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Angel groups in Illinois

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

37
Angel groups in Illinois
37
Rows shown
8
Stages recorded
9
Other types here
37 rows
# Name Location Investments Lead Exits People
1 IrishAngels Chicago, United States 175 10 19 29
2 KB Partners Highland Park, United States 74 45 13 7
3 VITALIZE Venture Capital Chicago, United States 67 1 5 16
4 Harvard Business School Angels Chicago Chicago, United States 39 2 6 0
5 Chicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV) Chicago, United States 26 0 3 8
6 Newlin Chicago, United States 20 0 2 1
7 The Josephine Collective Chicago, United States 19 0 1 16
8 Angeles Investors Chicago, United States 17 2 2 39
9 Prota Ventures Chicago, United States 14 2 2 25
10 Stateline Angels Rockford, United States 9 2 0 0
11 Harbor Street Ventures Chicago, United States 9 1 0 2
12 CIC Angels Chicago, United States 8 1 0 5
13 Caerus Investment Partners Chicago, United States 8 0 1 0
14 Central Illinois Angels Peoria, United States 8 0 3 2
15 Cornerstone Angels Northbrook, United States 6 2 1 1
16 Illini Angels Chicago, United States 5 1 0 0
17 Chicago ArchAngels Chicago, United States 4 1 1 0
18 Heartland Angels Skokie, United States 4 0 2 2
19 Euler Capital Chicago, United States 3 0 0 0
20 White Sand Group Chicago, United States 2 0 0 0
21 Blue Angels Ventures Chicago, United States 1 1 0 0
22 Lorentzen Investments Chicago, United States 1 1 0 0
23 Peabody Capital Group Chicago, United States 1 1 0 0
24 Skin Angels Chicago, United States 1 1 0 0
25 Arches Capital Chicago, United States 1 0 0 0
26 genYcapital Chicago, United States 1 0 0 0
27 Hamatha Chicago, United States 1 0 0 0
28 606 Capital, LLC. Chicago, United States 0 0 0 0
29 America Funding Lending Chicago, United States 0 0 0 0
30 Eta Capital Management Chicago, United States 0 0 0 0
31 Kingologic LLC Chicago, United States 0 0 0 0
32 Lion's Den Partners Chicago, United States 0 0 0 0
33 MD Angels Chicago, United States 0 0 0 0
34 Measured VC Chicago, United States 0 0 0 0
35 Riverbend Angels Moline, United States 0 0 0 0
36 Startup Peoria Peoria Heights, United States 0 0 0 0
37 SWIDIA Chicago, United States 0 0 0 0

Table 1. Angel groups in Illinois, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 37.

Investment stages

Among these 37
Seed investors30 Early stage investors27 Venture investors6 Convertible note investors4 Late stage investors4 Private equity investors4 Post IPO investors2 Debt investors1

Other investors in Illinois

Venture capital firms315 Angel investors281 Private equity firms255 Investment partners73 Startup accelerators34 Family offices34 Corporate venture capital33 Micro VC funds28 Venture debt funds20

Angel groups elsewhere

California214 New York112 England94 Texas50 Central Region48 Massachusetts46 Ile-de-France42 Sao Paulo37 Ontario32 Berlin31 Florida31 Maharashtra31 Washington26 Beijing25 Dubai22 Catalonia21 Haryana20 Tel Aviv20
Cite: FundingWatcher, 37 angel groups in Illinois, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/angel-groups/illinois-united-states/