Chicago Ventures

Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Ventures invests in well-managed seed-stage technology companies in Chicago and the Greater Midwest that have demonstrated a value proposition in a given market for their product or services. The fund looks to make initial investments ranging from $250,000 to $1 million in each company. The firm targets Technology-enabled products and services; New media and education products and services; as well as Consumer web and mobile.
Firm Location:Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Ventures Team
PC
Peter Christman
Chicago Ventures·Principal
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $250K - $2.5M
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Lindsay Knight
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $250K - $2.5M
Investors in Austin (TX), Investors in Chicago (IL), Investors in Dallas (TX), Investors in Denver (CO), Investors in Boulder (CO), Investors in Houston (TX), Investors in Atlanta (GA), Investors in Orlando (FL), Investors in Tampa (FL), Investors in Miami (FL), Investors in Indianapolis (IN), Investors in Columbus (OH), Investors in Cincinnati (OH), Investors in Cleveland (OH), Investors in Minneapolis (MN)
Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Colorado / Utah (Other Lists), Investors in Austin (Other Lists), Investors in Midwest (Other Lists), Investors in Raleigh-Durham / Southeast US (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Jai Shekhawat
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Toronto (Ontario), Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Chicago (IL)
Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in British Columbia (Other Lists), Investors in Midwest (Other Lists), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Pre-seed)
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Stuart Larkins
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in Chicago (IL)
Investors in Local Services (Seed), Investors in Fashion (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in Local Services (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Midwest (Other Lists), Investors in Fashion (Pre-seed), Investors in Impact (Pre-seed), Investors in Local Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Advertising (Pre-seed), Investors in Retail (Pre-seed), Investors in Advertising (Pre-seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Pre-seed), Investors in SMB Software (Pre-seed), Investors in Impact (Pre-seed), Investors in Fashion (Pre-seed), Investors in Retail (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Pre-seed), Investors in Local Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Pre-seed), Investors in SMB Software (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Fashion (Seed)