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Top 25 Impact venture capital firms based in Chicago, United States

Name: Impact venture capital firms based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 3, 2026 120 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 120 impact venture capital firms headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,379 professional contacts across them, including 667 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers impact venture capital firms 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, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 3, 2026.

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The 25 largest impact venture capital firms based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 120 impact venture capital firms based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 3, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names impact venture capital firms: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	The Vistria GroupPartial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	51-200	146
	“The Vistria Group is building a new kind of private investment firm that seeks to deliver both financial returns and societal impact.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
2	First AnalysisIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	11-50	57
	“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: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
3	HPAIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	51-200	55
	“HPA is a leading early-stage investor.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
4	Sandbox IndustriesIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	11-50	51
	“Sandbox Industries fosters innovation to drive lasting change in industries that are crucial to our future: healthcare, insurance and sustainability.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
5	OCA VenturesStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	n/a	36
	“We're a hands-on, collaborative, and entrepreneur friendly early stage venture capital firm.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
6	Energize CapitalPartial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	11-50	31
	“Energize Capital invests in climate solutions with ambition.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
7	Abundant Venture PartnersPartial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	201-500	31
	“Abundant Venture Partners was founded on the belief that healthcare’s most important challenges are too complex for any organization to solve alone.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
8	Vitalize Venture CapitalStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	29
	“VITALIZE Venture Capital is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture fund and angel community investing in the future of work.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
9	Moderne VenturesPartial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	11-50	27
	“Moderne Ventures invests in technology companies in and around real estate, finance, insurance, home services and sustainability.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
10	LightbankIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	23
	“Disruptive technology investors.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
11	Impact EngineStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	23
	“Impact Engine is an institutional investor managing venture capital and private equity strategies that drive positive impact in the areas of economic opportunity, environmental…” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
12	Prota VenturesPartial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	11-50	23
	“We are venture builders and investors who believe in generosity, empathy, excellence, and kindness.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
13	CumberlandStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	51-200	22
	“With our unparalleled understanding of the market structure, Cumberland helps investors and institutions capitalize on new ventures, working to ensure the ecosystem continues to…” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
14	Jump CapitalStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	11-50	20
	“Jump Capital is a founder-focused, low-ego early-stage venture firm investing in Fintech, application software, and infrastructure.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
15	The 81 CollectionIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	20
	“We are a collection of entrepreneurs who brought our offline industries online.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
16	11 Tribes VenturesPartial evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	18
	“11 Tribes Ventures is an early-stage venture fund that proactively invests in the resilience of entrepreneurs.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
17	Evergreen Climate InnovationsStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	17
	“Evergreen Climate Innovations, formerly Clean Energy Trust, provides catalytic capital and support to entrepreneurs and startups that bring impactful climate technologies to…” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
18	53 StationsIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	16
	“We partner with founders for their journey ahead, investing with flexibility and scale to build companies that last.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
19	Corazon CapitalStrong evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	15
	“Born out of a love for building startups and a passion for backing entrepreneurs with heart, Corazon Capital (Spanish for “heart”), a leading Chicago-based venture fund, brings a…” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
20	Chicago BlendStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	15
	“Chicago:Blend is a 501c3 nonprofit organization working to create a more inclusive venture capital and startup ecosystem.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
21	LongjumpPartial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	13
	“LongJump is a first-check venture fund, based in Chicago, designed to invest in the next generation of founders.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
22	Bridge Venture FundStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	12
	“Bridge is a Chicago-based, seed-stage venture capital firm investing in software and consumer businesses in overlooked categories underserved by innovation.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
23	Venture Forward CapitalIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	11
	“A Global VC firm, led by entrepreneurs turned investors, backing repeat successful founders accelerating the future of Applied AI” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
24	Energy Capital VenturesStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	11
	“The only early-stage venture capital fund solely dedicated to the energy expansion enabled by the innovation and resilience of the natural gas value chain.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026
25	Vcapital ManagementIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	10
	“With an in-depth focus on research and exceptional due diligence plus a 30-year track record, VCapital Management Co.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026

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Impact venture capital firms based in Chicago, United States at a glance

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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than this city, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 120 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 impact venture capital firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence 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 SmartSearch, 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 “impact venture capital firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among impact venture capital firms, 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 an evidence 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, 667 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 3, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
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Impact venture capital firms by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

How many impact venture capital firms are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 120 impact venture capital firms 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?

The Vistria Group, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most impact venture capital firms?

New York leads with 558 headquartered companies, followed by San Francisco (518) and Los Angeles (180).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 3, 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 SmartSearch, 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.