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Metropolitan Innovations Fund

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Metropolitan Innovations Fund is a Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Real Estate, Other, Fintech. The firm typically writes $2.0M–$4.0M checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$2.0M – $4.0M

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on startups redefining urban living through real estate and consumer innovations.

How Metropolitan Innovations Fund invests

Metropolitan Innovations Fund is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Real Estate, Other, Fintech, Consumer, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Agriculture.

Metropolitan Innovations Fund typically writes checks of $2.0M–$4.0M per investment.

Metropolitan Innovations Fund has backed 7 companies in our records, including AeroSafe Global, MPOWER Financing, Braviant Holdings.

Meet the Team

MS

Michael Smith

Managing Partner

Urban Living
Consumer Tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Real Estate
Other
Fintech
Consumer
Developer Tools
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Agriculture

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

AE

AeroSafe Global

Logistics·Growth

Provider of cold chain packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry.

MP

MPOWER Financing

Fintech·Growth

Fintech company providing student loans to international students.

BR

Braviant Holdings

Fintech·Growth

Financial technology company that uses AI to provide credit products.

CA

Capstone Turbine

Energy Technology·Early-to-mid

Manufacturer of microturbine energy systems.

UR

UrbanizeTech

Real Estate
LI

LiveInStyle

Consumer Tech
SI

Sirenza Microdevices

Infrastructure Software·Early-to-mid

Designer and supplier of radio frequency components for communications equipment.

How to pitch Metropolitan Innovations Fund
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Real Estate, Other, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $2.0M – $4.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Smith, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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