Series A investors in Illinois

28 of 38 series a firms that report a preference say they can lead. 2 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Illinois · Fund $3B+ Fund XIII (2024)
Paul Berns, Keith Crandell+12 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences +1
$25K to $30M+Can lead
Jump CapitalActive Oct 14
Illinois
Sach Chitnis, Mike McMahon+7 on the team
Series ASeries BLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$3M to $30MCan lead
Illinois · Fund $217M+ (2023)
Glen Tullman, Lee Shapiro+6 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsHealthtech
Check size not reportedCan lead
Illinois
Josh Lumer, Tarik Galijasevic
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +6
$1M to $10MCan lead
Illinois
Andrew Bluestein, Ashley Hartman+2 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsHealthtech +3Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
Illinois
Joe Musselman, Ross Hangebrauck
SeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Illinois
Amy Francetic, Alex Behar+1 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsClimateConfirmed by the firm
$1M to $10MCan lead
Illinois
Ross D. Chaifetz, Ryan Brown+1 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$100K to $10MCan lead
Illinois
Jason Starr
Series ALeadsConsumer +1
$1M to $3MCan lead
Illinois · Fund $100M — latest fund (2026)
Phil Schwarz, Sam Yagan+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Illinois · Fund $1.7B AUM
John Tough, Alan Glass+12 on the team
Series ASeries BLeadsClimate +1
$10M to $30MCan lead
Illinois
Andrew Walsh, Jim Macdonald+11 on the team
Series ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +6
$3M to $10MCan lead
Illinois
Jon Phillips, Karim Botros+6 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +1
$1M to $10MCan lead
Illinois
Saurabh Sharma
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCrypto
$500K to $30MCan lead
Illinois · Fund $127 (2021)
Keith Bank, John Garabedian+3 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsGaming and media
$1M to $3MCan lead
Illinois
Jeff Cantalupo, Rick Desai+2 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsConsumerConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $10MCan lead
Illinois · Fund $230M+ (2024)
Constance Freedman, Seth Corder+4 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsProptech +2
$3M to $10MCan lead
Illinois
Bob Saunders, Jim Dugan+7 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$1M to $3MCan lead
Illinois · Fund $150M (Fund I) (2021)
Craig Asher, Dan Fero+2 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsLife sciences
$500K to $30MCan lead
Illinois · Fund $81M (2017)
Jim Schultz, Patrick Morand+2 on the team
Series ASeries BLeadsFood and ag
$1M to $10MCan lead
Illinois
Alex Meyer, Brent Hill+7 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
Illinois · Fund $1 (2026)
Aaron Rudberg, Bala Nagarajan+12 on the team
Series ALeadsFood and ag +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Illinois
Jonathan Ellis, Nevin Ramanujan
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +4
$100K to $3MCan lead
Illinois
Dennis Beard, Rob Schultz+3 on the team
Series ALeadsFood and agConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $1MCan lead
Illinois · Fund Over
Chris Zock, Dan Phillips+13 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsHealthtech +1
$1M to $30MCan lead
Illinois
Jonathan Shulkin, Juan Sabater+5 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$100K to $30M+Can lead
Illinois · Fund $300M (2021)
Anna Haghgooie, Karey Witty+13 on the team
Series ASeries BLeadsHealthtech
$10M to $30M+Can lead
Illinois
Jim Vaughan, Ryan Kole+1 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsHealthtech +2
$500K to $10MCan lead
Illinois
Daniel Goldberg, Connor Ryan+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterprise software +2
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Illinois
Mingu Lee, Randall Lewis+5 on the team
Series AConsumer
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Illinois
Jan-Dirk Lueders, Scott Casto+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ACrypto
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Illinois
Beth Kearns, Kevin Jones+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BFood and ag +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Illinois
Jason Blumberg, Piers Wells+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Illinois · Fund $18M — Expanse Fund I LP
Connor Crown, Jeff Stapleton+1 on the team
Series AFintech +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Illinois
Michael Lavin
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BFood and ag +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Illinois
Pete Wilkins, Michael Sachaj+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AGeneralist
$500K to $3MMostly follows
Illinois
Greg Barnes, Guy Turner+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AGeneralist
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Illinois
Grant Newlin
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +3
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Illinois · Fund $69.6M
Jeffrey Elowe, Kurt Ramirez+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BProptech
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Illinois · Fund $1M inaugural fund (2024)
Beth A. Brooks, Dan Weberg+3 on the team
SeedSeries AHealthtech
Check size not reportedMostly follows

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How many series a investors in illinois are there?

Mode VC tracks 48 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 2 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do series a investors in illinois write?

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 18 firms on this list.

Which series a investors in illinois lead rounds?

28 of 38 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.