M25

Angel Networks & Startup Accelerators · Venture Capital
129investments
1open role
11exits
$6.5Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months

Overview

M25 is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Chicago that invests exclusively in startups headquartered in the Midwest. It writes pre-seed and seed checks across a wide range of technology sectors, backing a large number of companies across the region's cities. The firm was founded in 2015 by Victor Gutwein and takes a data-driven approach to building a diversified Midwest portfolio.

Key facts

As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 1 open role at M25. M25 is headquartered in Chicago, United States. It was founded in 2015.

Open roles
1Job postings Alion tracks, as of Nov 13, 2026
Headquarters
Chicago, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Nov 12, 2026
Founded
2015Alion company profile, updated Nov 12, 2026
Employees
10+Alion company profile, an estimated range
Technologies in its job postings
10Named in its job postings

Program

Accelerator
Investments
129
75 of them startups
Hiring now
26
167 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
5
$6.5M raised
Exits
11
Focusshare of its companies
Software 25%Artificial Intelligence 16%Health Care 16%Financial Services 12%Professional Services 12%Transportation & Logistics 7%Commerce 5%Cybersecurity 5%
Where its companies are
United States 47%Denmark 1%Canada 1%
Stage of its companies
Pre-seed & seed 100%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 129 investments
AlloDirectPre-Seed · 1 mo ago EntraviaVenture round $2.6M · 5 mo ago StockConvertible Note $1.5M · 7 mo ago WhipzVenture round $250k · 9 mo ago OpendorseVenture round $2.1M · 9 mo ago · 2 roles PavewiseSeed $2.5M · 12 mo ago TandemStrideVenture round $5.5M · 14 mo ago arrellioVenture round $3.5M · 15 mo ago EnsoDataSeries B $20M · 16 mo ago · 5 roles CertiniaVenture round $2M · 17 mo ago AstronomerVenture round $93M · 18 mo ago · 19 roles RheaplyVenture round $1M · 18 mo ago
167 open roles at 26 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
GHX12 new roles in 30 days Ironclad8 new roles in 30 days Authenticx5 new roles in 30 days Kin Insurance6 new roles in 30 days Astronomer4 new roles in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Techstars 9 shared Elevate Ventures 8 shared 500 Global 6 shared Dundee Venture Capital 6 shared Mercury Fund 4 shared KCRise Fund 4 shared Nameless Ventures 4 shared Rev1 Ventures 4 shared Invest Nebraska 4 shared Nebraska Angels 4 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Techstars Initialized Capital First Round Capital Y Combinator Elevate Ventures Great Oaks Venture Capital GV NEA
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 8; 2 rounds in the press that name it

Jobs

No jobs available at this time.

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$23k
Typical range
$23k
Open positions
1
1 Jobs
Staff 100%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Staff 1 $23k $23k
Highest paying role Главный бухгалтер $23k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
50/100
Stable
Open positions
1
2 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
37 days
faster than 36% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~1 days
11/12/2026
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Finance
75% ▲
DevOps
25% ▼

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at M25 over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
10
Postings analysed
4
Stack modernity
70/100
Languages
1C
Cloud & platforms
Active Directory
Linux
Windows
Windows Server
Practices & domains
DHCP
DNS
TCP/IP
VPN
Wi-Fi
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
2
Busiest office
Krasnoyarsk
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Chicago United States
HQ
Krasnoyarsk Russia
1 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $23k Avg Salary
hires for Finance
улица Елены Стасовой 43
seen since Sep 2026 job postings

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Alion, "M25: key facts", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/m25

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