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Adding Value to Startups: Club M25 Summit 3.0
Talks about Venture Capital, Midwest and Tech
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Mike Asem
Founding Partner at M25
Greater Chicago Area
Overview
Mike Asem is the Founding Partner of M25, an investment firm in the Greater Chicago Area specializing in funding startups in various sectors like GovTech, Entertainment & Sports, and TransportationTech. With a Bachelor's Degree from Purdue University, Mike has successfully invested in companies like Improovy and Rebundle, and serves on the boards of BLCK VC, Civic Eagle, and Elate, showcasing his leadership and entrepreneurship skills in the Midwest startup ecosystem.
Work Experience
Founding Partner
2016 - Current
M25 is a venture capital investment firm targeting early-stage, tech-enabled startups in the Midwest. With investments in over 100 companies since 2015, we are one of the most active investors in the region.
M25 is the most active early-stage VC firm investing in Midwest headquartered startups (14 states, 100+ companies) across most industries
Board Member
2024
Board Member
2024
Board Member
2023
Board Member
2023
Board Member
2021
Board Member
2020
Alkeme Health is a digital health platform that features content from Black practitioners and experts in wellness.
Raised $4,600,000.00 from M25 and Forerunner.
Board Emeritus
2019
BLCK VC was formed to connect, engage, empower, and advance black venture investors by providing a focused community built for and by black venture investors.
Board Member
2019
Elate is helping companies power sustainable growth by optimizing business outcomes through data-driven OKRs. With Elate's industry-leading Operations Intelligence platform, leaders now have a platform that drives adoption, collaboration, and a measurable business impact across every department of your organization.
Elate is an operations platform designed to reach business outcomes by unifying internal technologies and disparate data.
Raised $9,440,000.00 from WestWave Capital, Serra Ventures, Elevate Ventures, HPA (Hyde Park Angels), Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Capital Midwest Fund, Flywheel Fund and M25.
Board Observer
2018
ScriptDrop is a Healthcare IT company with a focus on innovating in the pharmacy space.
ScriptDrop is a medication access startup that connects pharmacies to a network of trained professional couriers.
Raised $22,906,828.00 from Caduceus Capital Partners.