--- title: "15 Industrial Tech Investors in Illinois (Nov 2026)" last_updated: "2026-11-05" rows: "15" free_rows: "10" source: "SEC filings" canonical: "https://theinvestordatabase.com/lists/industrial-tech-investors-in-illinois/" --- # 15 industrial tech investors in Illinois We list 15 industrial tech investors in Illinois as of November 2026: each has an SEC filing on file, and the list was last checked on 5 Nov 2026. The cities with the most head offices on this list are Chicago (12), Winnetka (2) and Warrenville (1). - 15 investors - 9 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months - $50M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 11 firms) - 63 named decision-makers on file ## First 10 of 15 industrial tech investors in Illinois | Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | New Stack | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed, Seed | Industrial Tech, AI, Fintech, Healthtech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $125M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/new-stack/ | | M25 | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed, Seed | Industrial Tech, AI, Healthtech, Generalist | New deal, Sep 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/m25/ | | Promus Ventures | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Seed, Series A | Industrial Tech, Deep Tech, Space, Mobility | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 | $203M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/orbital-ventures/ | | Origin Ventures | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Seed, Series A | Industrial Tech, AI, Future of Work, SaaS | New deal, May 2026 | $130M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/origin-ventures/ | | 81 Collection | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Growth | Industrial Tech | New fund, Jun 2026 | $42M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/81-collection/ | | Energize Ventures | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Series A, Series B, Growth, Any stage | Industrial Tech, Energy, AI, Climate Tech | New deal, Sep 2026 | $328M (SEC Form D, 2020) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/energize-ventures/ | | Atlas Ventures | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Seed, Series A, Series B | Industrial Tech, Logistics, AI, Cybersecurity | New fund, Sep 2026 | $23M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/atlas-ventures/ | | Atoms VC | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Seed | Industrial Tech, Energy, Proptech, Deep Tech | New fund, Feb 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/atoms-vc/ | | UA1 VC | VC firm | Winnetka, IL | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Industrial Tech, Defense Tech, Deep Tech, Robotics | New fund, Apr 2026 | $21M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ua1-vc/ | | Sente Ventures | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Seed | Industrial Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Climate Tech | New fund, Nov 2024 | | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/sente-ventures/ | You are seeing 10 of 15. The full list adds 5 more investors and 63 named decision-makers. Get all 15 investors and 63 named contacts, $49, one-time: https://theinvestordatabase.com/buy/list/industrial-tech-investors-in-illinois This page: https://theinvestordatabase.com/lists/industrial-tech-investors-in-illinois/ ## Method and limits - Source: All 15 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 15 have a website we checked. Filing date and fund size are SEC data where a filing exists. Stage, sector and check size are our research. - Inclusion rule: Organizations that back startups. Individuals, buyout funds and firms we found to be inactive are left out. Sector: the firm states industrial tech and manufacturing as a focus on its own site, or we observed it in the firm's portfolio. Place: head office in Illinois. - Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (35: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), share of the observed portfolio in this sector (25; half of that when the sector is stated only), stated focus on the US (15: full marks when the firm names the US as where it invests, half when it says global), size of the fund on file on a log scale (15) and completeness of the public record (10). Regional focus is our research, not an SEC figure. It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns. - Fill rates: Of 15 rows: stage 12, sector 15, fund size 14, website 15. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 13 rows, firm email on 4, LinkedIn page on 11, check size on 1. ## Questions ### How many industrial tech investors in Illinois are there? We list 15 as of November 2026. 9 of the 15 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are Chicago (12), Winnetka (2) and Warrenville (1). ### Which industrial tech investors in Illinois raised a new fund in the last 12 months? 5 of the 15 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are New Stack (Sep 2026), Atlas Ventures (Sep 2026) and 81 Collection (Jun 2026). ### What is the typical fund size of industrial tech investors in Illinois? The median fund size on file for this list is $50M, across the 11 firms with a size on an SEC Form D. The fund on file is each firm's main fund, which is not always its newest. The other 4 do not disclose a size there. ### How do I contact industrial tech investors in Illinois? The paid file holds 63 named decision-makers across 13 of these 15 and a firm email for 4. We publish the address a firm lists itself, never a personal email. Each free row links to a profile with the firm's website. ### Where does the data on industrial tech investors in Illinois come from? All 15 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV). Filing date and fund size come from the filing. Stage, sector and check size are our research. Rows on this list were last checked on 5 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.