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Innovation Habitat Fund

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Innovation Habitat Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, AI / ML, Climate / Energy. The firm typically writes $150K–$450K checks and has 13 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$150K – $450K

Portfolio

13+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on startups using AI to create smart living environments and improve home ecosystems.

How Innovation Habitat Fund invests

Innovation Habitat Fund is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Climate / Energy, Fintech, Real Estate.

Innovation Habitat Fund typically writes checks of $150K–$450K per investment.

Innovation Habitat Fund has backed 13 companies in our records, including AI Dwell, Habitat For Humanity, Tvasta.

Meet the Team

KO

Katie Oswald

Associate Director

MM

Masua Mutua

Regional Director

EC

Eli Carter

GP

AI
smart home
CD

Christopher Daniel

Director of Safety and Security

ID

Ibrahim Dabo

Associate Director of IT

RT

Rebecca Thoensen

Project Manager

JB

Jennifer Bristol

Senior Director

IW

Ingrid Wells

Senior Director of Cause Marketing

PA

Patricia Abbate

Associate Director

JM

Juan Montalvo

Vice President of Internal Audit

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Climate / Energy
Fintech
Real Estate
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (13)

Other

AI

AI Dwell

AI
HA

Habitat For Humanity

TV

Tvasta

Construction tech / housing·Late seed / venture round, based on a $2.35M investment round.·Shelter Venture Fund / Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter

Bangalore-based startup using patented concrete 3D-printing technology for affordable housing.

BU

BURN

Clean cooking / climate tech / housing-adjacent·Not stated·Shelter Venture Fund

Designs, manufactures, and distributes clean-burning cook stoves across sub-Saharan Africa.

EA

EarthEnable

Housing materials / WASH·Not stated·Shelter Venture Fund

Provides cheap, easy-to-install sanitary flooring to replace dirt floors in low-income homes.

EC

EcoSTP

Water / sanitation·Not stated·Shelter Venture Fund

Built a biomimicry-based technology to treat and reclaim sewage water at low cost.

EN

Energryn

Clean energy / home systems·Not stated·Shelter Venture Fund

Makes low-cost hybrid solar-electric water heaters for families in Mexico.

GR

Graviti

Fintech / housing access·Not stated·Shelter Venture Fund

Marketplace connecting distributors of sustainable products and microfinance institutions for low-income households.

IB

IBUILD Home Loans

Financial services / housing finance·Not stated·Shelter Venture Fund

Mortgage lender targeting low-income households in South Africa.

IB

iBUILD Global

Proptech / fintech·Not stated·Shelter Venture Fund

Fintech and analytics platform improving financial transparency in housing construction.

How to pitch Innovation Habitat Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Climate / Energy — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $150K – $450K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Katie Oswald, Associate Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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