Location1,038 investors
Investors in Chicago
Chicago's investor ecosystem is growing, with particular strength in fintech, logistics, food tech, and enterprise software. The city benefits from a large corporate base and a growing community of angel investors and micro VCs.
Total Investors
1K
based in Chicago
Combined Investments
8.8K
portfolio companies
Avg. Exit Rate
19.3%
1.1K total exits
Avg. Check Size
$1.4M – $18.1M
typical range
Investor Types
Breakdown of investor types in Chicago
Angel Investor345 (33%)
Venture Capital231 (22%)
Other198 (19%)
Private Equity180 (17%)
Accelerator39 (4%)
Micro VC23 (2%)
Corporate VC10 (1%)
Family Office9 (1%)
Fund of Funds2 (0%)
Government1 (0%)
Top Industries
Most common investment sectors in Chicago
Fintech489 investors
Enterprise320 investors
SaaS247 investors
Venture Capital167 investors
Consumer Internet146 investors
Healthcare104 investors
Marketplaces98 investors
E-commerce85 investors
Impact Investing61 investors
Food & Beverage58 investors
Robotics/Hardware50 investors
Biotech47 investors
Activity Status
Investment activity levels in Chicago
17%active
Active
175(17%)Moderate
95(9%)Quiet
768(74%)Check Size Distribution
Typical investment sizes in Chicago
< $500K384 (46%)
$500K – $1M0 (0%)
$1M – $5M25 (3%)
$5M – $25M239 (29%)
$25M+180 (22%)
Top Investors in Chicago
The most active investors in Chicago ranked by total investments
| # | Investor | Deals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARCH Venture Partners | 340 |
| 2 | Pritzker Group Venture Capital | 210 |
| 3 | Adams Street Partners | 183 |
| 4 | Motorola Solutions Venture Capital | 161 |
| 5 | Lightbank | 150 |
| 6 | Chicago Ventures | 135 |
| 7 | Hyde Park Venture Partners | 131 |
| 8 | Second Century Ventures | 128 |
| 9 | OCA Ventures | 123 |
| 10 | Techstars Chicago | 114 |
| 11 | M25 | 111 |
| 12 | Hyde Park Angels | 107 |
| 13 | Promus Ventures | 104 |
| 14 | JK&B Capital | 104 |
| 15 | Jump Capital | 98 |
| 16 | Lilian Chen | 96 |
| 17 | Rachel Geller | 96 |
| 18 | Healthbox | 95 |
| 19 | Tyler Mayoras | 85 |
| 20 | Apex Venture Partners | 85 |
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All Investors in Chicago
1,038 investorsBG
Bill Guschwan
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
CL
Chen Lin
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
JC
Juan Carlos Alonso
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Seed
DF
David Fisher
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Seed
MP
Mustafa Patni
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Seed
JG
John Giuliani
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
SS
Steven Schlickman
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Seed
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Properties
Venture CapitalChicago, United States1 investments1 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
HF
Henry Feinberg
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Seed
GC
Goense Capital Partners
Private EquityChicago, United States1 investments
Series BSeries C+
IV
IEG Venture Partners
Venture CapitalChicago, United States1 investments1 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
RP
RLI Partners
Venture CapitalChicago, United States1 investments1 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
AL
Amanda Lannert
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
AD
Alan D. Schwartz
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Seed
RC
Ravenswood Capital
Venture CapitalChicago, United States1 investments
Series ASeries BSeries C+
JR
John Ronan
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
MH
Mellody Hobson
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Seed
PP
Pfingsten Partners
Private EquityChicago, United States1 investments
Series BSeries C+
MP
Michael Piermont
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
JP
J.B. Pritzker
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
BG
Brian Gelber
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Seed
GC
Gryffindor Capital
Venture CapitalChicago, United States1 investments1 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
HS
Harrison Street Real Estate Capital
Private EquityChicago, United States1 investments1 exits
Series BSeries C+
FO
Family Office
Corporate VCChicago, United States1 investments
Series ASeries B
CH
Cosmos Holdings
Venture CapitalChicago, United States1 investments
Series ASeries BSeries C+
CV
Chicago Venture Summit
AcceleratorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
AC
Avathon Capital
AcceleratorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
CB
C.R. Barnett
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
VT
Vijay Talwar
Angel InvestorGreater Chicago Area, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
HG
Harry Gottlieb
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
GT
Genevieve Thiers
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Seed
MM
Mark McDonnell
OtherChicago, United States1 investments
SeedSeries B
BG
Brian Grady
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
PR
Patrick Randall
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
WG
Walt Greenberg
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
JD
John DiNardi
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
CM
Corey Mays
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
KA
Keith Alessi
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
DC
Debra Cafaro
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
SS
Sara Sager
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
JB
Joel B. Braunstein
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
GA
Grant Achatz
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
PC
Patrick Cascarano
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
MG
Mayank Garg
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
VP
Vipin Patel
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
CO
Chris Olson
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
JT
Jump Trading
OtherChicago, United States1 investments
MW
Mike Wheeler
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
CC
Calvin Chu
OtherChicago, United States1 investments
MM
Mike Mulica
Angel InvestorChicago, United States1 investments
Pre-seedSeed
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