Venture debt funds in Illinois
Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.
20
Venture debt funds in Illinois
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Rows shown
8
Stages recorded
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Other types here
| # | Name | Location | Investments | Lead | Exits | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Second Century Ventures | Chicago, United States | 255 | 68 | 31 | 0 |
| 2 | NXT Capital | Chicago, United States | 80 | 9 | 60 | 37 |
| 3 | Runway Growth Capital | Chicago, United States | 77 | 69 | 31 | 16 |
| 4 | Monroe Capital | Chicago, United States | 61 | 36 | 25 | 123 |
| 5 | Peak 6 | Chicago, United States | 46 | 11 | 7 | 49 |
| 6 | Antares Capital | Chicago, United States | 13 | 2 | 5 | 56 |
| 7 | Accord Equipment Finance | Chicago, United States | 11 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Bluecrest Capital Finance | Chicago, United States | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Maranon Capital | Chicago, United States | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | PGIM Private Capital | Chicago, United States | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Gibraltar Business Capital | Northbrook, United States | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | First Leaf Capital | Champaign, United States | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Midwest Mezzanine Funds | Chicago, United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Illinois State Treasurer | Chicago, United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Algoma Capital | Chicago, United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | US Finance | Mchenry, United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Chicago Community Loan Fund | Chicago, United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Relational Funding Corp. | Rolling Meadows, United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Sharp Capital Advisors | Chicago, United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | CiteMed | Chicago, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table 1. Venture debt funds in Illinois, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 20.
Investment stages
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Cite: FundingWatcher, 20 venture debt funds in Illinois, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/venture-debt-funds/illinois-united-states/