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Network Ventures
Venture capital · Chicago, IL, United States · North America
Network Ventures is a Midwest-based seed stage venture capital firm that invests in technology companies building network effects. It typically invests $250k in companies raising their first $500k-2m in a pre-seed or seed round, often as the lead or first institutional check.
In its own wordsnetwork effectsmarketplacesseed stagemidwesttechnology
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Or find every investor that fitsNetwork Ventures lists 16 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Fintech (13%), Healthcare & Biotech (13%) and Education (13%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Corazon Capital, MTT Ventures and New Stack Ventures.
No funding round on record names Network Ventures yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Network Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 16. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 13% | 12% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 13% | 15% |
| Education | 13% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 9% | 8% |
| Cybersecurity | 9% | 4% |
| Consumer | 9% | 3% |
| Media & Entertainment | 9% | 4% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 9% | 18% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Corazon Capital | 3 |
| MTT Ventures | 2 |
| New Stack Ventures | 2 |
| Y Combinator | 2 |
| 7wire Ventures | 1 |
| Alumni Ventures | 1 |
| Ardent Venture Partners | 1 |
| B Capital | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 42th | 16 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 1th | 13% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers16100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Network Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
16 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base brings together accomplished people for conversations that go beyond small talk | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Draftbit builds web and mobile apps with AI agents and human experts | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides an AI platform for employers to manage health insurance transitions for departing employees. | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Giggster rents out locations for filming, photo shoots, parties, and events | Real Estate & ConstructionEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Glimpse Analytics provides footfall analytics and people counting from existing CCTV for retail businesses | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Lemonlight produces videos for various industries and purposes, including advertising, product showcases, and storytelling. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Marketplace.city is a government-only vendor intelligence platform that helps state and local government save resources, money, and time in research and procurement processes. | Healthcare & BiotechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Parentaly provides coaching and training benefits for employees taking parental leave | Human Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| ShipBob provides ecommerce fulfillment solutions, including inventory distribution, order fulfillment, and shipping services. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Showdrop provides in-store product sampling services using kiosks and texts to guide shoppers to products and collect feedback | ConsumerFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| The company helps organizations achieve long-term high performance through leadership development, team cohesion, organizational culture, and organizational change. | Healthcare & BiotechEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Tandem helps couples share expenses, track spending, plan purchases, and coordinate their day-to-days. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| XStereotype scores every piece of content across 40+ dimensions using its AI platform | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- networkventures.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 16
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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