Constance Freedman is the Founder and Managing Partner of Moderne Ventures, a Chicago-based venture capital firm. See sector focus and contact routes.
Constance Freedman is the Founder and Managing Partner of Moderne Ventures, a Chicago-based venture capital firm, and previously served as head of strategic investments at the National Association of Realtors where she launched Second Century Ventures in 2008. She invests in transformative technologies including Enterprise SaaS, AI, Robotics, Deep Tech, and Sustainability, targeting companies within multitrillion-dollar industries like real estate, finance, insurance, and hospitality. Moderne Ventures typically backs early-stage companies with revenues between $2 million and $20 million, focusing on firms that are established but still in their growth phase. The firm’s third fund, raised by Freedman, totals $230 million, indicating substantial capital deployment capacity for lead or significant follow-on investments. Notable portfolio companies include DocuSign, Knock, Hello Alfred, ICON, LeaseLock, TaskEasy, and HomeSnap, spanning over 100 total investments across its funds. Freedman often looks outside core industries to identify applicable technologies and has received awards such as Crain’s Business 40 under 40 and three-time recognition on Chicago Top T
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