61 investors have funded 11 Deskless Workforce companies head-officed in Chicago, across 94 rounds (Apr 2000 – Dec 2022). They are ranked by how many Chicago companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Chicago" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JFF | Boston, United States | Series ASeed | 3 | 3 | — | Jan 2022 | 19 |
| 2 | Revolution | Washington, DC, United States | Series ASeed | 2 | 3 | — | Nov 2022 | 216 |
| 3 | Techstars | New York City, United States | Seed | 2 | 2 | 2 | Nov 2022 | 3,580 |
| 4 | Grotech Ventures | Arlington, United States | Series DSeries A | 2 | 2 | 2 | Jan 2022 | 125 |
| 5 | GGV Capital | Menlo Park, United States | Series CSeries ASeries B | 1 | 3 | 1 | Jan 2017 | 438 |
| 6 | Chicago Ventures | Chicago, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 3 | 1 | Nov 2015 | 90 |
| 7 | HLM Venture Partners | Waltham, United States | Series DSeries C | 1 | 3 | — | Jan 2005 | 62 |
| 8 | StarVest Partners | New York City, United States | Series DSeries C | 1 | 3 | — | Jan 2005 | 42 |
| 9 | BlueStream Ventures | Stillwater, United States | Series DSeries C | 1 | 3 | — | Jan 2005 | 11 |
| 10 | DRW Venture Capital | Chicago, United States | Series ASeries BSeries C | 1 | 3 | 1 | Jan 2017 | 12 |
| 11 | Prism Capital | Glenview, United States | Series CUnattributed | 1 | 3 | — | Aug 2003 | 7 |
| 12 | Lakewest Venture Partners | Chicago, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 3 | 1 | Nov 2015 | 7 |
| 13 | FJ Labs | New York City, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jan 2017 | 661 |
| 14 | Origin Ventures | Chicago, United States | Seed | 1 | 2 | 1 | Aug 2021 | 80 |
| 15 | KCRise Fund | Kansas City, United States | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Nov 2022 | 40 |
| 16 | MATH Venture Partners | Chicago, United States | Seed | 1 | 2 | 1 | Nov 2022 | 37 |
| 17 | Sandalphon Capital | Chicago, United States | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Nov 2022 | 32 |
| 18 | RBC Capital Markets | Toronto, Canada | Series C | 1 | 2 | — | Aug 2003 | 28 |
| 19 | KGC Capital | Chicago, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Nov 2015 | 25 |
| 20 | Capital Midwest Fund | Mequon, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | Jan 2022 | 26 |
| 21 | Sixty8 Capital | Indianapolis, United States | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Nov 2022 | 9 |
| 22 | FireStarter Fund | Chicago, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Dec 2014 | 11 |
| 23 | Garland Capital Group | Chicago, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Nov 2015 | 5 |
| 24 | SV Angel | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2022 | 734 |
| 25 | Liquid 2 Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2022 | 309 |
| 26 | Gener8tor | Madison, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2017 | 323 |
| 27 | Bloomberg Beta | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2022 | 151 |
| 28 | Pritzker Group | Chicago, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2015 | 148 |
| 29 | Hyde Park Venture Partners | Chicago, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2022 | 93 |
| 30 | Rethink Capital Partners | White Plains, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2021 | 74 |
| 31 | BBG Ventures | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2021 | 59 |
| 32 | Jumpstart | Cleveland, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2012 | 59 |
| 33 | The Fund | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2021 | 54 |
| 34 | Renren | Haidian, China | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2015 | 32 |
| 35 | Weekend Fund | United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2022 | 37 |
| 36 | Corazon Capital | Chicago, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2014 | 33 |
| 37 | Great North Ventures | Minneapolis, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2022 | 29 |
| 38 | Starting Line | Chicago, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2022 | 26 |
| 39 | Israel Growth Partners | Herzliya, Israel | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2021 | 19 |
| 40 | Wayfinder | Stockholm, Sweden | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2022 | 21 |
| 41 | Mid America Angels | Overland Park, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2022 | 15 |
| 42 | Branded Strategic Hospitality | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2020 | 14 |
| 43 | Clal Insurance | Tel Aviv, Israel | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2021 | 13 |
| 44 | I2A | Chicago, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2012 | 12 |
| 45 | Wicklow Capital | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2015 | 13 | |
| 46 | Graham & Walker | Seattle, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2022 | 12 |
| 47 | Leumi Partners | Tel Aviv, Israel | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2021 | 13 |
| 48 | KDWC Ventures | Chicago, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2017 | 11 |
| 49 | VoyLét Capital | Detroit, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2014 | 11 |
| 50 | Discount Capital | Tel Aviv, Israel | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2021 | 11 |
| 51 | Tenzing | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | 11 |
| 52 | Tenzing Capital | Wichita, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2022 | 6 |
| 53 | Ruthless For Good | New Orleans, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2022 | 6 |
| 54 | Red Barn Investments | Skokie, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2012 | 2 |
| 55 | Women’s Capital Connection | Mission, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2022 | 4 |
| 56 | New Community Transformation Fund | Grand Rapids, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2022 | 3 |
| 57 | Accelerate Venture Partners | Wichita, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | 3 |
| 58 | GROWKS | United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2022 | 2 |
| 59 | MooseVentures | Chicago, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2011 | 1 |
| 60 | Ruthless For Good Fund | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | 1 |
| 61 | October Capital | Leawood, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
Deskless Workforce companies head-officed in Chicago that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WorkTorch worktorch.io |
18 | 23 | $42.7M | Seed Nov 2022 |
| Shiftgig shiftgig.com |
16 | 28 | $406.5M | Series C Jan 2017 |
| FactoryFix factoryfix.com |
7 | 8 | $61.6M | Series A Jan 2022 |
| Fieldglass fieldglass.com |
6 | 15 | $130.5M | Series D Jan 2005 |
| Anthill anthill.co |
6 | 7 | $16.4M | Seed Aug 2021 |
| Classet classet.org |
5 | 5 | $22.3M | Seed Dec 2022 |
| LocusView locusview.com |
4 | 4 | $256M | Series A Apr 2021 |
| MFGWorx mfgworx.com |
1 | 1 | $20K | Seed Nov 2022 |
| Kinetic Global kineticglobal.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jan 2014 |
| ServiceBridge servicebridge.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jun 2011 |
| Clockedin clockedin.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jul 2020 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2022 | Liquid 2 Ventures | Classet | Seed | $4.5M |
| Dec 2022 | Weekend Fund | Classet | Seed | $4.5M |
| Dec 2022 | SV Angel | Classet | Seed | $4.5M |
| Dec 2022 | Wayfinder | Classet | Seed | $4.5M |
| Dec 2022 | Starting LineLED | Classet | Seed | $4.5M |
| Nov 2022 | New Community Transformation Fund | WorkTorch | Seed | $2.2M |
| Nov 2022 | Sixty8 Capital | WorkTorch | Seed | $2.2M |
| Nov 2022 | TechstarsLED | MFGWorx | Seed | $20K |
| Nov 2022 | Revolution | WorkTorch | Seed | $2.2M |
| Nov 2022 | Bloomberg Beta | WorkTorch | Seed | $2.2M |
| Nov 2022 | Mid America Angels | WorkTorch | Seed | $2.2M |
| Nov 2022 | Women’s Capital Connection | WorkTorch | Seed | $2.2M |
| Nov 2022 | MATH Venture Partners | WorkTorch | Seed | $2.2M |
| Nov 2022 | Sandalphon Capital | WorkTorch | Seed | $2.2M |
| Nov 2022 | KCRise Fund | WorkTorch | Seed | $2.2M |
| Nov 2022 | Graham & Walker | WorkTorch | Seed | $2.2M |
| Nov 2022 | GROWKS | WorkTorch | Seed | $2.2M |
| Nov 2022 | Ruthless For Good | WorkTorch | Seed | $2.2M |
| Nov 2022 | Tenzing CapitalLED | WorkTorch | Seed | $2.2M |
| Jan 2022 | Great North Ventures | FactoryFix | Series A | $10M |
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