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Chicago Ventures — 2020 Investments

4 investments dated 2020 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Ureekaureeka.bizin𝕏Apr 2020 · $9MAcquired

ZenBusiness (operating as Ureeka) provides AI-powered guidance and support for entrepreneurs to create LLCs and develop business ideas.

Future of WorkLegalTechSaaSHillsborough, US

David Jakubowski(Executive Officer, Director)Melissa Bradley(Director)Robert Gatto(Executive Officer)inRoss Buhrdorf(CEO & Co-Founder)inShanaz Hemmati(Co-founder)in

Board seatStuart Larkins· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBullpen CapitalGaingelsOssian CapitalSalesforce Ventures

Rise Gardensrisegardens.comSeed · May 2020 · $3M

Rise Gardens makes indoor hydroponic garden systems that grow up to 108 plants and 40 lbs of produce per month without soil, paired with a companion app that provides automated lighting, watering, and step-by-step growing guidance.

AgTechConsumerHardwareChicago, US

Henry Adams(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Hank Adams(CEO & Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentAmazon Alexa FundListen VenturesTELUS VenturesTrue Ventures

Upkeyupkey.comSep 2020

Upkey was a professional development platform that helped students, including those from underrepresented and underserved communities, build career skills and land their first jobs.

EdTechFuture of WorkChicago, US

Amir Badr(Executive Officer, Director)inParham Parastaran(Director)Charles Plauche, Jr.(Director)

Co-investorsLofty Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

On Demand Technologies

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.