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Troy Henikoff

Managing Director, MATH Venture Partners

Greater Chicago Area

Overview 

Troy Henikoff is the Managing Director at MATH Venture Partners, with a background in business development, entrepreneurship, and strategic planning. He has made significant investments in companies like Trainual and Built In, and serves on the boards of various organizations including CardFlight and Chowly, Inc. Henikoff's career highlights include leading investments in Trainual and Built In at MATH Venture Partners, and serving as a board member for multiple successful companies in the startup ecosystem. His role as a lecturer at Kellogg School of Management showcases his expertise in entrepreneurship and innovation.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Director

    2014 - Current

    MATH Venture Partners is an early to middle-stage fund managed by a seasoned team of hands-on investors and operators. We look for entrepreneurial teams that have customer acquisition as part of their core DNA. It is this maniacal focus, deep appreciation for process and exceptional talent that makes them stand out. MATH forms deep and personal partnerships with entrepreneurs.

MATH Venture Partners invests in teams building companies with an unfair advantage in customer acquisition.

  • Lecturer of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

    2012

    Teaching courses in Entrepreneurship and Digital Marketing

  • Board Member

    2015

    CardFlight is a software-as-a-service company offering mobile payments technology and point of sale solutions to enterprises. We offer a Software Development Kit for developers to integrate payments acceptance in their existing app and SwipeSimple, a turnkey mobile solution for independent sales organizations and merchant service providers to offer to their merchants. Our technology platform is EMV chip card enabled with encrypted card readers, and a PCI Level 1 compliant payment gateway supporting all major U.S. processors.

CardFlight offers easy-to-use payment solutions for SMEs.

Raised $10,050,000.00 from WestView Capital Partners.

  • Board Member

    2016

    Great companies need great people. That's where we come in. Built In is a network of local online communities connecting startups and technology companies with passionate tech professionals. We help you share your employer brand, promote your culture, participate in community events and recruit the right candidate for every position.

Built In is a global network of online communities for tech companies and startups.

Raised $29,925,000.00 from MATH Venture Partners and Updata Partners.

  • Board Member

    2019

Trainual is a software platform that helps businesses build playbooks to train and grow their team.

Raised $33,750,000.00 from Mikita Mikado, PHX Ventures, 4490 Ventures, MATH Venture Partners, Matt Rissell, Altos Ventures, Ronyp Kahan, David Sipes and Daymond John.

  • Board Member

    2018

    As the bridge between third-party online ordering systems and restaurant’s point-of-sale (POS) systems, Chowly eliminates the need for manual order entry. The result: less hassle, lower labor costs, greater accuracy of orders, and quicker delivery times.

Chowly provides innovative tech solutions to connect restaurant POS platforms with third-party online ordering solutions.

Raised $31,700,000.00 from M25, DG VENTURES, MATH Venture Partners, Branded Strategic Hospitality, Chicago Ventures, Branded Hospitality Ventures and Valor Equity Partners.

  • Board Member

    2019

    Retrium powers better agile and scrum retrospective meetings to enable teams to continuously improve faster.

Retrium develops and delivers software solution for agile retrospectives worldwide.

Raised $2,875,000.00 from University System of Maryland Momentum Fund, IrishAngels, 301 Ventures and K Street Capital.

  • Board Member

    2020

  • Board Member

    2005

    The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (the Center) exists to help entrepreneurs and small- to mid-sized business owners achieve success by helping them navigate resources, strengthen knowledge, and form strategic alliances in the areas that are most critical to their businesses. From software developers and manufacturers, to web site designers and bakers, the Center serves the Chicagoland business community by providing assistance in the areas of business plan development, access-to-capital, IT security, professional development and more critical business areas.

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