# Simplex Investments

> Simplex Investments is a VC fund in Chicago backing FinTech and Medical. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/simplexinvest
- Website: http://www.simplexinvestments.com/#work-with-us
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplexinvestments

Simplex Investments is a VC fund in Chicago focused on FinTech and Medical. Simplex Investments develops is a proprietary trading firm that leverages capital, trading intelligence, and exceptional technological resources in a dynamic, results-driven atmosphere with a focus on innovation and learning.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Simplex Investments. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Simplex Investments. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/simplex-investments?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 50% |
| Medical | 1 | 25% |
| Payments | 1 | 25% |
| Wellness | 1 | 25% |
| Health Care | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |
| Colombia | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mathew Gray | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mathew-gray |
| Dimitry Braznichenko | Options Trader | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dimitry-braznichenko |
| Doug Anderson | Co-Founder and CTO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doug-anderson-8e6c |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cognito Health | Cognito Health is a unique model involves a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and medication. Cognito Health offers digital assessments, nurse practitioner visits, counselling, coaching, self directed courses, medication delivery, and daily affirmations all under one pricing plan. | $1.5M | Seed | Mar 06, 2024 |  |
| zulu | zulu is a cross-border payments paytech that was founded in 2021 in Colombia by Esteban Villegas, the current CEO, and Julián Delgado, who serves as the CTO. The company is approaching its first US$100 million processed from over 400 clients and already has connections with more than 50 countries worldwide. | $5M | Seed | Oct 15, 2022 |  |
| zulu | zulu is a cross-border payments paytech that was founded in 2021 in Colombia by Esteban Villegas, the current CEO, and Julián Delgado, who serves as the CTO. The company is approaching its first US$100 million processed from over 400 clients and already has connections with more than 50 countries worldwide. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 28, 2022 |  |
| Pico | Pico is a leading provider of technology services for the financial markets community. Pico provides a best-in-class portfolio of innovative, transparent, low-latency markets solutions coupled with an agile and expert service delivery model. Instant access to financial markets is provided via PicoNet™, a globally comprehensive network platforminstrumented natively with Corvil analytics and telemetry. Clients choose Pico when they want the freedom to move fast and create an operational edge in the fast-paced world of financial markets. | $135M | Series C | Dec 08, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cadenza Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cadenza-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Nexo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nexo-0ab2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CMT Capital Markets Trading](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cmt-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CMT Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cmt-digital-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CoinDCX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coindcx) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CE Innovation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creditease-fintech-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Simplex Investments invest in?

Simplex Investments invests primarily in FinTech, Medical and Payments startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Simplex Investments's check size?

Simplex Investments typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Simplex Investments participates in.

### How do I contact Simplex Investments?

Public channels for Simplex Investments include X (Twitter), the website linked on this profile and Facebook. 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 Simplex Investments?

The team at Simplex Investments includes Mathew Gray (Co-Founder), Dimitry Braznichenko (Options Trader) and Doug Anderson (Co-Founder and CTO). 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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