# Victor Gutwein

> Victor Gutwein is a seed investor at M25 (Chicago) backing Software and B2B. See 28 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [M25](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/M25-VC)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 28
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 36%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-gutwein-0156a327
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/lalayak

Victor Gutwein is a seed investor at M25 in Chicago focused on Software and B2B. Victor grew up in northwestern Indiana before moving to Chicago to study economics at the University of Chicago. He has worked in corporate retail in both the fashion and ecommerce industries in a wide variety of cross-functional experiences, from marketing to merchandising, international to omnichannel retailing. Victor has a passionate historywith startups, including a vending machine business and kick scooter company, along with being on the board of UChicago’s first student-run venture fund. Victor lives with his wife on the South Side of Chicago and loves staying active with water polo, rugby, ultramarathons, and triathlons. If he can’t convince you to workout with him though, he’ll usually succeed in getting you to try out a Euro-style board game (like Settlers of Catan) with his friends.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 25% |
| B2B | 3 | 11% |
| SaaS | 3 | 11% |
| Mobile | 3 | 11% |
| Mobile Apps | 3 | 11% |

48 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 43% |
| Pre-Seed | 7 | 25% |
| Series A | 2 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 7% |
| Series B | 1 | 4% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Benji | Benji is a modern API for loyalty programs. It helps businesses enhance conversion rates and profitability by providing clients with a new way to pay using rewards points. | $6.3M | Seed | May 19, 2026 | https://withbenji.com/ |
| Benji | Benji is a modern API for loyalty programs. It helps businesses enhance conversion rates and profitability by providing clients with a new way to pay using rewards points. |  | Seed | Feb 27, 2025 | https://withbenji.com/ |
| Vigil | Vigil is a modern data platform for the annuity industry that enables carriers and distributors to automate post-issue processes at scale. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Feb 10, 2025 | https://www.getvigil.com |
| Hummingbirds | Hummingbirds is a SaaS-enabled marketplace that helps brands find and work with hyperlocal content creators and influencers. | $5.4M | Seed | Oct 30, 2024 | https://www.thehummingbirds.co/ |
| Top Tier Lessons | Top Tier Lessons is a 3-sided marketplace designed specifically as a way for student athletes to make money, on their own terms, doing the sport they love. Top Tier Lessons connects student athletes with parents in the local community looking for sports lessons for their kids. Our process is incredibly simple. A student athlete is able to go ontothe site, sign up and list their time availability similar to how you fill out a when2meet. Parents then browse the selection of student athletes in their area, and book a time slot and lesson through the site. The venue is either chosen by the parent or we suggest one in the area based on our partnerships. We handle the venue, payment, scheduling and safety of each lesson. | $520K | Pre-Seed | Sep 10, 2024 | https://toptierlessons.com |
| Continuum | Continuum is a technology firm specializing in digital networks for B2B distributors and manufacturers. | $4.1M | Seed | Aug 26, 2024 | https://gocontinuum.ai |
| Continuum | Continuum is a technology firm specializing in digital networks for B2B distributors and manufacturers. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Apr 23, 2024 | https://gocontinuum.ai |
| Corral Technologies | Corral Technologies provides a virtual fencing system for ranchers to track, move, and create cross fences for their cattle. Corral is a system of cattle wearables proven to be safe and effective. The company's collar and tag system will help ranchers become more profitable while saving time, materials, and money. | $1.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 22, 2024 | https://www.corraltech.com |
| TitleWise | TitleWise develops software for real estate title research services. It provides a flexible tool for accurate digital reporting. It is created to modernize a central element of the real estate settlement process. From typed reports with quick turnarounds to legal descriptions, custom language according to the underwriter’s requirements, and easyupdates, TitleWise is ready to serve needs. | $1M | Seed | Jun 08, 2023 | https://www.titlewise.work/ |
| Authenticx | Authenticx is a developer of a platform that helps healthcare organizations analyze and activate customer interaction data at scale. Its platform leverages its clients' existing customer interaction data to dive deeper into who their customers are, what they care about, and how effectively their needs are being met, enabling healthcareorganizations to create better revenue strategies and improve profitability.Authenticx was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana. | $20M | Series B | Jan 17, 2023 | https://beauthenticx.com/ |

10 of 28 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyde-park-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Techstars Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bullet-time-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Next Level Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next-level-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Clocktower Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clocktower-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Elevate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elevate-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ISA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isa-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About M25

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

M25 is a Chicago-based Midwest-focused venture capital firm run by Victor Gutwein and Mike Asem. Since the firm's inception in 2015, M25 has invested in 90+ early-stage tech startups in over 24 cities across 11 states in the Midwest. M25's objective, analytical model and collaborative, forward-thinking approach creates a large portfoliospanning several industries across the entire region, allowing them to establish M25 as a key node in Midwest startup ecosystem.

5 contacts available at M25.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Abhinaya Konduru | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abhinaya-konduru |
| Katie Birge | Associate & Head of Platform | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katie-birge |
| Leandro Bedolla | VC | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leandro-bedolla |
| Mike Asem | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-asem |
| Victor Gutwein | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/victor-gutwein |

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## FAQ

### What does Victor Gutwein invest in?

Victor Gutwein invests primarily in Software, B2B and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 28 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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### When did Victor Gutwein last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Victor Gutwein closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 28 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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