25 Series B Investors in IL

Sometimes you should prioritize investors in your own state before searching outside state lines. Investors like backing local talent, and your odds of securing funding are higher from local investors than they are from investors outside of your state. Here are 25 investors based in Illinois that invest at Series B.

1) Ahmad Khan

Fund: Second Century Ventures
Title: Investment Analyst | Venture Capital
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Proptech, Fintech, Insurtech

2) Audre Kapacinskas

Fund: S2G Ventures
Title: Principal
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Food and Beverage, Robotics

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) Ben Tour

Fund: Highwind Impact Fund
Title: Co-Founder & CEO
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Series B
Sectors: Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, EdTech, Government Tech, Logistics, Marketplaces, Other Tech, Sales Tech, Space, Travel

5) 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

6) 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

7) Diego Lirazno

Fund: Thoma Bravo
Title: Growth Equity
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, eSports, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Sales Tech

8) Dion Boyd

Fund: CC Industries, Inc.
Title: Associate
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Series B
Sectors: Enterprise, Other Tech

9) Fernando Naranjo

Fund: G Squared
Title: Analyst
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Series B
Sectors: Fintech, E-Commerce, AI, Insurtech, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Food Services

10) Georges Durot

Fund: FOD Capital
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Cosmetics, Internet of Things, E-Commerce, Fintech, Hospitality, Other, Consumer, Enterprise, Food Services

11) Jeremiah Abiade

Fund: Bronzeville Growth Partners, LLC
Title: Co-Founder
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Digital Health and Wellness, Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Marketplaces, Professional or Technical Services

12) Jessica Murphy

Fund: S2G Ventures
Title: Business Development Manager
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Food and Beverage, Robotics

13) Jon Koval

Fund: Valor Equity Partners
Title: Growth Equity Associate
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Proptech, Sales Tech

14) Jordan Roper

Fund: CFI Partners, LLC
Title: Investment Analyst
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Series B
Sectors: Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech

15) Josh Lumer

Fund: Allstate Strategic Ventures
Title: Principal
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Insurtech, Internet of Things, Transportation

16) Kurt Ramirez

Fund: Nine Four Ventures
Title: General Partner
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Fintech, Proptech

17) Rachel Resek

Fund: Cargill
Title: Cargill Ventures
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Food and Beverage

18) Rachel Stillman

Fund: 7wire Ventures
Title: Vice President
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech

19) 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

20) 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

21) Tarun Gupta

Fund: Jump Capital
Title: Associate
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Cloud, Fintech, Media

22) Tunde Oshinowo

Fund: Sandbox Industries
Title: Associate, Sandbox Healthcare
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Hospitality, Insurtech, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting

23) Victor Pascucci

Fund: Energy Capital Ventures
Title: Managing General Partner, Co-Founder
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Clean Tech

24) 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

25) Zach Lomis

Fund: Palo Santo
Title: Partner
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Cannabis, Digital Health and Wellness

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