Chicago Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders in industries overlooked by others. They provide high conviction checks, take board seats, and advocate for founders while being straightforward. They are committed to putting in the work and ask founders to hold them accountable.

Chicago Ventures

We give founders better odds. 

We believe enduring companies can be built anywhere, by anyone. We lead early rounds before it’s obvious, and serve as active, operationally-involved partners during a company’s earliest days.

XOR Data Exchange

Rakuten Americas

Dónde

Kapow

Retrofit

Rocketmiles

Mimir

Tock

Troops

Ureeka

healthfinch

ItemMaster

Betterfly (ACQUIRED)

Blitsy

Pangea Money Transfer

Pluto TV

Predata

Catalytic

Welcoming a new company, Part3, and founders Jack Sadler, Jessica Luczycki and Corey Stanford to the CV portfolio!

👉 Part3 Serves North American Construction Projects. With New Funding, "the vision is bigger"

Tune in to OneRail CEO Bill Catania on the Supply Chain Management Review Magazine – In Transit Podcast 🎙

The topic: Leveraging Fulfillment Experience to Run Resilient Retail Operations 💻📈🚛

https://lnkd.in/gRHTD97X

A new project44 report shows that last-mile delivery performance is up to its highest point since the start of COVID.

Read the full analysis – via FreightWaves ✍️

https://lnkd.in/dcEDWHbU

Breaking stigmas one story at a time ➡️ Howie Mandel talks about his journey to his official OCD diagnosis – with the TODAY Show.

And highlights his work with NOCD to promote affordable + accessible online therapy for the community 👏

✍️ "He calls the NOCD app a 'lifesaver in your pocket' and encourages anyone who thinks they might have OCD to take advantage of the organization's resources."

https://lnkd.in/g--wt33g

🚨 New Hire News 🚨

project44 adds to Executive Team: Welcome, Chief Revenue Officer, Rick Turco 💪

"Rick's leadership experience encompasses organizations at every growth phase, from late-stage tech startups to global public enterprises, so his skills are a great fit for project44 as we accelerate growth." – Jett McCandless, project44 founder and CEO.

https://lnkd.in/gNA_aAD2

Don't miss M1 CEO Brian Barnes for a Fireside Chat at the Benzinga Fintech Deal Day event on Nov 15.

He'll talk 🎤🔥 M1's success story and his take on the State of Fintech.

https://lnkd.in/gtKrpKcs

Becker's Healthcare asked 29 executives where payers can have the biggest effect on health equity. 

Dina CEO Ashish Shah says 🗣

"Payers have an opportunity to be invited into the homes of those they serve, and they should not take that lightly."

https://lnkd.in/gCur7Dqu"

UBank and Aeropay Partner on Financial Services for Gaming Industry 💵🤝🎮

"Together, Aeropay and UBank address the intricate payment challenges in the modern gaming ecosystem."

https://lnkd.in/gwxZqjDC

AI continues to be a driving force in shipping and logistics innovation ➡️ 🚛 📦

project44 grows AI capabilities of its platform Movement – expanding door-to-door visibility, machine learning-powered automation & carrier data quality 👉

https://lnkd.in/gXwKsZs2

FranShares founder and CEO, Kenny Rose, shares his top tips for franchisees on running a successful business – in Entrepreneur Media ✍️

Here's why local support and customer investment could be your franchise's ticket to unprecedented growth.

https://lnkd.in/gGnkN6xN

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