About Moderne Ventures
Moderne Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Chicago, United States. As of Mar 2025, Moderne Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 121 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Real Estate and Construction Tech. Most recently it led the $25M Series C round of Trust and Will along with . This round also saw participation from Northwestern Mutual and other investors.
Overall, Moderne Ventures portfolio has seen 3 unicorns, 1 IPO and 24 acquisitions including key companies like Hippo, Better Mortgage and Everlance. A lot of funds co-invest with Moderne Ventures, with names like StepStone Group sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Moderne Ventures has team of 20 people including 4 partners.
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Moderne Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Moderne Ventures has invested in 121 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2024, it made 4 investments, while as of Mar 2025, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Trust and Will and most recent follow-on round was in ICON.
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|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
2021 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Moderne Ventures' Investments by Stage
Moderne Ventures has made 12 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.23M, 12 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $19.9M, 9 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $20.1M, 6 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $46M and 2 investments in Series D stage with an average round size of $90M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 12 |
Series A | 12 |
Series B | 9 |
Series C | 6 |
Series D | 2 |
Moderne Ventures' Investments by Sector
Moderne Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Real Estate and Construction Tech, Consumer and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 108 Tech companies, 82 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 67 Software companies and at least 46 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 17 |
High Tech | 17 |
Real Estate and Construction Tech | 16 |
Consumer | 13 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 7 |
Others | 47 |
Moderne Ventures' Investments by Geography
Moderne Ventures has made most investments in United States (39), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 39 |
Canada | 1 |
Finland | 1 |
Moderne Ventures' recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Moderne Ventures:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 11, 2025 | United States | Series C | $25M | Northwestern Mutual [+2] | |
Jan 30, 2025 | United States | Series C | $56.2M | ||
Aug 20, 2024 | United States | Series B | $24M | [+3] | |
Feb 29, 2024 | United States | Series B | $20M | [+1] | |
Feb 21, 2024 | United States | Series C | $25M | [+2] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Moderne Ventures' portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | Online comparison platform for auto insurance | 2016 | Washington, DC | Series C | cgaptww | ||
59 | Provider of talent as a service for on demand software development solutions | 2018 | Palo Alto | Series E | rowvqhs | ||
73 | Online marketplace offering residential mortgage loans for consumers | 2014 | New York City | Series E | efdvsqj |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Moderne Ventures' Portfolio
Here are Moderne Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 15, 2021 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in Moderne Ventures' Portfolio
Here are Moderne Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 19, 2025 | - | - | - | |
 | Oct 25, 2024 | Dec 07, 2022 | Series A | $7M |
Jun 24, 2024 | - | - | - | |
May 22, 2023 | - | - | - | |
Apr 26, 2023 | - | - | - |
Team profile of Moderne Ventures
Moderne Ventures has a team of 20 membersÌýincluding 4 Partners and 1 PrincipalÌýlocated in United States. Moderne Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Moderne Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Principal | Chicago | - |
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Over the past 9 years, 419 investors have co-invested in Moderne Ventures's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Moderne Ventures:ÌýFJ Labs, Techstars and 198 others have invested in rounds before Moderne Ventures. There are 3 companies where FJ Labs has invested before Moderne Ventures and 3 companies where Techstars has invested before Moderne Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Moderne Ventures:Ìý114 investors entered a company along with Moderne Ventures. These include investors like StepStone Group (2 companies).
- Invested after Moderne Ventures:ÌýA total of 105 investors have invested in Moderne Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Gaingels (2 companies), MVP Ventures (2 companies) and Curql (2 companies).
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