Seed Investors & VC Firms in Chicago

135 firms in this list, with a median first check of $375K. 28 of them lead rounds. Generated from verified public data and updated continuously.

Fund	FoxScore	HQ	Invests	Stage	Check	CRM
TR TransUnion CA1 person	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed–Growth	—	+ Add to CRM
SM SmartHealth Catalyzer TD1 person	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
NE New Frontier Zesty Holdings KMNL2 people	88🔒	Chicago	US	Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
TA Tally Capital	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	—	+ Add to CRM
CH Chicago Crypto Capital	88🔒	Chicago	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
GS GSV Ventures AFARABDB46 people · Leads rounds	88🔒	San Francisco	US	Seed–Late Stage	$250K – $15M	+ Add to CRM
IL Illinois Ventures NSJKPMTP21 people	88🔒	Champaign	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
GE GE Ventures KKBCKNLB9 people · Leads rounds	88🔒	Cincinnati	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
RO Royal Street Ventures Management Company, Llc JSLBMKSS4 people	88🔒	Kansas City	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	$1M – $3M	+ Add to CRM
AS Astellas Venture Management LLC HKHUSKSM10 people	88🔒	South San Francisco	US	Pre-Seed–Series C	$200K – $5M	+ Add to CRM
DE Decasonic PHAAJPAT5 people · Leads rounds	88🔒	San Francisco	US	Pre-Seed–Series A	$1M – $2M	+ Add to CRM
BA Barrel Ventures CCNCMKRS7 people	88🔒	Evanston	US	Seed	—	+ Add to CRM
MA Marram Ventures MFSLGL3 people	88🔒	Saugatuck	US	Seed–Series B	$3M	+ Add to CRM
CI CIBC JG1 person	88🔒	Toronto	CA	Pre-Seed–Late Stage	—	+ Add to CRM
PR proChain Ventures JKJKMG3 people	88🔒	Arlington	US	Pre-Seed–Seed	—	+ Add to CRM

TransUnion

ChicagoSeed–Growth

CA1 person

SmartHealth Catalyzer

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

TD1 person

New Frontier Zesty Holdings

ChicagoSeed–Series A

KMNL2 people

Tally Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Series A

Chicago Crypto Capital

ChicagoPre-Seed–Seed

GSV Ventures

San FranciscoSeed–Late Stage$250K – $15M

AFARABDB46 people

Illinois Ventures

ChampaignPre-Seed–Seed

NSJKPMTP21 people

GE Ventures

CincinnatiPre-Seed–Seed

KKBCKNLB9 people

Royal Street Ventures Management Company, Llc

Kansas CityPre-Seed–Seed$1M – $3M

JSLBMKSS4 people

Astellas Venture Management LLC

South San FranciscoPre-Seed–Series C$200K – $5M

HKHUSKSM10 people

Decasonic

San FranciscoPre-Seed–Series A$1M – $2M

PHAAJPAT5 people

Barrel Ventures

EvanstonSeed

CCNCMKRS7 people

Marram Ventures

SaugatuckSeed–Series B$3M

MFSLGL3 people

CIBC

TorontoPre-Seed–Late Stage

JG1 person

proChain Ventures

ArlingtonPre-Seed–Seed

JKJKMG3 people

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