Micro VC funds in Illinois
Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.
28
Micro VC funds in Illinois
28
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Stages recorded
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28 rows
| # | Name | Location | Investments | Lead | Exits | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra Ventures | Champaign, United States | 209 | 44 | 23 | 6 |
| 2 | Promus Ventures | Chicago, United States | 169 | 18 | 36 | 4 |
| 3 | Impact Engine | Chicago, United States | 89 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| 4 | Motivate Venture Capital | Chicago, United States | 88 | 28 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | New Stack Ventures | Chicago, United States | 85 | 35 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | 7wire Ventures | Chicago, United States | 76 | 29 | 10 | 14 |
| 7 | mHUB | Chicago, United States | 58 | 23 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Higher Ground Labs | Chicago, United States | 52 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Lakewest Venture Partners | Chicago, United States | 38 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | I2A Fund | Chicago, United States | 32 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | Network Ventures | Chicago, United States | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | Germin8 Ventures | Chicago, United States | 25 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | New Coast Ventures | Chicago, United States | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Newlin | Chicago, United States | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | FireStarter Fund | Chicago, United States | 19 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 16 | Fulcrum Investing | Chicago, United States | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Ekistic Ventures | Chicago, United States | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Continental Advisors | Chicago, United States | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | INCISENT Labs | Chicago, United States | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Illinois State Treasurer | Chicago, United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | The College New Venture Challenge | Chicago, United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Lakeshore ArchAngels | Chicago, United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Leazar Capital | Chicago, United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Springfield Armory | Geneseo, United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DWG Business X-celerator | Chicago, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Measured VC | Chicago, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | SIH | Carbondale, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Solanus Capital Partners | Chicago, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table 1. Micro VC funds in Illinois, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 28.
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Cite: FundingWatcher, 28 micro vc funds in Illinois, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/micro-vc-funds/illinois-united-states/