About Nine Four Ventures
Nine Four Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of Chicago, United States. As of Apr 2025, Nine Four Ventures has invested in 24 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 Real Estate and Construction Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of Steadily Overall, Nine Four Ventures portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 1 IPO and 3 acquisitions including key companies like SmartRent, Built and Finley. A lot of funds co-invest with Nine Four Ventures, with names like Chase Gilbert sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Nine Four Ventures has team of 3 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Nine Four Ventures' List of Top Investments
Nine Four Ventures has a portfolio of 24 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Stay Alfred and Inspectify.Their portfolio spans across United States, Australia and Canada. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Real Estate and Construction Tech and 10 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Nine Four Ventures:
1. Bungalow
Provider of managed co-living spaces. The platform enables users to search for homes by applying the location filter and schedule a tour to the house of their choice. Some of the amenities provided include Wi-Fi, housekeeping, maintenance, utilities, and monthly community events. The company partners with homeowners to rent their properties via the platform.
Key facts about Bungalow
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $150M
- Employee Count: 182 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: A-Rod, Wing Venture Capital and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 24, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. SmartRent
Provider of smart home automation solutions for multifamily rental properties. The company offers a platform integrating hardware and cloud-based software. This platform automates operations, protects assets, and reduces energy consumption. Solutions include access control, self-guided tours, and work management. The company provides hardware customization options.
Key facts about SmartRent
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Scottsdale (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $138M
- Employee Count: 395 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Spark Capital, Fifth Wall and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 04, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
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3. OpenSpace
OpenSpace is the Visual Intelligence Platform for builders. When teams lack a clear picture of the reality of their jobsites, decisions slow and work gets behind schedule. OpenSpace changes that: seamlessly capture the site with smartphones, 360° cameras and drones and turn that reality into simpler workflows and real-time intelligence. With everyone working from the same clear insights, risk is reduced, decisions are smarter, and projects move faster. OpenSpace is an all in one platform that fits how you work today and integrates with project management platforms like Procore and Autodesk. Always visible, never in doubt." as it's more accurate. And for the brief description, please change it with "OpenSpace is the Visual Intelligence Platform for builders. Powered by Spatial AI, its image-first platform delivers real-time jobsite intelligence, streamlining coordination between field and office for better decisions, faster. " if it's too long, please keep "OpenSpace is the Visual Intelligence Platform for builders.
Key facts about OpenSpace
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $199M
- Employee Count: 430 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Foundation Capital, Harmonic and 31 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 09, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Built
Cloud-based loan life cycle management solution for construction loans. It provides solutions for managing the approval process, back office, compliance requirements, and more. The platform involves stakeholders like borrowers, builders, lenders, appraisers, draw inspectors, mortgage brokers, examiners, and regulators. Lenders can also get insights into the construction loan portfolio with reporting tools.
Key facts about Built
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Nashville (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $289M
- Employee Count: 320 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, TCV and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Apr 13, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Finley
Software-based credit cycle management solutions for businesses. It enables its users to manage the capital that has been raised or has been given as loans. Its features are search and qualification, diligence on loan originators, analysis of lender's data, legal documentation, and securitization issuance. It also provides monitoring tools for the loan collateral pool.
Key facts about Finley
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $20.1M
- Employee Count: 45 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Upper90, Nine Four Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 31, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Nine Four Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Nine Four Ventures has invested in 24 companies over the last 8 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 Mia Share and most recent follow-on round was in Steadily.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2023 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2021 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Nine Four Ventures' Investments by Stage
Nine Four Ventures has made 8 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.16M, 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.2M and 5 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $28.6M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 8 |
Series A | 5 |
Series B | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Nine Four Ventures' Investments by Sector
Nine Four Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Real Estate and Construction Tech, Vertical SaaS, FinTech and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 23 Tech companies, 19 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 16 Software companies and at least 10 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 9 |
Real Estate and Construction Tech | 8 |
Vertical SaaS | 8 |
FinTech | 7 |
Consumer | 3 |
Others | 15 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Nine Four Ventures' Investments by Geography
Nine Four Ventures has made most investments in United States (16), followed by Australia where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 16 |
Australia | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Nine Four Ventures' recent investments
Nine Four Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Nine Four Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 23, 2025 | United States | Series C | 1266 | [+4] | |
Sep 16, 2024 | United States | Seed | 1759 | [+3] | |
Feb 12, 2024 | United States | Series A | 7375 | [+3] | |
Jul 24, 2023 | United States | Series A | 8784 | [+4] | |
Jul 18, 2023 | United States | Series B | 6517 |
Unicorns in Nine Four Ventures' Portfolio
Nine Four Ventures has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - AgentSync and Built. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is AgentSync. It became a unicorn in 2021.Here is a list of unicorns in Nine Four Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | Regulatory reporting software of insurance companies | 2018 | Denver | Series B | ftwkriu | ||
66 | Cloud-based loan life cycle management solution for construction loans | 2014 | Nashville | Series D | wikggyo |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Nine Four Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Nine Four Ventures' portfolio company became public - SmartRent. It got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Feb 2021.Here are Nine Four Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 05, 2021 | - | - | 2095 |
Acquired companies in Nine Four Ventures' Portfolio
3 companies from Nine Four Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Finley in Mar 2026 by Concord Finance for $*****.Here are Nine Four Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 02, 2026 | Jun 14, 2021 | Seed | 6813 | |
Jan 21, 2020 | - | - | 3867 | |
Dec 18, 2019 | May 23, 2018 | Series A | 8430 |
Team profile of Nine Four Ventures
Nine Four Ventures has a team of 3 members including 3 Partners located in United States. Nine Four Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of all team members in Nine Four Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Chicago |
Co-investors of Nine Four Ventures
Over the past 8 years, 190 investors have co-invested in Nine Four Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Nine Four Ventures: Navitas Capital, Y Combinator and 45 others have invested in rounds before Nine Four Ventures. There are 2 companies where Navitas Capital has invested before Nine Four Ventures and 2 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Nine Four Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Nine Four Ventures: 76 investors entered a company along with Nine Four Ventures. These include investors like Chase Gilbert (3 companies).
- Invested after Nine Four Ventures: A total of 67 investors have invested in Nine Four Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include PSP Partners (2 companies), GreenPoint Partners (2 companies) and Alpaca (2 companies).
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