Chicago Trading Company
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Investment thesis
Chicago Trading Company is a proprietary trading firm founded in 1995, with teams of traders, quants, technologists, and operations staff. It is not presented on this page as a venture capital investor.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Chicago Trading Company went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 4 of 5 portfolio companiesFintech ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Sports Tech ×2Crypto & Web3 ×1Marketplaces ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×2
Investments · 5 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12022 · 12021 · 12020 · 14 dated
Amberdata provides institutional-grade data, analytics, and infrastructure solutions for digital assets and Web3, covering market data, portfolio and risk management, compliance, and tax management.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechFremont, US
Joanes Espanol(Executive Officer, Promoter)inTongtong Gong(Executive Officer, Promoter)inShawn Douglass(CEO)in
BoardLars Leckie(Director)in
Co-investorsAspenwoodboldstart venturesCoinbase VenturesFenbushi CapitalHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)VU Venture Partners+5 more
Eris Innovations is an intellectual property licensing company that developed and patented the Eris Methodology, a way to list exchange-traded futures replicating interest rate swaps, which it licensed to CME Group for Eris SOFR Swap futures and Eris Options.
Fintech
Michael Riddle(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalVirtu Financial
Hxro Network is a Solana-based decentralized liquidity, risk and margin primitive for derivatives and parimutuel betting markets.
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesAlameda ResearchBlockchain CapitalCommonwealthCommonwealth Asset ManagementJump Crypto+1 more
Kero provides infrastructure and aggregated intelligence for live sports betting, including real-time pricing models, automated trading and risk management, and market operations such as market creation, state management, and settlement.
Data & InfrastructureSaaSSports Tech
Co-investorsAcies InvestmentsYolo InvestmentsEberg CapitalSharp Alpha
ProphetX operates a sports prediction market where participants trade event contracts on outcomes across major leagues such as MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, soccer, tennis, and golf.
FintechMarketplacesSports Tech
Co-investorsChaos VenturesGFR FundMIXI
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Amberdata · coinstats.app · Aug 9, 2026
Kero Gaming · news.worldcasinodirectory.com · May 8, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Chicago Trading Company made?
- Chicago Trading Company has 5 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What sectors does Chicago Trading Company focus on?
- Chicago Trading Company focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Chicago Trading Company located?
- Chicago Trading Company is headquartered in Chicago, US.
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