19 AR/VR Investors Based in Chicago

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help Chicago-based founders connect with AR/VR-based investors that write checks into AR/VR companies. Here are 19 investors that match that criteria.

1) Ablorde Ashigbi

Fund: 4Degrees
Title: Founder / CEO
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

2) Allison Weil

Fund: Hyde Park Venture Partners
Title: Partner
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

3) Austin Chung

Fund: Jump Capital
Title: Vice President
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, eSports, Government Tech, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech, Transportation

4) Brittany Henry

Fund: Impact America Fund
Title: Sr Associate
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Web3, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, Government Tech, DEI, Legal, Marketplaces, Consumer, Parenting, Proptech, Social Impact, Transportation

5) Christopher Wu

Fund: Impact Engine
Title: Vice President
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, EdTech, Fintech, Social Impact

6) Dawn Nguyen

Fund: Hyde Park Venture Partners
Title: Associate
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Parenting, Quantum Computing, Sales Tech, Food Services, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel, Proptech

7) Declan Zidar

Fund: TechNexus Venture Collaborative
Title: Investor
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Travel, Food Services, Manufacturing, Logistics, Internet of Things, eSports, Food and Beverage, Future of Work, AR/VR, Digital Health and Wellness, Web3, Communications, Clean Tech, Entertainment, Media

8) Dozie Ibekwe

Fund: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

9) Jackson Bubala

Fund: Motivate Venture Capital
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Enterprise, Robotics, Sales Tech

10) Jonathan Ellis

Fund: Sandalphon Capital
Title: Founder & General Partner
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Transportation, Travel

11) Josh Graves

Fund: Corazon Capital
Title: Investor
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Cloud, Communications, Digital Health and Wellness, Entertainment, eSports, Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Sales Tech, E-Commerce, Internet of Things, Marketing

12) Kristina Chapple

Fund: 11 Tribes Ventures
Title: Analyst
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Cybersecurity, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Proptech

13) Lance Dietz

Fund: KB Partners
Title: Partner
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Digital Health and Wellness, Entertainment, eSports, Marketplaces, Media

14) Peter Alemis

Fund: Family Office
Title: Associate
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Fashion, Web3, Fintech, Consumer

15) Phil Leslie

Fund: TechNexus Venture Collaborative
Title: Managing Director
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Communications, Electronics, Internet of Things

16) Saaya Nath

Fund: Jump Capital
Title: Vice President
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, AI, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Insurtech, Legal, Media, Enterprise, Other Tech, Sales Tech

17) Sam Cavender

Fund: M25
Title: Analyst
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel, Other

18) Stefano Galiasso

Fund: Energy Capital Ventures
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Clean Tech, AI, AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, Cybersecurity, Future of Work, Fintech, Internet of Things, Insurtech, Marketplaces

19) Will Baine

Fund: Valor Equity Partners
Title: Principal
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Clean Tech, Web3, Cybersecurity, Electronics, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Robotics, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC