Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Developer tools • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Payments • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer • Woman Focused |
Stages | Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage |
Investing | United States • Canada |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $2,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $500,000 |
Motivate Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois, dedicated to empowering trailblazers by investing in B2B and B2C startups. With a focus on early-stage investments, including Pre-Seed, Seed, and Early Stage, they specialize in supporting companies with high growth potential in large and growing markets. The firm targets a range of industries, including Software, PropTech, BioTech, Business Solutions, FinTech, Sales and Marketing, CleanTech, A.I., HealthTech and Fitness, Blockchain and Cryptos, Developer tools, Insurance (InsurTech), Logistics and Distribution, Payments, Real Estate and Construction, Healthcare and Wellness, and Consumer sectors with a woman focus. The firm is selective in its investment approach, with a minimum investment of 100,000 USD, a maximum cap of 2,000,000 USD, and an investment sweet spot of 500,000 USD. Apart from financial capital, Motivate Ventures contributes their experience, connections, and expertise to help founders realize their visions of tomorrow. They invest in fintech broadly, across all stages, and in B2B SaaS with at least 200k in ARR. Additionally, they express a strong interest in solutions to problems created by accelerating longevity but are not interested in adtech, med devices, or pharma. Motivate Ventures also supports emerging pre-seed and seed-stage VC funds and co-creates with founders to bring their ideas to life. Essential to their investment thesis is backing founders with strong domain knowledge who tackle real and substantial problems. The venture firm is led by individuals committed to making strategic bets on optimistic, ingenious entrepreneurs and has a track record of successful ventures, including Chime, Public.com, Home Chef, Hallow, and Trading View, among others.
We invest in a) fintech, broadly and at all stages and b) B2B SaaS with at least $200k in ARR