About Manifold Group
Manifold Group is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. It is primarily based out of Chicago, United States. As of Dec 2024, Manifold Group has invested in 22 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Yei Finance Overall, Manifold Group portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely MessageControl. A lot of funds co-invest with Manifold Group, with names like Tribeca Venture Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Manifold Group has team of 14 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
Manifold Group's List of Top Investments
Manifold Group has a portfolio of 22 companies. Their most notable investments are in Talkatoo and YellowBird.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada and Taiwan. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Manifold Group:
1. Livly
Provider of a unified platform for property and resident management. The platform offers tools for resident experience, property operations, and management experience. It provides features such as resident mobile application, amenity management, and event management. The platform also includes tools for renewals, rewards, and smart apartment integration.
Key facts about Livly
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $28M
- Employee Count: 43 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: JLL Spark, Service Provider Capital and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 13, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Crafty
Online B2B marketplace offering multi-category grocery products for offices. It caters to offices to manage pantries, catering, cafes, etc. The product catalog includes hot coffee, cold brew coffee, kegs, craft beer, dry snacks, breakfasts, etc.
Key facts about Crafty
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $35.8M
- Employee Count: 250 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: JLL Spark, Greycroft and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 25, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of an AI platform for healthcare data extraction and analysis. The platform automates medical chart reviews and deduces answers to clinical questions. It assists healthcare systems, physicians, and pharmaceutical sponsors with patient identification and data processing. The AI facilitates registries reporting, observational studies, and evidence-guided care pathways.
Key facts about Dyania Health
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Sacramento (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $15.3M
- Employee Count: 43 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Stage Venture Partners, Manifold Group and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 24, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Recess
Recess offers collect event listing and management solutions. It allows users to discover events and book sponsorships and helps organizers to target people and get sponsorship inventory. It enables users to manage event contracts and payments. Clients include UTZQualityFoods, Tea of a Kind, and LifeAID.
Key facts about Recess
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $11.5M
- Employee Count: 27 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Manifold Group, Ropart Asset Management Funds and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 11, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. NICKSON
Online subscription-based rental platform for home products. Users can search and rent products like chairs, tables, beds, sofas, home furnishings, and more. The company creates customized designs and provides installation services for home furnishings and decors.
Key facts about NICKSON
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Dallas (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $27.1M
- Employee Count: 87 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Revolution, Manifold Group and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 15, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Manifold Group's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Manifold Group has invested in 22 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Yei Finance.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Manifold Group's Investments by Stage
Manifold Group has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.12M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $10M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Manifold Group's Investments by Sector
Manifold Group has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Blockchain - Industry Applications, Blockchain Technology and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 21 Tech companies, 18 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 14 Software companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 2 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 1 |
Blockchain Technology | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Manifold Group's Investments by Geography
Manifold Group has made most investments in United States (2), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 2 |
Canada | 1 |
Taiwan | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Manifold Group's recent investments
Manifold Group has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Manifold Group:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Dec 14, 2024 | Taiwan | Seed | 3847 | [+4] | |
Apr 19, 2023 | United States | Seed | 1370 | [+3] | |
Apr 26, 2022 | United States | Series A | 3517 | ||
Aug 30, 2021 | Canada | Seed | 3258 |
Acquired companies in Manifold Group's Portfolio
2 companies from Manifold Group's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Fibroblast in Oct 2020 by Cerner for $*****.Here are Manifold Group's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 01, 2020 | - | - | 6338 | |
Jul 30, 2020 | - | - | 9538 |
Team profile of Manifold Group
Manifold Group has a team of 14 members including 4 Partners and 2 Principals located in United States. Manifold Group's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Manifold Group:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Plano | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | St. Louis | - | ||
Partner | Salt Lake City | - | ||
Principal | Austin | - | - | |
Principal | Chicago | - | - |
Co-investors of Manifold Group
Over the past 5 years, 29 investors have co-invested in Manifold Group's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Manifold Group: Ridgepeak Partners, Revelry and 5 others have invested in rounds before Manifold Group. There is 1 company where Ridgepeak Partners has invested before Manifold Group and 1 company where Revelry has invested before Manifold Group.
- Top Co-investors of Manifold Group: 22 investors entered a company along with Manifold Group. These include investors like Tribeca Venture Partners (1 company).
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