VG

Victor Gutwein

Founder and Managing Partner at M25

Greater Chicago Area

Investor
VC
Founder

Invests in

Stages:

Series A
Seed

  • Min Investment:

    $250,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $500,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $375,000.00

Skills

Start-ups
Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Venture Capital
Angel Investing
Data Analysis
Public Speaking
Business Planning
Marketing Strategy
Research
Critical Thinking
Spanish
Microsoft Word
E-commerce
Sales
Strategic Planning
Retail
Excel
Bloomberg
Egyptian Colloquial Arabic

Education

Investments

Continuum

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $5M

Corral Technologies

Series Unknown

Total Funding: $1M

TitleWise

Seed

Total Funding: $1M

Authenticx

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $21M

Hummingbirds

Seed

Total Funding: $1M

Pitchly

Seed

Total Funding: $8M

Whipz

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $2M

APFusion

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $7.5M

Mission Control

Seed

Total Funding: $2.3M

Upsie

Seed

Total Funding: $43M

Work Experience

Continuum AI

2024

  • Board Member

    2024

M25

2015

  • Managing Partner

    2015

Kauffman Fellows

2017

  • Kauffman Fellow - Class 22

    2017

Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA)

2022

  • Board Member

    2022

TitleWise

2023

  • Board Member

    2023

Rentgrata

2019

  • Board Member

    2019

The Economic Club of Chicago

2022

  • Member

    2022

Authenticx

2020 - 2024

  • Board Member

    2020 - 2024

    Board member from leading seed round in 2020 through Series A and B rounds into 2024; continuing on as Board Observer

Hyde Park Angels

2015 - 2017

  • Co-Chair Consumer Products and Services

    2015 - 2017

    - Co-Chair Consumer Products and Services - Member Digital Media and Technology

Walgreens

2014 - 2015

  • Ecommerce - Strategic Planning & Analysis

    2014 - 2015