Baird Venture Partners
Venture capitalChicago
Fund manager profile
Baird Venture Partners is a venture fund manager based in Chicago. SEC filings show 1 venture fund on record, most recently Baird Venture Partners VI LP ($225M offering) filed November 2023.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
What they invest in
from 5 of 10 portfolio companiesSaaS ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Enterprise Software ×3Consumer ×1HR Tech ×1Marketplaces ×1Mobility & Transportation ×1Sales Tech ×1
HQs:United States×10
Investments · 10 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12023 · 12021 · 42018 · 12016 · 12015 · 19 dated
Hireology provides a recruiting and applicant tracking platform that helps businesses hire staff, with features including career sites, digital onboarding, hiring analytics, employee referral management, and an AI recruiting assistant.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSChicago, US
Adam Robinson(Chief Executive Officer, President and Director)Michael Krasman(Secretary and Director)
BoardMichael Krupka(Director)Bill Pescatello(Director)
ChurnZero provides AI-powered customer success software designed to reduce churn and increase revenue retention for SaaS companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArlington, US
You Mon Tsang(Executive Officer, Director)inMark Heys(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardSteve Fredrick(Director)Julia Taxin(Director)
Board seatJoanna Arras· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Mar 2021
Malvern, US
Board seatJoanna Arras· per SEC Form D · $10.1M raise · filed Nov 2021
Crayon provides a competitive enablement and competitive intelligence platform that gathers real-time market and competitor information to help sales and go-to-market teams win competitive deals.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechBoston, US
John Osborne(Executive Officer, Director)Benedict Rocchio(Director)Jonah Lopin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEric Paley(Director)
Board seatBenedict Rocchio· per SEC Form D · $21.7M raise · filed May 2021
Tampa, US
Board seatBenedict Rocchio· per SEC Form D · $10.3M raise · filed Nov 2024
ParkWhiz is an online parking marketplace and mobile app that lets drivers search, compare prices, and reserve parking spaces in advance for events or immediate use.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationChicago, US
Mike Sands(Director)Yona Shtern(Executive Officer, Director)Benedict Rocchio(Director)Sachin Chitnis(Director)Aashish Dalal(Director)Adam Erlebacher(Director)
Board seatBenedict Rocchio· per SEC Form D · $23M raise · filed Jan 2016
Glen Allen, US
Peter Harrison(Executive Officer, Director)Deborah Farrington(Director)Marc Lederman(Director)Keith Haas(Executive Officer)Habib Kairouz(Director)
Board seatBenedict Rocchio· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Jan 2018
Chicago, US
Jai Shekawat(Director)Benedict Rocchio(Director)Marc Kiven(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Sands(Executive Officer, Director)Matt McCall(Director)Chris Stone(Director)
Board seatBenedict Rocchio· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Mar 2016
Chicago, US
Scott Rovegno(Executive Officer, Director)Grant Gochnauer(Executive Officer, Director)Stacy Wolters Rovegno(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJames Pavlik· per SEC Form D · $7.5M raise · filed Oct 2021
Zylo provides SaaS and AI spend management software that discovers, tracks, and optimizes enterprise software spending by analyzing financial data and using AI models trained on over $75 billion in transaction data.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSIndianapolis, US
Eric Christopher(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Pruden(Director)
BoardEric Tobias(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Dorsey(Executive Officer, Director)Kristian Andersen(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatBenedict Rocchio· per SEC Form D · $36.7M raise · filed Feb 2023
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesZylo · zylo.com · May 4, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Baird Venture Partners located?
- Baird Venture Partners is headquartered in Chicago, US.