About Network Ventures
Network Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Chicago, United States. As of Mar 2025, Network Ventures has invested in 18 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 FinTech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of UnVale Overall, Network Ventures portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely EarlyBird and ApartmentJet. A lot of funds co-invest with Network Ventures, with names like B Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Network Ventures has team of 5 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
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Network Ventures' List of Top Investments
Network Ventures has a portfolio of 18 companies. Their most notable investmentis in ApartmentJetTheir portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Network Ventures:Provider of P2P platform for business loans. It provides users with a P2P platform for business loans, funded by their own customers. Small business owners can post the company and project details on the platform, to be viewed and subsequently funded by their own customers. It links borrowers with funders on the basis of credit assessments.
Key facts about Honeycomb Credit
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Hanover (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $21.6M
- Employee Count: 35 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Flight Ventures, AlphaLab and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 11, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Orchard
Provider of AI-powered systems for data collection and farm management. The company offers a camera system that mounts to farm vehicles. It provides data for crops on trees, vines, or plants. The company also provides a system to house farm data. A software suite allows users to view data and direct management.
Key facts about Orchard
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $25.9M
- Investors: Aurum Venture Partners, VU Venture Partners and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 03, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of health insurance services for employees. It offers health and financial wellness insurance services for individuals and families. Its employees can view their benefit amount and get answers to common health insurance questions on the platform. It provides services to the employees after a job loss with their COBRA continuation plan.
Key facts about When Insurance
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $17.2M
- Employee Count: 26 as on Jan 05, 2026
- Investors: TTV Capital, 7wire Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 05, 2025, $*****
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4. EarlyBird
Online platform offering goal-based saving and investment for a child's future. It re-balancing and optimizes the portfolio, and customizes the investment profile as per the goal of the family. It also provides families with a tax-advantaged and flexible custodial investment account, called an UGMA account. In addition to saving for college, funds can be used for anything from a downpayment on a home, seeding business, traveling the world, retirement, and more.
Key facts about EarlyBird
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Brooklyn (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $13.8M
- Employee Count: 20 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Creative Capital and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 01, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Pickleheads
Provider of a booking platform for pickleball courts. It provides users with a list of indoor and outdoor pickleball courts for booking. It also allows users to book courts in multiple locations and provides news articles on pickleball.
Key facts about Pickleheads
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Atlanta (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.5M
- Employee Count: 15 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: Overline, Service Provider Capital and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 19, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Network Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Network Ventures has invested in 18 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in UnVale.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Network Ventures' Investments by Stage
Network Ventures has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.76M.Network Ventures' Investments by Sector
Network Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, FinTech, Enterprise Applications, Blockchain - Industry Applications and Blockchain Technology. Notably, it has invested in 15 Tech companies, 12 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 7 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 3 |
FinTech | 3 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 1 |
Blockchain Technology | 1 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Network Ventures' Investments by Geography
Network Ventures has made most investments in United States (5).Network Ventures' recent investments
Network Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Network Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 11, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1264 | [+5] | |
Dec 19, 2024 | United States | Seed | 9493 | [+4] | |
Jun 12, 2024 | United States | Seed | 8239 | [+4] | |
Nov 03, 2021 | United States | Seed | 5934 | [+5] | |
Nov 06, 2017 | United States | Seed | 3509 |
Acquired companies in Network Ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from Network Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were EarlyBird in May 2025 by Acorns.Here are Network Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 16, 2025 | Nov 03, 2021 | Seed | 7715 | |
Oct 25, 2018 | Nov 06, 2017 | Seed | 6568 |
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Team profile of Network Ventures
Network Ventures has a team of 5 members including 4 Partners located in United States. Network Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Network Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Addison | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | United States | - |
Co-investors of Network Ventures
Over the past 9 years, 42 investors have co-invested in Network Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Network Ventures: Network Ventures, Chingona Ventures and 7 others have invested in rounds before Network Ventures. There is 1 company where Network Ventures has invested before Network Ventures and 1 company where Chingona Ventures has invested before Network Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Network Ventures: 21 investors entered a company along with Network Ventures. These include investors like B Capital (1 company).
- Invested after Network Ventures: A total of 12 investors have invested in Network Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include BrokerTech Ventures (1 company), 7wire Ventures (1 company) and ManchesterStory Group (1 company).
Recent News related to Network Ventures
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Pickleheads Raises $2.5M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Feb 06, 2025•Pickleheads, Overline, Ardent Venture Partners, Oregon Sports Angels and 5 others
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When Announces $4.6 Million in Seed Funding to Transform the Employee Offboarding ExperienceRad AI•Aug 01, 2024•When Insurance, B Capital, TTV Capital, Joyance Partners and 3 others
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Parity Group shareholders approve disposal and name changeShareprices•Dec 08, 2023•Parity, Network Ventures
