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Propellant Ventures aspires to change the future in a very powerful way. We boldly invest in outstanding companies and extraordinary teams to cultivate an extremely high-quality and diversified portfolio.
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The team at Propellant collaborates with our portfolio companies, angel groups, and other VC’s to dramatically improve startups success, growth, and valuation. In 5 years, Propellant Ventures strives to be one of Midwest region’s most active VCs and go-to funds for innovative startups. Propellant Ventures invests in a broad range of diverse tech enabled B2B industries such as healthtech, future of work, supply chain, fintech, IIoT, and edtech.

November 29, 2023

SquareStack CEO Bill Furlong Featured on the Chief Influencer Podcast

SquareStack CEO discusses "The Shifting Landscape of B2B Marketing"

November 3, 2023

STRATAFOLIA CEO Jeri Frank Featured on The Deal Scout Podcast

STRATAFOLIA CEO discusses "Portfolio Performance Software"

October 14, 2023

Under CEO Jeff Shea Featured on the Merchant Sales Podcast

Under CEO discusses "Underwriting in Era of AI"

July 25, 2023

SquareStack CEO Bill Furlong Featured on the R&B Show

SquareStack CEO discusses "A New Dashboard to Help You Better Manage Your Business"

July 10, 2023

Under Selected to Stage 2 Capital 2023 Catalyst Cohort

Under was selected as one of the 15 B2B companies for Stage 2 Capital's 2023 Catalyst Cohort

June 25, 2023

Innovare Receives Funding from Google for Startups Black Founders Fund

Innovare has been selected as one of the fortunate recipients of the prestigious Google for Startups Black Founders Fund!

April 6, 2023

Education Intelligence Company, Innovare, Raises $2M in Additional Seed Funding Despite Economic Downturn with Support from Existing and New Investors In the U.S. and Mexico

Chicago-based EdTech company, Innovare, announced that it has raised $2M in additional seed funding to continue to scale its impact on education leadership via its cloud-based strategy and analytics platform Inno™️.

March 23, 2023

Charleston Angel Partners Invests in SquareStack

Charleston Angel Partners has invested in Chicago-based start-up SquareStack to drive expansion and growth.

February 25, 2023

STRATAFOLIO and Intuit QuickBooks are joining forces to provide a bundled solution for new customers

Learn more about STRATAFOLIOS's new collaboration in the QuickBooks Solution Provider program from the firm's CEO, Jeri Frank.

November 13, 2022

Propellant Ventures Makes an Investment Into Proptech Company, STRATAFOLIO

Propellant Ventures is excited to announce that we made an investment into Cedar Rapids, IA based Proptech firm STRATAFOLIO.

Thought Leadership

Propellant Ventures aspires to change the future in a very powerful way. We boldly invest in outstanding companies and extraordinary teams to cultivate an extremely high-quality and diversified portfolio.
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The team at Propellant collaborates with our portfolio companies, angel groups, and other VC’s to dramatically improve startups success, growth, and valuation. In 5 years, Propellant Ventures strives to be one of Midwest region’s most active VCs and go-to funds for innovative startups. Propellant Ventures invests in a broad range of diverse tech enabled B2B industries such as healthtech, future of work, supply chain, fintech, IIoT, and edtech.

January 25, 2022

Success and Failures of Fundraising (Webinar)

On January 25, 2022, our Managing Partner participated on a VC TV panel discussion for LATOKEN to talk about what entrepreneurs should think about when raising capital.

January 12, 2022

How the Explosion of MarTech Investing is Impacting B2B Industries (Webinar)

On January 12, 2022, Propellant Ventures hosted an engaging discussion about MarTech for investors and entrepreneurs.

December 20, 2021

Success and Failures of Fundraising (Webinar)

On December 20, 2021, our Managing Partner participated on a VC TV panel discussion for LATOKEN to talk about what entrepreneurs should think about when raising capital.

November 29, 2021

Impact Investments & Social Responsibility (Webinar)

On November 29, 2021, our Managing Partner participated on a VC TV panel discussion for LATOKEN to talk about what it means to invest for impact and social responsibility.

November 16, 2021

Success and Failures of Fundraising (Webinar)

On November 16, 2021, our Managing Partner participated on a VC TV panel discussion for LATOKEN to talk about what entrepreneurs should think about when raising capital.

November 10, 2021

The Growing Importance of ESG for Investors (Webinar)

On November 10, 2021, Propellant Ventures hosted an engaging discussion about the importance of ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) for investors and entrepreneurs

November 2, 2021

Startup Funding: How to Raise Money for Your Business (Panel Discussion)

On November 2, 2021, our Managing Partner participated on an in person panel discussion about fundraising for entrepreneurs.

October 13, 2021

Insurtech's Accelerated Digital Transformation of the Insurance Industry (Webinar)

On October 13. 2021, Propellant Ventures hosted an engaging discussion about insurtech investing.

October 11, 2021

Pitch perfect: Tips for ideal pitchdeck (Webinar)

On October 11, 2021, our Managing Partner participated on a VC TV panel discussion for LATOKEN about what type of information should be included in a pitch deck to get investors interested.

September 17, 2021

What Investors Look For - Do you have it? (Panel Discussion)

On September 17, 2021, our Managing Partner participated on an investor panel discussion as part of Tech-Prize, which was an innovation conference in Racine, WI.

Industry News

Propellant Ventures aspires to change the future in a very powerful way. We boldly invest in outstanding companies and extraordinary teams to cultivate an extremely high-quality and diversified portfolio.
‍
The team at Propellant collaborates with our portfolio companies, angel groups, and other VC’s to dramatically improve startups success, growth, and valuation. In 5 years, Propellant Ventures strives to be one of Midwest region’s most active VCs and go-to funds for innovative startups. Propellant Ventures invests in a broad range of diverse tech enabled B2B industries such as healthtech, future of work, supply chain, fintech, IIoT, and edtech.

October 4, 2022

Why Chicago Is Home To The Future Of Logistics Tech

According to WBC, Chicago has over 100 locally headquartered Logistics Tech companies that employ over 34,000 individuals. The sector saw an 802% increase in growth capital investment — the highest among peer cities – between 2019 and 2021 and five unicorns and two publicly held Logistics Tech companies headquartered in Chicago.

September 29, 2022

Incubators, accelerators, VC funds helping make Chicago tech startup scene more diverse, business leaders say

Incubators, accelerators and new VC funding options are helping to make the Chicago tech startup scene more diverse, business leaders say.

September 10, 2022

When Public Markets Experience Volatility, Experts Say To Invest In Emerging Managers

Brand-name growth funds may dominate the headlines, but an industry secret is that the best return profile in venture capital has historically been produced by the newcomers and at the early stages of investing.

August 17, 2022

Investors target recession-resilient healthcare recruiting startups

The US had a shortage of nurses before 2020, yet the pandemic greatly exacerbated the problem as a large number of medical staff left the profession, citing increased stress and risks.

June 8, 2022

Ongoing energy crisis fuels strong 2022 for climate tech companies

Climate tech startups had a strong start to the year and could draw sustained interest as the ongoing energy crisis spurs investment in green technologies including liquefied natural gas, nuclear energy, and solar, wind and hydrogen power.

June 2, 2022

SaaS valuations slide for late-stage deals

Stock prices of fast-growing software companies have been on a steep descent since late November. Meanwhile, valuations of early-stage deals, which tend to be more isolated from stock market volatility, have continued to climb.

April 18, 2022

VCs Are Scaling Up Climate Software Investments

Climate-focused software startups were a hot area for early-stage investment last year. Now it appears companies are graduating rather quickly to larger rounds and much higher valuations.

April 6, 2022

Cybersecurity Funding Remains High Even As Venture Cools Off

Funding to venture-backed cybersecurity startups continues at an impressive clip—although significantly off the record high set last quarter.

March 24, 2022

Edtech Investment Continues To Soar Even As Schools Return To In-Person Learning

Edtech has had a standout two years. While many schools have returned to in-person instruction after virtual learning accelerated the adoption of education technologies, the sector still saw a spike in funding last year.

March 7, 2022

After a Slowdown, Funding Returns To Advertising Technologies

Advertising tech has seen its ups and downs in the past decade, but last month again shined a bright spotlight on the space with Meta announcing disappointing earnings due to privacy changes and Google.

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