BAM Elevate
VC Fund
Chicago, United States
BAM Elevate is a private investment firm that invests in breakout companies in transformational industries poised to compound long-term value.
- Total investments:
- 42
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
Last updated:
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Industries BAM Elevate invests in
SoftwareRetailInternetE-CommerceMachine Learning
Stages BAM Elevate invests in
Series BSeries CSeries DSeries EFunding Round
Countries BAM Elevate invests in
United States
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Jamie McGurk
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John-Paul (JP) Van Arsdale
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3 more contacts available
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 6 (14%)
- Retail 3 (7%)
- Internet 3 (7%)
- E-Commerce 3 (7%)
- Machine Learning 3 (7%)
Stage
- Series B 7 (17%)
- Series C 5 (12%)
- Series D 2 (5%)
- Series E 2 (5%)
- Funding Round 2 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jamie McGurk
General Partner
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General Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
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John-Paul (JP) Van Arsdale
General Partner
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General Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Astranis
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Astranis develops small communications satellites designed for geostationary and other high Earth orbits. The company manufactures software-defined satellites used for broadband connectivity, government communications, navigation resilience, and space-based infrastructure applications. Its MicroGEO platform is built to provide dedicated satellitecapacity for telecommunications providers, enterprises, and public sector organizations serving remote or underserved regions. Astranis also develops satellite systems with onboard propulsion, radiation-hardened electronics, and configurable bandwidth management technologies for mission flexibility. The company operates across spacecraft design, satellite manufacturing, launch coordination, and in-orbit operations through integrated engineering and testing capabilities. Its satellite network solutions support internet connectivity, defense communications, and resilient positioning and navigation services for commercial and government customers. | $300M / Series E / May 06, 2026 | |
Saronic
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Saronic is building cutting-edge unmanned surface vehicles that enable maritime security and domain awareness by combining best-in-class hardware, software and artificial intelligence into one scalable, fully integrated platform. | $1.8B / Series D / Mar 31, 2026 | |
Skyryse
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Skyryse is an aerospace technology company that develops pilot assistance and autonomous flight systems designed to support safer, more accessible helicopter operations. The company’s technology integrates flight control software, sensors, and interface systems that help pilots execute complex maneuvers with enhanced precision and situationalawareness, particularly in challenging environments such as urban, offshore, or emergency response missions. Skyryse provides solutions that automate key phases of flight, including takeoff, navigation, and landing, by translating high-level inputs into coordinated control actions that align with aircraft performance and safety parameters. The company also works with OEMs, operators, and regulatory partners to certify and deploy its systems within existing rotorcraft platforms, enabling integration with avionics, mission planning, and training workflows. Its platform supports real-time data processing, redundancy management, and human-machine interaction design to assist crews while maintaining compliance with aviation safety standards. Skyryse engages with technical teams and stakeholders across civil, commercial, and public safety aviation sectors to advance adoption of automated flight capabilities that enhance operational consistency and pilot effectiveness. | $300M / Series C / Feb 03, 2026 | |
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Astranis
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Astranis develops small communications satellites designed for geostationary and other high Earth orbits. The company manufactures software-defined satellites used for broadband connectivity, government communications, navigation resilience, and space-based infrastructure applications. Its MicroGEO platform is built to provide dedicated satellitecapacity for telecommunications providers, enterprises, and public sector organizations serving remote or underserved regions. Astranis also develops satellite systems with onboard propulsion, radiation-hardened electronics, and configurable bandwidth management technologies for mission flexibility. The company operates across spacecraft design, satellite manufacturing, launch coordination, and in-orbit operations through integrated engineering and testing capabilities. Its satellite network solutions support internet connectivity, defense communications, and resilient positioning and navigation services for commercial and government customers. | $200M / Series D / Jul 24, 2024 | |
RapidSOS
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RapidSOS is a creator of an emergency response data platform that securely links life-saving data from 350M+ connected devices directly to 911 and first responders in an emergency. Through the platform, RapidSOS is providing intelligent data that supports over 4,800 Emergency Communications Centers, protecting 90%+ of people in the US, across 250million emergencies annually. Partnering with innovative companies certified as RapidSOS Ready, RapidSOS is striving to reach everyone. Together, RapidSOS is empowering a faster and smarter response by sending first responders critical data like your exact location, real-time health information, and crash data. RapidSOS is committed to creating a safer, stronger future where technology and people work seamlessly together to save lives. | $75M / Series C / Mar 05, 2024 | |
Leap
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Leap enables brands to deploy modern, immersive retail stores that drive growth and acquire customers. By leveraging millions of data points and a platform strategy, Leap makes physical retail more productive and less risky for brands. Its platform also follows a technology-enabled approach and includes all aspects of store development andoperations, including physical space, staffing, and managing all technology infrastructure that helps consumer brands to grow and deepen their customer brand experience.The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in New York City. | $15M / Series C / May 24, 2023 | |
Fireblocks
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Fireblocks is a platform that protects digital assets in transit, focusing on protecting the transmission of customers' digital assets between exchanges, counter brokers, hot wallets, and cold stores.Fireblocks enables banks, fintech, exchanges, liquidity providers, OTCs, and hedge funds to securely manage digital assets across a wide rangeof products and services. The technology consists of the Fireblocks Network and MPC-based Wallet Infrastructure. | Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 01, 2023 | |
Carbon Health
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Carbon Health is a tech-enabled healthcare company that delivers virtual care experience. It offers primary care services through a mobile application that enables users to follow-up on a treatment plan, manage prescriptions, and see lab reports all through one app. Carbon Health has created a coronavirus assessment tool and also set up covid-19testing in California.The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $100M / Series D / Jan 09, 2023 | |
Deel
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Deel is a developer of a payroll platform used to re-imagine payouts for businesses working with remote contractors. The platform is used by remote teams that connect localized compliance and automates payments in one system of record, as well as provides contracts and templates to be used for tax forms and localized contracts, automated payment,invoicing and receipts, and customer support. It aims to offer to every company that hires remote talents a one-stop-shop that makes onboarding, global compliance, and payments easier.The company was founded by Alex Bouaziz, Ofer Simon, and Shuo Wang in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Secondary Market / Nov 18, 2022 | |
Craft.co
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Craft is a machine-learning powered data and analytics platform building the “Source of Truth” on companies and mapping the global economy. The company organizes financial, operating and human capital data from thousands of sources to provide comprehensive, up-to-date sector and company profiles, ranging from early-stage to the largest companies inthe world, with analytics and tools such as signal alerts, trends and benchmarking. | $32M / Series B / Nov 16, 2022 | |
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FAQ
What does BAM Elevate invest in?
BAM Elevate invests primarily in Software, Retail and Internet startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 42 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at BAM Elevate?
The team at BAM Elevate includes Jamie McGurk (General Partner) and John-Paul (JP) Van Arsdale (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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