Top Venture Capital Firms in Chicago

Between them, the 95 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. 84 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

1. 25

   

   Crystal Tech Fund

   Also in Washington, Dc and Boston

   Claim to Fame - National Juried Exhibition at Gallery Underground 2023

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2. 26

   

   Royal Street Ventures

   Seed Stage · Also in Austin and Silicon Valley

   Royal Street is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage companies focused on creating scalable, tech-enabled solutions to real-world problems Early-stage entrepreneurs…

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3. 27

   

   Declaration Partners

   Series C · Partners · Series · Also in Washington, Dc and New York City

   Declaration creates value in private investments through deep sector expertise, differentiated access, and authentic partnership born from a family office heritage Rubenstein was…

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4. 28

   

   Oak Ridge Investments

   It's my job to look for growing companies that have strong positions, compelling stories, and undeniable earnings potential

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5. 29

   

   Smallcap World Fund

   Property · Tax · Also in Zürich and Shanghai

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6. 30

   

   Social Impact Capital

   Also in New York City

   Congratulations to Prometheus Fuels for becoming the world’s first zero-carbon fuel unicorn!

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7. 31

   

   Silversmith Capital Partners

   Growth Stage · Learning · Also in Boston and San Francisco

   Providing capital is not unique. Who we are, how we partner, and what we value is. Building a company is hard.

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8. 32

   

   Nvidia GPU Ventures

   Series A · Artificial Intelligence · Venture Capital · Also in Cape Town and Montreal

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9. 33

   

   DNS Capital

   Partnership · Also in Michigan

   DNS Capital is the investment office and internal merchant bank for the business enterprise of Gigi Pritzker, Michael Pucker, and their immediate family DNS Capital takes a…

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10. 34

    

    Svoboda Capital

    Private Equity · Mobility

    We did our homework, and everyone said they were straight shooters that genuinely wanted to help build great businesses Since partnering with SC two years ago, not only have our…

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11. 35

    

    Energize Ventures (previously Ivenenergy Venture Fund)

    Series A · Artificial Intelligence · Climate Tech

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12. 36

    

    Two Sigma Investments

    Also in Shanghai and Hong Kong

    Our scientists bring rigorous inquiry, data analysis, and invention to help solve the toughest challenges across financial services

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13. 37

    

    Arthur Zaske &

    Personalized investment advice, planning, and management for individuals and families Personalized investment advice, planning, and management for individuals and families

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14. 38

    

    Bluegrass Angels

    Healthtech · Agritech

    Dedicated to investing in Kentucky start-up businesses, creating new jobs in the commonwealth, and providing strong financial returns to our members.

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15. 39

    

    Promus Equity Partners

    Partners · Partnership · Education

    Promus Equity is an investment firm dedicated to helping business owners and managers build successful companies We represent a community of investors, including many…

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16. 40

    

    WP Global Partners

    Also in New York City

    At WP Global Partners, our strategy is to produce superior value backing enterprises that form the backbone of U Our private market investment vehicles leverage a hybrid strategy…

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17. 41

    

    Wynnchurch Capital

    Private Equity

    We provide capital, connections, expertise and experience to help middle-market companies write the next chapter of their growth story we see opportunity.

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18. 42

    

    Gentry Venture Partners

    Also in Zürich and Miami

    G Squared is a global venture capital fund manager that deploys a differentiated investment strategy to deliver access and exposure to some of the world’s most exciting…

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19. 43

    

    Synetro Group

    Series A · Partners · Series · Also in Salt Lake City

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20. 44

    

    Equity Group Investments

    Creative

    Founded by Sam Zell. Backed by his capital. Based on his principles.

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21. 45

    

    Breakout Capital

    committed to making sure you have everything you need to grow your business into a kick @$$ company

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22. 46

    

    Oyster Capital

    Also in Illinois and Tennessee

    Through its affiliates Oyster Capital provides research on securities and manages investments for certain qualified and accredited investors.

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23. 47

    

    Method Capital

    Also in Michigan

    Method Capital was formed on the foundation of two distinct ideas: (i) the road to success is most often non-linear; and (ii) good ideas succeed primarily because of great…

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24. 48

    

    Madison Dearborn Partners

    Growth Stage · Partners · Healthtech · Also in Dearborn

    One Firm. Sector Experts. Demonstrated Success.

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