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Announcing New Capital from Chicago Ventures: $80M to Invest in Early-Stage Startups

Announcing New Capital from Chicago Ventures: $80M to Invest in Early-Stage Startups

Our team at Chicago Ventures is proud to announce that we’ve closed $80M across our CV Fund IV and CV Opportunity Fund to continue…
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Shawn Park
GreenLite Raises $28.5M to Privatize Permitting for Developers and Regulatory Authorities

GreenLite Raises $28.5M to Privatize Permitting for Developers and ...

As permit delays create a backlog of development, GreenLite leads the charge in privatizing construction plan review and permitting for…
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Shawn Park
GoodShip Secures $8M Series A Led by Bessemer Venture Partners to Scale Freight Orchestration and…

GoodShip Secures $8M Series A Led by Bessemer Venture Partners to S...

The funding builds on a $5M seed round in 2023 and recent launches of an AI-powered RFP scenario builder and industry-first collaboration…
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Lindsay Knight
Aeropay Announces $20M in Series B Financing, Further Solidifying Position as a Leader in U.S.

Aeropay Announces $20M in Series B Financing, Further Solidifying P...

CHICAGO, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Aeropay, a leading provider of Pay-By-Bank solutions for businesses, today announced $20 million in…
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Lindsay Knight
Welcoming our new partner: Eric Duboe!

Welcoming our new partner: Eric Duboe!

We are thrilled to share the news that Eric Duboe has joined Chicago Ventures’ investing team as our newest Partner.
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Lindsay Knight
Leverage Raises $7m to Modernize Global Supply Chains with Visibility Platform

Leverage Raises $7m to Modernize Global Supply Chains with Visibili...

Company Employs Simple Integrations and AI to Deliver 12X ROI to Customers
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Lindsay Knight
Help Wanted: Hiring an Investor

Help Wanted: Hiring an Investor

(Posted May 15, 2023)
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Chicago Ventures
Freight Tech Startup GoodShip Raises $5M Seed Round Co-Led by Ironspring Ventures and Chicago…

Freight Tech Startup GoodShip Raises $5M Seed Round Co-Led by Irons...

After emerging from stealth and announcing a FreightWaves SONAR partnership, GoodShip, founded by industry experts from Coyote, Convoy, and…
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Chicago Ventures
What CV Founders Say

What CV Founders Say

Hear from the founders we’ve funded who others called un-scalable, small TAM, and unproven.
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Chicago Ventures
Why now? Infertility is a crisis. Women’s healthcare should be a basic right.

Why now? Infertility is a crisis. Women’s healthcare should be a ba...

By Emma Lawler, CV EIR
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Chicago Ventures
From MBA Intern to EIR: Creating a Career Path in VC

From MBA Intern to EIR: Creating a Career Path in VC

Written by Emma Lawler, our new EIR at Chicago Ventures. Read ‘How working in VC has make me a better entrepreneur’ on her Substack here.
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Lindsay Knight
#NowHiring: Social and Communications Contractor

#NowHiring: Social and Communications Contractor

This role was posted on April 11, 2022. You can view the original job description here.
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Lindsay Knight
Help Wanted: CV is hiring an Analyst

Help Wanted: CV is hiring an Analyst

Update February 23, 2022: This role has been filled and we are no longer accepting applications.
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Lindsay Knight
Announcing Chicago Ventures Fund III

Announcing Chicago Ventures Fund III

CV raises $63M, promotes Peter Christman and Lindsay Knight to Partner, and hires Jackie DiMonte
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Chicago Ventures
Rising to the Challenge: Lessons from the Frontlines of Today’s Startups | Volume 3

Rising to the Challenge: Lessons from the Frontlines of Today’s Sta...

Over the past few months, companies both small and large have had to quickly adapt to COVID-19. From moving from offices to remote work…
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Chicago Ventures
Rising to the Challenge: Lessons from the Frontlines of Today’s Startups | Issue 2

Rising to the Challenge: Lessons from the Frontlines of Today’s Sta...

Over the past few months, companies both small and large have had to quickly adapt to COVID-19. From moving from offices to remote work…
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Chicago Ventures
Rising to the Challenge: Lessons from the Frontlines of Today’s Startups

Rising to the Challenge: Lessons from the Frontlines of Today’s Sta...

Over the past few weeks, companies both small and large have had to quickly adapt to COVID-19. From moving from offices to remote work, to…
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Chicago Ventures
Connecting the Chicago Ventures Portfolio Community: 4,510 people (and Counting)

Connecting the Chicago Ventures Portfolio Community: 4,510 people (...

Introducing CV Portfolio 1-on-1s
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Lindsay Knight
Finding Forager: Why We Invested

Finding Forager: Why We Invested

By CV’s Peter Christman.
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Chicago Ventures
People, Processes, Product, and Tools: How HealthJoy Has Built a Customer Success Organization

People, Processes, Product, and Tools: How HealthJoy Has Built a Cu...

HealthJoy simplifies the healthcare experience by providing personalized benefits guidance, helping employees make better decisions to…
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Chicago Ventures
Advice from a VC intern: Chicago Ventures’ Adit Damodaran

Advice from a VC intern: Chicago Ventures’ Adit Damodaran

Adit is a third-year undergraduate at the University of Chicago from Chattanooga, TN. He’s an Economics major, with a specialization in…
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Chicago Ventures
Help Wanted: Chicago Ventures is hiring an Analyst and Associate

Help Wanted: Chicago Ventures is hiring an Analyst and Associate

Chicago Ventures invests in early-stage enterprise and consumer software companies in the middle of the country. We believe innovation is…
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Chicago Ventures
We’re hiring a Platform intern!

We’re hiring a Platform intern!

Chicago Ventures is hiring an intern to join its Platform team — the team that owns firm brand and marketing and also works operationally…
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Lindsay Knight
A Peek into the CV Portfolio [Or, How We Engage 2,200 Startup Employees]

A Peek into the CV Portfolio [Or, How We Engage 2,200 Startup Emplo...

This piece was originally published by Lindsay Knight on LinkedIn.
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Chicago Ventures
The Many Flavors of Venture Partners: From the Platform Braintrust

The Many Flavors of Venture Partners: From the Platform Braintrust

This piece was originally posted by Lindsay Knight on LinkedIn.
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Chicago Ventures
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