Pre-Seed Investors & VC Firms in Chicago

55 firms in this list, with a median first check of $250K. 12 of them lead rounds. Generated from verified public data and updated continuously.

Fund	FoxScore	HQ	Invests	Stage	Check	CRM
EA Earth Foundry JBPWSCAW15 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
RO Royal Street Ventures Management Company, Llc JSLBSSMK4 people	88🔒	Kansas City	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	$1M – $3M	+ Add to CRM
LO LongJump Ventures AABLGCKS6 people · Leads rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	$110K	+ Add to CRM
FE Fermion DPASDP3 people · Leads rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	$500K – $10M	+ Add to CRM
BU Buoyant Ventures Management, Llc ABAMAFLK8 people · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Late Stage	$500K – $5M	+ Add to CRM
NU Nurse Capital BADWMWBA12 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	$2M – $5M	+ Add to CRM
CA Capitalize VC TFKFESMH7 people · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	$100K – $200K	+ Add to CRM
IR Iron Key Capital JAKKDAER12 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
TA TAWANI Ventures AAAPJPWP4 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	$200K – $500K	+ Add to CRM
JU Jump Crypto SSKK2 people · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	$500K – $15M	+ Add to CRM
DE Decasonic ALAAATET7 people	88🔒	San Francisco	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
PA Pathway Bioventures DJMMJSDH5 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
LI Linden Capital	88🔒	Chicago	DE	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
CM CMT Digital Ventures JLSCAICS7 people · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
PO Portal Innovations	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
NE Network Ventures JM1 person · Leads rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	$500K – $2M	+ Add to CRM
GE GE Ventures JPBCMWPP10 people · Leads rounds	88🔒	Cincinnati	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
GE Genius Guild KF1 person · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	$10K – $100K	+ Add to CRM
HA HARPER COURT VENTURES KM1 person	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
UP Upheaval Investments RF1 person · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	$150K – $2M	+ Add to CRM
SI Simplex Investments ESDH2 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Late Stage	—	+ Add to CRM
SI Simplex Ventures KK1 person	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
AN Angel Operator Partners (aop) SS1 person	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
BL BlockArrow Capital	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM

Earth Foundry

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

JBPWSCAW15 people

Royal Street Ventures Management Company, Llc

Kansas CityPre-Seed–Series A$1M – $3M

JSLBSSMK4 people

LongJump Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed$110K

AABLGCKS6 people

Fermion

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A$500K – $10M

DPASDP3 people

Buoyant Ventures Management, Llc

ChicagoPre-Seed–Late Stage$500K – $5M

ABAMAFLK8 people

Nurse Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A$2M – $5M

BADWMWBA12 people

Capitalize VC

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed$100K – $200K

TFKFESMH7 people

Iron Key Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

JAKKDAER12 people

TAWANI Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A$200K – $500K

AAAPJPWP4 people

Jump Crypto

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A$500K – $15M

SSKK2 people

Decasonic

San FranciscoPre-Seed–Seed

ALAAATET7 people

Pathway Bioventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

DJMMJSDH5 people

Linden Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

CMT Digital Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

JLSCAICS7 people

Portal Innovations

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

Network Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A$500K – $2M

JM1 person

GE Ventures

CincinnatiPre-Seed–Seed

JPBCMWPP10 people

Genius Guild

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed$10K – $100K

KF1 person

HARPER COURT VENTURES

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

KM1 person

Upheaval Investments

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed$150K – $2M

RF1 person

Simplex Investments

ChicagoPre-Seed–Late Stage

ESDH2 people

Simplex Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

KK1 person

Angel Operator Partners (aop)

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

SS1 person

BlockArrow Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

Data sourced from public filings and firms' own websites — see our methodology.