Chicago VC Fundraising Summary 2020
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Top Deals of 2020 Top $1B
Despite the tumultuous business climate, a variety of Chicagoland startups made exceptional deals with Venture Capital firms in 2020. Congratulate these local, top-deal-maker organizations. Read the original article here.
Tempus $300M
VillageMD $250M
project44 $100M
ActiveCampaign $100M
Greenlight Planet $90M
Amount $81M
Cooler Screens Inc. $80M
Nature’s Fynd $80M
ShipBob, Inc. $68M
Clearcover $50M
Chicago Startups Raised $477M in December
Chicago saw a big month last December, totaling nearly half of the total funds raised in 2020. In fact, four of the deals made in December broke into the top ten deals closed throughout the year. Congratulations to these companies on an outstanding December.
Tempus $200M
project44 $100M
Amount $81M
Nature’s Fynd $45M
AHEAD $16.7M
FLEx Lighting $9M
LogicGate $8.75M
The Catch Co. $6M
Mystery Tackle Box $4.91M
Blueprint $3.425M
Network Perception $2.7M
SwayBrand $200k
Chicago Startups Raised $30M in November
The total funds raised by Chicago startups this November was about $30M. While VC activity was relatively low compared with most months of this year, a few significant deals closed. Read the original Chicago Inno summary here.
Dimension Inx $3.2M
EarlyBird $2.4M
Fluent Forever $5M
Havoc Shield $1.45M
HelloWater $250k
NestEgg $7M
TrustClarity $300k
UpFront Healthcare $11.5M
Chicago Startups Raised $208M in October
This October, Chicago Startups raised over $208M. For many of these companies, this was not their first round of fundraising. Read the original article by Chicago Inno here.
BETSPERTS $1M
Chowbus $30M (totaling $68M to date)
Cooler Screens Inc. $80M (totaling over $100M to date)
CoPilot $5M (totaling $15M this year)
Homethrive, Inc $18M
M1 Finance $45M (totaling nearly $100M to date)
NOCD $12M (totaling nearly $17M to date)
RiseKit - A Solve Network $1.4M (totaling over $2M)
SkinIO $1.4M
Stix Golf Co $50K
Valqari $500K
5thColumn $14M
Chicago Startups Raised $225M in September
Chicago Startups raised over $225M in September, a significant bump over the $154M raised the month prior. Read the original article by Chicago Inno here.
Greenlight Planet $90M
NextCapital $30M
PhotoniCare, Inc. $5.2M
ShipBob, Inc. $68M
ShoppingGives $5.5M
UPshow $14M
WatchTower $8M
Zero Hash $5M
Chicago Startups Raised $154M in August
This August, Chicago tech raised over $154M, including two major deals made with Keeper Security, Inc. and Kin Insurance. Read the original article by American Inno here.
Azul 3D, Inc $12.5M
Cancer IQ $4.8M
CASHDROP $2.7M
CoPilot $10M
Fyllo $10M
Kin Insurance $35M
Trala, Inc. $3.5M
Chicago Startups Raised $333M in July
For another consecutive month, Chicago tech and startup funding was up. This is largely due to a massive $250M deal between VillageMD and Walgreens. Read the original article by Chicago Inno here.
Avail $4.2M
Chowbus $33M
cohesion $6.5M
Enduvo $4M
Evertas $2.8M
META $200k
StreamLayer Inc. $4M
TeleTeachers $2.7M
The Mom Project $25M
VillageMD $250M
Workbox Company $1M
