Announcing our investment in Des Moines-based Hummingbirds! Small businesses make up over 99% of all businesses in the US, and many struggle with marketing. Influencer marketing offers a way for brands to connect more directly with their target audience via individuals who have highly engaged audiences with common interests. It…

A quick reflection of all the M25 team did this year. There’s no denying that the M25 team had a busy 2022. In addition to all things M25-related that we accomplished this year, the team has filled their free time with things from music to organizing events. …

A reflection of all that M25 accomplished this year. 2022 has been quite the year for M25: from the launch of new initiatives, the addition of a new team member (welcome, Sam!), to the return of some favorite events, we’re grateful for everything we’ve accomplished this year. …

As part of our Commitment to Diversity, Anti-Racism, and Allyship — originally crafted in 2020, the M25 team is proud to release our first diversity report. In 2020, our firm published a commitment to address the prevalent diversity and inclusion issues in venture capital. Among other calls to action, we…

Chicago, IL (May 7, 2021) — Chicago-based venture capital firm M25 has announced the close of its third fund, a $31.8M vehicle raised to continue to build upon M25’s commitment to backing early-stage tech startups headquartered in the Midwest. M25’s newest fund comes in at nearly triple the size of…

Authored By Luke Skertich & Victor Gutwein Recap A few years ago we wrote about due diligence (DD) in the spirit of better communication to entrepreneurs who pitch us at M25, LPs that invest in us, and co-investors who trust us when joining a round alongside us. …

Authored by Victor Gutwein & Luke Skertich Let’s hop in our time machine and go back to the middle of March (agreed, it feels like years ago)… In the middle of March, we had something on our mind — no not toilet paper, though it was definitely up there —…

We’re good investors, but today we at M25 are proclaiming that in the same way “good people aren’t good enough,” good investors simply aren’t good enough in the context of anti-racism and equity. Today, we’re announcing that M25 isn’t just a good firm, but an anti-racist firm, and one who’s…

Highlighting this year’s biggest winners in a surging tech ecosystem — This is the third year we have ranked the tech ecosystems of 54 Midwest cities, and the overarching data continues to show the Midwest’s broad growth in tech across the region. The biggest news of the past year seems to be that we welcomed the mega-rounds. Minneapolis’ Bright Health raised…