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Top 15 Franchise VC (Venture Capital) Funds in United States in May 2025

Last updated: May 2025 A list of 15 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Franchise startups based in United states. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Franchise companies from United states. We update this investor list every month.

Top 15 Franchise VC (Venture Capital) Funds in United States in May 2025

Investor	Franchise United States investments
Alerion Ventures	2
TechOperators Venture Capital	2
IDEA Fund Partners	2
Chicago Ventures	2
Highway 12 Ventures	1
French Partners	1
BIP Capital	1
GSA Venture Partners	1
Chile Ventures	1
Bolt Ventures	1
Tribeca Venture Partners	1
Invest Nebraska	1
Square 1 Bank	1
XTX Ventures	1
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Alerion Ventures is an evergreen venture capital firm focused on early stage investments in scalable startups. Based in Charleston, South Carolina, Alerion prefers to partner with entrepreneurs in the Southeast.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States

Portfolio highlights

RepVue — RepVue has the largest set of sales specific company ratings, sales jobs, sales compensation and salary benchmarking data, and other sales specific insights.
biospatial — biospatial's EMS data platform combines ePCR from EMS providers to support the missions of public sector and commercial healthcare entities.
Case Status — Case Status is the easiest and most secure way to update clients and automate communication through a firm-branded mobile app and text messaging.

TechOperators is the leading early-stage venture capital firm specializing in Cybersecurity. Backing technical founders and category-defining companies in AI security, cloud security, threat intelligence, and beyond.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Security
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States

Portfolio highlights

BlackCloak — BlackCloak provides digital executive protection. Personal cybersecurity and digital privacy protections for individuals and companies.
Jentic Technology — Jentic Technology builds integration layer for AI, enabling developers to connect agents to the World.
SafeGuard Privacy — SafeGuard Privacy automates the assessment of compliance with privacy laws to help reduce risk, save costs, and increase efficiency.

As one of the oldest and most active early-stage investment firms in the Southeast, IDEA Fund Partners' investment philosophy has been honed from years of experience. We fund entrepreneurs who are applying technology and business model innovations to industries in the earliest stages of digital disruption with an emphasis on underservedpeople, places and stages.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

RightRev — Simplify and streamline your accounting process with RightRev's automated revenue recognition software. Get in touch with us to know more.
Cognota — Synapse helps companies around the world improve the productivity of their corporate learning and development teams. Our award-winning software streamlines training intake, project and capacity planning, and content design processes to make training teams more digital, agile, and efficient.This first-of-its-kind software allows our customers toget better visibility into the training needs of their businesses and consolidate the disparate tools they are using so they can access capacity data for better decision making and author course content with unprecedented speed.Collaboration with subject matter experts takes place directly within the platform ensuring knowledge is effectively captured and easy to update as required.The Synapse mission is to enable more people to learn and grow. Founded in 2015, Synapse has clients in multiple sectors and is based out of Toronto Canada with offices in San Diego and Merida, Mexico. For more information about Synapse software, visit www.getsynapse.com.
Cognota — Cognota is the first and only operations platform for learning and development teams. Our platform enables L&D teams to streamline training request management, improve project and capacity planning, rapidly design content and collaborate more effectively with SMEs. Clients across all industries are leveraging Cognota to improve theirproductivity by eliminating the need for multiple tools to manage learning operations.Looking to thrive in the L&D industry? Join the vibrant LearnOps® Community, a hub where L&D professionals gain insights, engage in thought-provoking discussions, access curated resources, and stay ahead of industry trends. Unlock the power of collective wisdom and experience in the #LearnOpsCommunityJoin for free at LearnOps.com

Chicago Ventures leads seed investments in overlooked teams.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

OneRail — OneRail is a final mile delivery orchestration platform providing real-time visibility, actionable data, and data-driven optimization capabilities for its enterprise clients. OneRail’s cloud-based “delivery switch” simplifies same-day and on-demand delivery execution by connecting the demand signal (POS, eCommerce, ERP) with the ecosystem ofdelivery networks and internal fleets in real-time. The result of OneRail’s centralized view of disparate final mile data enables data-driven optimization, positively impacting the dependability, speed, and cost of final mile fulfillment.
Entegrata — Entegrata is turnkey legal data lakehouse designed to help law firms become more data driven and maximize their investment in Azure. With our data lake, law firm leaders can access valuable insights that can help them make better business decisions, improve their services, and optimize their operations.
FranShares — Diversify your portfolio and potentially earn passive income through franchise investing.

They invest in people, not companies. What kind of people? They place on bets on passionate people who are committed to the ideas and principles that drive their businesses. People who don't know the word "quit," who aren't afraid to enter new territory and face unseen challenges. People who seek a different path, a better way,and who are entrepreneurs at heart.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States

Portfolio highlights

Lendio — Lendio is the free, easy way to see all your loan options and find the best rate. We make small business loans simple. Get funded in as little as 24 hours.
Sphero — Sphero bridges the gap between the real world and the virtual world with its smartphone-controlled robots. It began the connected play revolution in 2010 by creating something unlike anything and they never stopped. They fuse robotic and digital technology into immersive entertainment experiences that ignite imagination and defy expectations.Optimized by data and powered by fun, these ever-evolving experiences are changing the way the world thinks about play.
GutCheck — GutCheck is a global, online agile market research solution that enables our clients to get quick consumer insights to address business questions.

French Partners is the first co-investment club dedicated to qualified investors wishing to accompany and finance companies led locally by French entrepreneurs. French Partners targets start-ups and growing SMEs with revenues of up to several tens of millions of euros, who already have or wish to accelerate their international presence, as well asinnovative investment funds. French Partners invests from €1 million to €5 million, often on a minority basis, alone or in co-investment, in the capital of companies founded and managed by french entrepreneurs internationally.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Payments
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, France, China

Portfolio highlights

Reebelo — Reebelo is APAC’s leading marketplace for pre-loved tech devices. Our vision is to reduce e-waste by building the circular economy for refurbished electronics. While doing so, we enable consumers to save up to 70% on their favorite brands and flexibly rent devices instead of buying them. Reebelo is based in Singapore with additional offices inAustralia, New Zeland & Malaysia. Get in touch if you want to be part of a high-growth, disruptive team working to make a positive impact!
Umiami — Umiami Technologies is a leader in plant-based meat. Our proprietary technology allows us to create clean-label and incredibly tasty foods.
Cheaf Technologies — Descarga Cheaf y salva comida por 1/3 de su precio.

BIP Ventures connects ambitious founders with bold investors to build innovation and wealth. Get to know us and join the innovation economy.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, SaaS
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

OncoLens — OncoLens develops technologies that improve cancer treatment planning, simplify tumor board management, facilitate survivorship care planning, and automate accreditation and quality reporting through an intelligent workflow engine that streamlines business processes and enables more informed clinical decision-making.
ConnexPay — Accept & make payments inside a single platform. Get instant access to funds for improved cash flow, lower merchant fees, and higher rebates.
Kobiton — Kobiton is a mobile device testing platform that accelerates mobile testing and delivery of mobile applications by offering a wide array of testing services.

GSA Venture Partners was acquired by Tribeca Venture Partners in October 2011 and all its investments under the portfolio TVP I. GSA Venture Partners was a New York-based early stage venture fund that helps entrepreneurs build innovative companies.

Investment focus

Finance, Financial Services, Credit
Series A, Funding Round
United States

Portfolio highlights

Lendio — Lendio is the free, easy way to see all your loan options and find the best rate. We make small business loans simple. Get funded in as little as 24 hours.
RealDirect — RealDirect is a next-generation real estate technology company and brokerage that uses the power of the web to help people buy and sell real estate better. Founded in 2010 by Doug Perlson, a real estate lawyer and online technology industry veteran, RealDirect features services for both sellers and buyers of New York City real estate. RealDirectfor Sellers is the first web-based, data-driven marketing platform for homeowners to maximize their net proceeds in the sale of their home. Whether buyers want to work with an agent or on their own, RealDirect for Buyers helps clients accurately assess their living needs and recommends the right properties based on this analysis. RealDirect is located in the Flatiron neighborhood of Manhattan.
Crowdtap — Crowdtap harnesses collective insights from millions of consumers worldwide to deliver real-time intelligence. It was founded in 2009 and is based in New York.

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Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, SaaS
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Chile, United States, Colombia

Portfolio highlights

Nutrix — Nutrix award-winning Swiss health-tech innovator that combines the power of AI with wearables and human care to provide cost-effective prevention and healthcare programs that work.
Leasity — Leasity is an online platform to manage properties online. They are the main data in the rental contract, and they automate it. They receive rental payments and stay updated at all times about properties.
Shinkansen — Shinkansen enables fintechs and startups to transport money automatically to consumers, suppliers, banks, and conventional networks. They free engineers, automate treasury, and reduce the cost of making transfers. Shinkansen is headquartered in Santiago, Region Metropolitana.

Bolt Ventures is a team of entrepreneurs and investment specialists that offers seed and early stage financing solutions to companies focused on e-commerce, mobile, and subscription-based business models. It was founded in 2013 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Sports, Media and Entertainment
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Chile, Brazil

Portfolio highlights

Men In Blazers — Men In Blazers is a soccer-focused media company that covers sports events, leagues, and TV shows.
Cast Iron Media — Cast Iron Sports provides unique solutions empowering clients to engage targeted audiences during live events, both at home and at the game.
Sportlight Technology — Sportlight Technologies offers hyper-accurate LiDAR and AI technologies deliver unrivalled insights in the areas of load management, performance monitoring, talent development, technical and tactical analysis for teams.

Tribeca Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in digital media, e-commerce, fintech, education, ad tech, and mobile apps sectors. The firm was founded in 2011 by Brian Hirsch and Chip Meakem and is based in New York, United States.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, Israel, Australia

Portfolio highlights

Swivel — PilotDesk advances ad operations by automating tedious processes, allowing humans to concentrate on strategy and creativity.
Circuit — Provider of micro-transition services intended to be offered through electric cars. The company's services uses electric vehicles which can be booked through application which are provided with responsible and efficient drivers, enabling users to access their shuttle service at their convenience.
Finix — Finix Payments is a payment infrastructure platform that gives businesses an alternate way to own, manage, and monetize their entire payments experience without the headaches or expenses associated with building an in-house system from scratch. Payments are the lifeblood of every business, and it is critical to company revenue and customerexperience that companies get the underlying technology right. Through its Visa partnership, Finix also facilitates real-time push-to-card payments.The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Invest Nebraska builds a better future for our state by providing financial and operational assistance to high growth companies, advancing the entrepreneurial economy, and attracting out-of-state capital to Nebraska.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed, Debt Financing
United States

Portfolio highlights

DARO — DARO's state-of-the-art disease detection systems are transforming agricultural resilience.
Upwell — Upwell offers cutting-edge accounts receivable automation & broker back office software to streamline freight invoice management and validation. Leverage AI in your supply chain for efficient trucking invoicing and remit payments.
Elevator — Elevator accelerates the growth of e-commerce entrepreneurs with an engaging and collaborative, community-oriented, co-warehousing space. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

We are the premier, relationship-focused, full-service business bank that offers financial solutions to maximize your operational efficiency.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Funding Round
United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

CallRail — CallRail is a phone call tracking and analytics platform businesses use to understand which marketing campaigns drive leads and conversions. Its intuitive software helps data-driven marketers optimize the performance of their online and offline advertising campaigns, increase sales effectiveness, and improve customer retention.
ScienceLogic — Empower your IT staff & propel your digital transformation with ScienceLogic's AIOps and IT infrastructure monitoring platform.
ShopKeep — Everything ShopKeep does supports growing and independent businesses. Built by and for small business owners, ShopKeep provides an intuitive, secure, iPad point-of-sale system with POS software that empowers merchants to run smarter businesses by optimizing staffing, managing inventory and accessing real time sales reports and customer informationon one seamless, cloud-based platform. With more than 25,000 customers, ShopKeep’s award-winning customer care team is available to help 24/7 and provides a robust support network for growing business owners. ShopKeep is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Portland (OR), Chicago (IL), and Belfast (NIR).

XTX Ventures is the venture capital arm of XTX Markets. XTX Markets is a leading, innovation-driven algorithmic trading firm.XTX Ventures focuses on early stage startups (Seed to Series A) applying machine learning and leverages XTX Markets’ deep expertise in ML and financial technology to help grow and enhance those businesses. We are geographyand industry agnostic.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

iGent — iGent AI focus on integrating advanced AI capabilities into the software development process.
Verax AI — Seeks to be the leading provider of enterprise-grade trust solutions for Generative AI, enabling companies worldwide to build or adopt any Generative AI agent with confidence
Oriole Networks — At Oriole Networks, we are pioneering the use of optical switching to create the fastest and most energy-efficient network. This innovative approach is accelerating the next generation of machine learning in high-performance computers and data centres, promising exciting possibilities for the future.

True 0 to 1 specialists, laser focused on helping you cut through Seed and get to Series A and beyond with velocity.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Internet
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

On Me — The hobbies gift card you can tap-to-pay.
Keragon — Keragon is an Integration and Automation platform to enable you connect all your homegrown & 3rd party solutions and build healthcare-specific automations without code, in weeks.
Harmonyze — Harmonyze makes it easier for franchisors to run exceptional and profitable businesses. Using AI agents, Harmonyze centralizes and automates operational compliance, monitoring and reporting, and rapid two-way experimentation across scaled franchise networks. This innovative approach not only drives down costs but also frees up teams to focus onstrategic, revenue-generating activities, ultimately improving margins.

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