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Wintrust Ventures

Wintrust Ventures

Rosemont, Illinoiswintrust.com

Overview

Wintrust Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Wintrust Financial that seeks to invest in late-seed or Series A stage companies operating in sectors such as Enterprise SaaS, Healthcare IT, Marketplace, and Omni Channel Brands.

Year Founded

2015

Portfolio Companies

12

Investments

Wintrust Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
backstitchJul 2024Early FundingCo-investor
InhabitrApr 2024Series BCo-investor
EarlyBirdNov 2023SeedCo-investor
Tractor ZoomOct 2022Series A ExtensionCo-investor
SifterMay 2022SeedCo-investor

Key People

Paul Cantieri

Managing Director

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersRosemont, Illinois
Year Founded2015

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