Chicago Ventures Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Venture Capital

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 6

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 175

  • Portfolio
  • 51

  • Exits
  • 65

Exits

Chicago Ventures General Information

Company Description

Founded in 2011, Chicago Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm prefers to invest in seed-stage and early-stage companies. The firm seeks to invest in business products, business services, consumer products, consumer services, financial services, healthcare, materials, resources, information technology, SaaS, TMT, advanced manufacturing, b2b payments, big data, e-commerce, gaming, industrials, infrastructure, internet of things, wellness, life sciences, manufacturing, mobile, mobile commerce, robotics, and technology-based sectors. This firm is a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA).

Business Details

Formerly Known As
I2A Fund
Year Founded
2011
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Venture Capital
Corporate Office
  • 222 West Merchandise Mart Plaza
  • Suite 1212
  • Chicago, IL 60654
  • United States
+1 (312)

Chicago Ventures Investments (175)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Entegrata 18-Mar-2025 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
OneRail 01-Nov-2024 Logistics Generating Revenue
FranShares 30-Jul-2024 Financial Software Generating Revenue
GoodShip 16-May-2024 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
AeroPay 09-May-2024 Financial Software Generating Revenue
Savvi AI 18-Sep-2023 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Layup (Financial Services) 01-Sep-2023 Other Financial Services Generating Revenue
GreenLite (Information Technology) 14-Jul-2023 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Part3 22-Jun-2023 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
CoPilot (Information Services (B2C)) 20-Jun-2023 Later Stage VC Information Services (B2C) Generating Revenue
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Chicago Ventures Exits (65)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Luxury Garage Sale 21-Apr-2025 Out of Business
Bound (Texas) 09-Apr-2025
Velvet (Business/Productivity Software) 13-Mar-2025
Mezo 14-Jan-2025
Stock In Motion 28-Jun-2024
Parts Market 02-Apr-2024
Quake Media 02-Feb-2024
Shopflix 02-Nov-2023
Alpha Outpost 01-May-2023 Secondary Transaction - Private
Interior Define 27-Feb-2023 Merger/Acquisition
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Chicago Ventures Fund Performance

Fund Name Vintage Size Dry Powder DPI RVPI TVPI IRR

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Chicago Ventures Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Chicago Ventures Co-Investors (210)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
Bluewater Companies 4 Series chart Industry bar
Gaingels Series chart Industry bar
Plug and Play Tech Center Series chart Industry bar
Steven Galanis Series chart Industry bar
Bullpen Capital Series chart Industry bar
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Chicago Ventures FAQs

  • What is Chicago Ventures?

    Founded in 2011, Chicago Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois.

  • When was Chicago Ventures founded?

    Chicago Ventures was founded in 2011.

  • Where is Chicago Ventures headquartered?

    Chicago Ventures is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

  • What is Chicago Ventures's total asset value?

    Chicago Ventures has around in total assets under management.

  • How many investments has Chicago Ventures made?

    Chicago Ventures has made 175 investments.

  • What has Chicago Ventures invested in?

    Chicago Ventures has made numerous investments in companies like Entegrata, OneRail, and FranShares within the Business/Productivity Software, Logistics, and Financial Software industries.

  • What has Chicago Ventures invested in recently?

    Chicago Ventures's latest investment was on 18-Mar-2025 in Entegrata, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.

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