DRW Venture Capital is a stage-agnostic investor in financial and enterprise technology firms where our expertise adds value, together with our capital.

Whether you are an early-stage start-up or pre-IPO, our approach provides support from initial investment through subsequent funding rounds to a successful exit.

Unlock access to premium liquidity from one of the most established firms in the diversified trading space. With no outside investors, we have significant flexibility and look to invest in companies we believe in.

Get valuable insider expertise from a firm that understands your business beyond its capital requirements. We provide access to relevant teams and subject matter expertise to test products, measure success and deliver critical feedback.

We only invest in arenas we know well—and often had a direct hand in helping to build. This targeted approach has served us well and we have supported a number of companies to develop products, inform strategy and raise strategic capital, increasing value together.

We invest in firms with capable and proven management teams and strong growth. In addition, we have the flexibility to continue to support our companies as they scale, through initial and follow-on financings.


BVNK provides stablecoin payments infrastructure, unifying banks and blockchains in a single platform, to accelerate global money movement. We enable businesses to send, receive, convert, and store stablecoins and fiat, underpinned by global licensing and enterprise grade technology.


BVNK

Notabene is the leading crypto payment authorization network, enabling secure, transparent, and compliant transactions for financial institutions around the world. With a platform that facilitates transactions in over 80 jurisdictions, supports over 165 companies, and has processed half a trillion dollars in transaction volume, Notabene is setting the standard for compliant transactions in the digital asset space. 


Notabene

Crossover Markets is a digital asset trading technology firm focused on meeting the unique liquidity requirements of institutions in the cryptocurrency markets. We’ve decoupled trade execution from custody and brokerage, so we can focus on providing the world’s foremost institution-only venue for cryptocurrency trade execution.


Crossover Markets

Nasdaq Private Market is sourcing data and building infrastructure to power the first trusted, institutional-quality marketplace for individuals and entities to efficiently trade private company shares.


Nasdaq Private Markets

Talos powers institutional access to digital assets.

Talos

Skyfire is the financial stack for the AI economy: instant, global, and open payment rails for AI Agents and LLMs to buy and sell mission-critical data and services.

Skyfire

CoinLedger is a tax and portfolio management software for the digital asset economy.

CoinLedger

TRM Labs is a blockchain intelligence company that detects, monitors and investigates fraud and financial crime in digital assets.

TRM Labs

Path is a crypto-native Registered Investment Adviser that offers automated digital asset management to institutions and retail investors.

Path

CoinFLEX is the Home of Crypto Yield committed to providing passive investors and active traders an easily accessible platform to earn and trade crypto.

CoinFLEX

Eventus is a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions.

Eventus

Fireblocks is an enterprise-grade platform delivering a secure infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets.

Fireblocks

Coincover provides insurance, key storage, and recovery solutions for cryptoassets.

Coincover

Crusoe provides innovative solutions to eliminate routine flaring of natural gas and reduce the cost of cloud computing.

Crusoe Energy

Premise is a data and analytics platform that combines a global network of on-the-ground contributors with industry leading data science and machine learning.

Premise Data

NinjaTrader provides trading software and brokerage services to active traders around the world.

NinjaTrader

TradingView is the largest social network for retail traders and investors in the world, with a top-performing web-based charting, analytics and trading platform.

TradingView

Cuebiq is a leading location intelligence and consumer insights company offering a holistic SaaS solution to map and measure the offline consumer journey.

Cuebiq

BitGo provides security, compliance, and architectural solutions making digital currencies usable for businesses in a regulated economy.

BitGo

Here™ (formerly Open Fin) is an enterprise browser specifically designed to maximize productivity and security for business users. Unlike traditional browsers, Here™ integrates all your work apps into one seamless interface, reducing the need to switch between tabs and minimizing the "toggle tax" that drains productivity.


Here™ (formerly OpenFin)

Pico is a leading provider of technology services for the financial markets community.

Pico

Automates global regulations and market micro-structure within real-time trading systems, creating intelligence platforms merging finance and computational law.

Droit

Digital Asset is a leading provider of distributed ledger solutions for financial institutions.

Digital Asset

USD Eris Swap Futures are listed and cleared at CME Group, providing straightforward access to trading swap risk in a capital-efficient futures form.

Eris Innovations

Bitfury is a full-service Blockchain technology company that provides software and infrastructure solutions to securely move assets across the Blockchain.

Bitfury

Developer and licensor of IP cores that improve performance of communication systems using Error Correcting Code (ECC).

TsoFun

Protects files and conversations in the cloud with No Knowledge, end-to-end encrypted products.

Spider Oak

ErisX is a fully-regulated spot and futures trading platform that integrates digital asset products and technology into reliable, compliant, and robust capital markets workflows.

ErisX

Simplex is a global payment processing company, using AI and ML to offer online merchants a full fraud chargeback guarantee.

Simplex

A.I. powered contextual search and automation solutions for finance. Acquired by Dealogic in 2019.

Selerity

Voice communications solution combining financial telephony, cloud technology and AI to reduce cost, increase collaboration and improve compliance.

Green Key

From silicon to firmware to software, Solarflare provides a comprehensive, integrated set of technologies for distributed, ultra-scale, software-defined datacenters. Acquired by Xilinx in 2019.

SolarFlare

Network modeling and risk scoring platform enabling enterprise networks to be resilient to cyber events and network interruptions. Acquired by STG in 2019.

RedSeal

Leading provider of low latency, deterministic network devices and applications to the financial industry. Acquired by Arista in 2018.

Metamako

Digital lending automation for banks and credit unions. Acquired by KeyBank in 2018.

Bolstr

A turnkey credit card processing platform built for mobile consumers. Acquired by Goldman Sachs in 2018.

Final

Hesta Home is a collaboration tool for homebuyers and real estate agents. Acquired by RealScout in 2016.

Hesta Home

Provider of data access governance solutions that identify and protect sensitive data. Acquired by SailPoint in 2015.

WhiteBox

Noble Schools is an open enrollment, public charter network of high schools and middle schools serving students throughout Chicago. Specifically, **_DRW College Prep_** is Chicago's top performing, public charter high school located in the Homan Square in Chicago, Illinois. It is a part of the Noble Network of Charter Schools. DRW College Prep is set to grow to a campus that will serve 800 students grades nine through twelve.

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The Noble Network

Chicago Tech Academy is an innovative, small public high school that prepares students to become technology leaders through a high-tech, college-prep curriculum and mentoring from top tech leaders in Chicago, and beyond.

ChiTech Academy

Code Platoon transforms dedicated veterans and military spouses into skilled software developers through a world-class training program.

Code Platoon

Bottom Line helps first-generation students from low-income backgrounds get into college, graduate, and go far in life.

Bottom Line

Chicago Scholars is the largest college access and success program in Chicago serving more than 3,000 Scholars and Alumni each year in our seven-year college access and success mentoring and career support program.

Chicago Scholars

Beyond Social Services is a charity dedicated to helping children and youths from less privileged backgrounds break away from the poverty cycle.

Beyond Social Services

Start Early advances quality early learning for families with children, before birth through their earliest years, to help close the opportunity gap.

Start Early

MetroSquash combines academic tutoring and squash instruction for students in the 5th grade through their post-secondary pursuits on the south side of Chicago. MetroSquash is a member of the National Urban Squash and Education Association.

Metrosquash

Code Nation equips students in under-resourced high schools with the skills, experiences, and connections that together create access to careers in tech.

Code Nation

Greenwood Project is an organization that benefits diverse, underserved students as well as our partner firms’ efforts towards enhanced Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives.

Greenwood Project

Kids First Chicago is a non-profit organization that relies on the support of the civic, business, and philanthropic communities.

Kids First Chicago

Nationally recognized, research-informed, and community-driven early learning programs for parents, children, and educators in Chicago and beyond.

VOCEL

With our bold and enterprising initiatives, Aspire is making our communities better by redefining what is possible for people with disabilities.

ASPIRE Chicago

OWLS is a sports-based youth development organization that creates opportunities for underserved youth in Chicago.

OWLS Lacrosse

The mission at Make Momma Proud is to inspire, support, encourage, and help develop youth to fulfill their life goals after they have suffered the tremendous loss of a parent.

Make Momma Proud

Kids Code Jeunesse is an educational initiative by Digital Moment, a Canadian not for profit organization based in Montreal, Quebec, which helps children in Canada have an opportunity to learn computational thinking through code.

Kids Code Jeunesse

The Bloc is a nonprofit organization that uses boxing as a tool to support and mentor young people, primarily on the West Side of the city. Their mission is about "building champions in and out of the ring." They focus on providing a safe, structured, and supportive community for kids and teens, helping them develop discipline, confidence, and academic success through boxing.


The Bloc

Thrive Scholars provides high-achieving students from under-resourced communities the opportunities they need to thrive at top colleges and in meaningful careers.



Thrive Scholars

The goal of Reading in Motion is to get every student reading at grade level or above during their early years, especially students who need greater support due to their circumstances.



Reading In Motion

The main goal of the University of Chicago's Financial Education Initiative is to improve financial literacy and decision-making skills among young people by creating research-backed, engaging, and practical financial education resources.


UCFEI

The goal of TA98 is to tackle the unemployment rates for young adults 16-24 by empowering them with the skills, experiences, and networks necessary to obtain meaningful career opportunities.



TA98

Beat the Streets Chicago is a non-profit organization focused on empowering youth through the sport of wrestling. Their mission is to provide kids—particularly from underserved neighborhoods in Chicago—with access to wrestling programs, mentorship, and life skills development.


Beat The Streets

Code2College is accelerating the pace and increasing the proportion of historically underestimated high school students who enter and excel in STEM undergraduate majors and careers.



Code2College

ANY is dedicated to bridging the professional development gap for first-generation college students. In a challenging job market where only 11% of C-level executives are confident in the "work readiness" of recent graduates, ANY provides personalized mentorship, skills training, and networking opportunities.


America Needs You

Through comprehensive food assistance programs, community outreach, and educational initiatives, Nourishing Hope strives to ensure that individuals and families have access to nutritious meals and the resources necessary to lead healthy, fulfilling lives. The organization collaborates with local partners, volunteers, and supporters to foster a sustainable environment where everyone can thrive.


Nourishing Hope

Curt’s Café improves outcomes for young adults living in at-risk situations through work and life skills training.


Curt's Cafe

Inspiration Corporation connects people and creates opportunity through access to social services, job training, housing, and food.


Inspiration Corporation

Open Books is a nonprofit organization based in Chicago dedicated to promoting literacy and inspiring a love of reading in children and adults. Through a combination of creative literacy programs and the sale of donated books, Open Books works to increase access to books, improve reading skills, and foster lifelong learning in under-resourced communities.


Open Books

The Hyde Park Art Center is a hub for contemporary art in Chicago, offering a diverse range of exhibitions, art classes, and public programs. It supports artists' development and fosters community engagement, providing a vibrant space for artistic exploration and cultural dialogue


Hyde Park Art Center

The Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club (NBGC) is a non-profit organization committed to the development and well-being of youth. Since 1931, NBGC has provided comprehensive programs that empower young people to reach their full potential through consistent support and a variety of activities.


Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club

Resilience is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the healing and empowerment of sexual assault survivors through non-judgmental crisis intervention counseling, individual and group counseling, and medical and legal advocacy in the greater Chicago metropolitan area.


Resilience

Rebuilding Exchange is a nonprofit organization focused on giving new life to reclaimed materials. Through their two Chicagoland locations, they work to divert usable building materials from landfills, while also providing job training and workforce development in the building trades.


Rebuilding Exchange

The Women’s Home builds communities that strengthen women and support families as they reclaim their stability.


The Women's Home

Future Frontiers collaborates with schools and businesses to empower disadvantaged youth. Through a two-year program, they provide career coaching, advice, and guidance to help lower-achieving, disadvantaged young individuals reach their potential in school and transition successfully into further education or training at age 16.







Future Frontiers

Greater Change is a UK-based social enterprise that helps people experiencing homelessness move forward with long-term solutions. Their platform allows individuals and organizations to donate directly to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, with funds going toward specific goals like securing housing, job training, or essential items.


Greater Change Foundation

College Possible is a nonprofit AmeriCorps organization making college admission and success possible for low-income students in the United States through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support.


College Possible

5 City Blvd will be a 15 story office tower constructed in the master planned oneC1TY live-work-play community. Nestled between the West End and Midtown neighborhoods, the project will provide quick access to both the CBD and the residential communities of Sylvan Park and Belle Meade which house many corporate executives. Plans include 18,000 square feet of retail and restaurant destinations which will contribute to the rapidly growing Charlotte Ave corridor. Convexity acquired the site in fall of 2021 and plans to deliver the completed asset by fall 2024.

5 City Blvd

Eastline Residences is a 330-unit luxury apartment building located adjacent to Southern Methodist University (SMU) and the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, TX. Convexity owns several buildings in this area including the Beeman Hotel and 6060 at Eastline, an office building. Convexity managed all aspects of the development of the apartment building, which delivered in 2021, and is currently managed by Greystar. The high-rise community offers a thorough selection of finishes and floor plans, including studios and one-, two-and three-bedroom homes, all crowned by a penthouse selection on the 28th floor. With a stunning glass-frame design, each residence is awash in natural light to bring the outdoors in, complementing the active lifestyle of the area and the adjacency of the University Crossing Trail.

6050 N. Central Expressway

Eastline Residences

Convexity developed this prominent mixed-use project in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood in 2015. The hotel was developed for Loews Hotels with a pre-negotiated forward sale at completion. The apartments boast commanding and unobstructed views of both the city’s skyline and Lake Michigan. The building includes a rooftop pool, fitness center, relaxation balcony, and rooftop terrace with a complete chef’s kitchen. Convexity acquired the site and managed the development until the apartments were sold in 2016.

340 East North Water Street

North Water Apartments

BMO Tower is a 52-story, Class A trophy office tower located at the intersection of Canal Street and Jackson Boulevard, which delivered in January 2022. Designed by award-winning architect, Goettsch Partners, BMO Tower features market-leading health and wellness design, excellent light and air with views of Lake Michigan, along with the largest outdoor park in the West Loop. The building has a direct pedway connection to Union Station and is within a five minute walk to Ogilvie Station and various CTA lines.

Design features include 29K-32K RSF efficient floor plates, 9’6” finished ceiling heights (12’ on select floors), private terraces on select floors, and the well-appointed amenities today’s workforce expects. The base of the building includes a 12,000 SF restaurant, market and lounge that is open to the public and certain to be a favorite of the tenants of BMO Tower. For leasing opportunities, please contact [Christy Domin](mailto:cdomin@riversideid.com) at Riverside Development.


320 S. Canal St

BMO Tower

Viceroy Chicago is an 18-story, ground-up, post-tensioned concrete glass and brick building located at the intersection of State and Cedar Streets in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Convexity acquired the site in 2009 and managed the zoning and entitlements with the City of Chicago to facilitate construction of the hotel. The building’s development includes the preservation and re-installation  of  the former Cedar Hotel’s four-story, brick and terra cotta façade. Goettsch Partners acted as the Architect of Record while Las Vegas’ TAL Studio provided interior design services for the hotel and NYC’s AvroKO provided interior design services for the hotel’s ground-floor restaurant. The hotel is managed by Viceroy Hotel  Group  and  is  part  of  their  Icon  Collection.  In  2021,  Viceroy  Chicago  was  recognized  by  Travel  + Leisure as the #1 Chicago Hotel, the #1 City Hotel in the Continental United States and the #51 Hotel in the world.

1118 North State Street

Viceroy Chicago

At the center of Chicago’s Wicker Park and Bucktown neighborhoods, The Robey presides over one of the city’s busiest intersections at Damen, North and Milwaukee Avenues. The Robey occupies two historic buildings: the North West Tower (Office, completed in 1928) and the Hollander Fireproof Warehouse (Storage, completed 1905). Convexity managed the zoning and entitlements to secure the appropriate zoning to convert the two Landmark buildings into a hotel and worked closely with local Aldermen and neighborhood groups to ensure that, when complete, the hotel would be an asset to the community and for the community. Convexity’s work included a complete exterior restoration of both buildings and the complete preservation of the North West Tower’s historic terrazzo, brass and marble lobby. The project secured the City of Chicago’s Class L Property Tax Incentive and Federal Restoration Tax Credits administered by the National Parks Service and Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Antunovich Associates was the project’s Architect of Record while Interior Design services were provided by Belgium’s Nicolas Schuybroek and Marc Mercx and France’s Delordinaire. The Robey was recognized by Conde Nast Traveler in 2019 as one of the top 78 hotels in the world.

2018 W. North Avenue

The Robey Chicago

1900 Lawrence, a 30-story, Class A office tower located in Denver’s West CBD submarket, one of the city’s fastest-growing mixed-use neighborhoods. Designed by renowned architect Goettsch Partners, 1900 Lawrence will offer state-of-the-art office space, featuring expansive ceiling heights and highly efficient rectilinear floorplates with floor-to-ceiling glass, as well as multiple floors with private tenant terraces with views of the Front Range, Coors Field and Skyline Park. Best-in-class amenities will include a leading-edge fitness center, multi-use conference facilities and a tenant lounge with direct access to a landscaped outdoor terrace. Designed with the latest technology, sustainability, and health and wellness standards in mind, 1900 Lawrence will include hospital-grade ventilation systems, touchless elevator and access control, and will seek LEED, WELL and WiredScore certifications. For leasing opportunities, please contact [James Roupp](mailto:James.Roupp@am.jll.com) at JLL. 

1900 Lawrence

The Loews Hotel Chicago is part of a 52-story, mixed-use, ground-up concrete and glass structure located blocks from Lake Michigan. Prior to construction, Convexity had negotiated a forward-sale of the 400-key hotel, restaurant and ballroom to Loews Hotels –the hotel was sold to Loews upon completion in 2015.

An iconic hotel in Aspen, Colorado, Hotel Jerome originally opened in 1889 and was listed as a Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places. The first acquisition by Convexity Properties in 2009, Convexity completed the full restoration and renovation of the hotel in 2012. Local firm Rowland + Broughton handled the architectural design and Las Vegas’ TAL Studio provided Interior Design services. The project qualified for Federal Restoration Tax Credits and all materials that were salvaged during the restoration were donated to the local branch of Habitat for Humanity. Convexity sold its ownership interest in the hotel in 2015.

455 North Park Drive

Loews Chicago Hotel

The Abbot is a luxury 196-unit apartment building located adjacent to Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. Convexity acquired the site in late 2015 and subsequently secured the necessary entitlements for the development and managed construction. In addition, Convexity successfully negotiated tax abatements which were approved by the City and State. The Abbot opened in 2020 and is managed by Peak Campus.

233 Abbot Rd

The Abbot

Convexity recently commenced construction on a 359 unit high-rise apartment project in downtown Salt Lake City. As the first Class A multifamily high-rises are underway in the market, this development will be among the first few assets to capture pent-up demand from the increasing number of residents migrating to Salt Lake City from markets accustomed to quality high-rise living. 

Conveniently nestled between the Central City and Downtown neighborhoods, the project is in the heart of a true live / work / play environment surrounded by a variety of restaurants and nightlife. With the airport under 15 minutes away, the nearest TRAX light rail station one block south, and Park City ski slopes 40 minutes away, this location provides great access to both travel and leisure.

Salt Lake City, UT

The Worthington Residences

4 East Elm is a 35-unit luxury condominium tower located at the prominent intersection of State and Elm streets in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. The units are 100% sold. The residential tower contains only two units per floor that range between 3,100 and 3,500 square feet, and each is served by its own private elevator. The building also includes La Colombe and Blue Mercury as tenants in its ground floor retail space. Convexity managed the project through site acquisition, entitlement, construction and the condo sale process.

4 East Elm Street

Fieldhouse Dinkytown is a luxury 274 unit, 872 bed apartment building located in the Dinkytown neighborhood just three blocks from the University of Minnesota campus. The former brownfield site features a host of environmental and sustainability measures including electric vehicle charging and ample bike parking. The property features townhome style units as well as an assortment of luxury amenities including a state-of-the-art fitness center, expansive clubroom, and outdoor pool. Convexity partnered with Up Campus Properties to acquire the site in Spring of 2021 and the property delivered in Summer of 2023.

1415 SE 8th Street

Fieldhouse Dinkytown

The Esquire Theater retail project is the definition of High Street Retail. Prior to Convexity’s acquisition, the Esquire Theater movie house(58 –68 E. Oak) –originally constructed in 1938 –sat empty for more than a decade. Starting in 2012, Convexity managed the zoning and entitlements, design and construction to give new life to the old theater and at the same time, revitalizing Chicago’s famed Oak Street shopping corridor. The Esquire Theater’s exterior was refurbished and Convexity meticulously salvaged the nostalgic Esquire Theater blade sign that had become synonymous with Oak Street. As part of the project, Convexity also constructed a new, three-story building (70 –104 E. Oak) adjacent to the Esquire Theater. Together, the two buildings attracted global retailers, including Tom Ford, Dolce & Gabbana, Christian Louboutin, Buccellati, Carolina Hererra, Sandro & Maje, Del Frisco’s Steakhouse and Fig & Olive Mediterranean restaurant. Convexity sold the asset in 2015.

58-104 East Oak Street

Esquire Theater

RainDance is a master-planned community in Windsor, CO, approximately one hour north of Denver. The project primarily consists of horizontal land development: prepping lots with the infrastructure required for homebuilders. Lots have been sold to prominent homebuilders including D.R. Horton, American Legend and Journey Homes. Community amenities include a welcome and events center, community trails and RainDance River Resort –Northern Colorado’s largest water park at 1.5 acres.

RainDance Colorado

Coconut Point is a senior living community located in Estero, FL consisting of 202 rental apartments. The community offers living options to allow residents to age in place, including independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care and hospice care. There are numerous community

amenities including restaurant-style dining with chef prepared meals, activities and events, an outdoor pool and cinema-style movie theater.

8460 Murano Del Lago Drive

Coconut Point Senior Living

The Morton

Collective on 4th

1846 W. Division is a four-story, mixed-use building anchored by ground-level retail and includes 21 parking spaces.


1846 W Division

Located in Downtown St. Petersburg, Urban Style Flats is a 481-unit residential property, with three connected high-rise buildings and a structured parking garage.

[Leasing information](https://www.livewaybetter.com/)


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