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CME Ventures

CME Ventures

Chicago, Illinoiscmegroup.com

Overview

CME Ventures is the corporate venture capital and strategic investment arm of CME Group focused on building and managing a portfolio of external minority equity investments. CME Ventures acts as a bridge between core CME Group businesses and external partners to inform a firm-wide understanding of emerging market structure changes while investing in key areas of opportunity. The team's primary goal is to drive quantifiable strategic growth and shareholder value across all areas of the firm.

Year Founded

2014

Portfolio Companies

24

Investments

CME Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Canton NetworkJun 2026StrategicCo-investor
Digital AssetJun 2026Series FCo-investor
Synthesis Health, Inc.Aug 2025SeedCo-investor
Grão DiretoMar 2025Series BCo-investor
Synthesis HealthNov 2024VC RoundCo-investor

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
Year Founded2014

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