Heartland Ventures is a Midwestern-based, venture capital firm. We co-invest alongside top VCs and Micro VCs to add immediate value to high-growth startups disrupting traditional Midwestern industries. Our value is generated by utilizing our board of executives at industry leading corporations in the Midwest to validate technologies and acquire pilot customers, even before we invest.
Heartland Ventures believes that we can play an integral role in bridging the gap between Silicon Valley and the Midwest. Below are our expected outcomes that will greatly benefit the region.
-Helping startup expansion into the region and create new employment opportunities
-Bringing national attention to the region
-Importing high-growth startups into the region that aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from
-Bring in further investment dollars from outside the region to solidify the infrastructure
-Create more technology-related jobs that will continue to attract talent to the region and help retain the existing talent for the long-term
Heartland Ventures believes that we can play an integral role in bridging the gap between Silicon Valley and the Midwest. Below are our expected outcomes that will greatly benefit the region.
-Helping startup expansion into the region and create new employment opportunities
-Bringing national attention to the region
-Importing high-growth startups into the region that aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from
-Bring in further investment dollars from outside the region to solidify the infrastructure
-Create more technology-related jobs that will continue to attract talent to the region and help retain the existing talent for the long-term
Location: United States, Ohio, Columbus
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2016
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed
Portfolio 17
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 10.01.2024 | Aldoa | aldoa.com | $1.2M | United Sta... |
| 18.05.2023 | Enaia | enaia.co | - | United Sta... |
| 15.01.2023 | Fulfilld | fulfilld.io | $1.5M | United Sta... |
| 28.04.2022 | Claira | claira.ai | $3.5M | United Sta... |
| 25.04.2022 | firmus | firmus.ai | - | United Sta... |
| - | projectmark.com | - | United Sta... | |
| - | ParkadeHQ | parkade.com | - | - |
| - | SPIDR Tech | spidrtech.com | $2.5M | United Sta... |
| - | Old Mimir | mimirhq.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Workstream | workstream.us | $118M | United Sta... |
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.07.2024 | Pear Commerce: Revolutionizing Retail Ecommerce with $10M Series A Funding | Pear Commerce, a Minneapolis-based retail ecommerce enablement platform, recently secured a $10 million Series A funding round led by Stage 2 Capital. This investment will fuel the company's mission to transform shoppable media and enhance ... |
| 01.07.2024 | Pear Commerce: Retail Enablement Company Raises $10 Million In Series A | Pear Commerce, a retail e-commerce enablement platform for omnichannel brands, announced that it had closed a $10 million Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Stage 2 Capital. Additional participation in the round includes H... |
| 15.11.2022 | Heartland Ventures Announces Successful Closing of $52M Fund II | Building on 10 portfolio companies from Fund I, Heartland Ventures to invest in and connect innovative tech to corporations in the Midwest In just a few years, our unique model has proven valuable to both high-growth startups and industrial... |
| 21.04.2022 | The Top 40 Investors In Industrial Tech: How Investments In Transformative Solutions Using AI, Cloud, And Edge Act Like Probiotics For Manufacturing | Traditionally, few venture capitalists would touch industrial startup companies. Time cycles were too long and clunky hardware complicated things. However, deep digitalization is taking hold, the expectations are that the industrial sector ... |
| 20.02.2019 | Heartland Ventures is bringing Silicon Valley VCs to Indiana | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! As Silicon Valley venture capitalists express inc... |
| 20.02.2019 | Heartland Ventures is bringing Silicon Valley VCs to Indiana | As Silicon Valley venture capitalists express increasing interest in investing in companies outside of their backyard, more groups are trying to get these VCs to the Midwest, even if just for a few days to meet with the region’s companies w... |