About Tawani Ventures
Tawani Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of Chicago, United States. As of Sep 2026, Tawani Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 15 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. 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 High Tech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of O ID Overall, Tawani Ventures portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely INCUED. A lot of funds co-invest with Tawani Ventures, with names like Allos Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Tawani Ventures has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
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Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Tawani Ventures' List of Top Investments
Tawani Ventures has a portfolio of 15 companies. Their most notable investments are in Innovare Social Innovation Partners and O ID.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada and Japan. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Tawani Ventures:
1. Cloverleaf
Provider of intelligence software for monitoring public government agency meetings. This platform analyzes audio from government committee sessions to identify procurement trends and potential sales opportunities for business entities. The software tracks public sector discussions to provide signals regarding agency needs and pain points before official requests for proposals are published. Users receive daily notifications formatted to support outreach and strategic sales planning within specific territories. The system functions by processing meeting data to highlight shifts in decision-making and project development occurring within local government entities.
Key facts about Cloverleaf
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Denver (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $12.3M
- Employee Count: 28 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Jackson Square Ventures, S3 Ventures and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 14, 2026, $*****
2. ClearCOGS
Provider of cloud-based analytics solutions for restaurants. The platform offers solutions to manage restaurant food waste using AI predictive forecasting. It uses AI technology to get insights into management, operations, food preparation, reporting, decisions, purchasing, and more. It is the tool available on the subscription-based pricing model.
Key facts about ClearCOGS
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.92M
- Employee Count: 15 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Closed Loop Partners, MATH Venture Partners and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 12, 2025, $*****
3. BundlAR
Provider of augmented reality platform development tools. It provides an augmented reality (AR) platform designed for organizations to rapidly create, edit and access augmented reality experiences in a matter of minutes, without having to write a single line of code. The easy-to-use AR Platform empowers users to scale, track, and provide experiential training, learning, and marketing solutions that are built for today’s audience, and deliver measurable results.
Key facts about BundlAR
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Shorewood (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 10 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Tawani Ventures
Provider of data analysis and project management solutions for schools. It offers features such as data management, strategy development, project management, and more. It monetizes through a subscription-based model.
Key facts about Innovare Social Innovation Partners
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $5M
- Employee Count: 118 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Portfolia, VamosVentures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 06, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Cloverpop
Decision Intelligence platform empowering better, faster business decisions with AI. This company offers a Decision Intelligence platform that combines human and artificial intelligence to improve commercial decision-making. It helps structure decisions, facilitate cross-functional collaboration, automate recommendations, and learn from past decisions. The platform provides decision playbooks and flows to guide teams, connect data, and establish decision rights. The AI engine synthesizes data for insights and recommendations, creating a decision system of record. It supports various business functions, including strategy, marketing, consumer insights, analytics, IT, supply chain, and sales. The company focuses on decision decentralization, agility, speed, transformation, and engagement. It provides services to elevate analytics, train teams, and drive decision transformation. The platform is cloud-based and offers features like login, search, and a blog. It emphasizes data-driven action, consumer foresight, and inclusive decision-making. The company provides white papers, benchmark studies, and surveys related to decision intelligence and decision practices.
Key facts about Cloverpop
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $12.6M
- Employee Count: 67 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Sandalphon Capital, TDF Ventures and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 25, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Tawani Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Tawani Ventures has invested in 15 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in O ID.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Tawani Ventures' Investments by Stage
Tawani Ventures has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.13M and 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.34M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 5 |
Series A | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Tawani Ventures' Investments by Sector
Tawani Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Business Services, EdTech, Healthcare and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 12 Tech companies, 11 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Software companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Business Services | 1 |
EdTech | 1 |
Healthcare | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Tawani Ventures' Investments by Geography
Tawani Ventures has made most investments in United States (7), followed by Japan where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 7 |
Japan | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Tawani Ventures' recent investments
Tawani Ventures has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - O ID and Cloverleaf.Here are the most recent investments by Tawani Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 24, 2026 | Japan | Seed | 4723 | [+1] | |
Jan 14, 2026 | United States | Series A | 2329 | [+2] | |
Jul 17, 2025 | United States | Seed | 5303 | ||
Jun 21, 2023 | United States | Seed | 6217 | [+5] | |
Jun 13, 2023 | United States | Seed | 2815 | [+3] |
Acquired companies in Tawani Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Tawani Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was INCUED in May 2025 by Transglobal Assets for $*****.Here are Tawani Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 02, 2025 | - | - | 2873 |
Team profile of Tawani Ventures
Tawani Ventures has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. Tawani Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Tawani Ventures
Over the past 4 years, 37 investors have co-invested in Tawani Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Tawani Ventures: Jackson Square Ventures, FirstMile Ventures and 8 others have invested in rounds before Tawani Ventures. There is 1 company where Jackson Square Ventures has invested before Tawani Ventures and 1 company where FirstMile Ventures has invested before Tawani Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Tawani Ventures: 27 investors entered a company along with Tawani Ventures. These include investors like Allos Ventures (2 companies).
Recent News related to Tawani Ventures
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O-ID Raises $1.2M for Modular Humanoid Robots Amidst Worker ShortagesRoboticstomorrow•Sep 24, 2026•O ID, Tawani Ventures, Techstars, Hustle Fund
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MaxQ Medical Raises $31.5M Series AMassinvestor•Aug 21, 2026•MaxQ Medical, S3 Ventures, Olympus America, Ivy Ventures and 5 others
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Bonsai Secures $1.8 Million Investment for First-Party Marketing Intelligence Platformhttps://www.intelligence360.news/•Aug 02, 2025•Mairs And Power, Tawani Ventures, Chicago Early Growth Ventures, Bonsai and 2 others
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Bonsai Secures $1.8 Million Investment for First-Party Marketing Intelligence PlatformMarTech Series•Jul 17, 2025•Bonsai, Mairs & Power Venture Capital, Tawani Ventures
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RodeoCPG Aims To Reinvent Retail Growth for Better-For-You CPG Brands with New Product Offerings and Fundraising RoundNOSH•Jun 21, 2023•Rodeo, Tawani Ventures, BFG
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Innovare Raises $2M in Additional Seed FundingAI Express•Apr 07, 2023•Innovare Social Innovation Partners, Tawani Ventures, Dux Capital, Portfolia
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Cloverpop Decision Intelligence Platform Raises Series A Financing to Transform Enterprise Decision-MakingGlobeNewswire•Dec 14, 2022•Cloverpop, Allos Ventures, Tawani Ventures, North Coast Ventures and 2 others
