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Investing in the best early-stage funders and founders in Chicago & Illinois.

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founders

Pre-Seed is the hardest stage ​for IL founders to access local ​funding. But we believe our ​region has ambitious founders ​who deserve ambitious capital.

Sound like you? Let’s meet.

emerging managers

We know that emerging GPs ​have a unique ability to ​outperform the market with ​sector-focused, sub-$50M ​funds, and we want to back the ​builders of the next generation ​of industry-leading funds.

LPs, advisors & co-investors

We’re building a coalition of ​former founders, industry ​leaders, ecosystem builders, ​and institutional investors that ​want to usher in a new era for ​Chicago’s venture economy ​with us. Want to learn more?

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