Our Investment Portfolio

These are Chicago’s best and brightest founders. They represent our city’s future and their companies are creating new markets that will define how we live and work. We were privileged to discover them at the beginning of their journey and a joy to support them as they blaze new trails.

Bilin Academy - online live classroom providing international, multilingual learning experiences for children.

Bilin Academy - online live classroom providing international, multilingual learning experiences for children.

Bottlecode - one-stop self care shop for all things personal grooming for men (skincare, haircare, body care, and beyond).

Bottlecode - one-stop self care shop for all things personal grooming for men (skincare, haircare, body care, and beyond).

Clouty - a music derivatives exchange that turns real-time music data into tradeable indexes.

Clouty - a music derivatives exchange that turns real-time music data into tradeable indexes.

Fillow - an innovative period product that combines the best of tampons and cups: delivering easy-to use, long-lasting wear.

Fillow - an innovative period product that combines the best of tampons and cups: delivering easy-to use, long-lasting wear.

Flora - plant focused technology designed to tell you exactly what your plants need to thrive.

Flora - plant focused technology designed to tell you exactly what your plants need to thrive.

Frankly Apparel - bra-less clothing for every-body, because all cup sizes deserve to feel supported...literally.

Frankly Apparel - bra-less clothing for every-body, because all cup sizes deserve to feel supported...literally.

Hanahana Beauty - a consciously clean skincare brand with the mission is to bring humanity to beauty space.

Hanahana Beauty - a consciously clean skincare brand with the mission is to bring humanity to beauty space.

Kavnia - Cold drip coffee, brewed so slowly so that every possible flavor is pulled from the coffee bean and into your cup.

Kavnia - Cold drip coffee, brewed so slowly so that every possible flavor is pulled from the coffee bean and into your cup.

Oja Express - a digital marketplace for cultural grocery stores.

Oja Express - a digital marketplace for cultural grocery stores.

Sanarai - a mental health platform for the Latinx community that provides culturally sensitive, Spanish-language emotional support at accessible prices.

Sanarai - a mental health platform for the Latinx community that provides culturally sensitive, Spanish-language emotional support at accessible prices.

Science On Call - 24/7 subscription-based tech support for restaurants.

Science On Call - 24/7 subscription-based tech support for restaurants.

STIGMA - a media company and mental health community designed to reduce loneliness and the stigma that surrounds mental illness and other misunderstood conditions.

STIGMA - a media company and mental health community designed to reduce loneliness and the stigma that surrounds mental illness and other misunderstood conditions.