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Motivate Venture Capital

Motivate Venture Capital, based in Illinois, backs Pre-Seed and Seed fintech, enterprise software, and vertical AI startups, can lead rounds, and writes checks from $250k to $3 million.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed
Check size$250K to $3M
Leads roundsYes
FocusFintech, Enterprise software, Vertical AI
Latest fundn/a
Investing team4 people1 activity update, latest Sep 23

Who you would pitch at Motivate Venture Capital

4 people on the investing team, 4 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Andy Will
Andy WillGeneral PartnerHe previously led investments at Zeal Capital Partners and held roles at Listen Ventures, TOMS Capital, and JP Morgan.
David Wieland
David WielandFounder & Managing PartnerHe holds degrees from Notre Dame and Northwestern's Kellogg School.
Lauren Deluca
Lauren DelucaFounder & Managing PartnerHe is an active early-stage investor with over 150 investments.
Jackson BubalaPartnerHe previously worked at Manifold Group and graduated from Dartmouth College.

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Writes $250K to $3M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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1 activity update since September, latest Sep 23.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target5-7%, 7-10%, 10-12%
How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

HallowqBraidDyania Health

In their words

About - Motivate Venture Capitalmotivate.vc/about
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On these lists

Seed fintech investors in Illinois9Seed investors in United States2836Pre-seed investors in United States1561Seed enterprise software investors225Seed fintech investors225Pre-seed fintech investors134Pre-seed enterprise software investors125Seed investors in Illinois54

Questions

What stage does Motivate Venture Capital invest in?

Motivate Venture Capital reports entry at pre-seed, seed.

How much does Motivate Venture Capital invest?

Motivate Venture Capital reports checks of $250K to $3M.

Does Motivate Venture Capital lead rounds?

Yes. Motivate Venture Capital says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Motivate Venture Capital?

Andy Will (General Partner), David Wieland (Founder & Managing Partner), Lauren Deluca (Founder & Managing Partner), Jackson Bubala (Partner).

Is Motivate Venture Capital active right now?

Motivate Venture Capital has shown 1 activity update since September 2026, the latest on 2026-09-23.

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