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Motivate Venture Capital

North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago

Description

Motivate Venture Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in Pre-seed and Seed-stage companies across the US and Canada.

Investor Profile

Motivate Venture Capital has made 64 investments, with 9 in the past 12 months and 34% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (47%)
  • Pre Seed (31%)
  • Series A (14%)
  • Convertible Note (5%)
  • Series Unknown (2%)
  • Series B (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (91%)
  • Canada (8%)
  • Switzerland (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Financial Services
  • Fintech
  • Information Technology
  • Saas
  • Payments
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketplace
  • Data Integration
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FAQ

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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Motivate Venture Capital frequently co-invest with?

Gaingels
Gaingels
North America, Vermont, United States, Burlington
Co-Investments: 3
IrishAngels
IrishAngels
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 4
SpringTime Ventures
SpringTime Ventures
North America, Colorado, United States, Denver
Co-Investments: 3
Techstars
Techstars
North America, Colorado, United States, Boulder
Co-Investments: 4
Simplex Ventures
Simplex Ventures
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 4
Battery Ventures
Battery Ventures
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 3
Schematic Ventures
Schematic Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 5
Plug and Play
Plug and Play
North America, California, United States, Sunnyvale
Co-Investments: 3
Green Egg Ventures
Green Egg Ventures
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 6
Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Motivate Venture Capital often collaborate with?

AW
Aaron Wolko
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
JL
Jack Lavin
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Shared Deals: 1
MF
Mike Fitzgerald
North America, Indiana, United States, Indianapolis
Shared Deals: 1
Daren Cotter
Daren Cotter
North America, Minnesota, United States, Saint Paul
Shared Deals: 3
PS
Phil Soran
North America, Minnesota, United States, Wayzata
Shared Deals: 2
AM
Ara Mahdessian
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 2
CT
Craig Tooey
North America, California, United States, Santa Barbara
Shared Deals: 2
JG
Jack Greco
North America, New York, United States, Buffalo
Shared Deals: 1
VK
Vahe Kuzoyan
North America, California, United States, Glendale
Shared Deals: 2
KM
Koda M. Wang
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Motivate Venture Capital?

LiquidTrust

Los Angeles, California, United States

LiquidTrust offers global payment solutions tailored to the needs of SMBs.

FinanceFinancial ServicesPayments
SeedMar 10, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Ensemble AI

San Francisco, California, United States

Ensemble AI is a software development firm generating optimal embeddings for an ML task.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Developer ToolsInformation TechnologySoftware
SeedSep 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,300,000
Nmbr

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Nmbr is an embedded payroll software supplier that simplifies how organizations create and implement their own payroll software.

Embedded SystemsSoftware
SeedSep 24, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,662,831
FeedbackNow

Renens, Vaud, Switzerland

FeedbackNow, a maker of physical buttons and monitoring software.

ConsumerProfessional ServicesSoftware
Series ASep 18, 2024
Amount Raised: $9,000,000
Aption

Illinois City, Illinois, United States

Aption provides equity pooling solutions for founders, executives and early employees to protect startup equity value.

Business DevelopmentFinancial ServicesWealth Management
Pre SeedSep 10, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,400,000
NetNow

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

NetNow provides an end-to-end platform that helps AR/Finance teams for wholesalers, distributors, and B2B marketplaces manage credit.

Developer APIsFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechPayments
Pre SeedSep 9, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,326,798
Ensemble AI

San Francisco, California, United States

ML data enrichment in any domain.

SeedAug 15, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,300,000
Wilya

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Wilya’s software solution enables manufacturers to digitise frontline skills data and offer flexible schedules to workers

Information TechnologyManufacturingSoftwareSupply Chain Management
SeedJun 24, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
HubiFi

Columbus, Ohio, United States

SaaS Financial Automation & Analysis for High Transaction Businesses

Information TechnologySaaSSoftware
SeedJun 13, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,500,000
Finofo

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Where finance teams of global businesses bank, transact and plan.

FinTechPaymentsRisk Management
Pre SeedAug 15, 2023
Amount Raised: $1,250,000
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