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Simplex Ventures

Venture capital

Chicago · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked

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Gerardo Redondounlockedknows Erik Swanson · together at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (overlapped)
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Investment thesis

Simplex Ventures backs early-stage fintech founders who seek to disrupt and transform the financial industry. The firm emphasizes flexible, passion-driven capital deployment enabled by its independent structure, allowing it to pursue investments it strongly believes in and support rapid growth. It brings entrepreneurial experience alongside business and technical expertise to help founders scale, and offers portfolio companies strategic exposure through an extensive network and established relationships within the financial community. Simplex Ventures looks for disruptive visionaries pursuing bold, innovative ideas that can create lasting positive change in finance.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Chicago, Illinois, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2022
Tracked investments
4

Team · 3 people

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What they invest in

from 3 of 4 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×2SaaS ×2Digital Health ×1E-commerce ×1Enterprise Software ×1Gaming ×1Healthtech ×1InsurTech ×1

HQs:India×1United States×1

Investments · 4 tracked

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By year:2024 · 12022 · 23 dated

Cloud computing platform

Cloud computing platform that makes it easy for anyone to run computational, AI, and data science workloads in the cloud.

PartnerKate Kitto· solo GP

Cognito Healthcognitohealth.cominMar 2024 · $2M

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-investorsNSG VenturesGarage CapitalGraphite VenturesSpring Impact CapitalStandUp Ventures

Lucralucrasports.cominJan 2022

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 & CoRaptor GroupSeventySix CapitalThe MBA FundWestern Technology InvestmentAlumni Ventures+3 more

SureBrightsurebright.cominAug 2022 · $3.2M

SureBright provides product protection insurance solutions that merchants embed directly into their customer checkout experience.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSNew Delhi, IN

Manish Chauhan(Founder)inSanket Munjal(Co-Founder)inManish C(Founder)

Co-investorsInsurTechMPG FundNeer Venture PartnersPanache VenturesY CombinatorMotivate Venture Capital+1 more

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Frequently asked questions

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.

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