Mark Kendall
Investment Partners play an important role in the startup ecosystem. We have curated a list of the top Greater Chicago Area Investment Partners. We have tried to select a variety of different types of investors across a variety of niches.
This list is designed to show off the investors with exceptional track records, industry experience and a unique understanding of the ecosystem.
Top Greater Chicago Area Investment Partners
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Jenny Just
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Jenny Just – Co-Founder, Managing Partner @ PEAK6 Investments
Jim Dugan
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Jim Dugan is the Founding Managing Partner of OCA Ventures. Prior to co-founding OCA Ventures in 2001, Jim oversaw the OCA Ventures Pledge F…
Justin M. Weber
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage: Convertible Note, Debt, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Non Equity Assistance, Private Equity, Secondary Market, Seed, Venture
Chicago based private equity executive building, funding, and structuring acquisitions with best-in-class partners.
Penny Pritzker
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Bachelor’s in Economics, Harvard University; JD and MBA, Stanford University. Civic and business leader with more than 25 years of experienc…
Keith Bank
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Keith Bank is the Founder and Managing Partner of KB Partners and has a diverse background in start-up companies, real estate and other entr…
Simin Zhou
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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
Investment Stage: Venture
Simin leads UL Ventures, where we invest and innovate in new fields and technologies that advance safety, sustainability and security. Simi…
Paul Meier
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture
Paul Meier is a Principal dedicated to the software and geospatial technology funds at Cultivation Capital. He handles relationship manageme…
Nick Cromydas
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Nick Cromydas – CEO @ Motlee
Daniel Hopp
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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
Investment Stage:
Daniel Hopp
James Johnson
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
James Johnson – Founder and Partner @ Apex Venture Partners
Keith Daubenspeck
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Keith Daubenspeck (AEI Chairman and Co-founder) has had an eventful 22-year career in the securities industry. He was the architect behind t…
Andrea Hedrick
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Andrea is a specialized lending executive with approximately 20 years of experience building out and monitoring investment portfolios within…
Ian Drury
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Ian is a General Partner at OCA Ventures. He has 25+ years experience as a business operator and entrepreneur with a background in technolog…
Matthew Walker
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Matthew Walker – Managing Director @ S2G Ventures
Collin Roche
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Collin Roche
Patrick Galley
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Patrick Galley is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer at RiverNorth Capital Management. Prior to that, he was the Vice …
CJ Fraleigh
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
CJ Fraleigh
Jason Van Zant
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Jason Van Zant joined Keystone Capital in 2008 as an Associate.
Lily Yeung
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Lily Yeung is the vice president at Molex Ventures.
Louis Schotsky
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Louis Schotsky serves as a Managing Partner at Navitas Capital.
Tony Palcheck
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
In this role, he is responsible for identifying and executing strategic, minority-equity investments in start-up firms to accelerate access …
Li Zhong
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Li Zhong – VP, Global Mergers, Acquisitions, and Development @ Walgreens Boots Alliance
Corey Ritter
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Corey Ritter ARCH Venture Partners
Andrew Bluestein
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Andrew Bluestein Managing Partner at Bluestein Ventures.
Peter Magas
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Peter Magas is a Partner at BPOC.
Alex Feld
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Alex Feld Principal at The Pritzker Organization
Kristin Hupfer
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Kristin Hupfer
Ron Weiss
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Ron Weiss is a Managing Partner at InFocus Capital Partners.
Kevin S. Overby
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Kevin S. Overby currently works as Vice President at Keystone Capital.
J.D. Wright
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage: Private Equity, Venture
J.D. Wright
John Findlay
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
John Findlay Partner at Periscope Equity.
Joe McIlhattan
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Joe McIlhattan Vice President at Periscope Equity.
Jim Oberman
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage: Venture
Jim Oberman is Payroc’s CEO and drives the company’s strategic initiatives and long term enterprise development, bringing a vast array of el…
Mark Radzik
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Mark Radzik
Robert Buhler
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Robert Buhler, President and CEO of Open Pantry Food Marts.
Andrew Schwartz
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Andrew Schwartz
John Dilatush
Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter
Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
John Dilatush Founder at Jade Gate Capital Ltd.
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