Seed Investors & VC Firms in Chicago

111 firms in this list, with a median first check of $500K. 23 of them lead rounds. Generated from verified public data and updated continuously.

Fund	FoxScore	HQ	Invests	Stage	Check	CRM
BU Buoyant Ventures Management, Llc ABAMLKAF6 people · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Late Stage	$500K – $5M	+ Add to CRM
BL Bluestein Ventures AHBBLLAK5 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
EN Energy Capital Ventures JYRVJSLV12 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	$2M – $5M	+ Add to CRM
SE Second Century Ventures DGMBTTCF4 people · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed–Growth	—	+ Add to CRM
LA Lakewest Venture Partners JWDEDW3 people · Leads rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed–Series A	$50K – $1M	+ Add to CRM
CU Cultivian Sandbox Ventures AZBSDPNR7 people · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed–Late Stage	$5M – $15M	+ Add to CRM
EX Exelon CKCMEPJJ20 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
PA Partners Resolute JMVVM3 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
CM CMT Digital Ventures JLSCAICS14 people · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
NI Nine Four Ventures JEKRPLAP6 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
GE Germin8 Ventures MLCHDAAL9 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed–Series B	—	+ Add to CRM
NU Nurse Capital BADWLMW9 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	$2M – $5M	+ Add to CRM
BR Bridge Venture Fund DGKPRJCR7 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
IR Iron Key Capital JAKKDAHC12 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
CA Capitalize VC TFCMSSBS4 people · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	$100K – $200K	+ Add to CRM
ID IDL Ventures AGAMDADI13 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
PE Permanent Capital Ventures JDMGBFJA8 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed–Series B	—	+ Add to CRM
LI Linden Capital ABBC2 people	88🔒	Chicago	DE	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
TE TechNexus Venture Collaborative THAWJAFH7 people · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed–Growth	—	+ Add to CRM
DI Dipalo Ventures MPRAGRLH7 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
RI Riverwalk Capital Partners ARSDCGKD12 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
PR Promus Ventures MC1 person · Follows rounds	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
CH Chaifetz Group RA1 person	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed–Late Stage	—	+ Add to CRM

Buoyant Ventures Management, Llc

ChicagoPre-Seed–Late Stage$500K – $5M

ABAMLKAF6 people

Bluestein Ventures

ChicagoSeed–Series A

AHBBLLAK5 people

Energy Capital Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A$2M – $5M

JYRVJSLV12 people

Second Century Ventures

ChicagoSeed–Growth

DGMBTTCF4 people

Lakewest Venture Partners

ChicagoSeed–Series A$50K – $1M

JWDEDW3 people

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures

ChicagoSeed–Late Stage$5M – $15M

AZBSDPNR7 people

Exelon

ChicagoSeed

CKCMEPJJ20 people

Partners Resolute

ChicagoSeed–Series A

JMVVM3 people

CMT Digital Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

JLSCAICS14 people

Nine Four Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

JEKRPLAP6 people

Germin8 Ventures

ChicagoSeed–Series B

MLCHDAAL9 people

Nurse Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A$2M – $5M

BADWLMW9 people

Bridge Venture Fund

ChicagoSeed–Series A

DGKPRJCR7 people

Iron Key Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

JAKKDAHC12 people

Capitalize VC

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed$100K – $200K

TFCMSSBS4 people

IDL Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

AGAMDADI13 people

TAWANI Ventures

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A$200K – $500K

AAAPJPWP4 people

Permanent Capital Ventures

ChicagoSeed–Series B

JDMGBFJA8 people

Linden Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

ABBC2 people

TechNexus Venture Collaborative

ChicagoSeed–Growth

THAWJAFH7 people

Dipalo Ventures

ChicagoSeed–Series A

MPRAGRLH7 people

Riverwalk Capital Partners

ChicagoSeed

ARSDCGKD12 people

Promus Ventures

ChicagoSeed–Series A

MC1 person

Chaifetz Group

ChicagoSeed–Late Stage

RA1 person

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