Baird Venture Partners
Venture capitalChicago · 7 people tracked
Find your way into Baird Venture Partners
722 people in our graph share verified history with the Baird Venture Partners team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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.
Team · 7 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 11 of 16 portfolio companiesSaaS ×7AI & Machine Learning ×4Enterprise Software ×3Consumer ×2Future of Work ×2HR Tech ×2Marketplaces ×2Sales Tech ×2
HQs:United States×16
Investments · 16 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12023 · 12021 · 42018 · 12017 · 12016 · 12015 · 211 dated
Hireology provides hiring and recruitment software designed to help multi-location businesses source, hire, and manage staff consistently across sites.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSChicago, US
Adam Robinson(Chief Executive Officer, President and Director)inMichael Krasman(Secretary and Director)inJeff Ellman(Member and Manager)in
BoardMichael Krupka(Director)Bill Pescatello(Director)in
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesBlue Cloud VenturesBluestein VenturesLightbank
ChurnZero provides customer success software with embedded AI agents that automate tasks such as onboarding, risk detection, and account growth for customer success teams.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechArlington, US
You Mon Tsang(Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder)inMark Heys(Chief Technical Officer and Cofounder)inAbby Hammer(Chief Product Officer and Chief Customer Officer)inHunter Montgomery(Chief Marketing Officer)inMichael Kipp(Chief Information Security Officer)inSarah Kiley(Chief Sales Officer)in
Board seatJoanna Arras· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Mar 2021
Co-investorsGrotech VenturesJMI EquityBaird Capital
Crayon provides an AI-powered competitive intelligence platform that monitors competitors, surfaces real-time market intel, generates content, and delivers sales talk tracks and plays to enablement and sales teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechBoston, US
Jonah Lopin(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Osborne(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEric Paley(Director)in
Board seatBenedict Rocchio· per SEC Form D · $21.7M raise · filed May 2021
Co-investorsBantam GroupBaseline VenturesChaos VenturesConvergeEastward Capital PartnersFounder Collective+5 more
HSP Group provides global expansion services and a platform called GateWay to manage international HR, payroll, tax, accounting, and legal entity management across 60+ countries.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSTampa, US
LAWRENCE M. HARDING(Executive Officer, Director)WILLIAM J. MARCINKIEWICZ(Executive Officer)
BoardCALBRAITH R. WHEATON(Director)CHRIS PAYNE(Director)BILL THOMAS(Director)
Board seatBenedict Rocchio· per SEC Form D · $10.3M raise · filed Nov 2024
Co-investorsABS Capital PartnersBaird Capital
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
Aashish Dalal(Director)inJon Thornton(Director)inYona Shtern(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Sands(Director)Sachin Chitnis(Director)Adam Erlebacher(Director)
Board seatBenedict Rocchio· per SEC Form D · $23M raise · filed Jan 2016
Co-investorsChaifetz GroupConnetic VenturesEscalate Capital PartnersVillage GlobalWonder VenturesAlate Partners+3 more
Vodori builds cloud-based content management software for life science teams, supporting compliance and the promotional material review process with workflow management, digital asset management, and health authority submission tools.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechMarketing TechSaaSChicago, US
Scott Rovegno(CEO and Co-Founder)inGrant Gochnauer(CTO and Co-Founder)inStacy Wolters(Chief Data and Analytics Officer and Co-Founder)inJoe Barr(Chief Financial Officer)inLesly Marban(Chief Commercial Officer)inStacy Wolters Rovegno(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJames Pavlik· per SEC Form D · $7.5M raise · filed Oct 2021
Co-investorsBaird Capital
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)inCory Wheeler(Founder)inBen Pippenger(Founder)in
BoardEric Tobias(Executive Officer, Director)inScott Dorsey(Executive Officer, Director)inKristian Andersen(Executive Officer, Director)in
Board seatBenedict Rocchio· per SEC Form D · $36.7M raise · filed Feb 2023
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersHigh AlphaHyde Park Venture PartnersMassMutual VenturesMenlo VenturesBaird Capital+3 more
Arroweye provides card program services for issuers, including production and delivery of credit, debit, prepaid, and gift cards, with options such as eco-friendly card programs.
FintechChicago, US
Render Dahiya(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Cogan(Executive Officer)inMarc Nardulli(Executive Officer)inBrian Huse(Executive Officer)in
BoardJay W. Christopher(Director)James McGrail(Director)
Co-investorsMultiplier CapitalAdams Street Partners
Catalyze develops, finances, builds, owns, and operates on-site renewable energy systems — combining solar, storage, and EV charging — for commercial and industrial real estate owners and operators across national portfolios in the US, with no upfront capital cost to the property owner.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyPropTechSaaSMadison, US
Mohan Balachandran(Executive Officer, Director)Travis Good(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMark Bakken(Director)James Burgum(Director)inDon Layden(Director)
Co-investorsEnCap Energy TransitionInnosphere VenturesArthur VenturesChicago VenturesLewis & Clark Ventures
Delafield, US
Kurt Heikkinen(Chief Executive Officer and President)Judy Owen(Director)Jill Larsen(Director)David Matre(Executive Officer)James Pavlik(Director)William Schleicher(Director)
Co-investorsBeringeaFoley Ventures
Sittercity operates a marketplace connecting families with childcare providers including nannies and babysitters across the United States.
ConsumerFuture of WorkMarketplacesNewton, US
Rishi Bhalerao(Chief Operating Officer)inIsabelle Plante(Head of Strategic Growth)Laura Munkres(Director, Operations)inMaddie Stuart(Director, Analytics)John Thompson(Director, Engineering)inChelsea Hower(Director, Trust & Safety)in
Co-investorsMultiplier Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Circonus, Inc.SAJ ShiftSignal DigitalEDO InteractiveZurex Pharma
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 companiesParkWhiz · en.wikipedia.org · Jun 16, 2026
Zylo · zylo.com · May 4, 2026
HSP Group · hsp.com · Jan 21, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Baird Venture Partners made?
- Baird Venture Partners has 16 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- Where is Baird Venture Partners located?
- Baird Venture Partners is headquartered in Chicago, US.