Contact List for Venture Capital Firms located in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa

Below are some contacts for Venture Capital Firms to help you in your search for capital. Please, come back often, because I am continually updating the Website and the lists. I have tried to include specific information and resources to help you save time with your research and developing your own contact list. Remember most VC firms won't fund less than $1,000,000 and they rarely fund start-ups. You should contact as many firms as possible, because you never know which one will be interested. It is a lng process so be forewarned.

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I will keep adding to this Contact List of Venture Capital Firms from time to time. Please Contact Me if you would like to add any contact information to the list if you are a VC firm located in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana or Iowa. If possible include the size investments you, your firm typically make and describe what areas you invest in. For example do you only invest in a one industry such as technology, medical, or electronics.

If you are an entrepreneur or company looking to obtain funding, try to narrow your search to only those contacts that you really feel may be interested in funding your company. This will save you valuable time by streamlining your search, not to mention reducing your stress factor.

You should base your decision of which Venture Capital Firms to contact on two factors: 1. the dollar amount you are seeking and 2. the type of industry in which that particular firm typically makes an investment. Some Firms are smaller and only fund up to $1 of $2 Million, while the larger firms won’t fund anything under $10 Million. Bottom line, don’t waste your time with the larger VC firms if you are only looking for $2 Million.

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Idaho

Illinois

Adams Street Partners, L.L.C.
One North Wacker Drive, Suite 2200
Chicago, Illinois 60606-2807
Tele: 312-553-7890
Fax: 312-553-7891
Adams Street Partners' direct investment team provides venture capital to growth and development-stage information technology, life sciences and business service firms primarily based in the United States.
www.adamsstreetpartners.com

Baird Capital Partners
227 West Monroe Street, Suite 2200
Chicago, IL 60606
Tele: 888-792-0477 or 312-609-4700
Fax: 312-609-4707
Invests in early- to growth-stage, U.S.-based companies in the areas of Business Services and Healthcare/Life Sciences.
http://www.rwbaird.com/ecm

Forest Hill Partners L.L.C.
Chicago Office
1115 Aldine Avenue
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Tel: 773-909-1239
Fax: 702-552-7842www.foresthillpartners.com
Their mission is to level the playing field for small to midsize businesses by providing capital and resources necessary to compete and thrive in today’s economy.

Indiana

Iowa

Aavin Venture Capital
118 Third Avenue SE
Suite 630
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Phone: 319-247-1072
Fax: 319-363-9519
AAVIN primarily invests in late-stage and expansion-stage financings, focusing on smaller investment opportunities, i.e. companies seeking less than $10 million, with the anticipated majority of investments in companies seeking less than $5 million.
www.aavin.com