Moderne Ventures accepts 7 new companies into its Passport Program; companies are poised to help industry leaders to come out ahead, even in these uncertain times.

CHICAGO, October 13, 2020 — Moderne Ventures, a venture fund focused on real estate, finance, insurance, hospitality, and home service technology companies, announced 7 new companies accepted into its 2020 Midyear Passport Program. The Moderne Passport is a highly interactive, seven-month industry immersion program providing its participants with education, exposure, insight, and relationships to drive customer growth.

The 2020 Midyear Passport Companies provide solutions around artificial intelligence, big data & analytics, benefits for 1099 contract workers, health tech, and services automation to help to drive better customer experiences, increase operational efficiencies and drive growth within 100+ year old industries. This Class has collectively raised over $215M in funding with collective valuations north of $425M. The companies are:

NurtureBoss (NurtureBoss.io) – Scottsdale, AZ: Generate 5x higher prospect engagement over traditional marketing
Pristeem (Pristeem.com) – New York, NY: 10-minute self-service garment cleaning amenity
Ritual (Ritual.co) – Toronto, CA: Ritual’s virtual food halls enhance property experience
Stride (Stridehealth.com) – San Francisco, CA: Help your non-benefited workers get affordable benefits, at no cost to you
Unacast (Unacast.com) – New York, NY: Human mobility insights to optimize site selection, improve portfolio management, and make rapid data-driven decisions
Vyv (Vyv.tech) – Troy, NY: Continuous antimicrobial light for cleaner environments where we live, work, and play
Zeguro (Zeguro.com) – San Francisco, CA: Cyber Safety™. Integrated cybersecurity and cyber insurance for small to mid-sized businesses

“The leaders in our industry that embrace tech and innovation will stand to come out ahead in this environment,” said Constance Freedman, Founder and Managing Partner of Moderne Ventures. “We are excited to help this Passport Class impact the new world we now all live in!”

About Moderne Ventures

Moderne Ventures invests in technology companies applicable to real estate, finance, insurance, hospitality, and home services. Moderne operates a Venture Fund and the Moderne Passport, an Industry Immersion Program designed to foster innovation, partnership, and growth between industry partners and emerging technology companies. Moderne works with over 700 executives and corporations within its industries and evaluates over 4,500 emerging tech companies each year. Its principals have invested in 90+ companies including DocuSign, Better Mortgage, Hippo, Easyknock, Hello Alfred, Homesnap, Stride, and ICON.

Moderne Ventures Announces its January 2020 Passport Class

Moderne Ventures accepts seven companies into its Passport Program; companies address seismic shifts in real estate, finance, insurance, hospitality and home services.

CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2020—Moderne Ventures, a venture fund focused on real estate, finance, insurance, hospitality and home services, announced seven new companies accepted into its 2020 Passport Program, a highly immersive, seven month industry immersion program providing its participants education, exposure, insight, and relationships to drive customer growth.

The 2020 Passport Companies provide solutions using artificial intelligence, robotics and services automation to help progress 100+ year old industries. This Class has collectively raised over $33M in funding with valuations north of $130M. The companies are:

Aclaimant (Aclaimant.com)—Chicago, IL: Workflow process automation platform for safety and risk management
Addressable (Addressable.app) – San Francisco, CA: Robotic handwriting technology application transforming traditional mail into a highly effective customer acquisition and relationship building platform
BendHSA (Bendhsa.com)—Boston, MA: A next generation Health Savings Account provider for corporations and 1099 workers
Heretik (Heretik.com)—Chicago, IL: AI based contract review and lease abstraction platform helping organizations make smarter, faster, and more favorable decisions with their data.
hOM (Iamhom.com)—New York, NY: A community operating platform with a centrally vetted marketplace of services, wellness programs and pop-up events
NumberAI (Numberai.com)—Oakland, CA: AI-enhanced assistant that answers calls, enables landline texting, automatically responds to common questions and qualifies leads to enable businesses to better communicate with consumers
SuburbanJungle (Suburbanjunglegroup.com)—New York, NY: Advisory and technology platform that helps families find the best place to call home

“The Passport Program curates the most innovative solutions addressing our industries. We help companies understand complexities, optimize their products and services and connect them to partners who can benefit most from them,” said Constance Freedman, Moderne Ventures’ Founder and Managing Partner. “We are excited to see how this Passport Class will impact how we work, live and play.”

About Moderne Ventures
Moderne Ventures invests in technology companies in and around real estate, finance, insurance, hospitality and home services. Moderne operates a Venture Fund and the Moderne Passport, an Industry Immersion Program designed to foster innovation, partnership and growth between industry partners and emerging technology companies. Moderne works with over 700 executives and corporations within its industries and evaluates over 4,500 emerging tech companies each year. Its principals have invested in 90+ companies including DocuSign, Better, Easyknock, Hello Alfred, Homesnap and ICON.

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