# Motivate Venture Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Motivate Venture Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 50 investments on record, 7 in the last 12 months, latest Nov 2026.

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# Motivate Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Nov 2026; 50 cheques on record.

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VC firm Deploying now New fund $20M, Feb 2026

Pre-seed Seed Series A Fintech AI Manufacturing

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Deploying now

**41%** of best year **7** **cheques in 12 months**, 50 on record

Since the last cheque **2** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.7M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $2.0M** Rounds led **0 of 50** Sole investor **5 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 85%**

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## Motivate Venture Capital highlights

- 01 7 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 68% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $2.1M

## What they do

> We are early stage specialists, having have spent our careers building and investing in pre-seed and seed stage companies. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $2.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Fintech AI Manufacturing
- **Based in:** Chicago, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **50 appearances**

- **2026** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** GB · Financial IT **$43M** With 11 others
- **Aug** **[InvestiFi](https://millionrounds.com/company/investifi)** US · Ventureburn **$20M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[Veylan](https://millionrounds.com/company/veylan)** Seed · US **$5.5M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[HELIXintel](https://millionrounds.com/company/helixintel)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[HubiFi](https://millionrounds.com/company/hubifi)** Venture · US **$9.5M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Rowan](https://millionrounds.com/company/rowan)** Seed · US **$3.3M** With 1 other
- **2025** 13 rounds
- **Dec** **[Cyphlens](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyphlens)** Seed · US **$3.8M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[The Swarm](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-swarm)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[VeroSkills](https://millionrounds.com/company/veroskills)** Venture · US **$5.3M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Pest Share](https://millionrounds.com/company/pest-share)** Series A · US **$28M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Obviant](https://millionrounds.com/company/obviant)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Finofo](https://millionrounds.com/company/finofo)** Seed · CA **$3.3M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Mahalo](https://millionrounds.com/company/mahalo)** Pre-seed · US **$2.6M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[PayAll Payment Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/payall-payment-systems)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **May** **[The Swarm](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-swarm)** Seed · US **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Telgea](https://millionrounds.com/company/telgea)** US · TechStartups **$2.7M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Quiltt](https://millionrounds.com/company/quiltt)** Seed · US **$2.6M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[LiquidTrust](https://millionrounds.com/company/liquidtrust)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Kangarootime](https://millionrounds.com/company/kangarootime)** Venture · US **$2.7M** With 3 others
- **2024** 11 rounds
- **Oct** **[Polymer](https://millionrounds.com/company/polymer)** Seed · US · AlleyWatch **$2.2M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Dyania Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/dyania-health)** Series A · US **$10M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[SureBright](https://millionrounds.com/company/surebright)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Aption](https://millionrounds.com/company/aption)** Pre-seed · US **$2.4M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[NetNow](https://millionrounds.com/company/netnow)** Pre-seed · CA **$1.3M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Nmbr](https://millionrounds.com/company/nmbr)** Seed · CA **$5.7M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[FeedbackNow](https://millionrounds.com/company/feedbacknow)** Series A · CH **$9.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Ensemble AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/ensemble-ai)** Seed · US **$3.3M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Wilya](https://millionrounds.com/company/wilya)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Eko](https://millionrounds.com/company/eko)** Pre-seed · US **$400K** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Enklu](https://millionrounds.com/company/enklu)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 3 others
- **2023** 11 rounds
- **Nov** **[New Era ADR](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-era-adr)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[iink Payments](https://millionrounds.com/company/iink-payments)** Series A · US **$12M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[AnthologyAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthologyai)** Series A · US **$15M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Fulcrum](https://millionrounds.com/company/fulcrum)** Series A · US **$18M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Frontdesk](https://millionrounds.com/company/frontdesk)** Series B · US **$4.8M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[HELIXintel](https://millionrounds.com/company/helixintel)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[ReloShare](https://millionrounds.com/company/reloshare)** Seed · US **$3.6M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Stargazr](https://millionrounds.com/company/stargazr)** Pre-seed · US **$1.7M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Notoros](https://millionrounds.com/company/notoros)** Seed · US **$25K** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[MooveAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/mooveai)** Seed · US **$3.3M** With 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **2 named**

DW **David Wieland** Member, Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV

LP **Lauren Philip Deluca** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

We also hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$248M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Motivate Capital Management, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 314339

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 1 we have independently watched raise

Attaindata

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

New fund on file

**$20M**

raised in Feb 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$3.7M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.1M**

Led 0 of 50 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $2.0M
- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *19*
- Venture *13*
- Series A said *8*
- Pre-seed said *5*
- Series B said *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 6
- [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) 4
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 3
- [Anthemis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthemis-group) 2
- [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) 2
- [CMT Digital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cmt-digital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Motivate Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Techstars** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Anthemis** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthemis-group)[**Antler** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler)[**CMT Digital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cmt-digital)[**Launch NY** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch-ny)[**Mucker Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mucker-capital)[**Munich Re Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/munich-re-ventures)[**Panache Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/panache-ventures)[**Salesforce Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures)[**Service Provider Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/service-provider-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Motivate Venture Capital put money into.

[**Lazarus AI** $43M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)[**InvestiFi** $20M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/investifi)[**Veylan** $5.5M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/veylan)[**HELIXintel** $3.0M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/helixintel)[**HubiFi** $9.5M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hubifi)[**Cyphlens** $3.8M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyphlens)

## Quick answers about Motivate Venture Capital

### What does Motivate Venture Capital invest in?

Motivate Venture Capital invests most often at Seed and Venture (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fintech, AI and Manufacturing.

### How active is Motivate Venture Capital?

50 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2026.

### What has Motivate Venture Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Lazarus AI (Nov 2026), InvestiFi (Aug 2026) and Veylan (Seed, Jul 2026).

### How big are Motivate Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.7M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $2.0M.

### Does Motivate Venture Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 50 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Motivate Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (85%) and Canada (10%).

### Is Motivate Venture Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Motivate Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often Techstars (6 rounds together), Plug and Play (4 rounds together) and Alumni Ventures (3 rounds together).

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