Investors in Chicago
113 investors headquartered in Chicago, the United States are recorded here, among them 46 private equity firms, 27 venture capital firms, 22 other investors and 9 asset managers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1207 Capital Group, LLC credit · equity |
Limited partner | Fund of funds | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| 1st & Main Growth Partners financial services · fintech · payments · financial software |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| 7wireVentures digital health · healthcare · health technology |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Adams Street Partners private equity · private credit · venture capital · growth equity |
Direct + LP | Fund of funds | Seed – Growth | Chicago, United States |
| AGR Partners LLC food · agribusiness |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Aon Advantage Funds LLC technology · healthcare |
Direct investor | Other | Growth | 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 | Other | Unknown | 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 |
| Builders Vision food & agriculture · energy · oceans |
Direct investor | Family office | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Buoyant Ventures Energy · Efficient Computing · Industrials · Climate Intelligence |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | 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 – Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Cleargate Capital Partners Healthcare Services · Outsourced Services to Providers · HCIT · Revenue Cycle Management |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Cleveland Avenue Consumer Goods & Services · Food & Beverage · Restaurant & Food Tech · Robotics/AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Unknown | 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 + LP | Other | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Cressey & Company LP Healthcare Services · Healthcare Technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Cultivian Sandbox Ventures food · agriculture |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Decasonic blockchain · Web3 · AI · metaverse |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Chicago, United States |
| Distributed Ventures health · insurance · wealth |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | 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 |
Layer unknown | Asset manager | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Energize Capital climate · energy · industrial · critical infrastructure |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Series A – Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Equator Capital Partners LLC financial services · microfinance · small business banks · insurance |
Direct investor | Other | 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 |
| Fairway Capital Management, LLC IT · healthcare |
Limited partner | Asset manager | Seed – Growth | Chicago, United States |
| FireStarter Fund technology |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Chicago, United States |
| First Principles Group space exploration · visionary technologies |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Flexpoint Ford, LLC Financial Services · Healthcare · Business Services · Insurance |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | 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 |
| GCM Grosvenor private equity · credit · infrastructure · real estate |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Gerchen Capital Partners legal finance · law firm financings · commercial litigation portfolios · settlement monetizations |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Golub Capital sponsor finance · private credit · software · healthcare |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Granite Creek Capital Partners business services · agribusiness · manufacturing · healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Greyrock Capital Group Specialty Materials & Chemicals · Education · Distribution · Manufacturing |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Greystone Industrial Partners Management, LP Packaging · Building Products · Manufacturing · Distribution |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Growth Catalyst Partners, L.P. information services · marketing services · tech-enabled services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| GVC Americas, LLC Healthcare Services · Business Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| HC Private Investments, LLC niche manufacturing · consumer · industrial · Food and Ingredients |
Direct investor | Family office | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Heitman LLC real estate |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Honeybear Financial digital assets |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Hyde Park Angels AI · food · manufacturing · healthcare |
Direct investor | Angel network | Pre-seed – Series B | 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 | Unknown | 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 | Seed – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| InvestBev beverage · alcohol · spirits · whiskey |
Direct + LP | Other | Seed – 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 | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| JSSI Aviation Capital Management, LLC business aviation · aircraft financing |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Jump Capital AI · fintech · infrastructure software · application software |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| L&G - Asset Management, America fixed income · equities · real estate · private credit |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| LAGO GLOBAL lower middle-market · private credit |
Direct investor | Other | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Lightbank | Direct investor | Venture capital | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Linden Capital Partners healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Longford Capital Management, LP litigation finance |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Longshore Capital Partners services · technology-enabled BPO · loyalty/incentives · managed services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| M & J Wilkow commercial real estate · retail · office |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | 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 | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Merit Capital Partners Vi, LLC Manufacturing · Service · Distribution · Health Care |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – 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 | Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Muller & Monroe Asset Management, LLC private equity |
Limited partner | Fund of funds | Funds | Chicago, United States |
| MVP Ventures software · hardware · defense · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | 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 | Growth – 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 | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Periscope Equity LLC Commerce Enablement · Cloud, IT, & Security · Healthcare IT · Talent, Risk & Operations |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Pondera Holdings LLC | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | 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 |
| Rising Point Capital Industrial Services · Energy & Infrastructure · Environmental & Waste · Logistics & Transportation |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – 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 + LP | Other | Seed – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Saratoga Realty Investors LLC real estate · hospitality · multi-family · hard money lending |
Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Second Century Ventures real estate technology · AI · digital platforms · fintech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series B | Chicago, United States |
| Shore Capital Partners Healthcare · Food & Beverage · Business Services · Industrials |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Singerman Real Estate Management Company, L.P. real estate · office · industrial · multifamily |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | 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 + LP | Private equity | Seed – Growth | Chicago, United States |
| Svoboda Capital Partners LLC professional services · industrial & commercial services · transportation & logistics services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Systima Capital Management affordable housing · middle income housing · mixed income housing · real estate |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | 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 | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| The Spencer Foundation education research |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | 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 |
| Twin Bridge Capital Partners, LLC private equity · small market buyouts · lower middle market buyouts |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Tyree & D'Angelo Partners Management LP lower middle market · healthcare services · veterinary · dental |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Valoran Capital Management multifamily real estate · workforce housing |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Waud Capital Partners Healthcare · Software & Technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| WHI Collective Real Estate LP real estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| William Blair Capital Partners | Layer unknown | Private equity | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Wind Point Partners | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Chicago, United States |
| Wolverine Asset Management, LLC | Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Chicago, United States |
| Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. Manufacturing · Distribution · Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chicago, United States |