Early-stage fund for underrepresented founders, especially Latinas. Founded by Samara Hernandez. Chicago IL. [merged from 1381]: Latina-led VC. Chicago.

Chicago early-stage tech, fintech, healthcare IT. Entrepreneur-friendly, hands-on. Connected to Northwestern ecosystem. $100M+.

Chicago multi-fund manager. Runs BlueCross BlueShield Venture Fund (BCBS healthcare CVC). Healthcare IT and innovation. $1M–$20M checks.

Founded 1986 as UChicago initiative to commercialize UChicago + Argonne National Lab IP. Now independent deep tech + life sciences VC. Chicago + Seattle + SF offices. Deployed $3B+ in life sciences 2024–2025. Seed/early stage. Founding GP: Steven Lazarus; current MD: Keith Crandell.

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GCM Grosvenor is an investment management firm that manages approximately $97 billion in assets across alternative investment strategies including private equity, absolute return strategies, infrastructure, credit, and real estate. The firm serves institutional clients, individual investors, sponsors, and insurance companies through direct investments and fund-of-funds vehicles.

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Largest angel group in Midwest. Founded by Chicago Booth classmates. Enterprise, consumer, healthcare. Seed and early stage. "People First" model.

Chicago + Indianapolis B2B software VC. Seed–Series A. $250K–$4M checks. High-growth Midwest tech. SaaS, adtech, mobile. Notable: Geofeedia, Avant, FourKites.

Launched by University of Illinois Board of Trustees 2002. Seed/early-stage VC for companies with U of I DNA. IT, physical sciences, life sciences, clean tech. Manages iVenture Accelerator with Origin Ventures.

Jump Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building AI-driven solutions across industries. The firm provides capital, strategic guidance, and operational support to portfolio companies, with a team of partners and operating advisors who draw on experience in financial services and technology scaling.

Founded by Groupon co-founders Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell. Consumer tech, enterprise, fintech, climate. Seed through late stage. Notable: Groupon, Sprout Social.

Most active early-stage VC exclusively in Midwest. Chicago HQ. 14 states. Data-driven seed. 100+ companies.

$1.65B AUM over 4 funds. Growth-stage enterprise software and AI. HQ Santa Monica. Backed CrowdStrike, KnowBe4, Forter. Hosts The Montgomery Summit annually (~1,000+ attendees). Co-Founder & Managing Partner: Jamie Montgomery.

Chicago seed/early-stage VC.Teams with unfair customer acquisition advantage. Notable: Telnyx, NowSecure.

Chicago pre-seed/seed. Deep tech, hard tech, IoT, AI, blockchain, B2B SaaS for legacy industries. $42.6M Fund II.

Chicago multi-stage VC. E-commerce, digital media/adtech, B2B SaaS. Notable: Grubhub (seed), Braintree (early). Manages iVenture Accelerator at University of Illinois.

Venture arm of Pritzker family. Digital technology, consumer, manufactured products. Notable: Tempus AI (IPO June 2024, $6B valuation).