Pre-Seed Investors & VC Firms in Chicago

58 firms in this list, with a median first check of $225K. 12 of them lead rounds. Generated from verified public data and updated continuously.

Fund	FoxScore	HQ	Invests	Stage	Check	CRM
IR Iron Key Capital KKDAHCLS23 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
BU Buoyant Ventures Management, Llc AMABLKAF6 people · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	$500K – $5M	+ Add to CRM
JO Josephine Collective ARAD3 people · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series B	$10K – $100K	+ Add to CRM
EA Earth Foundry JBPWSCAW14 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
FE Fermion ASDPRR3 people · Leads rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	$500K – $10M	+ Add to CRM
BL Bluestein Ventures ABAHBBLL5 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
53 53 Stations JPKGCOAD11 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
DI Dipalo Ventures RAMPRSGR9 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
NI Nine Four Ventures JEKRPLAP6 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
NE Newlin Ventures GN1 person · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	$15K – $100K	+ Add to CRM
NU Nurse Capital BADWLCMW9 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	$2M – $5M	+ Add to CRM
RE Real Tech Capital BCEHDGDB5 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
TA TAWANI Ventures AAAPJPWP4 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	$200K – $500K	+ Add to CRM
SI Simplex Ventures ESSNKK3 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
LI Linden Capital ABBC2 people	88🔒	Chicago	DE	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
PO Portal Innovations	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ 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 DRKMARKM4 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
PR Propellant Ventures JJADHC3 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
AN Angel Operator Partners (aop) SSSS2 people	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–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
BL BlockArrow Capital TS1 person	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
TE TechRise Chicago	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM

Iron Key Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

KKDAHCLS23 people

Buoyant Ventures Management, Llc

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A$500K – $5M

AMABLKAF6 people

Josephine Collective

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series B$10K – $100K

ARAD3 people

Earth Foundry

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

JBPWSCAW14 people

Fermion

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A$500K – $10M

ASDPRR3 people

Bluestein Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

ABAHBBLL5 people

53 Stations

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

JPKGCOAD11 people

Dipalo Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

RAMPRSGR9 people

Nine Four Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

JEKRPLAP6 people

Newlin Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A$15K – $100K

GN1 person

Nurse Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A$2M – $5M

BADWLCMW9 people

Real Tech Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

BCEHDGDB5 people

TAWANI Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A$200K – $500K

AAAPJPWP4 people

Simplex Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

ESSNKK3 people

Linden Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

ABBC2 people

Portal Innovations

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

Genius Guild

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed$10K – $100K

KF1 person

HARPER COURT VENTURES

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

DRKMARKM4 people

Propellant Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

JJADHC3 people

Angel Operator Partners (aop)

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

SSSS2 people

Upheaval Investments

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed$150K – $2M

RF1 person

Simplex Investments

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

ESDH2 people

BlockArrow Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

TS1 person

TechRise Chicago

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

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