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Investor Hunt connects you with angel investors, venture capital firms, micro VCs, and investment partners based in Chicago. Search by industry, location, stage, or past investments and build targeted investor lead lists in minutes. Premium features and data such as investor contact details are only available on paid plans.

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Industries

Software31149Information Technology (IT)26934Health Care25616Media and Entertainment24320Financial Services21800SaaS20106Enterprise Software19856Internet19680E-commerce19278Mobile19269
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types

Angel/Individual67727Venture Capital38857Private Equity Firm27058Investor23745Investment Partner5519Micro VC3675Founder3299CEO2171Finance Operator1840Entrepreneurship Program1074
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stages

Seed37530Pre-Seed8278Series A3082Series B3047Early Stage Venture2669Non Equity Assistance315Crowdfunding313Late Stage Venture298Initial Coin Offering77Grant24
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investments

Uber193FleetCor Technologies190Attentive178Loft178FleetCor175Varo Money167Cazoo163Party City159Inspired155Primer153
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Michael Farah

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Craig Palmer

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital

Details

Ryan Fukushima

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual

Details

John Compall

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Tony Danielak

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Growth Operator,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Leo Friedman

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual

Details

TJ Gaul

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Thomas Formolo

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Entrepreneurship Program,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Jessica Morris, CFA, CPA

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Prab Chawla

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Laura Lester

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Angel/Individual

Details

Don Richman

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Private Equity Firm

Details

D.J. Lipke

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Growth Operator,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Alex Randall

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Robert Garcia

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital

Details

Tom Welch

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Private Equity Firm

Details

Josh Schoenfelder

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Angel/Individual

Details

Phillip Smith

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Jackson Bubala

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Micro VC

Details

Brian Riordan

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Doug Potters

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

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