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Corporate VCChicago · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Simplex Ventures invests in early-stage companies shaping the future of finance, partnering with visionary fintech founders seeking to disrupt and transform the financial industry. Its flexible structure lets it pursue investments it is passionate about and deploy capital quickly to support rapid growth. The firm brings entrepreneurial mentality and business and technical expertise, plus a broad network and relationships across the financial community as a strategic advantage for founders. It seeks disruptive visionaries with big, innovative ideas intended to create lasting, positive change in finance.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from curated & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 25 of 32 portfolio companiesSaaS ×16Fintech ×15Enterprise Software ×8Healthtech ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Data & Infrastructure ×5Retail Tech ×4Digital Health ×3
HQs:United States×12Canada×1India×1Netherlands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 13 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×43 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with education data
INSEAD ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data
Economics ×5Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×3Finance & Accounting ×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12023 · 22022 · 32021 · 12019 · 211 dated
Banyan organizes item-level receipt data from transactions and makes it accessible for commerce and consumer applications.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsDorm RoomElizabeth Street VenturesFin CapitalKube VCEnergize CapitalMotivate Venture Capital+3 more
BlockFills provides institutional trading infrastructure for digital assets, offering OTC trading platforms, API connectivity, and liquidity management services to trading firms, funds, and financial institutions.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Gordon Wallace(President and Co-Founder)Neil Van Huis(Partner and Director)inJoseph Perry(Interim CEO)Adam Krauszer(CTO)inPerry Parker(Head of Derivatives Trading)in
Co-investorsFenbushi CapitalFuture Perfect VenturesMorgan Creek Capital
Cascade provides data validation and portfolio monitoring tools for investors, offering independently verified asset-level data, real-time reporting, and analytics dashboards to reduce risk and improve capital deployment decisions.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Kyle Meade(Founder)Mike Shum(Founder)
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesFounder CollectiveHypothesisNew Stack VenturesSoma CapitalImpression Ventures+1 more
Cognito is a Canadian online mental health service offering cognitive behavioral therapy and psychiatric care for anxiety, depression, insomnia, and ADHD.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthVictoria, CA
Co-investorsGarage CapitalGraphite VenturesApollo Health VenturesIAG Capital Partners
Cognito Health is a medical device manufacturer that uses predictive algorithms to provide contact-free patient monitoring, forecasting adverse events such as falls and pressure injuries before they occur.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsGraphite VenturesNSG VenturesGarage CapitalInovia CapitalSpring Impact CapitalStandUp Ventures
CRS Credit API provides access to regulated credit data through multiple delivery channels—web portal, API integration, and system migration services—for businesses of all sizes seeking compliance and efficient credit reporting.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalEscalate Capital PartnersLeadout CapitalMS&AD Ventures
Eko provides an investments-as-a-service platform that integrates with digital banking providers to allow users to invest directly from their checking or savings accounts.
FintechNieuw Amsterdam, NL
Co-investorsTechstarsAlloy LabsIrishAngelsMotivate Venture Capital
Finmile provides an AI-powered last-mile delivery platform that handles route optimization, automated dispatch, same-day and returns management, proof of delivery, and live tracking.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaSLondon
Chris Sargeant(Co-Founder & COO)inRich Pleeth(Co-Founder & CEO)in
BoardScott Murphy(Director)
Co-investorsConduit ConnectMaC Venture CapitalPearls Capital
iink operates a digital platform for processing multi-party insurance claim checks, letting users remotely capture checks, collect electronic endorsements, coordinate with mortgage companies, and disburse claim proceeds via ACH or RTP.
FintechInsurTechPropTechSaaSTampa, US
Ken Lollar(Co-founder)inRyan Holliday(Co-founder, President & Chief Revenue Officer)inTom McGrath(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)Ryan Wetzel(Co-founder & Head of Operations)in
BoardKING GOH(Director)inTIMOTHY STREIT(Director)in
Co-investorsChartline Capital PartnersGrand VenturesGreen Egg VenturesMotley Fool VenturesHeadlineIU Ventures+1 more
KYCH Hospitality offers hotels a single technology system that consolidates daily operations such as guest and team messaging, housekeeping, engineering, front desk, concierge, security, and F&B into one system of record.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Dina Yuen(Founder)
BoardJim Andelman(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBonfire VenturesStreamlined VenturesWellington ManagementTenOneTen Ventures
Lucra is a competitive loyalty platform that provides brands an SDK to run live social competitions — tournaments, peer-vs-peer contests, and mini games — natively inside their existing app or website.
GamingSaaSSports TechGreenwich, US
Dylan Robbins(Executive Officer, Director)inDennis Wong(Director)Anthony Disanti(Director)
Co-investors7GC & CoAlumni VenturesLitquidity VenturesRaptor GroupSeventySix CapitalThe 23 Fund+5 more
Lucra provides an SDK that lets brands add competitive loyalty features—competition formats, reward types, and leaderboards—natively inside their existing iOS, Android, or web apps, with built-in compliance.
Enterprise SoftwareGamingMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsSeventySix Capital7GC & CoAlumni VenturesHarlo Equity PartnersRaptor GroupWTI
MEDZOOMER operates an on-demand prescription delivery platform that connects patients with pharmacies to enable remote access to medications.
Digital HealthHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainMedical DevicesTampa, US
Marvin Kloss(CEO/Founder)inMark Hammonds(Chief Technology Officer)inIlirian Ameti(Chief Financial Officer)inJustin Erro(VP of Growth)Richard Munassi(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid Zinn(Director)in
Co-investorsBLH Venture Partners, LLCFlorida Opportunity FundHeadwater VenturesLOUD CapitalNurture Venture PartnersOcean Azul Partners+3 more
Motivate (MVC) is a venture capital firm that invests at the pre-seed and seed stages, providing capital, connections, and operating experience to early-stage founders.
Fintech
Pico provides low-latency technology and connectivity services for financial markets clients, including its PicoNet fiber-optic network platform that delivers multi-asset market data and machine time analytics to colocated trading systems.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Eric Harkness(President & CFO)inSeetharam Gorre(Chief Information Officer)inDavid Toomey(Chief Technology Officer)inHolly Meacham(Chief Sales Officer)inLauren Goldberg(General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer)inMatt Norman(Chief People Officer)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesLaunchCapitalPoint72 VenturesSquareOne CapitalWorldQuant VenturesAxel Springer Digital Ventures+7 more
Plannery offers personal loans and AI-powered financial planning to healthcare workers, with loans ranging from $1,050 to $21,000 and an optional employee benefit program.
FintechFuture of WorkHealthtechHR TechPalo Alto, US
Andrew D. First(Director)Krishnan Gopalakrishnan(Founder)Andrew First(Founder)
BoardLee Hower(Director)
Co-investorsGreen Egg VenturesNextView VenturesXYZ Venture Capital
Plink provides technology solutions with consumer- and portal-facing products, though the investor relations page gives limited detail on its specific offerings.
AI & Machine LearningFintechRetail TechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Mitch Jacobs(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalCrosscut VenturesClocktower VenturesReciprocal VenturesTemerity Capital PartnersIrishAngels+1 more
New York, US
Chase Marsh(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Kutzman(Executive Officer, Director)Ryan Freeman(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesLiebenthal VenturesLigo Partners LLCWinklevoss CapitalAlpaca VC
Pulse Charter Connect builds transportation software for organ transplant logistics, connecting transplant centers, procurement organizations, charter operators, and perfusion teams through a platform offering real-time aircraft availability, transparent pricing, and HIPAA-compliant communication.
HealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US
Laura Epstein(Founder & CEO)inMark Engelen(COO)inChris Tyler(CTO)in
Co-investorsJosephine CollectiveTechstarsBelal Badat Ventures
Sarna provides technology to clearing firms and broker-dealers for managing risk and scaling trading operations in financial markets.
Cloud ComputingFintechSaaS
Dominik Sarna(Chief Executive Officer)inDax Rodriguez(Co-Founder & Advisor)
Co-investorsMotivate Venture CapitalMOTIVATE VENTURESWedbush Ventures
SureBright provides product protection insurance solutions that merchants embed directly into their customer checkout experience.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechRetail TechSaaSNew Delhi, IN
Manish Chauhan(Founder)inSanket Munjal(Founder)inManish C(Founder)
Co-investorsBuilders + BackersInsurTechMPG FundNeer Venture PartnersPanache VenturesY Combinator+7 more
Sware offers the GxP Suite, a SaaS validation platform (Res_Q) that uses AI agents to manage software, plant/equipment, and medical device validation while maintaining audit readiness.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSChelsea, US
Bryan Ennis(Co-Founder & Chief Quality Officer)inEllen Reilly(Chief Executive Officer)inTheresa Pauzer(Chief People Officer)inEvan Raggi(Chief Commercial Officer)in
BoardKOSAL KEO(Director)WILLIAM R. COWEN(Director)in
Co-investorsFirst AnalysisInsight PartnersJumpstart CapitalNew Stack VenturesLRVHealth
Sweater is a fintech platform that enables non-accredited retail investors to access private market investment opportunities and venture capital funds alongside traditional investors.
FintechSaaS
Jesse Randall(CEO and Co-Founder)
Co-investorsD3VCLitquidity VenturesMotivate Venture Capital
tastytrade (tastyworks) is an online brokerage platform for trading stocks, ETFs, options, and futures, aimed at active and options-focused retail traders.
Fintech
Zero Hash provides API-based infrastructure for banks, brokerages, and fintechs to embed crypto trading, stablecoin payments, and tokenized financial assets into their platforms.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechPropTechChicago, US
Edward Woodford(Founder)inBrian Liston(Executive Officer, Director)inAdam Berg(Chief Financial Officer)inStephen Gardner(Chief Legal Officer and Secretary)inAdam Leaman(Chief Commercial Officer)in
BoardTom Sosnoff(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalGMEX GroupNycaNyca PartnersPoint72 VenturesStruck Capital+4 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Advisor labsBluePalletLynkNew Stack VenturesSpline DataSympliFi
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesLucra · techcrunch.com · Apr 22, 2026
Pulse Charter Connect · finsmes.com · May 9, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Simplex Ventures made?
- Simplex Ventures has 32 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Simplex Ventures invest at?
- Simplex Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Simplex Ventures focus on?
- Simplex Ventures focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is Simplex Ventures located?
- Simplex Ventures is headquartered in Chicago, US.
- Who does Simplex Ventures co-invest with?
- Simplex Ventures most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Techstars, Bonfire Ventures, among 73 tracked co-investors.
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