deals in popular destinations worldwide. @Hotel distinguishes itself through its commitment to "Radical Hospitality," emphasizing personalized customer service and fostering genuine connections with its users. By offering curated insights from a community of travelers and influencers, the platform enhances the travel planning process, making it more engaging and tailored to individual needs. @Hotel's approach not only prioritizes competitive pricing but also aims to create memorable travel experiences that resonate beyond mere transactions. With a mission to rekindle curiosity and promote human connections, @Hotel is dedicated to revolutionizing the travel landscape for discerning travelers.

Truss

Series A in 2019
Truss Holdings, Inc. operates an online marketplace that simplifies the leasing process for small and medium-sized businesses seeking office, co-working, industrial, and retail spaces. Founded in 2016 and based in Deerfield, Illinois, its platform employs machine learning to match businesses with suitable properties, allowing users to virtually tour listings, compare prices, and manage lease documents seamlessly. The company offers dedicated brokers to support clients throughout the process, ensuring a smooth experience. Truss is noted for its commitment to price transparency, enabling business owners to compare costs of traditional office and co-working spaces effectively. Through its technology-driven approach, Truss provides a cost-effective solution for businesses looking to find the right space quickly and confidently.

Jiobit

Venture Round in 2018
Jiobit is a company specializing in real-time location-tracking technology for children, adults, and pets. Its flagship product is a compact and durable tracking device that works in conjunction with a smartphone app, allowing users to monitor the location of their loved ones in over 120 countries, including multi-level buildings. The device boasts an impressive battery life, lasting weeks on a single charge, and offers advanced features such as custom geofencing, smart alerts, and a detailed location history. Jiobit's team comprises experienced engineers, designers, and marketers, collectively holding numerous patents from prior ventures in consumer product innovation. Headquartered in Chicago, with a development center in Silicon Valley, Jiobit aims to provide peace of mind to parents while enabling freedom for children and pets.

Balto

Seed Round in 2018
Balto Software Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing sales software powered by artificial intelligence and real-time conversation analytics. Founded in 2017 and based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Balto's platform is designed to enhance the performance of contact center agents by providing live guidance during phone calls. The software alerts agents to potential mistakes, offers industry-specific suggestions, and monitors conversation milestones to ensure representatives remain on track. Additionally, it helps agents handle objections, recognize customer signals, and balance communication effectively. Balto's solutions are utilized by various sectors, including sales, customer service, and compliance, and have been instrumental in guiding over 150 million calls and delivering more than 185 million real-time recommendations. This proactive approach not only improves agent performance but also enhances customer satisfaction and drives increased revenue for businesses. Balto is recognized for its effectiveness, holding a high rating on customer review platforms.

The Minte

Seed Round in 2018
The Minte is a Chicago-based company that provides hotel-style housekeeping services primarily for residents of high-rise apartment buildings. Established in 2017, the company employs a building-centric model for staffing housekeepers, ensuring consistent and trusted cleaning services. The Minte's offerings include a range of cleaning tasks, such as floor sweeping, countertop wiping, dishwashing assistance, decluttering, and comprehensive bathroom refreshing. Its services can be conveniently booked through a mobile app or by utilizing a dash-like button located at the apartment entrance, allowing residents to maintain a professionally clean living space akin to that of a hotel room.

Chowly

Series A in 2018
Chowly Inc., established in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, specializes in streamlining restaurant operations by integrating third-party online ordering platforms with restaurant point-of-sale systems. Its platform automatically transfers orders from various online sources to the restaurant's POS, reducing manual effort, minimizing errors, and saving staff time, thereby lowering costs and increasing efficiency.

Provi

Seed Round in 2018
Provi is a Chicago-based company that operates the largest online marketplace for the wholesale alcohol industry. Founded in 2016, Provi connects buyers, such as liquor stores, bars, and restaurants, with distributors and suppliers, simplifying the historically complex ordering process. The platform enhances communication and operational efficiency for both on-premise and off-premise buyers by centralizing orders and providing tracking and analytics tools. With a presence in key U.S. markets, Provi serves about 10 percent of licensed retailers, contributing to significant time and cost savings while reducing errors in the ordering process. The company has been recognized for its workplace culture and has formed strategic partnerships to further enhance its service offerings. Through its innovative approach, Provi is reshaping the wholesale alcohol landscape.

HappyCo

Series A in 2018
HappyCo Inc. is a software development company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in mobile tools for the real estate rental industry. Established in 2011, the company provides a comprehensive platform designed to enhance property management by replacing traditional paper-based processes with digital solutions. Its offerings include a mobile application for property inspections, a web application for managing inspections and staff remotely, and a business intelligence application for real-time analysis of operational performance metrics. HappyCo's technology services a variety of sectors, including multifamily residential, commercial real estate, student housing, and hospitality. The platform incorporates artificial intelligence to streamline maintenance operations, improve efficiency, and enhance resident satisfaction, effectively enabling users to inspect and monitor real estate assets while gaining visibility and control over their operations.

Kin Insurance

Series A in 2018
Kin Insurance, Inc. is a digital insurance agency that specializes in homeowners insurance and related products. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in St. Petersburg, Florida, the company aims to enhance the convenience and affordability of insurance by operating directly with consumers, eliminating the need for external agents. Kin Insurance offers a variety of products, including homeowners, mobile home, condo, flood, and landlord insurance, among others. The company leverages extensive property data to ensure precise pricing and improve underwriting outcomes, providing personalized coverage options and efficient claims services through its technology-driven platform.

Truss

Series A in 2017
Truss Holdings, Inc. operates an online marketplace that simplifies the leasing process for small and medium-sized businesses seeking office, co-working, industrial, and retail spaces. Founded in 2016 and based in Deerfield, Illinois, its platform employs machine learning to match businesses with suitable properties, allowing users to virtually tour listings, compare prices, and manage lease documents seamlessly. The company offers dedicated brokers to support clients throughout the process, ensuring a smooth experience. Truss is noted for its commitment to price transparency, enabling business owners to compare costs of traditional office and co-working spaces effectively. Through its technology-driven approach, Truss provides a cost-effective solution for businesses looking to find the right space quickly and confidently.

Kin Insurance

Seed Round in 2017
Kin Insurance, Inc. is a digital insurance agency that specializes in homeowners insurance and related products. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in St. Petersburg, Florida, the company aims to enhance the convenience and affordability of insurance by operating directly with consumers, eliminating the need for external agents. Kin Insurance offers a variety of products, including homeowners, mobile home, condo, flood, and landlord insurance, among others. The company leverages extensive property data to ensure precise pricing and improve underwriting outcomes, providing personalized coverage options and efficient claims services through its technology-driven platform.

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.

Avail

Seed Round in 2017
Avail is an online platform designed to assist independent landlords and property managers in managing rental properties. Founded in 2012 and based in Chicago, Illinois, Avail provides a comprehensive suite of tools that simplifies the rental process. Its offerings include rental listings, tenant screening, customized leases, online rent payments, maintenance tracking, and rent price analysis. The platform caters specifically to landlords with fewer than 10 units, filling a gap in the market for accessible online management tools. With its user-friendly interface, Avail allows landlords to efficiently advertise vacant units, process rental applications, conduct credit checks, and handle lease agreements digitally. As of now, Avail serves approximately 70,000 landlords, making it a valuable resource for both novice and experienced property managers seeking to enhance their operations. Since December 2020, Avail has operated as a subsidiary of Move, Inc.

RealVision

Seed Round in 2017
RealVision, established in 2013 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with an additional location in Minneapolis, specializes in developing a B2B content marketing and media technology platform for the real estate industry. The company's core offering is a comprehensive real estate marketing package, comprising 3D virtual tours, floor plans, and still photos, designed to help real estate professionals, including brokers and agents, effectively market properties online. RealVision's platform enables users to navigate properties in all dimensions, providing a holistic view of listings, and also caters to businesses outside real estate, assisting them in converting online visitors into customers.

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.

Chowly

Seed Round in 2017
Chowly Inc., established in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, specializes in streamlining restaurant operations by integrating third-party online ordering platforms with restaurant point-of-sale systems. Its platform automatically transfers orders from various online sources to the restaurant's POS, reducing manual effort, minimizing errors, and saving staff time, thereby lowering costs and increasing efficiency.

LogicGate

Seed Round in 2016
LogicGate, Inc. is a provider of enterprise process automation solutions, specializing in modern risk management technology. Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, the company offers the Risk Cloud Platform®, which allows organizations to build applications using a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface. This platform supports a variety of functions, including regulatory change management, enterprise risk management, incident management, and compliance management across multiple industries such as finance, healthcare, and energy. LogicGate's solutions facilitate collaboration on risk management throughout the organization, enabling businesses to rapidly adapt to changing conditions and improve operational efficiency by centralizing and automating risk-related activities. The company's focus on integrating disparate data enhances organizational visibility into risk, thereby empowering clients to effectively manage compliance and operational challenges.

Jiobit

Convertible Note in 2016
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.

Page Vault

Series A in 2016
Page Vault Inc. is a Chicago-based company that provides a software solution designed for legal professionals to capture web content, including social media, corporate websites, and blog posts, in a forensically defensible and legally admissible manner. Founded in 2013, Page Vault offers a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service platform that allows users to archive web pages as they appear online, preserving essential metadata and generating easy-to-print PDF documents. Its solution is particularly beneficial for those working in intellectual property, family law, insurance defense, general litigation, and website compliance. The company serves a diverse clientele, including law firms, government offices, corporate general counsels, insurance providers, legal consulting companies, solo practitioners, eDiscovery firms, and non-profit organizations.

RealKey

Seed Round in 2016
RealKey, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in digital mortgage technologies. Founded in 2015, RealKey has developed a platform that enhances the mortgage processing experience for both bank and non-bank mortgage loan originators (MLOs). By addressing inefficiencies in traditional systems, the RealKey Digital Mortgage Platform streamlines the collection and review of documents, facilitating secure communication among all parties involved. The platform employs AI algorithms to accommodate various loan types and organize essential information for underwriters, allowing for cleaner approvals with reduced effort. This innovation significantly shortens the loan processing cycle by approximately 50%, enabling MLOs to close more loans efficiently, which is particularly vital amid increased interest rates and a challenging lending environment. RealKey's software integrates smoothly with existing point-of-sale and loan origination systems, creating a comprehensive digital mortgage processing experience for lenders, brokers, and their clients.

HappyCo

Series A in 2015
HappyCo Inc. is a software development company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in mobile tools for the real estate rental industry. Established in 2011, the company provides a comprehensive platform designed to enhance property management by replacing traditional paper-based processes with digital solutions. Its offerings include a mobile application for property inspections, a web application for managing inspections and staff remotely, and a business intelligence application for real-time analysis of operational performance metrics. HappyCo's technology services a variety of sectors, including multifamily residential, commercial real estate, student housing, and hospitality. The platform incorporates artificial intelligence to streamline maintenance operations, improve efficiency, and enhance resident satisfaction, effectively enabling users to inspect and monitor real estate assets while gaining visibility and control over their operations.

Page Vault

Seed Round in 2015
Page Vault Inc. is a Chicago-based company that provides a software solution designed for legal professionals to capture web content, including social media, corporate websites, and blog posts, in a forensically defensible and legally admissible manner. Founded in 2013, Page Vault offers a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service platform that allows users to archive web pages as they appear online, preserving essential metadata and generating easy-to-print PDF documents. Its solution is particularly beneficial for those working in intellectual property, family law, insurance defense, general litigation, and website compliance. The company serves a diverse clientele, including law firms, government offices, corporate general counsels, insurance providers, legal consulting companies, solo practitioners, eDiscovery firms, and non-profit organizations.
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