TechNexus Venture Collaborative

💰 Letter AI is equipping sales teams with generative AI tools to help companies close more deals. From AI-powered coaching to AI-generated sales assets created in seconds, Letter AI is helping companies like Lenovo, Adobe and Redpanda supercharge their revenue teams. Read more on how the TechNexus portfolio startup is helping revenue teams win more, win better, and win faster: https://lnkd.in/g54m7UUw

💡 At TechNexus, we build and scale high-growth businesses by bridging corporate capital, startup ecosystems, and industry transformation. ✈️ In the aviation sector, this translates to accelerating the adoption of transformative technologies that enhance efficiency, sustainability, and the passenger experience. Our venture investments reflect our proactive approach to shaping the future of aviation and have included investments in startups like: H3X Technologies: A startup developing advanced electric propulsion systems. Evitado Technologies: A startup developing technology that increases safety in aviation through advanced hazard detection. Mainblades : A startup that uses smart drones for aircraft maintenance. Read more on how these startups are revolutionizing air travel and how TechNexus is investing in the future of aviation: https://lnkd.in/gqFDbxCS

🛥️ Hefring Marine is on a mission to transform the maritime industry with AI technology that improves a vessel’s safety and fuel efficiency. In Iceland, where Hefring Marine’s story began, the company initially focused on building high-performance boats with a unique hull design that could withstand the harsh conditions of the North Atlantic. These boats were designed to reduce the impacts and shocks caused by rough waters, which can cause severe discomfort and even injury to passengers. After conducting research with the University of Iceland, CEO Karl Birgir Björnsson and team realized that many boats, particularly high-speed rib boats used for tourism, caused impacts up to nine times greater for passengers seated in the front compared to the operator. This revelation led to the creation of a simple shock monitoring device that displayed the impact data to the operator in real-time. However, the team soon realized that showing the operator what had already happened wasn’t enough—predicting the shocks before they occurred was key. This prompted the development of an advanced algorithm capable of forecasting wave impacts ahead of the vessel, making operations safer and more efficient. Read more on the TechNexus Venture Collaborative portfolio startup's journey to make ships safer and more fuel efficient: https://lnkd.in/gGDQ2ksF

🏈 ⚾️ 🏀 Chicago’s not just home to legendary teams—it’s where SportsTech is scaling. From next-gen fan experiences to athlete performance startups, this edition of Top Ten in Tech: Chicago highlights the ventures and innovators shaping the future of sports. Beyond Chicago, if you’re tracking what’s next at the intersection of sports and tech, you’ll want this one in your inbox. S/O to Ellie Davis for authoring this week’s “bases loaded” edition. She packed it with big plays from across Chicago’s SportsTech scene.

In town for The Ambies or Podcast Movement? Or part of Chicago’s #audio scene? Tuesday, April 1: We're hosting a casual happy hour with industry peers. Drinks, conversation, and a great room of people in the audio space. RSVP → https://lu.ma/mqzaw8p5 S/O to our co-hosts: 2112 Creative Industries Incubator and Shure Incorporated 📍 TeamWorking by TechNexus

For every 20-minute phone call between a health care provider and patient, the provider spends 130 minutes writing notes and updating the electronic medical records system. AI startup Beam Health wants to reduce that over two-hour-long process to just three minutes with its artificial intelligence tool that aims to revolutionize medical documentation. Beam Health, founded by Sas Ponnapalli, is helping health care providers spend less time with administrative tasks and notetaking thanks to its AI tool Shine AI. Launched six months ago, Shine AI listens to consultations between providers and patients, transcribes the conversation, and generates comprehensive clinical notes, streamlining the documentation process and integrating directly into EMRs. Shine is already in use at over 1,200 providers across nine networks, saving doctors countless time and money by using AI to augment intake and documentation workflows. Beam Health plans to launch three to four new AI agents a year, giving providers the ability to automate things like revenue operations, reputation management, and other time-consuming business tasks that take health care providers away from their patients. Read more on how Beam Health is using AI to help doctors spend more time on patient care: https://lnkd.in/gsb6xv_S

In town NEXT WEEK for Podcast Movement? Or part of Chicago’s audio scene? Join TechNexus Venture Collaborative, Shure Incorporated, and 2112 Creative Industries Incubator for a happy hour with audio industry peers. Open to podcasters, creators & audio pros. RSVP here → https://lu.ma/mqzaw8p5

Chicago’s tech scene is evolving fast, and keeping up means staying plugged into the right conversations. This week’s Top Ten in Tech: Chicago explores the future of office spaces, how a 100-year-old audio giant is redefining corporate-startup collaboration, and key funding moves shaping the city’s next wave of growth. From deep tech to workplace evolution, see what’s driving Chicago forward. 🚀 #ChicagoTech

🏀 TechNexus Venture Collaborative has been at the forefront of investing in early-stage sports and fitness startups. One of the first investors in Tonal back in 2017, we've gotten a unique view of the sports ecosystem across connected fitness platforms, fan experience, athlete wellness and more. 👀 To show the breadth of promising startups working across the sports ecosystem, we've identified several companies that are working to boost the sports industry by enhancing athlete performance, optimizing fan engagement and driving overall innovation across all levels of the game. Read more about these startups and how the sports industry can leverage these new technologies: https://lnkd.in/gaFg_36B

Startups are ushering in a new era for recreational vehicle design. Outdoor adventurers can now explore more and experience more without harming the planet. In the Electrification 50, we spotlight eight companies leading the recreation vehicle industry amongst others who are transforming the electrification landscape. Check out the work being done at Grounded, Lightship, Pebble, Rad Power Bikes, TELO Trucks, LIVAQ, Zero Motorcycles Inc., and Wild Technologies Inc. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g4PDHGXf