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Chicago Ventures — 2021 Investments

6 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Maykmayk.itJan 2021 · $4M

Santa Monica, US

Stefan Heinrich(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Bamberger(Director)

Board seatRob Chesney· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGaingelsGreycroftfirstminute capitalSlow Ventures

ELANZA Wellnesselanzawellness.comin𝕏Pre-Seed · Mar 2021 · $440K

ELANZA is a digital health application that delivers daily therapeutic practices via email and mobile app to support people living with endometriosis.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Brittany Hawkins(Co-founder & CEO)inCatherine Hendy(Co-founder & COO)in

Co-investorsGaingelsHuman VenturesTechstars

Gearflow Inc.gearflow.cominPre-Seed · Jun 2021 · $3M

Gearflow is an AI-powered procurement platform for fleet teams, letting them report equipment needs, route request workflows, and source parts, service, equipment, and freight from vendors.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesConstruction TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US

Luke Powers(Executive Officer, Director)inBenjamin Preston(Director)Ben Preston(Cofounder)in

BoardGreg Owens(Director)Austin Yount(Director)inPatrick Dillingham(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBrick Mortar VenturesChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Harvard Business Angels of ChicagoNVP CapitalPath Ventures+2 more

Loconavloconav.comin𝕏Series B · Jun 2021 · $37M

LocoNav builds an AI-powered and IoT-enabled fleet operations management platform for commercial vehicle operators across industries.

AI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Shridhar Gupta(Founder)inVidit Jain(Founder)inDavid Greenbaum(Director)

BoardShailesh Lakhani(Director)

Co-investorsAleka CapitalAnthemis VentureFoundamentalMusha VenturesMyAsiaVCSquareOne Capital+4 more

Widerwider.ioin𝕏Sep 2021 · $38M

Wider is an autonomous AI system that reads a brand's ad account data to identify which creatives, audiences, and formats drive results, then generates and launches on-brand ads based on those patterns.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech

Jonathan Karmi(Founder)inShai Cohen‏(Founder)in

Co-investors91 VenturesHorizon Capital

Other

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

Quake Media

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.