TechNexus Venture Collaborative
VC Fund
Chicago, United States
TechNexus Venture Collaborative is a VC fund in Chicago focused on Software and Audio. TechNexus Venture Collaborative (TechNexus) helps leading corporations and ambitious entrepreneurs work together to create new business models, revenue streams, products, and scalable market access. A first-of-its-kind Venture Collaborative, TechNexus combines capital investment, incubation, and collaboration to provide an untapped advantage. Since2007, TechNexus has accelerated business opportunities between dozens of leading corporations and more than 600 startups, and is among the most active venture investors in the US.
- Total investments:
- 212
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 5%
Last updated:
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Industries TechNexus Venture Collaborative invests in
Stages TechNexus Venture Collaborative invests in
Countries TechNexus Venture Collaborative invests in
Contacts
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Terry Howerton
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Alison Hennessy
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Andrew Annacone
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Andrew Loulousis
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Andrew Wolohan
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 34 (16%)
- Audio 16 (8%)
- Artificial Intelligence 14 (7%)
- SaaS 13 (6%)
- Machine Learning 12 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 49 (23%)
- Convertible Note 35 (17%)
- Series A 25 (12%)
- Funding Round 21 (10%)
- Series B 10 (5%)
Country
- United States 98 (46%)
- United Kingdom 3 (1%)
- Canada 2 (1%)
- Kenya 1 (0%)
- Israel 1 (0%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Terry Howerton
Chief Executive Officer, Founder
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Chief Executive Officer, Founder | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
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Alison Hennessy
Strategy & Venture
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Strategy & Venture | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Andrew Annacone
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Andrew Loulousis
VP, Strategy & Venturing
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VP, Strategy & Venturing | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Andrew Wolohan
Senior Director
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Senior Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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MaverickX
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Maverick BioMetals is a biotechnology business that is working to improve lithium processing. Founded in 2022 and is based in San Francisco, CA. | $19M / Seed / Apr 08, 2025 | |
MaverickX
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MaverickX is a startup engineering advanced chemicals for natural resource extraction, focusing on oil, gas, and critical metals. | $19M / Seed / Apr 03, 2025 | |
Harbinger
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Founded by veterans of Canoo and Faraday Future, Harbinger is an automotive company that develops EV platforms optimized for medium-duty trucks and delivery vans. | $100M / Series B / Jan 14, 2025 | |
AmpUp
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AmpUp is an electric vehicle charging company that enables drivers, hosts, and fleets to charge stress-free. | $15M / Series A / Sep 26, 2024 | |
H3X Technologies
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H3X Technologies manufactures the lightest electric aircraft propulsion systems in the world to enable sustainable aviation. H3X was founded by Jason Sylvestre, Eric Maciolek, and Max Liben in 2020. | $20M / Series A / Aug 06, 2024 | |
Letter AI
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Letter AI empowers revenue teams to close more deals quickly and effectively with our all-in-one platform powered by generative AI. We offer AI-driven training and coaching, seamless content management and creation, real-time support from an AI co-pilot, and engaging deal rooms for buyers. | $4M / Seed / Jun 01, 2024 | |
UpSmith
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UpSmith is significantly enhancing lives by giving people access to training in practical skills and long-lasting careers. | $5M / Seed / Jan 22, 2024 | |
Lightship
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Lightship is an all-electric RV manufacturer, designer, and producer of an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric age. Lightship is an early-stage hardware startup launched in 2020 by Tesla alumni that is bringing the $26B RV industry into the electric age. Based in San Francisco and Broomfield, Colorado, Lightship is designing andproducing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer that liberates travelers from the noise, emissions, and range anxiety of gas RVing. | $34M / Series B / Jan 17, 2024 | |
Invert Robotics
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Invert Robotics develops robotic NDT inspection technologies for the maintenance of industrial equipment in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas industries. Invert Robotics highly skilled team of engineers have developed a world leading modular inspection platform suitable for use across a range of industries and applications. | $2.7M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 07, 2023 | |
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Harbinger
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Founded by veterans of Canoo and Faraday Future, Harbinger is an automotive company that develops EV platforms optimized for medium-duty trucks and delivery vans. | $60M / Series A / Sep 20, 2023 | |
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FAQ
What does TechNexus Venture Collaborative invest in?
TechNexus Venture Collaborative invests primarily in Software, Audio and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 212 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at TechNexus Venture Collaborative?
The team at TechNexus Venture Collaborative includes Terry Howerton (Chief Executive Officer, Founder), Alison Hennessy (Strategy & Venture) and Andrew Annacone (Managing Director), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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