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Venture capitalMadison · Series A–Series B · 4 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 29, 2026.
Team · 4 people
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2 people who came through 4490 Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 11 of 15 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×4SaaS ×4Consumer ×3Healthtech ×3Climate Tech ×2Developer Tools ×2Digital Health ×2Marketplaces ×2
HQs:United States×13
Investments · 15 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 32021 · 32019 · 12017 · 22015 · 211 dated
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 VenturesBridge Venture FundDundee Venture CapitalService Provider Capital
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
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 VenturesWAFTTGreat Oaks Venture Capital
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
Co-investorsAugment VenturesGood Growth CapitalService Provider CapitalSINEWAVE VENTURESTech Square VenturesAlpha Partners
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 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-investorsAlumni VenturesAscension VenturesBascom Ventures
Cortex is a science-communication company that helps researchers, laboratories, companies and cultural institutions give visibility and impact to their research by turning scientific results into accessible formats such as articles, podcasts, comics, exhibitions, workshops and training, alongside strategic consulting and impact diagnostics.
EdTechMedia & Entertainment
Anish Dhar(Founder)inGanesh Datta(Founder)inJim Texier(Founder)Nikhil Unni(Founder)inTatiana Kačan(Founder)
Co-investorsAlpha Square GroupAndreessen HorowitzCross Creek AdvisorsHealthQuest CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Scale Venture Partners+3 more
Creates industry-leading mobile and AR training software and games for physicians.
Co-investorsJAZZ Venture PartnersOSF VenturesService Provider CapitalPritzker Group Venture Capital
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 PartnersG2T3V FundService Provider CapitalBluestein Ventures
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
Understory provides insurance products powered by a proprietary weather risk model and network of ground-based sensors to assess and price severe weather risks globally.
Climate TechInsurTechIoTMadison, US
Alexander Kubicek(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Alexander Jacobs(Founder)inSteve Benfield(Executive Officer)Patricia Wyngaard(Executive Officer)Jack Alexander(Executive Officer, Director)Jim Marshall(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCSA Partners LLCMS&AD VenturesPrelude VenturesRevolutionTrue VenturesVTF Capital+6 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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.
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has 4490 Ventures made?
- 4490 Ventures has 15 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What stage does 4490 Ventures invest at?
- 4490 Ventures invests at the 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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