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Top 24 B2B software venture capital companies based in Chicago, United States

RevenueBase identified 42 B2B software venture capital companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 767 professional contacts across them, including 421 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (205 companies); Chicago has 42.

This list covers B2B software venture capital companies headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 27, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 24 largest B2B software venture capital companies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size
Top 24 of 42 B2B software venture capital companies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to B2B software venture capital companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
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1Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026201-500309 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Thoma Bravo is the world’s largest software-focused investment firm, with more than $172 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2026.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
2Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20082 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Based in Chicago, Waud Capital Partners is a leading growth-oriented private equity firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
3Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5059 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 40 years, First Analysis has been at the forefront of supporting emerging growth companies and established leaders across high-growth, technology-driven sectors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
4Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20056 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“HPA is a leading early-stage investor.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
5Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20049 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Baird Capital makes venture capital, growth equity and private equity investments in strategically targeted sectors around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
6Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20042 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
7Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026n/a38 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We're a hands-on, collaborative, and entrepreneur friendly early stage venture capital firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
8Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5021 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Jump Capital is a founder-focused, low-ego early-stage venture firm investing in Fintech, application software, and infrastructure.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
9Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-1012 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Bridge is a Chicago-based, seed-stage venture capital firm investing in software and consumer businesses in overlooked categories underserved by innovation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
10Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Distributed Ventures backs bold founders innovating at the frontier of risk.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
11Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Sandalphon leads, co-leads or meaningfully participates in Pre-Seed and Seed stage rounds for B2B healthtech startups Primary industries of interest: HealthTech Tech-Enabled…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
12Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-107 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“New Stack was founded in 2015 with a mission to invest in the Outsiders.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
13Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-105 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Belvedere Strategic Capital (BSC) invests in people and companies with exceptional ideas surrounding finance and technology.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
14Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Alliance Growth Partners is an entrepreneurial focused investment firm with the goal to acquire and grow one quality business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
15Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-104 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Method Capital is a Chicago-based venture capital firm specializing in growth stage investments in B2B technology companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
16Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Ranch Ventures Fund I LLC is an investment banking company based out of 1050 STATE ST, Chicago, Illinois, United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
17Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Synetro Group is a non-traditional private investment and strategic advisory firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
18Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fēnom Ventures is a private investment group that focuses on early-stage SaaS and Tech-Enabled Service companies, including- Fēnom Digital - BambuMeta - SnapFunds”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
19Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Seyen Capital is a Chicago based VC fund.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
20Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-502 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Blue Horizon acquires and invests in profitable software businesses with stable recurring revenue streams.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
21Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-102 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Agrani Ventures is a private investment firm that backs entrepreneurs committed to building long term sustainable business models.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
22Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our entrepreneurial private equity firm markets under Light Street Investments (“LSI”) and Light Street Ventures (“LSV”)(collectively, “Light Street”).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
23Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Empowering Industry Innovation and Growth through Strategic Investments Tier 1 Investments, LLC drives forward-thinking development and expansion across various industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
24Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Sligo Capital is an operator-led investment firm seeking to acquire and grow an existing company with annual revenues ranging from $5 to $50 million.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026

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B2B software venture capital companies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 27, 2026
54.9%Verified-email coverage
18.3Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
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Companies by employee count

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11-50
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201-500
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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 42 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among B2B software venture capital companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “B2B software venture capital companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names B2B software venture capital companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among B2B software venture capital companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 421 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 27, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names B2B software venture capital companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many B2B software venture capital companies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 42 B2B software venture capital companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Thoma Bravo, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most B2B software venture capital companies?

New York leads the United States with 205 headquartered companies, followed by San Francisco (183) and Boston (58). Chicago has 42.

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 421 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 42 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 27, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.