# Propellant Ventures

> Propellant Ventures is a VC fund in Chicago backing Web3 and EdTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/propellantventures/
- Website: https://www.propellant.vc/

Propellant Ventures is a VC fund in Chicago focused on Web3 and EdTech. Propellant Ventures is Seed stage venture capital fund that invests in the growth of Chicago and the greater Midwest across a broad range of powerful, diverse, and leading-edge B2B industries such as healthcare, future of work, supply chain, fintech, and edtech.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Web3 | 1 | 50% |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Events | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jason Jacobsohn | Founder & Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-jacobsohn |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Innovare | Innovare is the edtech and data strategy app helping education leaders visualize, analyze, and use data to positively impact the communities they serve. | $3M | Seed | Sep 16, 2021 |  |
| Inverse | Inverse is a metaverse game platform and studio building the next-generation of digital community and social experiences. These experiences include virtual events, multiplayer games, and branded worlds on web/mobile that can be customized, monetized, and augmented by NFTs. | $830K | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Portfolia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portfolia) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chicago-early-growth-ventures-cegv) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chingona Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chingona-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Food & Fun Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/food-fun-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Propellant Ventures invest in?

Propellant Ventures invests primarily in Web3, EdTech and Events startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 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 Propellant Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Propellant Ventures?

The team at Propellant Ventures includes Jason Jacobsohn (Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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