Cardigan Ventures Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Family Office

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 30

  • Portfolio
  • 8

  • Exits
  • 23

Exits

Cardigan Ventures General Information

Company Description

Founded in 2015, Cardigan Ventures is a family office based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage companies, commercial real estate, and other alternative direct and fund investments.

Business Details

Website
cardigan.com
Year Founded
2015
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Family Office
Other Investor Types
Venture Capital
Corporate Office
  • 110 North Peoria Street
  • Suite 104
  • Chicago, IL 60607
  • United States

Cardigan Ventures Investments (30)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Chime 10-Sep-2021 Later Stage VC Financial Software Generating Revenue
Talkable 01-Sep-2020 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Deskpass 23-Oct-2019 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
One Model 23-Aug-2019 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Techstars 30-Jul-2019 Private Equity Generating Revenue
Influitive 14-Feb-2019 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Vennli 24-Jan-2019 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Popular Pays 14-Dec-2018 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
LeadIQ 27-Sep-2018 Early Stage VC Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Earny (Internet Software) 05-Dec-2017 Early Stage VC Internet Software Generating Revenue
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Cardigan Ventures Exits (23)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Deskpass 15-Jan-2025 Merger/Acquisition
Influitive 12-Jan-2024
Evention 01-Jan-2024
Popular Pays 23-Mar-2022
Preferral 10-Jan-2022
UpCity 01-Jan-2022
Change.org 01-Oct-2021
Earny (Internet Software) 01-Jan-2021
CrateJoy 01-Feb-2020 Secondary Transaction - Private
Appcast 01-Jul-2019 Merger/Acquisition
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Cardigan Ventures FAQs

  • What is Cardigan Ventures?

    Founded in 2015, Cardigan Ventures is a family office based in Chicago, Illinois.

  • When was Cardigan Ventures founded?

    Cardigan Ventures was founded in 2015.

  • Where is Cardigan Ventures headquartered?

    Cardigan Ventures is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

  • How many investments has Cardigan Ventures made?

    Cardigan Ventures has made 30 investments.

  • What has Cardigan Ventures invested in?

    Cardigan Ventures has made numerous investments in companies like Chime, Talkable, and Deskpass within the Financial Software and Business/Productivity Software industries.

  • What has Cardigan Ventures invested in recently?

    Cardigan Ventures's latest investment was on 10-Sep-2021 in Chime, a company within the Financial Software industry.

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