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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

B2B53198Information Technology42581Consumer Internet41013Health Care40358Enterprise Software36891Finance36624Software36132FinTech35284E-commerce29152Wellness28229
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types

Angel/Individual67685Venture Capital49968Private Equity Firm43757Investor24327Investment Partner9362Founder4727Micro VC3686Investment Bank2643CEO2325Finance Operator1848
See more Explore different types of investors and choose the ones that align with your business goals.

stages

Seed37762Early Stage Venture12127Pre-Seed8580Series A5494Series B3954Crowdfunding757Late Stage Venture654Non Equity Assistance315Initial Coin Offering88Grant26
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investments

Self-employed303Google294Uber243Goldman Sachs201Facebook195FleetCor Technologies190Angel Investor189Attentive188Airbnb186Microsoft186
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Bess Goodfellow

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Angel Group

Details

Jason Zant

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Michael Ciaglia

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Nicholas Stone

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Bryan Cressey

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Demian Kircher

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Debt

Details

Bill McNitt

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Ernesto Pedroza

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual

Details

Mark Radzik

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Cassidy Williams

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual

Details

Brett Holcomb

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Private Equity Firm,

Angel/Individual,

CEO

Details

Tom Thompson

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Family Investment Office,

Private Equity Firm

Details

joseph jeong

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Investor

Details

Barrett Lynner

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Don Pierce

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Sergio Ruffolo

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Private Equity Firm

Details

John Flavin

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Incubator

Details

Bill Sommerschield

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Mark Napier

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual

Details

Scott Zemnick

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Private Equity Firm

Details

Michael Cohn

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Angel/Individual

Details

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