# M25

> M25 is a VC fund in Chicago backing Software and Health Care. See 183 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 183
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/m25-vc/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/m25vc
- Website: https://m25vc.com/

M25 is a Chicago-based Midwest-focused venture capital firm run by Victor Gutwein and Mike Asem. Since the firm's inception in 2015, M25 has invested in 90+ early-stage tech startups in over 24 cities across 11 states in the Midwest. M25's objective, analytical model and collaborative, forward-thinking approach creates a large portfoliospanning several industries across the entire region, allowing them to establish M25 as a key node in Midwest startup ecosystem.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for M25. Shizune tracks 5 team members at M25. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/M25-VC?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 46 | 25% |
| Health Care | 21 | 11% |
| SaaS | 16 | 9% |
| Information Technology | 15 | 8% |
| Apps | 10 | 5% |

187 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 89 | 49% |
| Series A | 33 | 18% |
| Pre-Seed | 21 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 9 | 5% |
| Series B | 5 | 3% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 115 | 63% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abhinaya Konduru | Senior Associate | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abhinaya-konduru |
| Katie Birge | Associate & Head of Platform | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katie-birge |
| Leandro Bedolla | VC | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leandro-bedolla |
| Mike Asem | Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-asem |
| Victor Gutwein | Managing Partner | 28 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/victor-gutwein |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Immigify | Immigify is an AI-powered platform transforming the U.S. immigration experience for individuals, businesses, and institutions. We automate the most complex immigration workflows...visa eligibility, document prep, compliance, global mobility, and deliver them through our AI Agents. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2026 |  |
| Benji | Benji is a modern API for loyalty programs. It helps businesses enhance conversion rates and profitability by providing clients with a new way to pay using rewards points. | $6.3M | Seed | May 19, 2026 |  |
| Hinckley Medical | Hinckley Medical is a technology company that offers patient weighing equipment and software solutions to eliminate medical errors. |  | Seed | Mar 05, 2026 |  |
| ConstructionClock | The construction industry's first time-tracking app that auto clocks you in. | $1.4M | Seed | Dec 08, 2025 |  |
| Pavewise | Pavewise provides management and solution software that assists users in developing successful strategies. Using asphalt paving variables in conjunction with technologies to increase productivity and profits on any paving project. | $2.5M | Seed | Oct 22, 2025 |  |
| TandemStride | TandemStride provides genuine, individualized support to survivors and their loved ones, whether in the form of a peer mentor with training, resources, or just someone who knows what it's like to be in recovery. | $5.5M | Seed | Sep 08, 2025 |  |
| Swept AI | Swept AI is a software company that provides AI applications tool, compliance infrastructure and security services. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Aug 18, 2025 |  |
| Chipp | Build a custom ChatGPT without code. Share it with your audience or sell it to build your business | $2M | Seed | Jul 23, 2025 |  |
| MOONNOX | MOONNOX, Inc. is a Technology company that resolves and simplifies the process of inquiries from your customers, partners, or employees.Moonnox automates the consultative process to understand your audience's needs and provides tailored recommendations trained on content. Their goal is to make business offerings and processes moreefficient to comprehend by providing recommendations to questions that only happen through active listening. Their platform provides a seamless experience for your business to have a trained digital concierge, that's then ready to provide a seamless experience for the audience to have active engagement with content.Founded by Robert Ong and David Cotten in 2022. | $2M | Seed | Jun 24, 2025 |  |
| Prediction Guard | Prediction Guard provides a secure, scalable GenAI platform designed to safeguard sensitive data. The platform integrates private GenAI functionality into software applications via an easy-to-use API. It prevents hallucinations, blocks injections, and protects private data while running on affordable hardware. The company focuses on ensuring datasecurity and unlocking AI value for its users. | $3.7M | Seed | May 13, 2025 |  |

10 of 183 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dundee Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dundee-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
- [MATH Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/math-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyde-park-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [Service Provider Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/service-provider-capital) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [Allos Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allos-ventures) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [HPA (Hyde Park Angels)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyde-park-angels) — VC Fund, 10 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does M25 invest in?

M25 invests primarily in Software, Health Care and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 183 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact M25?

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### Who are the partners at M25?

The team at M25 includes Abhinaya Konduru (Senior Associate), Katie Birge (Associate & Head of Platform) and Leandro Bedolla (VC). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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