Jeff Maters

Managing Director at Network Ventures

Chicago, Illinois

Overview

Jeff Maters is the Managing Director at Network Ventures in Chicago, Illinois, with a focus on venture capital, entrepreneurship, and start-ups. He has successfully invested in a diverse range of companies such as KPI Sense, EarlyBird, and Giggster, showcasing a strong track record in identifying and supporting promising startups. With an MBA from the University of Michigan and experience as an investor and board member in various companies, Jeff Maters has demonstrated expertise in strategic partnerships, financial modeling, and corporate finance, contributing significantly to the success and growth of emerging businesses.

Work Experience

Network Ventures

Managing Director
2015 - Current
Network Ventures is a seed stage venture capital fund focused on Midwest-based companies building network effects. Learn more at: https://www.networkventures.com Invest in Network Ventures' Rolling Fund: https://angel.co/v/back/network-ventures

Network Ventures is a Chicago-based company that provides venture capital to seed stage companies.

networkventures.com

Base

Investor
2024

Base is a membership club that brings together brilliant minds for customized social activities.

Raised $2,000,000.00 from Connetic Ventures.

base.club

Showdrop

Investor
2023

Showdrop builds a better way for CPG brands to run powerful sampling campaigns at scale.

Raised $1,100,000.00 from Bling Capital and New Stack Ventures.

showdrop.com

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Tandem - Couples App

Investor
2023

Tandem is a consumer fintech platform for couples.

Raised $3,700,000.00 from Corazon Capital, Michigan Rise, Groove Capital, Reseda Group, Everywhere Ventures, The Josephine Collective, Groove Capital and Goodwater Capital.

usetandem.com

Honeycomb Credit

Investor
2022

Honeycomb Credit is a developer of a peer-to-peer lending platform designed to allow friends and family to fund small businesses.

Raised $17,939,909.00 from Mudita Venture Partners, Symphonic Capital, Innovation Works, SustainVC, The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, Trog Hawley Capital, American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, Citta Capital and Innovation Works.

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