SureStart Ventures
SureStart Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $150K–$2.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $150K–$2.5M
- Portfolio
- 2 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools, EdTech
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-02-18
Pre-Seed, Seed
$150K – $2.5M
2+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Backing next-gen startups driving workplace education leadership growth.
How SureStart Ventures invests
SureStart Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools, EdTech.
SureStart Ventures typically writes checks of $150K–$2.5M per investment.
SureStart Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including MindGym, emoquo.
Partners & Team
Nina Roberts
Managing Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
MindGym
emoquo
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $150K – $2.5M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Nina Roberts, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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