38 Series A Investors in Chicago

It can be hard find local investors that back companies at your stage. In person meetings (still) matter, and you want to exhaust your local options before searching for investors outside of your city. Here are 38 investors based in Chicago that invest at Series A.

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) 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) 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

4) 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

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) Cassandra Carothers

Fund: Upheaval Investments
Title: Principal
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, Robotics, Space, Transportation

7) 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

8) Cristin Pacifico

Fund: TechNexus Venture Collaborative
Title: Director
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Robotics, Transportation

9) 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

10) 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

11) 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

12) 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

13) 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

14) Hylton Irons

Fund: Listen Ventures
Title: Investor
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Sectors: Cosmetics, Art, Cannabis, Fashion, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Food Services, Sex

15) 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

16) 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

17) 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

18) 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

19) 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

20) Josh Lumer

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

21) Julia Ruge

Fund: Sandalphon Capital
Title: Venture Partner
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Cosmetics, Fashion, 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, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Food Services, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Travel

22) Julie Greco

Fund: Energy Capital Ventures
Title: Associate
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: Clean Tech, Other Tech, Chemicals

23) Jyothi Vallurupalli

Fund: Lightbank
Title: VC
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Travel, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Sales Tech, Robotics, Food Services, Proptech, Media, Marketplaces, Manufacturing, Logistics, Legal, Internet of Things, Insurtech, DEI, Hospitality, Recruiting, eSports, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Clean Tech, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Fashion, Web3, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech

24) 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

25) Kurt Ramirez

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

26) 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

27) Ola Jewusiak

Fund: Jump Capital
Title: Director of Marketing
Location: Chicago, IL
Stages: Series A, Seed
Sectors: AI, Cybersecurity, Future of Work, Fintech, eSports, Other Tech

28) Peter Alemis

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

29) 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

30) 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

31) 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

32) 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

33) 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

34) Tarun Gupta

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

35) 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

36) Victor Pascucci

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

37) 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

38) 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