List of Chicago Venture Capital Companies
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| Name | Web site | Phone | Founding date | Managing director(s) | Speciality | Capital managed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAM Capital Partners, L.P. | link | 312.263.2900 | 1982 | -- | Stock, Mutual Funds, Insurance | $14.4 Billion |
| ABN AMRO Private Equity | link | 312.855.7292 | 1996 | Keith A. Walz Daniel J. Foreman |
Technology | $300 Million |
| Adams Street Partners | link | 312.553.7890 | 1979 | Terry Gould | Software, communications | $400 Million |
| Allied Capital Corporation | link | 312.828.0330 | 1959 | Managing Director | Private Finance Investing | $10 Billion |
| Alpha Capital Partners Ltd. | link | 312.322.9800 | 1984 | Gary L. Stark | Growing businesses, recapitalizations of established companies | $135 Million |
| Apex Venture Partners | link | 312.857.2800 | 1987 | -- | Technology | $500 Million+ |
| ARCH Development Partners, LLC | link | 312.442.4400 | ?? | Thomas L. Churchwell Teri F. Willey Robert Schriesheim |
Technology, Unique Intellectual Property | $?? |
| ARCH Venture Partners | link | 773.380.6600 | 1987 | Clinton W. Bybee | Technology | $1 Billion + |
| Ark Capital Management | link | 312.541.0330 | 1991 | ?? | Corporations, Insurance Companies, Banks | ?? |
| Ascent Equity Capital | link | 312.265.6706. | 2003 | Chad Mollman | Business services, Consumer products & services | $5.0 Million |
| Baird Capital Partners (BCP) / Baird Venture Partners (BVP) | link | 312.609.4700 | 1919 | Bryce P. Edwards | -- | $11.9 Billion |
| Batterson Venture Partners | link | 312.269.0300 | 1995 | -- | Technology | $400 Million |
| Beecken Petty & Company Healthcare Equity Partners | link | 312.435.0300 | ?? | Greg Moerschel | Healthcare Industry | ?? |
| BlueStar Ventures LP | link | 312.384.5000 | ?? | Patrick Pollard | Technology / Telecommunications | ?? |
| Capital For Business, Inc. | link | 773.867.8532 | ?? | ?? | Industrial products/parts | ?? |
| Cardinal Growth L.P. | link | 312.913.1000 | 1958 | ?? | Various | $100 Million + |
| Ceres Venture Fund | link | 847.492.1111 | 2005 | Laura Pearl Sona Wang Donna Williamson |
Various | -- |
| CID Equity Partners | link | 312.578.5350 | 1981 | John C. Aplin | Various | $300 Million + |
| CIVC Partners | link | 312.873.7300 | ?? | -- | Financial Services, Media/Communications | $1.3 Billion + |
| Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC | link | 312.876.1840 | 1988 | -- | ?? | ?? |
| Devers Group | link | 847.920.1678 | 1983 | -- | Technology | ?? |
| DN Partners LLC | link | 312.332.7960 | ?? | John E. Dancewicz | ?? | ?? |
| Duchossois TECnology Partners | link | 630.530.6105 | ?? | ?? | Technology | ?? |
| Edgewater Funds | link | 312.649.5666 | 1991 | Jim Gordon | Business services/healthcare/IT/Consumer | $1.0 billion |
| Essex Woodlands Health Ventures | link | 312.444.6040 | 1985 | James L. Currie | Healthcare Industry | ?? |
| First Analysis Venture Capital | link | 312.258.1400 | 1981 | -- | Technology | $300 Million+ |
| Frontenac Company | link | 312.368.0044 | 1971 | Many (10 Total) | Health / Financial | ?? |
| Gaebler Ventures LLC | link | 312.207.1190 x102 | 1999 | Ken Gaebler | Having a website with a font that's too SMALL | ?? |
| genYcapital | link | 312.222.1990 | 2007 | Dan Bartfield Jon DeLuca Jason Weingarten |
Software / Web Services / Technology | ?? |
| GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC | link | 312.382.2200 | 1980 | -- | Healthcare / Outsourcing | ?? |
| Gryffindor Capital Partners, LLC | link | 312.821.2280 | 1996 | ?? | Early stage technology companies | $2 Billion |
| High Street Capital | link | 312.423.2650 | ?? | ?? | Business Services, Industrial | $120 Million |
| IEG Venture Partners | link | 312.644.0890 | ?? | ?? | ? | ?? |
| IFC Credit Corporation | link | 847.663.6700 | 1988 | ?? | Various | ?? |
| Inroads Capital Partners | link | 847.864.2000 | ?? | Ellen Rudnick | Various | $50 Million |
| JK & B Capital | link | 312.946.1200 | 1996 | ?? | Various | $900 Million |
| KB Partners, LLC | link | 847.714.0444 | ?? | Byron Denenberg Keith Bank Robert Garber Bob Zieserf |
Technology / Medical Devices | ?? |
| Kettle Partners | link | 312.329.9300 | ?? | -- | Technology | ?? |
| Leo Capital Holdings, LLC | link | 847.418.3420 | -- | -- | Technology | -- |
| Lunn Partners, LLC | link | 312.629.1800 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Madison Dearborn Partners | link | 312.895.1000 | 1993 | Many (10 Total) | Financial Services / Health Care | ?? |
| Marquette Venture Partners | link | 312.932.9230 | 1987 | Lloyd D. Ruth | Health Care / Technology | ?? |
| MidMark Capital Inc. | link | 630.325.0123 | 2002 | David M. Kauppi | Mergers and Acquisitions, Information Technology, Healthcare, Heavy Equipment and Construction, Food and Beverage | $20 Million+ |
| Midwest Mezzanine Funds | link | 312.992.4580 | 1992 | David Gezon J. Allan Kayler Michael Foster |
Buyouts / Acquisition | $300 Million |
| MK Capital | link | 312.324.7703 | 2002 | Bret Maxwell Mark Koulogeorge |
Software / Digital Media / Outsourced Services | $150+ Million |
| New World Ventures | link | 847.328.0300 | 1996 | Christopher E. Girgenti | Various | ?? |
| North American Funds | link | 312.332.4950 | 1989 | -- | Industrial | $115 Million |
| Northern Illinois Angels, LLC | link | 312.223.8393 | ?? | Many (5 Total) | Various | ?? |
| OCA Ventures | link | 312.542.8954 | 1999 | James Dugan | Technology; Financial Services; For Profit Education | |
| Open Prairie Ventures | link | 217 351 7000 | ?? | Dennis E. Beard | Technology | $1 Billion |
| Origin Ventures LLC | link | 847.919.3546 | 1999 | Steve Miller Bruce Barron |
Early Stage E-commerce & Medical Technology | $15+ Million |
| Paradigm Group LLC | link | 847.562.0700 | ?? | Sheldon Drobny Aaron J. Fischer Patricia Metzger Reevy Rosenberg |
?? | ?? |
| Polestar Capital Partners | link | 312.984.9090 | ?? | -- | Technology | ?? |
| Portage Ventures Partners | link | 847.446.9460 | 1979 | Ed Chandler Judy Meyer |
Technology / Life Sciences | ?? |
| Prairie Angels | link | 773.837.8250 | ?? | ?? | Technology | ?? |
| Prairie Capital Mezzanine Fund | link | 312.360.1133 | ?? | ?? | Various | $350 Million+ |
| Prism Opportunity Funds | link | 312.464.7900 | ?? | Robert Finkel | Technology | $50 Million |
| Prospect Partners LLC | link | 312.782.7400 | 1998 | -- | Various | ?? |
| Ravenswood Capital | link | 312.327.2530 | ?? | ?? | ?? | $50 Million+ |
| Ridge Capital Partners LLC | link | 847.381.2510 | 1992 | J. Bradley David | Technology | $50 Million+ |
| SB Partners | link | 312.986.8620 | ?? | David Shyrock | ?? | $40 Million |
| Shorebank Capital Corp. | link | 906.228.6080 | 1973 | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Sterling Capital LTD. | link | 847-480-4000 | 1983 | ?? | Healthcare / Industrial | ?? |
| Svoboda, Collins LLC | link | 312.267.8750 | 1998 | ?? | Business Services / Consumer Products & Services | $150 Million |
| Technology Crossover Ventures | [1] | 847.810.4200 | 1995 | -- | Technology | $3.3 Billion+ |
| Thoma Cressey Equity Partners | link | 312.777.4444 | 1980/1998 | -- | Software / Healthcare | ?? |
| Trident Capital | link | 847-283-9891 | 1993 | Many (6 Total) | Business Outsourcing / Technology | $1.2 Billion+ |
| Vector Fund Management LP | link | 847.374.3947 | 1998 | Buck A. Phillips Douglas Reed |
Various, but mostly biomedical technologies | $240 Million+ |
| Ventana Financial Resources | [null link] | 847.234.3434 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Waud Capital Partners LLC | link | 847.604.9550 | 1993 | Many (8 Total) | Various | ?? |
| WGC Enterprises | [null link] | 847.441.4133 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| William Blair Capital Partners | link | 312.236.1600 | 1935 | Many (7 Total) | Various | $400 million |
| Willis Stein & Partners | link | 312.422.2400 | ?? | ?? | Various | ?? |
| Wind Point Partners | link | 312.255.4800 | 1984 | ?? | Various | $1 Billion+ |
| Wynnchurch Capital Ltd. | link | 847.604.6100 | ?? | Charles B. Grace Thomas P. Guido Michael J. Hering Ian M. Kirson |
Various | $200 Million |
| Qexum Group Inc | link | 312.423.7989 | 2002 | G.A.A. Sapoznik | Energy, Agriculture, Telecommunications, Health Care, Real Estate. | $400 Million+ |
