# Northwestern Mutual

> Northwestern Mutual is a VC fund backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 33 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milwaukee, United States
- Total investments: 33
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 48%
- Fund size: $100M
- Last fund: Aug 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/northwestern-mutual
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/nm_news
- Website: https://www.northwesternmutual.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northwesternmutual

Northwestern Mutual is a VC fund in Milwaukee focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Northwestern Mutual has been helping people and businesses achieve financial security for more than 160 years. Through a holistic planning approach, Northwestern Mutual combines the expertise of its financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and industry-leading products to help its clients plan for what's most important.Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to millions with life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, and brokerage and advisory services. The company manages billion of dollars of investments owned by its clients and held or managed through its wealth management and investment services businesses. Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM), Milwaukee, WI (life and disability insurance, annuities, and life insurance with long-term care benefits) and its subsidiaries. Subsidiaries include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS) (securities), broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company® (NMWMC) (fiduciary and fee-based financial planning services), federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC) (long-term care insurance).

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Northwestern Mutual. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Northwestern Mutual. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/northwestern-mutual-life?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 10 | 30% |
| Financial Services | 9 | 27% |
| Software | 8 | 24% |
| Health Care | 5 | 15% |
| Finance | 4 | 12% |

54 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 7 | 21% |
| Pre-Seed | 7 | 21% |
| Seed | 6 | 18% |
| Series B | 3 | 9% |
| Series C | 2 | 6% |

9 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jody Thomas | Senior Director, Platform, Design System, and Accessibility | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jody-thomas-2 |
| Dave Sachs | Senior Director & Strategic Workforce Planning | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-sachs |
| John C. Johnston | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-c-johnston |
| John E. Schlifske | CEO, Chairman & President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-e-schlifske-2 |
| John M. Grogan | Senior Vice President – Insurance and Investment Products | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-m-grogan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Advance Realty and Menora Mivtachim JV | Advance Realty and Menora Mivtachim JV is a joint venture between Advance Realty and Menora Mivtachim. | $173.4M | Debt Financing | Aug 05, 2026 |  |
| Inclined Technologies | Inclined is a financial technology company that helps policyholders enhance the value of their life insurance policies. Inclined is focused on driving better long-term outcomes for whole life policyholders. Their singular mission is to help policyholders get more value out of their whole life insurance policy. Inclined's first product is theInclined Line of Credit (iLOC). | $7.9M | Series B | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| Magier AI | Magier AI, a Techstars portfolio company, is transforming the landscape of data privacy with groundbreaking technology that empowers both individuals and businesses to take full control of their sensitive information. Our advanced mobile app, available on iOS and Android, seamlessly integrates sophisticated privacy features like cutting-edge PIImasking, real-time threat detection, and effortless user control, ensuring ultimate security across digital environments.
Magier AI’s solutions are designed to protect your digital footprint with ease and precision. Whether you’re an individual concerned about personal privacy or a business safeguarding sensitive data, Magier AI offers a robust and intuitive platform to ensure your information is never compromised.
In addition to our mobile app, we are currently developing an enterprise solution aimed at revolutionizing data privacy for businesses, with pioneering tools to automate PII masking at scale. Our platform delivers the highest standards of data protection, helping organizations stay ahead of compliance needs in an ever-changing regulatory landscape. | $100K | Pre-Seed | May 19, 2025 |  |
| Sandbox Wealth | Sandbox Wealth is a building liquidity solutions for clients of independent advisors and family offices. By pairing cash management and credit solutions with predictive analytics, we aim to offer sophisticated users with a differentiated banking experience while advisors can deepen relationships with their best clients. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Jun 26, 2024 |  |
| Wellthi | Wellthi offers a B2B embedded social finance software designed to help financial institutions turn one customer into a community of customers. Wellthi offers a suite of white-label, configurable APIs, mobile apps and payment solutions to help clients leverage the power of online communities, shared financial goals and positive peer accountabilityto attract and retain customers and increase assets under management. Bank customers can use wellthi to structure their financial goals with family and friends and build community through their bank's mobile app. | $3M | Seed | Dec 15, 2023 |  |
| Marcus Center for Performing Arts | Marcus Center for Performing Arts is the official site where you can find information and purchase tickets. |  | Grant | May 23, 2023 |  |
| Summerfest | Summerfest is the World’s Largest Music Festival that attracts the music industry’s hottest stars, emerging talent and local favorites. |  | Grant | May 23, 2023 |  |
| Zoological Society of Milwaukee | The zoological Society of Milwaukee is to protect wildlife and endangered species, educate people about the value of wildlife and the environment, and maintain the Milwaukee County Zoo. |  | Grant | May 23, 2023 |  |
| Betty Brinn Children's Museum | Betty Brinn Children's Museum offers outreach programs that support disadvantaged children and families, particularly low-income families and those with special needs. |  | Grant | May 23, 2023 |  |
| Discovery World | Discovery World is a one-of-a-kind experience dedicated to revealing the wonders of science and inspiring a lifelong passion for discovery. |  | Grant | May 23, 2023 |  |

10 of 33 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [gener8tor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gener8tor) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Northwestern Mutual invest in?

Northwestern Mutual invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Software startups, most often at Grant and Pre-Seed 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 Northwestern Mutual?

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### Who are the partners at Northwestern Mutual?

The team at Northwestern Mutual includes Jody Thomas (Senior Director, Platform, Design System, and Accessibility), Dave Sachs (Senior Director & Strategic Workforce Planning) and John C. Johnston (Founder), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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