Chicago Ventures

Venture Capital
66investments
4exits
$22.9Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
278open roles in its portfolio

Overview

Chicago Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Chicago. It leads early investments in overlooked teams, backing software, marketplace and technology-enabled businesses primarily across the Midwest. The firm was founded in 2012 and focuses on being the first institutional investor in companies it believes other investors have missed.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
66
39 of them startups
Hiring now
23
278 open roles
Deals in 12 months
1
1 as the lead
Rounds in 12 months
3
$22.9M raised
Exits
4
Focusshare of its companies
Software 24%Health Care 22%Financial Services 17%Artificial Intelligence 17%Transportation & Logistics 13%Professional Services 9%Cybersecurity 7%Commerce 7%
Where its companies are
United States 50%Denmark 2%United Kingdom 2%Canada 2%
Stage of its companies
Pre-seed & seed 100%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 66 investments
Guthrie AISeed $4M · 3 mo ago · led a round InstaSwitchVenture round $4.7M · 6 mo ago · 1 role PrisidioVenture round $14.2M · 11 mo ago GoodshipSeries B $25M · 14 mo ago · led a round · 1 role AeropaySeries B $20M · 2 yr ago · 3 roles Dina Care, Inc.Venture round $6.3M · 2 yr ago Kin InsuranceVenture round $15M · 2 yr ago · 16 roles SAVVI AIVenture round $5.5M · 3 yr ago EntegrataVenture round $1M · 3 yr ago · 1 role project44Venture round $31.1M · 4 yr ago · 23 roles ZenbusinessVenture round $2.5M · 4 yr ago · 3 roles Part3Venture round $625k · 4 yr ago
278 open roles at 23 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Sunbit39 new roles in 30 days Telnyx15 new roles in 30 days G29 new roles in 30 days Havenly7 new roles in 30 days Kin Insurance5 new roles in 30 days project443 new roles in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Techstars 4 shared Hyde Park Venture Partners 4 shared Plug and Play 3 shared High Alpha 3 shared Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator 3 shared 500 Global 3 shared M25 3 shared Great Oaks Venture Capital 3 shared Cleo Capital 2 shared Endeavor 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Techstars Initialized Capital M25 8VC Great Oaks Venture Capital First Round Capital Y Combinator General Catalyst
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3; 3 rounds in the press that name it

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Chicago United States
HQ
Twitter
220 N Green St. Chicago, IL 60607
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