# TechNexus Venture Collaborative

> TechNexus Venture Collaborative is a VC fund backing Software and Audio. See 212 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 212
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/technexus
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/TechNexus
- Website: http://www.technexus.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TechNexus

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for TechNexus Venture Collaborative. Shizune tracks 9 team members at TechNexus Venture Collaborative. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/technexus?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 34 | 16% |
| Audio | 16 | 8% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 14 | 7% |
| SaaS | 13 | 6% |
| Machine Learning | 12 | 6% |

153 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 49 | 23% |
| Convertible Note | 35 | 17% |
| Series A | 25 | 12% |
| Funding Round | 21 | 10% |
| Series B | 10 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 98 | 46% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| Kenya | 1 | 0% |
| Israel | 1 | 0% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Terry Howerton | Chief Executive Officer, Founder | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/terry-howerton |
| Alison Hennessy | Strategy & Venture | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alison-hennessy |
| Andrew Annacone | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-annacone |
| Andrew Loulousis | VP, Strategy & Venturing | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-loulousis |
| Andrew Wolohan | Senior Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-wolohan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MaverickX | 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 | MaverickX is a startup engineering advanced chemicals for natural resource extraction, focusing on oil, gas, and critical metals. | $19M | Seed | Apr 03, 2025 |  |
| Harbinger | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | UpSmith is significantly enhancing lives by giving people access to training in practical skills and long-lasting careers. | $5M | Seed | Jan 22, 2024 |  |
| Lightship | 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 | 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 |  |
| Harbinger | 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 |  |

10 of 212 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 14 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Amazon Alexa Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amazon-alexa-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Illinois Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/illinois-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liquid2-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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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.

### How do I contact TechNexus Venture Collaborative?

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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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