Moderne Ventures, a Chicago-based VC fund focused on real estate, finance, insurance, hospitality and home services startups, has revealed the seven companies accepted into its latest accelerator class.
Moderne’s Passport Program lasts for seven months and provides participants with education, insight and useful relationships that help drive customer acquisition. Founded in 2015 by Constance Freedman, Moderne Ventures previously only focused on real estate tech startups but has since expanded their scope.
"The Passport Program curates the most innovative solutions addressing our industries,” Freedman said in a statement. “We help companies understand complexities, optimize their products and services and connect them to partners who can benefit most from them."
In 2017, Moderne raised $43 million for its venture fund. At the time, the firm said its investments range from $200,000 to $3 million.
Since launching, Moderne has invested in startups, such as TaskEasy, UrbanBound, Growth Geeks and Better Mortgage.
Startups in its latest Passport Program hail from cities around the country, including Chicago, San Francisco, Boston and New York. Meet all seven below:
Aclaimant: The Chicago-based startup makes a platform for workers to report any type of workplace incident at their organizations. Founded in 2013, Aclaimant has raised $3 million to date, according to Crunchbase.
Addressable: This San Francisco-based startup has created robotic handwriting technology that allows real estate agents to send letters via snailmail in bulk to their clients that appear to be handwritten.
BendHSA: Boston-based BendHSA has built a tech-enabled Health Savings Account platform for corporations and 1099 workers.
Heretik: Chicago-based Heretik, founded in 2016, has built an algorithm-based software that helps law firms review contracts more efficiently. In 2017, the startup raised $2.4 million in a seed funding round led by Sam Yagan’s Corazon Capital.
hOM: The startup, founded in 2013 in New York, provides amenities, like wellness programs and pop-up events, to residential and office properties.
NumberAI: Based in Oakland, Calif., NumberAI has created an AI-enhanced assistant that answers calls, enables landline texting, automatically responds to common questions and qualifies leads for businesses so they can better communicate with customers.
SuburbanJungle: This startup, based in New York, has created a web platform to help users find neighborhoods to live in based on personalized recommendations.
