Bison Commerce
Helping brands grow across digital marketplaces through technology-enabled eCommerce operations, marketplace management, and data-driven execution.
Mission
We invest in businesses and ideas driven by exceptional people, compelling opportunities, and strong execution.
Philosophy
We believe the most enduring companies are built by founders and leaders who combine vision with disciplined execution. Capital matters, but experience, judgment, and persistence often matter more.
Our team has spent decades building, scaling, acquiring, and operating businesses across multiple industries. We have hired teams, served customers, launched products, managed cash flow, integrated acquisitions, and navigated uncertainty. That perspective shapes how we invest and how we support the companies we partner with.
We view artificial intelligence as the most significant business transformation of our generation. Beyond new products and services, AI is changing how companies operate, decide, and create value. We actively help our portfolio leverage AI to accelerate product development, improve operational performance, and gain deeper business insight.
We invest with a long-term mindset. Whether we are backing an early-stage founder, supporting a growing company, or acquiring an established business, the objective is the same: build stronger companies that create lasting value for customers, employees, and shareholders.
Investment focus
01
Technology Companies
Established software, technology-enabled services, and digital businesses with proven products, recurring revenue, and room for operational improvement, expansion, or acquisition-led growth.
02
Early-Stage Ventures
Founder-led businesses with strong market opportunities, differentiated products, and the ambition to build category-defining companies.
03
AI-Native Businesses
Companies built around artificial intelligence from day one — AI as a core product, platform, or competitive advantage, not an enhancement bolted onto an existing process.
What we look for
- Exceptional founders and leadership teams
- Large and growing markets
- Strong customer value propositions
- Sustainable competitive advantages
- Clear paths to profitability and cash generation
- Leverage where technology and AI compound
- Scalable operating models
- Leaders who value partnership and long-term thinking
- Headquarters in North America or Europe
- Situations where our operating experience creates measurable value
Stages & check sizes
| Stage | Typical investment |
|---|---|
| Pre-Seed / Seed | $25K – $250K |
| Early Stage | $100K – $1M |
| Growth Stage | $500K – $5M |
| Majority Acquisitions | $1M – $10M+ |
| Strategic Follow-On | Flexible |
Structures include equity, preferred equity, secondary transactions, and majority acquisitions.
How we work with founders
We are not passive investors. Our team works alongside founders and management to solve real problems — strategy, product, talent, operations, acquisitions, and AI adoption. We bring our experience as operators, a network of industry leaders, and practical AI tools to help companies move faster, decide better, and build durable advantages.
Why Chicago
Chicago has long been one of America's great business-building cities — world-class talent, a diverse economy, strong universities, deep industry expertise, and a culture grounded in practical execution.
Unlike many investment hubs, Chicago rewards substance over hype. Companies here are built close to customers and designed for the long term. We invest across North America and Europe, but Chicago remains our home.
Chicago · Marina City
This city rewards substance over hype.
Companies here are built close to customers and designed for the long term. We invest across North America and Europe — but this is home.
02 — Portfolio
Conviction, shown.
A small, high-signal portfolio across technology, services, manufacturing, and logistics in North America and Europe.
Gritmind
An AI consulting and software firm helping organizations transform operations, products, and customer experiences with practical artificial intelligence.
Impossible Objects
Pioneering high-performance additive manufacturing — stronger, lighter, faster industrial-grade composite parts produced at scale.
KOVO Armor
Advanced ballistic protection manufacturer developing next-generation armor systems for defense, law enforcement, and critical infrastructure.
Softloans
A technology platform modernizing lending and financing workflows through streamlined digital solutions for businesses and financial institutions.
03 — Team
Operators first. Investors second.
Every member of the investment team are hands on operators with a history in running technology firms. Three partners, Lithuanian roots, one home in Chicago.
Martin Stasaitis
Managing Partner · Chicago
Successful businesses combine exceptional people, disciplined execution, and sound financial management. Martin partners with leadership teams to strengthen organizational effectiveness, improve financial performance, and scale effectively. He focuses on the practical application of AI across management and leadership functions—sharpening decision-making, accelerating execution, and building durable competitive advantage.
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Tomas Kirda
Managing Partner · Chicago
Most companies know AI will change how they work, but few know where to start. Tomas helps bridge that gap. Drawing on years of experience building technology-enabled businesses, he helps companies identify practical AI use cases, redesign workflows, and implement tools that create measurable impact. His work focuses on adoption, execution, and turning new technology into a repeatable advantage for the business.
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Aurimas Adomavicius
Managing Partner · Chicago
A compelling story attracts a customer; clear language is what makes them believe it. Aurimas has a rare ability to translate complex technology into direct, accessible terms — turning sophisticated products into propositions customers immediately grasp. He helps companies surface their unique value proposition, design the sales pipeline and methodology, and build a scalable AI-powered marketing engine for continued growth.
LinkedIn ↗Wabash Avenue, the Loop — 8:42 a.m.
04 — Contact
The fastest way to reach us.
We read everything. We respond to most things. Tell us what you are building.
Founders & pitches
ideas@mooseventures.comInclude a one-paragraph summary and a deck if you have one.
Office
Moose Ventures330 West Chestnut St, Suite 2W
Hinsdale, IL 60521
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