Angel investors in Chicago
Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.
243
Angel investors in Chicago
100
Rows shown
8
Stages recorded
7
Other types here
100 rows
| # | Name | Location | Investments | Lead | Exits | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Peterson | Chicago, United States | 56 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Brian Spaly | Chicago, United States | 32 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Lauren DeLuca | Chicago, United States | 31 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | Logan Kilpatrick | Chicago, United States | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Lori Greiner | Chicago, United States | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Grant Newlin | Chicago, United States | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | David Wieland | Chicago, United States | 17 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| 8 | Mark Friedgan | Chicago, United States | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Alan Matthew | Chicago, United States | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Jai Shekhawat | Chicago, United States | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Eddie Lou | Chicago, United States | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Rex Burgdorfer | Chicago, United States | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Joseph Mansueto | Chicago, United States | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Michael Gamson | Chicago, United States | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Gordon Whyte | Chicago, United States | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Khalid Zitouni | Chicago, United States | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lon Chow | Chicago, United States | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Filip Boksa | Chicago, United States | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Steve Olechowski | Chicago, United States | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Aaron Rankin | Chicago, United States | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Howard Tullman | Chicago, United States | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Ravin Gandhi | Chicago, United States | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ezra Galston | Chicago, United States | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Bill Marcus | Chicago, United States | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Eric Lefkofsky | Chicago, United States | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Al Goldstein | Chicago, United States | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Armando Pauker | Chicago, United States | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Jason Henrichs | Chicago, United States | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Mark Tebbe | Chicago, United States | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Troy Henikoff | Chicago, United States | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Glen Tullman | Chicago, United States | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Jonathan Scherr | Chicago, United States | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Mark Ladd | Chicago, United States | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Matt Maloney | Chicago, United States | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Stuart Larkins | Chicago, United States | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Virgil Andry | Chicago, United States | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Jason Fried | Chicago, United States | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Larry Zhao | Chicago, United States | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Alan Warms | Chicago, United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Bradley Keywell | Chicago, United States | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Brian Hand | Chicago, United States | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Mellody Hobson | Chicago, United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Michael Yasiejko | Chicago, United States | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Tao Huang | Chicago, United States | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Wayne Boulais | Chicago, United States | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Alberto Moriondo | Chicago, United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Samara Hernandez | Chicago, United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Shawn Budde | Chicago, United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Amit Jhawar | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Andrew J. Filipowski | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Brian Luerssen | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Christopher Bissonnette | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Dave Hoover | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Eric M. Stone | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Farhan Yasin | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Frederick Farrar | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Gale Wilkinson | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | George Bousis | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Gregg Latterman | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Jason Harinstein | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Jeremie Bacon | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Kurt Mackey | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Mark Lawrence | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Mary Delaney | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Matt Gorniak | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | Matthew Roszak | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Michael Polsky | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Nathan Cooper | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Patrick Kennedy | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Steve Fireng | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Brian Bodik | Chicago, United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | George Spencer | Chicago, United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Christopher Galvin | Chicago, United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Dag Kittlaus | Chicago, United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Gary Holdren | Chicago, United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Pat Ryan | Chicago, United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | Rich Gallun | Chicago, United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Sylvie Légère | Chicago, United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Tyler Engh | Chicago, United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Adam Hunia | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Amanda Lannert | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Amreesh Modi | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Beth Birnbaum | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Brett Gough | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Bruce Rauner | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Craig Ulliott | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | Daniel Hoffer | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Eric Simone | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Francis Wisniewski | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Henry Feinberg | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Irv Shapiro | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Jayna Cooke | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | John Williamson | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Kevin Willer | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Larry Kaplan | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | Leonard Lavin | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Mike Dunleavy Jr. | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Paul Lee | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Ravi Reddy | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Ravi Srivastava | Chicago, United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table 1. Angel investors in Chicago, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 243.
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Cite: FundingWatcher, 243 angel investors in Chicago, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/angel-investors/chicago-illinois/