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Top Venture Capital Firms in Chicago

14 of 91 venture capital firms ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.

Between them, the 91 venture capital firms on this page cover partners (16), healthtech (11), series a (10) and series (10). They also list work in New York City, San Francisco, London and Silicon Valley. 91 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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Q4 2026 edition

14 of 91 venture capital firms ranked on evidence held on 6 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.

Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.

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Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Private Equity · Also in Stockholm and Amsterdam
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, or LLCP, is a private equity firm that invests in middle-market businesses in the United States and Europe.
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Why #1: In business 40+ years · Team of 89+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Marcus & Millichap Venture Partners
Also in Washington, Dc and Los Angeles
Marcus & Millichap Venture Partners is listed under the Marcus & Millichap name, a commercial real estate investment sales brokerage and capital markets adviser.
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Why #2: In business 50+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Cressey & Company
Healthtech
Cressey & Company is an investment firm that concentrates entirely on healthcare. It says it has helped partners work through a changing healthcare industry for more than 40 years.
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Why #3: In business 40+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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AC Ventures
Retail · Property · Corporation · Also in Boston and Silicon Valley
A&C Ventures, referred to as ACV and listed here as AC Ventures, is a private real estate investment firm based in Sonoma, California.
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Why #4 (shared): Founded 1992, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Madison Dearborn Partners
Growth Stage · Partners · Healthtech · Also in Dearborn
Madison Dearborn Partners is a private equity firm with a single office in Chicago.
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Why #4 (shared): Founded 1992, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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ARCH Venture Partners
Also in Seattle
ARCH Venture Partners provides seed and early-stage venture capital for technology companies in information technology, life sciences and physical sciences.
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Why #6: In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Svoboda Capital
Private Equity · Mobility
Svoboda Capital is a private equity firm based in Chicago. Private equity is its only line of business, and it invests in growth-oriented companies in the lower middle market.
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Why #7: Founded 1998, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Wynnchurch Capital
Private Equity
Wynnchurch Capital is a private equity firm founded in 1999. It supplies capital and experience to middle-market companies and says it works as a partner to management teams.
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Why #8: Founded 1999 · Family business, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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One Equity Partners
Partners · Healthtech · Manufacturing · Also in North America and Amsterdam
Middle-market private equity firm investing in industrial, healthcare and technology businesses in North America and Europe
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Why #9: Founded 2001, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Linden Capital Partners
Private Equity · Partners · Healthtech
Linden Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in Chicago that concentrates entirely on healthcare.
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Why #10: Founded 2004, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Accel-KKR
SaaS · Cloud · Also in Silicon Valley and London
Accel-KKR is an investment firm that has concentrated on mid-market enterprise software since it was founded more than twenty years ago.
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Why #11: In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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SparkLabs Group
Partners · Travel · Accelerator · Also in Taipei and Silicon Valley
SparkLabs Group is a network of accelerators and venture capital funds started by entrepreneurs.
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Why #12: Founded 2013, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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KCRise Fund
Pre Seed
KCRise Fund is a for-profit venture capital fund in Kansas City.
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Why #13: Founded 2016, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Aroa Ventures
Growth Stage · Also in Delhi NCR
Aroa Ventures, also styled Aroa Venture Partners, invests in companies from several sectors and at several stages.
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Why #14: Founded 2020, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Golub Capital
Also in Abu Dhabi and Seoul
Golub Capital is a direct lender and credit asset manager. It provides financing to companies owned by private equity sponsors, and the same sponsor finance experience underpins…
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On record: Team of 725+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
2048 Ventures
Pre Seed · Peer-to-Peer · Also in Atlanta and Denver
2048 Ventures is a thesis-driven venture capital firm investing at the earliest stage.
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7wire Ventures
Series A · Seed Stage · Series B · Also in United States
7wire Ventures is a venture firm that builds and invests in early-stage digital health companies. Its stated theme is supporting an informed, connected health consumer.
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Adams Street Partners
Private Equity · Growth Stage · Partners · Also in Abu Dhabi and Seoul
Adams Street Partners is a global investment manager that works across the private markets.
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Agman
Fintech
Agman is a family-owned, multi-strategy investment firm that describes itself as entrepreneurial.
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On record: Family-owned
Alumni Ventures Group
Also in Tokyo and Boston
Venture capital firm giving individual accredited investors access to startup investments through funds and co-investing
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Arthur Zaske &
Arthur Zaske & is a financial services firm that serves individuals, advisers and businesses.
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Assurant Ventures
Corporate Venture Capital · Also in Seattle and Miami
Assurant Ventures is the venture investment arm of Assurant, an insurance and risk-services group.
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Baird Capital
Private Equity · Growth Stage · Series C · Also in London
Baird Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm that invests in founder-led B2B technology and services businesses in the lower middle market.
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On record: Founder-led
Bascom Ventures
Also in Tokyo and Boston
Bascom Ventures is a venture capital investing community for Wisconsin alumni and friends of the university.
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