In case you missed it last week: We're proud to announce the close of our $31.8M Fund III. We're confident as ever that the Midwest is the best place to grow startups, and we look forward to continuing our investments here. Onward! https://lnkd.in/gcnGabx
M25
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Chicago, Illinois 4,219 followers
VC focused on Midwest-headquartered early-stage startups. 📈2️⃣5️⃣
About us
M25 is an early-stage venture firm based in Chicago, investing solely in tech startups headquartered in the Midwest. Since we launched in 2015, we've become the most active investor in our region. We invest broadly, and our unique, analytical approach to venture investing aims to reduce the risk, while maintaining the high returns typically associated with this stage of investing. We emphasize our expansive networks, and thrive on collaboration - helping to syndicate deals, encouraging fair terms as a best practice, and prioritizing relationships. And along the journey, we hope to share a few laughs, whether its over beers or board games.
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http://www.m25vc.com
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- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- Angel Investments, Venture Capital, Startups, Venture Firm, Investing, Early Stage, Seed, Preseed, Midwest, and Investments
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Chicago, Illinois 60654, US
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🎉 Another successful happy hour celebrating TechChicago Week is in the books! This year, we hosted Chicago's VC Summer Soiree alongside our friends at Upfront Ventures, Lightbank and Jump Capital. It was fantastic to see so many come out to celebrate tech and innovation in the Windy City. 🌆 A huge shoutout to our sponsors—Customers Bank, Insperity and Cooley LLP—for helping make this event a breeze. Thank you for your support!
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🙌 TechChicago Week is here, and our team is diving into all the action! Today, Victor Gutwein took the stage alongside Upfront Ventures' AJ Herrera, Craft Ventures' Ryan Hrabak, and Flybridge's Anna Palmer for the Accessing Coastal Capital panel at this year's Capital Summit.
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🎉 Exciting Milestone Alert! 🎉 We've got something to celebrate: 250,000 prospects have messaged residents on the Rentgrata platform! It never gets old seeing questions answered, authentic connections formed, and happy residents loving their homes. Here's to the next 250,000! 🍾 #Milestone #Achievement #Rentgrata #Community #PropTech #Innovation
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Fargo friends! We're just one week away from the Entrepreneurs Bazaar! The M25 team, along with #ClubM25's Chipp and Pavewise, will be co-hosting this event to celebrate entrepreneurship in North Dakota and beyond. Don't miss out—register and mark your calendars for July 25: https://lu.ma/bxtsy7db
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We are pleased to announce Stephen Denton as our new Chief Executive Officer. With a wealth of experience and a proven track record in scaling businesses across technology, media, AI, and e-commerce, Stephen is the ideal leader to guide Opendorse through its next phase of growth in the NIL landscape. Stephen's background includes successfully building and scaling companies, with his most recent role as CEO of Ware2Go culminating in a successful acquisition by UPS. His expertise in rapidly scaling network-based businesses will be instrumental in driving Opendorse forward to new heights. Founders Blake Lawrence and Adi Kunalic will continue to play pivotal roles within the company. Lawrence will assume the position of President, Collegiate Operations, while Kunalic will continue as Chief Operating Officer, ensuring that Opendorse remains at the forefront of our industry. With the combined strengths of Stephen, the founders, and the existing leadership team, Opendorse is in excellent position to achieve its goals and continue its legacy of success. https://lnkd.in/gbcvdTKV
Opendorse Announces New CEO Appointment and Leadership Addition - Opendorse
https://biz.opendorse.com
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🎉 Chicago-based WithMe, Inc. is celebrating 10 years! Learn more about how Jonathan Treble and the WithMe, Inc. team have redefined technology-enabled amenities over the years. ⬇️
🎉 CELEBRATING 1️⃣0️⃣ YEARS 🎉 On this day in 2014, WithMe officially got its start. Our journey began in Jonathan Treble's Chicago apartment, where he successfully developed and launched PrintWithMe, a pay-per-use, wireless printer station targeting cafes and public spaces. Shortly after launch, Treble discovered his self-serve printing concept had the potential to solve significant problems facing the multifamily industry. In response to feedback from property managers, Treble and his team developed proprietary Print Allowance technology to address amenity misuse and uncontrollable consumption. Print Allowance gives property managers the ability to limit the number of free pages each resident can print and automatically charge them for any overage. Inspired by the striking similarities in the challenges posed by offering printing and coffee services in residential spaces, Treble found a way to adapt Print Allowance technology to coffee machines - and SipWithMe launched in early 2022. The revolutionary coffee amenity offers more than 20 roast-to-order, barista-quality beverages made with craft roasted coffee. WithMe has grown exponentially over the past decade. We now employ more than 70 professionals across five countries. Our solutions can be found in thousands of locations nationwide and currently serve more than 2 million people. PrintWithMe and SipWithMe are widely praised by residents and property managers alike - and trusted by 80% of the 2024 National Multifamily Housing Council's 50 Largest Apartment Managers. We are immensely grateful to everyone who has believed in our vision and championed our success over the past decade. As we reflect on our achievements, we also look forward to the future with great excitement! 🎉 Read the official press release. ⬇️ #multifamily #proptech #remotework #culture
WithMe, Inc. Celebrates 10 Years of Redefining Technology-Enabled Amenities - WithMe
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Year four of the NIL era is here! Dive into NIL at 3: The Annual Opendorse Report as we look back and forecast ahead. 📈 Estimated Market Spend of $1.67 Billion 💰 $13.9 Million in P4 Collective Budgets 👀 New Sport in Brand Compensation Top 2
NIL AT 3: The Annual Opendorse Report - Opendorse
https://biz.opendorse.com
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🎉 Congratulations to the team at Pear Commerce on the Series A! Learn more about the round below. #ClubM25 #InvestintheMidwest
We’re beyond thrilled to officially announce Pear’s $10 million Series A funding round, led by Stage 2 Capital! This funding will help us continue to grow our incredible team, unlock new innovations, and enhance our product offerings to empower CPG brands with the tools to drive meaningful growth through retail ecommerce. We can’t thank our partners, customers, and investors enough for your unwavering support. 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦! 🔗: https://lnkd.in/g2yWu9NG #PearCommerce #SeriesAFunding #RetailEcommerce #Shoppability #CPG