GCI
VC Fund
Waukesha, United States
GCI is a VC fund in Waukesha focused on Software and Information Technology. Family-funded private equity firm
- Total investments:
- 14
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 21%
Last updated:
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Industries GCI invests in
Stages GCI invests in
Countries GCI invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $5M–$15M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $950k–$1.3M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (36%)
- Information Technology 3 (21%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (21%)
- Video 2 (14%)
- Analytics 2 (14%)
Stage
- Private Equity 5 (36%)
- Series A 2 (14%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (14%)
- Seed 1 (7%)
- Series D 1 (7%)
Country
- United States 9 (64%)
- Canada 2 (14%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gary Comer
Founder
|
Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
William Schleicher
President and Chief Operating Officer
|
President and Chief Operating Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forj is a virtual event platform for professional membership groups and associations. | $15M / Series A / Jan 04, 2023 | ||
| Forj is a virtual event platform for professional membership groups and associations. | $15M / Dec 22, 2022 | ||
| Citylitics delivers predictive intelligence on local utility and public infrastructure markets. The company's data engine transforms over a billion documents buried in 31,000+ cities & utility data sources into high-value intelligence for targeted business development. | $5M / Series A / Mar 29, 2022 | ||
| The PegEx Platform is a waste management platform ideally suited for waste generators, brokers, haulers, and disposal facilities. The PegEx cloud-based Platform allows you to gain liability control of your waste streams and jobs Anytime. Anywhere. | $950K / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 06, 2022 | ||
| Texture Health is an intelligent, flexible & scalable technology platform that empowers forward-thinking providers and health plans. | Private Equity / Jan 01, 2022 | ||
| Forj is a virtual event platform for professional membership groups and associations. | Seed / Jul 19, 2021 | ||
| GrayMeta™ dramatically improves efficiencies by automating the creation of metadata with an innovative approach to extracting rich metadata from digital assets across the enterprise. The GrayMeta Platform offers the freedom to extract, create, curate and store intelligent metadata – making assets more searchable, across more applications andturning hidden data into actionable information. | Private Equity / Jan 01, 2021 | ||
| SmartUQ is a predictive analytics and uncertainty quantification software tool that incorporates real-world variability and probabilistic behavior into engineering and systems analyses. Ranging from Fortune 500 companies in engineering and manufacturing to startups and consulting firms, SmartUQ software helps customers solve their difficultanalytics problems in industries like automotive, aerospace, and defense, turbomachinery, heavy equipment, medical device, semiconductors, energy, oil and gas, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. | Private Equity / Jan 01, 2021 | ||
| Farmer’s Fridge provides an automated smart fridge that serves salads, bowls, snacks, and more. Its unpurchased items are regularly donated to local food pantries, providing responsibly sourced nutrition to community members in need.The company is driven by a mission to make it simple for everyone to eat well. Founder Luke Saunders was frustratedwith the lack of healthy, affordable options available on the road so he worked with the best in the business to create a user-friendly smart Fridge that puts chef-curated meals in your hands, in seconds.It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Private Equity / Jan 01, 2021 | ||
| WatrHub is a data and intelligence company that delivers predictive intelligence on infrastructure opportunities in the US and Canada. WatrHub is the only source of predictive market information on how, when, and why these water infrastructure investments will be made. Its AI engine transforms millions of public documents into actionable salesleads and market insights. Manufacturers subscribe to WatrHub to secure their next water utility clients and bring their advanced, efficient technologies to aging water infrastructure.It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | $1.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 14, 2020 | ||
| See all 14 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does GCI invest in?
GCI invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does GCI invest in?
GCI typically joins rounds of $5M–$15M at Series A and $950k–$1.3M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not GCI's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds GCI took part in.
How do I contact GCI?
Public channels for GCI include the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at GCI?
The team at GCI includes Gary Comer (Founder) and William Schleicher (President and Chief Operating Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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