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title: "28 AI Investors in Chicago (Nov 2026)"
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# 28 AI investors in Chicago

We list 28 AI investors in Chicago as of November 2026: each has an SEC filing on file, and the list was last checked on 6 Nov 2026. The cities with the most head offices on this list are Chicago (24), Winnetka (2) and Naperville (1).

- 28 investors
- 23 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $100M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 24 firms)
- 145 named decision-makers on file

## First 14 of 28 AI investors in Chicago

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jump Capital | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Seed, Series A | AI, Cybersecurity, Fintech, SaaS | New deal, Oct 2026 | $456M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/jump-capital/ |
| New Stack | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Fintech, Healthtech, Industrial Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $125M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/new-stack/ |
| Bewater | VC firm | Winnetka, IL |  | AI, Cybersecurity, Gaming, Developer Tools | New fund, Oct 2026 | $150M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/bewater/ |
| M25 | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Healthtech, Generalist, Fintech | New deal, Sep 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/m25/ |
| Multimodal Ventures | VC firm | Naperville, IL | Seed | AI, Robotics, Fintech, SaaS | New fund, Oct 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/multimodal-ventures/ |
| Nine Four Ventures | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | AI, Proptech, Fintech, SaaS | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/nine-four-ventures/ |
| Distributed Ventures | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Seed, Series A | AI, Fintech, Insurtech, Healthtech | New deal, Jul 2026 | $90M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/distributed-ventures/ |
| Origin Ventures | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Seed, Series A | AI, Future of Work, SaaS, Marketplace | New deal, May 2026 | $130M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/origin-ventures/ |
| LightX Capital | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed | AI, Robotics, Healthtech, SaaS | New fund, Nov 2026 |  | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/lightx-capital/ |
| Energize Ventures | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Series A, Series B, Growth, Any stage | AI, Energy, Industrial Tech, Climate Tech | New deal, Sep 2026 | $328M (SEC Form D, 2020) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/energize-ventures/ |
| 7wire Ventures | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Seed | AI, Healthtech, Medtech, SaaS | New fund, Oct 2026 | $300M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/7wire-ventures/ |
| Capitalize VC | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Marketing Tech, Media, Fintech | Portfolio news, Jun 2026 | $10M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/capitalize-vc/ |
| Sandbox Clinical Ventures | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | AI, Insurtech, Healthtech, Fintech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/sandbox-clinical-ventures/ |
| Hyde Park Venture Partners | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | AI, Fintech, SaaS, Healthtech | New deal, Apr 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/hyde-park-venture-partners/ |

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## Method and limits
- Source: All 28 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 28 have a website we checked. Filing date and fund size are SEC data where a filing exists. Stage, sector and check size are our research.
- Inclusion rule: Organizations that back startups. Individuals, buyout funds and firms we found to be inactive are left out. Sector: the firm states AI as a focus on its own site, or we observed it in the firm's portfolio. Place: head office in Chicago, matched on city and state.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (35: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), share of the observed portfolio in this sector (25; half of that when the sector is stated only), stated focus on the US (15: full marks when the firm names the US as where it invests, half when it says global), size of the fund on file on a log scale (15) and completeness of the public record (10). Regional focus is our research, not an SEC figure. It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 28 rows: stage 26, sector 28, fund size 26, website 28. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 27 rows, firm email on 9, LinkedIn page on 20, check size on 3.

## Questions
### How many AI investors in Chicago are there?
We list 28 as of November 2026. 23 of the 28 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are Chicago (24), Winnetka (2) and Naperville (1).

### Which AI investors in Chicago raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
14 of the 28 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are LightX Capital (Nov 2026), Multimodal Ventures (Oct 2026) and 7wire Ventures (Oct 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of AI investors in Chicago?
The median fund size on file for this list is $100M, across the 24 firms with a size on an SEC Form D. The fund on file is each firm's main fund, which is not always its newest. The other 4 do not disclose a size there.

### How do I contact AI investors in Chicago?
The paid file holds 145 named decision-makers across 27 of these 28 and a firm email for 9. We publish the address a firm lists itself, never a personal email. Each free row links to a profile with the firm's website.

### Where does the data on AI investors in Chicago come from?
All 28 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV). Filing date and fund size come from the filing. Stage, sector and check size are our research. Rows on this list were last checked on 6 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.