Network Ventures is a Midwest-based, seed-stage venture capital firm focused on companies building network effects, such as marketplaces, networks, and platforms. It typically invests $250k in pre-seed or seed rounds and was founded in Chicago in 2016.
Their most common stage is seed (57% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $1.7M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
7
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
JM
Jeffrey Maters
Managing Director
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
7 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Unvale | Pre-Seed | $1.8M | Mar 2025 |
 Pickleheads | Seed | $2.5M | Jan 2025 |
| MMarple | Unknown | — | Sep 2024 |
| PParentaly | Seed | $1.4M | Jan 2022 |
| KKPI Sense | Seed | $1.1M | Mar 2021 |
 86 Repairs | Seed | $2M | Mar 2021 |
 HumanPredictions | Unknown | $1.2M | — |
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Last updated: 20 October 2026