Allos Ventures

STEVE JOHNS, CEO, ONECAUSE

CHRISTINE MCDONNELL, CEO & CO-FOUNDER, CODELICIOUS

LUKE JACOBS, CEO & CO-FOUNDER, ENCAMP

Powering the growth of high-potential tech companies in the heart of the Midwest.

Our fifty years of experience supporting the growth of high tech companies confirms the benefits of Allos’ hands-on approach to venture capital investing.

What We Don’t Do X Treat term sheets as starting points for future negotiation X Show up late and unprepared for board meetings X Sit on dozens of company boards X Hand you off to an associate ✓ Use 50+ years of lessons learned to help you succeed ✓ Stay out of your way while you build your company ✓ Respond promptly to your requests for help ✓ Help you build a winning investor syndicate

From the number of investments we make, to the geography we cover, to the industries and entrepreneurs we invest in, there is a vision and reason behind everything we do.

B2B SOFTWARE & TECH-ENABLED SERVICES We focus on industries we know well No-brainer, right? We like to think we don’t make a lot of mistakes, but we’re happy to share what we’ve learned from the ones we did make

We generally invest within a 5 hour drive of our offices – even if it means pushing the speed limit a bit That makes it possible for us to show up and be helpful whenever a face-to-face meeting would be helpful to you

We are lead investors, which means we will deliver a term sheet and help you build an investor syndicate, rather than expressing interest while waiting for a lead to show up and do the heavy lifting

“Early” means you have an existing product or service (and revenue) beyond the pilot stage You might still be a few years away from profitability, but companies who have it all figured out are no fun to work with