# Heartland Ventures

> Heartland Ventures is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 33 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Columbus, United States
- Total investments: 33
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last fund: Dec 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/heartlandventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/hrtlandventures
- Website: http://www.heartlandvc.com

Heartland Ventures is a Midwest-based venture capital firm connecting large Middle America companies with vital technology being developed on the coasts. Our proven model helps corporations embrace a competitive, early-adopter approach, while helping startups spark meaningful conversations with key corporate decision makers. Since 2016, we’veinvested in seven portfolio companies, facilitated over 114 startup connections for Heartland corporations and created over $65 Million in pipeline revenue for our portfolio companies.Seed to Series A Rounds smaller than $10mm Check size: $500k-$3mm

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 9 | 27% |
| Software | 6 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 18% |
| SaaS | 5 | 15% |
| Machine Learning | 4 | 12% |

49 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 30% |
| Series A | 10 | 30% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 6% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 6% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 3% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 19 | 58% |
| Israel | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brad Toothaker | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-toothaker |
| Mark Accomando | Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-accomando |
| Max Brickman | Managing Director | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/max-brickman |
| Ryan Rans | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-rans |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Laborup | Laborup is solving the labor crisis across the U.S. industrial base. We use AI to transform how manufacturers hire, connecting companies with vetted, skilled workers faster and more efficiently than ever before. By eliminating friction in the hiring process, we help manufacturers fill critical roles, keep production on track, and strengthenAmerica’s workforce.The industrial economy is in crisis. Manufacturers are crippled by labor shortages, struggling to find the skilled workers they need. By 2030, 2.1 million manufacturing jobs will go unfilled, leaving supply chains vulnerable and production stalled.This isn’t just an economic issue—it’s a national security threat. The defense industry, critical infrastructure, and manufacturers that keep America running cannot operate without a reliable workforce. Meanwhile, outdated, expensive hiring models are failing. Companies spend months trying to fill roles, only to face high turnover and costly delays.We believe manufacturers and workers everywhere deserve better. | $5.8M | Series A | Aug 28, 2025 |  |
| Aldoa | Aldoa is a modern business management platform purpose built for environmental consulting and engineering firms. The easy-to-use software enables consultants and engineers to complete projects on time, stay within budget, increase profitability, and grow their businesses. | $3.8M | Seed | Jul 10, 2025 |  |
| Parspec | Parspec offers an AI‑powered platform that streamlines product selection, quoting, and submittal processes for sales agents and distributors in the construction supply chain. It provides tools like a Product Finder that identifies spec‑compliant items, a quoting module for streamlined bid creation, and an automated solution for submittals andO&M documentation. The platform operates on a credit‑based pricing model tailored to usage and supports tiered plans with features such as guided onboarding and multi‑location support. | $20M | Series A | Jul 08, 2025 |  |
| GenLogs | GenLogs is a freight intelligence company that offers truck carrier mapping services via AI-driven roadside sensors. | $14.6M | Series A | Feb 03, 2025 |  |
| Soil Connect | Soil Connect Marketplace is a digital platform created for construction professionals who work with soil and aggregates on a regular basis. Its platform connects those who have it with those who need it. |  |  | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| Soil Connect | Soil Connect Marketplace is a digital platform created for construction professionals who work with soil and aggregates on a regular basis. Its platform connects those who have it with those who need it. |  |  | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| Parkade | Parkade helps modernize how parking works at multi-family buildings and offices, allowing management to easily lease spots digitally through their app to residents, guests, and employees. And, when people lease assigned spots long-term, they can reshare their spot when it's vacant — hugely increasing parking capacity and reliability. | $10M | Series A | Jan 08, 2025 |  |
| Endeavor | Endeavor is an AI platform that can automate many parts of business, including sales, production, and supply chain. Its objective is to reinvigorate American manufacturing and safeguard essential supply chains. | $7M | Seed | Oct 31, 2024 |  |
| Pear Commerce | Pear simplifies retail marketing by connecting CPG advertisements directly with retailers.Pear brings your digital marketing to life by adding a call to action. Consumers can purchase a product or claim an offer right from the ad, and Pear takes care of creating the connection to a local retailer who can fulfill the transaction. Pear collectsyour consumer’s information, so you’ll know your customers and their purchasing behavior better, while driving more sales for your products. | $10M | Series A | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| FIRMUS | FIRMUS is making construction companies more profitable by automatically uncovering hidden design risks with great impact on bidding and building processes.In addition to protecting contractors' profit margins, FIRMUS creates a significant competitive advantage for contractors by improving relationships with owners from the very early stagesof the project and increasing the number of repeat customers.FIRMUS vision is becoming an industry standard, allowing contractors and owners worldwide to assess and manage design risk and opportunities in all project phases. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 15, 2024 |  |

10 of 33 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [TIA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tia-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Heartland Ventures invest in?

Heartland Ventures invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 33 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 Heartland Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Heartland Ventures?

The team at Heartland Ventures includes Brad Toothaker (Partner), Mark Accomando (Partner) and Max Brickman (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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