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Investor Hunt connects you with angel investors, venture capital firms, micro VCs, and investment partners based in Illinois. 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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Cities

San Francisco6966London4429Boston2297Los Angeles2159Chicago1847Paris1794Austin1134Toronto1088Palo Alto1048Dallas917
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Industries

Software31148Information Technology (IT)26934Health Care25615Media and Entertainment24320Financial Services21799SaaS20106Enterprise Software19854Internet19679E-commerce19277Mobile19268
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types

Angel/Individual67721Venture Capital38855Private Equity Firm27058Investor23743Investment Partner5519Micro VC3675Founder3299CEO2171Finance Operator1840Entrepreneurship Program1074
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stages

Seed37528Pre-Seed8277Series A3082Series B3047Early Stage Venture2669Non Equity Assistance315Crowdfunding313Late Stage Venture298Initial Coin Offering77Grant24
See more Learn about the funding stages investors are interested in and find the right match for your business.

investments

Uber193FleetCor Technologies190Attentive178Loft178FleetCor175Varo Money167Cazoo163Party City159Inspired155Primer153
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Eric Lefkofsky

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Founder,

Angel/Individual,

Investment Partner,

Investor

Details

Jonathan Ellis

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Markets

Advertising
Health Care
Data Integration
Enterprise
E-commerce
Consumer Electronics
Public Safety
Women Founded
Enterprise Software
Digital Media
Craft Beer
Android
Apps
Food Delivery
Food Processing
Banking
iPhone
Education
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Personal Finance
Property Management
Information Technology (IT)
Marketplace
Analytics
Organic Food
Internet of Things (IoT)
Mobile
Finance
Software
Biotechnology
InsurTech
Restaurants
Hispanic / Latinx Founded
Clean Technology
Data Visualization
Commercial Real Estate
Health and Hospital Services
Leasing
Productivity Software
Technical Support
Embedded Software
Food and Beverage
FinTech
E-commerce Platforms
Consumer Internet
Online Travel
Health IT
Reviews and Recommendations
Consumer Software
Property Insurance
Cars autonomous vehicles
B2C
Hardware
Rental
Insurance
Financial Services
SaaS
Midwestern US-based Startups
B2B
Real Estate
Online Portals
Media and Entertainment
Machine Learning
Speech Recognition
Real Estate/PropTech
Black / African American Founded
Advertising Platforms
Packaged Goods
Consumer
Diversity-focused Venture Capital

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Founder,

Private Equity Firm,

Angel/Individual,

Micro VC,

Investor

Details

Kevin Willer

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual,

Investment Partner

Details

Brett Gough

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual

Details

Tim Wilson

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Ryan Jeffery

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Advisor,

Private Equity Firm,

Angel/Individual,

CEO,

Finance Operator,

Investor

Details

Brian Luerssen

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual

Details

Jason Heltzer

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Investor

Details

James Crawford

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual

Details

Rick Desai

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Angel/Individual

Details

Ryan Close

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Entrepreneurship Program,

Founder,

Angel/Individual,

Investor

Details

David Ball

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual

Details

Jeff Cantalupo

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Founder,

Private Equity Firm,

Angel/Individual,

Investment Partner,

Investor

Details

Mike Collett

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Angel/Individual,

Finance Operator,

Investment Partner

Details

Guy Turner

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Angel/Individual

Details

Ira Weiss

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Angel/Individual,

CEO

Details

Robert Finkel

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual

Details

Chris Schaepe

United States,

Illinois,

Herzliya

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Founder,

Angel/Individual,

Investor

Details

Mero Guirguis

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Strategy Operator,

Private Equity Firm,

Angel/Individual

Details

Mark Lawrence

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual,

Micro VC

Details

Bret Maxwell

United States,

Illinois,

Northbrook

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Investor

Details

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