Chicago Ventures Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Investment firm supporting entrepreneurs in high-potential ecosystems.

Founded

2012

Deals · 12mo

6

Links

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Stage focus

Seed

Series A

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Finance

Financial Services

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

106rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
pubX	Oct 2026Led	$5 MSeries A
Buildforce	Jul 2026Participated	$10 MSeries A
Guthrie AI	Jul 2026Led	$4 MSeed
InstaSwitch	May 2026Led	$5 MSeed
Mary Technology	Mar 2026Led	$5 MOther Equity
Intelligent Legal Solutions	Mar 2026Led	$3 MSeed
GreenLite Technologies	Sep 2025Participated	$50 MSeries B
GoodShip	Aug 2025Participated	$25 MSeries B
OneRail	Dec 2024Participated	$42 MSeries C
FranShares	Jul 2024Led	$4 MSeed
GoodShip	May 2024Participated	$8 MSeries A
Aeropay	May 2024Participated	$20 MSeries B
pubX	Oct 2026Led	$5 MSeries A
Buildforce	Jul 2026Participated	$10 MSeries A
Guthrie AI	Jul 2026Led	$4 MSeed
InstaSwitch	May 2026Led	$5 MSeed
Mary Technology	Mar 2026Led	$5 MOther Equity
Intelligent Legal Solutions	Mar 2026Led	$3 MSeed
GreenLite Technologies	Sep 2025Participated	$50 MSeries B
GoodShip	Aug 2025Participated	$25 MSeries B
OneRail	Dec 2024Participated	$42 MSeries C
FranShares	Jul 2024Led	$4 MSeed
GoodShip	May 2024Participated	$8 MSeries A
Aeropay	May 2024Participated	$20 MSeries B

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Deal Distribution

Chicago Ventures: 106 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	17	12
Series A	4	28
Series B	0	14
Series C+	0	5
Other Equity	10	14
Debt	1	1

Monthly Deal Activity

Chicago Ventures: 106 deals are recorded across 158 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Sep '13	2
Oct '13	2
Nov '13	1
Dec '13	1
Jan '14	1
Feb '14	2
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	3
May '14	1
Jun '14	1
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	1
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	2
Nov '14	4
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	1
Feb '15	1
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	0
May '15	1
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	1
Aug '15	3
Sep '15	2
Oct '15	0
Nov '15	1
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	2
Mar '16	2
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	1
Jul '16	2
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	3
Oct '16	1
Nov '16	1
Dec '16	2
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	2
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	2
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	1
Aug '17	3
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	1
Jan '18	1
Feb '18	1
Mar '18	1
Apr '18	2
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	1
Aug '18	1
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	2
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	1
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	2
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	1
Oct '19	2
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	2
Mar '20	1
Apr '20	1
May '20	0
Jun '20	1
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	1
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	2
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	1
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	1
Apr '21	0
May '21	1
Jun '21	0
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	2
Sep '21	3
Oct '21	1
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	1
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	1
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	1
Dec '22	1
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	0
May '23	1
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	1
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	1
Oct '23	1
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	2
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	1
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	1
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	1
Sep '25	1
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	2
Apr '26	0
May '26	1
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	2
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
Oct '26	1

Sector Breakdown

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

Chicago Ventures: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (37 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Networks, Cloud & Communication	37
Enterprise Software	36
Transportation & Logistics	27
E-Commerce & Retail	25
Marketing & Advertising	15
Fintech	13
Health & Life Sciences	13
AI & Machine Learning	13
Real Estate & Construction	10
Media & Entertainment	10
Data, Analytics & IT	9
Consumer & Lifestyle	8
Professional Services	8
Social & Community Platforms	6
Education & Workforce	4
Hardware & Robotics	4
Developer Tools	4
Travel & Hospitality	3
Cybersecurity & Privacy	3
Food & Agriculture	3
Gaming & eSports	3
Clean Energy & Sustainability	2
Manufacturing	1

Deal Size Distribution

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

Chicago Ventures: 106 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	44
$5M-$10M	29
$10M-$25M	18
$25M-$50M	12
$50M-$100M	2
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	1
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Chicago Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (103 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	103
Europe	2
Australia	1

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 Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Pritzker Group Venture Capital sharing 11 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
Pritzker Group Venture Capital	11
Bullpen Capital	7
Corazon Capital	6
Hyde Park Venture Partners	6
Emergence Capital	5
FireStarter Fund	5
Insight Partners	5
KGC Capital	5
Las Olas Venture Capital	5
OCA Ventures	5
U.S. Venture Partners	5
Hyde Park Angels	4
Ironspring Ventures	4
LiveOak Venture Partners	4
MATH Venture Partners	4
Origin Ventures	4
500 Global	3
7wireVentures	3
8VC	3
Alpine Meridian Ventures	3