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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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Chris Pauly

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual

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Lauren Hamlin

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Investment Bank,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Isaac Maddox

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Angel/Individual

Details

Shana Sumers

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual

Details

Adam Gruber

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Investment Bank,

Private Equity Firm,

Investment Partner

Details

Guy Turner

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Michael Marek

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Investment Bank,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Michael Pucker

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Private Equity Firm,

Angel/Individual,

Investment Partner

Details

Fred Salchli

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital

Details

Doug VanDegrift

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Thomas Bremner

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Fund Of Funds

Details

Chuck Tanner

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual

Details

Tom Demery

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Investment Partner,

Investor

Details

Anna Trala

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Private Equity Firm

Details

Peter Leemputte

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Investment Partner

Details

Lawrence Burley

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm,

Angel/Individual

Details

Jeff Burns

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Neel Mayenkar

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Private Equity Firm

Details

Tony Zhu

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Venture Capital,

Investor

Details

Jim Alvarez

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Angel/Individual

Details

Alex Dub

United States,

Illinois,

Chicago

Investor Types

Private Equity Firm

Details

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