M25 — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$1.0M Checks)
M25 is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois, United States investing in Enterprise, SaaS, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 4 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $250K–$1.0M
- Portfolio
- 4 companies on record
- Partners
- 6 listed
- AUM
- $80M
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Enterprise, SaaS, AI / ML
- HQ
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
Last verified: 2026-09-28
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $1.0M
$80M
4+ companies
6 partners
Investment Thesis
M25 invests at the pre-seed and seed stages in tech and tech-enabled companies headquartered in the Midwest. It is industry-agnostic, with a particular emphasis on software.
How M25 invests
M25 is a vc firm based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Enterprise, SaaS, AI / ML.
M25 typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment, backed by approximately $80M in assets under management.
M25 has backed 4 companies in our records, including Branch Insurance, Narrative Science, Upsie.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (4)
Other
Branch Insurance
Narrative Science
Upsie
Authenticx
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Enterprise, SaaS, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Abhinaya Konduru, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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