Origin Ventures

Origin Ventures, established in 1999, is a Chicago-based early-stage venture capital firm. Comprising former operators and engineers, the firm invests in high-growth software, marketplace, and consumer businesses, with a focus on the 'Digital Native Economy'. Origin Ventures has consistently ranked in the top 5% of VC firms nationally based on realized performance. The firm typically invests $1-8 million in Series A rounds for companies that have achieved product-market fit. Notable exits include Grubhub, BacklotCars, Tock, Ahalogy, and Teem.

Bruce Barron

Co-Founding Partner

Carolina Galdiz

Investor

Jason Heltzer

Managing Partner

Brent Hill

Managing Partner

Steven N. Miller

Co-Founding Partner

Jacquie Marshall Siegmund

Principal and Investor

Angela Smith

Senior Associate and Investor

Linda Watchmaker

CFO

Past deals in Utah

Carketa

Seed Round in 2024
Carketa, Inc. is a Pleasant Grove, Utah-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in providing a pre-purchased car inspection platform. This platform facilitates connections between car buyers and used car dealerships, offering comprehensive services that include green light auto inspections, vehicle history reports, mechanical inspections, and vehicle value guides. Carketa's tools are designed to enhance inventory visibility for automotive dealers, streamline operations, and improve turnaround times and profitability through document management systems and customizable inspection templates.

Torus

Venture Round in 2024
Torus is a Utah-based energy solutions company, focused on making renewable energy storage and management more efficient, affordable, and sustainable.

Salad Technologies

Series A in 2023
Salad Technologies, Inc. is a company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, that specializes in cryptocurrency mining using idle time from high-end gaming PCs. Founded in 2018, the company has developed a software application that allows gamers to convert their unused computing power into various rewards, including subscriptions, gift cards, downloadable content, and hardware. Additionally, Salad Technologies offers SaladPay, a payment gateway that facilitates purchases made with Salad Credit in its online store. By leveraging the capabilities of gaming PCs, Salad Technologies aims to create value for both gamers and the cryptocurrency market.

Salad Technologies

Series A in 2022
Salad Technologies, Inc. is a company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, that specializes in cryptocurrency mining using idle time from high-end gaming PCs. Founded in 2018, the company has developed a software application that allows gamers to convert their unused computing power into various rewards, including subscriptions, gift cards, downloadable content, and hardware. Additionally, Salad Technologies offers SaladPay, a payment gateway that facilitates purchases made with Salad Credit in its online store. By leveraging the capabilities of gaming PCs, Salad Technologies aims to create value for both gamers and the cryptocurrency market.

Carketa

Seed Round in 2021
Carketa, Inc. is a Pleasant Grove, Utah-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in providing a pre-purchased car inspection platform. This platform facilitates connections between car buyers and used car dealerships, offering comprehensive services that include green light auto inspections, vehicle history reports, mechanical inspections, and vehicle value guides. Carketa's tools are designed to enhance inventory visibility for automotive dealers, streamline operations, and improve turnaround times and profitability through document management systems and customizable inspection templates.

Measured Analytics and Insurance

Venture Round in 2021
Measured Analytics and Insurance provides a data-driven approach to cyber insurance, quantifying specific exposure to ransomware attacks. Measured Insurance is bridging the gap between technology and insurance by using AI-powered analytics to create smarter insurance products by tracking individual exposure in real time. Every policy is tailored to the specific client, clearly identifying pre-event exposure in seven key areas and customizing post-event loss mitigation services with real experts, real people, and real help if needed. Measured Analytics and Insurance, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, was founded in 2018.

Everee

Series A in 2020
Everee, Inc. is a payroll management platform based in Salt Lake City, Utah, that provides software as a service (SaaS) tailored for small and medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2018, Everee offers a comprehensive payroll solution that includes features such as automatic payroll runs, employee onboarding, and simplified manager verifications to minimize errors. Its innovative offerings, such as Pay Your Way and Pay On Demand, grant employees the flexibility to choose their pay dates and access their earned wages whenever needed, without incurring additional costs. The platform also includes an embedded timeclock and a mobile application, streamlining payroll tasks and improving efficiency for organizations.

VoxPopMe

Series A in 2019
VoxPopMe Limited is a video insight platform that enables brands to engage directly with consumers through video feedback. Founded in 2013 and based in Birmingham, United Kingdom, with an additional office in Utah, United States, the company provides an application that allows businesses to pose questions to targeted consumers based on demographics such as age, gender, and location. The platform facilitates the capture, analysis, and sharing of consumer opinions via recorded videos, supporting a range of applications in market research and customer experience. This includes enhancing customer satisfaction surveys, net promoter score programs, and product development initiatives. VoxPopMe aims to empower brands to make informed decisions by connecting them with authentic consumer insights, allowing them to understand how their customers feel about their products and services.

DirectScale

Series B in 2017
DirectScale, Inc. is a software as a service (SaaS) provider that specializes in solutions for direct sales organizations, facilitating the management of intricate corporate functions. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Lindon, Utah, the company offers a platform that enables users to manage sales and commission tracking, data analysis, reporting, downline management, and messaging. Additionally, DirectScale provides training resources, a web portal, and e-commerce management tools. The platform is designed for user customization, allowing clients to configure and administer the software independently, reducing reliance on external development resources. With a focus on influencer marketing and multi-level marketing (MLM), DirectScale’s intuitive interface supports both mobile and desktop users, enhancing communication among teams and providing essential e-commerce functionalities to stimulate revenue growth.

Teem by iOFFICE

Series B in 2016
Teem, LLC is a cloud-based software company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, specializing in meeting management and workplace collaboration solutions. Founded in 2010 and formerly known as EventBoard, the company provides a comprehensive software-as-a-service platform that includes tools for conference room scheduling, visitor management, and workspace analytics. Teem's solutions enable organizations to optimize their office space and improve employee efficiency by offering insights into resource utilization. The company serves a wide range of clients, including notable names such as Stripe, Hawaiian Airlines, and Disney. Teem has established strategic partnerships with key technology providers, including Apple and BlueJeans, to enhance its offerings. In 2020, Teem became a subsidiary of iOFFICE, Inc. and continues to innovate in the field of workplace productivity.

Teem by iOFFICE

Series A in 2015
Teem, LLC is a cloud-based software company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, specializing in meeting management and workplace collaboration solutions. Founded in 2010 and formerly known as EventBoard, the company provides a comprehensive software-as-a-service platform that includes tools for conference room scheduling, visitor management, and workspace analytics. Teem's solutions enable organizations to optimize their office space and improve employee efficiency by offering insights into resource utilization. The company serves a wide range of clients, including notable names such as Stripe, Hawaiian Airlines, and Disney. Teem has established strategic partnerships with key technology providers, including Apple and BlueJeans, to enhance its offerings. In 2020, Teem became a subsidiary of iOFFICE, Inc. and continues to innovate in the field of workplace productivity.
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