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    M25

    Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFounded 2015

    M25 is an early-stage venture firm based in Chicago, investing exclusively in tech startups headquartered in the Midwest. The firm utilizes an analytical, data-driven approach to reduce risk and has invested in 150+ companies across 14 states since its inception in 2015.

    Deal activity decreased year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months vs 4 prior). Their most common stage is seed (42% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $4.9M (across 81 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    67

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    2

    Team

    Mike Asem

    Mike Asem

    Founding Partner

    Victor Gutwein

    Victor Gutwein

    Managing Partner

    Abhinaya Konduru

    Abhinaya Konduru

    Partner

    Brian Powers

    Brian Powers

    Venture Partner

    Guy Friedman

    Guy Friedman

    Venture Partner

    Jonathan Poma

    Jonathan Poma

    Venture Partner

    Ryan Coon

    Ryan Coon

    Venture Partner

    Arianna Thornton

    Arianna Thornton

    Director of Operations

    Ruth Brungard

    Ruth Brungard

    Platform Associate

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    83 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Benji logoBenjiSeed$6.3MJan 2026
    Construction Clock logoConstruction ClockSeed$2MDec 2025
    Pavewise logoPavewiseSeed$2.5MOct 2025
    Swept.ai logoSwept.aiPre-Seed$1.4MAug 2025
    Swept logoSweptPre-Seed$1.4MJan 2025
    Continuum logoContinuumSeed$4.1MNov 2024
    Hummingbird logoHummingbirdSeed$5.4MOct 2024
    Hummingbirds logoHummingbirdsSeed$5.4MOct 2024
    Pear Commerce logoPear CommerceSeries A$10MJun 2024
    Continuum Global Solutions logoContinuum Global SolutionsPre-Seed$1.7MApr 2024
    Continuum logoContinuumPre-Seed$1.7MApr 2024
    Redi Health logoRedi HealthSeries B$14MFeb 2024
    VVigilPre-Seed$1.3MJan 2024
    WWorkshopSeries A$12MNov 2023
    Elate logoElateSeries A$4.9MMar 2023
    Pitchly logoPitchlySeries A$7MMar 2023
    Hummingbirds logoHummingbirdsSeed$3.3MJan 2023
    Axuall logoAxuallSeries B$20MJan 2023
    MMVMNTSeries A$20MOct 2022
    WWorkshopSeed$5.2MJul 2022
    Apfusion logoApfusionSeed$6.5MJul 2022
    Whistle logoWhistleSeed$3.2MMar 2022
    Rebundle logoRebundlePre-Seed$1.4MJan 2022
    Whipz logoWhipzPre-Seed$1.8MJan 2022
    Blumira logoBlumiraSeries A$10.3MAug 2021
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    Last updated: 20 October 2026