Jonathan Ellis
Managing Partner at Sandalphon Capital
Jonathan Ellis
Managing Partner at Sandalphon Capital
Chicago, Illinois
Overview
Work Experience
Founder & Managing Partner
2016 - Current
Sandalphon leads, co-leads or meaningfully participates in Pre-Seed and Seed stage rounds for B2B SaaS and Marketplace startups Primary industries of interest: HealthTech, Tech-Enabled Healthcare Services or Healthcare IT, FinTech, InsurTech, RegTech, PropTech / Real Estate Tech, GovTech, Enterprise SaaS Geographic focus: USA with strong footprint across the Midwest and other non-Bay Area markets Illustrative Portfolio Companies: Healthcare IT / Tech-Enabled Healthcare Services: Array Behavioral Care (fka Regroup), Metopio, Itiliti Health, Sanarte FinTech / InsurTech / RegTech including: Kin Insurance, Stere, Supernova, BreachRX, HavocShield, LogicGate (exited), MyCOI, RoofMarketplace, RealKey, Oliver (exited) PropTech / Real Estate Tech: HappyCo, Avail (fka Rentalutions) (exit to realtor.com), Visual Feeder, OpenVia, RealVision, Truss (exit to Avison Young) GovTech: eHawk, Throne, Daupler, Ascent Integrated Tech Other B2B Tech: Provi, Chowly, Vertex 3D, Clearbox Decisions / Cloverpop, Balto, Structurely, ProsperStack, Backstitch, WeSolv, Worktorch (fka QuickHire), Page Vault (exited) Opportunistic Consumer: Pacas, Trainwell (fka CoPilot), Jiobit (exit to Life360), Character, @hotel (fka TripScout)
Founder
2020
midwest.tech/connect is a massive 2-day virtual summit connecting Midwest startups/founders, VCs and curated angel investors through efficient, mutual opt-in 1-on-1 meetings. FREE for startups - always. Typically we have 600-700 startups and 200-300 investors participating.
Board Member
2023
Stere is an intuitive and digital ecosystem that allows for seamless launch, growth and management of insurance programs. Our mission is to empower businesses to launch and grow insurance programs with a full-stack infrastructure, by providing the right services and tools such as digital platforms, data analytics, a network of capacity providers, innovative tech and more.
Board Member
2022
RoofMarketplace connects homeowners, carriers, and contractors during the complicated roof claim process. Using aerial imagery, roofers provide actionable bids in minutes without ever visiting the property.
Board Observer
2022
The only platform that automates and enhances subscriber acquisition and retention experiences so you can keep the customers you’ve already earned.
Board Observer
2022
Helping insurance brokers and agents write more cyber policies, reduce claims and educating producers on cybersecurity
Board Member
2022
OpenVia is an API-first platform that gives delivery and service companies temporary access to the properties they serve
Board Member
2022
A media tech company that deploys next generation brand activations and digital OOH using projection mapping technology.
Board Observer
2021
Solving the public bathroom shortage in America - Throne is building a network of smart, clean bathrooms for those that need to "go" on the go.
Board Member
2021
Vertex is a low-code 3D digital twin visualization platform that makes it easy to build and deploy purpose-built applications. Vertex customers easily connect and consume mission-critical product data across teams and systems, including PLM, ERP, CRM, MES, and IoT platforms. Customers use the Vertex platform across the extended enterprise from executive design reviews, field service training, sales configuration reviews with customers, and factory assembly and defect reporting. Unlike other solutions, Vertex’s patented platform renders 100% of the 3D data in the cloud, securely delivering fully interactive digital twin experiences. Vertex fits seamlessly into existing architecture without deployment time and costs. Vertex is the only company that offers 3D visualization at a massive scale with complex 3D model rendering on any device. They are unmatched in their ability to scale a concurrent number of users, with the model fidelity to support rich analysis.