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 7 of 11 portfolio companiesSaaS Γ6AI & Machine Learning Γ4Enterprise Software Γ3Sales Tech Γ2Cleantech Γ1Climate Tech Γ1Consumer Γ1Energy Γ1
HQs:United StatesΓ11
Investments Β· 11 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 Β· 12023 Β· 12021 Β· 42018 Β· 12016 Β· 12015 Β· 19 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)Jeff Ellman(Member and Manager)
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 ArrasΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $20M raise Β· filed Mar 2021
Co-investorsGrotech VenturesJMI EquityBaird Capital
Malvern, US
Board seatJoanna ArrasΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $10.1M raise Β· filed Nov 2021
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)John Osborne(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEric Paley(Director)in
Board seatBenedict RocchioΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $21.7M raise Β· filed May 2021
Co-investorsBantam GroupBaseline VenturesChaos VenturesConvergeEastward Capital PartnersFounder Collective+4 more
Tampa, US
LAWRENCE M. HARDING(Executive Officer, Director)WILLIAM J. MARCINKIEWICZ(Executive Officer)BILL THOMAS(Director)CALBRAITH R. WHEATON(Director)CHRIS PAYNE(Director)
Board seatBenedict RocchioΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $10.3M raise Β· 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)Yona Shtern(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Sands(Director)Sachin Chitnis(Director)Adam Erlebacher(Director)Henry Feinberg(Director)
Board seatBenedict RocchioΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $23M raise Β· filed Jan 2016
Co-investorsChaifetz GroupConnetic VenturesEscalate Capital PartnersVillage GlobalWonder Ventures
Glen Allen, US
Peter Harrison(Executive Officer, Director)Keith Haas(Executive Officer)
BoardDeborah Farrington(Director)Marc Lederman(Director)Habib Kairouz(Director)
Board seatBenedict RocchioΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $20M raise Β· filed Jan 2018
Chicago, US
Marc Kiven(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Sands(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMatt McCall(Director)Jai Shekawat(Director)Chris Stone(Director)
Board seatBenedict RocchioΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $15M raise Β· filed Mar 2016
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 PavlikΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $7.5M raise Β· 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)Cory Wheeler(Founder)inBen Pippenger(Founder)
BoardEric Tobias(Executive Officer, Director)inScott Dorsey(Executive Officer, Director)inKristian Andersen(Executive Officer, Director)in
Board seatBenedict RocchioΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $36.7M raise Β· filed Feb 2023
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersHigh AlphaHyde Park Venture PartnersMassMutual VenturesMenlo VenturesBaird Capital+2 more
Catalyze develops, finances, builds, owns, and operates on-site renewable energy systems β combining solar, storage, and EV charging β 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)Don Layden(Director)
Co-investorsEnCap Energy TransitionInnosphere VenturesArthur VenturesChicago VenturesLewis & Clark Ventures
Rows marked βSEC filingβ are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D β public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesZylo Β· zylo.com Β· May 4, 2026
HSP Group Β· hsp.com Β· Jan 21, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Baird Venture Partners located?
- Baird Venture Partners is headquartered in Chicago, US.