# Multimodal Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Multimodal Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 3 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Mar 2026.

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# Multimodal Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 3 cheques on record.

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VC firm Deploying now New fund $510K, Oct 2026

Seed Venture Capital & Private Equity

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Deploying now

**50%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **240** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 3**

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## Multimodal Ventures highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 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 first **3 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Mar** **[DiligenceSquared](https://millionrounds.com/company/diligencesquared)** Seed · US · AlleyWatch **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **2025** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Central](https://millionrounds.com/company/central)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$8.6M** With 9 others
- **2024** 1 round
- **Dec** **[PearAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/pearai)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$1.0M** 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 **1 named**

JD **Jeffrey Douglas Heitzman** Manager i Filing 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.

New fund on file

**$510K**

raised in Oct 2026

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

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$5.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *3*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 2

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## 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 Combinator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Multimodal Ventures put money into.

[**PearAI** $1.0M · Dec 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/pearai)

## 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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