Aumento Ventures is considering two potential Series A investments: 1) RapL, a workforce training app that delivers personalized, gamified content to employees via mobile. It has over 100k users at 60+ companies and $2.2M in seed funding. Increased remote work drives demand but competition is growing. 2) Sust Global provides geospatial climate risk and emissions monitoring software. It has $3.12M in seed funding and customers include data providers, investors, and corporations. The total addressable market is large but scalable data sourcing and product protection will be crucial to success.

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set up startups for growth
Aarthee Janar
Anubha Kaushik
Fei Li
Robert Wiener
Utkarsh Sharma

2. ROBERT WIENER, CFA
Industry:
3 years working directly with
insuretech, healthcare, retail,
and telco clients to deploy
and measure the impact of
enterprise software.
Startup:
Finance manager for software
startup that achieved 10X
headcount and 15X revenue
growth over a 3 year period.
Series C in 2021.
FEI LI, Ph.D.
Industry:
10+ years experience as an
R&D scientist/engineer in
climate tech and cleantech
cutting-edge technology
development and
commercialization
VC experience:
MBA intern at Arch Venture
Partners; finalist team on
PE/VC lab case presentation;
Strategy Consultant
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AARTHEE JANAR
Industry:
10+ years of experience as
software engineer in startups &
fortune 100 companies that
provide cloud, data center and
security solutions to B2B & TMT
VC & Startup:
Fellow at Vectors Angels &
Lakeshore Ventures; Angel
Investor at Guindy Angels;
Founder of EQAlly in NVC;
Intern at Sterling Partners,
39th employee - series B startup
All of us possess strong network with Angel community, early & growth stage VCs, Industry
experts and Entrepreneurs. We excel at due diligence and thesis development
ANUBHA KAUSHIK
Industry:
10+ years of experience as an
electrical engineer and in
business development in a
fortune 100 company focusing
on transmission and distribution
of energy.
Renewable Energy Focus
Summer Associate in renewable
energy finance at Marathon
Capital; winners in Energy VC
case competition at Tuck and
Tepper Business Schools
UTKARSH SHARMA
Industry:
4+ years of experience as
consultant in Fortune 100
companies focusing on cloud,
sustainable and smart grid
solutions to B2B & B2C
VC & Startup:
MBA Associate Intern at
NextGen partners; Engagement
Manager at Impact Consulting;
Fellow at InSITE Fellowship;
Active in Hacking for Defense
Meet the team

3. Why VCIC
We are interested in VCIC because all of us are keen on
having a career in VC post Booth. VCIC serves as the
spring board for us to cultivate a VC mindset and engage
in several important aspects of the VC role.
Learning Opportunity
"I held my viewpoint in VCIC and found it to be an
admirable quality in a VC" Jackie DiMonto
(Chicago Ventures)
Exceptional Visibility
We want to be exposed to the day-to-day working of VCs
and VCIC is an excellent platform for that. We will receive
valuable insights and feedback that will help us hone our
intuitions. We would like the opportunity to represent
Booth at the regional levels and be part of the strong
VCIC alumni network.
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VCIC provides us with the opportunity to meet with noted
VCs, coaches and other entrepreneurs. This access will be
valuable to us as we are building our professional network.
Networking Privilege
"Participate in VCIC! Nilesh Trivedi from J
Ventures did" Ajay Manglani (Head of Marketing
Demand Generation - Salesforce)
"As a healthcare VC, I evaluated ExplORer before
deciding to join them" Jennifer Fried (VCIC
winner and co-founder of ExplORer)

4. Technologies
IoT,AI/ML, Data
Analytics,
Software,
Blockchain,
AR/VR
Sectors
Energy, Education,
Real Estate, Climate
Financials, Insurance,
Utilities, HealthCare,
IT, TMT
Fund Details
Geography
Americas,
APAC,
EMEA,
LATAM
Our Investment Focus
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The backbone of the fund is both our diversity and similarity. We are diverse in our education, professional roles and
prior industry experiences yet share the same passion for innovation through ventures. We are focused on companies
across the globe with newer business models focusing on disruption of different sectors through
cutting-edge technologies
Fund Size: 300M
#Companies: 10-15
Vintage: 2022
Customers
Enterprises,
Telecom providers,
Consumers,
Prosumers, SMEs,
Non profits
Business Model
SAAS,
PAAS, IAAS
Marketplaces,
Platforms,
Mobile Apps
Impact
High Growth,
Innovation,
Disruption,
ESG goals
achievement
Bite Size: 2-10M
Follow On: 15-20M
Ownership: 10-20%
Stage: Seed, Series A
Lead Investor : Yes
Sole Investor: Not Strict
Management fee: 2%
GP commit: 0.5%
Target: 10x MOIC

5. Winning Strategy
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Not only does our team possess the necessary domain expertise but
also our network consists of experts in myriad sectors
Since we hail from varied professional roles including Software
Engineering, Business Development, Finance and Analytics, we will reach out to
professionals in different roles to understand various aspects of the companies
The community represents esteemed professors, fellow students
and coaches in residence. Moreover, our learnings from Booth courses such as
Commercializing Innovation, EFPE, New Venture Challenge Lab, PE/VC Lab will help
us fill in any knowledge gaps we have in venture ecosystem.
We will leverage our built-in network of Angel investors, Venture
Capitalists and Investment Bankers from our internships, fellowships and VC treks.
Our due diligence strategy is focused on both primary/secondary research
We will rely on our well established network listed below to gain clarity
on the portfolio companies' founder team, technology feasibility, product defensibility,
business model scalability, innovation sustainability, financials and investor ask.
We will utilize the databases, intelligence platforms and pertinent
analyst reports to understand the overall industry including market map,competitive
landscape, company analogs, market size, CAGR, growth trends, tail winds and risks.
Primary research:
Industry Experts
Functional Operators
Uchicago Community
VCs, Angels & IBs
Secondary Research:
Drawing on experts insights
and taking a data-driven
approach will help us mitigate
our weakness in particular to
be aware of non-intuitive risks
of the portfolio companies!

6. Series A
$7M / $30M
Proposed Investments
Company Overview
Developer of a workforce training app that allows companies to
effectively onboard and continuously learning train their workforces.
RapL delivers bite-sized content to employee smart phones. Using a
personalized and adaptive approach, the content is gamified to reinforce
learnings and drive faster results.Leaders get actionable insights about
training and outcomes
Investment Highlights
Received 2.2M of seed funding in June 2021, which is estimated to fund
2 years of operations at current levels.
Is present in Australia, the Middle East, Singapore, and the USA.
Has been deployed to over 100k users at 60+ firms and in 20 different
languages.
Current users include large firms such as EY, Toyota, Shell, and Casio.
Considerations & Risks
An increasingly remote work environment has increased demand for
products that allow firms to interact with their employees digitally.
Founder team brings significant industry experience and a successful
track record.
Due to COVID, the market for remote work enablement products has
become increasingly competitive.
Investment/Valuation
Company Overview
Sust Global provides geospatial monitoring at an asset level for analyzing
climate risk. Its software offers geospatial solutions using AI/ML and
remote sensing, delivering insights on physical climate risk and GHG
emissions profiling.
Investment Highlights
Received $3.12M of seed funding in October 2021, which is used to grow
the size of its teams and expand its product into new markets.
Has built product capabilities that deliver high-resolution climate risk
data and near real-time emissions insights.
Customers, including global data providers, investors, and corporates,
can access insights via a cloud-native analytics product.
Total addressable market size is $59.5B in 2021 and $107.8B in 2026.
Considerations & Risks
Accurate and efficient sourcing, validation, and integration of data for
specific customers need to be done in a scalable manner.
Sust Global's geospatial-first approach to climate risk data and emissions
insights can differentiate in the crowded climate data sector.
Core algorithm IP protection, product rollout speed would be key to success
Investment/Valuation
Series A
$10M / $40M AUMENTO
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