11 Top Early Stage Venture Investors in Enterprise Software Startups (Chicago)

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Name	Website	Stages	Location	Socials
VitalizeVC	http://www.vitalize.vc/		Chicago, Illinois, United States	Linkedin Twitter
M25	https://m25vc.com/		Chicago, Illinois, United States	Linkedin Twitter
Lightbank	http://www.lightbank.com	Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Twitter
Hyde Park Venture Partners	http://www.hydeparkvp.com		Chicago, Illinois, United States	Linkedin Twitter
Impact Engine	http://www.theimpactengine.com	Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Linkedin Twitter

At Early Stage Life we track over 1,000,000 investors and over 3,800,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of investors to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.

We’ve ranked the top 11 Enterprise Software investors in Chicago. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).

We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:

Track record
Executive leadership
Market share
Innovation
ESG rating

Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Top Enterprise Software Investors & Funds (Chicago)

VitalizeVC

VitalizeVC is an early-stage VC fund investing in high potential B2B technology startups in future of work and future of learning.

Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture

Industries: B2B, Enterprise Software

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M25

M25 is the most active early-stage VC firm investing in Midwest headquartered startups (14 states, 100+ companies) across most industries

Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Seed

Industries: Consumer, Enterprise, Enterprise Software, Finance, Venture Capital

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Lightbank

Lightbank is a VC started by serial entrepreneur Eric Lefkofsky helping early stage founders across SaaS, marketplaces, fintech and crypto.

Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed

Industries: EdTech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Human Resources, Internet, Local, Mobile, Small and Medium Businesses

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Hyde Park Venture Partners

Hyde Park Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on high-growth, mid-continent technology startups.

Investment Rounds: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed

Industries: Enterprise Software, Financial Services, Venture Capital

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Impact Engine

Impact Engine is a venture capital and private equity firm that invests financial and human capital in early-stage companies.

Investment Rounds: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture

Industries: EdTech, Energy Efficiency, Enterprise Software, Health Care, Impact Investing, Information Technology

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Jumpstart Ventures

JumpStart Ventures is an investment fund built to partner with entrepreneurs solving problems that need intelligent innovation.

Investment Rounds: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed

Industries: Angel Investment, Enterprise Software, Financial Services

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Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation drives venture creation and technology commercialization at the University of Chicago

Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Non Equity Assistance, Seed

Industries: Association, Education, Enterprise Software, Non Profit, Private Social Networking, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Network

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