Where does Victor Gutwein work?

Victor Gutwein is Managing Partner at M25 and Board director at Moonnox and Board director at Authenticx and Board director at GetCheddar.

What check size does Victor Gutwein write?

Victor Gutwein typically writes checks of $250K – $500K.

What boards does Victor Gutwein sit on?

Victor Gutwein holds tracked board seats at GetCheddar.

Where did Victor Gutwein go to school?

Victor Gutwein studied at University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics); West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School (Academic Honors Diploma).

Victor Gutwein

Investor

Managing Partner at M25 · Board director at Moonnox · Board director at Authenticx · Board director at GetCheddar

Chicago, Illinois

Writes $250K – $500K checks · typically $375K

30 Under 30 2022 · Venture Capital

About

Founder of M25 (2015), a Kauffman Fellow (Class 22) and former Hyde Park Angels leader; studied economics at the University of Chicago and has a long history of startup ventures.

Contact· published on Victor's own website

v•••@m25vc.comreveal

Board director at Moonnox

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Moonnox's investors · 4

Early Light VenturesBaltimore · $100K – $500K checks · since 2025 Hyde Park AngelsChicago · since 2025 M25Chicago · $500K – $3M checks · since 2025 Service Provider CapitalVail · since 2025

Co-founders at Moonnox

David CottenChief Technology Officer and Co-Founder

Board director at Authenticx

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Authenticx's investors · 8

Allos VenturesCincinnati · $1M – $6M checks BeringeaLondon · $3M – $10M checks Elevate VenturesIndianapolis · $20K – $2M checks High AlphaIndianapolis M25Chicago · $500K – $3M checks · since 2023 Miami AngelsMiami · $100K – $1M checks Mutual Capital PartnersCleveland · $1M checks Signal Peak VenturesSalt Lake City · $250K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Authenticx

Amy BrownFounder & CEO

Board director at GetCheddar

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GetCheddar's investors · 2

Elevate VenturesIndianapolis · $20K – $2M checks · since 2017 M25Chicago · $500K – $3M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at GetCheddar

Michael Philip TrotzkeExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

M25Managing Partnercurrent2015 — presentGreater Chicago Area
Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA)Board Membercurrent2022 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow - Class 22current2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Continuum AIBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
AuthenticxBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
TitleWiseBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentLouisville Metropolitan Area
ImmigifyBoard Observercurrent2026 — presentOmaha, NE
OathBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
EntraviaBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentMinneapolis, MN
ConstructionClock AppBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentWinnipeg, MB
ArrellioBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentColumbus, OH
Prediction GuardBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentIndianapolis, IN
HummingbirdsBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentDes Moines, IA
Redi HealthBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentColumbus, OH
CarefeedBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentCincinnati, OH
The Economic Club of ChicagoMembercurrent2022 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
MOONNOXBoard Member2025 — 2026Chicago, IL
RentgrataBoard Member2019 — 2025Chicago, Illinois, United States
Hyde Park AngelsCo-Chair Consumer Products and Services2015 — 2017Greater Chicago Area
WalgreensEcommerce - Strategic Planning & Analysis2014 — 2015Greater Chicago Area
ScooterVersityCo-Founder and CEO2011 — 2014Chicago, Illinois
Claire's AccessoriesStrategic New Businesses2012 — 2014Hoffman Estates, IL

Skills & more

Start-ups31Entrepreneurship20Strategy18Venture Capital9Angel Investing4Data Analysis7Public Speaking6Business Planning6Marketing Strategy9Research7Critical Thinking5Spanish4

+12 more

Microsoft WordE-commerceSalesStrategic PlanningRetailExcelBloombergEgyptian Colloquial ArabicBusiness IntelligenceFinancial AnalysisEarly-stage StartupsMicrosoft Excel

Languages English · Spanish

From Victor's professional profile.

Deals · 1

GetCheddarBoard seat

via M25 · filed Jul 2017 · $1M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at M25

Abhinaya Konduru

Partner at M25

Arianna Thornton

Director of Operations at M25

Brian Powers

Venture Partner at M25

Guy Friedman

Venture Partner at M25

Jonathan Poma

Venture Partner at M25

Mike Asem

Founding Partner at M25

Ruth Brungard

Platform Associate at M25

Ryan Coon

Venture Partner at M25

Network2

Ben Williamson

External Advisor at Invest Nebraska

Farooq Abbasi

Founding Partner at Preface Ventures

Investors connected to Victor in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Victor Gutwein?: Founder of M25 (2015), a Kauffman Fellow (Class 22) and former Hyde Park Angels leader; studied economics at the University of Chicago and has a long history of startup ventures.
Where does Victor Gutwein work?: Victor Gutwein is Managing Partner at M25 and Board director at Moonnox and Board director at Authenticx and Board director at GetCheddar.
What check size does Victor Gutwein write?: Victor Gutwein typically writes checks of $250K – $500K.
What boards does Victor Gutwein sit on?: Victor Gutwein holds tracked board seats at GetCheddar.
Where did Victor Gutwein go to school?: Victor Gutwein studied at University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics); West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School (Academic Honors Diploma).