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Multimodal Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 3 cheques on record.

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VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $510K, Oct 2026

SeedVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
50%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque240days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MRounds led0 of 3
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Multimodal Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Multimodal Ventures is a Chicago based seed-stage fund focused on investing in Y Combinator backed startups.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Chicago, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Mar
    DiligenceSquaredSeed · US · AlleyWatch$5.0MWith 5 others
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Aug
    CentralSeed · US · TechStartups$8.6MWith 9 others
  5. 2024

    1 round

  6. Dec
    PearAISeed · US · TechCrunch$1.0MWith 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 registration1 named

JDJeffrey Douglas HeitzmanManageriFiling they signed

We also hold 1 person 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Y CombinatorAccelerator2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Multimodal Ventures put money into.

PearAI$1.0M · Dec 2024

Quick answers about Multimodal Ventures

What does Multimodal Ventures invest in?

Multimodal Ventures invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Multimodal Ventures?

3 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

What has Multimodal Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: DiligenceSquared (Seed, Mar 2026), Central (Seed, Aug 2025) and PearAI (Seed, Dec 2024).

How big are Multimodal Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M.

Is Multimodal Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Multimodal Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Multimodal Ventures?

Multimodal Ventures is a VC firm based in Chicago, United States.

Has Multimodal Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Oct 2026, reporting $510K raised.

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