About Marquee Ventures
Marquee Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2023. It is primarily based out of Chicago, United States. As of 2026, Marquee Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 9 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A 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 $***** Series A round of TrashieCash A lot of funds co-invest with Marquee Ventures, with names like Liberty City Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Marquee Ventures has team of 5 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
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Series A, Seed & 1 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Marquee Ventures' List of Top Investments
Marquee Ventures has a portfolio of 9 companies. Their most notable investments are in punchup.live and New Era ADR.Their portfolio spans across United States and France. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Marquee Ventures:
1. Cloaked
Provider of digital identity protection platform. It provides a secure identity management solution that generates unlimited virtual identities with unique email, username, password, and phone number for every website. The platform aims to protect individual personal information from being publicly accessible and vulnerable to identity theft. It can keep the real identities private while still being able to access various online services and functionalities.
Key facts about Cloaked
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Lowell (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $404M
- Employee Count: 118 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Mantis VC, Lux Capital and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 09, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Firestorm
Developer of modular, mission-adaptable unmanned aerial systems and manufacturing solutions. The company provides adaptable aerial vehicles and aims to reduce total ownership costs through digital efficiencies. It offers manufacturing cells for unmanned aerial systems, spare parts, and polymer needs. The company's systems feature open architecture, extending modularity to the airframe.
Key facts about Firestorm
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $160M
- Employee Count: 204 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: New Enterprise Associates, In-Q-Tel and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 20, 2026, $*****
3. Animaj
Provider of multi-platform franchises for kids and families through IP acquisition. The company acquires high-quality intellectual properties and transforms them into franchises across multiple platforms. It independently produces content designed to inspire children to dream, explore, and create. The company utilizes data analysis of real-time trends to understand children's preferences and employs automation tools to distribute stories across various platforms.
Key facts about Animaj
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $192M
- Employee Count: 111 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Bpifrance, Otium Capital and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 12, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Guidesly
Provider of travel agency services. It also supports guides by providing innovative solutions to common challenges faced in the outdoor guiding business. Its platform is used for finding and booking fishing adventures.
Key facts about Guidesly
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $14.1M
- Employee Count: 27 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Greycroft, Aspen Capital and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 24, 2024, $*****
5. Rec
Online booking platform for sports players. It is an online platform that allows users to book sports courts, classes, programs and coaches. It also allows users to connect with other players and compete in organized tournaments.
Key facts about Rec
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $17.2M
- Employee Count: 72 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Crosslink Capital, NFX and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 16, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Marquee Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Marquee Ventures has invested in 9 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in TrashieCash.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Marquee Ventures' Investments by Stage
Marquee Ventures has made 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $25.9M, 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.3M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $375M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 5 |
Seed | 3 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Marquee Ventures' Investments by Sector
Marquee Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech, Business Services and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 8 Tech companies, 5 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 4 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 1 |
Business Services | 1 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Marquee Ventures' Investments by Geography
Marquee Ventures has made most investments in United States (8), followed by France where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 8 |
France | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Marquee Ventures' recent investments
Marquee Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. TrashieCash and Cloaked are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Marquee Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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2026 | United States | Series A | 8300 | ||
Feb 09, 2026 | United States | Series B | 5126 | [+8] | |
Jan 22, 2026 | United States | Seed | 1206 | - | |
Sep 16, 2025 | United States | Series A | 5629 | [+3] | |
Jun 18, 2025 | France | Series A | 3560 | [+4] |
Team profile of Marquee Ventures
Marquee Ventures has a team of 5 members located in United States. Marquee Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Marquee Ventures
Over the past 3 years, 88 investors have co-invested in Marquee Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Marquee Ventures: Lux Capital, Human Capital and 37 others have invested in rounds before Marquee Ventures. There is 1 company where Lux Capital has invested before Marquee Ventures and 1 company where Human Capital has invested before Marquee Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Marquee Ventures: 40 investors entered a company along with Marquee Ventures. These include investors like Liberty City Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after Marquee Ventures: A total of 9 investors have invested in Marquee Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Booz Allen Hamilton (1 company), New Enterprise Associates (1 company) and Washington Harbour Partners (1 company).
Recent News related to Marquee Ventures
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Cloaked Raises $375 Million to Fight for Privacy in the Age of AITMC•Mar 20, 2026•Cloaked, General Catalyst, Liberty City Ventures, Marquee Ventures and 7 others
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Kevin Durant, Larry Fitzgerald And Other Athletes Participate In Rec’s $11 Million Series A RoundBitcoin Ethereum News•Sep 17, 2025•recteq, Crosslink Capital, Rec, Marquee Ventures and 2 others
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Lingopal.ai Raises $14M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Feb 12, 2025•Lingopal, DCM Ventures, Scrum Ventures, Marquee Ventures and 1 other
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Buffalo-based Guidesly secures $9.5 million Series AThe Business Journals•Jan 16, 2025•Guidesly, Aspen Capital, YETI Capital, Half Court Ventures and 3 others
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Firestorm Labs raises $12.5M to 3D print warfare dronesVoxelMatters•Apr 02, 2024•Firestorm, Lockheed Martin, Decisive Point, Silent Ventures and 11 others
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Firestorm Labs has filed a notice of an exempt offering of securities to raise $10,000,000.00 in New Debt Financing.intelligence360•Mar 20, 2024•Firestorm, Lockheed Martin, Decisive Point, Silent Ventures and 14 others
