Q4 2024 Update

A belated happy new year from Network Ventures! 2025 is off to a fast start, with a backlog of interesting investment opportunities and an always active portfolio. Fingers crossed for the return of the exit market this year!

As I’ve mentioned to some of you, I’ve recently opened up the Network Ventures Syndicate, a way to participate in investments on a deal-by-deal basis with a low minimum and no management fee. To join, here’s a link to my AngelList page, or shoot me an email if you’d like to learn more.

New Investments

Network Ventures invested in its 34th portfolio company in December, a seed stage, sports-focused consumer app with a strong community. The investment hasn’t been made public yet, but I look forward to sharing more soon.

Portfolio Updates

• Honeycomb Credit (2022 investment) acquired Raise Green, a climate-focused crowdfunding platform.
• ShipBob’s (2016) Dhruv Saxena was awarded CEO of the Year by EY in Technology Software category. ?ShipBob also published its 2025 State of Ecommerce Fulfillment report.
• When (2021) appointed Tara Conger to its board of directors.
• 86 Repairs (2019) published its 2025 State of Repairs report for the restaurant industry.

About Network Ventures

Network Ventures is a Midwest-based, seed-stage venture capital firm focused on companies building network effects. Network Ventures typically invests in companies that are raising their first $500k-2.0m and often leads the round. We help companies grow from seed to Series A by providing capital, expertise and access to a broad network of companies and resources. For more information, go to www.networkventures.com.

Invest with Network Ventures

Network Ventures is looking for investors that are passionate about supporting the Midwest startup ecosystem to fuel innovation and change (and make some money along the way). We are building a diverse network of investors that bring not only capital, but their own unique perspectives that can be helpful to our community. Email me or?check out our Syndicate page on AngelList?to learn more.