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Chicago Ventures

Chicago Ventures

Chicago, Illinoischicagoventures.com

Overview

Chicago Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm prefers to invest in seed-stage and early-stage companies. The firm seeks to invest in business products, business services, consumer products, consumer services, financial services, healthcare, materials, resources, information technology, SaaS, TMT, advanced manufacturing, b2b payments, big data, e-commerce, gaming, industrials, infrastructure, internet of things, wellness, life sciences, manufacturing, mobile, mobile commerce, robotics, and technology-based sectors.

Year Founded

2011

Portfolio Companies

81

Investments

Chicago Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Guthrie AIJul 2026SeedLead
Intelligent Legal SolutionsJun 2026SeedLead
InstaSwitchMay 2026SeedLead
Intelligent Legal SolutionsMar 2026SeedLead
AnnieNov 2025SeedLead

Key People

Stuart Larkins

Co-Founder And General Partner

Eric Duboe

Partner

Lindsay Knight

Partner

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
Year Founded2011

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