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University of Chicago

5801 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States

Overview

University of Chicago is a private research university that focuses on sciences, medicine, economics, law, business, and others. In addition to providing a dynamic education based on critical thinking and interdisciplinary exposure, the university sponsors hundreds of art and cultural events open to the public free of charge. Venues such as the Court Theatre, the Oriental Institute, and the Smart Museum often host these events for local residents and students. The university’s retail development initiatives also help strengthen the economic health of the city. Academics include more than 50 areas of specialized undergraduate and graduate study, including some interdisciplinary programs like Big Problems, which tackles matters of global and universal concern that do not belong to one discipline or interest group, scientific fields like Biological Chemistry, and more. Experiential programs known as “Chicago Careers In” provide students with research, internships, and advising in fields like business and health professions.

Total investments
20
Lead investments
2
Investments · 12mo
4
Active investors
10

Sector focus

  • E-Learning
  • Education
  • Higher Education
  • Legal
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Investment portfolio

  • Qoro Quantum

    Participated · Seed · Apr 2026

    Founded in 2024 and based in London, Qoro Quantum builds a software stack that connects classical systems (CPUs and GPUs) with emerging quantum processors via a unified orchestration layer. Its platform provides a network stack and cloud-based control system that automates execution of quantum algorithms, manages resource allocation, and synchronises multi-vendor computing clusters. By abstracting hardware complexity, the company aims to let applications be written once and deployed across both high-performance classical and early-stage quantum environments. Qoro positions its offering to reduce the integration burden and specialist engineering time required to build hybrid applications. The company recently raised $750,000 in pre-seed funding to accelerate product rollout, hire engineers, and co-fund grants.

  • Theta Neurotech

    Participated · Seed · Mar 2026

    Theta Neurotech is developing a non-invasive wearable EEG patch aimed at forecasting seizures. The company pivoted from a broader consumer "Fitbit for the brain" concept toward a medical wedge focused on epilepsy after identifying clinical demand and behavioral considerations for EEG wearables. Theta has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to support device development, machine-learning research, and an exploratory clinical study. Co-founders Truman Pierson and Christopher Fitz lead the company. The market for seizure monitoring includes invasive and non-invasive competitors, but non-invasive seizure forecasting remains early-stage and challenging. Several rivals are running exploratory studies, and none have yet reached patients.

  • KeyCare

    Participated · Equity · Mar 2026

    KeyCare is a Chicago-based national virtual care organization built on the Epic electronic health record platform. Its technology integrates directly into existing clinical workflows and data infrastructure, enabling health systems to offer virtual visits that are coordinated with in-person care. By embedding into Epic, KeyCare helps providers maintain continuity of records, scheduling, and billing while giving patients a seamless telehealth experience. The company focuses on improving patient and clinician satisfaction through streamlined virtual encounters and robust data sharing. With new capital, KeyCare plans to deepen its investment in AI-enabled capabilities, enhance its platform features, and scale operational capacity to meet rising demand from health-system partners. To date, the company has raised more than $55 million.

  • Resolv

    Participated · Seed · Jan 2026

    Resolv is building the “recovery layer” for digital assets by enabling stolen ERC-20 tokens to be recovered via a transparent, decentralized arbitration process. Users first wrap their holdings into protected tokens (pTokens); if theft occurs, a freeze algorithm locks the stolen assets across chains. A randomly chosen panel of vetted blockchain-forensics experts then reviews evidence and, on a majority vote, authorizes automated fund recovery—eliminating any single point of control. Founded in 2023, the company already has 2,000 users in a closed-beta mainnet who aim to protect a collective $140 million, indicating strong early demand. Over $20 billion in crypto has been stolen since 2011, underscoring the need for such infrastructure. The newly raised capital will be used to expand the team, harden the core recovery stack, grow business development, and establish regulatory foundations. Management envisions becoming the default security layer as institutional capital continues to move on-chain.

  • Dwellsy

    Participated · Seed · Dec 2023

    Dwellsy operates a consumer-facing rental marketplace and maintains continuously refreshed, enterprise-level rental price data that covers over 14 million individual rental homes and apartments. Its dataset includes more than 250 attributes, supplying detailed information for renters, property managers, and landlords. The platform hosts the full range of rentals—from single-family homes in small towns to high-rise towers in major cities. The company reports broad adoption, partnering with over 20,000 professional property management organizations and hundreds of thousands of individual landlords. Dwellsy was founded in 2019 by Rosalind and Jonas Bordo and has grown its inventory rapidly since launch. Financially, the company recently closed an oversubscribed seed round, signaling investor interest in its marketplace and data assets.

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