Source: Press Release

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CHICAGO, Oct. 15, 2025 - Moderne Ventures is pleased to announce its Fall 2025 Passport Class. Moderne Ventures is a multi-stage VC firm investing in transformative technologies like AI, SaaS, robotics, sustainability and digital transactions that are shaping our future – including how we do business across trillion-dollar, antiquated industries like real estate, finance, insurance and beyond. The Moderne Passport Program is an intensive six-month industry immersion program providing its participants with education, exposure, insight, and relationships to drive customer growth.

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"Moderne is a generalist investor with vertical expertise. We are intentionally looking for breakthrough technologies that can transform our core industries and expand beyond them to capture larger venture returns," said Constance Freedman, Founder and Managing Partner of Moderne Ventures. "This latest Passport cohort brings innovations that include advanced risk assessment platforms, efficiency boosting AI assistants, and customer retention tools."

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We are pleased to announce the six new companies joining Moderne Passport:

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Algoma (algoma.co)  – (New York, NY): Hyperefficient market analysis and feasibility

BrokerBot (brokerbot.ai)  – (Lakeway, TX): Omnichannel AI-powered assistant automating admin and compliance

ElectroTempo (electrotempo.com)  – (Arlington, VA): AI geospatial intelligence and optimization platform turning investment risk into ROI

Optera (opteraclimate.com) – (Boulder, CO):  Enterprise software enabling enterprises to manage and reduce emissions across their value chain

Renew (heyrenew.com)  – (Brooklyn, NY): An automated proactive customer retention platform

Virtuo (virtuo.com) – (Calgary, Alberta, CA): Connected experience platform behind better service, smoother operations, and happier customers

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"We're proud to welcome our 23rd Passport cohort, having supported over 150 companies through the program. Moderne helps companies break into complex industries by providing targeted access to potential customers, strategic capital and real-time feedback from our network of leading operators. By tapping into our deep relationships with industry partners, we help companies unlock new distribution channels and accelerate meaningful growth," said Carolyn Kwon, Head of Platform at Moderne Ventures.

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Moderne Ventures accepts Passport applications on a rolling basis with the next class launching in December 2025.

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