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
TE TechRise Chicago	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
SM SmartHealth Catalyzer TD1 person	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
CI CIBC	88🔒	Chicago	CA	Pre-Seed–Late Stage	$1.5M – $29.2M	+ Add to CRM
PR proChain Ventures DS1 person	88🔒	Arlington	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
BI Bitnomial	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
CH Chicago Crypto Capital	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
TA Tally Capital	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series B	—	+ Add to CRM

TechRise Chicago

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

SmartHealth Catalyzer

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

TD1 person

CIBC

ChicagoPre-Seed–Late Stage$1.5M – $29.2M

proChain Ventures

ArlingtonPre-Seed–Seed

DS1 person

Bitnomial

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

Chicago Crypto Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

Tally Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series B

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