Origin Ventures

Origin Ventures is a venture capital investment firm based in Chicago, Illinois, established in 1999. The firm specializes in early-stage investments in high-growth businesses within the software, marketplace, consumer products and services, and e-commerce sectors, primarily focusing on the Digital Native Economy. Origin Ventures has a strong track record, with multiple funds ranked in the top 5% for realized performance. The firm typically invests between $500,000 and $8 million in its portfolio companies. Notable exits from its investments include companies such as Grubhub, BacklotCars, Tock, Ahalogy, and Teem. As a Registered Investment Adviser, Origin Ventures is committed to fostering innovation and growth in its target industries across North America.

Brent Hill

Managing Partner

Prashant Shukla

Partner

Jacquie Marshall Siegmund

Principal and Investor

Angela Smith

Senior Associate and Investor

Scott Stern

Partner

Past deals in Utah

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.

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 is a full-service payroll platform that allows employees to pick their pay dates. This platform has all standard features of a payroll system, plus innovative experiences to save time. It has a simple manager verification to avoid costly mistakes, automatic payroll runs, and easy file exports. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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) company that offers a comprehensive platform designed for direct sales organizations. Founded in 2013 and based in Lindon, Utah, DirectScale provides tools for managing essential functions such as sales tracking, commission management, data analysis, downline management, training, and e-commerce. The platform allows users to customize their experience without needing external development resources, reducing costs associated with custom solutions. It supports both mobile and desktop use, facilitating communication among teams and offering eCommerce capabilities to enhance sales and revenue generation. DirectScale aims to empower businesses in the multi-level marketing sector by enabling them to effectively scale their operations regardless of size or sales model.

Teem by iOFFICE

Series B in 2016
Teem is a cloud-based software and analytics platform for meeting management and analysis that helps companies maximize their workspace and enable their employees to work more efficiently. The platform provides employee-focused meeting tools and activity-driven insights, including eye-catching conference room displays, streamlined visitor management and detailed space use analytics that drive better decisions on space and facilities utilization for thousands of the most progressive companies in the world such as Airbnb, Twitter, Pinterest, Rakutan, Solar City, Palintir, Buzzfeed, and Disney. To date, the Salt Lake City-based startup has raised $8 million in capital from Google Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Zetta Venture Partners, Origin Ventures, Kickstart Seed Fund, Peak Ventures, Marc Benioff, Dave Elkington and Josh James, among others. The EventBoard display software is available on Apple iPad™ 2 or newer and easily integrates with many existing calendar systems, including Google Apps, Microsoft Exchange, and Office 365. For more information on Teem, visit teem.com.

Teem by iOFFICE

Series A in 2015
Teem is a cloud-based software and analytics platform for meeting management and analysis that helps companies maximize their workspace and enable their employees to work more efficiently. The platform provides employee-focused meeting tools and activity-driven insights, including eye-catching conference room displays, streamlined visitor management and detailed space use analytics that drive better decisions on space and facilities utilization for thousands of the most progressive companies in the world such as Airbnb, Twitter, Pinterest, Rakutan, Solar City, Palintir, Buzzfeed, and Disney. To date, the Salt Lake City-based startup has raised $8 million in capital from Google Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Zetta Venture Partners, Origin Ventures, Kickstart Seed Fund, Peak Ventures, Marc Benioff, Dave Elkington and Josh James, among others. The EventBoard display software is available on Apple iPad™ 2 or newer and easily integrates with many existing calendar systems, including Google Apps, Microsoft Exchange, and Office 365. For more information on Teem, visit teem.com.
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