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Chicago Early Growth Ventures

Chicago, IL, 60611, US

Overview

Invests in early-stage startup companies, focusing on Chicago.

Founded

2019

Deals ยท 12mo

2

Links

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Stage focus

Seed

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

9rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Shower Stream
Jul 2026Participated
$2 MSeed
Theta Neurotech
Mar 2026Participated
$2 MSeed
SafeHill
Oct 2025Participated
$3 MSeed
Bonsai
Jul 2025Participated
$2 MOther Equity
iAsk Ai
Oct 2024Participated
$4 MSeed
S.I. Container Build
Apr 2022Participated
$2 MSeed
Aramid Technologies
Feb 2022Participated
$2 MSeed
Reharvest Provisions
Jan 2022Participated
$2 MSeed
Gearflow
Oct 2019Participated
$1 MSeed
Shower Stream
Jul 2026Participated
$2 MSeed
Theta Neurotech
Mar 2026Participated
$2 MSeed
SafeHill
Oct 2025Participated
$3 MSeed
Bonsai
Jul 2025Participated
$2 MOther Equity
iAsk Ai
Oct 2024Participated
$4 MSeed
S.I. Container Build
Apr 2022Participated
$2 MSeed
Aramid Technologies
Feb 2022Participated
$2 MSeed
Reharvest Provisions
Jan 2022Participated
$2 MSeed
Gearflow
Oct 2019Participated
$1 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Chicago Early Growth Ventures: 9 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Chicago Early Growth Ventures: 9 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed08
Other Equity01

Monthly Deal Activity

Chicago Early Growth Ventures: 9 deals are recorded across 85 months.All available history.
Chicago Early Growth Ventures: 9 deals are recorded across 85 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Chicago Early Growth Ventures: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Chicago Early Growth Ventures: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Networks, Cloud & Communication4
Real Estate & Construction3
Health & Life Sciences2
Hardware & Robotics1
Marketing & Advertising1
Enterprise Software1
Manufacturing1
Cybersecurity & Privacy1
E-Commerce & Retail1
AI & Machine Learning1
Food & Agriculture1
Clean Energy & Sustainability1
Data, Analytics & IT1
Space & Frontier Tech1

Deal Size Distribution

Chicago Early Growth Ventures: 9 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Chicago Early Growth Ventures: 9 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M9
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M0
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$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Chicago Early Growth Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Chicago Early Growth Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States9
Chicago Early Growth Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Chingona Ventures sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Chicago Early Growth Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Chingona Ventures sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Chingona Ventures2
Lofty Ventures2
Service Provider Capital2
True Wealth Ventures2
Alumni Ventures1
Annabelle1
Band of Angels1
Berkeley Angel Network1
Bridge1
Captra Capital1
Chicago Booth Angels1
Corazon Capital1
Daxos Capital1
Dobson Avenue1
Echo River Capital1
Flagstaff Ventures1
Harper Court Ventures Fund1
Hyde Park Angels1
LeapYear1
Listen Ventures1

Investment Strategy

Chicago Early Growth Ventures: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
Chicago Early Growth Ventures: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating9100%
Chicago Early Growth Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Chicago Early Growth Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

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Team

Brian Crump

Founder & Principal

Jeffrey Eschbach

Founder & Principal