Investors in Chicago
169 investors headquartered in Chicago, the United States are recorded here, among them 54 private equity firms, 50 asset managers, 30 venture capital firms and 15 other investors. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to buyout. The sectors named most often are Healthcare, Real estate and AI. Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Seed Partners LLC real estate |
Direct + LP | Other | Funds | Chicago, United States |
| 1207 Capital Group, LLC credit · equity |
Limited partner | Fund of funds | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| 1st & Main Growth Partners financial services · fintech · payments · financial software |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| 7wireVentures digital health · healthcare · health technology |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Chicago, United States |
| Adams Street Partners private equity · private credit · venture capital · growth equity |
Direct + LP | Fund of funds | Seed – Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Advisory Research Investment Management equities · small cap · dividend |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Agman Partners financial services · hospitality · real estate · insurance |
Direct + LP | Family office | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| AGR Partners LLC food · agribusiness |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Aleto hedge funds · futures · alternative investments |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Alium Capital Partners Value-Added Manufacturing & Distribution · Health Care · Business Services · Consumer Products & Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Allstate Investment Management Company private equity · real estate · infrastructure · opportunistic |
Direct + LP | Insurer | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Aon Advantage Funds LLC technology · healthcare |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC global financial markets |
Layer unknown | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| ARCH Venture Partners biotech · healthcare · life sciences · physical sciences |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Ashland Forest Capital Partners LLC sports · entertainment · sports technology · media platforms |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Avathon Capital Management LP education · workforce |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Benford Capital Partners Management, L.P. Industrial Technology & Manufacturing · Food, Ingredients & Consumer Products · Agriculture Products & Services · Specialty Services & Distribution |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Blackbird Investment Group real estate · industrial · multifamily · office |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Blue Vista Capital Management, LLC real estate · student housing · middle market equity · real estate credit |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| BlueSpruce Investments, LP business services · consumer · financial technology · asset management |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Builders Vision food & agriculture · energy · oceans |
Direct + LP | Family office | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Buoyant Ventures Energy · Efficient Computing · Industrials · Climate Intelligence |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Chicago, United States |
| Cedar Street Asset Management LLC equities |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Center Rock Capital Partners, LP industrial manufacturing · industrial distribution · industrial services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund | Limited partner | Pension fund | Funds | Chicago, United States |
| Chicago Ventures Supply Chain, Logistics & Warehousing · Healthcare · Fintech · Enterprise Tools |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Chicago, United States |
| Cleargate Capital Partners Healthcare Services · Outsourced Services to Providers · HCIT · Revenue Cycle Management |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Cleveland Avenue Consumer Goods & Services · Food & Beverage · Restaurant & Food Tech · Robotics/AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Constellation Wealth Capital wealth management |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Corazon Capital consumer tech · emerging tech · marketplaces · commerce enablement |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Chicago, United States |
| Creation Investments Capital Management, LLC financial services · financial inclusion |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Cresset Capital | Direct investor | Family office | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Cressey & Company LP Healthcare Services · Healthcare Technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| CRG real estate · industrial · office · student housing |
Direct investor | Other | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Cultivian Sandbox Ventures food · agriculture |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Decasonic blockchain · Web3 · AI · metaverse |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Chicago, United States |
| Decennial Group infrastructure · energy · data technology · real assets |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Distributed Ventures health · insurance · wealth |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Chicago, United States |
| DNS Capital manufacturing · industrials · business services · consumer products |
Direct investor | Family office | Pre-seed – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Dorsey Asset Management | Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Edgewater Services, LLC middle market companies |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| EMERGING restaurant · entertainment · hospitality tech · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Endura Capital Management, LLC commodities · base metals · supply chains |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Energize Capital climate · energy · industrial · critical infrastructure |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Series A – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Equator Capital Partners LLC financial services · microfinance · small business banks · insurance |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Equity International real estate · infrastructure · related sectors |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Erie Street Growth Partners business services · consulting · strategic communications · digital and marketing services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Evergreen Climate Innovations climate tech · built environment · carbon dioxide removal · chemicals & plastics |
Direct investor | Other | Seed | Chicago, United States |
| Evergreen Investment Advisors real estate · self storage · living · retail |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Fairway Capital Management, LLC IT · healthcare |
Limited partner | Asset manager | Seed – Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Financial Investments Corporation Business & Consumer Services · Tech-Enabled Services · Banks · Insurance Services |
Direct investor | Family office | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| FireStarter Fund technology |
Direct investor | Angel network | Seed | Chicago, United States |
| First Principles Group space exploration · visionary technologies |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Flexpoint Ford, LLC Financial Services · Healthcare · Business Services · Insurance |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Framtiden Holdings Management Company LLC public companies |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Frontenac Consumer · Industrial · Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| G Squared Equity Management LP AI · Data Infrastructure · Security · Application Software |
Direct investor | Other | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Gate City Capital Management, LLC micro-cap companies |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| GCM Grosvenor private equity · credit · infrastructure · real estate |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Gerchen Capital Partners legal finance · law firm financings · commercial litigation portfolios · settlement monetizations |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| GoldenStone Investments LP single-stock volatility · event-driven strategies · U.S. equity options market |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Golub Capital sponsor finance · private credit · software · healthcare |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Granite Creek Capital Partners business services · agribusiness · manufacturing · healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Gresham Partners, LLC | Layer unknown | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Greyrock Capital Group Specialty Materials & Chemicals · Education · Distribution · Manufacturing |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Greystone Industrial Partners Management, LP Packaging · Building Products · Manufacturing · Distribution |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| GrizzlyRock Capital, LLC small cap securities |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Growth Catalyst Partners, L.P. information services · marketing services · tech-enabled services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| GTCR Financial Services & Technology · Healthcare · Technology, Media & Telecommunications · Business & Consumer Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| GVC Americas, LLC Healthcare Services · Business Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Harrison Street Asset Management real estate · infrastructure · credit |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| HC Private Investments, LLC niche manufacturing · consumer · industrial · Food and Ingredients |
Direct investor | Family office | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Heard Capital LLC financials · industrials · technology · telecommunications |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Heitman LLC real estate |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| HFR Investments, LLC hedge funds |
Limited partner | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Honeybear Financial digital assets |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Hughes & Company healthcare software · technology-enabled services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Hyde Park Angels AI · food · manufacturing · healthcare |
Direct investor | Angel network | Seed – Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Hyde Park Venture Partners AI · software · tech-enabled services |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Chicago, United States |
| i-Qu & Co. technology |
Direct + LP | Other | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Illinois Ventures Artificial Intelligence · Information Technology · Ag Tech · Health |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Chicago, United States |
| Impact Engine economic opportunity · environmental sustainability · health equity |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Pre-seed – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| InvestBev beverage · alcohol · spirits · whiskey |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| InVivium Capital healthcare · life sciences · biotechnology · medical device |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Iron Road Capital Partners, LLC | Limited partner | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| JSSI Aviation Capital Management, LLC business aviation · aircraft financing |
Direct investor | Other | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Jump Capital AI · fintech · infrastructure software · application software |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Chicago, United States |
| Kerberos Capital Management LLC asset-backed credit · specialty finance |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Kruse Asset Management, LLC | Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| L&G - Asset Management, America fixed income · equities · real estate · private credit |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| LAGO GLOBAL lower middle-market · private credit |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Laramar Multi-Family Value Manager, LLC multifamily real estate · mixed-use properties · medical properties · affordable housing |
Direct + LP | Other | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| LaSalle Capital food & beverage · agriculture · supply chain |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Lightbank | Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Linden Capital Partners healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Lizard Investors LLC small cap equity · emerging market equity |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC | Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Longford Capital Management, LP litigation finance |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Longshore Capital Partners services · technology-enabled BPO · loyalty/incentives · managed services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| LSV Asset Management value equity · U.S. equity · non-U.S. equity · global equity |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| M & J Wilkow commercial real estate · retail · office |
Direct investor | Other | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| M25 Finance & Insurance · Healthcare IT · Horizontal SaaS · Supply Chain & Industrial |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Chicago, United States |
| Madison Dearborn Partners Financial Services · Healthcare · Technology & Government |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| May River Capital Engineered Products · Advanced Manufacturing · Technical Industrial Services · Specialty Industrial Distribution |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| McNally Capital Aerospace & Defense · Industrial Technology & Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Merit Capital Partners Vi, LLC Manufacturing · Service · Distribution · Health Care |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Method Capital LLC technology |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Series A – Series B | Chicago, United States |
| mHUB hardtech · energy · healthcare · advanced manufacturing |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Seed – Series A | Chicago, United States |
| Midwest Mezzanine Funds manufacturing · distribution · services |
Direct investor | Other | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Moderne Ventures AI · Robotics · Deep tech · Sustainability |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Muller & Monroe Asset Management, LLC private equity |
Limited partner | Fund of funds | Funds | Chicago, United States |
| Multimodal Ventures ai · robotics · biotech · defense |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Chicago, United States |
| MVP Ventures software · hardware · defense · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| National Investment Services fixed income · preferred stock · high yield · municipal |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| New Stack, LLC Vertical AI · Fintech · Healthcare · Industrials |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Chicago, United States |
| Nextgen Growth Partners, LLC Facilities Services · Niche Contracting & Infrastructure Support · Professional & Technical Services · Business Process Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Origin Ventures AI Infrastructure · AI-Native Software · AI Frontier Tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Chicago, United States |
| PACE Healthcare Capital Management, LLC digital health · healthcare tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Chicago, United States |
| Partners Enterprise Capital LLC real estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Periscope Equity LLC Commerce Enablement · Cloud, IT, & Security · Healthcare IT · Talent, Risk & Operations |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| PharVision Advisers, LLC public equities |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Polaris7 Investments LLC | Layer unknown | Other | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Pondera Holdings LLC | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Port Capital LLC equity |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| PPC manufactured products · services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Promus Ventures DeepTech · space · manufacturing · mobility |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Chicago, United States |
| Prospect Partners Advisors LLC manufacturing · distribution · specialty services · food/consumer |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| PSP Partners, LLC business services · technology services · advanced industrials · software |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Rail Splitter Capital Advisers, LLC micro-cap equities |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| RCP Advisors small buyouts · lower middle market private equity |
Direct + LP | Fund of funds | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Rising Point Capital Industrial Services · Energy & Infrastructure · Environmental & Waste · Logistics & Transportation |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Riverspan Partners LP Industrials · Chemicals & Materials · Industrial Tech & Engineered Components · Building Products |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| S2G Investments Energy · Food & Agriculture · Oceans |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Sandalphon Capital Digital Health · Healthcare IT · Insurance · Insurtech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Chicago, United States |
| Sandbox Industries healthcare · insurance · technology |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Saratoga Realty Investors LLC real estate · hospitality · multi-family · hard money lending |
Direct + LP | Other | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Second Century Ventures real estate technology · AI · digital platforms · fintech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series B | Chicago, United States |
| Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated real estate |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Sheffield Asset Management, L.L.C. equities |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Shore Capital Partners Healthcare · Food & Beverage · Business Services · Industrials |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Shorehill Capital Manufacturing · Business Services · Distribution |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Singerman Real Estate Management Company, L.P. real estate · office · industrial · multifamily |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Starting Line consumer · AI · health · fintech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Chicago, United States |
| Sterling Partners healthcare · education · business services · consumer |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Svoboda Capital Partners LLC professional services · industrial & commercial services · transportation & logistics services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Systima Capital Management affordable housing · middle income housing · mixed income housing · real estate |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Temerity Strategic Partners real estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation climate change · criminal justice · local news · artificial intelligence |
Direct + LP | Other | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| The Spencer Foundation education research |
Direct investor | Other | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Thurston Group healthcare · business services · real estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Tilia Holdings, LLC food supply chain · food and beverage · cold chain warehousing · analytical chemistry |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| TradeLink Capital LLC managed futures · equities |
Limited partner | Fund of funds | Funds | Chicago, United States |
| Twin Bridge Capital Partners, LLC private equity · small market buyouts · lower middle market buyouts |
Direct + LP | Fund of funds | Funds – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Twin Lake bonds · bank debt · convertible bonds · preferred stock |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Tyree & D'Angelo Partners Management LP lower middle market · healthcare services · veterinary · dental |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Valoran Capital Management multifamily real estate · workforce housing |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Chicago, United States |
| Victory Park Capital asset-backed credit · legal credit · specialty finance · specialty real estate |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Walton Street Capital real estate · commercial real estate · equity · debt |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Waud Capital Partners Healthcare · Software & Technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| West Monroe Capital | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| WHI Collective Real Estate LP real estate |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| William Blair Capital Partners | Layer unknown | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Winchester Asset Management, LLC credit |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Wind Point Partners consumer products · industrial products · food · pet |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Winona Capital Management Apparel & Lifestyle Products · Pet & Juvenile Products · Growth Oriented Branded Retailers · Sports, Recreation & Leisure |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Wolverine Asset Management, LLC | Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. Manufacturing · Distribution · Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| ZEA Inc Artificial Intelligence · Robotics · Space · Manufacturing |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Chicago, United States |
| Zell Family Office | Layer unknown | Family office | Not stated | Chicago, United States |