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VC firms in Chicago

21 VC firms in Chicago with a deal in the last 90 days, ranked by deals.

Chicago VC firms
74
with a deal on record
Active · 90 days
21
a deal in the last 90 days
Deals · 12 months
85
rounds these firms joined
Deals · 30 days
8
rounds these firms joined
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21 VC firms based in Chicago with a deal in the last 90 days, led by Valor Equity Partners (21 deals in 12 months), ranked by deals.

Valor Equity Partners is the most active VC firm headquartered in Chicago, with 21 deals in the last 12 months, ahead of MVP Ventures (6) and Lightbank (6). Every firm below links to its full portfolio, and each deal amount to where it was reported.

Most active this week

  1. G Squared1 deal this week
    MMercor
  2. Motivate Venture Capital1 deal this week
    LLazarus AI
  3. New Stack Ventures1 deal this week
    LLight Frame
  4. TechNexus Venture Collaborative1 deal this week
    HHarbinger

Leaderboard

Actively deploying
SortDeals 12 mo
Deals, last 12 monthsPortfolio sizeCapital in their roundsMost recent deal
21 investors · actively deployingRanked by deals, last 12 months
  1. 1V
    Valor Equity PartnersFund
    Robotics and hardwareAI infrastructure and computeDeveloper tools and cloud
    21
    12 mo
    Leads
    27
    Portfolio
    63
    Capital
    $15.59B
    Seed 3%A 23%B+ 73%
  2. 2M
    MVP VenturesFund
    Developer tools and cloudAI infrastructure and computeManufacturing and industrial
    6
    12 mo
    Leads
    2
    Portfolio
    24
    Capital
    $1.05B
    Seed 24%A 41%B+ 35%
  3. 3L
    LightbankFund
    Health and bioMedia and contentCommerce and retail
    6
    12 mo
    Leads
    0
    Portfolio
    11
    Capital
    $249.2M
    Seed 22%A 44%B+ 33%
  4. 4A
    ARCH Venture PartnersFund
    Health and bioData and analyticsRobotics and hardware
    5
    12 mo
    Leads
    11
    Portfolio
    29
    Capital
    $3.97B
    Seed 3%A 45%B+ 52%
  5. 5G
    G SquaredFund
    FintechAI agentsCybersecurity
    5
    12 mo
    Leads
    6
    Portfolio
    21
    Capital
    $4.38B
    A 6%B+ 94%
  6. 6V
    V-CapitalFund
    AI agentsAI infrastructure and computeData and analytics
    3
    12 mo
    Leads
    0
    Portfolio
    4
    Capital
    $115.21M
    Seed 25%A 25%B+ 50%
  7. 7J
    Jump CapitalFund
    AI agentsDeveloper tools and cloudFintech
    2
    12 mo
    Leads
    7
    Portfolio
    19
    Capital
    $760.66M
    Seed 14%A 33%B+ 52%
  8. 8E
    Energize CapitalFund
    Climate and energyDeveloper tools and cloudReal estate and construction
    2
    12 mo
    Leads
    14
    Portfolio
    14
    Capital
    $808.97M
    A 27%B+ 73%
  9. 9M
    Motivate Venture CapitalFund
    FintechHR and recruitingAI infrastructure and compute
    2
    12 mo
    Leads
    0
    Portfolio
    6
    Capital
    $53M
    Seed 100%
  10. 10N
    New Stack VenturesFund
    Consumer and socialCybersecurityDefense and security
    2
    12 mo
    Leads
    0
    Portfolio
    5
    Capital
    $61.1M
    Seed 60%A 20%B+ 20%
  11. 11T
    TechNexus Venture CollaborativeFund
    Media and contentRobotics and hardwareConsumer and social
    1
    12 mo
    Leads
    2
    Portfolio
    14
    Capital
    $654M
    A 33%B+ 67%
  12. 12C
    Chingona VenturesFund
    FintechReal estate and constructionAI agents
    1
    12 mo
    Leads
    1
    Portfolio
    4
    Capital
    $34.1M
    Seed 50%B+ 50%
  13. 13C
    Capitalize VCFund
    Commerce and retailConsumer and socialGaming
    1
    12 mo
    Leads
    0
    Portfolio
    2
    Capital
    $5.5M
    Seed 100%
  14. 14A
    A1 Health VenturesFund
    Health and bioFintech
    1
    12 mo
    Leads
    0
    Portfolio
    2
    Capital
    $20M
    A 100%
  15. 15L
    Listen VenturesFund
    Health and bioCommerce and retailConsumer and social
    1
    12 mo
    Leads
    0
    Portfolio
    2
    Capital
    $7M
    No stage on file
  16. 16C
    Chicago Early Growth VenturesFund
    Legal and complianceData and analyticsHealth and bio
    1
    12 mo
    Leads
    0
    Portfolio
    2
    Capital
    $2.5M
    Seed 100%
  17. 17E
    Evergreen Climate InnovationsFund
    Robotics and hardwareAI agentsAI infrastructure and compute
    1
    12 mo
    Leads
    0
    Portfolio
    2
    Capital
    $10.6M
    Seed 100%
  18. 18E
    Energy Capital Ventures®Fund
    Climate and energyManufacturing and industrial
    1
    12 mo
    Leads
    0
    Portfolio
    1
    Capital
    $6M
    Seed 100%
  19. 19G
    Golub GrowthFund
    AI agentsCybersecurityData and analytics
    1
    12 mo
    Leads
    0
    Portfolio
    1
    Capital
    $100M
    B+ 100%
  20. 20H
    Harper Court VenturesFund
    Developer tools and cloud
    1
    12 mo
    Leads
    0
    Portfolio
    1
    Capital
    $3M
    Seed 100%
  21. 21T
    Tawani VenturesFund
    Manufacturing and industrialLogistics and mobilityRobotics and hardware
    1
    12 mo
    Leads
    1
    Portfolio
    1
    Capital
    $1.2M
    Seed 100%

VC firms by city

Questions and how this is counted

Chicago VC firms: questions

What are the most active VC firms in Chicago?

By deals in the last 12 months: Valor Equity Partners (21), MVP Ventures (6), Lightbank (6), ARCH Venture Partners (5), G Squared (5). The list on this page ranks every Chicago firm on Recent Funding and links to each one's portfolio.

How many VC firms are in Chicago?

Recent Funding has 74 venture capital firms headquartered in Chicago with a deal on record; 21 made one in the last 90 days. Together they joined 85 funding rounds in the last 12 months.

Which Chicago VC firms invest at seed stage?

The Chicago firms with the most seed rounds on record: MVP Ventures (4 seed deals), Promus Ventures (4 seed deals), Jump Capital (3 seed deals). Each firm's stage mix is in its row above.

What do Chicago VC firms invest in?

The categories most Chicago firms back: Commerce and retail (21 firms), Health and bio (21 firms), Fintech (17 firms).

A firm is listed under Chicago when its own profile puts its headquarters there (headquarters from the Fundraising Fox open dataset, CC BY 4.0); firms with no headquarters on file aren't listed. Deals are funding rounds on Recent Funding that list the investor. "Capital" is the total sourced size of those rounds, not the investor's own check; each deal amount links to where it was reported. Stage mix is of every round on record with a known stage. Accelerator batches count as deals for accelerators. API: /api/v1/investors?type=all&active=1 (get a free API key).

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