Illinois Ventures’ mission is to make the world a better, healthier and more accessible place through return-focused seed and early investment in healthcare and technology. We work with others to create a thriving entrepreneurial community in the University of Illinois system, University alumni networks, the Midwest, and the national venture capital market.
Illinois Ventures is committed to helping entrepreneurs and technical founders build world-changing businesses with the potential to create new market opportunities or significantly expand existing footholds. The vision for Illinois Ventures is to go beyond just providing capital by making Illinois a better and more vibrant place to do business.
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2000
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Portfolio 27
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| - | Tiesta Tea | tiestatea.... | - | - |
| - | Xaptum | xaptum.com | $3.1M | United Sta... |
| - | GlucoSenti... | glucosenti... | - | - |
| - | REVOLUTION... | revmed.com | $100M | United Sta... |
| - | KeyWise AI | keywise.te... | - | - |
| - | Autonomic ... | autonomicm... | $3M | United Sta... |
| - | Brink Biol... | brinkbiolo... | - | United Sta... |
| - | PharmaIN C... | pharmain.c... | - | - |
| - | Advanced D... | thindiamon... | - | United Sta... |
| - | Gust | gust.com | - | - |
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Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 31.08.2022 | Why The University Of Illinois Is A Top College For Entrepre... | The University of Illinois has an incredible history of producing world-class startups and cutting-e... | hpa.vc/why... |
| 14.09.2015 | 10 Chicago VC Firms You Need to Know About | Chicago is usually towards the top of the list when it comes to startup hubs in the United States. I... | tech.co/ne... |
| 13.01.2015 | Research Projects at 3 Illinois Universities Get Funding Fro... | Researchers from three universities in Illinois have received the first batch of funding from Illino... | bizjournal... |
| 06.02.2012 | Targeted drug hopes to have success attacking multiple cance... | In preclinical studies, the compounds were well tolerated and efficacious in mice. One clinical cand... | medcitynew... |
| 26.09.2011 | Advanced imaging startup Diagnostic Photonics raises $1.3M i... | The company says its imaging technology is designed to help doctors evaluate diseased tissue during ... | medcitynew... |
| 25.02.2010 | Never Mind the Valley: Here’s Chicago | Holding down the proverbial fort for the mid-west, Chicago, the Windy City, is the third largest cit... | readwrite.... |
| 22.02.2010 | Eden Park scores $2M to bring LED alternative to market | Eden Park Illumination has officially entered the efficient lighting fray, scoring $2 million in new... | venturebea... |
| - | Targeted drug hopes to have success attacking multiple cance... | A newly formed University of Illinois spinoff company could be on to something good with a new drug ... | medcitynew... |
| - | Advanced imaging startup Diagnostic Photonics raises $1.3M i... | A surgical imaging spinoff from the University of Illinois has raised $1.3 million in equity, accord... | medcitynew... |