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4490 Ventures

Venture capital

Madison · Seed–Series B · 3 people tracked

Also known as 4490 VENTURE SERVICES, LLC

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Investment thesis

4490 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in connected software companies, primarily outside Silicon Valley. The firm is led by investors and operating executives with backgrounds in founding and building technology companies.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series B
Check
$6M – $10M
HQ
Madison, Wisconsin, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2014
Private fund assets
$205.9M
VC funds
2
Tracked investments
13
Acquisitions
1

Team · 3 people

from public directories

Founder mafia

2 people who came through 4490 Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 9 of 13 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×4SaaS ×4Consumer ×3Healthtech ×3Developer Tools ×2Digital Health ×2Marketplaces ×2PropTech ×2

HQs:United States×12

Investments · 13 tracked

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By year:2022 · 32021 · 32019 · 12017 · 12015 · 210 dated

Rentablerentable.coin✓ verified

Rentable provides rental market research and data analysis tools, including rent reports and calculators, for renters and landlords seeking affordability insights.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesPropTechSaaSMadison, US

Alec Slocum(CEO)Adam Olien(CTO)inChad Aldous(Head of Design)in

Co-investorsFlyover CapitalSusquehanna Growth EquityAmerican Family VenturesDundee Venture CapitalService Provider Capital

Cortex Building Intelligencecortexintel.comin𝕏Apr 2021

Cortex provides data and machine learning software to help commercial real estate operators reduce their carbon footprint and achieve sustainability goals.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyPropTechWashington, US

Bryan Bennett(CEO & Founder)in

BoardNicholas Bienstock(Director)

Board seatDan Malven· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsService Provider Capital

EatStreeteatstreet.cominNov 2015

EatStreet is an online and mobile food ordering and delivery service that connects diners to restaurants across the U.S.

ConsumerFoodTechMarketplacesMadison, US

Matt Howard(Executive Officer, Director)inAlex Wyler(Executive Officer)inEric Martell(Executive Officer, Director)inKara Murphy(Executive Officer)James Crouthamel(Director)Pete Swanson(Executive Officer)

Board seatGreg Robinson· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCSA Partners LLCLumia CapitalPrime Ventures

Flureeflur.eein𝕏May 2019SEC filingmedium confidence

Fluree provides a graph-native data layer that connects to AI agents via MCP clients such as Claude and Cursor, letting agents draw answers from a governed knowledge graph rather than a vector cache.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsWinston Salem, US

Brian Platz(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Filipowski(Director)

BoardPatricia A. Muoio(Director)inMalcolm Thorne(Director)Eric Elert(Director)Gian Fulgoni(Director)in

Board seatDan Malven· per SEC Form D · $6.4M raise · filed Sep 2020

Co-investorsGood Growth CapitalService Provider CapitalSINEWAVE VENTURESTech Square VenturesAlpha PartnersAugment Ventures

HealthBridge Financialhealthbridgefinancial.cominMay 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

HealthBridge Financial provides a SaaS platform that manages patient financial obligations and self-pay balances for U.S. healthcare providers, addressing out-of-pocket payment challenges.

Digital HealthFintechHealthtechSaaSGrand Rapids, US

Amy O'Meara Chambers(Executive Officer)inTimothy Heger(Executive Officer)Gregory VandenBosch(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Slubowski(Executive Officer)

BoardGreg Robinson(Director, Promoter)Mark Chess(Director)

Board seatDan Malven· per SEC Form D · $23.2M raise · filed May 2021

Co-investorsWakestream Ventures

Healthmyne Inchealthmyne.comin𝕏Mar 2015SEC filingmedium confidence

HealthMyne develops QIDS, a quantitative imaging and clinical decision support platform for oncology care teams that tracks incidental findings, supports tumor conference preparation, and provides quantitative imaging metrics such as lesion volume and texture analysis.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMadison, US

Roger Chylla(Executive Officer, Director)inHao Wang(Executive Officer)inPraveen Sinha(Executive Officer, Director)inArvind Subramanian(Executive Officer, Director)inThomas Rockwell Mackie(Director)

Board seatDan MalvenGreg Robinson· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Aug 2018

Co-investorsAscension VenturesBascom Ventures

Level Exlevel-ex.comAcquired

Creates industry-leading mobile and AR training software and games for physicians.

Co-investorsJAZZ Venture PartnersOSF VenturesService Provider CapitalPritzker Group Venture Capital

QualSights Georamaqualsights.comin𝕏Dec 2022

QualSights offers a consumer research solution for product development that combines iterative prototype testing with usage data and feedback collected during in-home usage tests (IHUTs).

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaSChicago, US

Nihal Advani(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Eastward Capital PartnersService Provider CapitalBluestein Ventures

Trainualtrainual.cominJun 2021 · $27M

Trainual is a training management and knowledge platform where companies document processes, SOPs, roles, and onboarding, with an AI assistant that builds training, tracks goals and scorecards, and answers people-related questions.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaSScottsdale, US

Christopher Ronzio(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Ronzio(Executive Officer, Director)inGreg Robinson(Director)Clate Mask(Director)

BoardTroy Henikoff(Director)in

Co-investorsPHX VenturesAltos Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Georama, Inc.GTX SurgeryTivPhysIQ

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has 4490 Ventures made?
4490 Ventures has 13 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
What stage does 4490 Ventures invest at?
4490 Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What is 4490 Ventures's typical check size?
4490 Ventures typically writes checks of $6M – $10M.
What sectors does 4490 Ventures focus on?
4490 Ventures focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, Retail Tech, SaaS.
Where is 4490 Ventures located?
4490 Ventures is headquartered in Madison, US.

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